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RSM 19: The Rise PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bayley James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Killroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bayley James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Killroy!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James cracks Killroy with an open hand slap.
Killroy misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Killroy.
James closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Killroy misses with the combination.
Rick Killroy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Killroy back to the cage. James follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
James scores with a nice head shot.
James has closed the distance and engaged Killroy in a clinch.
Killroy is looking to break free of the clinch but James has double underhooks.
James wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Killroy has him pressed against the cage.
Killroy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
James wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Killroy keeps control of James as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Killroy is trying to push James away but James has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Killroy wants to break the clinch but can't.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killroy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Killroy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James darts in and clinches Killroy up against the cage.
James tries to circle away but Killroy has him pinned against the cage.
James has Killroy pressed against the cage, preventing Killroy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
James wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
James wants to break free but Killroy has control.
James is trying to break the clinch but Killroy is controlling him.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James pushes Killroy up against the cage in a clinch.
Killroy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite James's efforts to push away.
Killroy working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
Killroy wants to break the clinch but can't.
James is trying to force a seperation but Killroy has the dominant position.
Killroy is trying to break free.
Killroy tries to circle away but James has him pinned against the cage.
Killroy can't break the clinch.
Killroy keeps control of James as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Killroy wants to break free but James has control.
James wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
James manages to break the clinch.
James closes the distance and clinches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Killroy wants to break free but James has control.
Killroy working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Killroy has him pressed against the cage.
James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James dodges the punch combination from Killroy.
Killroy misses with the combination.
James moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
James gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
James working hard to break the clinch.
James is trying to force a seperation but Killroy has the dominant position.
James wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Killroy tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
James with a hook.
James swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Killroy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Killroy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
James has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Killroy tries to break free but James pushes him back against the cage.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
James breaks from the clinch.
Killroy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and James makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
James keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
James misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Killroy.
Killroy misses with a combination
and James counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
James gets in close and instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Killroy prevents James from breaking the clinch.
Killroy tries to break free but James pushes him back against the cage.
James wants to break free but Killroy has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bayley James dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
James scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Killroy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and James counters with a two punch combo.
Killroy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bayley James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
James lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
James lands a two punch combo.
James drives through and clinches with Killroy against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James keeps control of Killroy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Killroy won't allow it.
James working hard to break the clinch.
James is trying to break the clinch but Killroy is controlling him.
James tries to break the clinch but Killroy is controlling the position.
James is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Killroy is trying to break the clinch but James has him pressed against the cage.
Killroy is trying to break free.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killroy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Killroy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Killroy misses with the combination.
Killroy misses with a combination
and James counters with a stiff right hand.
Killroy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
James closes the distance and pushes Killroy back into the cage.
James tries to break free but Killroy pushes him back against the cage.
Killroy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
James has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James has taken the fight to the clinch.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
Killroy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite James's efforts to push away.
James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James clinches with his opponent.
James tries to circle away but Killroy has him pinned against the cage.
Bayley James has scored more points in the clinch so far.
James working hard to break the clinch.
James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Killroy throws a combination that misses
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James dodges the punch combination from Killroy.
James works over Killroy's head and body with a nice combination.
Killroy tries to keep at a distance but James has taken the fight into the clinch.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Killroy fails to land with a series of punches.
Killroy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
James lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Killroy looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
Killroy throws a nice looking combination but James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Killroy is breathing heavily.
James closes the distance and pushes Killroy back into the cage.
Killroy working hard to break the clinch.
James manages to break the clinch.
James scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Killroy gets tackled into the cage by James. James maintains the clinch.
Killroy wants to break free but James has control.
James keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Killroy's efforts to push away.
James has had enough of the clinch but Killroy keeps him there for the moment.
James tries to break free but Killroy pushes him back against the cage.
James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killroy misses with a series of wild punches.
James changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
James looks to land a combination. Killroy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
James throws a one two combo.
James works over Killroy's head and body with a nice combination.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Killroy can do to turn this around?
James gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
James breaks from the clinch.
James clinches.
James is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Killroy has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.
James breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bayley James dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Killroy circles away.
Killroy throws a left and a right that both miss
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Killroy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Killroy fails to land with a series of punches.
Killroy looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
James forces Killroy back against the cage and clinches.
