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UFC 36 - Estrada vs Freeman PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akuma The Raging Demon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akuma The Raging Demon will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Excellent MT
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Akuma The Raging Demon!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Raging Demon misses with a double jab
and Henderson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Henderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Raging Demon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Raging Demon is pulling down on Henderson's head to control his posture.
Henderson postures up in The Raging Demon's guard and throws a big left but The Raging Demon blocks it.
The Raging Demon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Henderson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Raging Demon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Henderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Raging Demon is keeping the position for now.
The Raging Demon wants to stand but Henderson is controlling the position.
Henderson wants to control from the top but The Raging Demon keeps moving.
Henderson looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Henderson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Henderson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Henderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Raging Demon is squirming around, avoiding Henderson's attempts to control the action.
The Raging Demon is wriggling around trying to escape.
The Raging Demon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The Raging Demon slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks The Raging Demon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but The Raging Demon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Henderson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The Raging Demon is trying to get back to full guard.
Henderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Henderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Henderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Raging Demon is trying to stand up here but Henderson is controlling him well.
Henderson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Henderson prevents The Raging Demon from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Henderson prevents The Raging Demon from standing back up.
Ground and pound from Henderson.
The Raging Demon wants to control but Henderson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Henderson moves nicely into side control.
The Raging Demon is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Henderson works his way into side control.
Henderson moves into full mount!
Henderson landing strikes from the mount and The Raging Demon is in trouble!
Henderson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Henderson lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson trying to control but The Raging Demon is having none of it.
The referee warns The Raging Demon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Henderson controlling from the full mount.
The Raging Demon tries to reverse the position but Henderson maintains control.
Henderson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The Raging Demon is in a horrible position here. Henderson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The Raging Demon tries to hold on but Henderson postures up.
Henderson landing strikes from the mount and The Raging Demon is in trouble!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Raging Demon wants to control but Henderson is having none of it.
BOOM! Henderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Henderson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Raging Demon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The Raging Demon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Henderson eats them both and turns towards The Raging Demon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Don Henderson has been cut.
The Raging Demon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and The Raging Demon duly obliges.
Henderson is rocked!
Horrible takedown by Henderson or perhaps it was just good defense by The Raging Demon which made him look bad.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Raging Demon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Henderson has time to react.
Oh Henderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Don Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Henderson.
Henderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Henderson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for The Raging Demon!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson trying to control but The Raging Demon is having none of it.
Don Henderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Raging Demon 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.
Henderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Henderson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The Raging Demon trying to control here.
Henderson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Raging Demon pushes Henderson off looking to stand but Henderson dives back in and keeps control.
Henderson prevents The Raging Demon from improving his position.
The Raging Demon wants to control but Henderson is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to advance to full mount but The Raging Demon doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
The Raging Demon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The Raging Demon looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Raging Demon get's back to his feet.
The Raging Demon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Raging Demon.
The Raging Demon misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Raging Demon swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
The Raging Demon stuffs the takedown attempt from Henderson. Henderson gets slowly back to his feet.
The Raging Demon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Henderson doesn't seem bothered though.
The Raging Demon misses with a double jab.
The Raging Demon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Raging Demon lands the left hand.
Nice jab there from The Raging Demon.
The Raging Demon connects with a body shot.
The Raging Demon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown but The Raging Demon shows good takedown defense.
Henderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Raging Demon misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akuma The Raging Demon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Don Henderson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Henderson dodges the punch combination from The Raging Demon.
The Raging Demon lands with a nice combination. Henderson backs away looking to recover.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown but The Raging Demon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Raging Demon as he avoids it easily.
The Raging Demon leaves Henderson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Raging Demon throws a right hand that Henderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Henderson also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Raging Demon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Henderson's hands.
The Raging Demon just misses with a punch to the body.
The Raging Demon throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Henderson's jaw, knocking him onto his back! The Raging Demon dives in looking to finish as Henderson flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block The Raging Demon's strikes! The Raging Demon is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Henderson's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Henderson was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akuma The Raging Demon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Peezy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Ketchup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peezy comes to the cage accompanied by 300 violin orchestra. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as John Ketchup enters the cage!
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142 lbs
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150 lbs
9 - 27 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Peezy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, John Ketchup!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peezy throws a head kick that misses.
Ketchup looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Peezy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Peezy.
Peezy scores with a leg kick.
A big left from Peezy misses.
Ketchup shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Peezy defends it nicely.
