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Bloody Hell LVI PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Logan McDaniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Logan McDaniel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDaniel jabs at Taylor's body.
McDaniel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Taylor dives in and grabs McDaniel's left leg, looking for a takedown. McDaniel pushes down on Taylor's head and hops out.
Taylor looks gassed!
McDaniel tests Taylor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Taylor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taylor misses with a straight left.
Taylor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McDaniel pinned against the cage. McDaniel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Taylor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Good standup being displayed there by McDaniel as he connects with a hook.
Taylor is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McDaniel cracks Taylor on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Taylor falls backwards against the cage. McDaniel follows up with more strikes that drop Taylor to his knees. McDaniel keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Taylor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Logan McDaniel!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Caldwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by RAWR. This should be fireworks!
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206 lbs
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
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KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class 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 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Ricky Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Caldwell!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caldwell misses with a body punch
and Smith counters with a flying knee. Nice.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Caldwell looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Caldwell misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a left to the body.
Caldwell swinging wildly here.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Caldwell.
Caldwell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Caldwell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Caldwell looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Caldwell moves out of range easily.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caldwell throws out the jab.
Caldwell lands a jab-cross combination.
Caldwell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab from Smith.
Caldwell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Caldwell. Those never looked like landing.
Caldwell lands a left and a right that send Smith crashing to the mat, dazed. Caldwell thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Smith is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caldwell misses with a wild combination.
Caldwell throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Caldwell lands with a big left! Smith is wobbled badly! Caldwell comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Smith to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jimmy Caldwell!
After the big win, Jimmy Caldwell made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Abdi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henderson Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Abdi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to A$AP Rocky - Goldie. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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221 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Angelo Abdi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Henderson Cormier!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdi shoots for a double leg takedown but Cormier sprawls well. He's pushed Abdi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Abdi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cormier feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cormier is looking to work some ground and pound but Abdi has wrist control.
Cormier got a little sloppy there for a moment and Abdi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cormier has managed to get both his arms back between Abdi's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abdi is looking for a triangle here but Cormier uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Abdi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Abdi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Abdi is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cormier connects with a decent elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abdi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cormier lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Abdi down.
Cormier connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Abdi some visible discomfort.
Cormier is chipping away with strikes.
Cormier working the ground and pound from side control.
Cormier should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Cormier working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormier working the ground and pound.
Cormier has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cormier in side control lands a decent elbow.
Abdi is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Cormier is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Cormier postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Abdi in real trouble here! The ref calls for Abdi to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henderson Cormier!
Henderson Cormier 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Naruto Uzamaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stor Svin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stor Svin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Naruto Uzamaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Stor Svin!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svin looks to land a right hand but Uzamaki moved out of range.
Uzamaki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Svin is fending him off so far but Uzamaki persists. Nope, Svin circles away and we're back to standing.
Svin gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uzamaki actively working from the bottom here.
Svin wants to stand up but Uzamaki has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Svin tries to pass to full mount but Uzamaki defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svin trying to control from Uzamaki's half guard. Uzamaki has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Uzamaki has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Uzamaki working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Svin has passed into half guard!
Uzamaki gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzamaki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Svin wants to control from the top but Uzamaki keeps moving.
Svin stands and steps away. Uzamaki gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Svin is looking to clinch but Uzamaki is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzamaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Svin moves away.
Uzamaki swinging wildly here.
Uzamaki moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Svin is looking to clinch.
Svin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Uzamaki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Uzamaki thuds his right hand into Svin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Svin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Svin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Uzamaki did well to prevent Svin getting side control.
Uzamaki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Uzamaki working for a triangle but Svin defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Uzamaki's guard.
Uzamaki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Svin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Svin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uzamaki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Svin manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stor Svin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Uzamaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Svin.
A decent looking cross lands there for Uzamaki.
A solid leg kick lands there for Uzamaki.
Svin wants to clinch.
Svin wants to clinch.
Svin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Svin breaks the clinch.
Svin fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzamaki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Svin in his tracks.
Stor Svin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Uzamaki looking to score a takedown here. Svin is defending well but Uzamaki drives through and ends up in Svin's guard.
Uzamaki drops back, looking for a kneebar! Svin looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Svin looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Svin!
Uzamaki wants to control but Svin postures up.
Uzamaki gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Uzamaki controlling the position well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Uzamaki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Uzamaki is trying to maintain the position but Svin is very close to passing his half guard.
Svin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Stor Svin.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Uzamaki is defended easily by Svin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Svin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Uzamaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Uzamaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Svin.
