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AFC 29: Griffin vs Arroyo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arek Rendziok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Geddes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rendziok's entrance music is Do góry łeb!. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Arek Rendziok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Geddes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geddes fails to land the takedown.
Rendziok drives through and clinches with Geddes against the cage.
Geddes has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rendziok avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Geddes prevents the takedown attempt.
Geddes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rendziok prevents it.
Arek Rendziok has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Geddes.
Geddes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rendziok gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rendziok wants to take the fight to the mat but Geddes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geddes is looking for a takedown.
Geddes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Geddes has a takedown stuffed.
Geddes shoots in but Rendziok avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rendziok misses with a takedown attempt - Geddes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rendziok connects with a single shot there.
Geddes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Geddes is looking to advance position but Rendziok won't allow it.
Geddes is looking to pass Rendziok's guard but actually Rendziok recovers to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rendziok is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Geddes is controlling him.
Rendziok pushes Geddes off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Geddes.
Rendziok shoots in for a takedown but Geddes shows good takedown defense.
Rendziok shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rendziok lands strikes from half guard.
Geddes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rendziok.
Rendziok throwing shots but Geddes is blocking nicely.
Rendziok missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rendziok winds up and cracks Geddes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Geddes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rendziok.
Rendziok missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Geddes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rendziok.
Geddes trying to control from the bottom.
Rendziok slips a nice elbow through Geddes's hands, connecting with Geddes's forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rendziok working Geddes over with strikes.
Geddes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rendziok.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rendziok not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Geddes is trying to get back to full guard.
Rendziok misses with a head shot. Geddes uses the momentum to regain guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rendziok is in close to Geddes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arek Rendziok dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rendziok scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Horrible takedown by Geddes or perhaps it was just good defense by Rendziok which made him look bad.
Geddes has a takedown stuffed.
Geddes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rendziok swivels and escapes.
Arek Rendziok has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Geddes.
Rendziok fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Geddes sprawls well initially but Rendziok persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rendziok missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rendziok scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Geddes tries to kick Rendziok off but Rendziok keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rendziok winds up and cracks Geddes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rendziok throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Geddes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Geddes taking some punishment here, with Rendziok in his half guard.
Geddes is breathing heavily.
Rendziok sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Geddes defending well though.
Rendziok is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rendziok throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rendziok 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.
Rendziok throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rendziok not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rendziok is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rendziok working over Geddes with some ground and pound. Geddes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rendziok landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rendziok thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rendziok will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rendziok missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rendziok sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Geddes defending well though.
Rendziok lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rendziok not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rendziok working over Geddes with some ground and pound. Geddes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rendziok working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rendziok missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rendziok drops an elbow to the side of Geddes's head.
Rendziok not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Geddes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rendziok.
Geddes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rendziok. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rendziok scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rendziok thows a huge punch but Geddes dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Rendziok.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rendziok scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Geddes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Geddes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rendziok.
Geddes is trying to stand back up but Rendziok is controlling him
Rendziok scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rendziok is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Rendziok there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rendziok connects with a nice short shot to Geddes's temple.
Rendziok throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rendziok lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rendziok lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Rendziok there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rendziok scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rendziok seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rendziok lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rendziok lands with a punch from half guard.
Rendziok prevents Geddes from standing back up.
Rendziok drops an elbow to the side of Geddes's head.
Rendziok thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Geddes's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rendziok scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rendziok lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Geddes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arek Rendziok dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Geddes fails with the takedown
and Rendziok connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rendziok jabs Geddes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rendziok will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Geddes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rendziok counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Rendziok. No joy for Geddes on that attempt.
Arek Rendziok has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Geddes.
Rendziok ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Geddes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rendziok dives in and grabs Geddes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Geddes pushes down on Rendziok's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rendziok gets a takedown into half guard.
Geddes is looking for a sweep. Rendziok is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rendziok looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Geddes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rendziok working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rendziok is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Geddes has hold of Rendziok's hands but Rendziok slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rendziok seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rendziok lands a nice short elbow.
