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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Toast Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiny Mondello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is POWDERED... TOAST... MAAAAAAAAANN!!!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Toast Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiny Mondello!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mondello looks to land a combination. Man sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mondello scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mondello swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Mondello closes the distance and clinches.
Man is trying to push Mondello away but Mondello has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mondello lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mondello working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mondello pushes Man back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mondello lands a left hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Man is rocked!
Mondello lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Man is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man is trying to push Mondello away but Mondello has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Mondello.
Mondello lands a left hand.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mondello dips a shoulder and cracks Man with a mighty uppercut! Man falls back against the cage and Mondello unloads with a barrage of strikes! Man is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Mondello screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiny Mondello!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Simpson Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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185 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, George Simpson Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugh Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Simpson Jr but Simpson Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Armstrong closes the distance and clinches.
Armstrong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Simpson Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Simpson Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Simpson Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Simpson Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Simpson Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Simpson Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
George Simpson Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Armstrong.
Simpson Jr throws a nice looking combination but Armstrong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Armstrong swinging wildly here.
Simpson Jr misses with a body shot.
Simpson Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Simpson Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Simpson Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Armstrong avoids it.
Armstrong letting Simpson Jr take a breather here.
Simpson Jr missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson Jr tries to stall but Armstrong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Simpson Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Armstrong controls the action.
Simpson Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Armstrong's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Simpson Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Armstrong's brow.
Armstrong is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Simpson Jr is defending well.
Simpson Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Armstrong avoids it.
Simpson Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Simpson Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Armstrong has Simpson Jr pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Simpson Jr manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Armstrong takes an elbow to the temple.
Simpson Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Armstrong avoids the damage to the body.
Simpson Jr has Armstrong pushed against the cage.
Simpson Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Armstrong blocks a body shot from Simpson Jr.
Armstrong breaks the clinch.
Armstrong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Simpson Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Simpson Jr misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simpson Jr. Armstrong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Simpson Jr avoids the head kick by Armstrong.
Simpson Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Simpson Jr sprawls well. Simpson Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Armstrong gets slowly back to his feet.
Simpson Jr stuns Armstrong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simpson Jr lands with an overhand left.
Simpson Jr is looking to wear down Armstrong with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Armstrong shoots in looking for a takedown. Simpson Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Armstrong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Simpson Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Simpson Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
George Simpson Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Armstrong just misses with a punch to the body.
Simpson Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong closes the distance and clinches.
Simpson Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Armstrong.
Simpson Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Armstrong.
Simpson Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Armstrong is looking for a takedown.
Armstrong looks gassed!
Simpson Jr is pushing Armstrong up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Simpson Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Simpson Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Armstrongs head.
Armstrong goes for a takedown in the clinch but Simpson Jr prevents it.
Simpson Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Armstrong.
Simpson Jr is trying to stall.
Simpson Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong wants to break free but Simpson Jr has control.
Armstrong goes for a takedown attempt but Simpson Jr pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Armstrong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simpson Jr.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Simpson Jr lands a jab to Armstrong's midsection.
Armstrong shoots in for a double leg but Simpson Jr sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simpson Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Armstrong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Armstrong misses with a wild combination.
Simpson Jr takes a swing at Armstrong's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simpson Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Simpson Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Armstrong was well out of range. Poor timing from Simpson Jr.
Simpson Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Simpson Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Simpson Jr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Simpson Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Simpson Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Simpson Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
Armstrong walks into a stiff left hand from Simpson Jr.
The fight stays on the outside here - Simpson Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A right-left combo lands from Simpson Jr.
A jab lands there for Simpson Jr.
Armstrong dives in and grabs Simpson Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Simpson Jr pushes down on Armstrong's head and hops out.
Armstrong has closed the distance and engaged Simpson Jr in a clinch.
Simpson Jr lands a nice elbow.
Simpson Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Simpson Jr throws an elbow that misses.
Armstrong has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Simpson Jr avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
George Simpson Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Armstrong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Armstrong prevents a body shot from Simpson Jr.
Armstrong tries to work over Simpson Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Simpson Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Armstrong blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Armstrong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Armstrong tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Simpson Jr just stands there and leans against the cage.
