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Impact Saturday Night Rumble 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eerik Rikkonen (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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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Eerik Rikkonen!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walker leaves Rikkonen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Walker looks to land a combination but Rikkonen avoids it well.
Rikkonen fails with the takedown.
Walker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Walker tries to bum rush Rikkonen with a series of wild strikes but Rikkonen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rikkonen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rikkonen closes the distance and clinches.
Rikkonen pulls guard successfully.
Walker wants to stand but Rikkonen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Walker decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rikkonen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chris Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eerik Rikkonen.
Walker swinging wildly here.
Walker looks to land a left hand but Rikkonen moved out of range nicely.
Walker slaps away a takedown attempt from Rikkonen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Walker tries to bum rush Rikkonen with a series of wild strikes but Rikkonen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rikkonen looks for a takedown but Walker sprawls well.
Rikkonen looks winded!
Walker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Walker misses with a series of wild punches.
Rikkonen tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker scores with a one two! Rikkonen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rikkonen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Walker as he jumps to the side.
Chris Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walker looks to land a combination but Rikkonen avoids it well.
Walker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Walker throws a one two combo.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Walker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Walker misses with a body shot.
Walker looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Walker swinging wildly here.
Rikkonen misses with a takedown attempt - Walker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rikkonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a nice looking combination but Rikkonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Walker throws a right and a left that Rikkonen avoids nicely.
Chris Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rikkonen moves forwards but Walker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Walker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rikkonen closes the distance and pushes Walker back into the cage.
Rikkonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walker wants to break free but Rikkonen has control.
Rikkonen pulls guard effortlessly.
Walker wants to stand but Rikkonen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Walker 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rikkonen wants to stand and escape but Walker is having none of it.
Walker trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rikkonen's guard.
Rikkonen wants to sweep here but Walker controlling him for the moment.
Walker is looking to stand up but Rikkonen won't let him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rikkonen pulls Walker in close to his closed guard and prevents Walker from doing any damage or advancing position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rikkonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Walker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rikkonen fails with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Walker misses.
Walker works over Rikkonen's head and body with a nice combination.
Walker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice body kick from Rikkonen.
Walker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rikkonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rikkonen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
No joy there for Walker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rikkonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rikkonen throws a series of punches but Walker moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No joy there for Walker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rikkonen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Walker.
Rikkonen fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Walker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rikkonen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chris Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eerik Rikkonen.
Walker slaps away a takedown attempt from Rikkonen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chris Walker is winning the standup battle so far.
Walker misses with a few strikes there.
Walker throws a series of punches but Rikkonen moves out of range.
Rikkonen shoots in but no luck this time.
Walker misses with a double jab
and Rikkonen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rikkonen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to stand but Rikkonen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rikkonen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Walker trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rikkonen's guard.
Rikkonen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rikkonen is trying to keep Walker in close.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rikkonen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Walker pinned against the cage. Walker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Walker throws a right and a left that Rikkonen avoids nicely.
Walker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rikkonen circles away quickly and effectively.
Chris Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rikkonen pushes Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rikkonen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Rikkonen.
Rikkonen tries to pull guard but Walker won't allow it.
Rikkonen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Walker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Walker is trying to break free.
Rikkonen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Walker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rikkonen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walker's efforts to push away.
Rikkonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eerik Rikkonen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Rikkonen dodges the punch combination from Walker.
Walker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Walker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walker works over Rikkonen's head and body with a nice combination.
Walker lands with a right hand.
Walker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rikkonen moves into the clinch.
Rikkonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Walker wants it to stay on the feet.
Rikkonen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walker jabs Rikkonen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker misses with a few strikes there.
Rikkonen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rikkonen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Walker lands a jab to Rikkonen's midsection.
Rikkonen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chris Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eerik Rikkonen.
Walker misses with a two punch combination.
Rikkonen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A combination from Walker does no damage.
Rikkonen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rikkonen has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Walker clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Rikkonen looking for the RNC.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker trying to get back to his feet but Rikkonen is in full control for now.
Walker looking very determined here, making life difficult for Rikkonen.
Walker looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
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!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rikkonen has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Walker's body.
Let's hope that Rikkonen has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Walker looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Rikkonen misses with an elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Walker right now.