Rendziok sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Geddes defending well though.
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!
Rendziok thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rendziok scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tim Geddes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rendziok scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Geddes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Geddes taking some punishment here, with Rendziok in his half guard.
Rendziok seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rendziok stops Geddes from getting back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rendziok connects with a nice short shot to Geddes's temple.
Rendziok working over Geddes with some ground and pound. Geddes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rendziok drops an elbow to the side of Geddes's head.
Rendziok slips a nice elbow through Geddes's hands, connecting with Geddes's forehead.
Rendziok thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Geddes's head.
Geddes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rendziok not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rendziok working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rendziok is nestled in close to Geddes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Geddes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rendziok scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rendziok works his way into full mount!
Geddes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rendziok lands a big shot there that rocks Geddes but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Geddes taking shots to the head.
Rendziok postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Geddes looks a forlorn figure.
Geddes is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Rendziok connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rendziok unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rendziok landing strikes from the mount.
Rendziok putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Geddes is bucking up trying to escape but Rendziok cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rendziok lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Geddes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rendziok is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Geddes can do to turn this around?
Rendziok landing strikes from the mount and Geddes is in trouble!
Rendziok with the ground and pound from mount.
Geddes is rocked!
Rendziok working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Geddes is still in real trouble! Can Rendziok finish him?
Geddes squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Rendziok unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Geddes wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Rendziok celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arek Rendziok!
Arek Rendziok decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Polish Engineer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reynald Mercier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Polish Engineer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Reynald Mercier's chin.
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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, Polish Engineer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Reynald Mercier!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Engineer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mercier counters with a straight right hand.
Engineer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mercier.
Engineer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Engineer lands a left and a right that send Mercier crashing to the mat, dazed. Engineer thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercier takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mercier is rocked!
Engineer drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Mercier's head, knocking him out cold! Engineer is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Polish Engineer!
In his post fight interview, Polish Engineer started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Sproston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Damajur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vinnie Sproston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Damajur!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sproston rushes Damajur and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sproston is trying to break the clinch but Damajur is controlling him.
Damajur manages to break the clinch.
Damajur avoids the head kick by Sproston.
Sproston throws a lazy head kick
so Damajur counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sproston is trying to control the position but Damajur postures up.
Damajur's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Damajur gets to his feet - Sproston follows without any prompting.
Damajur changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sproston looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sproston tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Damajur wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Damajur decides to stand back up.
Damajur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sproston swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damajur moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sproston gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Damajur slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Damajur's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Damajur pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sproston is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damajur stands up and waves to Sproston to follow him.
Sproston gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Damajur breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damajur blocks a leg kick.
Damajur moves out of range as Sproston throws a body kick.
Vinnie Sproston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damajur closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sproston to the mat! Sproston manages to get full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damajur is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damajur working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sproston is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Damajur pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sproston is keeping the position for now.
Damajur sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jake Damajur hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sproston lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sproston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Damajur shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sproston as he jumps to the side.
Sproston closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Damajur is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sproston is controlling him well.
Sproston decides to stand back up. Sproston steps back and let's Damajur get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sproston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Damajur checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sproston closes the distance and pushes Damajur back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Damajur dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Damajur looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Damajur decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sproston, up you get!
Sproston falls off balance throwing a combination
and Damajur counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sproston!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sproston tries to hold on but Damajur postures up.
Damajur sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damajur dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sproston can't escape the position.
Damajur controlling the position easily from mount.
Let's hope that Damajur has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Damajur is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sproston can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damajur tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sproston regains half guard.
Damajur escapes and gets back to his feet.
Damajur darts in and clinches Sproston up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damajur is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Damajur manages to break the clinch.
Damajur fails with an attempt to clinch.
Damajur moves into the clinch.
Damajur stalling the fight.
Sproston gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Damajur.
Sproston breaks the clinch.