Svin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Uzamaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Svin tries to clinch up
letting Uzamaki counter with a right hand.
Svin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Svin doesn't manage to clinch there - Uzamaki circles away.
Svin has closed the distance and engaged Uzamaki in a clinch.
Svin jumps guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svin scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Uzamaki misses the target.
Svin closes the distance and pushes Uzamaki back into the cage.
Uzamaki breaks the clinch.
Svin drives through with a takedown into Uzamaki's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uzamaki is trying to control the position but Svin postures up.
Uzamaki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uzamaki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Uzamaki looking for subs off his back but Svin has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stor Svin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Svin gets a clinch.
Svin drags the fight down to the ground.
Uzamaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Svin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Uzamaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Uzamaki advances to half guard.
Uzamaki is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Svin is refusing to be controlled, as Uzamaki sits in half guard.
Naruto Uzamaki has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Svin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uzamaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Uzamaki throws out a powerful jab.
Svin avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svin throws a sloppy head kick and Uzamaki moves out of range easily.
Stor Svin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uzamaki takes a swing at Svin's ribcage but misses.
Svin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uzamaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Svin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Uzamaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Svin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Uzamaki can't do much from the bottom here.
Svin decides to stand back up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Svin.
Svin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Uzamaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Svin!
Svin slips under a jab from Uzamaki.
Svin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Svin wants to stand up but Uzamaki manages to regain full guard.
Uzamaki managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzamaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Uzamaki, not yet.
Svin trying to control but Uzamaki is working from the bottom.
Uzamaki isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Svin stacks Uzamaki on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Svin!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Svin laying and praying for a moment but Uzamaki takes advantage and regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stor Svin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Svin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Stor Svin!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Stor Svin!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Stor Svin!
Stor Svin wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Quim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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183 lbs
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176 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Quim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Walter!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quim looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Walter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Quim.
Walter trying to control from the bottom.
Walter looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Quim scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Walter is looking to control Quim's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Walter avoid being mounted?
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Quim connects with a nice short shot to Walter's temple.
Walter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Walter is looking to improve his position.
Quim missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walter connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Walter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Quim thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Quim thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Quim thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Quim lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Walter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Quim scores with a couple of nice shots.
Walter looking for submissions off his back.
Quim 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.
Quim lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Walter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Quim scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quim lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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!
Quim working over Walter with some ground and pound. Walter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quim lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Quim lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Walter is rocked!
Quim throwing shots but Walter is blocking nicely.
Walter wants to control but Quim is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Quim working over Walter with some ground and pound. Walter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Walter is still in real trouble! Can Quim finish him?
Quim working the head and body with strikes.
Walter is trying to control but can't.
Quim with the ground and pound but Walter uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Quim wants to control from the top but Walter keeps moving.
Quim postures up in Walter's guard and throws a big left but Walter blocks it.
Walter seems to have recovered his senses.
Quim postures up in Walter's guard and throws a big left but Walter blocks it.
Walter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Quim defends well.
Quim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Quim passes into half guard.
Quim lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Quim scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Quim 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.
Quim missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Quim working the head and body with strikes.
Quim not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Walter trying to control but Quim postures up.
Walter is looking for a sweep. Quim is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Walter trying to control here.
Quim winds up and cracks Walter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quim wants to take a breather but Walter is having none of it.
Quim drops an elbow to the side of Walter's head.
Quim winds up and cracks Walter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Walter taking some punishment here, with Quim in his half guard.
Walter wants to control but Quim is keeping busy.
Quim lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Walter trying to control here.
Quim takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Quim pulls his head out easily.
Walter has hold of Quim's hands but Quim slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Quim is looking to stall here but Walter recovers full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Quim 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.
Walter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Walter walks into a straight right hand from Quim.
Quim throws out a loose jab but Walter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jimmy Quim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Walter tries for a takedown but Quim circles away easily
and Quim counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Walter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Martin Walter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quim scores a takedown into full mount!
Quim controlling the pace for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quim with good strikes from the mount here!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Quim! Walter is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jimmy Quim!
After the big win, Jimmy Quim made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keasty Kanne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lech Trochomirski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trochomirski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Can't Be Stopped kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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245 lbs
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28
220 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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Great elbows
KO power |
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Excellent MT
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Keasty Kanne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lech Trochomirski!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trochomirski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kanne scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Trochomirski looks for a takedown but Kanne sprawls well.
Kanne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kanne tries to clinch but Trochomirski moves away
and Trochomirski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kanne won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trochomirski looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kanne is trying to get back to his feet.
