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RSM 34 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Vale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Smedley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean Smedley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Vale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dean Smedley!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vale tries to clinch but Smedley is having none of it.
Smedley gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vale to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Smedley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vale.
Vale trying to control but Smedley is working from the bottom.
Vale is looking to stand up but Smedley won't let him.
Smedley keeping moving, preventing Vale from controlling successfully.
Vale looking to sit in guard and control but Smedley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smedley gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Vale tries to clinch there but Smedley circles away.
Smedley swats away the attempt to clinch by Vale.
Vale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vale thows a leg kick but Smedley checks it
and Smedley counters with a series of strikes that sends Vale to the canvas! Smedley follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Vale is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smedley postures up.
Smedley stops Vale from standing up.
Vale is working an open guard so Smedley takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Vale tries to clinch up
and Smedley counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Vale off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Smedley follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Vale was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dean Smedley!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Killroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Wurster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Killroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Zach Wurster!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Wurster coming out on top.
Wurster stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wurster wants it to stay on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Killroy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wurster swivels and escapes.
Wurster swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zach Wurster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Killroy misses with a shot to the body
and Wurster counters by clinching up.
Wurster is trying to force a seperation but Killroy has the dominant position.
Wurster is pressed up against the cage. Killroy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wurster down to the mat. Wurster avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Killroy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wurster moves into the clinch.
Wurster wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Killroy has him pressed against the cage.
Wurster is trying to break the clinch but Killroy is controlling him.
Killroy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Killroy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Killroy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wurster pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Killroy has Wurster pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wurster manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wurster manages to break the clinch.
Killroy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wurster lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Killroy circles away quickly and effectively.
Wurster moves into range and clinches up with Killroy.
Killroy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wurster tries to break free but Killroy pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killroy is working for takedown but Wurster is calmly controlling the position for now.
Killroy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wurster breaks from the clinch.
Killroy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wurster manages to avoid it.
Oooooh!!! Wurster has knocked Killroy down with a huge combo! Wurster steps away and waves a wobbly Killroy back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Rick Killroy has been cut.
Killroy 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!
Wurster connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Killroy! He's out on his feet! Wurster rushes in and drops Killroy with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zach Wurster!
A very excited looking Zach Wurster rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between I Duddits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Evans acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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212 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, I Duddits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Evans!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Evans tries to score a power double leg takedown but Duddits sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Evans somewhat.
Evans shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Duddits preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Evans working some strikes from top position.
Evans is stalling in the full guard.
Evans throwing strikes from guard but Duddits blocks nicely.
Evans forces his way into half guard.
Evans has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Evans not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans stops Duddits from getting back to his feet.
Evans throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Evans there.
Duddits is staying active underneath Evans, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Evans with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Evans trying to mount his opponent but Duddits defends it.
Evans frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Evans throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Duddits is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Evans wants to control the pace but Duddits is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duddits is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans raining down hammerfists from mount.
Evans takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Duddits is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Evans raining down shots from the mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Evans has control of Duddits's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Duddits regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Evans trying to control but Duddits is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans misses with a head shot.
Evans looking to finish with strikes here!
Duddits knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Evans on the ground.
Evans punishing his opponent with strikes.
Evans lands a big elbow.
Evans is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Duddits to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Duddits shrugs it off.
Evans working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duddits is squirming around, avoiding Evans's attempts to control the action.
Evans with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Evans landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Evans.
Duddits is squirming around, avoiding Evans's attempts to control the action.
Evans scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Evans lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Evans! Duddits is hurt baaadly! Evans is firing away with more strikes - Duddits is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Evans!
A very excited looking Michael Evans made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between True Vengeance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karlos Vemola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, True Vengeance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Karlos Vemola!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vengeance stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Vemola or perhaps it was just good defense by Vengeance which made him look bad.
Vemola gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vengeance counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
True Vengeance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karlos Vemola.
Vemola shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vengeance pinned against the cage. Vengeance gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vemola fails with the takedown
and Vengeance counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vemola shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vengeance manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vemola manages to get himself to full guard.
Vengeance stopping the sweep attempt from Vemola.
Vengeance drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vengeance jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vengeance drops back looking for a leg! Vemola is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vemola manages to kick Vengeance off! Vengeance jumps back into Vemola's guard.
