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VERSUS Friday Fight Night VI PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between True Vengeance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Billy Riley enters the cage!
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, True Vengeance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Riley!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vengeance lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riley circles away quickly and effectively.
Vengeance misses with a double jab
and Riley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Riley is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vengeance sees it coming and defends easily.
Vengeance looks like he's trying to stand up.
Riley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Riley is keen to just control but Vengeance is a slippery customer.
Riley is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Riley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vengeance's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley stalling.
Riley 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. Riley eventually gives up the hold.
Vengeance makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Vengeance misses.
Horrible takedown by Riley or perhaps it was just good defense by Vengeance which made him look bad.
Vengeance throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vengeance.
Nice sprawl there from Vengeance as Riley shoots in.
Riley looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Riley stops Vengeance from getting back to his feet.
Riley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vengeance with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Riley tries to pass to full mount but Vengeance defends it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vengeance wants to get back to his feet.
Riley wants to stand up but Vengeance has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Riley misses with a head shot. Vengeance uses the momentum to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riley has gone for a leg lock! Vengeance slips out almost immediately though and dives into Riley's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vengeance defends it easily.
Riley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vengeance is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vengeance working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vengeance throwing strikes but missing.
Vengeance throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Riley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Riley pulls Vengeance in close to prevent any damage.
Vengeance is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Riley dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vengeance swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Riley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Riley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vengeance defends it well.
Riley decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Riley has a takedown stuffed.
Vengeance falls off balance throwing a combination
and Riley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riley is looking for submissions but instead, Vengeance has regained full guard.
Riley wants to pass the guard but Vengeance is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vengeance wants to stand and escape but Riley is having none of it.
Riley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Riley wants to control from the top but Vengeance keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Riley drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Vengeance dives on top into guard.
Riley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vengeance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riley is pulling down on Vengeance's head to control his posture.
Riley trying to control the position.
Riley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Riley working a defensive guard here.
Riley seems keen to control Vengeance's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Billy Riley wasn't active enough on the ground.
Vengeance throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vengeance swivels and escapes.
Vengeance swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Riley counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Riley has gone for a leg lock! Vengeance slips out almost immediately though and dives into Riley's guard.
Riley is breathing heavily.
Vengeance content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vengeance throws a strike but Riley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Riley drops back, looking for a kneebar! Vengeance looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Vengeance looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Vengeance!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vengeance working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Vengeance lands an elbow.
Riley is looking to regain half guard here but Vengeance keeps moving and retains side control.
Vengeance throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Vengeance creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Riley sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Vengeance lands a few punches from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley regains half guard, as Vengeance was trying to land strikes.
Vengeance thows a huge punch but Riley dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Riley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Vengeance falls off balance throwing a combination
and Riley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Riley wants a takedown but no success here.
Riley is pushing Vengeance up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vengeance wants to get back to striking at distance but Riley won't allow it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Riley tries for a takedown. No joy.
Riley effectively controlling the action here.
Riley trying to land knees to the body.
Vengeance breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vengeance misses with a combination
and Riley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vengeance won't be happy with that.
Billy Riley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Riley tries to move to mount but Vengeance blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vengeance throws Riley to one side and escapes!
Some wild striking there from Vengeance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Riley.
True Vengeance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Riley.
Vengeance throws a left and a right that both miss
and Riley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Riley closes the distance and clinches up with Vengeance, looking for a takedown. Riley pushes Vengeance against the cage but Vengeance circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Riley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vengeance gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Riley to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Riley drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Vengeance manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Riley has Vengeance in his guard.
Vengeance in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vengeance throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vengeance accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Riley is trying to keep Vengeance in close.
Riley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Riley trying to keep a closed guard but Vengeance is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vengeance throwing strikes but missing.
Vengeance throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Riley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vengeance throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vengeance postures up in Riley's guard and throws a big left but Riley blocks it.
Vengeance scoring with some ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Riley holds on and takes a little breather.
Riley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vengeance missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Riley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vengeance is one step ahead there.
Riley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Riley has Vengeance pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley wants to sweep here but Vengeance controlling him for the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Riley holds on and takes a little breather.
True Vengeance has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vengeance lands a couple of elbows.
Vengeance missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vengeance trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vengeance accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vengeance throws an elbow that misses. Riley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vengeance's guard. Nice move by Riley!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riley has gone for a leg lock! Vengeance slips out almost immediately though and dives into Riley's guard.
