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VERSUS - Wednesday Wipeout III PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Hastings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacek Halman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halman has chosen How I Could Just Kill A Man as his entrance music. Josh Hastings has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
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217 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Hastings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacek Halman!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hastings looks for a takedown but Halman sprawls well.
Halman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hastings as he avoids it easily.
Hastings tries to clinch but Halman is having none of it.
Hastings gets caught napping as Halman dives in and scores a takedown. Hastings manages to retain guard.
Hastings wants to get back to his feet but Halman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hastings on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hastings tries to get out of the position.
Hastings keeping full guard, as Halman tries to pass.
Hastings knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Halman on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hastings wants to stand up but Halman is controlling him.
We're going to have a standup here because Josh Hastings wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hastings tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hastings tries to clinch up but Halman circles away and keeps his distance.
Hastings has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hastings really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hastings slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hastings fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Halman misses with a takedown attempt - Hastings sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Josh Hastings has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacek Halman.
Hastings closes the distance looking to clinch
and Halman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hastings's guard now.
Halman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halman trying to control the position from guard on top but Hastings is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halman passes Hastings's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Halman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halman wants to control but Hastings is keeping him busy.
Hastings wants to get back to his feet.
Halman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Halman stops Hastings from getting back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in half guard, Halman seems content to control.
Jacek Halman has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hastings tries to clinch but Halman is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacek Halman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hastings tries to clinch
and Halman counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hastings!
Halman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hastings is looking to escape.
Hastings is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Halman throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hastings because Halman loaded up on that one.
Halman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hastings is looking to escape.
Hastings wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Halman wants to control the pace but Hastings is squirming around nicely.
Hastings is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Halman there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Halman lands a big shot there that rocks Hastings but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hastings wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Halman.
Halman lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hastings is squirming around, avoiding Halman's attempts to control the action.
Hastings blocking the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halman trying to control but Hastings is having none of it.
Hastings is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hastings holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Halman tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Halman lands with some strikes.
Halman wants to control the pace but Hastings is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacek Halman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hastings clinches with his opponent.
Halman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hastings drops down looking for an ankle pick but Halman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hastings wants to clinch up but Halman keeps it at a distance.
Hastings keeps Halman at a distance using the push kick.
Halman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hastings counters with a head kick that drops Halman to the mat! Halman scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Halman is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hastings is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Halman hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Josh Hastings!
Josh Hastings decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lance Haston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom DeLuise (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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162 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lance Haston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dom DeLuise!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeLuise scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
DeLuise slips a jab and a cross from Haston.
A nice inside leg kick there by DeLuise. That's going to slow Haston down.
DeLuise thows a body shot but no joy.
DeLuise throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Lance Haston has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeLuise dodges the punch combination from Haston.
Haston throws a right and a left that DeLuise avoids nicely.
Haston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from DeLuise.
DeLuise lands with a nice body kick.
DeLuise moves into the clinch.
DeLuise lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haston backwards.
DeLuise keeps control of Haston as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Haston has had enough of the clinch but DeLuise keeps him there for the moment.
DeLuise misses with an elbow over the top.
Haston tries to break the clinch but DeLuise is controlling the position.
DeLuise misses with a punch to the body.
DeLuise pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeLuise pulls out of a head kick attempt.
DeLuise moves into the clinch.
Haston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
DeLuise lands a nice uppercut.
Haston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
DeLuise lands a nice uppercut.
DeLuise has Haston pushed against the cage.
DeLuise lands an elbow that stopped Haston in his tracks for a moment.
Come on DeLuise - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
DeLuise misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haston.
A short uppercut from DeLuise.
The referee is keeping an eye on DeLuise - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
DeLuise breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeLuise blocks a head kick by Haston.
DeLuise connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by DeLuise there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Haston loads up on a big right hand but DeLuise slips the punch.
A head kick misses from DeLuise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haston moves into the clinch.
Haston taking a breather.
DeLuise tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haston's elbow.
Haston looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
DeLuise tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
DeLuise breaks the clinch.
DeLuise throws a head kick that misses.
DeLuise lands a leg kick that knocks Haston off balance momentarily.
A punch combination from Haston misses.
Haston chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before DeLuise can pounce on him.
Haston is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haston chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before DeLuise can pounce on him.
DeLuise has taken the fight to the clinch.
DeLuise throws a knee to the head but misses.
DeLuise scores with a knee to the head.
DeLuise stalling against the cage.
Haston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
DeLuise breaks the clinch.
DeLuise scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
DeLuise throws a head kick but Haston moves out of range.