Vemola looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vemola is on top in guard.
Vemola drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vemola jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vengeance has his foot on Vemola's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vemola works his way back into a safe position though.
Vengeance is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vemola is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Vengeance is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vemola defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vengeance is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vemola is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vengeance had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vemola defends it easily.
Vemola thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vengeance tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vengeance is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vemola drops back looking for a leg! Vengeance is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vengeance manages to kick Vemola off! Vemola jumps back into Vengeance's guard.
Vemola thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vemola stopping the sweep attempt from Vengeance.
Vemola thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vengeance controls Vemola momentarily but Vemola frees himself.
Vengeance looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vemola is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vengeance wants to sweep here but Vemola controlling him for the moment.
Vemola avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vemola passes Vengeance's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vemola is trying to work for a kimura but Vengeance is defending well.
Vemola is looking for a kimura but Vengeance is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vemola to get the leverage.
Vengeance is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vemola is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vengeance is just riding it out for now. Vemola eventually gives up the hold.
Vengeance looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vemola seems to be looking for submissions.
Vengeance is trying to get back to full guard.
Vemola seems to be working for a kimura but Vengeance defends the submission attempt.
Vemola is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vengeance sees it coming and defends easily.
Vemola wants to work for an arm triangle but Vengeance is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vemola is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vengeance is just riding it out for now. Vemola eventually gives up the hold.
Vemola looks gassed!
Vengeance regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
True Vengeance dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vengeance fails to land with a series of punches.
Vengeance misses the shot to the body.
Vengeance fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck for Vemola with that takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Vengeance. No joy for Vemola on that attempt.
Vengeance leaves Vemola with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
True Vengeance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karlos Vemola.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Vemola.
Vemola tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vengeance is trying to control Vemola's posture but Vemola avoids it.
Vemola tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vemola has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Vengeance's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vemola is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vengeance tries to improve position but can't.
Vemola tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vemola has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vemola thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Vengeance gets back to half guard.
Vemola seems to be working for a kimura but Vengeance defends the submission attempt.
Vengeance looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vengeance gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vemola thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vengeance is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vemola has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Vengeance to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Vemola is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Vengeance pulls down on the head and he's put Vemola to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). True Vengeance!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Sutherland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sutherland comes to the cage accompanied by Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince - Boom (Shake The Room). Santos is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by RAWR. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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180 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Sutherland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Santos!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sutherland shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Santos eats them both and turns towards Sutherland to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Santos throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sutherland tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Santos is in Sutherland's guard.
Santos throwing strikes from guard but Sutherland blocks nicely.
Santos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Santos stays in close to Sutherland's body and controls the position.
Sutherland throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Santos passes Sutherland's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Santos connects with a nice short shot to Sutherland's temple.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos wants to control but Sutherland is keeping him busy.
Santos works his way into side control.
Santos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sutherland knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sutherland tries to buck Santos off but Santos is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sutherland keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos working the ground and pound.
Santos is trying to get an arm triangle but Sutherland is defending well.
Santos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sutherland has escaped the position, nice work there.
Santos passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sutherland!
Sutherland is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Santos working Sutherland over with strikes here.
Santos prevents Sutherland from getting the reversal.
Santos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sutherland is squirming around, avoiding Santos's attempts to control the action.
Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Santos cracks Sutherland with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos with the ground and pound from mount.
Sutherland is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sutherland is in a horrible position here. Santos smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Santos.
Santos trying to control but Sutherland is having none of it.
Santos landing shots from mount.
Sutherland takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Santos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sutherland taking shots to the head.
Santos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sutherland is rocked!
Santos swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Santos!
Jack Santos thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Nudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez comes to the cage accompanied by Danza Kuduro. Bob Nudd has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 lbs
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190 lbs
6 - 8 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Bob Nudd!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nudd shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mendez pinned against the cage. Mendez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice body kick from Mendez.
Mendez thumps Nudd with a low kick.
Nudd takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mendez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mendez pushes Nudd away with a front kick.
Nudd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mendez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nudd shoots in for a takedown but Mendez shows good takedown defense.
Mendez lands a leg kick that knocks Nudd off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Mendez.
Mendez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nudd throws a combination that misses
and Mendez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nudd takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nudd misses with a wild combination.
