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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rivilinho Rivaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Stefaniak (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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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rivilinho Rivaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Stefaniak!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivaldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stefaniak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stefaniak looks to clinch
and Rivaldo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rivaldo connects with a crisp jab.
Stefaniak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rivaldo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stefaniak has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stefaniak has Rivaldo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rivaldo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rivaldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stefaniak is looking to clinch.
Rivaldo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rivaldo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Rivaldo coming out on top.
Stefaniak shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rivaldo as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Rivaldo has knocked Stefaniak down with a huge combo! Rivaldo steps away and waves a wobbly Stefaniak back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Stefaniak is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stefaniak throws a low kick but Rivaldo avoids it.
Stefaniak is still on wobbly legs! Can Rivaldo finish him?
Rivaldo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stefaniak closes the distance but Rivaldo moves to the side
and Rivaldo counters with a crisp right that sends Stefaniak to the canvas! Rivaldo follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rivilinho Rivaldo!
A relieved looking Rivilinho Rivaldo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gio Naza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naza comes to the cage accompanied by Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen. Alves is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Damian Marley - Welcome To Jamrock. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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176 lbs
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179 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Gio Naza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Leandro Alves!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves misses the shot to the body.
Alves uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Naza shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alves fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Leandro Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alves is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Naza fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alves avoids it really well and circles away.
Alves throws a shot to the body.
Alves lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Alves fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Naza manages to avoid it.
Naza walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves feints and as Naza raises his hands in defense, Alves changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Naza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alves is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Alves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Naza swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alves tries to free his leg and advance position but Naza is retaining full guard.
Naza keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
Alves's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leandro Alves has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A head kick misses from Alves.
Alves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Naza manages to avoid it.
Naza takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alves throws a series of punches but Naza moves out of range.
Naza throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alves misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Naza. Alves does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Naza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves shoots in but no luck this time.
A solid leg kick lands there for Naza.
Naza closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Naza wants to control for a moment but Alves uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Alves looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Alves makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Alves.
Naza trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
Naza has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Alves wants to improve his position but instead Naza has moved into half guard.
Naza is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naza seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naza prevents Alves from improving his position.
Naza thows a huge punch but Alves dodges it nicely.
Alves is looking to improve his position.
Naza drops an elbow to the side of Alves's head.
Naza scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Alves trying to control here.
Alves gets back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Naza with a nice head shot there.
Alves is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leandro Alves dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alves misses with a hook. Naza ducked under it nicely.
Alves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alves shoots in looking for a takedown but Naza manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alves's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alves closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Naza did well to prevent Alves getting side control.
Naza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alves looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Alves slips a nice elbow through Naza's hands, connecting with Naza's forehead.
Alves seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves passes to side control.
Alves trying to control the action but Naza is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alves in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Naza is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Leandro Alves!
In his post fight interview, Leandro Alves 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Keith Schafer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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182 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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181 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keith Schafer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephan Walter!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schafer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schafer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Walter.
Walter with a poor takedown
letting Schafer counter with a right hand.
Schafer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Schafer rushes Walter and presses him up against the cage.
Walter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Schafer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Keith Schafer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephan Walter.
Walter wants a takedown.
Schafer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Walter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Walter has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Schafer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Schafer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Schafer.
Schafer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Schafer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Walter has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Schafer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Schafer presses Walter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Schafer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Stephan Walter has been cut.
Schafer lands with a left to the head.
Schafer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walter backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schafer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Walter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Schafer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Schafer lands an elbow inside that Walter shrugs off.
Walter is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Walter looks gassed!
Nice elbow from Schafer.
Schafer landing knees to the head.
Schafer landing knees to the head.
Schafer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Schafer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Schafer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Schafer scores with a shot to the side of Walter's head.
Walter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Schafer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Schafer connects with a knee to the head.
Schafer lands a left hand.
Schafer struggles to land a body shot inside as Walter controls his hands.
Schafer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schafer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Schafer.
Schafer tries to land knees in the clinch but Walter avoids the damage to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Schafer.
Walter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Schafer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Schafer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walters head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Walter tries for a takedown. No joy.
Schafer lands with a light punch inside.
Walter lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Schafer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Schafer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Schafer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Schafer stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Walter to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Schafer - just one landing.
Walter shoots and misses
and Schafer counters with a straight right hand.
Walter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Schafer counters with a two punch combo.
Schafer lands a high kick!
Schafer throws out a powerful jab.
