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HEROES 43 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Alporges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Floyd Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Alporges!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alporges fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mayweather avoids it really well and circles away.
Alporges takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alporges misses with a takedown attempt - Mayweather sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mayweather misses with the combination.
Nice takedown defense from Mayweather. No joy for Alporges on that attempt.
Floyd Mayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Alporges.
Alporges tries for a takedown but Mayweather sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alporges has a takedown stuffed.
A combination from Mayweather does no damage.
Mayweather throws a right hand that Alporges ducks under and follows up with a left that Alporges also avoids with ease.
Mayweather lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Alporges shoots for a takedown but Mayweather saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alporges closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mayweather circles away.
Alporges looks winded!
Mayweather scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mayweather rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alporges moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mayweather fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alporges eats them both and turns towards Mayweather to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mayweather leaves Alporges with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alporges changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mayweather tries to avoid it but Alporges manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mayweather to the ground. Mayweather escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A punch combination from Mayweather misses.
Mayweather goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mayweather scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mayweather moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mayweather misses with a two punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Mayweather.
Mayweather is working the combinations to good effect here.
Alporges shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mayweather but Mayweather pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mayweather fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mayweather stuffs the takedown attempt from Alporges. Alporges gets slowly back to his feet.
Mayweather slaps away a takedown attempt from Alporges, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mayweather's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mayweather duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayweather pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Alporges back to the cage. Mayweather follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mayweather scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Alporges shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mayweather sprawls well. Mayweather wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alporges gets slowly back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Mayweather. Those never looked like landing.
Mayweather defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alporges.
Alporges shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mayweather as he avoids it easily.
Mayweather pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Alporges back to the cage. Mayweather follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mayweather fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alporges looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mayweather is fending him off so far but Alporges persists. Nope, Mayweather circles away and we're back to standing.
Alporges takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Alporges avoids them all with ease.
Alporges slips a jab and a cross from Mayweather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alporges fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alporges fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mayweather avoids it really well and circles away.
Alporges has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mayweather stalks Alporges and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alporges's face. Alporges staggers backwards, shaken.
Alporges looks for a takedown but Mayweather sprawls well.
Mayweather displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alporges.
Mayweather lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mayweather.
Alporges shoots in looking for a takedown but Mayweather manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alporges's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mayweather scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Alporges will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A left and a right from Mayweather both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather connects with a body shot that sends Alporges's belly button to the back.
Ricardo Alporges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayweather misses with a few strikes there.
Alporges has a takedown stuffed.
Mayweather rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alporges moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Mayweather misses.
Alporges fails with a takedown attempt.
Alporges shoots in for a takedown but Mayweather shows good takedown defense.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayweather misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayweather lands with a shot to the body.
Mayweather displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alporges.
Mayweather keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Mayweather dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mayweather scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Floyd Mayweather is winning the standup battle so far.
Mayweather will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alporges shoots in looking for a takedown but Mayweather manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alporges's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alporges avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alporges has a takedown stuffed.
Mayweather misses with a series of wild punches.
Alporges dives in and grabs Mayweather's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mayweather pushes down on Alporges's head and hops out.
Floyd Mayweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Alporges.
Mayweather goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mayweather scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Alporges looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alporges is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mayweather is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Alporges.
Alporges is breathing heavily.
Alporges shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mayweather as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather throws a right and a left that Alporges avoids nicely.
No joy there for Mayweather, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alporges has his takedown stuffed
and Mayweather counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mayweather misses with a wild combination.
Mayweather lands a nice looking body shot.
Alporges showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mayweather.
Alporges fails with a takedown attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Mayweather scores with a four punch combination!
Mayweather lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mayweather is looking to wear down Alporges with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alporges closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mayweather's guard.
Alporges with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mayweather working for submissions but it's allowed Alporges to get to half guard.
Alporges controlling the action here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alporges in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Mayweather tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Alporges!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricardo Alporges!
Ricardo Alporges thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shael Connen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryce Groves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Groves has chosen Voices in the air as his entrance music. Bryce Groves has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Shael Connen's chin.