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 True Vengeance.
I think Riley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Riley!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mazard Unis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Jacksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unis comes to the cage accompanied by War is the Answer. Jacksson has chosen Volbeat - Evelyn Live feat Petrov as his entrance music. 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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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Mazard Unis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Arnold Jacksson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacksson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Unis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jacksson sprawls well initially but Unis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jacksson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jacksson actively working from the bottom here.
Unis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jacksson defends it well.
Jacksson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Unis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Unis's back!
Unis is trying to get back to his feet but Jacksson has full control of the position and if anything, Unis has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Jacksson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Unis has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacksson is persistently looking for the submission but Unis is defending it well.
Jacksson is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacksson wants to control but Unis is keeping busy.
Jacksson looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Unis taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Arnold Jacksson!
Arnold Jacksson made sure to mention his sponsor, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barney Phife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Galt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Phife might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fernandinho - Mais Alto. Galt comes into a darkened arena with his song building. State of the Union by Rise Against kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Barney Phife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, John Galt!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phife swings widly with a right hand
and Phife takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phife lands with a hook. Galt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Phife looks to score with a jab to the body but Galt is just out of range.
Galt avoids the body shot from Phife.
Galt misses with a series of wild punches.
Phife throws a jab but it's blocked by Galt.
Galt looks for the body kick but Phife saw that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Phife lands an impressive looking overhand right. Galt doesn't seem phased though.
Phife misses with a jab to the body
and Galt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Phife thinking.
Phife throws a quick inside leg kick.
Phife blocks a jab.
Galt slips a straight right by Phife.
Phife throws the left hand but Galt avoids the punch easily.
Galt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phife throws a hook to the side of Galt's head but Galt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phife throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phife takes one on the button.
Galt takes a swing at Phife's ribcage but misses.
Galt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Phife throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Galt on the side of the head.
Galt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Galt misses with a head kick.
A big left from Phife misses.
Phife throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circle momentarily. Phife darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Galt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Phife lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phife attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Phife throws out a loose jab but Galt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barney Phife seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phife just misses with a punch to the body.
Phife misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Galt.
Phife cracks Galt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Phife takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Phife uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Phife throws a right hand that misses
and Galt counters with a head kick that drops Phife to the mat! Phife scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Phife lands with a cross.
Phife throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phife is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Galt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Phife is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Galt pushes off an throws an elbow but Phife leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Galt lands a big knee to the head and Phife goes down! Galt pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Galt!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, John Galt made sure he mentioned GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Killian Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Alexandrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gallagher might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kakkahätä 77 - Tää on sun helvetti. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Anton Alexandrov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Killian Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Anton Alexandrov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandrov with a poor takedown
and Gallagher counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gallagher looks to land a combination but Alexandrov avoids it well.
Alexandrov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gallagher to the mat! Gallagher manages to get full guard.
Alexandrov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gallagher works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gallagher keeping moving, preventing Alexandrov from controlling successfully.
Alexandrov won't allow Gallagher to sweep him here.
Alexandrov wants to control from the top but Gallagher keeps moving.
Anton Alexandrov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gallagher slaps away a takedown attempt from Alexandrov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrov has managed to clinch.
Alexandrov is pressed up against the cage. Gallagher has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Alexandrov down to the mat. Alexandrov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gallagher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alexandrov shoots for a double leg takedown but Gallagher sprawls well. He's pushed Alexandrov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Killian Gallagher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Alexandrov.
Alexandrov slips under a jab.
Alexandrov tries for a takedown but Gallagher circles away easily
and Gallagher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Anton Alexandrov has been cut.
Alexandrov takes the fight into the clinch.
Gallagher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexandrov blocks a head kick by Gallagher.
Gallagher misses with a few strikes there.
Alexandrov throws a head kick but Gallagher moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gallagher sprawls well. Gallagher wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alexandrov gets slowly back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gallagher fails to land with a series of punches.
Gallagher looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alexandrov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Alexandrov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gallagher, who protects the arm well.
Gallagher is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gallagher tries to get to full guard but Alexandrov has control of the leg.
Gallagher is defending against the submission attempts here by Alexandrov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov trying to mount his opponent but Gallagher defends it.
Alexandrov is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Gallagher still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Gallagher has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Alexandrov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gallagher is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Alexandrov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Alexandrov's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alexandrov looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrov is trying to stand back up.