Keith Schafer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Schafer is pressed up against the cage. Walter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Schafer down to the mat. Schafer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Schafer lands an overhand right.
Walter tries for a takedown but Schafer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Schafer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schafer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Walter gets tackled into the cage by Schafer. Schafer maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schafer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Walter up against the cage.
Schafer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Walter wants a takedown but no success here.
Schafer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Schafer lands a left hand.
Schafer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Schafer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schafer controlling the action here for a moment.
A short left from Schafer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Schafer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stephan Walter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Walter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Schafer counters by clinching up.
A knee to the head by Schafer.
That has opened up Stephan Walter's cut even more.
Schafer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Walter wants a takedown but no success here.
Schafer lands a nice knee to the body.
Schafer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Schafer stalling the fight.
Schafer pushes Walter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schafer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Schafer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Keith Schafer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephan Walter.
Schafer connects with a knee to the head.
Schafer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walter's defenses.
Schafer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walter backwards.
The cut above Stephan Walter's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Walter is 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!
Schafer lands an elbow inside.
Walter is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schafer lands a good knee to the midsection. Walter won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Schafer.
Schafer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Schafer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schafer lands with a light punch inside.
Walter being controlled against the cage.
Schafer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Schafer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walter can do to turn this around?
Schafer lands an elbow just above Walter 's eye.
Walter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schafer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Walter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Schafer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Schafer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walter is defending well for now.
Schafer trying to stall but Walter improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schafer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Schafer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The referee calls for Schafer to work.
Walter lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Schafer trying to hold on to Walter's head to control him but Walter postures up.
Schafer gets back to full guard.
Schafer has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Walter off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Walter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schafer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stephan Walter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good leg kick by Schafer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Walter tries for a takedown but Schafer circles away easily
and Schafer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Walter gets a double leg takedown into Schafer's guard.
Schafer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Schafer stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Walter misses with a takedown attempt
and Schafer counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schafer works the jab nicely.
Stephan Walter's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Walter fails with the takedown
enabling Schafer to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walter with a poor takedown
and Schafer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Walter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Schafer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Walter momentarily.
Schafer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Schafer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Schafer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Schafer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Schafer lands with a cross.
Walter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Schafer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stephan Walter's cut.
That's time! Schafer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Schafer scores with a nice right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Schafer, as that shot connected.
Walter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Schafer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Walter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Walter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Schafer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Schafer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Walter on the side of the head.
Good shot there by Schafer.
Keith Schafer is winning the standup battle so far.
Walter fails with the takedown
and Schafer counters with a thumping low kick.
Walter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters circle momentarily. Schafer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Walter with a poor takedown
and Walter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Keith Schafer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephan Walter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schafer's corner calls for a 1-2. Schafer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Schafer scores with the left hand. Walter knows he should have avoided that one.
Walter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schafer.
Schafer connects with a single shot there.
Schafer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Schafer connects with a high kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Schafer.
Walter is rocked!
Schafer throws a sloppy head kick and Walter moves out of range easily.
Walter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Walter takes one to the chin there.
Walter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Schafer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walter tries for a takedown but Schafer circles away easily
and Schafer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schafer instigates a clinch.
Schafer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Schafer working Walter over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schafer lands an uppercut.
Schafer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Schafer misses with a knee strike.
Keith Schafer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Schafer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schafer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Walter looking for a takedown.
Schafer stalling against the cage.
A short left from Schafer.
A right hand to the body from Schafer.
Schafer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walters head.
Walter is still on wobbly legs! Can Schafer finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schafer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Schafer tries a knee to the head but Walter blocks it.
Walter seems to have recovered his senses.
Schafer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stephan Walter's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Keith Schafer!
Keith Schafer 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Joonatan Valasvatsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brawl Leer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brawl Leer has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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26
180 lbs
9 - 5 - 1 |
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29
170 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Joonatan Valasvatsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brawl Leer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leer throws a body punch but Valasvatsa moves out of range.
Leer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Valasvatsa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leer moves away.
Leer connects with a body shot that sends Valasvatsa's belly button to the back.
Valasvatsa throws a body punch but Leer moves out of range.
Valasvatsa misses with a straight right.
Valasvatsa lands a lovely overhand right.
Valasvatsa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valasvatsa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leer but Leer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Leer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valasvatsa was well out of range. Poor timing from Leer.
Valasvatsa misses with a hook.
Leer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Valasvatsa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leer.
Brawl Leer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leer lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valasvatsa loads up on a big right hand but Leer slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leer misses with a wild body shot.