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205 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Shael Connen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bryce Groves!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Connen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Groves is fending him off so far but Connen persists. Nope, Groves circles away and we're back to standing.
Connen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shael Connen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Groves slips a straight right by Connen.
Connen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Groves. No joy for Connen on that attempt.
No luck for Connen with that takedown attempt.
Connen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Groves as he jumps to the side.
Groves has closed the distance and engaged Connen in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groves jumps guard.
Connen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Connen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Groves had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Connen defends it easily.
Groves can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Connen controls the pace.
Connen stands up over Groves, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Groves keeping moving, preventing Connen from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connen is pushing down on Groves's leg trying to pass to half guard. Groves is fighting to maintain full guard but Connen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Connen works his way into side control.
Connen controlling the position from side mount.
Connen is looking to take a break and control but Groves is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Connen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Connen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groves gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Connen looking to control but Groves is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Connen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Groves is squirming around, avoiding Connen's attempts to control the action.
Connen is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Groves has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Groves!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Groves trying to control the position from guard on top but Connen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Groves in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Connen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Groves's guard.
Connen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Groves's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Connen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Connen stalling away here and it's allowed Groves to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Connen wants to control from the top but Groves keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shael Connen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Connen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Connen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Groves circles away.
Connen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Connen fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shael Connen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Groves decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Connen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Connen tries to get out of the position.
Groves working over Connen with some ground and pound. Connen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Connen is trying to get back to full guard.
Connen is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connen is doing well to control the position and prevent Groves from advancing to side control.
Connen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Groves is working away from the top position though.
Groves is nestled in close to Connen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Groves not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shael Connen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Groves wants to work for an arm triangle but Connen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Groves scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Groves thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Connen's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Connen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Groves must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Groves throwing strikes from guard but Connen blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connen trying to control the position here.
Groves trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Connen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Connen thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
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!
Groves stops Connen from standing up.
Groves throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Groves throws a big elbow that misses.
Groves in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Groves trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Connen looking for a sweep. Not yet Connen, not yet.
Groves postures up and lands a big shot to Connen's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groves keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Connen's head.
Connen has momentary wrist control but Groves slips an elbow through the middle.
Groves throwing strikes from guard but Connen blocks nicely.
Groves trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Connen is trying to control the position but Groves postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Connen is on top in guard.
Connen wants to control from the top but Groves keeps moving.
Connen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Groves keeping moving, preventing Connen from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connen advances position into side control!
Groves is not content to let Connen control the position.
Connen controlling from side mount.
Groves is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bryce Groves will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Connen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Groves avoids it really well and circles away.
Connen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Connen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Groves's waist but Groves gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Connen off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shael Connen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Groves throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Groves scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Connen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Groves is trying to get back to full guard.
Connen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Groves's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groves tries to kick Connen off but Connen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Connen is looking to advance position but Groves won't allow it.
Connen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Connen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Connen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Groves defends it well.
Groves tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Connen manages to move to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connen controlling the position easily from mount.
Connen looking to control but Groves is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Connen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connen is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Groves has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Groves!
Connen looking for a sweep. Not yet Connen, not yet.
Connen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Groves's guard.
Connen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Groves's head.
Connen trying to control but Groves is working from the bottom.
Connen tries to free his leg and advance position but Groves is retaining full guard.
Connen pushes down on Groves's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connen prevents Groves from improving his position.
Connen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Groves is looking to escape.
Connen wants to pass the guard but Groves is defending well.
Connen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Groves is squirming around, avoiding Connen's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shael Connen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Connen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shael Connen!
A pretty intense looking Shael Connen took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Renato Laranja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ladislav Kovarik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laranja's entrance music is best of renato. A fine choice. Renato Laranja has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Renato Laranja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ladislav Kovarik!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovarik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laranja was well out of range. Poor timing from Kovarik.
Kovarik works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kovarik scores with the left hand. Laranja knows he should have avoided that one.
Laranja fails with the takedown
and Kovarik counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kovarik slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kovarik with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kovarik trying to control but Laranja is working from the bottom.
