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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Amin Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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138 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Amin Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksander Smirnov!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smirnov misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Smirnov shows good takedown defense.
Smith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smirnov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smith somewhat.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smirnov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Smith's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amin Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith is breathing heavily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Smirnov trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smirnov won't allow Smith to get back to his feet.
Smirnov is pushing down on Smith's leg trying to pass to half guard. Smith is fighting to maintain full guard but Smirnov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Smirnov lands with a punch from half guard.
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!
Smirnov trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smirnov is pressing down on Smith's thigh, looking to free his foot. Smith is holding on for now.
Smith is in trouble now - Smirnov has advanced to mount!
Smirnov moves to the back.
Smirnov working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Smith is doing well to defend. Smirnov seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Smith is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Aleksander Smirnov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Farell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magomed Malikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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228 lbs
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273 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Farell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Magomed Malikov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Malikov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Farell lands a body shot.
Malikov's corner calls for a 1-2. Malikov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Steve Farell has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malikov throws a lazy uppercut
and Farell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Farell scores with a shoulder strike.
Farell scores with a shot to the side of Malikov's head.
Farell can't find room to land a body shot as Malikov controls the action.
Malikov wants to stall.
Farell lands an uppercut.
Farell gets through Malikov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Malikov throws a head punch that misses.
Farell works on Malikov's body with a couple of short punches.
Farell lands a shoulder strike.
Farell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Farell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Malikovs head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malikov misses with a punch on the inside.
Malikov blocks a body shot from Farell.
Farell tries to throw a body punch but Malikov avoids it by throwing Farell back against the cage.
Farell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Farell is leaning against Malikov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Farell misses with a punch to the body.
Farell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Farell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Malikov backwards.
A body shot lands from Farell.
Malikov looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Farell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farell is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Farell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Farell lands a right hand.
Farell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Farell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Malikov backwards.
Farell lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Farell.
Farell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Farell gets through Malikov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Farell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Malikov prevents a body shot from Farell.
Farell lands a body shot.
Farell tries to work over Malikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Farell.
Malikov prevents a body shot from Farell.
Farell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Farell lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Farell.
Farell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Farell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Farell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malikov's elbow.
Farell misses with a punch to the body.
Farell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Farell gets through Malikov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Farell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Farell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Malikov fails to land.
Malikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Farell controls his hands.
Farell lands a nice shot to the body.
Farell stalling against the cage.
Farell lands with a short shot to the head.
Farell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farell lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Farell.
Malikov misses with a punch on the inside.
Farell stalling against the cage.
Farell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Farell cracks Malikov with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Farell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Farell lands a body shot.
Farell struggles to land a body shot inside as Malikov controls his hands.
Farell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Malikovs head.
Farell lands a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Farell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Farell pushes Malikov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Farell presses Malikov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Farell lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Farell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Farell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Malikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farell.
Farell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Malikov, pushing him back against the cage.
Farell lands with a short shot to the head.
Farell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Malikov backwards.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Farell here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Malikov takes a shot to the head.
Farell presses Malikov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Farell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Farell gets through Malikov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Farell lands an uppercut.
Farell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malikov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farell.
Farell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Malikov or not.
Malikov is breathing heavily.
Farell cracks Malikov with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Farell - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farell tries to throw a body punch but Malikov avoids it by throwing Farell back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Farell.
Farell lands a shoulder strike.
Farell pushes Malikov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Malikovs head.
Farell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Farell - that landed with a thud.
Farell lands a nice shot to the body.
Farell digs a right hand underneath Malikov's ribcage. Malikov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Farell lands a hook that snaps the head of Malikov backwards.
Farell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malikov can do to turn this around?
Farell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Malikov backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malikov's elbow.
Farell lands a shot to the body.
Farell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Malikov's elbow.
Farell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Malikovs head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farell pushes Malikov against the cage. Farell is working some dirty boxing. Farell pushes off with a quick right hook! Malikov goes down! Malikov tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Farell moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Farell!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gromoslaw Gniewomirski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Matlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gromoslaw Gniewomirski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gromoslaw Gniewomirski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Matlock!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gniewomirski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Matlock misses the target.
Matlock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Matlock swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Matlock scores with a jab to the head.
Matlock wants to slow Gniewomirski down by chopping away at his legs.
Matlock misses with a double jab
and Gniewomirski counters with a shoot takedown. Matlock fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matlock keeping moving, preventing Gniewomirski from controlling successfully.
Gniewomirski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gniewomirski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gniewomirski trying to control but Matlock is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gniewomirski postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Matlock is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gniewomirski, into his guard.
Gniewomirski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matlock wanted to stand there but Gniewomirski had control of the position.
Gniewomirski working for a triangle but Matlock defends it easily.