Gallagher patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Alexandrov looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Gallagher gets his hands free as Alexandrov looks to control.
Alexandrov can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gallagher is trying to stick to Alexandrov's back but Alexandrov is turning into Gallagher. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gallagher's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Alexandrov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gallagher keeping full guard, as Alexandrov tries to pass.
Alexandrov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anton Alexandrov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anton Alexandrov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Alexandrov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gallagher scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alexandrov in his tracks.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alexandrov is defended easily by Gallagher.
Alexandrov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Alexandrov stalling away here and it's allowed Gallagher to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Alexandrov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alexandrov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gallagher is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gallagher has escaped and now he's on top!
Alexandrov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gallagher.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Alexandrov is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gallagher, into his guard.
Alexandrov postures up in Gallagher's guard and throws a big left but Gallagher blocks it.
Gallagher throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Alexandrov escapes and throws Gallagher's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Alexandrov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Alexandrov is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Gallagher is trying to escape and Alexandrov transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Gallagher is forced to tap! Nice work there by Alexandrov! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anton Alexandrov!
Anton Alexandrov took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Schim Fairbain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Nolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fairbain comes to the cage accompanied by Remember my name. Nolan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Down - Stone the Crow kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Schim Fairbain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Christian Nolan!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairbain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nolan misses with an uppercut.
Fairbain looks to land a right hand but Nolan moved out of range.
Fairbain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fairbain really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nolan moves in looking to clinch but Fairbain pushes him off.
Nolan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nolan throws a leg kick but Fairbain moved away.
Fairbain keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nolan throws a head kick that misses
and Fairbain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab lands there for Fairbain.
Fairbain throws the kick towards the body but Nolan avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nolan.
Fairbain lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fairbain throws a head kick that misses.
Fairbain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nolan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fairbain!
Fairbain slips under a jab from Nolan.
Nolan misses with an uppercut.
Nolan just misses with a punch to the body.
Fairbain throws an overhand right that lands on Nolan's shoulder, as Nolan tries to avoid the shot.
Fairbain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nolan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fairbain is looking to slow Nolan down with leg kicks.
Fairbain doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fairbain misses with a low kick.
Fairbain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nolan works over Fairbain's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Nolan misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairbain misses the jab.
Fairbain scores with a nice right hand.
Fairbain misses with a body kick.
Nolan is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Fairbain lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nolan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fairbain checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nolan doesn't manage to clinch there - Fairbain circles away.
Nolan throws a lazy uppercut
and Fairbain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nolan throws a looping overhand right but Fairbain ducks down to avoid it.
Nolan thows a body kick. Fairbain tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nolan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fairbain is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A head kick misses from Fairbain.
Nolan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nolan duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nolan is looking to score with low kicks.
Fairbain thows a leg kick but Nolan checks it
and Nolan counters with a stiff right hand.
Nolan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nolan is looking to land body kicks.
Fairbain slips under a jab.
Fairbain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nolan thuds his right hand into Fairbain's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nolan avoids a kick to the body.
Fairbain moves out of range of the body kick from Nolan.
Fairbain misses with a hook. Nolan ducked under it nicely.
Nolan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fairbain throws a poor cross that misses
and Nolan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nolan scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nolan connects with a looping right hand.
Nolan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fairbain.
Nolan looks for the body kick but Fairbain saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Fairbain.
Nolan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nolan avoids the body shot from Fairbain.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fairbain checks a leg kick.
Nolan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fairbain scores with a hook.
Nolan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fairbain scores with a punch to the head.
Fairbain looks to land a body kick but Nolan moved away.
Fairbain avoids the head kick by Nolan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Nolan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nolan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fairbain is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fairbain throws a body punch but Nolan moves out of range.
Nolan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nolan throws a big shot that misses.
Fairbain lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Schim Fairbain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nolan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fairbain takes a swing at Nolan's ribcage but misses.
Fairbain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nolan connects with a right hand. Fairbain shakes it off.
It looks like Schim Fairbain has been cut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fairbain 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 Nolan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nolan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nolan missing with a left hand there. Fairbain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nolan moves out of range as Fairbain throws a body kick.
Fairbain misses with a hook
and Nolan counters with a good, hard body kick but Fairbain shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairbain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fairbain throws out a loose jab but Nolan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nolan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fairbain is rocked!