Peezy moves into range and clinches up with Ketchup.
Ketchup takes an elbow to the temple.
Peezy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Peezy obliges.
Ketchup takes an elbow to the forehead.
Peezy just leaning against Ketchup, taking a breather.
Ketchup is working for takedown but Peezy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Peezy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ketchup's defenses.
Peezy lands a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Peezy lands an elbow that stopped Ketchup in his tracks for a moment.
Peezy misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ketchup gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Peezy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Peezy tries to get out of the position.
Ketchup wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peezy keeps working.
Ketchup is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Peezy makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Peezy moves into range and clinches up with Ketchup.
Peezy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Peezy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Peezy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ketchup wants to break free but Peezy has control.
Peezy lands with a right to the head.
Ketchup is trying to pull guard but Peezy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Joe Peezy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Ketchup.
Peezy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Peezy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Peezy lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peezy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Peezy crunches a lovely knee into Ketchup's ribcage.
Peezy is stalling here.
Peezy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Peezy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ketchup's defenses.
Nice elbow from Peezy.
Ketchup takes an elbow to the temple.
Ketchup misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peezy.
Peezy stalls.
Peezy misses with a knee strike.
Peezy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Peezy works on Ketchup's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peezy is stalling here.
Peezy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ketchup dodges an elbow strike from Peezy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Peezy.
Peezy scores with a knee to the head.
Peezy tries to land a knee to the head but Ketchup blocks with his arms.
Peezy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ketchup blocks the elbow strike.
Peezy lands an elbow inside that Ketchup shrugs off.
Ketchup just leaning against Peezy, taking a breather.
Peezy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Peezy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Peezy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Peezy scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peezy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Peezy struggles to land a body shot inside as Ketchup controls his hands.
Peezy lands an elbow inside.
Peezy connects with a knee to the head.
Peezy lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ketchup wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Peezy has him pressed against the cage.
Ketchup letting Peezy take a breather here.
Ketchup blocks an elbow strike from Peezy.
Peezy lands a knee to the head.
Peezy misses with an elbow strike.
Peezy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peezy has Ketchup pressed against the cage.
Ketchup breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Peezy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Peezy clinches with his opponent.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Peezy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ketchup's brow.
Peezy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Peezy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peezy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peezy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peezy prevents Ketchup from breaking the clinch.
Peezy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Joe Peezy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice elbow from Peezy.
Peezy tries a knee to the head but Ketchup blocks it.
Peezy tries a knee to the head but Ketchup blocks it.
Peezy lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Peezy.
Ketchup is breathing heavily.
Ketchup breaks the clinch.
Peezy throws a body punch but Ketchup moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Ketchup. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peezy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Peezy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Peezy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Peezy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ketchup blocks it with crossed arms.
Peezy lands an elbow inside.
Peezy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ketchup changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Peezy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Peezy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Peezy instigates a clinch.
Peezy lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Peezy.
Peezy leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ketchup takes an elbow to the temple.
Peezy lands a damaging elbow.
Ketchup trying to land knees to the body.
Peezy lands an elbow just above Ketchup 's eye.
Peezy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ketchup's defenses.
Peezy lands an elbow inside that Ketchup shrugs off.
Ketchup is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peezy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ketchup is still on wobbly legs! Can Peezy finish him?
Nice elbow from Peezy.
Peezy connects with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Peezy.
Peezy lands an elbow inside.
Peezy pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Ketchup! Peezy unloads with more strikes and Ketchup sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Peezy!
A relieved looking Joe Peezy 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 Jonas Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garry Grappler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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174 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonas Gustafsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Garry Grappler!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gustafsson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Grappler, up you get!
Gustafsson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jonas Gustafsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustafsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grappler at a distance.
Gustafsson lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gustafsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gustafsson works the jab nicely.
Gustafsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
No joy there for Gustafsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gustafsson throws a left that rocks Grappler and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Gustafsson dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Grappler regain composure!
Grappler is rocked!
Gustafsson crunches a massive hammerfist down on Grappler - he's out! Gustafsson Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jonas Gustafsson!
During a confident post fight interview, Jonas Gustafsson 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Fred Dirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cisay Salace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fred Dirk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 lbs
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192 lbs
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Fred Dirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Cisay Salace!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dirk looks to score with a jab to the body but Salace is just out of range.
Dirk throws a nice looking combination but Salace bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Salace misses with a body shot.
