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Galaxy 35: Black Hole PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Calamity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Richard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Calamity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Duke Richard!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calamity has managed to clinch.
Richard has Calamity pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Calamity manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Calamity lands with a light punch inside.
Calamity manages to break the clinch.
Calamity tries to clinch there but Richard circles away.
Calamity jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Horrible takedown by Richard or perhaps it was just good defense by Calamity which made him look bad.
Calamity wants to clinch up but Richard keeps it at a distance.
Calamity connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Richard's hands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Calamity looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Calamity closes the distance and clinches.
Richard changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Calamity fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Frank Calamity has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duke Richard.
Calamity lands with a hook. Richard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calamity scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Calamity lands a right hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Calamity lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Richard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Calamity gets control of Richard's arms and successfully pulls guard. Calamity will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Calamity looking for a guillotine here but Richard defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richard is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard preventing the sweep.
Calamity working for a triangle but Richard defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richard preventing the sweep.
Richard wants to stand but Calamity is controlling his posture from full guard.
Calamity looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Calamity working for a triangle but Richard defends it easily.
Calamity keeping moving, preventing Richard from controlling successfully.
Calamity looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Calamity is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Richard is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Calamity looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Richard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Calamity had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Richard defends it easily.
Richard slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Richard wants to stand but Calamity has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Calamity trying to keep a closed guard but Richard is proving a slippery customer.
Calamity has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Richard has passed into side control.
Calamity is trying to buck Richard off.
Richard is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Calamity has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calamity sneaks back into half guard.
Calamity gets back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calamity had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Richard defends it easily.
Calamity working for submissions but it's allowed Richard to get to half guard.
Richard is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calamity tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Richard has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Richard postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Calamity looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Calamity dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Richard tries to keep at a distance but Calamity has taken the fight into the clinch.
Calamity stalls.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Calamity.
Calamity manages to pull guard.
Calamity is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Richard trying to control but Calamity is working from the bottom.
Calamity has a closed guard, preventing Richard from standing up.
Richard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Calamity swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Richard sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Calamity's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calamity wants to improve his position but Richard is controlling well.
Richard trying to pass the guard but Calamity defending well.
Richard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Calamity actively working from the bottom here.
Calamity trying to hold on to Richard's head to control him but Richard postures up.
Calamity gets back to full guard.
Calamity keeping moving, preventing Richard from controlling successfully.
Richard wants to stand but Calamity is controlling his posture from full guard.
Calamity keeping full guard, as Richard tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calamity manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Calamity throws a wild left hand from mount and Richard manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Calamity wants to pass the guard but Richard is defending well.
Richard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Calamity.
Calamity is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Calamity is keen to just control but Richard is a slippery customer.
Richard is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Calamity's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Calamity's back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richard has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Calamity preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Richard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richard is trying to stick to Calamity's back but Calamity is turning into Richard. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Richard's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Calamity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Calamity pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Richard is keeping the position for now.
Richard is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Calamity defends well.
Richard is breathing heavily.
Richard keeping moving, preventing Calamity from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Richard is on top in guard.
Richard wants to control from the top but Calamity keeps moving.
Frank Calamity overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Calamity working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Richard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Richard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Calamity manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calamity lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Calamity dominating with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calamity working the ground and pound effectively.
Richard tries to lock up and control but Calamity gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Richard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Calamity landing punches.
Calamity postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Richard looks a forlorn figure.
Richard regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richard is in trouble now - Calamity has advanced to mount!
Calamity scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Richard?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Calamity dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Calamity rushes Richard and presses him up against the cage.
Richard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richard goes for a takedown in the clinch but Calamity prevents it.
Richard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Calamity escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Richard with that takedown attempt.
Nice shot lands for Calamity.
Calamity closes the distance but Richard moves to the side
and Richard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Calamity wants to clinch up but Richard keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Calamity darts in and clinches Richard up against the cage.
Come on Calamity - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Calamity jumps guard.
Calamity is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Richard wants to improve his position but Calamity is controlling well.
Calamity with the ground and pound but Richard uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Calamity distracts Richard with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Richard keeping moving, preventing Calamity from controlling successfully.