Nolan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Oh Fairbain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nolan - that will leave a mark!
Fairbain is aggressively charging in as Nolan backs up avoiding any damage. Nolan tosses out a jab and Fairbain runs right into it face first! Fairbain is out cold! Nolan dropped down on all fours and is barking in Fairbain's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Christian Nolan!
A very excited looking Christian Nolan 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lolo Delaroca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark comes to the cage accompanied by Rent a Wreck. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lolo Delaroca!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark lands with a good body shot.
Delaroca tries to bum rush Clark with a series of wild strikes but Clark uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Delaroca.
Clark connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Delaroca momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. Delaroca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Delaroca misses the jab.
Delaroca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Delaroca scores with a takedown into Clark's guard.
Clark is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Clark has Delaroca pulled in close to control his posture.
Delaroca won't allow Clark to sweep him here.
Delaroca trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Delaroca accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delaroca throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clark works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clark wants to sweep but no luck.
Delaroca trying to control but Clark is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clark tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Delaroca controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Clark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clark throws a predictable looking body shot
and Delaroca counters with a nice kick to the body.
Delaroca gets a takedown into half guard.
Delaroca throwing shots but Clark is blocking nicely.
Delaroca seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Delaroca scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delaroca is looking for a kimura here.
Delaroca keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Delaroca throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Delaroca is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Clark defends it well.
Clark wants to control but Delaroca is keeping busy.
Delaroca seems to be working for a kimura but Clark defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delaroca looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Delaroca sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Clark defending well though.
Delaroca is nestled in close to Clark, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Clark trying to hold on to Delaroca's head to control him but Delaroca postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Clark is looking to improve his position.
Delaroca sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Clark defending well though.
Delaroca stalling.
Delaroca throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delaroca is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Clark defends it well.
Clark is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Delaroca working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Delaroca is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Clark has managed to free his arm - good work.
Delaroca not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delaroca is looking for a kimura here.
Delaroca throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lolo Delaroca dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A punch combination from Clark misses.
Delaroca scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Delaroca works his foot free and advances to mount.
Delaroca lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Clark on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Clark tries to get out of the position.
Clark is working to get back to half guard.
Delaroca has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Delaroca lands a heavy elbow.
Clark is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clark is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Delaroca locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Clark is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lolo Delaroca!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gustaf Lindback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie O Brien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Brien has chosen Rocky Road to Dublin as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gustaf Lindback!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Donnie O Brien !
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindback lands a front kick.
Lindback swings for the body but O Brien moves out of range.
O Brien checks a low kick from Lindback.
Lindback thumps O Brien with a low kick.
O Brien avoids a kick to the body.
O Brien avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lindback jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Brien on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lindback. Lindback obviously looking to wear him down.
Lindback lands a jab to O Brien 's midsection.
O Brien tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lindback paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lindback throws a head kick that O Brien semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindback throws a hook but O Brien avoids it easily.
O Brien looks to score with a jab to the body but Lindback is just out of range.
Lindback fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lindback lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lindback.
Nice defenses there by Lindback.
O Brien avoids the head kick by Lindback.
Lindback sizes up O Brien with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lindback lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Lindback.
Nice straight punches there by Lindback. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lindback.
Lindback tries to land a leg kick but O Brien saw it coming and moves away.
Lindback bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lindback.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lindback lands a jab.
Lindback thumps O Brien with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien blocks a head kick by Lindback.
Lindback throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Brien gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lindback.
Nice uppercut lands for Lindback. That snapped O Brien 's head back.
O Brien doesn't manage to clinch there - Lindback circles away.
Lindback misses with a body kick.
Lindback pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Brien 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
O Brien dives in and grabs Lindback's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lindback pushes down on O Brien 's head and hops out.
O Brien throws the left hand but Lindback avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindback tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lindback connects with a solid leg kick.
Lindback fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Brien looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from O Brien misses.
Lindback connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
O Brien shoots for a takedown but Lindback saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
O Brien stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lindback.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick from Lindback lands but O Brien takes it in his stride.
A head kick misses from Lindback.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustaf Lindback dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
O Brien throws an overhand right that lands on Lindback's shoulder, as Lindback tries to avoid the shot.
O Brien throws a hook to the side of Lindback's head but Lindback sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lindback lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lindback lands with a kick to the temple. O Brien shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
O Brien ducks right into an uppercut from Lindback.