Armstrong is trying to pull guard but Simpson Jr turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Armstrong is trying desperately to land a takedown but Simpson Jr is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Armstrong.
Armstrong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simpson Jr misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Simpson Jr.
Simpson Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Armstrongs head.
Simpson Jr is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Simpson Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Armstrong is defending well for now.
Simpson Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Simpson Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
George Simpson Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Armstrong tries for a takedown. No joy.
Armstrong is breathing heavily.
Simpson Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Simpson Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Armstrong blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson Jr trying to control the position but instead, Armstrong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Simpson Jr into the cage.
Simpson Jr lands an elbow inside.
Simpson Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
A shot in the inside from Simpson Jr.
Armstrong is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Simpson Jr is defending well.
Armstrong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simpson Jr misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armstrong blocks an uppercut.
Armstrong wants a takedown but no success here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Simpson Jr.
Armstrong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Armstrong changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Simpson Jr fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Armstrong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Simpson Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Simpson Jr leaves Armstrong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Simpson Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Simpson Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
Simpson Jr misses the shot to the body.
Armstrong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Armstrong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Simpson Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Armstrong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Simpson Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Armstrong scrambles back to his feet.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Simpson Jr but Simpson Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Simpson Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Armstrong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
George Simpson Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Armstrong misses with a leg kick.
George Simpson Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown but Simpson Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Simpson Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Armstrong ducks right into an uppercut from Simpson Jr.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simpson Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Armstrong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Simpson Jr lands with an overhand left.
A jab from Simpson Jr does it's job there.
A left lands for Simpson Jr.
Simpson Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Simpson Jr moves in looking to clinch but Armstrong pushes him off.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Simpson Jr sprawls well. Simpson Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Armstrong gets slowly back to his feet.
Simpson Jr throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Armstrong moves forwards but Simpson Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Simpson Jr tried to score with a low kick but Armstrong checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Simpson Jr dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Armstrong moves into range and clinches up with Simpson Jr.
Armstrong blocks an elbow strike.
Simpson Jr misses with a body punch.
Simpson Jr lands with a right to the head.
Armstrong is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Simpson Jr pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Simpson Jr lands an elbow that stopped Armstrong in his tracks for a moment.
Armstrong takes an elbow to the forehead.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Simpson Jr.
Simpson Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Simpson Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Armstrong can do to turn this around?
Simpson Jr scores with a shot to the side of Armstrong's head.
Armstrong managing to block the knees to the body from Simpson Jr.
Armstrong can't get the takedown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Simpson Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Simpson Jr - that landed with a thud.
Armstrong has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Simpson Jr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
George Simpson Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Armstrong.
Armstrong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Simpson Jr lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson Jr missing with knees to the body.
Simpson Jr lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Hugh Armstrong has been cut.
Simpson Jr is trying to stall.
Armstrong tries to score a body lock takedown but Simpson Jr shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Simpson Jr pushes Armstrong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Simpson Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Simpson Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Simpson Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Armstrong is defending well for now.
Simpson Jr lands an elbow just above Armstrong 's eye.
Simpson Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Simpson Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Simpson Jr lands an elbow just above Armstrong 's eye.
Simpson Jr missing with knees to the body.
Simpson Jr lands a right hand.
Simpson Jr lands an elbow inside that Armstrong shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong misses with a punch to the body.
Simpson Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Armstrong's defenses.
Armstrong is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Simpson Jr pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Armstrong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simpson Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Armstrong fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Armstrong tries for a takedown. No joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Armstrong has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Simpson Jr clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Simpson Jr looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Armstrong missing with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Simpson Jr has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Simpson Jr preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Armstrong.
Armstrong tightening his grip on Simpson Jr, looking for the choke.
Armstrong is looking for the choke from the back position but Simpson Jr is controlling his hands well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson Jr controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Simpson Jr is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Hugh Armstrong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Armstrong lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hugh Armstrong.
I think Simpson Jr 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Simpson Jr!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and OOmpa Loompa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison comes to the cage accompanied by invasion alert. OOmpa Loompa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Benjamin Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, OOmpa Loompa!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Loompa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Loompa.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Loompa throwing strikes but missing.
Harrison is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Loompa defends well.
