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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Moonra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by 30 Seconds To Mars - Kings and Queens. Moonra has chosen Cosmic Gate - Back 2 the future as his entrance music. Jacob Moonra has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jon Jones 's chin.
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265 lbs
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275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Jones !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacob Moonra!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moonra counters with a good, hard body kick but Jones shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Moonra.
Moonra shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jones napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Moonra wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moonra working the head with strikes.
It looks like Jon Jones has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moonra grinds an elbow into Jones 's temple.
Jon Jones 's cut is getting worse.
Moonra cracks Jones with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Moonra lands a big left to the face of Jones , bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Moonra and another - Jones is out! Moonra stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jacob Moonra!
After winning the bout, Jacob Moonra thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Al Bino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Gunderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bino comes to the cage accompanied by The Ballad of John and Yoko . Bill Gunderson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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202 lbs
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185 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Al Bino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Gunderson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunderson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gunderson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bino sees it coming and defends easily.
Gunderson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gunderson is trying to work for a kimura but Bino is defending well.
Gunderson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bino defends it well.
Gunderson is working for a submission of some sort.
Bino is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunderson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bino is looking to escape.
Gunderson is working for an americana but Bino has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Gunderson was thinking about the submission.
Bino is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gunderson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bino looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bino looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bino!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunderson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gunderson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bino lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gunderson down.
Gunderson is looking to reverse the position.
Gunderson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bino wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gunderson keeps working.
Gunderson actively working from the bottom here.
Bino working over Gunderson with some ground and pound. Gunderson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gunderson is refusing to be controlled, as Bino sits in half guard.
Gunderson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bino is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bino is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gunderson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bino.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bino wants to free his trapped foot but Gunderson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gunderson actively working from the bottom here.
Gunderson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gunderson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bino doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Gunderson is tightening it up a little... Bino has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Bino reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Bino taps out! Nice BJJ there by Gunderson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bill Gunderson!
Bill Gunderson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gary Glamour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Slone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glamour comes to the cage accompanied by TUF. Tommy Slone will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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142 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Glamour!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Slone!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glamour looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Slone throws a hook but Glamour avoids it easily.
Glamour fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Glamour shoots for a double leg takedown but Slone sprawls well. He's pushed Glamour's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Glamour. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Glamour shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Slone pinned against the cage. Slone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed right hand from Slone misses the target.
Glamour misses with a jab, cross combination.
Slone slaps away a takedown attempt from Glamour, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gary Glamour seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glamour is breathing heavily.
Slone moves into the clinch.
Slone breaks from the clinch.
Glamour ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Glamour fails with the takedown
and Slone counters with a big head kick but Glamour shrugs it off.
Slone goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Slone clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slone gets underhooks to prevent Glamour's takedown attempt.
Slone tries to land knees in the clinch but Glamour avoids the damage to the body.
Slone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Glamour shoots in looking for a takedown. Slone tries to sprawl out of it but Glamour keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Slone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tommy Slone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slone cracks Glamour with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Slone connects with a crisp jab.
Slone throws a quick inside leg kick.
Glamour avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick from Slone lands but Glamour takes it in his stride.
Slone fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Glamour looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Slone connects with a body shot that sends Glamour's belly button to the back.
Slone goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Glamour is rocked!
Slone and Glamour are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Slone throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Glamour into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Slone knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tommy Slone!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bone Dust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dust comes into the arena with Pinch Me blaring out of the sound system. 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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145 lbs
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135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bone Dust!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Greg Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hammer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hammer misses with a head kick.
Hammer clinches up against the cage.
Hammer lands an elbow that stopped Dust in his tracks for a moment.
Hammer misses with an elbow strike.
Hammer throws an elbow that misses.
Dust avoids the elbow strike from Hammer, against the cage.
Hammer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dust tries to pull guard but Hammer won't allow it.
Hammer stalling the fight.
Hammer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dust.
Hammer pushes off an throws an elbow but Dust leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dust avoiding damage as Hammer throws knees to the body.
Hammer is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hammer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hammer throws an elbow but misses.
