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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Bimp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matty Canagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Bimp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matty Canagan!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bimp throws a series of punches but Canagan avoids them all with ease.
Bimp gets tackled into the cage by Canagan. Canagan maintains the clinch.
Canagan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bob Bimp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Canagan.
Canagan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Canagan trying to control the action but Bimp is working from the bottom.
Canagan is just content to waste time from the top position. Bimp takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Canagan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Canagan looking to sit in guard and control but Bimp gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bimp is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Canagan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Canagan has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canagan trying to control but Bimp is working from the bottom.
Canagan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bimp. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Canagan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bimp keeping moving, preventing Canagan from controlling successfully.
Canagan gets to his feet. Bimp looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bimp checks a leg kick.
Canagan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Canagan lands in his opponent's guard.
Bimp is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Canagan defends well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Canagan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bimp trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canagan with a nice head shot there.
Canagan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Canagan looking to sit in guard and control but Bimp gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bimp postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bimp postures up in Canagan's guard and throws a big left but Canagan blocks it.
Canagan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canagan keeping moving, preventing Bimp from controlling successfully.
Bimp drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bimp jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Canagan controlling Bimp's posture.
Bimp is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Canagan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Canagan has escaped and now he's on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Canagan throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matty Canagan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Canagan tries a head kick but it misses.
Bimp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Canagan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bimp throws a right and a left that Canagan avoids nicely.
Canagan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bimp misses with a series of wild punches.
Canagan moves into the clinch.
Bimp can't break the clinch.
Canagan has picked Bimp up - he's going for a ride! Canagan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bimp is refusing to be controlled, as Canagan sits in half guard.
Matty Canagan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Canagan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bimp's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canagan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bimp sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Canagan wants to control but Bimp is keeping him busy.
Canagan is just content to waste time from the top position. Bimp takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bimp looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Canagan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Canagan content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Bimp has locked up a guillotine! Bimp's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Canagan is holding on here and Bimp must be using up a lot of energy. Canagan has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Bimp gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bob Bimp!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Demaestri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Claudio Demaestri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Luther!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luther swats away the attempt to clinch by Demaestri.
Luther goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Claudio Demaestri has been cut.
Luther shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Demaestri is trying to defend but Luther finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Luther is nestled in close to Demaestri, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Demaestri is trying to stand up here but Luther is controlling him well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demaestri trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Demaestri on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Demaestri tries to get out of the position.
Demaestri is breathing heavily.
Luther trying to control the action but Demaestri is working from the bottom.
Luther throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther wants to take a breather but Demaestri is having none of it.
Demaestri is looking to escape.
Luther is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Luther seems to be looking for submissions.
Demaestri looks like he's trying to stand up.
Luther wants to stand but Demaestri has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Luther wants to control but Demaestri is keeping him busy.
Luther prevents Demaestri from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri is refusing to be controlled, as Luther sits in half guard.
Demaestri is trying to stand.
Luther thows a huge punch but Demaestri dodges it nicely.
Demaestri is trying to stand up here but Luther is controlling him well.
Luther is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Demaestri wants to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luther wants to free his trapped foot but Demaestri is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demaestri wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luther is keen to just control but Demaestri is a slippery customer.
Demaestri is trying to stand.
Luther wants to stand up but Demaestri is controlling the position.
Demaestri wants to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Andre Luther.
Luther tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Demaestri tries to clinch but Luther is having none of it.
Luther shoots in and drives through. Demaestri sprawls well.
Demaestri closes the distance and pushes Luther back into the cage.
Luther jumps guard but Demaestri turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Demaestri with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri looking to throw knees to the head but Luther is blocking nicely.
Luther trying to stall but Demaestri improves his position.
Luther jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Demaestri walks away with a smile on his face. Luther gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Claudio Demaestri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Luther.
Luther fails with the takedown.
Demaestri gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Demaestri connects with a nasty looking knee right to Luther's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Demaestri.
Demaestri unloads a knee to the mid-section. Luther lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Demaestri.
Demaestri landing knees to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luther fails to pull guard.
Demaestri scores a nice knee to the body.
Luther is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Demaestri gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andre Luther will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Claudio Demaestri's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Demaestri tries to clinch there but Luther circles away.