DeLuise throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
DeLuise lands a big head kick that sends Haston tumbling to the mat! DeLuise takes a step backwards and waves Haston back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Haston is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
DeLuise lands a leg kick that knocks Haston off balance momentarily.
Oh Haston is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
DeLuise lands with a thumping leg kick.
DeLuise and Haston are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. DeLuise throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Haston into next week! Ooooh that was huge! DeLuise knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dom DeLuise!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eskil Lemmelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick McBride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lemmelin comes to the cage accompanied by Fönt ja en körv. Patrick McBride has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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240 lbs
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280 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Powerful |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Eskil Lemmelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick McBride!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBride avoids the body shot from Lemmelin.
McBride jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice straight punches there by Lemmelin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lemmelin.
A big left from Lemmelin misses.
Lemmelin lands the left hand.
Lemmelin misses with a hook to the body
and McBride counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
McBride showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lemmelin keeping moving, preventing McBride from controlling successfully.
Lemmelin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBride advances to half guard.
McBride throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lemmelin to regain full guard.
Lemmelin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McBride.
McBride throws an elbow that misses. Lemmelin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McBride's guard. Nice move by Lemmelin!
McBride is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lemmelin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McBride keeping moving, preventing Lemmelin from controlling successfully.
Lemmelin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lemmelin scoring with some ground and pound.
McBride throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
McBride keeping moving, preventing Lemmelin from controlling successfully.
Lemmelin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBride keeping moving, preventing Lemmelin from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McBride wants to improve his position but instead Lemmelin has moved into half guard.
Lemmelin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lemmelin trying to pass the guard but McBride defending well.
Lemmelin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
McBride tries to roll over but Lemmelin keeps him under control.
Lemmelin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lemmelin working the head and body with strikes.
McBride moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBride 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.
McBride is trying to control the position but Lemmelin postures up.
Lemmelin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McBride's head.
Lemmelin looking to sit in guard and control but McBride gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McBride postures up in Lemmelin's guard and throws a big left but Lemmelin blocks it.
McBride throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lemmelin keeping moving, preventing McBride from controlling successfully.
McBride stopping the sweep attempt from Lemmelin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBride throws a big elbow that misses.
Lemmelin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McBride is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lemmelin is trying to control the position but McBride postures up.
McBride with a flurry of punches that miss.
McBride pushes down on Lemmelin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McBride misses with a head shot. Lemmelin uses the momentum to regain guard.
McBride is looking to work some ground and pound but Lemmelin has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Patrick McBride will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lemmelin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McBride keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lemmelin.
Lemmelin throws out a loose jab but McBride uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lemmelin throws a body punch but McBride moves out of range.
Lemmelin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
McBride throwing strikes from guard but Lemmelin blocks nicely.
McBride throwing strikes from guard but Lemmelin blocks nicely.
Lemmelin has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but McBride has passed into side control.
McBride throws an elbow but Lemmelin slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBride wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lemmelin keeps working.
Lemmelin tries to bench press McBride off him but McBride keeps the position.
McBride tries to score with some ground and pound. Lemmelin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lemmelin struggling a bit here.
Lemmelin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
McBride working the head and body with strikes.
Lemmelin seems a little lost for a moment, as McBride dominates the positioning.
Patrick McBride has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lemmelin regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemmelin is looking for a sweep. McBride is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McBride has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McBride thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McBride misses with a head shot. Lemmelin uses the momentum to regain guard.
Lemmelin has control of McBride's left arm, preventing McBride from doing any damage.
McBride trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lemmelin looking to hit a scissor sweep but McBride is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemmelin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McBride is trying to maintain the position but Lemmelin is very close to passing his half guard.
Lemmelin is taking a breather. McBride says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
McBride keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lemmelin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McBride does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lemmelin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McBride defending well though.
McBride wants to improve his position but Lemmelin is controlling well.
McBride looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemmelin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lemmelin prevents McBride from improving his position.
McBride makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McBride.
Lemmelin looking to pass the guard.
Lemmelin trying to control but McBride is working from the bottom.
McBride preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lemmelin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McBride's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemmelin trying to control but McBride is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Patrick McBride will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Lemmelin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McBride.
Lemmelin throws a shot from downtown. McBride moves away and avoids it.
A combination from McBride does no damage.
Lemmelin doesn't manage to clinch there - McBride circles away.
Lemmelin throws the left hand but McBride avoids the punch easily.
McBride fails to land the takedown.
McBride looks to score with a jab to the body but Lemmelin is just out of range.