Calamity pushing down on Richard's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Calamity thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Richard's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calamity throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Calamity is working for a kimura but Richard is defending it quite comfortably.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richard wants to get back to his feet.
Calamity thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Calamity controlling the pace.
Richard regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Calamity.
Calamity slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Calamity throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Richard works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Calamity wants to lay and pray for a moment but Richard keeps working.
Calamity lands with a punch from half guard.
Duke Richard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richard actively working from the bottom here.
Richard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Richard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Calamity.
Calamity thows a huge punch but Richard dodges it nicely.
Calamity throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Calamity 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.
Richard wants to control but Calamity is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Richard is staying active underneath Calamity, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Richard won't allow Calamity to pass to mount.
Richard wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calamity not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Calamity missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Calamity.
Calamity is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Richard can do to turn this around?
Richard wants to get back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richard looking for submissions off his back.
Calamity lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Calamity has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Calamity trying to control the action but Richard is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Calamity thows a huge punch but Richard dodges it nicely.
Calamity thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Frank Calamity is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Calamity performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Calamity showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Calamity 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Calamity!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Elliott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Colquitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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240 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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24
277 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pete Elliott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Colquitt!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elliott takes the fight into the clinch.
Elliott wants a takedown.
Elliott wants a takedown but no success here.
Elliott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Elliott tries to clinch up but Colquitt circles away and keeps his distance.
Elliott is looking to clinch.
Colquitt fails to land with a series of punches.
Colquitt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Elliott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Elliott gets a clinch.
Colquitt is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Elliott is defending well.
Elliott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Elliott tries to clinch but Colquitt is having none of it.
Elliott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oooh a lovely combination from Colquitt sends Elliott down but not out. Colquitt dives into side control looking to finish.
Elliott is rocked!
It looks like Pete Elliott has been cut.
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!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Colquitt lands a huge shot from side control! Elliott is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jack Colquitt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Person (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dee Livah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dee Livah was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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213 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Big heart |
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Decent boxing
Solid 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Person!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dee Livah!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Person shoots in and drives through. Livah sprawls well.
No joy there for Livah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Livah lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Person backs up against the cage.
Person changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Livah tries to avoid it but Person manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Livah to the ground. Livah escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Livah throws a nice looking combination but Person bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Person goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Dee Livah has been cut.
Livah keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Person. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Livah fails to land with a series of punches.
Livah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Livah.
Dee Livah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Person shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Livah defends it nicely.
Person tries for a takedown but Livah sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Livah throws a right and a left that Person avoids nicely.
Person throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Livah's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Livah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Livah forces Person back against the cage and clinches.
Person breaks the clinch.
Person lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Person tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Person throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Livah cracks Person with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Person changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Livah tries to avoid it but Person manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Livah to the ground. Livah escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Livah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Livah listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Livah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Person circles away quickly and effectively.
Livah instigates a clinch.
Livah wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Person lands an elbow that stopped Livah in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Person lands an elbow inside that Livah shrugs off.
That has opened up Dee Livah's cut even more.
Livah stalling.
Livah wants to break free but Person has control.
Livah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Person is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Livah.
Livah dodges the punch combination from Person.
Livah closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Livah is trying to break free.
Livah has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Livah tries to break the clinch but Person is controlling the position.
Person is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Livah gets through Person's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Livah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Person misses with a double jab.
Person doesn't manage to clinch there - Livah circles away.
Person shoots in but no luck this time.
Person looks for a takedown but Livah sprawls well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Livah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good exchange - Livah coming out on top.
A combination from Livah does no damage.
Livah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Person circles away quickly and effectively.
Person avoids a punch combination nicely.
Livah looks winded!
Person tries to close the distance and clinch up but Livah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Livah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Livah. Those never looked like landing.
Person has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Person ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Livah moves away.
Livah has taken the fight to the clinch.
Livah takes a knee right on the jaw!
Person tries to break the clinch but Livah is controlling the position.
Person looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Livah is trying to force a seperation but Person has the dominant position.
Livah successfully pulls guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Livah is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Person is controlling him.
Person wants to control from the top but Livah keeps moving.
Person postures up in Livah's guard and throws a big left but Livah blocks it.
Livah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Person throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Livah works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Livah really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Person. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Livah wants to stand up but Person is controlling him.