Demaestri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luther swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luther fails in his attempt to clinch.
Demaestri tries to clinch there but Luther circles away.
Demaestri has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Luther throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Luther tries for a takedown but Demaestri sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Luther keeps the fight on the outside.
Claudio Demaestri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luther swats away the attempt to clinch by Demaestri.
Demaestri closes the distance looking to clinch
and Luther counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Demaestri tries to clinch
and Luther counters by clinching up.
Demaestri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Luther blocks it with crossed arms.
Demaestri tries to land a knee to the head but Luther blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demaestri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Demaestri landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Demaestri misses with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Luther wants a takedown.
Luther has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Demaestri is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Claudio Demaestri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Luther.
Demaestri lands a knee to the head.
Demaestri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Luther blocks it with crossed arms.
Demaestri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Luther tries to work over Demaestri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Demaestri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Luther has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Demaestri after a bit of a struggle.
Demaestri tries a knee to the head but Luther blocks it.
Luther blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Luther blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri being controlled against the cage.
Luther is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Demaestri gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Demaestri landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Demaestri lands a knee to the head.
Luther tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Demaestri smiles and moves away.
Luther fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Demaestri sprawls well initially but Luther persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Andre Luther has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Demaestri is trying to stand up here but Luther is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Luther manages to move to mount!
Demaestri tries to buck Luther off but he can't manage it.
Luther content just to control the position here.
Luther scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Demaestri wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luther takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Luther trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Demaestri is trying to stand.
Luther controlling his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luther tries to control but Demaestri wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Claudio Demaestri will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Claudio Demaestri's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Luther is looking to land body kicks.
Demaestri wants to clinch but Luther slips to the side
and Luther counters with a straight right hand.
Demaestri tries to clinch up.
Demaestri tries to clinch up.
Luther decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Demaestri is trying to stand back up but Luther is controlling him
Luther is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Demaestri pushes Luther off looking to stand but Luther dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Luther closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Demaestri did well to prevent Luther getting side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Demaestri is trying to stand back up but Luther is controlling him
Luther is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Demaestri is trying to stand up here but Luther is controlling him well.
Luther thows a huge punch but Demaestri dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luther not doing much here.
Demaestri is trying to stand up here but Luther is controlling him well.
Luther seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Demaestri is trying to stand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andre Luther has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Demaestri tries to clinch there but Luther circles away.
Demaestri is looking to clinch.
Luther avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Luther closes this distance looking for a takedown but Demaestri circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri doesn't manage to clinch there - Luther circles away.
Demaestri tries to close the distance and clinch but Luther swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Demaestri has Luther up against the cage in a clinch.
Demaestri with a knee to the head.
Demaestri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Luther jumps guard but Demaestri stands there with Luther around his waist. Luther gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Demaestri crunches a lovely knee into Luther's ribcage.
Demaestri using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Luther has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Demaestri scores with a knee to the head.
Demaestri gets underhooks to prevent Luther's takedown attempt.
Claudio Demaestri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Luther.
Demaestri misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri misses with a knee strike.
Luther tries to pull guard but Demaestri holds him up against the cage and eventually Luther drops back down to his feet.
Luther takes a knee to the side of the body.
Luther throws a head punch that misses.
Luther tries to stall but Demaestri uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Luther takes a knee right on the jaw!
Demaestri connects with a knee to the head.
Luther takes a knee to the side of the body.
Demaestri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Luther on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Claudio Demaestri has scored more points in the clinch so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Demaestri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Luther blocks it with crossed arms.
Luther is trying to break free.
Luther jumps guard but Demaestri stands there with Luther around his waist. Luther gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Claudio Demaestri.
I think Demaestri 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight as a draw!
Judge William Gold scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Kasparov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kasparov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Aerosmith - Back in the Saddle again. Jack Balls is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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225 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Kasparov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Balls!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasparov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Balls thows a body shot but no joy.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Balls has eaten all the pies!
Balls throws a head kick that misses.
Kasparov avoids the head kick by Balls.
Kasparov keeps the fight on the outside.
Kasparov avoids the head kick by Balls.