Leer avoids the body shot from Valasvatsa.
Leer takes one on the button.
Valasvatsa throws an off balance right hand
and Leer counters with a left and a right that stings Valasvatsa.
Leer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Valasvatsa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Leer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Leer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Valasvatsa. Valasvatsa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Leer scores with a jab. Valasvatsa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Leer misses with a body shot.
Leer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Valasvatsa rather than just go for the knockout.
Valasvatsa ducks under a wild hook from Leer.
Leer moves out of range of the strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Valasvatsa cracks a nice hook into Leer's ribs.
Leer lands with a nice body punch.
Leer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valasvatsa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valasvatsa moves away.
Valasvatsa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leer throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leer. Valasvatsa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valasvatsa missing with a left hand there. Leer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valasvatsa avoids the body shot from Leer.
Valasvatsa throws out a loose jab but Leer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valasvatsa looks to land a right hand but Leer moved out of range.
Valasvatsa scores with a hook to the body. Leer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Valasvatsa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leer but Leer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Leer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Valasvatsa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joonatan Valasvatsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leer. Valasvatsa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab from Valasvatsa.
A punch combination from Leer misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valasvatsa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valasvatsa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leer was well out of range. Poor timing from Valasvatsa.
Leer ducks under a wild hook from Valasvatsa.
Valasvatsa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valasvatsa.
Leer blocks a jab.
Valasvatsa dodges the punch combination from Leer.
Brawl Leer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leer staying out of range there.
Leer throws a body punch but Valasvatsa moves out of range.
Valasvatsa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Valasvatsa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valasvatsa takes a swing at Leer's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valasvatsa.
Valasvatsa loads up on a big right hand but Leer slips the punch.
Leer misses with a two punch combination.
Valasvatsa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leer was well out of range. Poor timing from Valasvatsa.
Valasvatsa swings for the body but Leer moves out of range.
Valasvatsa avoids the body shot from Leer.
Leer just misses with a punch to the body.
Leer misses with a looping left.
Leer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leer there as he acknowledges the shot.
A swing and a miss from Valasvatsa.
Valasvatsa staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valasvatsa lands a body shot.
Leer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Valasvatsa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Valasvatsa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leer manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brawl Leer will probably get the nod.
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.
Valasvatsa slips a jab and a cross from Leer.
Brawl Leer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valasvatsa.
Valasvatsa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valasvatsa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leer.
Valasvatsa lands a head kick. Leer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Leer swinging wildly here.
A big left from Valasvatsa misses.
Valasvatsa lands a nice looking body shot.
Valasvatsa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leer moves away.
Valasvatsa takes one on the button.
Valasvatsa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Valasvatsa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A decent looking cross lands there for Leer.
Leer looks to land a combination but Valasvatsa avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Valasvatsa just misses with a punch to the body.
Leer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valasvatsa.
Leer jabs Valasvatsa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Valasvatsa lands a nice looking body shot.
Leer scores with a hook.
Leer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Valasvatsa misses.
Leer jabs at Valasvatsa's body.
Valasvatsa cracks Leer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Valasvatsa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leer.
Leer stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leer swings for the body but Valasvatsa moves out of range.
Valasvatsa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Valasvatsa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valasvatsa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Leer wants it to stay on the feet.
Leer scores with a punch to the head.
A swing and a miss from Leer.
Leer works Valasvatsa's body with a nice hook.
Leer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Leer finds it's way through Valasvatsa's defenses.
Valasvatsa avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leer lands a jab to the nose.
Leer avoids the body shot from Valasvatsa.
Leer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Valasvatsa misses with a right hand
and Leer counters with a right hand to the body.
Valasvatsa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valasvatsa just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leer. Valasvatsa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leer. Valasvatsa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valasvatsa.
Leer lands with a good body shot.
Valasvatsa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leer manages to avoid it.
Valasvatsa misses with a body punch
and Leer counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valasvatsa misses the shot to the body.
Valasvatsa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Leer.
Leer avoids the body shot from Valasvatsa.
Leer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valasvatsa misses with a looping right.
Leer throws an off balance right hand
and Valasvatsa counters with an inside leg kick.
Leer scores with a hook to the body. Valasvatsa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leer checks a low kick from Valasvatsa.
Valasvatsa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valasvatsa misses the body punch
and Leer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leer lands a nice shot that snaps Valasvatsa's head back.
Valasvatsa throws a jab when Leer was well out of range.
Leer with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brawl Leer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Leer just misses with a punch to the body.
Valasvatsa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Valasvatsa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valasvatsa takes one on the button.