Kovarik might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Laranja kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kovarik in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kovarik trying to control the position from guard on top but Laranja is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ladislav Kovarik wasn't active enough on the ground.
Laranja wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovarik looks to land a body kick but Laranja moved away.
Kovarik misses with a body kick.
Kovarik swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kovarik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laranja checks a leg kick.
Kovarik throws a jab when Laranja was well out of range.
Kovarik drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kovarik is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Laranja looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kovarik wants to pass the guard but Laranja is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laranja wants to sweep here but Kovarik controlling him for the moment.
Kovarik trying to control the position from guard on top but Laranja is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kovarik is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ladislav Kovarik hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kovarik takes a swing at Laranja's ribcage but misses.
Kovarik does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kovarik misses with a straight left.
Laranja uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kovarik.
A big left from Kovarik misses.
Kovarik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kovarik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovarik lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laranja staying out of range there.
Laranja misses with a takedown attempt
and Kovarik counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kovarik drops back, looking for a kneebar! Laranja looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Laranja looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Laranja!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kovarik can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kovarik tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Laranja presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Kovarik is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Laranja has taken his back.
Laranja lands strikes to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laranja patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Kovarik tries to roll but Laranja sticks to his back.
Laranja avoiding Kovarik 's attempts to control his hands.
Kovarik is trying to break free.
Kovarik is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Laranja off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Kovarik defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Kovarik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Laranja swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Ladislav Kovarik dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Laranja tries for a takedown but Kovarik circles away easily
and Kovarik counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kovarik.
Kovarik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Laranja working a defensive guard but Kovarik passes into half guard.
Laranja is defending against the submission attempts here by Kovarik.
Kovarik is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Laranja doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kovarik.
Kovarik wants to pass the guard but Laranja is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovarik is thwarting Laranja's attempts to control the position.
Kovarik really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Laranja. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kovarik trying to control the pace.
Kovarik is working for a submission of some sort.
Laranja wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laranja is refusing to be controlled, as Kovarik sits in half guard.
Kovarik is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kovarik wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laranja keeps working.
Laranja is looking to escape.
Kovarik seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kovarik trying to control from half guard but Laranja is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovarik is trying to work for a kimura but Laranja is defending well.
Laranja is staying active underneath Kovarik, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kovarik with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Laranja won't allow Kovarik to pass to mount.
Kovarik is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kovarik passes to side control.
Kovarik tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovarik thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kovarik working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kovarik swings around for an armbar but Laranja sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kovarik's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovarik looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Laranja passes into side control.
Ladislav Kovarik has got the better of the ground game so far.
Laranja working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ladislav Kovarik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kovarik takes a swing at Laranja's ribcage but misses.
Laranja defending well as Kovarik loads up on a big left hand.
Ladislav Kovarik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Kovarik misses.
Laranja uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kovarik.
Laranja slips under a jab from Kovarik.
Kovarik looks to score with a jab to the body but Laranja is just out of range.
Laranja shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kovarik counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Laranja's guard now.
Laranja is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kovarik trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Laranja manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kovarik working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Laranja doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Laranja manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovarik is looking to sweep but instead, Laranja has passed into half guard.
Laranja trying to control the pace.
Laranja is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kovarik is just riding it out for now. Laranja eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovarik is looking for a sweep. Laranja is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kovarik manages to get to full guard.
Laranja working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kovarik's head.
Ladislav Kovarik is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laranja throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kovarik works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kovarik throws his legs up looking for a submission but Laranja uses it to pass to side control.
Laranja postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Laranja tries for a kimura but Kovarik is defending well.
Kovarik is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovarik manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kovarik is looking to get back to full guard here but Laranja has managed to pass to side control instead.
Kovarik is looking to regain half guard here but Laranja keeps moving and retains side control.
Kovarik is trying to control Laranja's posture but Laranja avoids it.
Renato Laranja has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ladislav Kovarik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kovarik 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ladislav Kovarik!