Loompa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harrison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrison doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loompa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harrison has his foot on Loompa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Loompa works his way back into a safe position though.
Loompa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Loompa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Harrison is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Loompa is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Harrison has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Loompa is looking to defend but Harrison has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Loompa! Harrison pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Loompa taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Benjamin Harrison!
After the fight, Benjamin Harrison was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rio Ruthless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson comes to the cage accompanied by Red Rider - Lunatic Fringe. This should be fireworks!
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rio Ruthless!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruthless swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ruthless shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Henderson counters with a single leg into guard. Ruthless didn't expect that.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Henderson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ruthless's guard.
Ruthless controlling the position.
Ruthless manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Henderson manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson wants to stand and escape but Ruthless is having none of it.
Henderson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Ruthless lands.
Ruthless leaves Henderson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ruthless scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Henderson tries to kick Ruthless off but Ruthless keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ruthless takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Henderson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson has his takedown stuffed
and Ruthless counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Ruthless counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Ruthless counters with a nice uppercut.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Henderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ruthless sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Henderson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ruthless counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ruthless fails with a takedown attempt.
Ruthless has a takedown stuffed.
Ruthless scores a takedown into full mount!
Ruthless can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Henderson is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruthless lands a big shot there that rocks Henderson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruthless lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Henderson is trying to stand up.
Ruthless landing shots from mount.
Ruthless looking to control but Henderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ruthless lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ruthless with a couple of short strikes.
Ruthless trying to control but Henderson is having none of it.
Henderson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Ruthless with the ground and pound from mount.
Henderson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ruthless postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Henderson badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Ruthless around the waist but Ruthless pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Ruthless is the winner by TKO! Ruthless jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rio Ruthless!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seany Scholes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nurzhan Ulmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scholes comes to the cage accompanied by Wonderwall - Oasis. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Seany Scholes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nurzhan Ulmes!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scholes shoots in for a takedown but Ulmes shows good takedown defense.
Scholes slips a jab and a cross from Ulmes.
Scholes misses with a takedown attempt - Ulmes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ulmes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice sprawl there from Ulmes as Scholes shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seany Scholes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ulmes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scholes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ulmes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scholes.
Ulmes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scholes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Scholes tries to clinch up.
Ulmes checks a leg kick.
Ulmes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scholes circles away quickly and effectively.
Ulmes lands a two punch combo.
Scholes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Scholes fails to move to back control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You get the feeling that Ulmes really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scholes wants to control the pace but Ulmes is squirming around nicely.
Scholes is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ulmes to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ulmes shrugs it off.
Ulmes is looking to improve his position but Scholes isn't that keen on the idea.
Scholes is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ulmes has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Scholes looking to control but Ulmes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Scholes looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ulmes tries to control the position but Scholes now has his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scholes is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Ulmes taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Scholes.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Seany Scholes!
Seany Scholes 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Worsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Newton comes to the cage accompanied by In the end. Lewis Worsley has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Peter Newton's chin.
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204 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lewis Worsley!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worsley closes the distance and clinches.
Worsley unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Worsley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Peter Newton has been cut.
Worsley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Newton's defenses.
Worsley lands an elbow inside.
Worsley pushes Newton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Worsley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Newton is working for takedown but Worsley is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Worsley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Newton managing to block the knees to the body from Worsley.
Worsley lands an elbow just above Newton 's eye.
Worsley tries to land knees in the clinch but Newton avoids the damage to the body.
Worsley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Worsley.
Newton is rocked!
Peter Newton's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worsley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Newton.
Worsley scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Newton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Worsley has Newton pressed against the cage. He pushes Newton back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Worsley throws a beautiful elbow that sends Newton crashing to the floor! Worsley piles on the pressure with more strikes! Newton is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lewis Worsley!
A relieved looking Lewis Worsley 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 Funk Sinatra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Earl Jacobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funk Sinatra has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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182 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Funk Sinatra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Earl Jacobson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sinatra was covering up waiting for the punch and Jacobson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jacobson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jacobson passes into half guard.
Jacobson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sinatra trying to control but Jacobson postures up.