Person trying to control the position from guard on top but Livah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Person missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Person has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Person trying to control but Livah is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Person postures up in Livah's guard and throws a big left but Livah blocks it.
Livah wants to stand up but Person is controlling him.
Person postures up in Livah's guard and throws a big left but Livah blocks it.
Person loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Person accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Person with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Person throws a big right hand that misses.
Livah wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Person manages to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dee Livah will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dee Livah's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Person misses the jab.
Person tries to clinch up.
Livah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Livah.
Livah throws a right and a left that Person avoids nicely.
Jake Person is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Person tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Person goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Person fails in his attempt to clinch.
Livah throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Livah misses.
Livah avoids the head kick by Person.
Person shoots in and drives through. Livah sprawls well.
Livah throws a nice looking combination but Person bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dee Livah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Livah is breathing heavily.
Person slips a jab and a cross from Livah.
Livah gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Person creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Livah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Person avoids a punch combination nicely.
Livah keeps the fight on the outside.
Person will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Person misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Livah closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Person to the mat! Person manages to get full guard.
Livah trying to control the position from guard on top but Person is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Livah wants to stand but Person has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Person preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Person is working an open guard so Livah takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Person feints a jab promting Livah to slip. Person then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Livah slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Person scores with a push kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Person.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Person lands with a kick to the temple. Livah shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Person throws a head kick but Livah moves out of range.
Person with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Livah to score with a decent uppercut.
Livah finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Livah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Person misses with a takedown attempt - Livah sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Person. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Livah slaps away a takedown attempt from Person, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Livah throws a right hand that Person ducks under and follows up with a left that Person also avoids with ease.
Livah closes the distance and pushes Person back into the cage.
Livah is trying to break the clinch but Person has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Livah's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Livah lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Person has Livah pressed against the cage, preventing Livah from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Livah lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Livah avoids the elbow strike from Person, against the cage.
Person lands an elbow inside that Livah shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Person throws an elbow but misses.
Person misses with an elbow over the top.
Livah manages to break the clinch.
Livah avoids the head kick by Person.
Livah looks to land a combination but Person avoids it well.
Person shoots in but Livah avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Livah shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Person napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Livah stands up and beckons Person to his feet.
Person throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Livah.
A looping hook to the body misses from Person. Livah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Livah is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Person's half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Livah stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Person looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Livah is fending him off so far but Person persists. Nope, Livah circles away and we're back to standing.
Livah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Livah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Person tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Livah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Person doesn't manage to clinch there - Livah circles away.
Livah rushes Person and presses him up against the cage.
Livah gets underhooks to prevent Person's takedown attempt.
Livah has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Person uses from the top position.
Person throws a big right hand that misses.
Livah will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Livah has his feet on Person's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Person shoots in for a double leg but Livah sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Person throws a head kick but Livah moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dee Livah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dee Livah's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Person throws a body kick that misses.
A punch combination from Livah misses.
Livah throws a nice looking combination but Person bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Livah throws a series of punches but Person moves out of range.
A combination from Livah does no damage.
Person moves in looking to clinch but Livah pushes him off.
Livah darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Person manages to get to full guard.
Person is looking to stand up but Livah isn't so interested in that idea.
Livah loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Person is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Livah must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Livah working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Person wants to sweep here but Livah controlling him for the moment.
Livah trying to control the position from guard on top but Person is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Person is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Livah throwing strikes from guard but Person blocks nicely.
Livah stands up from Person's guard - Livah perhaps looking for a knockout.
Livah clinches with his opponent.
Livah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Livah darts in and clinches Person up against the cage.
Livah blocks the elbow strike.
Livah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Person lands with a nice body kick.
Person scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Person throws a head kick but Livah moves out of range.
No joy there for Livah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Person misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Person is looking to land body kicks.
Livah misses with a jab, cross combination.
Livah throws a combination. Person tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
An inside leg kick lands from Person.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Person - that will leave a mark!
Person throws a shot to the body.
Person dodges the punch combination from Livah.
Livah takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Person tries to close the distance and clinch up but Livah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Livah rushes Person and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Person throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Livah lands with a right to the head.
Dee Livah seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Person with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Livah wants to break free but Person has control.