Balls tries to clinch but Kasparov moves away
and Kasparov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Balls won't be happy with that.
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.
Balls is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kasparov's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Balls won't allow Kasparov to pass to mount.
Balls tries to get to full guard but Kasparov has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasparov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kasparov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kasparov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kasparov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Balls for as long as he can get away with.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Oleg Kasparov wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Balls is looking to clinch.
Jack Balls seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balls tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kasparov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Balls connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kasparov momentarily.
Balls swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kasparov counters with a shoot takedown. Balls fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasparov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kasparov landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasparov lands a couple of digs.
Balls keeping moving, preventing Kasparov from controlling successfully.
Balls is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kasparov wants to control from the top but Balls keeps moving.
Kasparov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Oleg Kasparov just wasn't active enough.
Balls is looking to clinch but Kasparov is avoiding it.
Balls misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kasparov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Balls as he jumps to the side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Balls looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jack Balls is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kasparov keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Kasparov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Balls looks to throw the jab but Kasparov is out of range.
Balls clinches up with Kasparov and pushes him back against the cage.
Balls manages to break the clinch.
Balls wants to clinch.
Kasparov blocks the body kick.
Balls tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kasparov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kasparov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Balls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasparov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Balls looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kasparov tries to stand but Balls is controlling his head.
Kasparov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Balls is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kasparov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balls manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kasparov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Oleg Kasparov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Balls tries to stand but Kasparov is controlling from the bottom.
Balls is fighting to break Kasparov's control of his arms but Kasparov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kasparov is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Balls has his hands clasped together but Kasparov extends and breaks Balls's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Kasparov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Oleg Kasparov!
After winning the bout, Oleg Kasparov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julisz Michal Kasperski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glover Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teixeira has chosen rocky theme song as his entrance music. Glover Teixeira told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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221 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Julisz Michal Kasperski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Glover Teixeira!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teixeira is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kasperski.
Teixeira misses with a few strikes there.
Kasperski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kasperski, as that shot connected.
Kasperski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Teixeira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Teixeira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kasperski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Teixeira has had enough of the clinch but Kasperski keeps him there for the moment.
Teixeira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kasperski has him pressed against the cage.
Kasperski manages to break the clinch.
Kasperski slips a straight right by Teixeira.
Kasperski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Teixeira throws a combination that misses
and Kasperski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kasperski pushes Teixeira up against the cage in a clinch.
Kasperski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kasperski moves into the clinch successfully.
Kasperski has Teixeira pressed against the cage, preventing Teixeira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Teixeira wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kasperski has him pressed against the cage.
Teixeira working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasperski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kasperski throws a series of punches but Teixeira moves out of range.
Teixeira swings widly with a right hand
and Kasperski counters with a right hand to the body.
Kasperski moves away from the strike by Teixeira.
Kasperski works over Teixeira's head and body with a nice combination.
A shot to the body from Teixeira misses
and Kasperski counters by moving into the clinch.
Kasperski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kasperski clinches.
Kasperski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kasperski fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kasperski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Teixeira uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kasperski has time to react.
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!
Teixeira swings widly with a right hand
and Kasperski counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira is trying to break free.
Kasperski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Teixeira's efforts to push away.
Kasperski breaks from the clinch.
Kasperski staying out of range there.
Kasperski closes the distance and clinches.
Kasperski breaks from the clinch.
Teixeira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kasperski slips a jab and a cross from Teixeira.
Teixeira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kasperski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Glover Teixeira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Kasperski.
Teixeira misses with a left hand
and Kasperski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Teixeira tries to circle away but Kasperski has him pinned against the cage.
Kasperski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kasperski moves into range and clinches up with Teixeira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasperski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Teixeira is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kasperski gets a clinch.
Kasperski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Teixeira misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Kasperski to counter with a crisp jab.
Kasperski throws a series of punches but Teixeira avoids them all with ease.
Teixeira misses with a hook. Kasperski ducked under it nicely.
Kasperski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Teixeira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kasperski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Teixeira throws a jab but it's blocked by Kasperski.
Teixeira misses with a hook
and Kasperski counters by moving into the clinch.
Teixeira tries to break the clinch but Kasperski is controlling the position.