After winning the bout, Ladislav Kovarik 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Punchy McBrawlbrawl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Vetin Currow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jean Vetin Currow has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Punchy McBrawlbrawl's chin.
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192 lbs
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191 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Punchy McBrawlbrawl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Vetin Currow!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBrawlbrawl feints a jab promting Currow to slip. McBrawlbrawl then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Currow slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Jean Vetin Currow has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from McBrawlbrawl. Those never looked like landing.
Currow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Currow misses with a hook
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Currow throws a lazy uppercut
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a stiff right hand.
Currow swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a nice uppercut.
Currow throws a lazy right hand but McBrawlbrawl sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick from Currow misses.
McBrawlbrawl throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Currow.
No joy there for McBrawlbrawl, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Currow swings widly with a right hand
and Currow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McBrawlbrawl on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Currow. Currow obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBrawlbrawl lands with a nice combination. Currow backs away looking to recover.
Currow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McBrawlbrawl manages to avoid it.
McBrawlbrawl lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Currow circles away quickly and effectively.
Currow scores with a leg kick.
Currow lands a body shot.
Currow swings widly with a right hand
and Currow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jean Vetin Currow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Currow throws a left and a right that both miss
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a stiff right hand.
Currow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McBrawlbrawl misses with a two punch combination.
Currow misses with a body shot
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
McBrawlbrawl misses with a jab, cross combination.
Currow misses with a right hand
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a left and a right that stings Currow.
McBrawlbrawl avoids the body shot from Currow.
McBrawlbrawl slips a straight right by Currow.
Currow needs to keep his hands up - McBrawlbrawl had a free shot at his head there.
Currow catches McBrawlbrawl with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Currow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from McBrawlbrawl. Those never looked like landing.
Currow misses with an uppercut
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Currow walks into a straight right hand from McBrawlbrawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Currow throws a poor cross that misses
and Currow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Currow misses with an uppercut
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a three punch combo that has Currow backing up. Currow nods at McBrawlbrawl to acknowledge the strikes.
McBrawlbrawl uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Currow.
McBrawlbrawl is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Currow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McBrawlbrawl throws a series of punches but Currow avoids them all with ease.
McBrawlbrawl looks to land a combination. Currow sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McBrawlbrawl uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Currow.
McBrawlbrawl lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Currow backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from McBrawlbrawl does no damage.
McBrawlbrawl rushes Currow and presses him up against the cage.
McBrawlbrawl breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Currow misses
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a two punch combo.
A shot to the body from Currow misses
and Currow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Currow throws a right hand that misses
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Currow misses.
McBrawlbrawl rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Currow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Currow scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McBrawlbrawl doesn't seem bothered though.
McBrawlbrawl shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Currow eats them both and turns towards McBrawlbrawl to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McBrawlbrawl uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Currow.
Currow misses with a wild body shot.
Currow misses with a hook
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a three punch combo that has Currow backing up. Currow nods at McBrawlbrawl to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Punchy McBrawlbrawl dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean Vetin Currow's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Currow throws a right hand that misses
and McBrawlbrawl cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Currow swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a two punch combo.
McBrawlbrawl throws a series of punches but Currow moves out of range.
Currow just misses with a punch to the body.
McBrawlbrawl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McBrawlbrawl looks to land a combination but Currow avoids it well.
Currow throws an off balance right hand
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a stiff right hand.
Currow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Currow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Currow misses with an uppercut
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Currow looks to land a combination but McBrawlbrawl avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Currow misses with a hook.
Currow misses with an uppercut
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a left and a right that stings Currow.
Punchy McBrawlbrawl is winning the standup battle so far.
Currow misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a left and a right that stings Currow.
McBrawlbrawl misses with a two punch combination.
McBrawlbrawl is working the combinations to good effect here.
McBrawlbrawl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Currow misses with a right hand
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a series of strikes. Currow will be more careful next time no doubt.
Currow is rocked!
McBrawlbrawl throws a right and a left that Currow avoids nicely.
McBrawlbrawl lands a nice hook to Currow's body. Currow takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Currow takes a swing at McBrawlbrawl's ribcage but misses.
