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Galaxy 72: Small Step PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rio Ruthless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mr Cherry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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203 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Rio Ruthless!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Cherry!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Ruthless misses.
Rio Ruthless seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruthless throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Ruthless does no damage.
Ruthless loads up on a big right hand but Cherry slips the punch.
Ruthless fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cherry avoids it really well and circles away.
Ruthless misses the shot to the body.
Ruthless misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice sprawl there from Cherry as Ruthless shoots in.
Ruthless tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cherry is able to avoid easily.
Cherry moves out of range as Ruthless strikes.
Cherry scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Rio Ruthless has been cut.
Cherry throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cherry misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry connects with a jab.
Ruthless misses with a two punch combination.
Cherry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Mr Cherry has been cut.
Cherry lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ruthless doesn't manage to clinch there - Cherry circles away.
Ruthless ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A left lands for Cherry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruthless clinches.
Cherry is trying to break the clinch but Ruthless is controlling him.
Cherry wants to get back to striking at distance but Ruthless won't allow it.
Ruthless keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cherry's efforts to push away.
Ruthless breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cherry paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherry lands a head kick!
Cherry swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ruthless.
Ruthless is rocked!
Ruthless throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ruthless throws a series of punches but Cherry moves out of range.
Ruthless scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cherry taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ruthless cracks Cherry with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ruthless creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cherry sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ruthless thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cherry can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruthless thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ruthless wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cherry keeps working.
Cherry on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ruthless is trying to get an arm triangle but Cherry is defending well.
Cherry is trying to control Ruthless's posture but Ruthless avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cherry tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ruthless wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ruthless landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Cherry sneaks back into half guard.
Cherry is looking for a sweep. Ruthless is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherry trying to control but Ruthless postures up.
Ruthless 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.
Cherry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ruthless.
Cherry looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cherry trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Ruthless manages to pass to mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruthless lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ruthless trying to control but Cherry is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruthless jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Cherry manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ruthless working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rio Ruthless dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ruthless is defended easily by Cherry.
Cherry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruthless.
Ruthless tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cherry was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruthless.
Ruthless throws a nice looking combination but Cherry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Ruthless.
Ruthless cracks Cherry with an open hand slap.
That has opened up Mr Cherry's cut even more.
A nice combination there by Cherry.
Cherry lands a big head kick that sends Ruthless tumbling to the mat! Cherry takes a step backwards and waves Ruthless back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Ruthless is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cherry drops his shoulder and cracks Ruthless with a huge uppercut! Ruthless goes down! Can Cherry finish him?
Cherry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruthless has momentary wrist control but Cherry slips an elbow through the middle.
Cherry throws a strike but Ruthless rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ruthless loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ruthless scoring with some ground and pound.
Ruthless stands and throws Cherry's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ruthless seems to have got his legs back now.
Ruthless lands an elbow.
Cherry takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Cherry is trying to control Ruthless's posture but Ruthless avoids it.
Cherry manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cherry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ruthless.
Rio Ruthless overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cherry gets back to full guard.
Cherry is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ruthless is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherry keeping moving, preventing Ruthless from controlling successfully.
Cherry looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cherry has his foot on Ruthless's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ruthless works his way back into a safe position though.
Cherry controls Ruthless momentarily but Ruthless frees himself.
Ruthless wants to control from the top but Cherry keeps moving.
Ruthless is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cherry is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cherry has his foot on Ruthless's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ruthless works his way back into a safe position though.
Ruthless wants to control from the top but Cherry keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rio Ruthless just wasn't active enough.
Ruthless uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cherry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruthless throws a looping overhand right but Cherry ducks down to avoid it.
Cherry scores with a nice head shot.
Ruthless misses with a right hand
enabling Cherry to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruthless throws a right and a left that Cherry avoids nicely.
Cherry swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruthless.
Cherry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ruthless shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cherry as he jumps to the side.
Cherry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruthless throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cherry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruthless tries to clinch but Cherry moves out of range.
Cherry dodges the punch combination from Ruthless.
Ruthless lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cherry circles away quickly and effectively.
Cherry lands with a right hand.
Cherry walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruthless throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruthless walks into a left hand.