Trochomirski goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kanne rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Trochomirski's guard! Nice work there by Kanne!
Kanne wanted to stand there but Trochomirski had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trochomirski looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kanne passes into half guard.
Trochomirski wants to control but Kanne is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trochomirski wants to improve his position but Kanne is controlling well.
Kanne tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Kanne decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Kanne closes the distance but Trochomirski moves to the side
and Trochomirski counters with a three punch combo that has Kanne backing up. Kanne nods at Trochomirski to acknowledge the strikes.
Kanne shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Trochomirski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trochomirski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kanne's guard.
Kanne keeping moving, preventing Trochomirski from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trochomirski prevents Kanne from getting back to his feet.
Trochomirski controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kanne wants to get back to his feet but Trochomirski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Trochomirski trying to control but Kanne is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lech Trochomirski wasn't active enough on the ground.
Trochomirski shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kanne's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trochomirski is standing up over Kanne. Kanne looks to escape but Trochomirski dives into side control.
Kanne tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Trochomirski looking to control but Kanne is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Trochomirski jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kanne manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Trochomirski lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lech Trochomirski 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.
Trochomirski circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Trochomirski counter with a right hand.
Trochomirski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Trochomirski counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kanne's guard now.
Kanne wants to stand and escape but Trochomirski is having none of it.
Trochomirski trying to control but Kanne is working from the bottom.
Trochomirski stops Kanne from standing up.
Trochomirski looking to sit in guard and control but Kanne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kanne wants to stand and escape but instead Trochomirski has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Lech Trochomirski has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trochomirski trying to control the position from guard on top but Kanne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trochomirski stops Kanne from standing up.
Kanne keeping moving, preventing Trochomirski from controlling successfully.
Kanne wants to stand but Trochomirski is controlling the position.
Trochomirski passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanne wants to get back to his feet but Trochomirski drags him back down.
Trochomirski scoring with punches and elbows.
Trochomirski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kanne keeps working.
Kanne trying to remain calm as Trochomirski controls from the top position.
Trochomirski working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Trochomirski tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kanne taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trochomirski has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kanne!
Trochomirski swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Kanne is now in Trochomirski's guard. A big mistake from Trochomirski there, giving up the dominant position!
Trochomirski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kanne defends well.
Kanne has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Trochomirski is proving hard to escape from.
Kanne wants to stand and escape but instead Trochomirski has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trochomirski wants to control from the top but Kanne keeps moving.
Trochomirski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kanne wants to stand but Trochomirski is controlling the position.
Trochomirski postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kanne is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Trochomirski, into his guard.
Trochomirski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lech Trochomirski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kanne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kanne has closed the distance and engaged Trochomirski in a clinch.
Trochomirski dodges an elbow strike from Kanne.
Trochomirski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kanne tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Trochomirski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kanne feints and as Trochomirski raises his hands in defense, Kanne changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Trochomirski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Trochomirski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kanne!
Trochomirski working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Trochomirski trying to control but Kanne is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanne wants to try and get back to his feet.
Trochomirski looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kanne is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Trochomirski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kanne is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trochomirski with shots to the head and body - Kanne looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kanne's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Trochomirski is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Kanne has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Kanne!
Kanne would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kanne stands up and waves to Trochomirski to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanne wants to clinch
and Trochomirski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trochomirski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Keasty Kanne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trochomirski tests Kanne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kanne throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Trochomirski counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kanne tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Trochomirski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kanne looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Trochomirski passes into side control.
The referee asks Trochomirski politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Trochomirski prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanne tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Kanne trying to get back to his feet but Trochomirski is in full control for now.
Trochomirski is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Trochomirski is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Kanne knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Kanne for a finish.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kanne controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lech Trochomirski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Trochomirski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Lech Trochomirski!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Lech Trochomirski!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Lech Trochomirski!
Lech Trochomirski wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gibki Vlad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugen Schauman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schauman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Finland's National Anthem . Gibki Vlad has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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32
300 lbs
21 - 15 - 0 |
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24
272 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Gibki Vlad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Eugen Schauman!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vlad takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Schauman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Schauman misses with a lunging right hand
and Vlad counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Eugen Schauman has been cut.
Vlad shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Vlad chips away with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vlad throwing strikes but missing.
Schauman has his foot on Vlad's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vlad works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vlad trying to control but Schauman is working from the bottom.
Vlad passes Schauman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vlad will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vlad tries to pass the half guard into mount. Schauman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Vlad wants to take a breather but Schauman is having none of it.