Walker trying to get back to his feet but Rikkonen is in full control for now.
Rikkonen biding his time, controlling Walker.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Even with his hooks in, Rikkonen manages to miss with strikes from the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eerik Rikkonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rikkonen 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chris Walker!
A relieved looking Chris Walker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Vladimirovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimirovich comes into the arena with Kalinka blaring out of the sound system. Foster has chosen If you want blood - AC/DC as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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290 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vlad Vladimirovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Foster!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vladimirovich throws the kick towards the body but Foster avoids it.
Foster throws a jab when Vladimirovich was well out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Vladimirovich has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vladimirovich closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Foster did well to prevent Vladimirovich getting side control.
Foster has hold of Vladimirovich's hands but Vladimirovich slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vladimirovich lands strikes from half guard.
Vladimirovich stalling away here and it's allowed Foster to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Foster has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Tycoon Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Foster keeping moving, preventing Vladimirovich from controlling successfully.
Vladimirovich is pushing down on Foster's leg trying to pass to half guard. Foster is fighting to maintain full guard but Vladimirovich has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foster is looking to escape.
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!
Foster is refusing to be controlled, as Vladimirovich sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vladimirovich lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foster wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vladimirovich working Foster over with strikes.
Vladimirovich landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Vladimirovich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Foster's head.
Foster tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Vladimirovich manages to move to mount!
Vladimirovich lands a nice shot to the head.
Vladimirovich connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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!
Vladimirovich looking to control but Foster is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Vladimirovich 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.
Foster is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Vladimirovich lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Foster is looking to get to half guard.
Vladimirovich scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Foster?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Foster can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vladimirovich lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Foster is looking to get to half guard.
Vladimirovich with the ground and pound from mount.
Vladimirovich trying to control but Foster is having none of it.
Vladimirovich pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Foster is working to get back to half guard.
Vladimirovich controlling the pace for now.
Foster is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vladimirovich dominating with strikes here.
Vladimirovich raining down shots from the mount!
Foster really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vladimirovich. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vladimirovich putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Vladimirovich scoring with strikes but Foster is staying in there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vladimirovich with good strikes from the mount here!
Vladimirovich lands a heavy elbow.
Foster tries to reverse the position but Vladimirovich maintains control.
Vladimirovich scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Foster?
Vladimirovich looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Foster is desperately trying to improve his position but Vladimirovich has a good base and remains in mount.
Foster looks winded!
Vladimirovich can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Foster is looking to escape.
Vladimirovich takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Vladimirovich scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Vladimirovich breaks from Foster's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Foster is in a horrible position here. Vladimirovich smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Vladimirovich wants to control the pace but Foster is squirming around nicely.
Foster in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vladimirovich unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Foster wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Vladimirovich celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Vladimirovich!
Our winner, Vlad Vladimirovich, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rudolf Varga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and SJ Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rudolf Varga had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. SJ Mitchell 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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194 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rudolf Varga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, SJ Mitchell !
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Varga quickly recovers to half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Varga wants to improve his position but Mitchell is controlling well.
Mitchell stops Varga from getting back to his feet.
Mitchell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Varga does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mitchell working the head and body with strikes.
Mitchell drops an elbow to the side of Varga's head.
Varga wants to get back to full guard.
Varga is trying to stand.
Varga is in trouble now - Mitchell has advanced to mount!
Mitchell landing strikes from the mount and Varga is in trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
It looks like Rudolf Varga has been cut.
Varga's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Mitchell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mitchell looking to finish Varga with some ground and pound. This is bad for Varga!
The referee warns Varga that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell landing shots from mount.
Varga in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mitchell dominating with strikes here.
Rudolf Varga's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Varga sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Mitchell working Varga over with strikes.
Jeez, Rudolf Varga's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rudolf Varga's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). SJ Mitchell !
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bimblo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moo Mcloed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Bimblo Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Moo Mcloed!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Mcloed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mcloed lands a jab-cross combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mcloed darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Slice uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mcloed.
Mcloed lands with a cross.
Mcloed changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mcloed throws a right hand that Slice ducks under and follows up with a left that Slice also avoids with ease.
Mcloed lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Slice at a distance.
Mcloed scores with a hook.
Slice slips a jab and a cross from Mcloed.