Rio Ruthless's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruthless looks to land a combination but Cherry avoids it well.
Ruthless drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ruthless misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Cherry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.
Cherry staying out of range there.
Cherry slaps away a takedown attempt from Ruthless, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cherry shoots in and drives through. Ruthless sprawls well.
Ruthless misses with the combination.
Cherry smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cherry doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ruthless lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jab from Cherry.
Ruthless throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cherry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ruthless's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruthless tries to bum rush Cherry with a series of wild strikes but Cherry uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rio Ruthless is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ruthless misses with a few strikes there.
Ruthless waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cherry.
Cherry slips under a jab from Ruthless.
The crowd cheers as Ruthless lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cherry doesn't seem phased though.
Ruthless tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cherry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ruthless rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cherry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cherry cracks Ruthless with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ruthless misses with a wild body shot.
Ruthless throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheers as Cherry lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ruthless doesn't seem phased though.
Ruthless tries to close the distance and clinch but Cherry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruthless swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ruthless misses with a double jab.
Cherry shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cherry lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cherry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cherry throws a strike but Ruthless rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ruthless advances position into side control!
Ruthless wants to take a breather but Cherry manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Ruthless.
Cherry looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Ruthless is defending well. Cherry quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Ruthless has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Cherry celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mr Cherry!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anastasio Gamboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Spike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gamboa comes to the cage accompanied by Wu-Tang Clan - Careful (Click, Click). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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207 lbs
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253 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anastasio Gamboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Spike!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamboa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gamboa has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Spike to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Gamboa is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Spike pulls down on the head and he's put Gamboa to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Robert Spike!
Robert Spike managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Dragon, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adolf Jakobsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jakobsen comes to the cage accompanied by Adam Deacon - My Size Kid. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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170 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Adolf Jakobsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, John Pope!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope throws a series of strikes that have Jakobsen backpedaling.
Jakobsen shoots in for a takedown but Pope shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pope throws a head kick that Jakobsen semi-blocks.
Jakobsen avoids the body shot from Pope.
Pope is looking to clinch.
Pope scores with a one two! Jakobsen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pope pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jakobsen.
Pope closes the distance and pushes Jakobsen back into the cage.
Pope lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pope pushes off an throws an elbow but Jakobsen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jakobsen blocks an elbow strike.
Pope throws an elbow that misses.
Pope lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jakobsen tries to pull guard but Pope forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jakobsen jumps guard.
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.
Jakobsen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pope doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Jakobsen is tightening it up a little... Pope has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Pope reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Pope taps out! Nice BJJ there by Jakobsen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Adolf Jakobsen!
Adolf Jakobsen spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Westworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiji Kawada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keiji Kawada has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Westworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Keiji Kawada!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westworth throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kawada.
Kawada doesn't manage to clinch there - Westworth circles away.
Kawada misses with a few strikes there.
Kawada moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kawada's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Westworth breaks from the clinch.
Westworth comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Westworth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kawada dives in and grabs Westworth's left leg, looking for a takedown. Westworth pushes down on Kawada's head and hops out.
Westworth darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kawada has Westworth up against the cage in a clinch.
Westworth misses with a body punch.
Kawada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kawada fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westworth throws a one two combo.
It looks like Keiji Kawada has been cut.
Kawada ducks right into an uppercut from Westworth.
Kawada throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Westworth's waist but Westworth gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kawada off to one side.
Westworth stuffs the takedown.
Matt Westworth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keiji Kawada.
Westworth sizes up Kawada with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Westworth missing with a left hand there. Kawada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kawada takes one to the side of the head.
Kawada throws a body punch but Westworth moves out of range.
Westworth misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kawada.
Matt Westworth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Westworth has knocked Kawada down with a huge combo! Westworth steps away and waves a wobbly Kawada back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Kawada is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Westworth. Beautiful body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kawada is defended easily by Westworth.
Keiji Kawada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kawada has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Westworth finds it's way round the side to connect with Kawada's head.
Kawada is trying desperately to land a takedown but Westworth is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kawada.
Kawada shoots in but Westworth avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawada tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Westworth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kawada throws a sloppy head kick
and Westworth counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kawada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kawada wants to clinch
enabling Westworth to counter with a crisp jab.
Westworth misses with a looping right.