McBride misses with a takedown attempt - Lemmelin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lemmelin misses with a hook. McBride ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemmelin wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McBride.
Eskil Lemmelin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick McBride.
Lemmelin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lemmelin scores with a shot to the body.
McBride punishes Lemmelin's body with a nice straight punch.
McBride throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lemmelin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McBride was well out of range. Poor timing from Lemmelin.
McBride avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eskil Lemmelin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McBride shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemmelin looking to control.
McBride stopping the sweep attempt from Lemmelin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lemmelin is working hard here to advance position.
McBride throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lemmelin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lemmelin trying to control the position.
McBride slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemmelin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lemmelin regains half guard.
Lemmelin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lemmelin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McBride is working away from the top position though.
McBride thows a huge punch but Lemmelin dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemmelin blocking the ground and pound attempt from McBride.
McBride is keen to just control but Lemmelin is a slippery customer.
Lemmelin manages to get to full guard.
Lemmelin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Eskil Lemmelin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patrick McBride is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McBride is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick McBride comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McBride winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick McBride!
Patrick McBride decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shannon Khoury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Uprising. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Shannon Khoury!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khoury tries to score a power double leg takedown but Clark sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Khoury somewhat.
Clark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khoury.
Khoury keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Clark takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Clark looks to land a left hand but Khoury moved out of range nicely.
Crunch! Khoury slams his shin into Clark's torso.
Clark takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Clark lands with a nice body punch.
Khoury misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khoury takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Clark lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Khoury is defended easily by Clark.
Clark fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Khoury to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Khoury looks to clinch but Clark throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Khoury taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jack Clark!
After the big win, Jack Clark made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Brannigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Igali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brannigan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to QOTSA - 'You Think I Ain't Worth a Dollar, But I Feel Like a Millionaire'. Igali is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Firestarter - The Prodigy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
205 lbs
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24
225 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong |
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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
16 - 4 - 2, fighting out of London, Alex Brannigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Christian Igali!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Igali shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brannigan as he jumps to the side.
Igali tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Igali throws a poor cross that misses
and Brannigan counters with a low kick, right behind Igali 's knee.
Igali keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Igali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Igali fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brannigan avoids it really well and circles away.
Igali swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brannigan counters with a low kick, right behind Igali 's knee.
Brannigan scores with a sloppy right hand. Igali should have avoided that one.
It looks like Christian Igali has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brannigan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Igali looks gassed!
Igali throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brannigan counters with a right hand to the body.
Brannigan gets a clinch.
Nice elbow from Brannigan.
Brannigan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brannigan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Christian Igali's cut even more.
Igali takes an elbow to the temple.
Brannigan lands an elbow inside that Igali shrugs off.
Igali is rocked!
The cut above Christian Igali's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Igali throws a head punch that misses.
Brannigan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Igali is still on wobbly legs! Can Brannigan finish him?
Clinched against the cage, Brannigan lands a big elbow that drops Igali! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Igali is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Brannigan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Backman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johannah Holmbom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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220 lbs
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Backman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Johannah Holmbom!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmbom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Backman.
Holmbom wants to clinch.
Backman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holmbom circles away quickly and effectively.
Backman avoids the head kick by Holmbom.
Holmbom slips a jab and a cross from Backman.
Backman throws a sloppy head kick and Holmbom moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Backman.
Holmbom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Backman looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmbom is just out of range.
Backman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holmbom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holmbom moves out of range of the strikes.
Holmbom wants to clinch up but Backman keeps it at a distance.
Backman throws a jab when Holmbom was well out of range.
Holmbom throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Backman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Holmbom counters with a nice body kick.
Holmbom turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Holmbom moves out of range as Backman strikes.
Backman throws a sloppy head kick and Holmbom moves out of range easily.
Backman misses with a series of wild punches.
Holmbom's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Backman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Holmbom scrambles back to his feet.
Holmbom buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Backman fails to land with a series of punches.
Backman keeps the fight on the outside.
Holmbom tries to clinch up.
A big right from Backman misses.
Holmbom throws a quick inside leg kick.
Holmbom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Backman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Backman circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Backman connects with a crisp jab.
Holmbom moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Holmbom tries to clinch but Backman moves out of range.
Backman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Holmbom counters with a big head kick but Backman shrugs it off.
Backman misses with a hook. Holmbom ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Holmbom.
Holmbom slips under a jab from Backman.
Backman misses with a hook. Holmbom ducked under it nicely.
Holmbom moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Holmbom.
Holmbom lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Ben Backman has been cut.
Backman blocks the elbow strike.