Leer ducks under a wild hook from Valasvatsa.
Valasvatsa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leer moves away.
A jab from Leer does it's job there.
Leer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, jab by Valasvatsa - just one landing.
Nice shot lands for Leer.
Leer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Valasvatsa at a distance.
Leer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valasvatsa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Leer. Leer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Valasvatsa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leer throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Valasvatsa to counter with a crisp jab.
Leer thuds a left hand into Valasvatsa's body.
Leer avoids the body shot from Valasvatsa.
Valasvatsa tries to move into range but Leer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Leer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Valasvatsa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Leer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valasvatsa was well out of range. Poor timing from Leer.
Leer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valasvatsa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Valasvatsa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valasvatsa seems to be working for a kimura but Leer defends the submission attempt.
Valasvatsa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Leer sees it coming and defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leer is staying active underneath Valasvatsa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Leer is trying to stand up here but Valasvatsa is controlling him well.
Brawl Leer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Valasvatsa is trying for a kimura here. Leer looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Valasvatsa wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joonatan Valasvatsa!
An out of breath Joonatan Valasvatsa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Sebastian Domingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Master comes to the cage accompanied by Scars. Sebastian Domingo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Angel Doze - Agitala. Juan Sebastian Domingo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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220 lbs
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Master!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Juan Sebastian Domingo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Master fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sebastian Domingo, pushing him back against the cage.
Sebastian Domingo is trying to break the clinch but Master has him pressed against the cage.
Master goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sebastian Domingo pulls guard effortlessly.
Sebastian Domingo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sebastian Domingo looking for a guillotine here but Master defends easily.
Sebastian Domingo trying to keep a closed guard but Master is proving a slippery customer.
Sebastian Domingo has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Master should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Sebastian Domingo has tightened it up now! Master should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Juan Sebastian Domingo!
Juan Sebastian Domingo spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Bloggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladislav Kalashnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalashnikov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica - Broken, Beat & Scarred. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Bloggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vladislav Kalashnikov!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloggs defending well as Kalashnikov loads up on a big left hand.
Kalashnikov closes the distance and clinches.
Kalashnikov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kalashnikov working aggressively here.
Kalashnikov misses with a punch on the inside.
Bloggs blocks a body shot from Kalashnikov.
Bloggs blocking some punches.
Kalashnikov throws a head punch that misses.
Kalashnikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Bloggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalashnikov misses with a punch to the body.
Kalashnikov lands a right hand.
Kalashnikov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bloggs's efforts to push away.
Bloggs gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kalashnikov regains guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bloggs wants to pass the guard but Kalashnikov is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kalashnikov is pulling down on Bloggs's head. It's preventing any offense from Bloggs, at least for the moment.
Bloggs with a nice head shot there.
Kalashnikov working for a triangle but Bloggs defends it easily.
Bloggs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bloggs connects with a couple of short punches.
Bloggs throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov seems keen to control Bloggs's posture.
Kalashnikov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kalashnikov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bloggs throws an elbow that misses. Kalashnikov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bloggs's guard. Nice move by Kalashnikov!
Bloggs throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bloggs pulls Kalashnikov in close to his closed guard and prevents Kalashnikov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bloggs trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kalashnikov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bloggs has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kalashnikov has managed to get both his arms back between Bloggs's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bloggs 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.
Kalashnikov lands a couple of elbows.
Kalashnikov postures up in Bloggs's guard and throws a big left but Bloggs blocks it.
Bloggs throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bloggs trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bloggs 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.
Kalashnikov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bloggs wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Kalashnikov is now in half guard.
Bloggs lands with a few short shots to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloggs misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bloggs tries to roll over but Kalashnikov keeps him under control.
Bloggs controlling the position for now.
Bloggs is looking to control Kalashnikov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bloggs avoid being mounted?
Kalashnikov is trying to control. Bloggs wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalashnikov not doing much here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kalashnikov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bloggs.
Kalashnikov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kalashnikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bloggs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joe Bloggs will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bloggs fails to land the takedown.
Bloggs lands with a hook. Kalashnikov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kalashnikov throws a series of strikes that have Bloggs backpedaling.
Kalashnikov misses the shot to the body.
Bloggs fails to land the takedown.
Kalashnikov misses with a straight right.
Bloggs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kalashnikov throws a shot from downtown. Bloggs moves away and avoids it.
Bloggs fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Bloggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kalashnikov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bloggs.
Kalashnikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bloggs walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bloggs shoots in looking for a takedown but Kalashnikov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bloggs's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kalashnikov looks to throw the jab but Bloggs is out of range.
Bloggs doesn't manage to clinch there - Kalashnikov circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalashnikov slips a jab from Bloggs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kalashnikov misses with a body punch.
Kalashnikov misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov has a couple of punches blocked by Bloggs.
Kalashnikov misses with the head strike.
Bloggs prevents a body shot from Kalashnikov.
Bloggs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kalashnikov misses with some punches.
Bloggs blocks an uppercut.
Kalashnikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bloggs prevents a body shot from Kalashnikov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bloggs's elbow.
Kalashnikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kalashnikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kalashnikov presses Bloggs against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bloggs pulls guard effortlessly.
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!
Kalashnikov tries to free his leg and advance position but Bloggs is retaining full guard.
Bloggs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kalashnikov wants to control from the top but Bloggs keeps moving.
Bloggs trying to keep a closed guard but Kalashnikov is proving a slippery customer.
Kalashnikov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bloggs manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kalashnikov manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov working for a triangle but Bloggs defends it easily.
Bloggs is stalling in the full guard.
Bloggs preventing the sweep.
Kalashnikov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bloggs gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Kalashnikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bloggs scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bloggs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bloggs is working Kalashnikov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kalashnikov looking to control.
Bloggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Kalashnikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kalashnikov has his feet on Bloggs's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bloggs throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladislav Kalashnikov 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. This is the final round!
Kalashnikov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bloggs shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Joe Bloggs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kalashnikov is trying to maintain the position but Bloggs is very close to passing his half guard.
Bloggs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bloggs seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kalashnikov is looking to control Bloggs's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kalashnikov avoid being mounted?
Bloggs is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kalashnikov holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bloggs tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalashnikov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bloggs.
Bloggs unloading with bombs!
Bloggs looking to ground and pound but Kalashnikov is blocking nicely.
Bloggs lands a heavy elbow.
Bloggs misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bloggs lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kalashnikov hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bloggs avoids the attempt from Kalashnikov to control.
Bloggs can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kalashnikov is looking to escape.
Kalashnikov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Kalashnikov, under a barage of strikes from Bloggs.
Bloggs seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kalashnikov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bloggs wants to get back to his feet.
Bloggs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kalashnikov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bloggs pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloggs looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bloggs throwing shots but Kalashnikov is blocking nicely.
Kalashnikov is trying to get back to full guard.
Bloggs passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bloggs with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Bloggs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bloggs lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bloggs landing punches.
Kalashnikov wants to hold on but Bloggs pushes him away.
Bloggs lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kalashnikov hang on?
Kalashnikov is rocked!
Kalashnikov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kalashnikov is still in real trouble! Can Bloggs finish him?
Bloggs postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Kalashnikov bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Bloggs and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Bloggs!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barney Phife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jethro Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phife comes to the cage accompanied by Fernandinho - Mais Alto. This should be a great matchup!
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Barney Phife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jethro Savage!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Savage misses.
Savage connects with a good right hand that stumbles Phife. Phife circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Phife avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phife lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Savage at a distance.
Savage looks to land a left hand but Phife moved out of range nicely.
Savage on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Phife finds it's way through Savage's defenses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Savage checks a leg kick.
Phife looks to score with a jab to the body but Savage is just out of range.
Savage uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phife.
Good exchange - Phife coming out on top.
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 fighters circling - Phife throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Savage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Phife.
Savage takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Phife throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Savage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phife takes a swing at Savage's ribcage but misses.
Phife closes the distance and clinches up with Savage, looking for a takedown. Phife pushes Savage against the cage but Savage circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phife attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Phife lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savage circles away quickly and effectively.
Savage throws a jab but it's blocked by Phife.
Phife throws out a loose jab but Savage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phife uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Savage.
Phife scores with a nice right hand.
Savage getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Phife tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savage was well out of range. Poor timing from Phife.
Savage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phife.
Savage swings for the body but Phife moves out of range.
Phife bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phife scores with a nice right hand.
Phife throws a sloppy head kick and Savage moves out of range easily.
Jab by Phife.
Savage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phife scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phife slips a straight right by Savage.
Savage throws a right and a left that both miss.
Savage throws a looping overhand right but Phife ducks down to avoid it.
Savage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Savage takes one to the chin there.
Phife keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phife scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Savage wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Phife fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phife swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Savage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Phife misses with a low kick.
Savage lands a nice shot to the body.