Schauman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Schauman looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlad wants to control but Schauman is keeping him busy.
Vlad is working for a kimura but Schauman is defending it quite comfortably.
Vlad working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vlad lands a nice short elbow.
Schauman kicks Vlad off and gets back to his feet.
Schauman darts in and clinches Vlad up against the cage.
Schauman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vlad.
Vlad wants a takedown.
Schauman gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vlad is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schauman is looking for a sweep. Vlad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Schauman kicks off Vlad and gets to his feet.
Schauman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schauman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vlad, pushing him back against the cage.
Schauman lands a right hand.
Vlad tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gibki Vlad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vlad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schauman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vlad.
Vlad is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Schauman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vlad drops down looking for an ankle pick but Schauman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Donk. Schauman catches Vlad right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schauman closes the distance and clinches.
Schauman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vlad decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Vlad not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Schauman wants to get back to his feet.
Schauman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Schauman.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Schauman is looking to stand up but Vlad isn't so interested in that idea.
Vlad makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Schauman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vlad controls the pace.
Vlad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schauman is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vlad trying to control the position from guard on top but Schauman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schauman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schauman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vlad.
Vlad passes Schauman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vlad working the head and body with strikes.
That has opened up Eugen Schauman's cut even more.
Schauman wants to get back to his feet.
Vlad trying to control from half guard but Schauman is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vlad looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Vlad wants to control but Schauman is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gibki Vlad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eugen Schauman'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.
Vlad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Schauman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Schauman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Schauman lands with a left to the head.
Vlad has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Schauman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vlad goes for a takedown in the clinch but Schauman prevents it.
Schauman gets underhooks to prevent Vlad's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gibki Vlad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vlad wants to take the fight to the mat but Schauman manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Vlad is looking to take this one to the mat.
Schauman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vlad is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schauman scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Gibki Vlad has been cut.
Schauman prevents the takedown attempt.
Vlad has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Schauman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vlad drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schauman has Vlad pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Schauman pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Vlad tumbling to the mat - Schauman dives into Vlad's guard.
Schauman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Vlad doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Schauman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vlad won't be happy with that.
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!
Schauman in side control, throwing shots but Vlad defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vlad is looking to reverse the position.
Vlad manages to get back to half guard.
Vlad wants to improve his position but Schauman is controlling well.
Vlad keeping control of the position.
Schauman is working for a kimura but Vlad is defending it quite comfortably.
Vlad tries to get to full guard but Schauman has control of the leg.
Vlad has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Schauman is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vlad manages to get to full guard.
Schauman prevents Vlad from getting back to his feet.
Schauman gets to his feet - Vlad follows without any prompting.
Schauman dives in and scores a takedown into Vlad's guard.
Vlad has a closed guard, preventing Schauman from standing up.
Vlad manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Vlad.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eugen Schauman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gibki Vlad!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Merik Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Becker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt comes to the cage accompanied by Comfortably Numb. Becker is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Justus Köhncke - Timecode. Boris Becker will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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170 lbs
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25
186 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Merik Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Boris Becker!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Becker gets caught napping as Hunt dives in and scores a takedown. Becker manages to retain guard.
Hunt lands a couple of digs.
Hunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Becker is retaining full guard.
Hunt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hunt won't allow Becker to sweep him here.
Becker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hunt forces his way into half guard.
Becker actively working from the bottom here.
Becker wants to sweep but Hunt has passed to side control!
Becker managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hunt.
Hunt lands some shots froms side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt cracks Becker with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hunt landing strikes.
Becker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Becker manages to get back to half guard.
Becker is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hunt pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Becker trying to control but Hunt postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Hunt.
Hunt lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Becker tries to roll over but Hunt keeps him under control.
Hunt looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hunt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Becker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Becker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hunt stops Becker from getting back to his feet.
Hunt lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Becker is not content to let Hunt control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hunt is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Becker actively working from the bottom here.
Hunt is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hunt lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Becker works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hunt might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hunt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hunt stands up over Becker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Becker working for a triangle but Hunt defends it easily.
Becker looking for a sweep. Not yet Becker, not yet.
Hunt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Becker's head.
Hunt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Becker keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
Becker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Becker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Becker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hunt defends well.
Hunt pushes down on Becker's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hunt 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.
Becker is not content to let Hunt control the position.
Becker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Becker wants to improve his position but Hunt is controlling well.
Hunt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hunt throwing shots but Becker is blocking nicely.
Hunt is thwarting Becker's attempts to control the position.