Currow throws a wild body kick that McBrawlbrawl sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBrawlbrawl throws a combination that misses
and Currow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Currow throws a right hand that misses
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a three punch combo that has Currow backing up. Currow nods at McBrawlbrawl to acknowledge the strikes.
Currow feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McBrawlbrawls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice body punch from Currow.
Currow misses with a body shot
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a three punch combo that has Currow backing up. Currow nods at McBrawlbrawl to acknowledge the strikes.
McBrawlbrawl fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Currow throws a jab but it's blocked by McBrawlbrawl.
McBrawlbrawl swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McBrawlbrawl misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBrawlbrawl on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Currow misses with a body shot.
Currow has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Currow misses the jab.
Currow misses with an uppercut
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a nice uppercut.
Currow misses with a hook
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a left and a right that stings Currow.
Currow lands a right hook to the body.
Currow swings away with a body shot that misses
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a left and a right that stings Currow.
Currow connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McBrawlbrawl's hands.
Currow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBrawlbrawl dodges the punch combination from Currow.
McBrawlbrawl has Currow up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McBrawlbrawl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Currow misses with a left hand
letting McBrawlbrawl counter with a right hand.
A big right from Currow misses.
McBrawlbrawl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Currow misses with a jab to the body
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a three punch combo that has Currow backing up. Currow nods at McBrawlbrawl to acknowledge the strikes.
Currow throws the left hand but McBrawlbrawl avoids the punch easily.
McBrawlbrawl throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Currow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Punchy McBrawlbrawl dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jean Vetin Currow's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Currow misses with a body punch
enabling McBrawlbrawl to counter with a crisp jab.
Currow misses with a left hand
enabling McBrawlbrawl to counter with a crisp jab.
McBrawlbrawl avoids the body shot from Currow.
McBrawlbrawl clinches with his opponent.
McBrawlbrawl looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Currow wants to break free but McBrawlbrawl has control.
McBrawlbrawl looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A shot in the inside from McBrawlbrawl.
McBrawlbrawl is trying to break the clinch but Currow has him pressed against the cage.
Currow wants a takedown.
Currow is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McBrawlbrawl wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Currow has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Currow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McBrawlbrawl's efforts to push away.
Currow is looking to take this one to the mat.
Currow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McBrawlbrawl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from McBrawlbrawl does no damage.
McBrawlbrawl misses with a double jab.
McBrawlbrawl shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Currow eats them both and turns towards McBrawlbrawl to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A combination from Currow does no damage.
Punchy McBrawlbrawl is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McBrawlbrawl swinging wildly here.
Currow misses with a right hand
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McBrawlbrawl stalks Currow and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Currow's face. Currow staggers backwards, shaken.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBrawlbrawl throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Currow misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a left and a right that stings Currow.
Currow swings widly with a right hand
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Currow loads up on a big right hand but McBrawlbrawl slips the punch.
Currow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McBrawlbrawl manages to avoid it.
Currow loads up on a big right hand but McBrawlbrawl slips the punch.
Currow throws a lazy uppercut
and McBrawlbrawl cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Currow swings widly with a right hand
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a stiff right hand.
Currow throws a poor cross that misses
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Currow misses with a hook
and McBrawlbrawl connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Currow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McBrawlbrawl is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McBrawlbrawl throws a nice looking combination but Currow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Currow misses with a combination
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a series of strikes. Currow will be more careful next time no doubt.
Punchy McBrawlbrawl is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Currow misses with a hook
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a one-two to the body.
Currow is still on wobbly legs! Can McBrawlbrawl finish him?
McBrawlbrawl misses with a series of wild punches.
Currow seems to have recovered his senses.
Currow misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a nice uppercut.
Currow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McBrawlbrawl counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jean Vetin Currow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBrawlbrawl throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Currow fails to land with a series of punches.
Currow takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McBrawlbrawl on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McBrawlbrawl misses with a series of wild punches.
McBrawlbrawl lands with a nice body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McBrawlbrawl lands with a straight right. Currow didn't see that one coming.