Holmbom throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Backman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holmbom throws an elbow but misses.
Backman is trying to break free.
Backman dodges an elbow strike from Holmbom.
Backman wants to break free but Holmbom has control.
Backman tries to break the clinch but Holmbom is controlling the position.
Backman blocks an elbow strike from Holmbom.
Holmbom looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Holmbom pushes off an throws an elbow but Backman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Holmbom lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Backman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Holmbom pulls his leg out and moves away.
Backman blocks a head kick by Holmbom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Holmbom.
A slapping body kick lands there for Holmbom.
Backman misses with a body shot.
A jab from Backman misses.
Ben Backman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Backman throws a series of punches but Holmbom avoids them all with ease.
Holmbom thumps Backman with a low kick.
Holmbom throws a head kick but Backman moves out of range.
Holmbom doesn't manage to clinch there - Backman circles away.
Backman lands with an overhand left.
Holmbom throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Backman's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Backman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holmbom looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Holmbom avoids the body shot from Backman.
A jab from Backman does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannah Holmbom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Backman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Backman throws a poor cross that misses
and Holmbom counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Holmbom is trying to maintain a safe position but Backman gets an underhook and turns Holmbom into the cage.
Holmbom throws an elbow but it misses.
Holmbom pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Backman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Backman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holmbom just misses with a elbow thrown towards Backman's brow.
Holmbom has Backman pressed against the cage, preventing Backman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holmbom creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Holmbom throws an elbow that misses.
Backman tries to break free but Holmbom pushes him back against the cage.
Holmbom is looking to control Backman's arms but Backman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Holmbom has his back to the cage.
Backman can't break the clinch.
Backman tries to break free but Holmbom pushes him back against the cage.
Backman blocks the elbow strike.
Holmbom misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmbom lands an elbow inside.
Holmbom stops a takedown attempt from Backman.
Backman manages to break the clinch.
Backman avoids the head kick by Holmbom.
Backman looks for the body kick but Holmbom saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holmbom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Backman scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Johannah Holmbom has been cut.
Backman misses with a few strikes there.
Holmbom throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Holmbom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Backman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ben Backman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Backman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmbom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Backman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmbom ducks under a wild hook from Backman.
Backman lands a glancing blow to the side of Holmbom's head.
A cross from Backman lands.
Johannah Holmbom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holmbom throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Holmbom throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ben Backman's cut is getting worse.
Backman tries to bum rush Holmbom with a series of wild strikes but Holmbom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Backman misses with a two punch combination.
Holmbom clinches up against the cage.
Backman blocks an elbow strike from Holmbom.
Holmbom lands an elbow that stopped Backman in his tracks for a moment.
Holmbom keeps control of Backman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Holmbom throws an elbow but it misses.
Backman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Backman cracks a nice hook into Holmbom's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Backman tries to bum rush Holmbom with a series of wild strikes but Holmbom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holmbom scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holmbom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holmbom is looking to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Backman avoids the elbow strike from Holmbom, against the cage.
Holmbom throws an elbow that misses.
Holmbom pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Backman blocks the elbow strike.
Backman avoids a wild elbow strike from Holmbom.
Holmbom pushes off an throws an elbow but Backman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holmbom throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Backman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Holmbom misses with an elbow strike.
Backman is looking to take this one to the mat.
With the fighters up against the cage, Holmbom throws an elbow but misses.
Holmbom throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Backman tries to break free but Holmbom pushes him back against the cage.
Backman breaks from the clinch.
Backman looks to throw the jab but Holmbom is out of range.
Backman digs a good hook to Holmbom's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holmbom doesn't manage to clinch there - Backman circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holmbom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Backman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Backman does no damage.
Backman misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johannah Holmbom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Backman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Holmbom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Backman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holmbom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Backman misses with a looping right.
Holmbom takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Holmbom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Backman.
Holmbom wants to land a leg kick but Backman is out of range.
Holmbom moves in looking to clinch but Backman pushes him off.
Both fighters circling a little - Holmbom finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Backman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holmbom blocks a low kick nicely.
Holmbom has managed to clinch.
Backman avoids the elbow strike from Holmbom, against the cage.
Backman blocks an elbow strike from Holmbom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Backman blocks an elbow strike from Holmbom.
Holmbom creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Backman avoids a wild elbow strike from Holmbom.
Holmbom misses with an elbow over the top.
Backman manages to break the clinch.
Backman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Backman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holmbom throws a nice inside leg kick.
Backman lands a jab.
Holmbom tries to clinch there but Backman circles away.
Backman scores with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Holmbom.
Ben Backman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Backman misses with the combination.