Killroy tries to break the clinch but James is controlling the position.
James wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Killroy throws a series of punches but James moves out of range.
Killroy misses with the combination.
Danga de danga de dang - James scores with a four punch combination!
Killroy misses with a combination
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Killroy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
James throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James works Killroy's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killroy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but James circles away quickly and effectively.
James is working the combinations to good effect here.
James lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Killroy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James scores with a nice head shot.
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Killroy.
A nice combination there by James.
Killroy falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
James misses with a low kick.
James with a body punch. A glancing blow.
James clinches up against the cage.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bayley James is winning the standup battle so far.
James has closed the distance and engaged Killroy in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Killroy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Killroy prevents James from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
James working hard to break the clinch.
James breaks the clinch.
James lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by James.
Killroy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Killroy throws a left and a right that both miss
letting James counter with a right hand.
Killroy throws a left and a right that both miss
letting James counter with a right hand.
James lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
James lands a two punch combo.
Killroy walks into a left hand.
Killroy throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
James digs a good body shot into Killroy's ribs.
Killroy swinging wildly here.
Killroy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from James finds it's way round the side to connect with Killroy's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James moves into the clinch.
James tries to circle away but Killroy has him pinned against the cage.
James has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Killroy throws a combination that misses
and James counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
James clinches up with Killroy and pushes him back against the cage.
James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
James scores with a three punch combo!
James will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by James!
Killroy falls off balance throwing a combination
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killroy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Killroy throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James takes the fight into the clinch.
James manages to break the clinch.
James gets a clinch.
Killroy wants to break free but James has control.
Killroy working hard to break the clinch.
Bayley James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
James tries to circle away but Killroy has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Killroy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite James's efforts to push away.
Rick Killroy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bayley James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well James has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bayley James!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bayley James waved his t-shirt featuring Bloodsport Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Martin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to RAWR. Mark Thomas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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181 lbs
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcel Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martin throws a head kick but Thomas moves out of range.
Martin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thomas checks it well.
Martin throws a body kick the misses
and Thomas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Martin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thomas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thomas misses with a takedown
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martin throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt - Martin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Martin as he jumps to the side.
Marcel Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Thomas.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thomas looks gassed!
Horrible takedown by Thomas or perhaps it was just good defense by Martin which made him look bad.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Martin as he avoids it easily.
Martin looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.
Martin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thomas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Martin in side control lands a decent elbow.
Martin is working Thomas over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin in side control lands a decent elbow.
Martin is chipping away with strikes.
Thomas is rocked!
Martin working the ground and pound from side control.
Thomas is still in real trouble! Can Martin finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Martin decides to stand back up.
Martin lands a big head kick that sends Thomas to the canvas! Martin follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcel Martin!
Marcel Martin gave a mention to Firebird Designs in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Blackshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackshaw's entrance music is Frank Sinatra - Ain't that a Kick in the Head. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Joshua Blackshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Graham!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackshaw lands a nice hook to Graham's body. Graham takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Graham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Graham pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Blackshaw back to the cage. Graham follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Graham lands with a nice body punch.
Graham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blackshaw looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Graham is fending him off so far but Blackshaw persists. Nope, Graham circles away and we're back to standing.
Graham lands a nice shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blackshaw is defended easily by Graham.
Graham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blackshaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Graham lands a jab-cross combination.
Graham swings for the body but Blackshaw moves out of range.
Blackshaw lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Graham circles away quickly and effectively.
Blackshaw fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua Blackshaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackshaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blackshaw fails to land the takedown.
Blackshaw misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham lands a body shot.
Luke Graham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Graham scores with a body shot.
Blackshaw throws a head kick that misses.
Joshua Blackshaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackshaw misses with a hook. Graham ducked under it nicely.
Graham throws a right hand that Blackshaw ducks under and follows up with a left that Blackshaw also avoids with ease.
Graham keeps the fight on the outside.
Blackshaw throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blackshaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Graham keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blackshaw is breathing heavily.
Graham moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A combination from Graham does no damage.
Blackshaw shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Graham pinned against the cage. Graham gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Graham throws a good cross that connects.