Mcloed scores with a jab. Slice acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mcloed shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Slice eats them both and turns towards Mcloed to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Slice dodges the punch combination from Mcloed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcloed lands a nice shot to the body.
Slice takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Slice takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mcloed misses with a few strikes there.
Slice walks into a stiff left hand from Mcloed.
Mcloed misses with a wild combination.
Mcloed throws a series of punches but Slice avoids them all with ease.
Slice looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mcloed lands a lovely overhand right.
Slice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcloed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcloed throws a right and a left that Slice avoids nicely.
Good exchange - Mcloed coming out on top.
Mcloed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slice manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Mcloed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mcloed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mcloed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mcloed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mcloed throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Slice counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slice controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice throwing strikes from guard but Mcloed blocks nicely.
Slice landing some decent shots from guard.
Slice looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcloed keeping moving, preventing Slice from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcloed is looking to stand up but Slice isn't so interested in that idea.
Slice missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Slice with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcloed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Slice trying to control but Mcloed is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moo Mcloed dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Slice avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mcloed pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Slice back to the cage. Mcloed follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mcloed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slice moves away.
Slice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mcloed.
Mcloed is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mcloed throws a series of punches but Slice moves out of range.
No joy there for Mcloed, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mcloed throws a right and a left that Slice avoids nicely.
Bimblo Slice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mcloed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcloed fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mcloed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mcloed has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Slice staying out of range there.
Mcloed throws a right and a left that Slice avoids nicely.
Mcloed looks to land a combination but Slice avoids it well.
Mcloed misses with a body shot.
Slice takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mcloed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mcloed lands a two punch combo.
Mcloed misses the shot to the body.
Moo Mcloed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcloed's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mcloed duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcloed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mcloed is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Slice rather than just go for the knockout.
Mcloed lands a jab-cross combination.
Mcloed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mcloed lands with an overhand left.
Mcloed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moo Mcloed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mcloed is breathing heavily.
No luck for Slice with that takedown attempt.
Slice connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mcloed momentarily.
Mcloed is rocked!
Slice lands a big right hook! Mcloed looks hurt but is still standing! Slice lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Mcloed falls down and Slice dives in with a huge hammer fist! Mcloed's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Slice runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bimblo Slice!
In his post fight interview, Bimblo Slice 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Collin Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boros Monet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boros Monet will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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160 lbs
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135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Collin Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Boros Monet!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Monet.
Nice body kick there by Monet.
Monet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Monet connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Monet.
Monet tries to clinch up.
Monet clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Monet fails to land.
Smith is trying to push Monet away but Monet has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Monet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Monet lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Monet swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith blocking some punches.
Monet misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Monet lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Monet misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Monet.
Monet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Monet misses with the head strike.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Monet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Monet tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Monet momentarily.
Smith lands a high kick!
Monet tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Boros Monet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Monet does no damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Monet is looking to clinch.
Monet tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick by Monet misses
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Monet is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Monet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Monet takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Monet tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Monet throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Monet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Monet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Monet wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Monet tries to clinch up.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Monet.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Monet slips the punch.
Smith is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monet tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Monet looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Monet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Monet moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Monet slips under a jab.
Smith is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Monet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Monet misses with a kick to the body.
Monet tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Monet misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Monet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Monet wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Monet tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith throws a series of punches but Monet moves out of range.
Monet wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Monet lands a big head kick that sends Smith tumbling to the mat! Monet takes a step backwards and waves Smith back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Smith is rocked!
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!
Smith throws a wild hook but Monet just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Smith gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Monet raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boros Monet!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Rains of Castamere (extended cut). Ken Hunt will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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179 lbs
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170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Intelligent |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt cracks the inside of Dick's front leg.
Dick gets a double leg takedown into Hunt's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hunt is looking to stand up but Dick isn't so interested in that idea.
Dick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dick postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dick trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dick prevents Hunt from getting back to his feet.
Hunt looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hunt's head.
Dick is in close to Hunt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dick works over Hunt with some ground and pound from guard.
Dick works over Hunt with some ground and pound from guard.
Hunt wants to stand but Dick is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dick lands a couple of digs.
Dick chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hunt is looking to stand up but Dick isn't so interested in that idea.