Gniewomirski pushes a forearm under Matlock's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Matlock is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gromoslaw Gniewomirski!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Death Machine Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meenny Vattalles (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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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Death Machine Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Meenny Vattalles!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vattalles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cannon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cannon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vattalles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Cannon.
Cannon struggles to land a body shot inside as Vattalles controls his hands.
Vattalles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vattalles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cannon swings wildly with an uppercut but Vattalles uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vattalles.
Vattalles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cannons head.
Vattalles is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vattalles receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cannon misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vattalles prevents a body shot from Cannon.
Vattalles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Vattalles.
Cannon takes a shot to the head.
Vattalles dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vattalles struggles to land a body shot inside as Cannon controls his hands.
Vattalles lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Vattalles.
Vattalles lands a nice shot to the body.
Vattalles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cannon has a couple of punches blocked by Vattalles.
Cannon swings wildly with an uppercut but Vattalles uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Vattalles lands an elbow that stopped Cannon in his tracks for a moment.
Vattalles effectively controlling the action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Cannon.
Cannon lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannon struggles to land a body shot inside as Vattalles controls his hands.
Cannon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cannon swings wildly with an uppercut but Vattalles uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Cannon.
A head punch on the inside from Cannon fails to land.
Vattalles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vattalles lands a shoulder strike.
Vattalles blocking some punches.
Cannon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vattalles.
Vattalles's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cannon tries to work over Vattalles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vattalles takes a shot to the head.
Cannon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cannon lands with a light punch inside.
Vattalles struggles to land a body shot inside as Cannon controls his hands.
Cannon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vattalles swings wildly with an uppercut but Cannon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Vattalles - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cannon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cannon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cannon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vattalles lands a body punch.
Vattalles stalling.
Still in the clinch, Vattalles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vattalles lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Vattalles.
Vattalles lands a body shot.
Vattalles lands a damaging elbow.
Vattalles throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vattalles tries to work over Cannon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vattalles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cannon is rocked!
Vattalles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Vattalles.
Oh Cannon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vattalles lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vattalles lands an elbow just above Cannon 's eye.
Cannon is pressed against the cage. Vattalles pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Cannon! Two more big strikes from Vattalles and Cannon crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Meenny Vattalles!
A determined Meenny Vattalles didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dick Shaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xion De La Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De La Rocha has chosen 2nd Sucks as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Shaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Xion De La Rocha!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Rocha jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shaver feints and then cracks De La Rocha's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De La Rocha down.
De La Rocha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shaver on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De La Rocha misses with a body shot.
De La Rocha throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De La Rocha misses with a wild body shot.
De La Rocha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaver moves away.
Shaver closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. De La Rocha quickly recovers to half guard.
Well, if Shaver is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Shaver throwing shots but De La Rocha is blocking nicely.
Shaver wants to free his trapped foot but De La Rocha is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaver stalling.
Shaver missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
De La Rocha is looking for a sweep. Shaver is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De La Rocha really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shaver. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shaver with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Shaver passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaver tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaver with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Shaver controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaver seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down De La Rocha for as long as he can get away with.
De La Rocha tries to control Shaver's body but Shaver pushes him off. De La Rocha squirms to his side and now Shaver has his back!
Shaver is riding his opponent, not letting De La Rocha buck him off.
De La Rocha defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaver has good solid back control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De La Rocha just trying to survive but Shaver is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Shaver 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.
De La Rocha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De La Rocha scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shaver takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shaver takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
De La Rocha lands with a right hand.
De La Rocha thows a body shot but no joy.
Shaver closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Shaver is pressing down on De La Rocha's thigh, looking to free his foot. De La Rocha is holding on for now.
Shaver throws a strike but De La Rocha avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Shaver slips nicely into half guard.
Shaver tries to pass to full mount but De La Rocha defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaver works his foot free and advances to mount.
Shaver takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shaver moves to the back position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Rocha defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Shaver is looking for a rear naked choke here but De La Rocha reverses the position brilliantly into Shaver's guard!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shaver had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. De La Rocha defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaver wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Shaver manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
De La Rocha is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaver controlling from mount.
Shaver scoring with strikes but De La Rocha is staying in there.
Shaver sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Shaver dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! 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.
De La Rocha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De La Rocha connects with a body shot.
Shaver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the body from De La Rocha misses
and Shaver counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple De La Rocha!
De La Rocha is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaver uses his free foot to push down on De La Rocha's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for De La Rocha.
De La Rocha takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
De La Rocha is still in real trouble! Can Shaver finish him?
Shaver controlling from the full mount.
De La Rocha seems to have recovered his senses.
Shaver postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. De La Rocha looks a forlorn figure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaver controlling from the full mount.
Dick Shaver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaver moves to the back position.
Shaver controlling the position well here. De La Rocha rolled but Shaver kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Dick Shaver overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaver's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Shaver 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, De La Rocha has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Shaver is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. De La Rocha has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Shaver has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! De La Rocha taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Shaver doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dick Shaver!