Jacobson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sinatra has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jacobson pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinatra is looking to improve his position.
Jacobson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jacobson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sinatra has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jacobson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jacobson wants to work for an arm triangle but Sinatra is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sinatra is trying to get back to full guard.
Jacobson controlling the pace.
Sinatra has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jacobson is working away from the top position though.
Jacobson controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jacobson stands and throws Sinatra's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jacobson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jacobson is trying to get an arm triangle but Sinatra is defending well.
Jacobson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sinatra has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jacobson is looking to take a break and control but Sinatra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jacobson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sinatra is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jacobson controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Earl Jacobson 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.
Jacobson defending well as Sinatra loads up on a big left hand.
Sinatra looks to land a combination but Jacobson avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Jacobson.
James Earl Jacobson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle, before Jacobson throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Sinatra's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Jacobson lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). James Earl Jacobson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Sachs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Reem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sachs comes to the cage accompanied by Della And The Dealer. Reem has chosen Fabolous - My Time ft. Jeremih as his entrance music. Harry Sachs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Sachs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Reem!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reem slaps away a takedown attempt from Sachs, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Reem fakes the leg kick and cracks Sachs in the body.
Sachs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donk. Reem catches Sachs right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Harry Sachs has been cut.
Reem misses with a two punch combination.
Sachs fails to land the takedown.
Reem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sachs has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Sachs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sachs dives in and grabs Reem's left leg, looking for a takedown. Reem pushes down on Sachs's head and hops out.
Sachs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reem but Reem pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sachs drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sachs is breathing heavily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Reem is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sachs is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sachs trying to control the position but Reem is working away.
Sachs goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Reem rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sachs's guard! Nice work there by Reem!
Sachs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reem.
Sachs has his foot on Reem's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Reem works his way back into a safe position though.
Reem with a nice head shot there.
Sachs working for a triangle but Reem defends it easily.
Sachs has his foot on Reem's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Reem works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reem throwing strikes from guard but Sachs blocks nicely.
Reem wants to pass the guard but Sachs is keeping the position.
Reem trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sachs's guard.
Sachs not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sachs looking for a guillotine here but Reem defends easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Reem trying to control the position from guard on top but Sachs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reem really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sachs. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sachs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reem.
Reem avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sachs throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sachs throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sachs is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Reem rolls with it to try and escape but Sachs cranks on the arm and Reem is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Harry Sachs!
A victorious Harry Sachs thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Craven Moorhead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moorhead's entrance music is I`m Too Sexy . A fine choice. Peter Jones is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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19
145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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28
146 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Craven Moorhead!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moorhead misses with a takedown
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Moorhead feints and as Jones raises his hands in defense, Moorhead changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Moorhead!
Moorhead tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
Jones landing strikes from the mount and Moorhead is in trouble!
Moorhead keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jones tries to control but Moorhead wriggling away.
Moorhead working to try and regain half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones tries to control but Moorhead wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
Moorhead taking shots to the head.
Moorhead is working to get back to half guard.
Moorhead is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Moorhead is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Moorhead 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.
Moorhead actively working from the bottom here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moorhead looking for subs from the bottom but Jones mounts him!
Moorhead is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jones landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jones cracks Moorhead with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jones trying to control but Moorhead is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moorhead is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
Jones tries to control but Moorhead wriggling away.
Jones working Moorhead over with strikes here.
Moorhead tries to hold on but Jones postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moorhead really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jones looking to secure an arm triangle but Moorhead defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moorhead sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Moorhead tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Moorhead is not content to let Jones control the position.
Moorhead looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Moorhead is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moorhead wants to control but Jones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jones prevents Moorhead from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Jones dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Moorhead takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Moorhead.
Moorhead takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
Moorhead shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Moorhead is rocked!
Moorhead walks straight into a right hand from Jones - that's dropped him! Jones jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Moorhead from any more punishment! Moorhead 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 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Peter Jones! Peter Jones retains his bantamweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Peter Jones waved his t-shirt featuring [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS - AJFC ↑ DOUBLE 160Q *'s logo in front of the cameras.
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