Graham lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Graham catches Blackshaw with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackshaw takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Whack! Blackshaw lands a heavy head kick that drops Graham. The ref tackles Blackshaw to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Graham was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Joshua Blackshaw!
A very excited looking Joshua Blackshaw rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Liam Rood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauer Zajzon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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166 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Rood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mauer Zajzon!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rood keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rood tries for a takedown but Zajzon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rood doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zajzon counters with a series of strikes. Rood will be more careful next time no doubt.
Zajzon shoots in and gets a takedown into Rood's guard.
Zajzon postures up in Rood's guard and throws a big left but Rood blocks it.
Zajzon working some strikes from top position.
Zajzon wants to control from the top but Rood keeps moving.
Zajzon postures up.
Zajzon scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rood looking to control.
Zajzon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rood is looking to stand back up but Zajzon counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Rood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zajzon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rood does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rood is looking to escape.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rood manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Zajzon throws a big right hand that misses.
Zajzon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zajzon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Zajzon connects with a couple of short punches.
Zajzon scoring with some ground and pound.
Zajzon looking to pass the guard.
Zajzon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rood not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zajzon with a nice head shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zajzon won't allow Rood to get back to his feet.
Rood is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rood is breathing heavily.
Zajzon tries to free his leg and advance position but Rood is retaining full guard.
Zajzon wants to control from the top but Rood keeps moving.
Zajzon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zajzon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zajzon looks up at the clock and then as Rood takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Zajzon smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Zajzon is looking to take a break and control but Rood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zajzon working away.
Zajzon lands a decent elbow from side control.
Zajzon advances to mount.
Rood tries to hold on but Zajzon postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zajzon landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Zajzon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zajzon lands a nice shot to the head.
Zajzon looking to finish Rood with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rood!
Zajzon loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Rood scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Zajzon land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Zajzon stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauer Zajzon!
Mauer Zajzon was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolay Matviyenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Jeferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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24
201 lbs
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25
218 lbs
1 - 0 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicolay Matviyenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Anthony Jeferson !
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matviyenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Jeferson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matviyenko throws a nice looking combination but Jeferson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jeferson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Matviyenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matviyenko tries to clinch there but Jeferson circles away.
Jeferson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Matviyenko.
Sloppy strikes from Matviyenko. Those never looked like landing.
Matviyenko lands with a cross.
Matviyenko wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matviyenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jeferson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jeferson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matviyenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jeferson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Matviyenko wants to clinch
and Jeferson counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeferson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jeferson keeps the fight on the outside.
Matviyenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jeferson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matviyenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jeferson .
Jeferson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matviyenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jeferson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jeferson keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeferson keeps the fight on the outside.
Matviyenko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jeferson counters by moving into the clinch.
Jeferson trying to control the position but instead, Matviyenko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jeferson into the cage.
Matviyenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matviyenko wants to clinch.
Jeferson pushes Matviyenko up against the cage in a clinch.
Matviyenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Matviyenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matviyenko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jeferson looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jeferson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Matviyenko shoots in and gets a takedown into Jeferson 's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Matviyenko works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Matviyenko lands with a punch from half guard.
Matviyenko performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Matviyenko decides to stand and escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matviyenko rushes Jeferson and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolay Matviyenko dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Matviyenko gets a clinch.
Matviyenko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Matviyenko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Matviyenko manages to break the clinch.
Nicolay Matviyenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Jeferson . No joy for Matviyenko on that attempt.
Matviyenko has Jeferson up against the cage in a clinch.
Matviyenko lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Matviyenko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Matviyenko.
Matviyenko lands with a light punch inside.
Matviyenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matviyenko closes the distance and clinches.
Jeferson is breathing heavily.
Matviyenko scores with a hook to the body.
Nicolay Matviyenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matviyenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anthony Jeferson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jeferson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Matviyenko moves into range and clinches up with Jeferson .
Matviyenko lands a shot to the body.
Matviyenko breaks the clinch.
Jab by Matviyenko.
Nicolay Matviyenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Matviyenko rushes Jeferson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Matviyenko stalling.
Matviyenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jeferson .
Matviyenko presses Jeferson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Matviyenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Matviyenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jeferson can do to turn this around?
Matviyenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matviyenko connects with a combination that backs up Jeferson into the cage. Matviyenko lands a flurry of punches that gets past Jeferson 's guard. Jeferson is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Matviyenko bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicolay Matviyenko!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez has chosen Danza Kuduro as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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25
184 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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26
187 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Lawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lawson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mendez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Lawson moves out of range.
Lawson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mendez makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lawson really felt that one!
Mendez throws a right and a left that Lawson avoids nicely.
Mendez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lawson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lawson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lawson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lawson looking for a takedown.
Mendez tries to circle away but Lawson has him pinned against the cage.
Mendez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lawson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lawson has Mendez pressed against the cage, preventing Mendez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mendez's efforts to push away.
Lawson prevents Mendez from breaking the clinch.
Lawson lands a knee to the head.
Mendez avoids the elbow strike from Lawson, against the cage.
Lawson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mendez taking a breather.
Mendez wants to get back to striking at distance but Lawson won't allow it.
Mendez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mendez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mendez tries to break free but Lawson pushes him back against the cage.
Lawson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lawson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lawson looking to throw knees to the head but Mendez is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mendez has had enough of the clinch but Lawson keeps him there for the moment.
Lawson misses with a knee strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lawson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mendez avoids a wild elbow strike from Lawson.
Lawson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lawson lands an elbow just above Mendez 's eye.
Lawson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lawson lands an elbow inside.
Lawson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mendez is defending well for now.
Mendez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lawson misses with a knee to the head.
Lawson looking for a takedown.
Mendez dodges an elbow strike from Lawson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Lawson.
Mendez tries to circle away but Lawson has him pinned against the cage.
Lawson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lawson keeps control of Mendez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mendez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lawson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lawson is working for takedown but Mendez is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Lawson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawson crunches a lovely knee into Mendez's ribcage.
Lawson is breathing heavily.
Lawson tries for a takedown but Mendez manages to get underhooks.
Mendez working hard to break the clinch.
Mendez wants to break free but Lawson has control.
Mendez is trying to force a seperation but Lawson has the dominant position.
Mendez is looking to break free of the clinch but Lawson has double underhooks.
Mendez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mendez lands with a right to the head.
Lawson taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lawson trying to land knees to the body.
Mendez has had enough of the clinch but Lawson keeps him there for the moment.
Lawson prevents Mendez from breaking the clinch.
Lawson effectively controlling the action here.
Mendez tries to circle away but Lawson has him pinned against the cage.
Mendez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lawson has him pressed against the cage.
Mendez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mendez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lawson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mendez's efforts to push away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A frustrated look appears on Mendez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mendez tries to break the clinch but Lawson is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Antonio Mendez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lawson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mendez throws a shot to the body.
Lawson throws a head kick but Mendez moves out of range.
Mendez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lawson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mendez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Mendez both land. Nice combination.
Mendez scores with a one two! Lawson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lawson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lawson is looking to clinch.
Mendez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lawson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mendez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lawson tries to clinch up.
Mendez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mendez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lawson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lawson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mendez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mendez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Adam Lawson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lawson. That did some damage!
Mendez connects with a leg kick. Lawson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mendez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Antonio Mendez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez jabs Lawson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lawson avoids the head kick by Mendez.
Mendez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Mendez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lawson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mendez lands a left and a right that send Lawson crashing to the mat, dazed. Mendez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Lawson is rocked!
That kick from Mendez tenderised Lawson's leg. Lawson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oh Lawson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mendez throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Lawson crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Antonio Mendez!
Antonio Mendez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Death Above (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Kauo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kauo has chosen RAWR as his entrance music. Jesse Kauo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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25
143 lbs
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27
137 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Death Above!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesse Kauo!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Above instigates a clinch.
Above jumps guard and drags Kauo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Above wants to sweep here but Kauo controlling him for the moment.
Kauo throws a strike but Above rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Above postures up.
Above works over Kauo with some ground and pound from guard.
Above stopping the sweep attempt from Kauo.
Kauo looking to control.
Above is looking to work some ground and pound but Kauo has wrist control.
Above looking to pass the guard.
Kauo trying to strike off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Above postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kauo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Above, into his guard.
Kauo trying to control but Above is working from the bottom.
Kauo is looking to work some ground and pound but Above has wrist control.