Teixeira is trying to break the clinch but Kasperski is controlling him.
Teixeira tries to break the clinch but Kasperski is controlling the position.
Teixeira tries to circle away but Kasperski has him pinned against the cage.
Teixeira is looking to break free of the clinch but Kasperski has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasperski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Teixeira lands a big uppercut and Kasperski crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kasperski looks OK. Teixeira waves Kasperski back to his feet!
It looks like Julisz Michal Kasperski has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teixeira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kasperski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kasperski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teixeira.
Kasperski rushes Teixeira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kasperski breaks the clinch.
Teixeira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kasperski defending well as Teixeira loads up on a big left hand.
Teixeira throws a right hand that misses
and Kasperski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kasperski misses with a double jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teixeira misses with a left hand
and Kasperski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Teixeira misses with a hook
enabling Kasperski to counter with a crisp jab.
Teixeira swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kasperski counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Glover Teixeira will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julisz Michal Kasperski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Teixeira swings for the body but Kasperski moves out of range.
Julisz Michal Kasperski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Teixeira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kasperski counters with a stiff right hand.
Teixeira might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Teixeira misses with a combination
and Kasperski counters with a two punch combo.
Kasperski connects with a single shot there.
Teixeira misses with a right hand
and Kasperski counters with a series of strikes. Teixeira will be more careful next time no doubt.
Teixeira misses with a hook
and Kasperski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Teixeira working hard to break the clinch.
Kasperski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kasperski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kasperski breaks the clinch.
Kasperski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Teixeira throws an off balance right hand
and Kasperski counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kasperski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Teixeira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Teixeira misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Teixeira.
Teixeira misses with a left hand
and Kasperski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Teixeira misses the body punch
and Kasperski counters with a one-two to the body.
Kasperski scores with a jab to the body.
Teixeira misses with a left hand
and Kasperski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kasperski closes the distance and clinches.
Kasperski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Teixeira lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasperski moves away from the strike by Teixeira.
Kasperski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Glover Teixeira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Teixeira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kasperski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Teixeira is trying to force a seperation but Kasperski has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasperski manages to break the clinch.
Teixeira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kasperski counters with a left and a right that stings Teixeira.
Teixeira jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Teixeira tries to bum rush Kasperski with a series of wild strikes but Kasperski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Teixeira misses with the combination.
Teixeira looks to throw the jab but Kasperski is out of range.
Teixeira misses the shot to the body.
Kasperski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kasperski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Teixeira swings widly with a right hand
and Kasperski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kasperski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Teixeira is trying to break the clinch but Kasperski has him pressed against the cage.
Kasperski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira throws a poor cross that misses
and Kasperski counters with a one-two to the body.
Teixeira swings widly with a right hand
and Kasperski counters with a series of strikes. Teixeira will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kasperski is working the combinations to good effect here.
Teixeira fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Teixeira misses with a body shot.
Kasperski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Teixeira misses with an uppercut
and Kasperski counters with a left and a right that stings Teixeira.
Teixeira is breathing heavily.
Teixeira looks to land a right hand but Kasperski moved out of range.
Teixeira misses with a hook
and Kasperski counters with a series of strikes. Teixeira will be more careful next time no doubt.
Teixeira uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kasperski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasperski breaks from the clinch.
Kasperski closes the distance and clinches.
Teixeira tries to break the clinch but Kasperski is controlling the position.
Julisz Michal Kasperski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Teixeira wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kasperski has Teixeira pressed against the cage, preventing Teixeira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Teixeira has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasperski keeps control of Teixeira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Teixeira tries to break free but Kasperski pushes him back against the cage.
Kasperski keeps control of Teixeira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kasperski keeps control of Teixeira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Teixeira wants to get back to striking at distance but Kasperski won't allow it.
Teixeira is trying to break the clinch but Kasperski is controlling him.
Teixeira is trying to force a seperation but Kasperski has the dominant position.
Kasperski has Teixeira pressed against the cage, preventing Teixeira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kasperski breaks the clinch.
Kasperski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kasperski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Teixeira.
Teixeira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kasperski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kasperski lands a jab to the nose.