Backman misses with a body shot.
Holmbom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Backman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holmbom tries to clinch but Backman moves out of range.
Backman scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holmbom connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Holmbom goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Holmbom misses with an attempted mid kick.
Holmbom instigates a clinch.
Holmbom looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Backman blocks an elbow strike from Holmbom.
Backman blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmbom creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Backman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Backman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holmbom creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holmbom just misses with a elbow thrown towards Backman's brow.
Nice elbow from Holmbom.
Backman blocks the elbow strike.
Backman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holmbom backwards.
Backman avoids the elbow strike from Holmbom, against the cage.
Backman is trying to break free.
Backman tries to circle away but Holmbom has him pinned against the cage.
Johannah Holmbom seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Holmbom lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ben Backman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Backman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Holmbom misses with an elbow over the top.
Holmbom throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Backman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holmbom has him pressed against the cage.
Holmbom creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Backman's defenses.
Jeez, Ben Backman's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Holmbom throws an elbow but it misses.
Backman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Holmbom lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ben Backman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johannah Holmbom!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Jacksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacksson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Volbeat - Evelyn Live feat Petrov kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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23
180 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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185 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Arnold Jacksson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacksson dives in and grabs Jensen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jensen pushes down on Jacksson's head and hops out.
Jacksson tries to clinch up but Jensen circles away and keeps his distance.
Jensen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jensen tries to clinch but Jacksson moves out of range.
Jensen lands a right hook to the body.
Jensen slips a jab and a cross from Jacksson.
A big right from Jensen misses.
Jacksson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jacksson.
Adam Jensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arnold Jacksson.
Jacksson has managed to clinch.
Jensen works on Jacksson's body with a couple of short punches.
Jensen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jensen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jacksson lands an elbow that stopped Jensen in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Adam Jensen has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen throws a head punch that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jacksson jumps guard but Jensen stands there with Jacksson around his waist. Jacksson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jensen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jacksson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jensen's brow.
Jensen stalling against the cage.
Jacksson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jensen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jensen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jacksson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adam Jensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jensen throws an overhand right that lands on Jacksson's shoulder, as Jacksson tries to avoid the shot.
Jacksson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jensen moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Jacksson.
Jensen lands with a left to the head.
Jacksson blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Jensen.
It looks like Arnold Jacksson has been cut.
Jensen has hold of one of Jacksson's legs. Jacksson is fighting the takedown attempt but Jensen gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jacksson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jacksson keeping moving, preventing Jensen from controlling successfully.
Jacksson has a closed guard, preventing Jensen from standing up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jacksson holds on and takes a little breather.
Jensen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jacksson working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen throwing strikes from guard but Jacksson blocks nicely.
Jacksson trying to keep a closed guard but Jensen is proving a slippery customer.
Arnold Jacksson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jensen throws a nice looking combination but Jacksson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jacksson wants to clinch.
Jacksson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jensen sprawls well. Jensen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jacksson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jensen misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacksson shoots in looking for a takedown. Jensen tries to sprawl out of it but Jacksson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jensen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jacksson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jensen counters with a straight right hand.
Jacksson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice cross by Jensen.
Jacksson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jensen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Jensen.
Jacksson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacksson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jensen smiles and moves away.
Jensen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jensen instigates a clinch.
Jacksson is trying to break the clinch but Jensen has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Jensen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jacksson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jacksson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jensen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jacksson's head backwards.
Jensen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jensen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jacksson.
Jensen lands a body shot.
Jensen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jensen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jacksson on the ground.
Jensen decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jacksson.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jensen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen gets caught flat footed, as Jacksson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jacksson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jacksson preventing the sweep.
Jensen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jacksson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jensen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jacksson is one step ahead there.
Jacksson cracks Jensen with a solid left hand.
Jacksson wants to pass the guard but Jensen is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jensen holds on and takes a little breather.
Jacksson wants to control from the top but Jensen keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jacksson throwing strikes but missing.
Jensen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jacksson wants to control from the top but Jensen keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jensen looks to land a body kick but Jacksson moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jacksson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jensen tries to avoid it but Jacksson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jensen to the ground. Jensen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Adam Jensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arnold Jacksson.
Jacksson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jensen sprawls well initially but Jacksson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Arnold Jacksson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jensen is in trouble now - Jacksson has advanced to mount!
Jacksson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jensen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jacksson looking to secure an arm triangle but Jensen defends it well.
Jacksson throws a sloppy strike and Jensen uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Jensen has ended up in Jacksson's guard.
Jacksson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jacksson's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jensen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jacksson trying to control the position.