Savage tries to move into range but Phife moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Savage lands a jab to Phife's midsection.
Phife lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phife misses with a head kick.
Phife is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Savage works Phife's body with a nice hook.
Phife misses with a low kick as Savage jumps back.
A nice combination there by Savage.
It looks like Barney Phife has been cut.
Savage throws a jab when Phife was well out of range.
Phife ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savage moves away.
Savage scores with a jab to the head.
Savage looks to score with a jab to the body but Phife is just out of range.
Phife throws a hook but Savage avoids it easily.
Phife misses with an uppercut. Savage saw that one coming.
Savage throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Phife misses with a hook.
Phife loads up on a big right hand but Savage slips the punch.
Savage thuds a left hand into Phife's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phife misses the jab.
Phife scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Phife moves out of range of the strikes.
Phife ducks under a wild hook from Savage.
Savage dodges the punch combination from Phife.
Phife thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phife lands a really nice looking cross but Savage seems unphased.
Phife shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Savage pinned against the cage. Savage gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A jab from Phife misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Phife.
Phife throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Phife dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barney Phife's cut.
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.
Phife throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Savage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Savage blocks a jab.
Savage lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Phife at a distance.
Barney Phife is winning the standup battle so far.
Savage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Phife counters with a two punch combo.
Savage moves out of range of the leg kick from Phife.
The fighters circling - Savage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Savage with a hook.
Phife does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Barney Phife seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savage sizes up Phife with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Phife misses with a left hand
and Savage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some wild striking there from Savage.
Phife misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Savage 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Savage's corner calls for a 1-2. Savage obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phife tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Savage was well out of range. Poor timing from Phife.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Phife. That snapped Savage's head back.
Phife falls off balance throwing a combination
and Savage counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Savage throws a big shot that misses.
Phife throws a head kick that misses.
Phife misses with a series of wild punches.
Phife lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Phife tries a head kick but it misses.
Savage lands with a cross.
Savage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Phife.
Savage connects with a body shot that sends Phife's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phife misses with a low kick.
A lazy left from Savage finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phife shoots in but no luck this time.
Savage moves out of range of the body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savage tries for a takedown but Phife sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Savage misses with a right hand
and Phife counters with a nice body shot.
Phife slips under a jab from Savage.
Savage checks the leg kick nicely there.
Phife scores with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Phife. No joy for Savage on that attempt.
Phife misses with a jab to the body
and Savage counters with a stiff right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Phife.
Phife throws an overhand right that lands on Savage's shoulder, as Savage tries to avoid the shot.
Savage throws a shot to the body.
Savage changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Phife takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phife takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Phife swings widly with a right hand
and Savage counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Phife fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savage manages to avoid it.
Phife misses with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Phife. That's going to slow Savage down.
A jab from Phife finds it's way through Savage's defenses.
Savage lands a nice looking body shot.
A big right from Phife misses.
Phife moves away from the strike by Savage.
A nice combination there by Savage.
Savage wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Savage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phife just misses with a punch to the body.
Phife moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phife thows a body shot but no joy.
Savage feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Phifes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Savage shoots in for a takedown but Phife shows good takedown defense.
Barney Phife has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jethro Savage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phife throws a nice looking combination but Savage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phife throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Savage's head.
Savage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phife thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phife drops his hands momentarily and Savage takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Savage misses with an uppercut. Phife saw that one coming.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Phife misses with an uppercut. Savage saw that one coming.
A clash of legs there as Savage blocks the low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phife swings widly with a right hand
and Savage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Savage comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Phife misses.
Phife throws a head kick but Savage moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jethro Savage will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Barney Phife's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Phife walks into a straight right hand from Savage.
Phife throws a looping overhand right but Savage ducks down to avoid it.
Phife throws a sloppy head kick and Savage moves out of range easily.
Savage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phife.
Phife uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Savage.
Savage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phife manages to avoid it.
Savage lands the left hand.
Savage blocks a head kick by Phife.
Savage scores with a jab. Phife acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Savage scores with a jab. Phife acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Phife takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savage. Phife does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phife keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Savage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phife. Savage does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phife looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Phife misses with a wild body shot.
Phife misses with a low kick.
Phife misses with a hook.
Phife thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phife thows a left - swing and a miss!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Savage checks a leg kick.
Phife throws the left hand but Savage avoids the punch easily.
Phife shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Phife thows a left - swing and a miss!
A chopping leg kick lands by Phife.