Donk. Kasperski catches Teixeira right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julisz Michal Kasperski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Julisz Michal Kasperski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kasperski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kasperski lands an overhand right.
Teixeira misses with a body shot
and Kasperski moves into the clinch.
Kasperski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kasperski throws a nice looking combination but Teixeira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Teixeira throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kasperski counters with a three punch combo that has Teixeira backing up. Teixeira nods at Kasperski to acknowledge the strikes.
Teixeira throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kasperski.
Kasperski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Teixeira misses with a hook.
Teixeira is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kasperski.
Teixeira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Teixeira misses with a straight left.
Teixeira misses with a lunging right hand
and Kasperski counters by moving into the clinch.
Teixeira looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kasperski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Teixeira's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasperski manages to break the clinch.
Teixeira gets tackled into the cage by Kasperski. Kasperski maintains the clinch.
Kasperski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kasperski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big left from Teixeira misses.
Kasperski misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Teixeira throws a hook to the side of Kasperski's head but Kasperski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab, jab by Kasperski - just one landing.
Kasperski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Teixeira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kasperski moves into range and clinches up with Teixeira.
A frustrated look appears on Teixeira's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Teixeira wants to get back to striking at distance but Kasperski won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasperski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teixeira swings widly with a right hand
and Kasperski counters by moving into the clinch.
Kasperski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kasperski misses with the combination.
Kasperski slips under a jab.
Kasperski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Teixeira on the side of the head.
Kasperski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Teixeira.
Kasperski clinches.
Kasperski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Teixeira throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kasperski counters with a nice body shot.
Teixeira scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kasperski has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kasperski throws a good cross that connects.
Teixeira looks to throw the jab but Kasperski is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasperski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Teixeira fails to land with a series of punches.
Kasperski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kasperski doesn't manage to clinch there - Teixeira circles away.
Teixeira connects with a nice looking jab.
Teixeira scores with a hook to the body. Kasperski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kasperski misses with a few strikes there.
Kasperski slips a jab from Teixeira.
Kasperski ducks under a wild hook from Teixeira.
Kasperski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Teixeira.
Teixeira lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kasperski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kasperski slips under a jab from Teixeira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasperski drives through and clinches with Teixeira against the cage.
Kasperski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Teixeira takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kasperski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kasperski is rocked!
Kasperski wants to clinch up but Teixeira keeps it at a distance.
Kasperski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teixeira.
Kasperski throws a right hand that Teixeira ducks under and follows up with a left that Teixeira also avoids with ease.
Kasperski slips under a jab from Teixeira.
Teixeira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teixeira misses with an uppercut. Kasperski saw that one coming.
Kasperski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oh Kasperski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Teixeira throws an off balance right hand
and Kasperski counters with a three punch combo that has Teixeira backing up. Teixeira nods at Kasperski to acknowledge the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Glover Teixeira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Teixeira 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Glover Teixeira!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Glover Teixeira!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Glover Teixeira!
Glover Teixeira wins by unanimous decision!
Glover Teixeira seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Waturu Yatsubuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmund Dorrance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yatsubuta comes to the cage accompanied by Sweet Child O' Mine. Dorrance has chosen Thou Shalt Always Kill as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Waturu Yatsubuta has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Waturu Yatsubuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Edmund Dorrance!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yatsubuta misses with a two punch combination.
Dorrance misses with a left hand
and Yatsubuta counters with a shoot takedown. Dorrance fights it but they end up in 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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yatsubuta wants to control from the top but Dorrance keeps moving.
Dorrance wants to sweep but no luck.
Yatsubuta controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dorrance keeping moving, preventing Yatsubuta from controlling successfully.
Dorrance is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yatsubuta controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Waturu Yatsubuta wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Yatsubuta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dorrance.
Yatsubuta staying out of range there.
Edmund Dorrance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yatsubuta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dorrance.
Dorrance looks to throw the jab but Yatsubuta is out of range.
Dorrance throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yatsubuta shoots in but Dorrance avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dorrance lands a big uppercut and Yatsubuta crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Yatsubuta looks OK. Dorrance waves Yatsubuta back to his feet!
Yatsubuta is rocked!
It looks like Waturu Yatsubuta has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dorrance misses the jab.