Fred Dirk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dirk moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dirk misses with a low kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Salace utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Salace tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dirk just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dirk throws an elbow that misses.
Dirk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Salace throws an elbow that misses.
Salace comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dirk misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Salace takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Salace just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dirk's brow.
Salace managing to block the knees to the body from Dirk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirk dodges an elbow strike from Salace.
Salace pushes off an throws an elbow but Dirk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dirk blocks an elbow strike.
Salace lands a nice elbow.
Salace tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dirk has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Salace clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Dirk lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Dirk is striking from the back but Salace escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Salace trying to control here.
Salace regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dirk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirk postures up in Salace's guard and throws a big left but Salace blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dirk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dirk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dirk scoring with punches to the head and body.
Salace is controlling Dirk's posture.
Salace is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dirk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Salace is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Salace preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Salace 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirk throws a strike but Salace rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dirk has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Salace can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dirk looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dirk isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Salace stacks Dirk on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Salace!
Dirk tries to bench press Salace off him but Salace keeps the position.
Dirk manages to work his way to half guard, despite Salace's best efforts.
Nice strikes from Salace there.
Salace prevents Dirk from improving his position.
Salace lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salace is trying to control. Dirk wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Salace is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dirk is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Salace pulls his head out easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salace working over Dirk with some ground and pound. Dirk looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Salace working Dirk over with strikes.
Dirk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Salace working Dirk over with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salace looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Salace winds up and cracks Dirk with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dirk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cisay Salace will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Salace blocks a low kick nicely.
A punch combination from Dirk misses.
Salace moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Dirk. Beautiful body shot.
Salace lands with a hook. Dirk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Salace blocks a low kick nicely.
Salace has managed to clinch.
Dirk gets underhooks to prevent Salace's takedown attempt.
Salace scores a nice knee to the body.
Salace lands a damaging elbow.
Salace looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dirk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Salace is defending well for now.
Dirk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salace has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Salace looking to throw knees to the head but Dirk is blocking nicely.
Dirk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salace.
Dirk lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dirk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salace tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dirk smiles and moves away.
Salace jabs Dirk right on the nose. Dirk blinks but takes it well.
Salace plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dirk gets caught napping as Salace dives in and scores a takedown. Dirk manages to retain guard.
Salace throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dirk wants to stand but Salace is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dirk had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Salace defends it easily.
Salace stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dirk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dirk has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Salace can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Salace controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salace keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dirk's head.
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!
Dirk looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Salace has picked Dirk up and slammed him! Dirk can't keep hold of the triangle and Salace manages to pass to side control!
Salace lands a few punches from side control.
Salace lands an elbow.
Dirk tries to improve position but can't.
Dirk gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Salace seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dirk does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Salace trying to control the pace.
Salace frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirk is bucking up trying to escape but Salace cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dirk keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Salace lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dirk hang on?
Dirk is desperately trying to improve his position but Salace has a good base and remains in mount.
Salace looking to finish Dirk with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dirk!
Salace controlling his opponent.
Salace has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Salace raining down hammerfists from mount.
Dirk is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Salace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salace prevents Dirk from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salace throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Dirk has his hands clasped together but Salace breaks the hold and Dirk is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Salace!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cisay Salace!
Cisay Salace spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raw Whore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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28
184 lbs
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185 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Raw Whore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Silva!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Whore holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Whore is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Whore after a bit of a struggle.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Raw Whore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Silva.
Whore gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Whore has the dominant position.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Whore avoids the damage to the body.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Whore has him pressed against the cage.
Whore has Silva pressed against the cage.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Whore looks to move to half guard but instead Silva has passed into mount! Damn!
Whore is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Whore is looking to get to half guard.
Whore is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Silva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Whore's face.
Whore can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Whore is having none of it.
Whore is working to get back to half guard.
Whore taking shots to the head.
It looks like Raw Whore has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whore is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva looking to control but Whore is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva landing strikes from the mount.
Silva is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Whore has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Silva prevents Whore from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva cracks Whore with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Whore keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Whore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Whore can't escape the position.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Whore is trying to stand up.
Silva breaks from Whore's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Whore is rocked!
Raw Whore's cut is getting worse.
Whore tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Oh Whore is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee warns Whore that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Whore is breathing heavily.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Silva! Whore is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexander Silva!
Alexander Silva looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'id like to give my new stable a plug, the forbidden gym in london the most professional gym i have ever trained at thanks guys '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Martin Walter enters the cage!