Sproston throws a head kick but Damajur moves out of range.
Damajur avoids a kick to the body.
Damajur rushes Sproston and pushes him back against the cage 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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sproston working hard to break the clinch.
Damajur jumps guard but Sproston stands there with Damajur around his waist. Damajur gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Damajur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Damajur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Damajur gets a clinch.
Sproston is looking to break free of the clinch but Damajur has double underhooks.
Sproston wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sproston breaks from the clinch.
Sproston shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sproston was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You get the feeling that Damajur really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Damajur is looking to get to half guard.
Damajur wants to hold on but Sproston pushes him away.
Damajur is working to get back to half guard.
Sproston thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sproston trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damajur swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Damajur is desperately trying to improve his position but Sproston has a good base and remains in mount.
Sproston trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Damajur really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Damajur wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Damajur is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Damajur is in all sorts of trouble here.
Damajur manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damajur avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sproston.
Damajur makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A head kick misses from Sproston.
Damajur is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Damajur tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sproston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sproston misses with a two punch combination.
Sproston misses with a series of wild punches.
Damajur avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sproston throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Damajur throws a head kick but Sproston moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sproston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Damajur misses with a takedown attempt - Sproston sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Damajur throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sproston tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Damajur is in Sproston's guard.
Sproston is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Damajur pushes down on Sproston's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Damajur throwing shots but Sproston is blocking nicely.
Jake Damajur is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damajur sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sproston defending well though.
Damajur stands up and beckons Sproston to join him on the feet.
Vinnie Sproston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Damajur tries to close the distance and clinch but Sproston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Damajur has Sproston up against the cage in a clinch.
Damajur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damajur feints and as Sproston raises his hands in defense, Damajur changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sproston looking for subs off his back but Damajur has passed one foot through into half guard.
Damajur perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Damajur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Damajur winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Damajur!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Master Cola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Sosnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Master Cola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Sosnowski!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosnowski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sosnowski.
Sosnowski keeps Cola at a distance using the push kick.
Sosnowski misses with a head kick.
Sosnowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sosnowski.
Good exchange - Sosnowski coming out on top.
Sosnowski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sosnowski, as that shot connected.
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!
Sosnowski connects with a crisp jab.
Cola blocks a head kick by Sosnowski.
Sosnowski tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cola takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sosnowski throws a head kick that misses.
Sosnowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Sosnowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cola moves away.
Cola gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cola blocks a head kick by Sosnowski.
Sosnowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sosnowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sosnowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sosnowski lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cola takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sosnowski.
Cola moves out of range as Sosnowski throws a body kick.
Sosnowski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sosnowski fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sosnowski.
Cola shoots in but Sosnowski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sosnowski swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sosnowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosnowski stuffs the takedown attempt from Cola. Cola gets slowly back to his feet.
Sosnowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Sosnowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sosnowski lands a high kick!
Sosnowski misses with a body kick.
Sosnowski throws a head kick but Cola moves out of range.
Sosnowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Sosnowski connects with a leg kick. Cola looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosnowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice body kick from Sosnowski.
Sosnowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sosnowski lands a nice looking body kick.
Sosnowski lands a head kick. Cola smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sosnowski.
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!
Sosnowski lands a head kick!
Sosnowski throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sosnowski connects with a body shot that sends Cola's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Sosnowski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sosnowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cola blocks a head kick by Sosnowski.
Sosnowski lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cola takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sosnowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Master Cola is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cola takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sosnowski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cola doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sosnowski counters with a low kick, right behind Cola 's knee.
Robert Sosnowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sosnowski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cola.
Sosnowski thows a body kick. Cola tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cola takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sosnowski goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Horrible takedown by Cola or perhaps it was just good defense by Sosnowski which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Master Cola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cola has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sosnowski.
Sosnowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sosnowski.
Sosnowski throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cola's head.
Cola is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cola wants to stay close but Sosnowski steps back to make room for something. Cola seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Sosnowski and Cola drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Robert Sosnowski!