Mendez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nudd looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Mendez has knocked Nudd down with a huge combo! Mendez steps away and waves a wobbly Nudd back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Nudd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mendez circles away quickly and effectively.
Mendez thuds his shin into the meat of Nudd's side.
Mendez feints a jab promting Nudd to slip. Mendez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nudd slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mendez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nudd misses with a combination
and Mendez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nudd's knee momentarily.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Mendez! Nudd is out on his feet! Mendez rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Nudd is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Nudd is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Mendez!
During a confident post fight interview, Antonio Mendez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tom Bielawski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Death Above (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bielawski comes to the cage accompanied by The Last of the Mohican. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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137 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Bielawski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Death Above!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Above avoids the head kick by Bielawski.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Above.
Above is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bielawski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Above is out of range.
A head kick misses from Bielawski.
Above blocks a low kick nicely.
Above is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bielawski.
Above keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bielawski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Above.
Bielawski dodges the punch combination from Above.
Above fails to land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Bielawski.
Bielawski misses with a head kick.
Bielawski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bielawski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Above misses with an uppercut.
Above will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bielawski throws a solid leg kick but Above takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bielawski.
Above on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bielawski. Bielawski obviously looking to wear him down.
Tom Bielawski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Above throws a right and a left that Bielawski avoids nicely.
Bielawski throws a head kick but Above moves out of range.
Above connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Some wild striking there from Above.
Above chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bielawski can pounce on him.
Above jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bielawski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bielawski throws a head kick that half lands.
Bielawski connects with a leg kick. Above looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Above connects with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bielawski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Above misses with a few strikes there.
Above throws a series of punches but Bielawski moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Above blocks the leg kick.
Bielawski throws a chopping leg kick but Above manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bielawski.
Above avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bielawski connects with a leg kick. Above looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bielawski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Above paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Above throws a leg kick but Bielawski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Above misses with a series of wild punches.
Bielawski throws a chopping leg kick but Above manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bielawski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bielawski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Above.
Bielawski throws a leg kick that misses.
Above throws a combination that misses
and Bielawski counters with a nice leg kick.
Bielawski misses with a head kick.
Bielawski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Above checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bielawski throws a leg kick but Above sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bielawski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Above throws an overhand right that lands on Bielawski's shoulder, as Bielawski tries to avoid the shot.
Bielawski 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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bielawski.
Bielawski cracks the inside of Above's front leg.
Some wild striking there from Above.
Bielawski dodges the punch combination from Above.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Above, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Above avoids the head kick by Bielawski.
Above throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bielawski counters with a nice leg kick.
Above looks gassed!
Bielawski misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Bielawski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bielawski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Above swinging wildly here.
Above throws a right and a left that both miss.
Above stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bielawski.
Above's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good work by Above as he checks the leg kick.
Above lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bielawski circles away quickly and effectively.
Above checks a leg kick.
Above takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bielawski misses with a low kick.
Tom Bielawski is winning the standup battle so far.
Bielawski is looking to clinch but Above is avoiding it.
Bielawski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bielawski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bielawski cracks the inside of Above's front leg.
Above misses with a kick to the body
and Bielawski counters with a low kick, right behind Above 's knee.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Above checks a leg kick.
Bielawski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bielawski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Above.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bielawski 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 Above has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Above and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bielawski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Death Above is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bielawski tries a low kick but Above avoids it.
Bielawski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Above falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bielawski counters with a thumping low kick.
Above is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bielawski misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Above checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bielawski tries a low kick but Above avoids it.
Bielawski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Above checks it well.
Bielawski tries to score with a low kick but Above moves his leg out of the way.
Bielawski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bielawski.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bielawski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bielawski throws out a leg kick but Above moves out of range and Bielawski only half commits.
Above misses with the combination.
Bielawski tries a low kick but Above avoids it.
Bielawski is looking to clinch but Above is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Above fails to land with a series of punches.
Above swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bielawski tries to clinch but Above is having none of it.
Above blocks a low kick nicely.
A combination from Above does no damage.
Bielawski tries to land a leg kick but Above saw it coming and moves away.
An inside leg kick from Bielawski misses.
Bielawski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bielawski throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Above.
It looks like Death Above has been cut.
Bielawski throws a head kick but Above moves out of range.
Bielawski thumps Above with a low kick.
Good work by Above as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bielawski throws a low kick but Above avoids it.