Dorrance is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yatsubuta.
Dorrance thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yatsubuta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Dorrance misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance swings widly with a right hand
so Yatsubuta counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dorrance keeping full guard, as Yatsubuta tries to pass.
Yatsubuta 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.
Dorrance tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yatsubuta drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yatsubuta 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.
Yatsubuta wants to pass the guard but Dorrance is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yatsubuta trying to control the position from guard on top but Dorrance is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yatsubuta throwing strikes from guard but Dorrance blocks nicely.
Yatsubuta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dorrance swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yatsubuta is working hard here to advance position.
Yatsubuta slips nicely into half guard.
Yatsubuta is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yatsubuta content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Yatsubuta wants to control but Dorrance is keeping him busy.
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 Waturu Yatsubuta will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Waturu Yatsubuta's cut.
That's time! Yatsubuta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yatsubuta moves out of range as Dorrance strikes.
Dorrance cracks Yatsubuta with a good jab.
Yatsubuta shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dorrance as he jumps to the side.
Nice shot lands for Dorrance.
Oh Yatsubuta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dorrance flashes Yatsubuta a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Yatsubuta's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Yatsubuta crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Dorrance punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edmund Dorrance!
Edmund Dorrance thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bariga Marihuanich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Shine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marihuanich kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Idiot bez irokeza. Sun Shine will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Bariga Marihuanich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 25 - 1, fighting out of London, Sun Shine!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shine stuffs the takedown.
Marihuanich throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Shine was covering up waiting for the punch and Marihuanich finishes the takedown easily into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Shine keeping moving, preventing Marihuanich from controlling successfully.
Marihuanich throwing strikes but missing.
Marihuanich with a flurry of punches that miss.
Marihuanich pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shine is keeping the position for now.
Marihuanich wants to control from the top but Shine keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marihuanich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shine swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marihuanich trying to move into half guard but instead Shine has managed to sweep!
Shine is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Shine must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Marihuanich has a closed guard, preventing Shine from standing up.
Marihuanich is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marihuanich lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Shine!
Marihuanich is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Shine is surviving well by controlling Marihuanich's body position as best he can.
Marihuanich jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Shine manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Shine wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marihuanich tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
A lull in the action here as Marihuanich stalls from top position.
Marihuanich sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Shine is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Marihuanich wants to control but Shine is keeping him busy.
Shine parries the strikes from Marihuanich easily there. Marihuanich is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Shine to escape.
Marihuanich 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.
Shine prevents Marihuanich from moving into mount.
Marihuanich looks up at the clock and then as Shine takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Marihuanich smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marihuanich is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shine knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Marihuanich looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Shine regains half guard, as Marihuanich was trying to land strikes.
Marihuanich is keen to just control but Shine is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shine tries to roll over but Marihuanich keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bariga Marihuanich dominated that round.
That's time! Marihuanich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Marihuanich fails with a takedown attempt.
Shine throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Marihuanich's head.
Sun Shine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shine. That's going to slow Marihuanich down.
Shine jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marihuanich takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marihuanich drives through and clinches with Shine against the cage.
Marihuanich takes a shot to the head.
Shine misses with a body punch.
The referee calls for Marihuanich to work.
Marihuanich is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marihuanich's elbow.
Shine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marihuanich prevents a body shot from Shine.
Marihuanich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marihuanich stalling.
Marihuanich blocks an uppercut.
Marihuanich dodges an elbow strike from Shine.
Marihuanich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shine pushes off an throws an elbow but Marihuanich leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marihuanich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marihuanich taking a breather.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Marihuanich for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Marihuanich's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marihuanich taking a breather.
Marihuanich lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shine or not.
Marihuanich is trying to maintain a safe position but Shine gets an underhook and turns Marihuanich into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bariga Marihuanich.
Marihuanich shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shine lands with a kick to the temple. Marihuanich shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Marihuanich shoots in for a double leg but Shine sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bariga Marihuanich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shine stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shine wants it to stay on the feet.
Shine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shine connects with the punch.
Marihuanich shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bariga Marihuanich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shine missing with a left hand there. Marihuanich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marihuanich tries to close the distance and clinch but Shine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shine just misses with a punch to the body.