Robert Sosnowski really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddel comes to the cage accompanied by Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up . Coleman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Symphonies - Dan Black (ft. KiD CuDi) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Chuck Liddel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lee Coleman's chin.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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, Chuck Liddel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Coleman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Coleman tries to pull guard but Liddel forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Liddel manages to break the clinch.
Chuck Liddel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddel lands a slapping body shot.
Liddel just misses with a punch to the body.
Liddel drops Coleman with a beautiful combination! Coleman stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Liddel is looking for the KO!
Coleman is rocked!
It looks like Lee Coleman has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddel rushes Coleman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Liddel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Liddel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Coleman is trying to pull guard but Liddel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Coleman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chuck Liddel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Coleman.
Liddel breaks the clinch.
Liddel moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel just leaning against Coleman, taking a breather.
Liddel manages to break the clinch.
Liddel rushes Coleman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Coleman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Liddel breaks from the clinch.
Liddel clinches up with Coleman and pushes him back against the cage.
Coleman is trying to break the clinch but Liddel is controlling him.
Coleman wants to break free but Liddel has control.
Coleman jumps guard but Liddel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Liddel lands with a right to the head.
Coleman is looking to break free of the clinch but Liddel has double underhooks.
Liddel breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman misses with a takedown
and Liddel counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Coleman badly! Liddel follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Coleman out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Liddel finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chuck Liddel!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dante Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan McMillan (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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135 lbs
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142 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dante Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan McMillan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz gets a double leg takedown into McMillan's guard.
McMillan wriggles free and stands up.
Nathan McMillan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz avoids the body shot from McMillan.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches up with McMillan, looking for a takedown. Cruz pushes McMillan against the cage but McMillan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McMillan shoots in for a takedown but Cruz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches up with McMillan, looking for a takedown. Cruz pushes McMillan against the cage but McMillan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cruz slips a jab and a cross from McMillan.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
McMillan misses with a few strikes there.
McMillan looks gassed!
Cruz feints and as McMillan raises his hands in defense, Cruz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz throwing strikes but missing.
Cruz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cruz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McMillan on the ground.
Cruz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but McMillan is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz wants to control from the top but McMillan keeps moving.
McMillan wants to stand but Cruz is controlling the position.
McMillan keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dante Cruz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cruz fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McMillan gets caught flat footed, as Cruz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cruz wants to control from the top but McMillan keeps moving.
McMillan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cruz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cruz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cruz cracks McMillan with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMillan has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cruz off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A combination from McMillan does no damage.
McMillan throws a right hand that Cruz ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruz also avoids with ease.
McMillan throws a combination that misses
and Cruz counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz taking a break here but McMillan is having none of it and regains half guard.
Ground and pound from Cruz.
Cruz moves nicely into side control.
Cruz controlling the position.
Cruz landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMillan taking a bit of punishment here - Cruz scoring with strikes.
McMillan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cruz tries to move to full mount but McMillan actually manages to regain half guard.
Cruz tries to pass to full mount but McMillan defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
McMillan kicks off Cruz and gets to his feet.
McMillan misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Cruz.
McMillan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz fails to land the takedown.
McMillan looks to land a combination but Cruz avoids it well.
McMillan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cruz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McMillan is trying to defend but Cruz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz is trying to control the action in half guard but McMillan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cruz winds up and cracks McMillan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McMillan pushes Cruz off and gets back to his feet.
McMillan swinging wildly here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McMillan tries to keep at a distance but Cruz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cruz tries to score a body lock takedown but McMillan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Cruz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cruz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cruz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McMillan is looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cruz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cruz lands a heavy elbow.
Cruz scoring with strikes but McMillan is staying in there.
Cruz controlling the pace for now.
Cruz wants to control but instead McMillan manages to regain half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz wants to take a breather but McMillan is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMillan pushes Cruz off and gets back to his feet.
McMillan misses with a two punch combination.