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29
170 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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176 lbs
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesse Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Walter!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Walter misses.
Walter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Walter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Walter misses with a wild body shot.
Walter digs a good hook to Taylor's body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Walter, right into the meat.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taylor stalks Walter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Walter's face. Walter staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Martin Walter has been cut.
Taylor throws a right hand that Walter ducks under and follows up with a left that Walter also avoids with ease.
Walter throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
Taylor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor defending well as Walter loads up on a big left hand.
Walter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Walter.
A head kick misses from Taylor.
Walter takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Walter throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walter blocks a jab.
Walter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Taylor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Walter has time to react.
Taylor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taylor scores with a takedown into Walter's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Walter wants to stand up but Taylor is controlling him.
Taylor drops back looking for a leg! Walter is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Walter manages to kick Taylor off! Taylor jumps back into Walter's guard.
Taylor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Taylor jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Walter keeping full guard, as Taylor tries to pass.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor is working hard here to advance position.
Walter wants to stand and escape but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor wants to pass the guard but Walter is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter wants to stand and escape but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Walter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walter is looking to stand up but Taylor isn't so interested in that idea.
Walter is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Taylor dives into side control.
Walter takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Taylor shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Walter is trying to defend but Taylor finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor stops Walter from getting back to his feet.
Taylor wants to take a breather but Walter is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Taylor wants to pass to mount but Walter is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor is trying to control the action in half guard but Walter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Taylor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Walter's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Taylor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Walter pinned against the cage. Walter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Walter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jesse Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Walter looks like he's trying to stand up.
Taylor is trying to control the action in half guard but Walter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Walter wants to get back to his feet.
Taylor is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is working for a submission of some sort.
Walter is trying to stand back up but Taylor is controlling him
Walter is staying active underneath Taylor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor passes to side control.
Walter is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Taylor wants to control but Walter is keeping him busy.
Taylor prevents Walter from escaping the position.
Taylor in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Taylor tries for a kimura but Walter is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Taylor drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Taylor advances nicely into full mount.
Taylor wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Walter'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Taylor throws a jab but it's blocked by Walter.
Taylor shoots in looking for a takedown. Walter tries to sprawl out of it but Taylor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Walter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Left hook, right uppercut from Walter.
Jesse Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
Taylor shoots in for a double leg but Walter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Walter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Taylor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Martin Walter's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taylor takes a kick to the side of the head.
Walter swinging wildly here.
Taylor connects with a body shot.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walter was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but Walter shows good takedown defense.
A slow jab from Walter misses its intended target.
That kick from Walter tenderised Taylor's leg. Taylor is trying to keep his angry face on.
Taylor throws a poor cross that misses
and Walter counters with a series of strikes. Taylor will be more careful next time no doubt.
It looks like Jesse Taylor has been cut.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Walter but Walter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter throws a one two combo.
Martin Walter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taylor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Some wild striking there from Walter.
Walter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor moves out of range of the body kick.
Taylor thows a body shot but no joy.
Walter throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.
Walter lands a body shot.
Walter lands a really nice looking cross but Taylor seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Walter.
Walter blocks a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Walter. Those never looked like landing.
Taylor throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Walter was covering up waiting for the punch and Taylor finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Walter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walter wants to get back to his feet but Taylor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Walter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Taylor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Walter keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Taylor tries to free his leg and advance position but Walter is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Walter keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Taylor won't allow Walter to get back to his feet.
Walter wriggles free and stands up.
A combination from Taylor does no damage.
Taylor takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Walter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jesse Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walter.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Walter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Walter.
Walter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Walter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Taylor counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Walter's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walter wants to stand and escape but Taylor is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Martin Walter.
I think Taylor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Taylor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dupree Owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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23
179 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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33
178 lbs
17 - 20 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dupree Owens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Rogers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rogers goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rogers pushes Owens up against the cage in a clinch.
Rogers wants a takedown.
Rogers breaks from the clinch.
Owens takes a swing at Rogers's ribcage but misses.
Owens tries to keep at a distance but Rogers has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rogers jumps guard but Owens turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Owens letting Rogers take a breather here.
Owens prevents the takedown attempt.
Dupree Owens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Rogers.
Owens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Owens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rogers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Owens gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Owens trying to control the position but Rogers is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens misses with the ground and pound.
Owens decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Owens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Owens connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rogers's hands.