Kawada closes the distance looking to clinch
and Westworth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawada has Westworth up against the cage in a clinch.
Westworth tries to work over Kawada's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kawada blocks a body shot from Westworth.
Westworth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kawada misses with a series of wild punches.
Kawada forces Westworth back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Westworth cracks Kawada with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Westworth.
Westworth works on Kawada's body with a couple of short punches.
Kawada looks winded!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Westworth will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kawada up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Westworth.
Westworth works on Kawada's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Westworth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keiji Kawada's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Westworth.
Westworth is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kawada on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kawada shoots in and drives through. Westworth sprawls well.
Westworth is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kawada tries to clinch up but Westworth circles away and keeps his distance.
Westworth paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kawada finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Westworth gets in close and tags Kawada with a short punch that almost sends Kawada to the mat! Oh Kawada is in big trouble! He turns his back on Westworth, trying to create some distance but Westworth rushes him, striking wildly and Kawada goes down! The referee tackles Westworth into the cage to end the fight! Westworth is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Westworth!
In his post fight interview, Matt Westworth 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Bowles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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222 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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225 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Braga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Bowles!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braga takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bowles enables Braga to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bowles manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bowles scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Bowles is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Braga throwing strikes from guard but Bowles blocks nicely.
Braga pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bowles is keeping the position for now.
Bowles not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bowles keeping moving, preventing Braga from controlling successfully.
Bowles keeping full guard, as Braga tries to pass.
Bowles trying to control the position.
Bowles wants to sweep here but Braga controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga prevents Bowles from getting back to his feet.
Braga is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up. James Bowles was stalling too much, according to the referee.
No luck for Bowles with that takedown attempt.
Braga misses with a takedown
and Bowles counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Braga looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bowles!
Bowles regains half guard.
Bowles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Braga wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bowles keeps working.
Bowles wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Braga there.
Bowles keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Braga missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braga not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Braga moves nicely into side control.
You can see the frustration on Bowles's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Braga tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bowles wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Braga trying to control the position but Bowles is working away.
The ground and pound from Braga seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowles lands an elbow from the bottom.
Braga landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bowles is working to avoid the ground and pound but Braga connects with a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braga trying to control the action but Bowles is working from the bottom.
Bowles is trying to control Braga's posture but Braga avoids it.
Bowles is trying to improve his position.
Braga scores with punches from side control.
Braga creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bowles sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Braga working the head and body with strikes.
Braga 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Braga working the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braga tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bowles can't do much from the bottom here.
Braga postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Braga looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bowles trying to control but Braga flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bowles covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Bowles is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Braga off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Braga is punishing Bowles with strikes - can he finish him?!
Braga scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Braga dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Braga shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bowles pinned against the cage. Bowles gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Braga changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bowles tries to avoid it but Braga manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bowles to the ground. Bowles escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Braga throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bowles was covering up waiting for the punch and Braga finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Braga working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bowles's head.
Braga throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Braga passes into half guard.
Bowles is looking to improve his position.
Bowles avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Braga.
Bowles gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowles can't keep his opponent in guard - Braga advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bowles is trying to maintain the position but Braga is very close to passing his half guard.
Bowles is defending against the submission attempts here by Braga.
Bowles is looking to control Braga's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bowles avoid being mounted?
Bowles blocking the ground and pound attempt from Braga.
Braga thows a huge punch but Bowles dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Braga connects with a nice short shot to Bowles's temple.
Braga is keen to just control but Bowles is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowles tries to get to full guard but Braga has control of the leg.
Bowles is trying to control but can't.
Braga looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Braga connects with a nice short shot to Bowles's temple.
Braga lands with a punch from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bowles trying to hold on to Braga's head to control him but Braga postures up.
Braga scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bowles trying to control but Braga postures up.
Braga is nestled in close to Bowles, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bowles keeps working.
Bowles trying to control here.
Braga is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Braga trying to control from half guard but Bowles is working away.
Bowles looking for submissions off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Braga connects with a nice short shot to Bowles's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braga is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Bowles reverses the position - he's now on top in Braga's guard.
Bowles is looking to stand up but Braga won't let him.
Braga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bowles is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bowles has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Braga to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Bowles is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Braga pulls down on the head and he's put Bowles to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Antonio Braga!