O Brien throws a right hand that Lindback ducks under and follows up with a left that Lindback also avoids with ease.
Good leg kick by Lindback there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
O Brien checks a leg kick.
O Brien rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lindback moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindback misses with a low kick.
O Brien moves out of range of the leg kick from Lindback.
Lindback throws a jab when O Brien was well out of range.
Lindback misses the jab.
Gustaf Lindback seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindback throws a nice inside leg kick.
O Brien keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lindback, right into the meat.
Lindback tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lindback.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien misses the shot to the body.
Lindback walks into a left hand.
Lindback throws a head kick that O Brien semi-blocks.
Lindback looks to score with a jab to the body but O Brien is just out of range.
Lindback stuffs the takedown.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lindback, right into the meat.
O Brien lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lindback swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien checks a low kick from Lindback.
O Brien scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lindback in his tracks.
O Brien looks for a takedown but Lindback sprawls well.
Lindback dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Brien . That did some damage!
O Brien has a takedown stuffed.
Gustaf Lindback has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie O Brien .
Lindback closes the distance and clinches.
Lindback tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien takes a knee right on the jaw!
O Brien blocks a body shot from Lindback.
Lindback scores a nice knee to the body.
O Brien is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Brien blocks a body shot from Lindback.
Lindback using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lindback obliges.
O Brien is trying desperately to land a takedown but Lindback is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for O Brien .
Lindback trying to land knees to the body.
Lindback lands with a right to the head.
Lindback tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Brien avoids it.
Lindback is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lindback tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lindback putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has O Brien in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lindback working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lindback pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustaf Lindback dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
O Brien stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lindback.
O Brien pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Brien checks a leg kick.
O Brien throws a jab but it's blocked by Lindback.
Lindback tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Brien gets tackled into the cage by Lindback. Lindback maintains the clinch.
Lindback is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Brien can do to turn this around?
Lindback tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lindback tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lindback throws a blind hook that connects with the side of O Brien s head.
Lindback breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindback just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Lindback.
Lindback pushes O Brien up against the cage in a clinch.
Lindback tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lindback misses with a body punch.
O Brien is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lindback looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lindback lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gustaf Lindback has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lindback lands a knee to the body.
Lindback tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Brien avoids it.
Lindback using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Brien has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lindback lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien tries to pull guard but Lindback forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Lindback.
O Brien takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lindback just misses with a elbow thrown towards O Brien 's brow.
Lindback prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gustaf Lindback has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie O Brien .
Lindback tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Brien avoids a wild elbow strike from Lindback.
O Brien avoiding damage as Lindback throws knees to the body.
Lindback scores a nice knee to the body.
Lindback looking to throw knees to the head but O Brien is blocking nicely.
Lindback can't find room to land a body shot as O Brien controls the action.
Lindback lands a knee to the body.
Lindback tries a knee to the head but O Brien blocks it.
Gustaf Lindback is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien prevents a body shot from Lindback.
A knee to the head by Lindback.
Lindback misses with a knee strike.
O Brien fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Donnie O Brien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Brien tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lindback smiles and moves away.
Lindback lands a head kick. O Brien smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lindback pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lindback scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lindback moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
O Brien takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lindback fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and O Brien has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lindback misses with a head kick.
Lindback ducks under a wild hook from O Brien .
And that's the end of the fight!
Gustaf Lindback showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lindback 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustaf Lindback!
Gustaf Lindback thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pawel Tokarczuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Milat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Pawel Tokarczuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Milat!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tokarczuk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Milat misses with a hook.
Tokarczuk tests Milat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tokarczuk thows a body shot but no joy.
Milat listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tokarczuk cracks Milat with an open hand slap.
Tokarczuk looks to throw the jab but Milat is out of range.
Tokarczuk throws a body kick that misses.
Tokarczuk throws a hook to the side of Milat's head but Milat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tokarczuk throws a head kick that misses.
Tokarczuk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick there by Tokarczuk.
Tokarczuk ducks right into an uppercut from Milat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milat thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tokarczuk if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat throws a head kick but Tokarczuk moves out of range.
Pawel Tokarczuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tokarczuk keeps the fight on the outside.
Milat tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tokarczuk!
Tokarczuk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Milat circles away quickly and effectively.
Tokarczuk lands with a good body shot.