Rogers fails with the takedown
and Owens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rogers closes the distance and clinches.
Rogers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rogers dives in and grabs Owens's left leg, looking for a takedown. Owens pushes down on Rogers's head and hops out.
Owens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rogers circles away quickly and effectively.
Owens just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers with a poor takedown
and Owens counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Owens'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.
Rogers thowing shots but they're missing.
Owens blocking the ground and pound.
Rogers manages to capitalize on a mistake by Owens to take his back!
Owens breaks Rogers's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Owens wants to get up but he can't break Rogers's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Owens has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rogers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rogers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Owens is working Rogers over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Owens throws a big right hand that misses.
Rogers wants to sweep but no luck.
Rogers will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Owens missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Owens pushes down on Rogers's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rogers misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rogers kicks off Owens and gets to his feet.
Rogers thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Owens if he has to take too many more of those.
Rogers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Owens swivels and escapes.
Rogers shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Owens counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers shoots in but no luck this time.
Rogers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Owens sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rogers somewhat.
Owens changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dupree Owens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rogers looks gassed!
Rogers misses with a takedown
and Owens counters with a straight right hand.
Owens throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rogers counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Owens!
Owens is trying to stand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogers swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Owens is now in Rogers's guard. A big mistake from Rogers there, giving up the dominant position!
Rogers wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dupree Owens will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Owens thows a body shot but no joy.
Owens wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Owens. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Owens tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rogers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Owens stuffs the takedown attempt from Rogers. Rogers gets slowly back to his feet.
Owens stuffs the takedown attempt from Rogers. Rogers gets slowly back to his feet.
A good leg kick by Owens.
Rogers closes the distance and clinches up with Owens, looking for a takedown. Rogers pushes Owens against the cage but Owens circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dupree Owens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Rogers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rogers shoots in but Owens avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Owens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Owens throws a hook but Rogers blocks it.
Rogers avoids the head kick by Owens.
Rogers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dupree Owens is winning the standup battle so far.
Rogers closes the distance but Owens moves to the side
enabling Owens to counter with a crisp jab.
Rogers checks a low kick from Owens.
Nice sprawl there from Owens as Rogers shoots in.
Owens attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers with a poor takedown
and Owens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rogers needs to keep his hands up - Owens had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Owens checks a low kick from Rogers.
Owens looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rogers shoots in and drives through. Owens sprawls well.
Rogers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rogers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Owens sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rogers is breathing heavily.
Owens scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers wants to slow Owens down by chopping away at his legs.
Owens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Owens throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rogers.
Owens swats away the attempt to clinch by Rogers.
Some wild striking there from Owens.
A punch combination from Owens misses.
Rogers tries to clinch
and Owens counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Owens lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Owens leaves Rogers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rogers fails with the takedown
and Owens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owens takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rogers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Owens thuds his right hand into Rogers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rogers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Owens misses with a double jab.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Owens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rogers closes the distance but Owens moves to the side
enabling Owens to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Owens throws an overhand right that lands on Rogers's shoulder, as Rogers tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dupree Owens dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rogers shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Owens's guard.
Owens is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Owens is looking to stand up but Rogers isn't so interested in that idea.
Rogers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Owens swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rogers chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Owens has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Rogers is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Owens.
Rogers prevents Owens from escaping the position.
Owens gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rogers is looking for a kimura but Owens is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rogers to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owens wants to get back to full guard but Rogers has mounted him!
Owens tries to hold on but Rogers postures up.
Rogers throws some wild stikes that Owens manages to avoid easily.
Owens is trying to stand up.
Rogers goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Owens turns into him and now he's in Rogers's guard.
Rogers wants to sweep but no luck.
Rogers has his foot on Owens's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Owens works his way back into a safe position though.
Rogers is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Owens is aware though and is defending well.
Rogers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Owens preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Owens passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogers gets back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogers pushes Owens off and gets back to his feet.
Owens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Owens misses with a combination
and Rogers counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Owens is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rogers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Owens.
Dupree Owens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Owens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Owens but Owens pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rogers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Owens stuffs the takedown attempt from Rogers. Rogers gets slowly back to his feet.
Owens feints and then cracks Rogers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rogers down.
Rogers misses with a takedown attempt - Owens sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dupree Owens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Rogers.
Rogers tries for a takedown but Owens circles away easily
and Owens counters with a left to the body.
Dupree Owens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Owens scores with a nice right hand.