Kauo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kauo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Above not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Above looking for a sweep. Not yet Above, not yet.
Above keeping moving, preventing Kauo from controlling successfully.
Above knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kauo on the ground.
Above is pulling down on Kauo's head to control his posture.
Kauo lands a couple of digs.
Kauo drops back looking for a leg! Above is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Above manages to kick Kauo off! Kauo jumps back into Above's guard.
Kauo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Above will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kauo trying to control the position from guard on top but Above is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Above controls Kauo momentarily but Kauo frees himself.
Kauo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Above works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kauo trying to control the position from guard on top but Above is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kauo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kauo preventing the sweep.
Above is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kauo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kauo shoots in and drives through. Above sprawls well.
Above catches Kauo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Above closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Above trying to control the position but Kauo is working away.
Above passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kauo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Death Above will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kauo throws a right hand that Above ducks under and follows up with a left that Above also avoids with ease.
Kauo with a poor takedown
and Above counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kauo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Above tries to clinch but Kauo moves out of range.
Above is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Above drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kauo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Above is aware though and is defending well.
Kauo lands an upkick as Above stands over him.
Above wants to control from the top but Kauo keeps moving.
Kauo is breathing heavily.
Above looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kauo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Above's guard.
Above is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Above is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kauo sees it coming and defends easily.
Kauo gets full guard.
Above wants to pass the guard but Kauo is keeping the position.
Kauo is trying to control the position but Above postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Above showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Above has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kauo keeping moving, preventing Above from controlling successfully.
Kauo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Above avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Above connects with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Above wants to control from the top but Kauo keeps moving.
Kauo keeping full guard, as Above tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kauo controlling the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kauo is trying to keep Above in close.
Above stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kauo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kauo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Above.
Jesse Kauo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Above doesn't manage to clinch there - Kauo circles away.
Kauo misses the body punch
and Above counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kauo throws a head kick but Above moves out of range.
Above moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Kauo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Above taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Above manages to break the clinch.
Kauo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Above counters with an inside leg kick.
Kauo jabs Above right on the nose. Above blinks but takes it well.
Kauo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Above tries to avoid it but Kauo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Above to the ground. Above escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kauo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Above sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Death Above has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Kauo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Above blocks a head kick by Kauo.
Above throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kauo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Above sprawls well. Above wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kauo gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Death Above will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Above connects with a crisp jab.
Kauo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Above decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kauo's guard.
Kauo looking for a guillotine here but Above defends easily.
Kauo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Above is one step ahead there.
Above works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Death Above overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kauo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kauo is looking to control Above's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kauo avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kauo is in trouble now - Above has advanced to mount!
Above is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kauo is surviving well by controlling Above's body position as best he can.
Above controlling from mount.
Above trying to control but Kauo is having none of it.
Above scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Above fails to advance to Kauo's back.
Above avoids the attempt from Kauo to control.
Above scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kauo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kauo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kauo is working to get back to half guard.
Kauo is bucking up trying to escape but Above cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Above trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Above lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Above punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kauo is desperately trying to improve his position but Above has a good base and remains in mount.
A nice elbow there by Above.
Above with shots to the head and body - Kauo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Above content just to control the position here.
Kauo is squirming around, avoiding Above's attempts to control the action.
Kauo tries to lock up and control but Above gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Above tries to control but Kauo wriggling away.
Above lands a big shot there that rocks Kauo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kauo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kauo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kauo tries to reverse the position but Above maintains control.
Above looking to control but Kauo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Above putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Above really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Above gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Jesse Kauo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kauo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Above counters with a series of strikes. Kauo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Death Above is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Above is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kauo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Death Above showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Above has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Death Above!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Haye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephoune Father (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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26
190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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182 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David Haye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephoune Father!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haye ducks right into an uppercut from Father.
It looks like David Haye has been cut.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Father.
Haye is letting Father control him for a moment.
Father sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Haye is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Haye takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Haye takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Father happy to just control the position for now.
Haye is looking to regain half guard here but Father keeps moving and retains side control.
A lull in the action here.
Haye tries to buck Father off but Father is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Father trying to control the position but Haye is working away.
The referee asks Father politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Father prefers to stall for the moment though.
Haye takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Haye managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Father.