Our winner, Antonio Braga, 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kakashi Hatake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nes Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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24
280 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
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26
255 lbs
11 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Kakashi Hatake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nes Quick!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hatake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quick keeps the fight on the outside.
Nes Quick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatake tries to clinch up.
Hatake tries to close the distance and clinch but Quick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quick looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Quick manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hatake on his heels. He'll look to pass Hatake's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Quick postures up in Hatake's guard and throws a big left but Hatake blocks it.
Quick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Quick postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Quick postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Quick should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Quick won't allow Hatake to sweep him here.
Hatake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Quick throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hatake works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Quick's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hatake not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hatake is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatake working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Quick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Quick lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hatake had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Quick defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quick trying to control the position from guard on top but Hatake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hatake is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Quick defends well.
Hatake wants to stand and escape but Quick is having none of it.
Quick trying to control but Hatake is working from the bottom.
Quick throwing strikes from guard but Hatake blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatake is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Quick defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hatake working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Quick doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Quick manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Quick throws a big right hand that misses.
Quick prevents Hatake from getting back to his feet.
Hatake doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatake manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Quick manages to get himself to full guard.
Hatake wants to pass the guard but Quick is keeping the position.
Hatake trying to control the position from guard on top but Quick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quick looking for a sweep. Not yet Quick, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick is trying to keep Hatake in close.
Quick pushes Hatake off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Horrible takedown by Quick or perhaps it was just good defense by Hatake which made him look bad.
Nice takedown defense from Hatake. No joy for Quick on that attempt.
Kakashi Hatake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nes Quick.
Hatake tries to clinch but Quick moves out of range.
Quick closes the distance and clinches up with Hatake, looking for a takedown. Quick pushes Hatake against the cage but Hatake circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hatake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hatake tries to clinch but Quick moves out of range.
Quick changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hatake tries to avoid it but Quick manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hatake to the ground. Hatake escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hatake tries to clinch there but Quick circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quick misses with an uppercut. Hatake saw that one coming.
Hatake swinging wildly here.
Quick goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Quick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hatake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hatake shoots in and drives through. Quick sprawls well.
Quick looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hatake tries to clinch but Quick moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Hatake as Quick shoots in.
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!
Hatake misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hatake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hatake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hatake shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Quick's guard.
Quick working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kakashi Hatake will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Quick misses with a double jab.
Hatake tries to clinch but Quick moves out of range.
Quick shoots for a takedown but Hatake saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hatake tries to clinch but Quick moves out of range.
Quick throws out a loose jab but Hatake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quick doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hatake counters with a big head kick but Quick shrugs it off.
Hatake tries to clinch up but Quick circles away and keeps his distance.
Hatake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hatake doesn't manage to clinch there - Quick circles away.
Quick gets tackled into the cage by Hatake. Hatake maintains the clinch.
Quick tries to score a body lock takedown but Hatake shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kakashi Hatake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nes Quick.
Hatake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatake tries to clinch up.
Quick scores with a jab. Hatake acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick has his takedown stuffed
and Hatake counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hatake.
Hatake gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Quick.
Quick is breathing heavily.
Hatake lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Quick.
Quick prevents the takedown attempt.
Hatake effectively controlling the action here.
Quick tries for a takedown but Hatake manages to get underhooks.
Hatake gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Quick trying to hold on to Hatake's head to control him but Hatake postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hatake works his way into full mount!
Hatake has control of Quick's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Quick regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatake jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Quick manages to avoid the submission attempt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Quick can do anything to dispel that myth.
Quick is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hatake tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hatake has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hatake working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Quick is not content to let Hatake control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Quick's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hatake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quick keeps working.
Hatake tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Hatake landing strikes.
Hatake working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hatake is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Quick knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Quick is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hatake wants to control but Quick is keeping him busy.
Quick struggling a bit here.
Hatake tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Quick tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hatake wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The strikes coming from Hatake are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hatake cracks Quick with a big elbow.
Kakashi Hatake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Quick is looking to reverse the position.
Hatake tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kakashi Hatake dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Quick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hatake counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hatake thuds a left hand into Quick's body.
Hatake scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hatake is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Quick knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Quick is not content to let Hatake control the position.