Currow misses with the combination.
Currow thows a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Punchy McBrawlbrawl showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McBrawlbrawl has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Punchy McBrawlbrawl!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Badonkadonk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Kristian Saatanainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Billy Badonkadonk has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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260 lbs
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274 lbs
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Badonkadonk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Antti Kristian Saatanainen!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badonkadonk tries to clinch up.
Saatanainen fails with a takedown attempt.
Badonkadonk wants to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Badonkadonk misses with an elbow strike.
Saatanainen dodges an elbow strike from Badonkadonk.
Saatanainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saatanainen shoots in and drives through. Badonkadonk sprawls well.
Badonkadonk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Saatanainen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Saatanainen coming out on top.
Saatanainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Badonkadonk manages to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Badonkadonk as Saatanainen shoots in.
Billy Badonkadonk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antti Kristian Saatanainen.
Badonkadonk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Saatanainen is working for takedown but Badonkadonk is calmly controlling the position for now.
Saatanainen has had enough of the clinch but Badonkadonk keeps him there for the moment.
Saatanainen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badonkadonk pushes off an throws an elbow but Saatanainen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Badonkadonk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Badonkadonk misses with an elbow over the top.
Saatanainen breaks the clinch.
Badonkadonk tries to clinch up but Saatanainen circles away and keeps his distance.
Saatanainen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Badonkadonk was covering up waiting for the punch and Saatanainen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Badonkadonk wants to stand up but Saatanainen is controlling him.
Saatanainen content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Badonkadonk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Saatanainen is controlling him.
Saatanainen landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saatanainen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Saatanainen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Badonkadonk on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Badonkadonk tries to get out of the position.
Saatanainen pushes down on Badonkadonk's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Saatanainen is pressing down on Badonkadonk's thigh, looking to free his foot. Badonkadonk is holding on for now.
Saatanainen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Saatanainen working over Badonkadonk with some ground and pound. Badonkadonk looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Badonkadonk wants to get back to his feet.
Saatanainen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Badonkadonk keeps working.
Saatanainen trying to mount his opponent but Badonkadonk defends it.
Saatanainen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Saatanainen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Saatanainen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Badonkadonk keeps working.
Saatanainen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saatanainen slips a nice elbow through Badonkadonk's hands, connecting with Badonkadonk's forehead.
Badonkadonk looks like he's trying to stand up.
Badonkadonk trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Saatanainen slows the pace down in half guard.
Saatanainen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Badonkadonk defending well though.
Saatanainen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Badonkadonk's head.
Saatanainen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Saatanainen is looking to take a break and control but Badonkadonk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Badonkadonk has hold of Saatanainen's hands but Saatanainen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Saatanainen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Badonkadonk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Saatanainen on the ground.
Saatanainen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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!
Saatanainen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Badonkadonk keeps working.
Badonkadonk is trying to stand up here but Saatanainen is controlling him well.
Saatanainen throwing shots but Badonkadonk is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badonkadonk is not content to let Saatanainen control the position.
Saatanainen stalling.
Badonkadonk is trying to stand up here but Saatanainen is controlling him well.
Saatanainen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Saatanainen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Saatanainen drops an elbow to the side of Badonkadonk's head.
Saatanainen lands strikes from half guard.
Badonkadonk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Badonkadonk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Saatanainen.
Saatanainen is trying to control. Badonkadonk wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Saatanainen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Saatanainen lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Badonkadonk pushes Saatanainen off looking to stand but Saatanainen dives back in and keeps control.
Badonkadonk might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Saatanainen trying to control from half guard but Badonkadonk is working away.
Badonkadonk is in trouble now - Saatanainen has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Kristian Saatanainen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Saatanainen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saatanainen fails with a takedown attempt.
Saatanainen scores with the left hand. Badonkadonk knows he should have avoided that one.
Saatanainen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Badonkadonk.
Badonkadonk on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Badonkadonk stuffs the takedown.
Saatanainen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Badonkadonk to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Saatanainen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saatanainen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Saatanainen trying to keep a closed guard but Badonkadonk is proving a slippery customer.