Owens thuds a left hand into Rogers's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owens gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Owens wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rogers has him pressed against the cage.
Owens wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Owens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rogers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Owens is defending well for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rogers keeps control of Owens as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rogers tries to throw a body punch but Owens avoids it by throwing Rogers back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Owens tries to circle away but Rogers has him pinned against the cage.
Rogers is looking for a takedown.
Steve Rogers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Owens looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dupree Owens.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Owens, 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 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dupree Owens!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lie Die (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fiodor Jemelianko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fiodor Jemelianko acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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215 lbs
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221 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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lie Die!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Fiodor Jemelianko!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Die fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Die closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jemelianko's guard.
Jemelianko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jemelianko looking for a sweep. Not yet Jemelianko, not yet.
Jemelianko looking for subs off his back but Die has passed one foot through into half guard.
Jemelianko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jemelianko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Die pulls his head out easily.
Jemelianko looking for submissions off his back.
Die thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jemelianko is refusing to be controlled, as Die sits in half guard.
Jemelianko works his way to full guard. Good work.
Die pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jemelianko is keeping the position for now.
Die in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jemelianko looking for a sweep. Not yet Jemelianko, not yet.
Die scoring with some ground and pound.
Die loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Die works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Die is trying to control the action in half guard but Jemelianko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Die has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jemelianko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Die trying to control but Jemelianko is working from the bottom.
Jemelianko 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.
Jemelianko is looking for a triangle but Die pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jemelianko working a defensive guard here.
Die looking to pass the guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jemelianko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Die doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Die manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jemelianko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Die is aware though and is defending well.
Die postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Die trying to control the position from guard on top but Jemelianko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Die tries to free his leg and advance position but Jemelianko is retaining full guard.
Die is working hard here to advance position.
Die trying to control but Jemelianko is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jemelianko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Die manages to get himself to full guard.
Jemelianko advances position into side control!
Jemelianko wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Die, who protects the arm well.
Die gets back to half guard.
Jemelianko trying to pass the guard but Die defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Die manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jemelianko is looking to stand up but Die won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jemelianko looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Die looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Die looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Die working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jemelianko.
Jemelianko has gone for a leg lock! Die slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jemelianko's guard.
Jemelianko controls Die momentarily but Die frees himself.
Jemelianko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Die trying to control the position from guard on top but Jemelianko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jemelianko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jemelianko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lie Die will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Die tries a head kick but it misses.
Jemelianko looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Die is pressing down on Jemelianko's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jemelianko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jemelianko postures up and lands a big shot to Die's brow.
Die has his foot on Jemelianko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jemelianko works his way back into a safe position though.
Jemelianko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Die is keeping the position for now.
Jemelianko trying to control the position from guard on top but Die is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Die is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Die is trying to keep Jemelianko in close.
Jemelianko has gone for a leg lock! Die slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jemelianko's guard.
Jemelianko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Die is aware though and is defending well.
Die wants to control from the top but Jemelianko keeps moving.
Jemelianko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Die defends well.
Die stands and throws Jemelianko's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Die advances nicely into full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Die wants to control the pace but Jemelianko is squirming around nicely.
Jemelianko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jemelianko taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Die wants to control the pace but Jemelianko is squirming around nicely.
Jemelianko working to try and regain half guard.
Die looking for a guillotine from mount but Jemelianko is having none of it.
Die can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jemelianko is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Die controlling his opponent.
Jemelianko slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Die is looking to take a break and control but Jemelianko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jemelianko wants to control but Die is keeping busy.
Jemelianko is not content to let Die control the position.
Jemelianko trying to control from the bottom.
Jemelianko looking for submissions off his back.
Jemelianko looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Die wants to free his trapped foot but Jemelianko is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Die takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Die is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jemelianko sees it coming and defends easily.
Die is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jemelianko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jemelianko keeping full guard, as Die tries to pass.
Jemelianko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lie Die dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Die lands an overhand right.
Jemelianko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Die avoids it really well and circles away.
Jemelianko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Die throws a big elbow that misses.
Die trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Die won't allow Jemelianko to sweep him here.
Jemelianko working for a triangle but Die defends it easily.
Die makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Die passes Jemelianko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Die works his way into full mount!
Jemelianko gets back to half guard.
Jemelianko gets full guard.
Jemelianko keeping moving, preventing Die from controlling successfully.
Jemelianko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Die doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Die manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Die wants to control from the top but Jemelianko keeps moving.