Hatake is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Quick has escaped the position, nice work there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hatake tries for a kimura but Quick is defending well.
Quick tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hatake wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatake is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Quick is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Quick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Quick dodges the ground and pound from Hatake.
Hatake tries for a kimura but Quick is defending well.
Hatake moves into full mount!
Hatake breaks from Quick's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Quick keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hatake scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Quick?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatake is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Quick has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hatake with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hatake is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Quick still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Quick has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Quick is looking to take a break and control but Hatake is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hatake is trying to get back to his feet.
Quick cracks Hatake with a big right hand but Hatake just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Quick landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hatake regains half guard.
Quick lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatake tries to kick Quick off but Quick keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Quick trying to control from half guard but Hatake is working away.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hatake manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hatake looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hatake had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Quick defends it easily.
Hatake wants to stand and escape but Quick is having none of it.
Kakashi Hatake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hatake keeping moving, preventing Quick from controlling successfully.
Hatake is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Quick is controlling him.
Quick lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatake has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Quick can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hatake escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Quick gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hatake is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Quick is aware though and is defending well.
Quick scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hatake looking for a guillotine here but Quick defends easily.
Hatake throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hatake working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Quick.
Nes Quick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quick keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hatake's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kakashi Hatake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hatake 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kakashi Hatake!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Agogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Fluke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
183 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugo Agogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Fluke!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Fluke lands an impressive looking overhand right. Agogo doesn't seem phased though.
Agogo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fluke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Agogo.
Fluke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fluke moves out of range of the strikes.
Fluke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Agogo.
Agogo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fluke is trying to get back to half guard.
Fluke takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fluke gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fluke looking for submissions off his back.
Agogo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fluke defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fluke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Agogo.
Fluke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Agogo is pressing down on Fluke's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fluke is holding on for now.
Agogo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Agogo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fluke gets full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fluke is on top in guard.
Agogo keeping moving, preventing Fluke from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fluke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fluke throws a strike but Agogo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Agogo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Agogo postures up in Fluke's guard and throws a big left but Fluke blocks it.
Agogo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Agogo wants to control from the top but Fluke keeps moving.
Agogo throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agogo throws a big right hand that misses.
Fluke looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Agogo throws an elbow that misses. Fluke uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Agogo's guard. Nice move by Fluke!
Fluke stands and throws Agogo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fluke landing a few strikes.
Agogo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fluke scoring with punches from side control.
Agogo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fluke connects with a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fluke landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Agogo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fluke lands a nice short elbow.
Fluke looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Agogo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fluke postures up in Agogo's guard and throws a big left but Agogo blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fluke postures up in Agogo's guard and throws a big left but Agogo blocks it.
Fluke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Agogo is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luke Fluke will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Agogo fails to land with a series of punches.
Agogo throws a shot to the body.
Agogo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fluke connects with a high kick.
Fluke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fluke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Agogo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fluke's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Agogo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fluke's head.
Agogo throwing strikes but missing.
Agogo distracts Fluke with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fluke is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Agogo looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agogo is looking to pass into half guard but Fluke pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Fluke is in guard.
Fluke throws a strike but Agogo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Agogo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fluke is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Agogo is aware though and is defending well.
Agogo preventing the sweep.
Agogo landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fluke is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Agogo defends well.
Agogo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Agogo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Agogo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Agogo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Agogo throwing strikes but missing.
Fluke keeping moving, preventing Agogo from controlling successfully.
Agogo throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fluke throws his legs up looking for a submission but Agogo uses it to pass to side control.
Fluke struggling a bit here.
Hugo Agogo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fluke regains half guard, as Agogo was trying to land strikes.
Agogo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fluke's head.
Agogo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fluke defending well though.
Agogo winds up and cracks Fluke with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Agogo trying to pass the guard but Fluke defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fluke tries to roll over but Agogo keeps him under control.
Fluke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fluke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Agogo.
Fluke avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Agogo.
Fluke tries to get to full guard but Agogo has control of the leg.
Fluke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fluke has hold of Agogo's hands but Agogo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Agogo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Agogo is looking to advance position but Fluke won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Agogo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Agogo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fluke was well out of range. Poor timing from Agogo.
Fluke throws a wild body kick that Agogo sees coming a mile off.