Tokarczuk tries to move into range but Milat moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Milat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tokarczuk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Milat blocks the low kick.
Milat thows a body shot but no joy.
Tokarczuk throws a chopping leg kick but Milat manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tokarczuk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Milat counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tokarczuk's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokarczuk thows a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Milat doesn't manage to clinch there - Tokarczuk circles away.
Milat is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Milat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tokarczuk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tokarczuk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Milat checks it well.
A big right from Tokarczuk misses.
Tokarczuk misses with a body shot.
Tokarczuk loads up on a big right hand but Milat slips the punch.
Tokarczuk throws a right hand that misses
and Milat counters with a head kick that drops Tokarczuk to the mat! Tokarczuk scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Tokarczuk is rocked!
Milat dodges the punch combination from Tokarczuk.
Oh Tokarczuk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tokarczuk throws a push kick but Milat slaps the foot to one side.
A good leg kick by Tokarczuk.
Tokarczuk 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.
Tokarczuk tries to score with a low kick but Milat moves his leg out of the way.
Tokarczuk dodges the punch combination from Milat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Milat steps in with a hook that catches Tokarczuk right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Milat follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Tokarczuk looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Milat!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ivan Milat waved his t-shirt featuring GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS's logo in front of the cameras.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Calculus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romano Schoots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenny Calculus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Romano Schoots!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calculus misses with a low kick as Schoots jumps back.
Calculus takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Calculus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Calculus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Schoots is able to avoid easily.
Calculus misses with a hook. Schoots ducked under it nicely.
Calculus scores with a jab. Schoots acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Romano Schoots has been cut.
Calculus misses with a head kick.
Schoots displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Calculus throws out the jab.
Calculus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Calculus looks to land a combination but Schoots avoids it well.
Calculus throws a hook to the side of Schoots's head but Schoots sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Calculus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calculus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schoots.
Calculus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Schoots counters with a left to the body.
Calculus misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Calculus misses.
Schoots misses with a body shot
and Calculus counters with a nice leg kick.
Calculus swinging wildly here.
Schoots lands a lovely overhand right.
Calculus takes a swing at Schoots's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calculus just misses with a punch to the body.
Calculus scores with a one two! Schoots had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Calculus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schoots.
Schoots showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Calculus.
Calculus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schoots circles away quickly and effectively.
Calculus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Calculus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schoots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schoots misses with an uppercut. Calculus saw that one coming.
Calculus missing with a left hand there. Schoots was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoots lands with a right hand.
Calculus looks to score with a jab to the body but Schoots is just out of range.
Schoots closes this distance looking for a takedown but Calculus circles away.
Calculus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schoots circles away quickly and effectively.
Schoots misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Calculus.
Calculus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left lands for Schoots.
Calculus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Schoots avoids the body shot from Calculus.
Schoots on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calculus looks to throw the jab but Schoots is out of range.
Schoots has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Calculus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calculus looks to score with a jab to the body but Schoots is just out of range.
Schoots lands a nice shot to the body.
Calculus throws a poor cross that misses
and Schoots counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Schoots.
Calculus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Schoots counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calculus misses with a combination
and Schoots counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Calculus!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Calculus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Romano Schoots's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Calculus tries to work over Schoots's front leg with a kick but Schoots checks it.
Calculus misses with a looping right.
Calculus lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Calculus 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 Schoots has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Schoots and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Schoots closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Calculus misses with a double jab.
Calculus misses with an uppercut
and Schoots connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schoots is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Calculus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Calculus walks into a jab.
Schoots jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoots slips under a jab.
Calculus slips a jab from Schoots.
Kenny Calculus is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schoots. Calculus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schoots throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Schoots uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Calculus.
Schoots checks a leg kick.
Schoots takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Calculus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schoots.
Calculus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Calculus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Calculus misses
and Schoots counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kenny Calculus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calculus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A swing and a miss from Calculus.
A slow jab from Schoots misses its intended target.
Calculus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kenny Calculus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Calculus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schoots moves away.
Schoots moves in looking to clinch but Calculus pushes him off.
Schoots moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Schoots walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calculus misses with a looping right.
Schoots takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Schoots showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Calculus.
Schoots takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Schoots tries to close the distance and clinch but Calculus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kenny Calculus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schoots misses with an uppercut.