Hunt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dick.
Hunt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dick is in close to Hunt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hunt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dick working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hunt's head.
Hunt is rocked!
Hunt is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dick is controlling him.
Hunt is still in real trouble! Can Dick finish him?
Dick postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dick gets to his feet and stands over Hunt, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Hunt felt that one! Dick unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Hunt from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Dick!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ashwan Balrak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashwan Balrak could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lewis Walker's chin.
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25
204 lbs
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210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ashwan Balrak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lewis Walker!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker tries to bum rush Balrak with a series of wild strikes but Balrak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Balrak tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Ashwan Balrak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
Balrak tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Balrak seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Walker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Balrak moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Walker throws a series of punches but Balrak avoids them all with ease.
Balrak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker jabs Balrak to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Balrak tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Balrak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Balrak has taken the fight to the clinch.
Balrak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Balrak comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Lewis Walker has been cut.
Balrak has Walker pressed against the cage, preventing Walker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Walker has had enough of the clinch but Balrak keeps him there for the moment.
Balrak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
Walker closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balrak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker misses with a hook.
Balrak moves into the clinch.
Balrak lands a right hand.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as Balrak controls his hands.
Walker wants to get back to striking at distance but Balrak won't allow it.
Balrak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker tries to keep at a distance but Balrak has taken the fight into the clinch.
Walker can't break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Balrak.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Balrak.
Balrak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Walker.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker looks to land a combination but Balrak avoids it well.
Balrak instigates a clinch.
Balrak drops Walker with a big knee straight up the middle! Walker is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Walker looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balrak darts in and clinches Walker up against the cage.
Balrak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balrak moves into range and clinches up with Walker.
Balrak keeps control of Walker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Balrak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker throws a nice looking combination but Balrak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Balrak closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Come on Balrak - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Walker wants to get back to striking at distance but Balrak won't allow it.
Balrak will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Walker up against the cage.
Balrak gets through Walker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Balrak scores with a nice hook to the head.
Balrak landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to get back to striking at distance but Balrak won't allow it.
Balrak digs a right hand underneath Walker's ribcage. Walker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Balrak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Balrak has Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
Balrak scores with a nice hook to the head.
Balrak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Balrak has managed to clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Balrak.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Balrak lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Balrak lands a hook that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Balrak lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Balrak lands with a short shot to the head.
Balrak is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Balrak gets through Walker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Balrak on the inside.
Walker is rocked!
Balrak pushes Walker against the cage. Balrak is working some dirty boxing. Balrak pushes off with a quick right hook! Walker goes down! Walker tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Balrak moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ashwan Balrak!
Ashwan Balrak decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trev Hartley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janusz Smuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 1 |
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25
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Counter fighter
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
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Trev Hartley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Janusz Smuda!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smuda checks a leg kick.
Hartley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hartley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smuda has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hartley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice body punch from Hartley.
Hartley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hartley fails with a takedown attempt.
Hartley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hartley throws a nice looking combination but Smuda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smuda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Hartley. Beautiful body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hartley.
Smuda slips a jab and a cross from Hartley.
Hartley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've been told by Hartley's head coaches at EvolutioN MMA Acadamy & Gym ( 12 ELITE Coaches ) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Smuda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hartley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hartley tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hartley!
Hartley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hartley lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hartley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smuda counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Smuda keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Smuda scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Smuda not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smuda throws a strike but Hartley avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Smuda throws a big elbow that misses.
Hartley scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hartley is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smuda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smuda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hartley thuds his right hand into Smuda's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hartley throws a body kick that misses.
Smuda's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hartley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smuda scrambles back to his feet.
No joy there for Hartley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hartley misses with a body shot.
Hartley thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hartley misses with a two punch combination.
Hartley throws an overhand right that lands on Smuda's shoulder, as Smuda tries to avoid the shot.
Hartley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hartley throws a series of punches but Smuda avoids them all with ease.
Hartley feints a jab promting Smuda to slip. Hartley then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Smuda slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Janusz Smuda has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smuda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smuda slips a straight right by Hartley.
Smuda leaves Hartley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trev Hartley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Janusz Smuda's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hartley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hartley misses with a wild combination.