Saatanainen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Badonkadonk showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badonkadonk trying to control but Saatanainen is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Billy Badonkadonk just wasn't active enough.
Badonkadonk closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Saatanainen quickly recovers to half guard.
Saatanainen moves into full guard.
Saatanainen has a closed guard, preventing Badonkadonk from standing up.
Saatanainen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Saatanainen trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Saatanainen wants to sweep here but Badonkadonk controlling him for the moment.
Saatanainen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Badonkadonk wanted to stand there but Saatanainen had control of the position.
Badonkadonk gets to his feet - Saatanainen follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Badonkadonk drives through and clinches with Saatanainen against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badonkadonk has Saatanainen pressed against the cage, preventing Saatanainen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badonkadonk throws an elbow but it misses.
Saatanainen lands a right hand.
Badonkadonk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Badonkadonk pushes off an throws an elbow but Saatanainen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Saatanainen has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Badonkadonk regains guard immediately.
Badonkadonk has momentary wrist control but Saatanainen slips an elbow through the middle.
Saatanainen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Saatanainen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Saatanainen advances to half guard.
Antti Kristian Saatanainen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Saatanainen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Saatanainen is nestled in close to Badonkadonk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Badonkadonk is rocked!
Saatanainen is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Badonkadonk is hurt! He's hurt bad - Saatanainen fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Badonkadonk from any more punishment! Congratulations to Saatanainen! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antti Kristian Saatanainen!
A relieved looking Antti Kristian Saatanainen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeppe Bubba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhammad Suryanto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bubba comes into the arena with Moby - Lift Me Up blaring out of the sound system. Muhammad Suryanto has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jeppe Bubba's chin.
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173 lbs
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeppe Bubba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Muhammad Suryanto!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bubba drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bubba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Suryanto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Suryanto manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bubba has left one of his arms exposed and Suryanto doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Bubba screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Muhammad Suryanto!
Muhammad Suryanto decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geoffrey Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Swano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Swano has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Geoffrey Powell's chin.
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Geoffrey Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Swano!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell ducks under a wild hook from Swano.
Swano fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Powell, pushing him back against the cage.
Powell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Geoffrey Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Powell closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Swano is not content to let Powell control the position.
Powell trying to pass the guard but Swano defending well.
Powell is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Powell trying to pass the guard but Swano defending well.
Powell lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Powell is just content to waste time from the top position. Swano takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Powell looking to sit in guard and control but Swano gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Powell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Swano manages to get himself to full guard.
Powell throws a strike but Swano rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Powell scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Swano misses with a head kick.
Swano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Swano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Powell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Swano fails to land with a series of punches.
Powell thows a body shot but no joy.
Powell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Powell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powell looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Swano!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swano keeps Powell under control for a moment.
Swano is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swano takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Powell trying to control the position but Swano is working away.
Powell looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Swano is avoiding damage well.
Swano is trying to get back to half guard.
Powell lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Swano down.
Swano parries the strikes from Powell easily there. Powell is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Swano to escape.
Swano is not content to let Powell control the position.
You can see the frustration on Swano's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Powell.
Powell lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Powell is trying to ground and pound but Swano uses the momentary lack of control by Powell to regain half guard.
Powell works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swano dodges the ground and pound from Powell.
Powell trying to control the action but Swano is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoffrey Powell dominated that round.
That's time! Powell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Powell decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Swano is looking to control Powell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Swano avoid being mounted?
Powell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Powell thows a huge punch but Swano dodges it nicely.
Powell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Swano's head.
Powell wants to advance to full mount but Swano doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Powell cracks Swano with a solid left hand.
Swano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swano keeping moving, preventing Powell from controlling successfully.
Powell stopping the sweep attempt from Swano.
Swano working for a triangle but Powell defends it easily.
Powell wants to control from the top but Swano keeps moving.
Powell landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swano keeping moving, preventing Powell from controlling successfully.
Powell throwing strikes but missing.
Swano trying to control the position.
Powell throwing strikes but missing.
Powell chips away with some ground and pound.