Jensen wants to control from the top but Jacksson keeps moving.
Jensen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jacksson has his foot on Jensen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jensen works his way back into a safe position though.
Jacksson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jensen defends well.
Jensen won't allow Jacksson to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Adam Jensen will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Jacksson shoots and misses
and Jensen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jacksson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jensen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jacksson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jensen misses with a low kick.
Jacksson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jensen circles away.
Jacksson moves in looking to clinch but Jensen pushes him off.
Jacksson clinches up against the cage.
Good body shot from Jensen.
Jacksson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jensen is defending well for now.
Jacksson being controlled against the cage.
Jacksson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A shot in the inside from Jensen.
Jensen controlling the action here for a moment.
Jacksson tries to score a body lock takedown but Jensen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Adam Jensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arnold Jacksson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen lands with a right to the head.
Jacksson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jensen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jensen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jacksson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jensen stuns Jacksson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jensen. That's going to slow Jacksson down.
Jacksson gets tackled into the cage by Jensen. Jensen maintains the clinch.
Jensen has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Jacksson regains guard immediately.
Jacksson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jensen is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen is trying to control but can't.
Jensen is looking for a sweep. Jacksson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jensen is trying is best to control the position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jensen trying to control from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jacksson works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacksson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jensen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jacksson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacksson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jensen dodges the ground and pound from Jacksson.
Jacksson is looking to take a break and control but Jensen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jacksson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jensen rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jacksson's guard! Nice work there by Jensen!
Jacksson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jensen distracts Jacksson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jensen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jensen preventing the sweep.
Jacksson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jacksson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jensen off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Arnold Jacksson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adam Jensen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jensen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Jensen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jensen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Jensen!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Evan Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miroslav Curik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Evan Patrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Miroslav Curik!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patrick closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Patrick lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Patrick scoring with some ground and pound.
Patrick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Patrick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Curik is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Curik looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Patrick avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Patrick is pushing down on Curik's leg trying to pass to half guard. Curik is fighting to maintain full guard but Patrick has managed to sneak the leg through.
Patrick uses his free foot to push down on Curik's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Curik.
Patrick moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Curik has worked his arm free - good work by Curik!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patrick has hold of Curik's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Curik tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Patrick cranks the arm and Curik screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Curik, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Evan Patrick!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Evan Patrick made sure he mentioned GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Van Dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie O Brien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Brien has chosen Rocky Road to Dublin as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Van Dam!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Donnie O Brien !
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brien closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
O Brien is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Van Dam's shoulder. That is not cool.
Van Dam is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
O Brien controls the position.
Van Dam is looking to work his way out of this bad position but O Brien is controlling him well.
Van Dam trying to remain calm as O Brien controls from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Dam is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, O Brien asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Van Dam prevents O Brien from improving position.
Van Dam is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
O Brien tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dam is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
O Brien controls the position.
Van Dam wants to get back to his feet but O Brien drags him back down.
O Brien taking a breather here.
Van Dam tries to escape but O Brien is in control.
O Brien is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Van Dam will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Donnie O Brien wasn't active enough on the ground.
Van Dam misses with an uppercut. O Brien saw that one coming.
O Brien misses the shot to the body.
O Brien closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Van Dam wants to break the clinch but can't.
O Brien pulls Van Dam into guard.
O Brien is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Van Dam wants to stand but O Brien has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Brien looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of O Brien is proving hard to escape from.
O Brien seems keen to control Van Dam's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now O Brien is on top in guard.
O Brien stays in close to Van Dam's body and controls the position.
Van Dam is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
O Brien is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam pushes O Brien off and scrambles back to his feet.
O Brien looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Dam is just out of range.
Van Dam throws a shot from downtown. O Brien moves away and avoids it.
Van Dam misses with a hook. O Brien ducked under it nicely.
Van Dam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Brien manages to avoid it.
O Brien tries to bum rush Van Dam with a series of wild strikes but Van Dam uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Brien scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Brien tries to move to mount but Van Dam blocks the move with his legs.
Van Dam pushes O Brien away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, O Brien gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Brien remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Van Dam pushes O Brien away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, O Brien gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie O Brien dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Van Dam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Brien circles away quickly and effectively.
O Brien closes the distance and pushes Van Dam back into the cage.
Van Dam wants to break free but O Brien has control.
Van Dam wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Dam gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from O Brien .
Van Dam is trying to push O Brien away but O Brien has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
O Brien keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Dam's efforts to push away.
O Brien prevents Van Dam from breaking the clinch.
O Brien is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Van Dam to keep the fight standing.