Haye managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Father.
Father tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Father has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Haye tries to buck Father off but Father is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Haye's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Father lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Father scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Haye to see if he's OK.
Haye is not content to let Father control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Father working the head and body with strikes.
Father working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Father just content to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Father throws a strike aimed at the side of Haye's head but Haye avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Father cracks Haye with a big right hand but Haye just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Father working away.
Father tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Father has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Haye tries to escape but Father is in control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Father is looking to take a break and control but Haye is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Father cracks Haye with a big elbow.
Father controlling from side mount.
Haye sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haye is trying to stand back up but Father is controlling him
Father seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Haye does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Father thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Father trying to control the action but Haye is working from the bottom.
Haye is trying to control but can't.
Haye tries to roll over but Father keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Father.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Father is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Father passes to side control.
Haye is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephoune Father dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Haye's cut.
That's time! Haye's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Haye throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stephoune Father seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Father shoots in for a takedown but Haye shows good takedown defense.
No luck for Father with that takedown attempt.
Haye lands with an overhand left.
Haye fails with a takedown attempt.
Father cracks a nice hook into Haye's ribs.
Father fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Haye sprawls well initially but Father persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Father thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Well, if Father is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Father wants to control but Haye is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Father throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Father controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Stephoune Father.
Haye thows a body shot but no joy.
Father scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Father has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Father looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Haye with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Haye tries to roll over but Father keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Father.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Father landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Father looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Haye gets back to full guard.
Father slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Father lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Father landing with the ground and pound.
Father wants to control from the top but Haye keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haye is pulling down on Father's head to control his posture.
Father postures up.
Haye looking for a sweep. Not yet Haye, not yet.
Father with a flurry of punches that miss.
Father content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Father throws a big elbow that misses.
Father wants to control from the top but Haye keeps moving.
Father throws a big elbow that misses.
Father postures up in Haye's guard and throws a big left but Haye blocks it.
Father has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Father chips away with some ground and pound.
Father lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Father postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Father in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haye wants to stand and escape but Father is having none of it.
Father scoring with punches to the head and body.
Haye wants to stand but Father is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Father throws a big elbow that misses.
Father postures up in Haye's guard and throws a big left but Haye blocks it.
Father content to stall in guard here.
Father wants to control from the top but Haye keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Father trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephoune Father showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on David Haye's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Father dives in and grabs Haye's left leg, looking for a takedown. Haye pushes down on Father's head and hops out.
Father darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Haye is trying to control but Father manages to pass to mount!
Haye is bucking up trying to escape but Father cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Haye is trying desperately to improve position.
Father with good strikes from the mount here!
Father takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Father landing shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Father connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Haye is rocked!
Father loads up with a big shot that hurts Haye! He's pulled Father in close but Father has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Haye survive? More strikes from Father and Haye is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Stephoune Father!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Black Belt Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Novak Milankovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bundy comes to the cage accompanied by Love & Marriage. Milankovic is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Welcome to the Jungle - Guns n' Roses. Black Belt Bundy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Novak Milankovic's chin.
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202 lbs
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22
200 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Black Belt Bundy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Novak Milankovic!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bundy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Milankovic gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bundy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bundy trying to control the position from guard on top but Milankovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bundy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Milankovic is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Milankovic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bundy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Milankovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bundy stops Milankovic from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Milankovic has control of Bundy's left arm, preventing Bundy from doing any damage.
Milankovic wants to sweep here but Bundy controlling him for the moment.
Milankovic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bundy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Novak Milankovic wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bundy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bundy keeps the fight on the outside.
Milankovic is looking to clinch.
Milankovic takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Milankovic looks gassed!
Bundy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bundy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bundy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Novak Milankovic has been cut.
Milankovic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bundy scoring well with a low kick there.
Bundy moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Milankovic goes down! Can Bundy finish him!?
Milankovic is rocked!
Bundy postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Milankovic covers up, he's hurt! Bundy keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Bundy and the ref steps in to end the fight! Bundy can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Black Belt Bundy!
Black Belt Bundy is the new middleweight champion!
Black Belt Bundy made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I would like to thank Team BCFS and Team Disney for my training, and Novak for helping me give the fans a good fight! Thank you all.'.
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