Powell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Powell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swano manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Powell can't escape the position.
Swano trying to control but Powell is having none of it.
Swano unloads with some shots from mount but Powell bucks and avoids them well.
Swano is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Powell can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Powell is trying to escape the mount.
Powell really wants to buck Swano off and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Powell is trying to stand.
Swano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Powell keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Powell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Geoffrey Powell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Powell works his way to full guard. Good work.
Swano throws an elbow that misses. Powell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Swano's guard. Nice move by Powell!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Powell throwing strikes from guard but Swano blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoffrey Powell dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Swano wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Swano. No joy for Powell on that attempt.
Swano thuds his right hand into Powell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Powell misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Powell. Those never looked like landing.
Powell swinging wildly here.
Swano pushes Powell up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swano wants to take the fight to the mat but Powell manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Swano lands a shot to the body.
Swano misses with a knee strike.
Powell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Swano manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Swano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell avoids the head kick by Swano.
Powell has a takedown stuffed.
Powell cracks Swano with a good jab.
Swano moves in looking to clinch but Powell pushes him off.
Geoffrey Powell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Powell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Swano.
Powell throws a shot from downtown. Swano moves away and avoids it.
Powell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Powell shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Swano is trying to defend but Powell finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Powell blocks the strikes from Swano.
Swano actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swano wants to improve his position but Powell is controlling well.
Powell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Powell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Powell trying to mount his opponent but Swano defends it.
Swano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Powell.
Powell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Swano defending well though.
Powell looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Powell 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swano taking some punishment here, with Powell in his half guard.
Powell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Powell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Swano manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Powell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Powell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Swano is keeping the position for now.
Powell trying to control the position from guard on top but Swano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swano trying to control the position.
Powell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Swano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Powell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Powell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Swano is on top in guard.
Powell trying to control the position here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swano won't allow Powell to sweep him here.
Dan Swano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Geoffrey Powell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Powell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Geoffrey Powell.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Powell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geoffrey Powell!
After winning the bout, Geoffrey Powell 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Iverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Zawistowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iverson comes to the cage accompanied by Through the pain. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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170 lbs
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22
154 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Iverson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Zawistowski!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iverson looks to land a right hand but Zawistowski moved out of range.
Iverson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zawistowski.
Zawistowski goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Iverson tries to bum rush Zawistowski with a series of wild strikes but Zawistowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Iverson looks to land a combination but Zawistowski avoids it well.
Zawistowski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters circling - Zawistowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Iverson throws a looping overhand right but Zawistowski ducks down to avoid it.
Zawistowski staying out of range there.
Zawistowski stuns Iverson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zawistowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iverson moves away.
Iverson misses the shot to the body.
Zawistowski has closed the distance and engaged Iverson in a clinch.
Zawistowski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Iverson backwards.
Zawistowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zawistowski lands a left hand.
Iverson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zawistowski.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zawistowski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Iverson backwards.
Iverson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iverson tries to pull guard but Zawistowski won't allow it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zawistowski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Iverson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zawistowski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Iverson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zawistowski walks away with a smile on his face. Iverson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Iverson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Iverson misses with a lunging right hand
and Zawistowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Iverson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zawistowski.
Zawistowski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zawistowski takes one on the button.
Zawistowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Iverson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zawistowski's hands.
Iverson throws a hook but Zawistowski avoids it easily.
Iverson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zawistowski.
Zawistowski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iverson connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iverson thows a body shot but no joy.
Iverson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Zawistowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Zawistowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Iverson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Iverson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zawistowski.
Iverson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zawistowski darts in and clinches Iverson up against the cage.
Iverson jumps guard but Zawistowski stands there with Iverson around his waist. Iverson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zawistowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Iverson is trying to pull guard but Zawistowski has him pressed against the cage.
Iverson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Iverson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Zawistowski uses from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Zawistowski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iverson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zawistowski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zawistowski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zawistowski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Iverson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zawistowski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Iverson pushes a forearm under Zawistowski's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Zawistowski is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Iverson!
After winning the bout, Joe Iverson 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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