Van Dam is trying to break the clinch but O Brien is controlling him.
O Brien is trying to pull guard but Van Dam turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kevin Van Dam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie O Brien .
Van Dam tries to break free but O Brien pushes him back against the cage.
Van Dam breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien slips a jab from Van Dam.
Van Dam misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Van Dam misses.
Van Dam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Dam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Brien tries to clinch there but Van Dam circles away.
O Brien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Dam.
O Brien bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Van Dam tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
O Brien looking to control but Van Dam is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
O Brien controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien wants to control the pace but Van Dam is squirming around nicely.
O Brien punching from mount but Van Dam doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Van Dam might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
O Brien looking to control and managing it successfully.
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!
Van Dam is trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Donnie O Brien wasn't active enough on the ground.
O Brien decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Donnie O Brien has got the better of the ground game so far.
Still in half guard, O Brien seems content to control.
O Brien wants to take a breather but Van Dam is having none of it.
O Brien trying to control the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Donnie O Brien .
O Brien closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Van Dam walks away with a smile on his face. O Brien gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Van Dam stuffs the takedown attempt from O Brien . O Brien gets slowly back to his feet.
O Brien looks for a takedown but Van Dam sprawls well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Brien misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A jab from Van Dam misses.
O Brien darts in and clinches Van Dam up against the cage.
Van Dam is trying to break the clinch but O Brien is controlling him.
O Brien manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
O Brien controls Van Dam momentarily but Van Dam frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Dam tries to stand but O Brien is controlling from the bottom.
O Brien looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie O Brien showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
O Brien keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Dam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Dam swings for the body but O Brien moves out of range.
O Brien ducks under a wild hook from Van Dam.
Van Dam missing with a left hand there. O Brien was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Brien drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
O Brien trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O Brien engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
O Brien pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Dam is keeping the position for now.
Van Dam wants to stand but O Brien is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Donnie O Brien .
O Brien shoots in for a takedown but Van Dam shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
O Brien closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Van Dam quickly recovers to half guard.
O Brien stops Van Dam from getting back to his feet.
O Brien scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
O Brien content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Donnie O Brien .
O Brien fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Van Dam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Brien will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kevin Van Dam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie O Brien .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Brien shoots for a takedown but Van Dam saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Van Dam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Brien moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam misses with a body shot.
Van Dam jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Van Dam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Brien looks for a takedown but Van Dam sprawls well.
O Brien will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Van Dam misses with a two punch combination.
Van Dam digs a good hook to O Brien 's body.
Van Dam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Brien gets the takedown into side control.
O Brien moves into full mount!
O Brien looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Brien tries to control but Van Dam wriggling away.
O Brien controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Dam squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie O Brien really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
O Brien tries to score a power double leg takedown but Van Dam sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten O Brien somewhat.
Van Dam throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from O Brien .
Horrible takedown by O Brien or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Dam which made him look bad.
Kevin Van Dam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie O Brien .
Van Dam throws a shot to the body.
O Brien shoots for a takedown but Van Dam saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Van Dam is really struggling to find his range with his punches. O Brien 's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Van Dam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Van Dam.
O Brien fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Van Dam avoids it really well and circles away.
O Brien ducks under a wild hook from Van Dam.
Sloppy strikes from Van Dam. Those never looked like landing.
O Brien closes the distance and clinches up with Van Dam, looking for a takedown. O Brien pushes Van Dam against the cage but Van Dam circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Van Dam misses with a hook to the body
and O Brien moves into the clinch.
Van Dam breaks the clinch.
O Brien darts in and clinches Van Dam up against the cage.
Van Dam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Brien will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
O Brien shoots in looking for a takedown but Van Dam manages to keep the fight standing, pushing O Brien 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
O Brien is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Van Dam swings for the body but O Brien moves out of range.
Kevin Van Dam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Brien slips under a jab from Van Dam.
O Brien moves into the clinch successfully.
O Brien pulls guard successfully.
Van Dam wants to stand but O Brien is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien is pulling down on Van Dam's head. It's preventing any offense from Van Dam, at least for the moment.
Van Dam has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Brien is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Donnie O Brien has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A jab lands there for Van Dam.
O Brien shoots in but no luck this time.
O Brien dives in and grabs Van Dam's left leg, looking for a takedown. Van Dam pushes down on O Brien 's head and hops out.
Van Dam scores with a nice strike.
Van Dam is looking to wear down O Brien with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Dam.
O Brien takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Dam swings for the body but O Brien moves out of range.