McMillan is breathing heavily.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McMillan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cruz counters with a single leg into guard. McMillan didn't expect that.
Cruz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McMillan keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Cruz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cruz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
McMillan wants to get back to his feet but Cruz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McMillan wants to stand up but Cruz is controlling him.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but McMillan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McMillan's head.
Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but McMillan is retaining full guard.
Cruz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
McMillan keeping full guard, as Cruz tries to pass.
Cruz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cruz stops McMillan from standing up.
Cruz is looking to stand up but McMillan won't let him.
McMillan wants to get back to his feet but Cruz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cruz works over McMillan with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMillan keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Cruz working some strikes from top position.
Cruz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McMillan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McMillan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McMillan pushes Cruz off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
McMillan swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
McMillan gets caught napping as Cruz dives in and scores a takedown. McMillan manages to retain guard.
Cruz stops McMillan from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMillan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cruz trying to control but McMillan is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz is working McMillan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cruz throws an elbow that misses. McMillan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cruz's guard. Nice move by McMillan!
Cruz is trying to control the position but McMillan postures up.
Cruz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McMillan is controlling him.
McMillan stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cruz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Cruz dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McMillan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cruz counters with a nice body shot.
Nice shot lands for Cruz.
McMillan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cruz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cruz looking to pass the guard.
Cruz trying to control but McMillan is working from the bottom.
McMillan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cruz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cruz with a flurry of punches that miss.
McMillan uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Cruz looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for McMillan!
Cruz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McMillan is looking to escape.
McMillan is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The referee warns McMillan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cruz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cruz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
McMillan is rocked!
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!
Cruz landing shots from mount.
McMillan is still in real trouble! Can Cruz finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz drops a big elbow. That's hurt McMillan! More shots from Cruz and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dante Cruz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Sperry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger De La Hoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De La Hoya has chosen The Game - My Life ft. Lil Wayne as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Roger De La Hoya has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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285 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mario Sperry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger De La Hoya!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sperry jabs De La Hoya right on the nose. De La Hoya blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Roger De La Hoya has been cut.
De La Hoya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sperry shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De La Hoya sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Sperry to the ground! De La Hoya dives into full mount looking to finish!
It looks like Mario Sperry has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
De La Hoya controlling from mount.
Sperry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sperry's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
De La Hoya controlling the pace for now.
Sperry manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Hoya controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Roger De La Hoya was stalling too much, according to the referee.
De La Hoya throws a body kick that misses.
De La Hoya lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Sperry crumples to the floor! De La Hoya milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Roger De La Hoya!
A victorious Roger De La Hoya thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koufax Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Quan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quan has chosen MC Hammer- U Can't Touch This as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Basic striking
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Koufax Pierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sun Quan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Quan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pierce with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Quan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pierce circles away quickly and effectively.
Pierce lunges at Quan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Quan's hand.
It looks like Sun Quan has been cut.
Sun Quan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierce ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pierce punishes Quan's body with a nice straight punch.
Quan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pierce has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Pierce drives through and clinches with Quan against the cage.
Quan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pierce misses with a few strikes there.
Pierce scores with a body shot.
Pierce checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Quan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pierce.
Pierce thows a body shot but no joy.
Quan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Quan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Quan got wobbled bad by a big combination! Pierce presses forward with punches and knees until Quan stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Quan closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Koufax Pierce!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chad Sheeks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Didriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chad Sheeks has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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198 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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184 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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ADCC Champion
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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, Chad Sheeks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sven Didriksson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheeks thows a body shot but no joy.
Sheeks throws a body punch but Didriksson moves out of range.
Sheeks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from Sheeks misses
and Didriksson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Didriksson dives in and grabs Sheeks's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sheeks pushes down on Didriksson's head and hops out.
Sheeks swings for the body but Didriksson moves out of range.
Sheeks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Didriksson manages to avoid it.
Didriksson dives in and grabs Sheeks's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sheeks pushes down on Didriksson's head and hops out.
Sheeks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sheeks wants it to stay on the feet.