Marihuanich shoots in and bounces Shine off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Shine keeping moving, preventing Marihuanich from controlling successfully.
Shine controls Marihuanich momentarily but Marihuanich frees himself.
Shine looking for a sweep. Not yet Shine, not yet.
Shine keeping full guard, as Marihuanich tries to pass.
Marihuanich throwing strikes from guard but Shine blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shine is trying to keep Marihuanich in close.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Marihuanich looking to sit in guard and control but Shine gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Marihuanich looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Marihuanich is trying to control the position but Shine postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marihuanich wants to sweep here but Shine controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bariga Marihuanich will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Marihuanich fails with a takedown attempt.
Marihuanich shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Shine tries to get to full guard but Marihuanich has control of the leg.
Marihuanich missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marihuanich tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shine knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Marihuanich is nestled in close to Shine, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marihuanich with the ground and pound but Shine uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Shine wants to sweep but no luck.
Marihuanich throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marihuanich passes into half guard.
Marihuanich is looking to stall here but Shine recovers full guard.
Marihuanich pushes down on Shine's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Marihuanich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shine's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marihuanich stands up out of the half guard.
Marihuanich shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shine pinned against the cage. Shine gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shine. Marihuanich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sun Shine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marihuanich takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marihuanich scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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!
Shine trying to hold on to Marihuanich's head to control him but Marihuanich postures up.
Marihuanich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shine's head.
Marihuanich is keen to just control but Shine is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shine blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marihuanich.
Marihuanich seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Shine does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Marihuanich uses his free foot to push down on Shine's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Shine.
Shine slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Marihuanich not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Marihuanich not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Marihuanich wants to stand up but Shine has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Marihuanich lands with a punch from half guard.
Marihuanich stops Shine from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marihuanich sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shine defending well though.
Marihuanich lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Marihuanich is trying to control the action in half guard but Shine is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Marihuanich is looking for a kimura but Shine is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Marihuanich to get the leverage.
Marihuanich missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marihuanich trying to pass the guard but Shine defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shine has hold of Marihuanich's hands but Marihuanich slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bariga Marihuanich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marihuanich, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Bariga Marihuanich!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Bariga Marihuanich!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Bariga Marihuanich!
Bariga Marihuanich wins by unanimous decision!
Bariga Marihuanich 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 Ryan Engle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emmanual Haysus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ryan Engle has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Engle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emmanual Haysus!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Engle digs a good body shot into Haysus's ribs.
Haysus fails with a takedown attempt.
Haysus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Engle tries to avoid it but Haysus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Engle to the ground. Engle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Engle stuns Haysus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Haysus is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Engle's half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Engle tries to get to full guard but Haysus has control of the leg.
Haysus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Engle is looking for a sweep. Haysus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haysus takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haysus seems to be working for a kimura but Engle defends the submission attempt.
Engle manages to get to full guard.
Haysus lands a couple of digs.
Haysus trying to control the position from guard on top but Engle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Engle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Engle tries to get out of the position.
Engle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Haysus is in close to Engle's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Haysus stands up over Engle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Engle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Haysus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Haysus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haysus passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haysus is chipping away with strikes.
Haysus moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Engle is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haysus trying to control the position but Engle is working away.
Haysus 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.
Haysus creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Engle is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Haysus's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Haysus lands with a punch from half guard.
Haysus is working for a kimura but Engle is defending it quite comfortably.
Haysus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haysus wants to control but Engle is keeping him busy.
Haysus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Haysus throws a strike but Engle avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Haysus trying to control the position from guard on top but Engle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Engle is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Engle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haysus.
Haysus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haysus postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Engle is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Haysus, into his guard.
Haysus wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Engle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Engle wants to control from the top but Haysus keeps moving.
Engle looking to pass the guard.
Engle trying to control the position from guard on top but Haysus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haysus wants to get back to his feet but Engle is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmanual Haysus dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Engle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Engle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haysus. That did some damage!
Engle throws a series of punches but Haysus avoids them all with ease.
Ryan Engle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Engle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haysus.
Haysus closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Haysus lands in his opponent's guard.