Becker won't allow Hunt to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Becker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hunt scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hunt stands up over Becker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Becker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hunt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Becker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hunt stands and throws Becker's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hunt landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hunt cracks Becker with a big right hand but Becker just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Becker tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hunt wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt moves into full mount!
Becker wants to control but Hunt is having none of it.
Hunt landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merik Hunt dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hunt manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Becker on his heels. He'll look to pass Becker's guard now, I'm sure.
Becker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hunt passes into half guard.
Becker is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hunt's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hunt's back!
Hunt tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Becker is landing with some decent strikes but Hunt is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Becker.
BOOM! Becker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt can't escape the position.
Becker landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hunt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hunt regains half guard.
Becker is looking for a kimura here.
Becker is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hunt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Becker is one step ahead there.
Becker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hunt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Becker passes Hunt's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hunt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Becker throwing shots but Hunt is blocking nicely.
Hunt moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Becker wants to pass the guard but Hunt is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Becker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Becker throws a big elbow that misses.
Hunt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hunt is on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Becker is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Becker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Becker has gone for a leg lock! Hunt slips out almost immediately though and dives into Becker's guard.
Hunt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Becker's head.
Hunt preventing the sweep.
Becker keeping full guard, as Hunt tries to pass.
Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Becker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Becker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt looking to pass the guard.
Becker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Becker looking for a guillotine here but Hunt defends easily.
Becker is breathing heavily.
Hunt sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Becker's guard.
Becker has a hand on Hunt's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Hunt takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Hunt cracks Becker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hunt pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hunt with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Becker is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt with the ground and pound from mount.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Hunt! Becker is hurt baaadly! Hunt is firing away with more strikes - Becker is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Merik Hunt!
An out of breath and clearly excited Merik Hunt thanked Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Funktastic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Hellwig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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180 lbs
24 - 13 - 1 |
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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Mr Funktastic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, James Hellwig!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funktastic circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Funktastic counter with a right hand.
Funktastic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hellwig tries to clinch but Funktastic is having none of it.
Funktastic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hellwig.
Hellwig is looking to clinch but Funktastic is avoiding it.
Hellwig closes this distance looking for a takedown but Funktastic circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Funktastic misses its intended target.
Funktastic slips under a jab from Hellwig.
James Hellwig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Funktastic scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hellwig motions for Funktastic to come forward. Hellwig throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hellwig moves away from the strike by Funktastic.
Funktastic throws a hook but Hellwig avoids it easily.
Hellwig pushes Funktastic up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellwig pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Funktastic. No joy for Hellwig on that attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hellwig is defended easily by Funktastic.
Mr Funktastic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Hellwig.
Funktastic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Funktastic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hellwig.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Funktastic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hellwig keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Funktastic.
Funktastic thows a leg kick but Hellwig checks it
and Hellwig counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hellwig tries to clinch there but Funktastic circles away.
A left and a right from Funktastic both land. Nice combination.
Hellwig moves out of range as Funktastic strikes.
Funktastic feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Funktastic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Funktastic chips away with some ground and pound.
Hellwig throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hellwig has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Funktastic doesn't defend quickly enough and Hellwig has managed to lock this one up! Can Funktastic escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Hellwig on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). James Hellwig!
After the big win, James Hellwig made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sloat Gresham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gresham has chosen Three Days Grace - Animal I Have Become as his entrance music. 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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145 lbs
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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
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Bacon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Sloat Gresham!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Bacon misses
and Gresham counters with a takedown into side control.
Gresham looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gresham is trying to get an arm triangle but Bacon is defending well.
Bacon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gresham on the ground.
Bacon is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gresham has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gresham goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bacon has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gresham but great work by Bacon.
Gresham is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Gresham's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gresham is looking to reverse the position.
Bacon decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gresham to his feet.
Gresham darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gresham is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bacon defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gresham decides to stand up.
Bacon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gresham.
Good work by Bacon as he checks the leg kick.
Gresham throws a body punch but Bacon moves out of range.
Bacon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gresham was well out of range. Poor timing from Bacon.
Gresham takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gresham tries to clinch but Bacon moves out of range.
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!
Bacon throws a combination that misses
and Gresham holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gresham blocking some punches.
Bacon can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gresham jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bacon walks away with a smile on his face. Gresham gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gresham moves into the clinch successfully.
Bacon working hard to break the clinch.
Gresham can't get the takedown.
Bacon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gresham is trying to pull guard but Bacon has him pressed against the cage.
Chris Bacon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sloat Gresham.