Phife takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Savage shoots in looking for a takedown but Phife manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Savage's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Savage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Savage jabs Phife right on the nose. Phife blinks but takes it well.
Phife drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Phife takes a swing at Savage's ribcage but misses.
Savage lands with a hook. Phife tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Phife throws a right and a left that Savage avoids nicely.
Savage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Phife walks into a stiff left hand from Savage.
Savage misses with a few strikes there.
Phife misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savage.
Savage with a nice cross.
Savage connects with a body shot that sends Phife's belly button to the back.
Savage with a jab.
Savage scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Phife is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Savage misses with a wild combination.
Phife gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oh Phife is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Savage fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Phife on the side of the head.
Phife looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Phife misses with a double jab.
Phife waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Savage.
Savage clobbers Phife with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Savage! Phife is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jethro Savage!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jethro Savage thanked GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brutal Delux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Brutal Delux!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Moore!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delux throws a jab but it's blocked by Moore.
Delux misses with the combination.
Delux throws a hook but Moore avoids it easily.
Moore tries to clinch but Delux is having none of it.
Delux scores with a jab to the body.
Moore has closed the distance and engaged Delux in a clinch.
Delux is trying to pull guard but Moore turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Moore fails to land.
Delux blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moore lands a shoulder strike.
Moore lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Moore.
Delux is working for takedown but Moore is calmly controlling the position for now.
Moore digs a right hand underneath Delux's ribcage. Delux let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Delux wants to break the clinch but can't.
Moore misses with some punches.
Moore lands a nice uppercut.
Moore misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Delux tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brutal Delux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short uppercut from Moore.
Moore prevents Delux from breaking the clinch.
Delux tries to break free but Moore pushes him back against the cage.
Moore looking to slow down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Delux lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moore or not.
Delux tries to pull guard but Moore holds him up against the cage and eventually Delux drops back down to his feet.
Delux blocking some punches.
Delux wants to break free but Moore has control.
Moore lands with a right to the head.
Moore throws a head punch that misses.
Moore scores with a shot to the side of Delux's head.
Moore working aggressively here.
Delux working aggressively here.
Moore tries a body shot but Delux blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delux gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Delux tries to stand but Moore is controlling from the bottom.
Moore wants to stand and escape but Delux is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Delux's guard.
Delux wants to sweep here but Moore controlling him for the moment.
Delux working for a triangle but Moore defends it easily.
Delux 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.
Delux escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Moore gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Moore wants to control from the top but Delux keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delux manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Delux thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Delux can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moore is looking to escape.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Delux thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Moore wants to get back to his feet.
Moore bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delux has an active guard here but Moore has managed to pass into half guard.
Moore trying to control from half guard but Delux is working away.
Moore perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Delux manages to get to full guard.
Moore trying to control the position from guard on top but Delux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Delux is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Moore is aware though and is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delux looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moore is one step ahead there.
Moore tries to free his leg and advance position but Delux is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brutal Delux will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Moore has closed the distance and engaged Delux in a clinch.
Moore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Delux struggles to land a body shot inside as Moore controls his hands.
Delux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Delux throws a hook but Moore blocks it.
Delux fails with a takedown attempt.
Brutal Delux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delux tests Moore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Moore connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Delux's hands.
Moore tries to clinch there but Delux circles away.
Moore slips a jab from Delux.
Moore swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Delux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moore stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Moore wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delux is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Delux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moore scores a takedown into full mount!
Delux is wriggling around trying to escape.
Moore controlling from the full mount.
Delux can't escape the position.
Moore landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delux is looking to improve his position but Moore isn't that keen on the idea.
Moore connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Moore prevents Delux from getting the reversal.
Moore lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Delux is rocked!
Moore controlling his opponent.
Oh Delux is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moore looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Delux covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Moore!
Bobby Moore is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Skywalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keast Kann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Skywalker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Skywalker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Keast Kann!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skywalker moves away from the strike by Kann.
Skywalker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kann counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Skywalker thinking.
Skywalker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skywalker moves forwards but Kann connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skywalker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Skywalker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Skywalker.
Jab by Skywalker.
Skywalker tries to clinch but Kann is having none of it.
The fighters circling - Skywalker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Skywalker stuns Kann with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kann moves out of range as Skywalker throws a body kick.
Skywalker takes a swing at Kann's ribcage but misses.
Kann lands a right hook to the body.
Kann ducks under a wild hook from Skywalker.
Kann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skywalker manages to avoid it.