Bielawski cracks the inside of Above's front leg.
Bielawski is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice defenses there by Bielawski.
Bielawski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bielawski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Above throws a front kick aimed at Bielawski's knee but Bielawski avoids it well.
Bielawski tries to clinch up but Above circles away and keeps his distance.
Bielawski throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Above checks a low kick from Bielawski.
A clash of legs there as Bielawski blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Bielawski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Death Above's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bielawski 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 Above has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Above and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Above throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bielawski misses with a leg kick
enabling Above to counter with a crisp jab.
Bielawski slips under a jab from Above.
Above is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Above is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bielawski.
Above tries to bum rush Bielawski with a series of wild strikes but Bielawski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bielawski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bielawski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Above stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bielawski.
Bielawski throws a sloppy head kick and Above moves out of range easily.
Above checks a low kick from Bielawski.
Above swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bielawski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Above swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Above tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A good leg kick by Bielawski.
Above takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bielawski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bielawski tries to clinch there but Above circles away.
Bielawski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bielawski thumps Above with a low kick.
Bielawski connects with an inside leg kick.
Above tries to work over Bielawski's front leg with a kick but Bielawski checks it.
Bielawski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bielawski moves forwards but Above connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bielawski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bielawski.
Bielawski connects with an inside leg kick.
Bielawski doesn't manage to clinch there - Above circles away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Above throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bielawski wants to clinch up but Above keeps it at a distance.
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!
Bielawski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bielawski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bielawski with a knee to the head.
Bielawski landing knees to the body.
Bielawski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Above in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bielawski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Above is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bielawski lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bielawski.
Bielawski landing knees to the head.
Bielawski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Above has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bielawski lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Bielawski.
Bielawski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bielawski landing knees to the head.
Bielawski looking to throw knees to the head but Above is blocking nicely.
Bielawski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Above blocks it with crossed arms.
Above is trying to pull guard but Bielawski turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bielawski scores with a knee to the head.
Above is rocked!
Bielawski landing knees to the body.
Above is still on wobbly legs! Can Bielawski finish him?
Bielawski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Death Above has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bielawski misses with a knee to the head.
Above has had enough of the clinch but Bielawski keeps him there for the moment.
Above seems to have recovered his senses.
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!
Bielawski landing knees to the head.
Bielawski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Above blocks it with crossed arms.
Bielawski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tom Bielawski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bielawski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Above is trying to pull guard but Bielawski has him pressed against the cage.
Bielawski misses with a knee to the head.
Above pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Above tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bielawski, right into the meat.
Bielawski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Above throws a right and a left that Bielawski avoids nicely.
Bielawski connects with a solid leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bielawski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bielawski throws a leg kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Bielawski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bielawski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Bielawski!
A relieved looking Tom Bielawski 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 Dawkins Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Boyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Fred Boyle enters the cage!
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179 lbs
15 - 17 - 0 |
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176 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
15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Dawkins Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Fred Boyle!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boyle swivels and escapes.
Boyle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sanchez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Boyle to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Boyle controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sanchez is trying to keep Boyle in close.
Boyle makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sanchez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boyle is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Boyle trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Boyle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Boyle doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Boyle manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Boyle from controlling successfully.
Boyle slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Fred Boyle wasn't active enough on the ground.
Boyle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sanchez's waist but Sanchez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Boyle off to one side.
Sanchez cracks Boyle with an open hand slap.
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Boyle circles away.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Boyle avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Boyle's head but Boyle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boyle scores a takedown into full mount!
Sanchez tries to hold on but Boyle pushes him away.
Boyle lands a nice shot to the head.
It looks like Dawkins Sanchez has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Boyle cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Boyle controlling from the full mount.
Boyle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boyle tries to control but Sanchez wriggling away.
Sanchez tries to reverse the position but Boyle maintains control.
Boyle working the ground and pound effectively.
Dawkins Sanchez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Boyle looking to control but Sanchez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyle looking to secure an arm triangle but Sanchez defends it well.
Boyle looking to control but Sanchez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sanchez sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Boyle working the head and body with strikes.
Sanchez tries to kick Boyle off but Boyle keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard.
Boyle not doing much here.
Sanchez is staying active underneath Boyle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard.
Boyle landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jeez, Dawkins Sanchez's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dawkins Sanchez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fred Boyle!
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