Calculus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schoots moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schoots throws an overhand right that lands on Calculus's shoulder, as Calculus tries to avoid the shot.
Calculus slips under a jab.
Calculus throws a shot from downtown. Schoots moves away and avoids it.
Schoots moves out of range of the strikes.
Calculus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Calculus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schoots.
Schoots misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Calculus. Those never looked like landing.
Calculus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Calculus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Romano Schoots's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Schoots. That snapped Calculus's head back.
Schoots lands a slapping body shot.
Calculus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Schoots.
Calculus connects with a single shot there.
Schoots jabs Calculus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Schoots lands an overhand right.
Calculus misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Calculus. Those never looked like landing.
Calculus throws a body punch but Schoots moves out of range.
A punch combination from Calculus misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calculus lands a leg kick that knocks Schoots off balance momentarily.
Schoots lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Schoots takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Calculus swings for the body but Schoots moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Schoots. That snapped Calculus's head back.
Calculus tries to bum rush Schoots with a series of wild strikes but Schoots uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Calculus throws an off balance right hand
and Schoots counters with a stiff right hand.
Schoots moves away from the strike by Calculus.
Calculus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schoots throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calculus looks to land a left hand but Schoots moved out of range nicely.
Schoots thows a left - swing and a miss!
Calculus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Schoots dips to his left and cracks Calculus with an uppercut!
Schoots doesn't manage to clinch there - Calculus circles away.
Schoots missing with a left hand there. Calculus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Calculus misses with a head kick.
Schoots moves out of range of the leg kick from Calculus.
A nice combination there by Calculus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Schoots misses the target.
Calculus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Calculus misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Calculus.
Schoots missing with a left hand there. Calculus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Calculus misses with an uppercut. Schoots saw that one coming.
Schoots throws a big shot that misses.
Calculus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schoots manages to avoid it.
Schoots throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calculus misses with a looping left.
Romano Schoots has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Calculus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Calculus throws a shot to the body.
Kenny Calculus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Calculus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Schoots is out of range and Calculus settles back down.
Schoots keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Calculus.
Schoots swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Calculus scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calculus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That has opened up Romano Schoots's cut even more.
Schoots walks forward, straight into a front kick from Calculus.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Calculus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Calculus, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Calculus!
Kenny Calculus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Barac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Vymiatajec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barac comes to the cage accompanied by Connected. Ivan Barac had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Barac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Vymiatajec!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vymiatajec tries a head kick but it misses.
Vymiatajec with a jab.
Barac keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ivan Barac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vymiatajec on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vymiatajec uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barac.
Vymiatajec swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barac tries to bum rush Vymiatajec with a series of wild strikes but Vymiatajec uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barac is looking to land body kicks.
Barac misses with a shot to the body
and Vymiatajec makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vymiatajec scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barac in his tracks.
Vymiatajec slips under a jab from Barac.
Vymiatajec fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barac on the side of the 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!
Vymiatajec jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barac will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barac lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vymiatajec at a distance.
Barac tries to clinch but Vymiatajec moves out of range.
Barac misses with a body kick.
Barac lands a body shot.
Vymiatajec slips under a jab.
Barac cracks Vymiatajec with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vymiatajec will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vymiatajec swings for the body but Barac moves out of range.
Vymiatajec checks the leg kick.
Vymiatajec takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crunch! Barac slams his shin into Vymiatajec's torso.
Vymiatajec looks gassed!
Barac blocks a jab.
Barac is looking to wear down Vymiatajec with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barac misses with a wild body shot.
Vymiatajec blocks a leg kick.
Barac moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Adam Vymiatajec has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barac is looking to land body kicks.
Barac lands a head shot.
Barac slips under a jab from Vymiatajec.
Barac uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vymiatajec.
Barac dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vymiatajec. That did some damage!
Vymiatajec cracks a nice hook into Barac's ribs.
Barac connects with a body shot that sends Vymiatajec's belly button to the back.
Barac throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vymiatajec moves forwards but Barac connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A punch lands to the side of Barac 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barac, right into the meat.
Barac throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barac looks to land a combination but Vymiatajec avoids it well.
Barac throws out a loose jab but Vymiatajec uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vymiatajec walks straight into a right hand from Barac - that's dropped him! Barac jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Vymiatajec from any more punishment! Vymiatajec complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ivan Barac!
Post fight, an emotional Ivan Barac said 'I want Cregov! '.
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