Agogo throws a shot from downtown. Fluke moves away and avoids it.
Agogo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fluke can pounce on him.
Fluke looks to land a right hand but Agogo moved out of range.
Fluke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Agogo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fluke connects with a body shot.
Agogo dodges the punch combination from Fluke.
Fluke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke scores with a jab. Agogo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fluke misses with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Agogo - just one landing.
Agogo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Agogo moves out of range of the body kick from Fluke.
Agogo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Agogo just misses with a punch to the body.
Fluke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fluke scores with a shot to the body.
Agogo misses the shot to the body.
Agogo misses with a wild combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fluke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agogo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fluke connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Agogo scrambles back to his feet.
Agogo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Agogo does no damage.
Hugo Agogo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fluke cracks the inside of Agogo's front leg.
Fluke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Agogo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fluke.
Fluke wants to land a leg kick but Agogo is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Agogo blocks the leg kick.
Agogo checks a leg kick.
Agogo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fluke counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agogo lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Agogo. Fluke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Agogo throws a shot to the body.
Agogo misses with a series of wild punches.
Fluke misses with a wild body shot.
Fluke connects with the punch.
Fluke stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fluke wants it to stay on the feet.
Agogo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Agogo just misses with a punch to the body.
Fluke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agogo stalks Fluke and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fluke's face. Fluke staggers backwards, shaken.
Agogo thows a body shot but no joy.
Agogo is looking to wear down Fluke with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Agogo lands with a hook. Fluke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Agogo tries for a takedown but Fluke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Agogo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Agogo dives in and grabs Fluke's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fluke pushes down on Agogo's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Agogo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fluke is looking to slow Agogo down with leg kicks.
Fluke tries to score with a low kick but Agogo moves his leg out of the way.
Fluke 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.
Agogo misses with a takedown attempt - Fluke sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Good work by Agogo as he checks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Luke Fluke.
I think Fluke has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Fluke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salim Al Muri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esa Wideroos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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220 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Salim Al Muri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Esa Wideroos!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Muri tries a head kick but it misses.
Al Muri lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Al Muri gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wideroos scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Salim Al Muri has been cut.
Wideroos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wideroos gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Al Muri.
Al Muri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Al Muri blocks an uppercut.
Al Muri breaks from the clinch.
Wideroos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wideroos misses with a low kick.
Wideroos slips under a jab.
Al Muri clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Muri is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Muri is stalling here.
Wideroos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wideroos lands a big knee to the head and Al Muri goes down! Wideroos pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esa Wideroos!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Marsden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bruin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marsden comes into the arena with Foe Tha Love Of Money by Bone Thugs-n- Harmony blaring out of the sound system. Brandon Marsden 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Marsden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Bruin!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruin looks to clinch
letting Marsden counter with a right hand.
Bruin misses with a shot to the body
and Marsden counters with a nice body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bruin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bruin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bruin throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Brandon Marsden has been cut.
Marsden circles away from the clinch attempt
and Marsden counters with a right hand to the body.
Bruin throws a head kick that misses.
Bruin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marsden is out of range.
Marsden blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruin clinches up against the cage.
Marsden avoiding damage as Bruin throws knees to the body.
Marsden has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bruin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bruin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marsden can't break the clinch.
Bruin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Marsden has a couple of punches blocked by Bruin.
Bruin pushes Marsden back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bruin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short right from Bruin.
Bruin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marsden backwards.
Marsden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bruin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsden defending well as Bruin loads up on a big left hand.
Bruin throws a head kick that misses.
Jack Bruin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruin tries a head kick but it misses.
Bruin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bruin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bruin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marsden paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bruin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bruin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsden moves forwards but Bruin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bruin.
Bruin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marsden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruin lands with a kick to the temple. Marsden shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bruin.
Bruin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruin thuds his shin into the meat of Marsden's side.
Bruin tries to close the distance and clinch but Marsden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bruin moves in looking to clinch but Marsden pushes him off.
Bruin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marsden decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bruin's guard.
Bruin keeping full guard, as Marsden tries to pass.
Marsden passes Bruin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruin wants to improve his position but Marsden is controlling well.
Bruin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marsden.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marsden not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsden with the ground and pound but Bruin uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Marsden stopping the sweep attempt from Bruin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Bruin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Marsden's cut.