O Brien fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Dam misses with a wild combination.
Van Dam changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
O Brien looking to score a takedown here. Van Dam is defending well but O Brien drives through and ends up in Van Dam's guard.
Van Dam wants to get back to his feet but O Brien is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
O Brien slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Van Dam wants to stand up but O Brien is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien advances to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Brien keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
O Brien is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Van Dam reverses the position - he's now on top in O Brien 's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Dam has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of O Brien is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Van Dam had his way with Donnie O Brien in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
O Brien closes the distance and clinches up with Van Dam, looking for a takedown. O Brien pushes Van Dam against the cage but Van Dam circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Van Dam ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Dam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from O Brien .
Kevin Van Dam is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab by Van Dam.
Van Dam misses with a body shot.
Van Dam throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Dam just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Van Dam misses.
O Brien gets the takedown into side control.
O Brien works to advance to full mount. Van Dam defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Van Dam is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
O Brien tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dam's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
O Brien tries to control but Van Dam wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Donnie O Brien .
O Brien tries to clinch but Van Dam moves out of range.
Van Dam throws a series of punches but O Brien moves out of range.
O Brien throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Van Dam was covering up waiting for the punch and O Brien finishes the takedown easily into guard.
O Brien 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
O Brien forces his way into half guard.
O Brien wants to free his trapped foot but Van Dam is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam is trying to stand up here but O Brien is controlling him well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with O Brien in particular looking to stall.
Let's hope that O Brien has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Donnie O Brien hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
O Brien fails with the takedown.
Kevin Van Dam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie O Brien .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien closes the distance and clinches up with Van Dam, looking for a takedown. O Brien pushes Van Dam against the cage but Van Dam circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Van Dam throws a right and a left that both miss.
O Brien fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Van Dam misses with a straight left.
Van Dam throws a predictable looking body shot
and O Brien counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Donnie O Brien is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Van Dam wants to break free but O Brien has control.
Van Dam wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
O Brien gets control of Van Dam's arms and successfully pulls guard. O Brien will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
O Brien wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Dam is looking to stand up but O Brien won't let him.
Kevin Van Dam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Brien controls Van Dam momentarily but Van Dam frees himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie O Brien comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think O Brien has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie O Brien !
Donnie O Brien is the new bantamweight champion!
After the fight, Donnie O Brien was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Cerdan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Azure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cerdan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is French National Anthem. This should be a great matchup!
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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
11 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Marcel Cerdan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Azure!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azure shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cerdan pinned against the cage. Cerdan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Azure waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cerdan.
Cerdan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cerdan throws the left hand but Azure avoids the punch easily.
Cerdan lands a jab to Azure's midsection.
Azure misses with a right hand
and Cerdan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cerdan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Azure swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cerdan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cerdan throws a hook to the side of Azure's head but Azure sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azure scores with a leg kick.
Azure throws a body punch but Cerdan moves out of range.
Cerdan lands a nice hook to Azure's body. Azure takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Azure uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cerdan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azure moves out of range as Cerdan strikes.
Cerdan misses with a looping left.
Azure displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cerdan throws out the jab.
Azure misses with a body shot.
Azure misses with a straight left.
Cerdan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azure manages to avoid it.
Azure moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cerdan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Azure closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cerdan did well to prevent Azure getting side control.
Cerdan is not content to let Azure control the position.
Cerdan is trying to stand back up but Azure is controlling him
Azure thows a huge punch but Cerdan dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azure throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cerdan is trying to stand.
Azure missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Azure is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cerdan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cerdan trying to control from the bottom.
Azure stops Cerdan from getting back to his feet.
Azure landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Azure lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cerdan is trying to stand back up but Azure is controlling him
Azure thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cerdan's head.
Cerdan is looking for a sweep. Azure is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Azure thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cerdan's head.
Cerdan taking some punishment here, with Azure in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Azure not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Azure throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azure prevents Cerdan from improving his position.
Azure not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Azure looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cerdan tries to kick Azure off but Azure keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Azure thows a huge punch but Cerdan dodges it nicely.
Cerdan pushes Azure off looking to stand but Azure dives back in and keeps control.
Cerdan is breathing heavily.
Azure sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cerdan defending well though.
Cerdan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cerdan tries to get out of the position.
Azure thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Azure seems to be looking for submissions.
Azure is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nice strikes from Azure there.
Azure frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azure dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Azure connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cerdan is rocked!
Azure drops a big elbow. That's hurt Cerdan! More shots from Azure and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Azure!
Mr Azure is the new featherweight champion!
Mr Azure really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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