Dick Shaver opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Nagasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shola Ameobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ameobi has chosen The Enemy - Away From Here as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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270 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sonny Nagasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Shola Ameobi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagasaki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ameobi as he avoids it easily.
Ameobi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nagasaki quickly recovers to half guard.
Nagasaki is staying active underneath Ameobi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ameobi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nagasaki manages to get to full guard.
Nagasaki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ameobi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nagasaki is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nagasaki drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ameobi manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nagasaki has Ameobi in his guard.
Ameobi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki is looking for a triangle but Ameobi pushes his legs off easily.
Ameobi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nagasaki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ameobi throws a strike but Nagasaki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ameobi throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Nagasaki drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nagasaki jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ameobi trying to keep a closed guard but Nagasaki is proving a slippery customer.
Ameobi punching from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ameobi striking off his back but it's not causing Nagasaki any problems.
Nagasaki is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nagasaki is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nagasaki is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Nagasaki thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ameobi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Nagasaki won't allow Ameobi to sweep him here.
Nagasaki drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nagasaki jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nagasaki drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nagasaki jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nagasaki drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ameobi manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nagasaki has Ameobi in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki keeping moving, preventing Ameobi from controlling successfully.
Ameobi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ameobi is sitting in close to Nagasaki's body. Nagasaki has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Ameobi is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Ameobi is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Nagasaki.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sonny Nagasaki!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Berkowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Riordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for David Berkowitz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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205 lbs
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213 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, David Berkowitz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Riordan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berkowitz misses with a looping right.
Riordan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Berkowitz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Berkowitz clobbers Riordan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Riordan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Berkowitz sprawls well. Berkowitz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Riordan gets slowly back to his feet.
Riordan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Berkowitz throws out the jab.
Riordan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Riordan misses with a hook. Berkowitz ducked under it nicely.
Riordan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Berkowitz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
David Berkowitz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Riordan.
Berkowitz lands a jab to Riordan's midsection.
Berkowitz slips a jab and a cross from Riordan.
Riordan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riordan misses with a double jab
and Berkowitz counters with a nice leg kick.
Riordan looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berkowitz jabs Riordan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Berkowitz lands with a cross.
Berkowitz lands a nice looking body shot.
Riordan throws a big shot that misses.
Berkowitz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Tommy Riordan has been cut.
Riordan is trying desperately to land a takedown but Berkowitz is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Riordan.
Berkowitz connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riordan misses with an uppercut
and Berkowitz counters with a big right hand! Oh Riordan is in trouble here! Berkowitz follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Berkowitz!
David Berkowitz retains his light heavyweight title!
David Berkowitz took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, •• Beast Mode •• for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Coughlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kong King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coughlan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Infinite Mass-Enter The Dragon. Richard Coughlan had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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139 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Coughlan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kong King!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coughlan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
King has a takedown stuffed.
Coughlan stuffs the takedown attempt from King. King gets slowly back to his feet.
King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Richard Coughlan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kong King.
Coughlan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Coughlan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
King shoots in and drives through. Coughlan sprawls well.
A slow jab from Coughlan misses its intended target.
Coughlan lands a nice looking body shot.
King needs to keep his hands up - Coughlan had a free shot at his head there.
King gets a double leg takedown into Coughlan's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coughlan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Coughlan is trying to hold King in close to prevent damage but King has managed to pass into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coughlan is trying to control but can't.
Coughlan blocking the ground and pound attempt from King.
Coughlan is trying to stand back up but King is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coughlan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. King is working away from the top position though.
King is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
King's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
King missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King slips a nice elbow through Coughlan's hands, connecting with Coughlan's forehead.
Coughlan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
King thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Coughlan's head.
Coughlan is trying to stand back up but King is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coughlan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from King.
King works his way into side control.
King trying to control the position but Coughlan is working away.
King scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King is putting a hurting on Coughlan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Check out the look on King's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Coughlan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
King is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
King connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Coughlan some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King scores with punches from side control.
Coughlan is working to avoid the ground and pound but King connects with a decent elbow.
King is staying tight to Coughlan's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Coughlan is looking for a sweep.
King landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
King controls the position from side control.
Coughlan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Coughlan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coughlan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but King has just dragged him back down to the mat.
King lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Coughlan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
King working the head with strikes.
King wants to control but Coughlan is keeping him busy.
King cracks Coughlan with a big right hand but Coughlan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
King landing a few strikes.
King working the head with strikes.
Coughlan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
King lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King lands some shots froms side control.
King tries to advance to mount but can't.
Check out the look on King's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kong King dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
King lands a huge takedown. Coughlan is out but the ref is slow to react and King lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Coughlan lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kong King!
Kong King is the new bantamweight champion!
After winning the bout, Kong King thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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