Person tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Livah jumps into guard, dragging Person to the mat.
Person throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Livah works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Person trying to control the position from guard on top but Livah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Livah wriggles free and stands up.
Livah steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Person. That one must have hurt.
Livah has Person up against the cage in a clinch.
Livah jumps into guard, dragging Person to the mat.
Jake Person has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Livah keeping moving, preventing Person from controlling successfully.
Person postures up in Livah's guard and throws a big left but Livah blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Livah wants to stand up but Person is controlling him.
Dee Livah has got the better of the ground game so far.
Person advances position into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Livah is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dee Livah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Person sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Livah is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dee Livah.
I've got Livah winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dee Livah!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Alejandro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zero has chosen José the Bronx Rican - Spittin' Narcicism as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
205 lbs
11 - 15 - 0 |
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35
221 lbs
16 - 25 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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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
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcos Alejandro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 25 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Zero!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero looks for a takedown but Alejandro sprawls well.
Alejandro shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Alejandro was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Zero is trying to improve his position.
Alejandro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Zero is looking for a sweep.
Alejandro goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Zero has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Alejandro but great work by Zero.
Alejandro tries to bench press Zero off him but Zero keeps the position.
Zero swings around for an armbar but Alejandro sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Zero's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zero is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alejandro is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zero has his foot on Alejandro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alejandro works his way back into a safe position though.
Zero is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alejandro defends well.
Alejandro 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero pushes a forearm under Alejandro's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Alejandro is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Max Zero!
In his post fight interview, Max Zero started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nes Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Mulipola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mulipola's choice of entrance music: ZZ Top - Gimme All Your Lovin'. Richard Mulipola will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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255 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
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21
256 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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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
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nes Quick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Mulipola!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mulipola's jab looks to have found its range, popping Quick under the eye.
Mulipola scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mulipola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Quick.
Mulipola turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mulipola connects with a solid leg kick.
Quick is breathing heavily.
Quick walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Mulipola swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Richard Mulipola!
Richard Mulipola decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Steinhof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steinhof has chosen Hudson Mohawke — B Ur Fantasy as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, John Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Douglas Steinhof!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope misses with a few strikes there.
Steinhof shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Steinhof shoots in and drives through. Pope sprawls well.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steinhof swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steinhof shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pope moves to clinch but Steinhof breaks away
and Steinhof counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Steinhof lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Steinhof landing some decent shots from guard.
Steinhof with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steinhof makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Steinhof connects with a couple of short punches.
Pope looking to control.
Steinhof postures up and lands a big shot to Pope's brow.
Steinhof avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Steinhof chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Steinhof cracks Pope with a solid left hand.
Steinhof stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pope swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pope is looking for a triangle but Steinhof pushes his legs off easily.
Steinhof landing some decent shots from guard.
Steinhof with a nice head shot there.
Steinhof pushes down on Pope's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pope trying to hold on to Steinhof's head to control him but Steinhof postures up.
Pope is trying to get back to full guard.
Steinhof 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 two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Steinhof lands a nice short elbow.
Pope wants to control but Steinhof passes into side.
Steinhof scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pope struggling a bit here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steinhof lands a nice forearm strike.
Pope is looking to regain half guard here but Steinhof keeps moving and retains side control.
Steinhof in side control lands a decent elbow.
A lull in the action here.
Steinhof lands a nice forearm strike.
Steinhof works to advance to full mount. Pope defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Pope is desperately trying to improve his position but Steinhof has a good base and remains in mount.
BOOM! Steinhof connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Steinhof with shots to the head and body - Pope looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steinhof postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pope looks a forlorn figure.
Pope is rocked!
Pope in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oh Pope is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steinhof lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Pope takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Steinhof's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Douglas Steinhof!
In his post fight interview, Douglas Steinhof started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Rosholt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Nazario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
194 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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191 lbs
7 - 12 - 0 |
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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
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Rosholt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Nazario!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosholt thows a body kick. Nazario tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rosholt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rosholt, right into the meat.
Nice uppercut lands for Rosholt. That snapped Nazario's head back.
Rosholt throws a front kick aimed at Nazario's knee but Nazario avoids it well.
Rosholt misses with a series of wild punches.
Rosholt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nazario moves away.