Skywalker gets a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skywalker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Skywalker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Skywalker.
Kann avoiding damage as Skywalker throws knees to the body.
Skywalker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kann.
Skywalker lands an elbow inside.
Skywalker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Skywalker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Skywalker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Skywalker working Kann over with knees to the body.
Kann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skywalker.
Skywalker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Skywalker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skywalker. Kann does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Skywalker misses.
Skywalker avoids the body shot from Kann.
Kann dips to his left and cracks Skywalker with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skywalker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skywalker. Kann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skywalker moves into the clinch.
Kann drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Skywalker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Skywalker has a couple of punches blocked by Kann.
Skywalker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kann misses with an uppercut. Skywalker saw that one coming.
Skywalker has Kann up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Skywalker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kann's brow.
Kann manages to pull guard.
Kann working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Skywalker.
Kann lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Skywalker!
Kann thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kann thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Skywalker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Skywalker tries to get out of the position.
Kann thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kann thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kann throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kann looking to ground and pound but Skywalker is blocking nicely.
Kann sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kann has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Skywalker is desperately trying to improve his position but Kann has a good base and remains in mount.
Kann unloads with some shots from mount but Skywalker bucks and avoids them well.
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.
Skywalker taking shots to the head.
Skywalker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kann on the ground.
Kann punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kann misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kann loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Skywalker scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Kann land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Kann stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keast Kann!
Keast Kann is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Strikes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes to the cage accompanied by yes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Black!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Carlos Strikes!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black throws a jab but it's blocked by Strikes.
Black rushes Strikes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Black's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Black is looking to clinch but Strikes is avoiding it.
Black lands a jab to Strikes's midsection.
Black misses with a body shot.
Strikes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Strikes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strikes gets a clinch.
Black breaks from the clinch.
Black throws a leg kick which misses Strikes's front leg but catches the back leg as Strikes tries to avoid it.
Strikes tries to score with a low kick but Black moves his leg out of the way.
Black closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Black lands in his opponent's guard.
Strikes wants to stand but Black is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strikes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Strikes trying to control the position.
Black lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Black with a flurry of punches that miss.
Strikes looking to control.
Black wants to pass the guard but Strikes is keeping the position.
Black is working hard here to advance position.
Strikes managing to control the position.
Black chips away with some ground and pound.
Strikes keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Black accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Black pushing down on Strikes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Black thows a huge punch but Strikes dodges it nicely.
Black has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black unloading with bombs!
Strikes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Strikes bucks up and throws Black to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Black throws a looping overhand right but Strikes ducks down to avoid it.
Black lands a jab.
Black shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Strikes pinned against the cage. Strikes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Strikes fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Black lands a nice leg kick that just misses Strikes's sensitive parts.
Strikes ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Strikes slips a straight right by Black.
Black connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Strikes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Strikes tries to move into range but Black moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Black works the jab nicely.
Black misses with a wild combination.
Black scores with a decent looking hook.
Black instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strikes is trying to maintain a safe position but Black gets an underhook and turns Strikes into the cage.
Black letting Strikes take a breather here.
Strikes is trying to break free.
A short right from Black on the inside.
Strikes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Strikes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carlos Strikes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strikes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Strikes lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Black has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Black and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Strikes misses with a leg kick
and Black counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Strikes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strikes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Black to score with a decent uppercut.
Strikes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Black paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strikes slips a jab and a cross from Black.
Black jabs at Strikes's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Black dominated that round.
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.
Black misses with the combination.
Strikes wants to clinch but Black slips to the side
and Black cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strikes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Strikes wants it to stay on the feet.
Black rushes Strikes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Strikes tries to stall but Black uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Black is leaning against Strikes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Black avoiding damage as Strikes throws knees to the body.
Black tries to work over Strikes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Black wants to break the clinch but can't.
Strikes misses with a punch to the body.
Black breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Black moves into the clinch.
Strikes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Black scores with a jab to the head.
Strikes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Strikes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Strikes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Strikes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Strikes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Black jabs Strikes right on the nose. Strikes blinks but takes it well.
Strikes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Strikes.
Black slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab lands there for Black.
Strikes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Black tests Strikes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Black lands a jab.
Black moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strikes tries to break free but Black pushes him back against the cage.
Black has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Strikes uses from the top position.
Black working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Strikes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Black is tightening it up a little... Strikes has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Strikes reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Strikes taps out! Nice BJJ there by Black!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mr Black!
Mr Black retains his welterweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mr Black made sure he mentioned GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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