Hammer missing with knees to the body.
Dust on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dust avoids a wild elbow strike from Hammer.
Hammer throws an elbow but it misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Hammer.
Hammer tries to land knees in the clinch but Dust avoids the damage to the body.
Hammer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hammer controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hammer.
Hammer lands a nice elbow.
Hammer leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hammer receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Hammer missing with knees to the body.
Dust blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dust managing to block the knees to the body from Hammer.
Hammer stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dust jumps guard but Hammer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dust blocks an elbow strike from Hammer.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hammer.
Hammer throws an elbow but it misses.
Hammer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hammer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hammer looks gassed!
Hammer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer slows down the pace here.
Hammer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dust blocks a head kick by Hammer.
Hammer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dust.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bone Dust. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer tries a head kick but it misses.
Hammer tries to clinch but Dust moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dust fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Hammer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hammer throws a head kick that misses.
Hammer misses with a hook.
Hammer throws a leg kick which misses Dust's front leg but catches the back leg as Dust tries to avoid it.
Hammer moves into the clinch successfully.
Hammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dust is defending well for now.
Dust dodges an elbow strike from Hammer.
Hammer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dust jumps guard but Hammer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hammer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dust blocks the elbow strike.
Hammer lands a nice elbow.
Greg Hammer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hammer stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dust tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dust avoiding damage as Hammer throws knees to the body.
Hammer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hammer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Hammer misses.
Dust shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hammer pinned against the cage. Hammer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bone Dust. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dust's head.
Hammer is breathing heavily.
Hammer wants to land a leg kick but Dust is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hammer tries to work over Dust's front leg with a kick but Dust checks it.
Dust takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Hammer.
Dust blocks a head kick by Hammer.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hammer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dust checks a leg kick.
Dust shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hammer defends it nicely.
Hammer misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Hammer. No joy for Dust on that attempt.
Hammer tries a head kick but it misses.
Hammer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dust shoots in for a takedown but Hammer shows good takedown defense.
Dust avoids a kick to the body.
Greg Hammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dust shoots in but Hammer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dust fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dust closes the distance and clinches up with Hammer, looking for a takedown. Dust pushes Hammer against the cage but Hammer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dust shoots in for a takedown but Hammer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hammer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hammer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hammer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hammer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hammer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dust scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dust passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hammer!
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dust looking to control but Hammer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dust working for a guillotine from mount but Hammer is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Hammer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch but Dust swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hammer throws a sloppy head kick and Dust moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dust is defended easily by Hammer.
Hammer throws an overhand right that lands on Dust's shoulder, as Dust tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammer misses with a low kick as Dust jumps back.
Hammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Dust is just out of range.
Dust drives through with a takedown into Hammer's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dust trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dust pushes down on Hammer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hammer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hammer is refusing to be controlled, as Dust sits in half guard.
Dust is looking for a kimura here.
Dust looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dust is working for a kimura but Hammer is defending it quite comfortably.
Hammer is defending against the submission attempts here by Dust.
Hammer wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dust is trying to control the action in half guard but Hammer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dust passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dust trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dust has isolated one of Hammer's arms. Hammer looking to fight him off but Dust twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bone Dust!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between David Dallas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Marsden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, David Dallas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Marsden!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsden has Dallas up against the cage in a clinch.
Dallas tries to throw a body punch but Marsden avoids it by throwing Dallas back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Dallas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marsden gets through Dallas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marsden has Dallas pressed against the cage.
Dallas tries to pull guard but Marsden forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Marsden lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Marsden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dallas is trying to push Marsden away but Marsden has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Marsden lands with a light punch inside.
Dallas prevents a body shot from Marsden.
Marsden lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dallas backwards.
Marsden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dallas is rocked!
Dallas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Dallas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marsden lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Marsden - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden pushes Dallas against the cage. Marsden is working some dirty boxing. Marsden pushes off with a quick right hook! Dallas goes down! Dallas tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Marsden moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Marsden!
Mike Marsden is the new bantamweight champion!
Our winner, Mike Marsden, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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