No joy there for Rosholt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rosholt misses with a wild body shot.
Rosholt scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosholt misses with a two punch combination.
Nazario ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rosholt fails to land with a series of punches.
Rosholt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nazario.
Rosholt takes a swing at Nazario's ribcage but misses.
Rosholt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rosholt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rosholt is looking to wear down Nazario with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rosholt connects with a solid leg kick.
Rosholt catches Nazario with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Ronaldo Nazario has been cut.
Rosholt misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rosholt.
A big left from Rosholt misses.
Rosholt misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rosholt thows a body shot but no joy.
Rosholt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nazario steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rosholt. That one must have hurt.
Rosholt stuns Nazario with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rosholt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt throws a front kick that sends Nazario stumbling back into the cage.
Nazario looks winded!
Rosholt lands with a good body shot.
Rosholt scoring well with a low kick there.
Rosholt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rosholt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rosholt lands a leg kick that knocks Nazario off balance momentarily.
Rosholt lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Rosholt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rosholt cracks Nazario with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rosholt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rosholt scores with a three punch combo!
Nazario is rocked!
Rosholt scoring well with a low kick there.
Rosholt is looking to slow Nazario down with leg kicks.
Nazario blocks a head kick by Rosholt.
Nazario on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nazario is still on wobbly legs! Can Rosholt finish him?
Rosholt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nazario gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Rosholt gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Nazario is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Rosholt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Wilkes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Riordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilkes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bruce Springsteen - Born In The U.S.A.. Tommy Riordan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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26
213 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Douglas Wilkes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Riordan!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Riordan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wilkes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wilkes.
Riordan stuffs the takedown attempt from Wilkes. Wilkes gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Douglas Wilkes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilkes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Riordan throws a nice looking combination but Wilkes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wilkes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Riordan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wilkes somewhat.
Riordan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riordan throws an overhand right that drops Wilkes like a sack of potatoes! Riordan dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Riordan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zen Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eminem,50 Cent-till in collapse. John Jones will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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27
175 lbs
8 - 4 - 1 |
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28
180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Zen Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Jones!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to clinch there but Blood circles away.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Jones throws a head kick but Blood moves out of range.
Jones gets a clinch.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Blood has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Blood gets the takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Blood is trying to get an arm triangle but Jones is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blood looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jones is avoiding damage well.
Jones looks winded!
Blood fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Blood sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jones is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Blood has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood has hold of Jones's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Jones tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Blood cranks the arm and Jones screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Jones, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Zen Blood!
Zen Blood 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Van De Kamp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiji Kawada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van De Kamp comes to the cage accompanied by Sister Sin - Fight Song. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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133 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Counter fighter
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Van De Kamp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Keiji Kawada!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawada moves into range and clinches up with Van De Kamp.
Kawada breaks the clinch.
Kawada rushes Van De Kamp and presses him up against the cage.
Van De Kamp wants the takedown. Kawada is fighting it off but Van De Kamp persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kawada's guard against the cage.
Kawada is controlling Van De Kamp's posture.
Van De Kamp drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Van De Kamp jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van De Kamp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kawada swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van De Kamp working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Van De Kamp tries to free his leg and advance position but Kawada is retaining full guard.
Van De Kamp postures up.
Van De Kamp wants to control from the top but Kawada keeps moving.
Van De Kamp looking to pass the guard.
Kawada looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawada keeping full guard, as Van De Kamp tries to pass.
Van De Kamp trying to control but Kawada is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kawada instigates a clinch.
Kawada ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kawada no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kawada escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Van De Kamp gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Van De Kamp wants to control from the top but Kawada keeps moving.
Kawada is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Van De Kamp is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kawada is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kawada has escaped and now he's on top!
Van De Kamp bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kawada's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van De Kamp trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van De Kamp trying to control the position from guard on top but Kawada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van De Kamp throwing strikes but missing.
Van De Kamp trying to control the position from guard on top but Kawada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kawada escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Van De Kamp gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van De Kamp slips nicely into half guard.
Kawada is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van De Kamp moves into full mount! Kawada won't be happy about that!
Van De Kamp landing strikes from the mount and Kawada is in trouble!
Van De Kamp prevents Kawada from getting the reversal.