Bacon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gresham blocks an uppercut.
Bacon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bacon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bacon is trying to force a seperation but Gresham has the dominant position.
Bacon prevents the takedown attempt.
Bacon breaks from the clinch.
Bacon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gresham ducks under a wild hook from Bacon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gresham tries to close the distance and clinch but Bacon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chris Bacon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bacon takes a swing at Gresham's ribcage but misses.
Bacon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gresham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bacon misses with a body shot.
Bacon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gresham slips a jab and a cross from Bacon.
Bacon misses the shot to the body.
Bacon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gresham.
Bacon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gresham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bacon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gresham manages to avoid it.
Chris Bacon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gresham throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bacon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bacon just misses with a punch to the body.
Bacon lands a nice looking body shot.
Bacon lands with an overhand left.
A big left from Bacon misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sloat Gresham will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bacon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gresham bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bacon throws a right hand that Gresham ducks under and follows up with a left that Gresham also avoids with ease.
Bacon misses with a body shot
and Gresham counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gresham.
Gresham keeps control of Bacon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gresham fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bacon is trying to break free.
Gresham pushes off an throws an elbow but Bacon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bacon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gresham pulls Bacon into guard.
Gresham escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bacon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gresham is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacon gets to his feet. Gresham looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bacon throws a shot to the body.
Gresham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bacon throws a lazy uppercut
and Gresham makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bacon thuds a left hand into Gresham's body.
Bacon throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Gresham counter with a right hand.
Bacon misses with a wild combination.
Gresham cracks Bacon with a good jab.
Gresham slips a jab from Bacon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bacon cracks Gresham with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gresham tries to clinch there but Bacon circles away.
A swing and a miss from Bacon.
Gresham on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bacon. Gresham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bacon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gresham shoots for a double leg takedown but Bacon sprawls well. He's pushed Gresham's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bacon keeps the fight on the outside.
Chris Bacon is winning the standup battle so far.
Bacon throws a lazy uppercut
and Gresham finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gresham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bacon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bacon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bacon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bacon lands a glancing blow to the side of Gresham's head.
Bacon throws a shot from downtown. Gresham moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacon throws out a powerful jab.
Bacon cracks Gresham with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gresham shoots in looking for a takedown. Bacon tries to sprawl out of it but Gresham keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bacon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chris Bacon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sloat Gresham.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bacon. Gresham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bacon is looking to wear down Gresham with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gresham clinches up against the cage.
Bacon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bacon wants to get back to striking at distance but Gresham won't allow it.
Bacon is trying to break free.
Bacon is trying to push Gresham away but Gresham has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bacon is trying to force a seperation but Gresham has the dominant position.
Bacon manages to break the clinch.
Gresham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gresham tries to clinch there but Bacon circles away.
Bacon misses with a looping left.
Gresham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bacon.
Gresham doesn't manage to clinch there - Bacon circles away.
Bacon just misses with a punch to the body.
Gresham scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bacon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gresham in his tracks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bacon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bacon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gresham is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bacon. Gresham does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bacon misses with a low kick as Gresham jumps back.
Gresham tries to close the distance and clinch but Bacon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bacon misses with a low kick.
Bacon misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Bacon dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bacon tried to score with a low kick but Gresham checks it.
Gresham is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gresham tries to clinch up but Bacon circles away and keeps his distance.
Bacon throws a leg kick
and Gresham decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bacon's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bacon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gresham looking to sit in guard and control but Bacon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gresham looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bacon is one step ahead there.
Gresham is looking for a triangle but Bacon pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gresham throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bacon escapes and throws Gresham's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Gresham is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gresham is trying to maintain the position but Bacon is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gresham wants to get back to his feet.
Gresham trying to control from the bottom.
Gresham has one foot on Bacon's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bacon. Gresham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gresham rushes Bacon and presses him up against the cage.
Bacon has had enough of the clinch but Gresham keeps him there for the moment.
Bacon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gresham has him pressed against the cage.
Bacon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bacon misses with a body shot
letting Gresham counter with a right hand.
Bacon misses with a low kick.
Bacon swings for the body but Gresham moves out of range.
Bacon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gresham.
Gresham shoots in and gets a takedown into Bacon's guard.
Gresham trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bacon's guard.
Gresham wants to control from the top but Bacon keeps moving.
Bacon is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Gresham dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gresham working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bacon is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gresham is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bacon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bacon explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that's the end of the fight!
Sloat Gresham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gresham 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for Chris Bacon!
Judge James Glass scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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