Chad Sheeks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Didriksson.
Sheeks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Didriksson.
Sheeks looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sheeks tries to free his leg and advance position but Didriksson is retaining full guard.
Didriksson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sheeks's guard.
Didriksson throwing strikes from guard but Sheeks blocks nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sheeks working for submissions but it's allowed Didriksson to get to half guard.
Sheeks has one foot on Didriksson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Didriksson darts in and clinches Sheeks up against the cage.
Sheeks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Didriksson.
Didriksson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Didriksson avoids the body shot from Sheeks.
Didriksson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Didriksson thows a huge punch but Sheeks dodges it nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Didriksson is working for a kimura but Sheeks is defending it quite comfortably.
Sheeks tries to kick Didriksson off but Didriksson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Didriksson throwing shots but Sheeks is blocking nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sheeks manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Didriksson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sheeks is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheeks seems keen to control Didriksson's posture.
Didriksson trying to control but Sheeks is working from the bottom.
Didriksson looking to pass the guard.
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!
Didriksson wants to control from the top but Sheeks keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Didriksson is defended easily by Sheeks.
Didriksson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sheeks counters with a stiff right hand.
Sheeks misses the shot to the body.
Sheeks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Didriksson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sheeks swivels and escapes.
Didriksson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sheeks.
Sheeks digs a good body shot into Didriksson's ribs.
Didriksson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sheeks gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Didriksson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sheeks scoring with punches and elbows.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Didriksson tries to improve position but can't.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Didriksson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sheeks is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Didriksson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Sheeks is trying to get an arm triangle but Didriksson is defending well.
Didriksson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Didriksson is not content to let Sheeks control the position.
Sheeks taking a break here but Didriksson is having none of it and regains half guard.
Didriksson taking some punishment here, with Sheeks in his half guard.
Sheeks scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice strikes from Sheeks there.
Didriksson kicks Sheeks off and gets back to his feet.
Sheeks is looking to wear down Didriksson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Didriksson misses with a takedown
and Sheeks counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Sheeks dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sheeks looks to score with a jab to the body but Didriksson is just out of range.
Didriksson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sheeks counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Didriksson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sheeks's waist but Sheeks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Didriksson off to one side.
Sheeks lands a jab to the nose.
Sheeks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Didriksson.
Sheeks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Didriksson's sensitive parts.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Didriksson enables Sheeks to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Didriksson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Chad Sheeks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sheeks trying to control but Didriksson is working from the bottom.
Didriksson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sheeks wants to pass the guard but Didriksson is keeping the position.
Sheeks wants to stand but Didriksson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sheeks looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheeks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sheeks tries to free his leg and advance position but Didriksson is retaining full guard.
Sheeks wants to stand but Didriksson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sheeks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Didriksson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sheeks defends well.
Didriksson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sheeks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Didriksson is keeping the position for now.
Didriksson keeping moving, preventing Sheeks from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Didriksson looking for a sweep. Not yet Didriksson, not yet.
Didriksson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sheeks.
Didriksson trying to keep a closed guard but Sheeks is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sheeks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sheeks trying to control but Didriksson is working from the bottom.
Sheeks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Didriksson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sheeks controls the pace.
Sheeks stands up from Didriksson's guard - Sheeks perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sven Didriksson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Didriksson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sheeks tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Didriksson is in Sheeks's guard.
Didriksson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sheeks dives on top into guard.
Didriksson has his foot on Sheeks's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sheeks works his way back into a safe position though.
Didriksson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sheeks trying to control the position from guard on top but Didriksson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Didriksson pushes a forearm under Sheeks's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Sheeks is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sven Didriksson!
Sven Didriksson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Arroyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sail by AWOLNATION. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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19
145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Arroyo!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arroyo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Arroyo digs a good hook to Griffin's body.
Arroyo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Griffin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Arroyo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Arroyo lands with an uppercut that bounces Griffin off the cage and back into range.
Griffin is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Arroyo gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Arroyo!
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FIGHT
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