Van De Kamp looking to secure an arm triangle but Kawada defends it well.
Van De Kamp trying to control but Kawada is having none of it.
Van De Kamp lands a big elbow.
Kawada is trying to escape the mount.
Van De Kamp moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Kawada has worked his arm free - good work by Kawada!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van De Kamp working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Van De Kamp thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kawada tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Van De Kamp wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kawada prevents Van De Kamp from moving into mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van De Kamp swings around for an armbar but Kawada sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Van De Kamp's guard.
Kawada missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kawada looking to pass the guard.
Kawada postures up in Van De Kamp's guard and throws a big left but Van De Kamp blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Van De Kamp dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kawada closes the distance and clinches.
Van De Kamp looking for a takedown.
Kawada has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Van De Kamp uses from the top position.
Van De Kamp thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kawada keeping moving, preventing Van De Kamp from controlling successfully.
Chris Van De Kamp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kawada lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Van De Kamp!
Van De Kamp is desperately trying to improve his position but Kawada has a good base and remains in mount.
Kawada is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Kawada throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Van De Kamp can't escape the position.
Van De Kamp wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kawada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van De Kamp sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kawada seems to be working for a kimura but Van De Kamp defends the submission attempt.
Kawada is working for a kimura but Van De Kamp is defending it quite comfortably.
Van De Kamp avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kawada.
Van De Kamp actively working from the bottom here.
Kawada tries to pass to full mount but Van De Kamp defends it.
Kawada stops Van De Kamp from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van De Kamp is trying to maintain the position but Kawada is very close to passing his half guard.
Van De Kamp regains full guard. Nicely done.
Van De Kamp is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kawada wants to control from the top but Van De Kamp keeps moving.
Van De Kamp being controlled here, momentarily.
Kawada stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van De Kamp swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Van De Kamp is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kawada is aware though and is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kawada stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van De Kamp swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van De Kamp is trying to control the position but Kawada postures up.
Kawada trying to control but Van De Kamp is working from the bottom.
Kawada trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van De Kamp seems keen to control Kawada's posture.
Keiji Kawada has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kawada misses with a few strikes there.
Kawada has managed to clinch.
Van De Kamp has picked Kawada up - he's going for a ride! Van De Kamp dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kawada is looking to improve his position.
Kawada is trying to maintain the position but Van De Kamp is very close to passing his half guard.
Van De Kamp is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawada gets full guard.
Van De Kamp trying to control but Kawada is working from the bottom.
Kawada keeping full guard, as Van De Kamp tries to pass.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kawada is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Van De Kamp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kawada swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kawada is on top in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kawada trying to control the position from guard on top but Van De Kamp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kawada wants to stand but Van De Kamp is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Keiji Kawada will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Van De Kamp fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kawada avoids it really well and circles away.
Kawada closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Van De Kamp tries to buck Kawada off but Kawada is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Van De Kamp's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kawada wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van De Kamp keeps working.
Kawada is trying to get an arm triangle but Van De Kamp is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawada working the ground and pound but Van De Kamp is defending the strikes.
Van De Kamp struggling a bit here.
Van De Kamp sneaks back into half guard.
Kawada stalling away here and it's allowed Van De Kamp to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kawada being controlled here momentarily.
Van De Kamp keeping moving, preventing Kawada from controlling successfully.
Kawada pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van De Kamp is keeping the position for now.
Van De Kamp manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van De Kamp looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kawada is squirming around, avoiding Van De Kamp's attempts to control the action.
Van De Kamp cracks Kawada with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kawada slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van De Kamp tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kawada knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Van De Kamp is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kawada is just riding it out for now. Van De Kamp eventually gives up the hold.
Kawada is refusing to be controlled, as Van De Kamp sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van De Kamp looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Van De Kamp is just content to waste time from the top position. Kawada takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Van De Kamp postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kawada is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Van De Kamp is aware though and is defending well.
Van De Kamp tries to free his leg and advance position but Kawada is retaining full guard.
Kawada looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van De Kamp is one step ahead there.
Van De Kamp slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Van De Kamp thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Van De Kamp working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van De Kamp is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kawada is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Van De Kamp showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Van De Kamp 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 Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Van De Kamp!
Our winner, Chris Van De Kamp, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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