Die pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jemelianko is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Die drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Die jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Die lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lie Die overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jemelianko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Die trying to control but Jemelianko is working from the bottom.
Die got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jemelianko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Die has managed to get both his arms back between Jemelianko's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jemelianko keeping moving, preventing Die from controlling successfully.
Die avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jemelianko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jemelianko pushes a forearm under Die's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Die is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fiodor Jemelianko!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Falko Estrada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huey Freeman (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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218 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Falko Estrada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Huey Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman tries to clinch up but Estrada circles away and keeps his distance.
Freeman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Estrada to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Estrada is in close to Freeman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Freeman keeping moving, preventing Estrada from controlling successfully.
Estrada is looking to work some ground and pound but Freeman has wrist control.
Estrada makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Estrada wants to pass the guard but Freeman is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Estrada postures up in Freeman's guard and throws a big left but Freeman blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Estrada advances position into side control!
Estrada in side control, throwing shots but Freeman defends.
Freeman is working to avoid the ground and pound but Estrada connects with a decent elbow.
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!
Freeman is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Estrada's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Estrada wants to take a breather but Freeman is having none of it.
Estrada is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Freeman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ground and pound from Estrada.
Estrada lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Freeman is looking to control Estrada's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Freeman avoid being mounted?
Estrada stalling.
Freeman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Estrada thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Freeman's head.
Freeman trying to control here.
Freeman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Estrada has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Estrada stalling away here and it's allowed Freeman to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Freeman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Estrada is aware though and is defending well.
Freeman is trying to keep Estrada in close.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Estrada trying to move into half guard but instead Freeman has managed to sweep!
Freeman looking to pass the guard.
Estrada looking for a guillotine here but Freeman defends easily.
Freeman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman looks to clinch
and Estrada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Freeman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Estrada counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Estrada.
Estrada preventing the sweep.
Freeman has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Estrada has passed into side control.
Freeman wants to control but Estrada postures up.
Estrada working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Estrada cracks Freeman with a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freeman struggling a bit here.
Freeman is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Estrada has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Estrada landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estrada is working Freeman over with some ground and pound from side control.
Estrada slows the pace down.
Estrada is chipping away with strikes.
Estrada cracks Freeman with a big elbow.
Estrada cracks Freeman with a big right hand but Freeman just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Estrada throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Freeman misses with a strike from the bottom.
Estrada throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Estrada lands an elbow.
Estrada is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Freeman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Estrada looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Falko Estrada dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Freeman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Estrada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Estrada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Freeman.
Freeman tries to clinch up
and Estrada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Freeman closes the distance but Estrada moves to the side
and Freeman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Estrada fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Freeman sprawls well initially but Estrada persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Estrada looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Freeman tries to get to full guard but Estrada has control of the leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freeman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Estrada's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Estrada's back!
Estrada trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Freeman doesn't have the hooks in and Estrada manages to turn into his guard.
Estrada scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Freeman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Estrada is aware though and is defending well.
Estrada throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Freeman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Estrada throws a big elbow that misses.
Estrada postures up in Freeman's guard and throws a big left but Freeman blocks it.
Falko Estrada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Estrada connects with a couple of short punches.
Estrada loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Freeman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Estrada in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Freeman trying to keep a closed guard but Estrada is proving a slippery customer.
Freeman keeping moving, preventing Estrada from controlling successfully.
Estrada postures up in Freeman's guard and throws a big left but Freeman blocks it.
Estrada postures up in Freeman's guard and throws a big left but Freeman blocks it.
Freeman keeping moving, preventing Estrada from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Estrada content to stall in guard here.
Freeman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Freeman trying to control the position here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OK we're going to have a standup here. Huey Freeman hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Freeman leaves Estrada with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Freeman gets caught napping as Estrada dives in and scores a takedown. Freeman manages to retain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman keeping full guard, as Estrada tries to pass.
Estrada wants to control from the top but Freeman keeps moving.
Estrada stops Freeman from standing up.
Estrada throws an elbow that misses. Freeman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Estrada's guard. Nice move by Freeman!
Freeman wants to control from the top but Estrada keeps moving.
Estrada looking for a sweep. Not yet Estrada, not yet.
Estrada working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Freeman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Estrada is tightening it up a little... Freeman has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Freeman reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Freeman taps out! Nice BJJ there by Estrada!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Falko Estrada!
Falko Estrada thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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