That's time! Marsden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bruin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsden.
A head kick from Bruin lands but Marsden takes it in his stride.
Bruin is looking to land body kicks.
Bruin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marsden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bruin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bruin works the jab nicely.
Bruin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsden.
Bruin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bruin throws an overhand right that lands on Marsden's shoulder, as Marsden tries to avoid the shot.
Bruin throws a right and a left that Marsden avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruin wants to clinch up but Marsden keeps it at a distance.
Bruin misses with a hook
and Marsden counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bruin thinking.
Bruin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marsden is out of range.
Bruin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marsden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bruin thows a body shot but no joy.
Bruin is looking to clinch.
Bruin throws a head kick that misses.
Bruin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bruin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden 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.
Bruin moves in looking to clinch but Marsden pushes him off.
Bruin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marsden moves out of range of the leg kick from Bruin.
Bruin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Marsden checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Marsden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bruin gets a clinch.
Marsden working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bruin is fighting off a takedown attempt but Marsden is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bruin to the mat. Bruin regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marsden throws a big right hand that misses.
Marsden tries to free his leg and advance position but Bruin is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marsden pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bruin is keeping the position for now.
Bruin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marsden stopping the sweep attempt from Bruin.
Marsden throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marsden works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Marsden is thwarting Bruin's attempts to control the position.
Marsden throwing shots but Bruin is blocking nicely.
Marsden not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Marsden looks to land a strike but Bruin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marsden looking to pass the guard.
Bruin is trying to keep Marsden in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Bruin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brandon Marsden's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Bruin throws a head kick that Marsden semi-blocks.
Bruin connects with a leg kick. Marsden looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruin. Marsden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruin looks for the body kick but Marsden saw that one coming.
Bruin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bruin throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Bruin misses.
Bruin misses with a double jab.
Bruin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bruin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruin throws an off balance right hand
and Marsden counters with a straight right hand.
Bruin connects with an inside leg kick.
Bruin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marsden swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruin.
Bruin wants to clinch.
Bruin doesn't manage to clinch there - Marsden circles away.
Marsden takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jack Bruin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruin tries a low kick but Marsden avoids it.
Bruin lands a nice hook to Marsden's body. Marsden takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bruin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bruin wants to clinch
and Marsden counters with a nice uppercut.
Bruin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Marsden counters with a left to the body.
Bruin throws a poor cross that misses
and Marsden counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Marsden wants a takedown.
Bruin swings wildly with an uppercut but Marsden uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Marsden's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marsden drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marsden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marsden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marsden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marsden manages to break the clinch.
Jack Bruin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bruin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bruin moves into the clinch successfully.
Marsden is trying to break the clinch but Bruin is controlling him.
Marsden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bruin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bruin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marsden's elbow.
Marsden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bruin lands a high kick!
Bruin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruin looks to land a left hand but Marsden moved out of range nicely.
Bruin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bruin throws a head kick but Marsden moves out of range.
Marsden takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Bruin throws a good cross that connects.
Brandon Marsden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marsden keeps the fight on the outside.
Bruin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bruin thuds his shin into the meat of Marsden's side.
Jack Bruin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Marsden steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bruin. That one must have hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Bruin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bruin 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Bruin!
Jack Bruin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Turd Fergisson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Aconte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magnus Aconte will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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162 lbs
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165 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Turd Fergisson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Aconte!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fergisson moves into the clinch successfully.
Aconte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fergisson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aconte scores with a knee to the head.
Fergisson managing to block the knees to the body from Aconte.
Fergisson really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Fergisson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fergisson jumps guard and drags Aconte to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Fergisson pulls Aconte in to control the position.
Fergisson keeping full guard, as Aconte tries to pass.
Fergisson looking to control.
Aconte wants to get up but he can't break Fergisson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Fergisson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fergisson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Aconte pushes Fergisson off and gets back to his feet.
Magnus Aconte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aconte connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aconte throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aconte tries a head kick but it misses.
Fergisson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Fergisson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fergisson is looking to take a break and control but Aconte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aconte is trying to escape the position but Fergisson is controlling the position.
Fergisson has hold of Aconte's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Aconte tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Fergisson cranks the arm and Aconte screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Aconte, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Turd Fergisson!
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