Hartley lands a jab-cross combination.
Hartley misses with an uppercut. Smuda saw that one coming.
Trev Hartley is winning the standup battle so far.
Hartley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hartley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smuda moves away.
Hartley misses the shot to the body.
Hartley doesn't manage to clinch there - Smuda circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smuda eats them both and turns towards Hartley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hartley throws a body punch but Smuda moves out of range.
Hartley lands a nice shot to the body.
Hartley jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hartley misses with a straight left.
Trev Hartley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartley looks to clinch
and Smuda counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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. Smuda connects with a nice short shot to Hartley's temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smuda lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Smuda not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smuda not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smuda trying to control the action but Hartley is working from the bottom.
Hartley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smuda.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hartley wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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. Smuda connects with a nice short shot to Hartley's temple.
Smuda thows a huge punch but Hartley dodges it nicely.
Hartley trying to control from the bottom.
Smuda perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Smuda misses with a head shot. Hartley uses the momentum to regain guard.
Smuda wants to control from the top but Hartley keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smuda connects with a couple of short punches.
Smuda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hartley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smuda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smuda throws a big elbow that misses.
Smuda content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smuda looking to pass the guard.
Smuda must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Smuda distracts Hartley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Smuda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smuda with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smuda working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hartley's head.
Smuda throws a big right hand that misses.
Smuda slips nicely into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smuda slips a nice elbow through Hartley's hands, connecting with Hartley's forehead.
Nice strikes from Smuda there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smuda missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hartley wants to control but Smuda is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nice strikes from Smuda there.
Smuda is nestled in close to Hartley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smuda passes to side control.
Smuda lands a nice forearm strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janusz Smuda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Janusz Smuda's cut.
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!
Smuda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hartley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A punch combination from Hartley misses.
Trev Hartley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smuda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hartley.
Hartley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smuda.
Hartley throws a head kick but Smuda moves out of range.
Smuda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hartley.
A jab from Hartley misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hartley looks to land a left hand but Smuda moved out of range nicely.
Hartley throws a right and a left that Smuda avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartley misses with a takedown
and Smuda counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hartley is not content to let Smuda control the position.
Smuda tries to pass to full mount but Hartley defends it.
Smuda winds up and cracks Hartley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smuda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hartley taking some punishment here, with Smuda in his half guard.
Hartley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smuda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smuda throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smuda is nestled in close to Hartley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Smuda lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Smuda takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Smuda is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smuda looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hartley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Smuda working the head and body with strikes.
Hartley is rocked!
Smuda working the head and body with strikes.
Oh Hartley is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smuda is just content to waste time from the top position. Hartley takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Smuda with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Smuda gets to his feet and stands over Hartley, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Hartley felt that one! Smuda unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Hartley from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Janusz Smuda!
Janusz Smuda decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Grozni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Raynal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jean Raynal acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Grozni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean Raynal!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raynal closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Grozni quickly recovers to half guard.
Raynal thows a huge punch but Grozni dodges it nicely.
Grozni is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grozni gets back to full guard.
Raynal wants to control from the top but Grozni keeps moving.
Raynal wants to pass the guard but Grozni is keeping the position.
Raynal thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Raynal controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Grozni is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grozni can't keep his opponent in guard - Raynal advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Raynal performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Raynal is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Grozni is just riding it out for now. Raynal eventually gives up the hold.
Raynal is trying to control. Grozni wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grozni is looking to improve his position.
Raynal is trying for a kimura here. Grozni looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Raynal wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jean Raynal!
Our winner, Jean Raynal, 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Newbold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucas Pierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Newbold!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Newbold does no damage.
Pierce turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Newbold has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pierce.
Newbold on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pierce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pierce dips to his left and cracks Newbold with an uppercut!
Pierce looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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!
Pierce lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pierce lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice jab there from Pierce.
Pierce feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Newbold sprawling to the canvas! Newbold rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Pierce finish him?!
Newbold is rocked!
Newbold is aggressively charging in as Pierce backs up avoiding any damage. Pierce tosses out a jab and Newbold runs right into it face first! Newbold is out cold! Pierce dropped down on all fours and is barking in Newbold's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lucas Pierce!
A relieved looking Lucas Pierce thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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