Haysus chips away with some ground and pound.
Haysus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Engle regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haysus postures up and lands a big shot to Engle's brow.
Engle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Haysus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Haysus trying to control but Engle is working from the bottom.
Haysus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Haysus with a nice head shot there.
Haysus tries to stand but Engle is controlling from the bottom.
Haysus is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Haysus won't allow Engle to sweep him here.
Haysus drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Haysus jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Haysus trying to control but Engle is working from the bottom.
Emmanual Haysus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Haysus preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haysus working some strikes from top position.
Haysus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haysus with a nice head shot there.
Engle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Haysus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Engle's head.
Engle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Haysus works over Engle with some ground and pound from guard.
Haysus chips away with some ground and pound.
Haysus lands a couple of digs.
Haysus wants to stand but Engle has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Haysus lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haysus stands up over Engle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Haysus lands a couple of digs.
Haysus stands up over Engle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Haysus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Haysus works over Engle with some ground and pound from guard.
Haysus wants to control from the top but Engle keeps moving.
Haysus landing some decent shots from guard.
Haysus working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Engle's head.
Haysus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Engle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Haysus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haysus chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haysus engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Haysus trying to control but Engle is working from the bottom.
Haysus controlling from the top position.
Haysus landing with the ground and pound.
Haysus scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Engle looking for a sweep. Not yet Engle, not yet.
Haysus drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Engle manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Haysus has Engle in his guard.
Haysus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Engle manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmanual Haysus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Haysus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haysus throws the left hand but Engle avoids the punch easily.
Haysus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Haysus takes one on the button.
Haysus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Engle loads up on a big right hand but Haysus slips the punch.
Ryan Engle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haysus avoids the body shot from Engle.
Haysus tries for a takedown but Engle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Engle.
Haysus misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Haysus blocks the low kick.
Haysus fails with a takedown attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Engle, as that shot connected.
Engle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Haysus misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Engle checks a leg kick.
Haysus shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Engle is trying to defend but Haysus finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Haysus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Haysus working the head and body with strikes.
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. Haysus connects with a nice short shot to Engle's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Engle is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Haysus scores with a couple of nice shots.
Engle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Haysus lands a nice short elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haysus working Engle over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haysus 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.
Nice strikes from Haysus there.
Haysus stalling away here and it's allowed Engle to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Haysus stopping the sweep attempt from Engle.
Haysus stands up over Engle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Haysus looking to pass the guard.
Haysus working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Engle's head.
Haysus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Haysus postures up and lands a big shot to Engle's brow.
Haysus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haysus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Engle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Engle wants to sweep here but Haysus controlling him for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haysus landing some decent shots from guard.
Engle wants to sweep here but Haysus controlling him for the moment.
Haysus lands a couple of elbows.
Haysus working some strikes from top position.
Haysus pushes down on Engle's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Haysus winds up and cracks Engle with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haysus is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Haysus looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Engle with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emmanual Haysus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Haysus 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 for Emmanual Haysus!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Emmanual Haysus!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Emmanual Haysus!
Emmanual Haysus wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Kelvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandao has chosen beast as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcos Kelvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao drops Kelvin with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kelvin looks back up at him and smiles so Brandao waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Marcos Kelvin has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelvin gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Brandao gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Kelvin 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 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Brandao!
A determined Diego Brandao didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Queensberry Rules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Coogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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217 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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215 lbs
14 - 14 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Queensberry Rules!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Coogan!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coogan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rules!
Rules regains half guard, as Coogan was trying to land strikes.
Rules on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rules tries to get out of the position.
Coogan passes the guard and advances to mount!
Coogan misses with a head shot.
Rules regains half guard.
Rules knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Coogan on the ground.
Rules is refusing to be controlled, as Coogan sits in half guard.
Rules blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coogan.
Coogan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rules is desperately trying to improve his position but Coogan has a good base and remains in mount.
Coogan throws some wild stikes that Rules manages to avoid easily.
Rules really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rules wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Coogan has got one arm under Rules's chin. This could be trouble... Rules trying to control the other hand but Coogan gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Rules has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rob Coogan!
During a confident post fight interview, Rob Coogan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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