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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Flavio Barnaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eguardo Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnaby comes to the ring accompanied by Señor Flavio - Mexican Princess. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flavio Barnaby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eguardo Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Garcia shoots in and drives through. Barnaby sprawls well.
Barnaby connects with a body shot that sends Garcia's belly button to the back.
Barnaby lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barnaby throws a series of strikes that have Garcia backpedaling.
Garcia is rocked!
Barnaby fakes the body blow, causing Garcia to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Garcia goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Flavio Barnaby!
Flavio Barnaby spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Loster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameo Klichnovzky (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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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, John Loster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cameo Klichnovzky!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klichnovzky shoots in looking for a takedown. Loster tries to sprawl out of it but Klichnovzky keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Loster manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Klichnovzky has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
John Loster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loster gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Loster looking to control.
Loster has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Klichnovzky can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Loster has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Klichnovzky should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Loster has tightened it up now! Klichnovzky should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John Loster!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Robitaille (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Greg Todd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Robitaille!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Todd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robitaille.
Robitaille looks to throw the jab but Todd is out of range.
Todd ducks under a wild hook from Robitaille.
Todd seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Robitaille connects with a body shot that sends Todd's belly button to the back.
Robitaille has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Todd is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Robitaille throws a looping overhand right but Todd ducks down to avoid it.
Robitaille clinches with his opponent.
Robitaille lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Greg Todd has been cut.
A body shot lands from Robitaille.
Robitaille lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Robitaille lands a hook that snaps the head of Todd backwards.
A body shot lands from Robitaille.
Todd is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Robitaille creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Robitaille lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Todd.
Robitaille digs a right hand into Todd's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Todd's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robitaille comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Robitaille digs a right hand underneath Todd's ribcage. Todd let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Robitaille works on Todd's body with a couple of short punches.
Robitaille scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Robitaille.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Robitaille.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Robitaille creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robitaille.
Robitaille lands a nice uppercut.
Robitaille drops Todd onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Todd is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Todd is rocked!
Greg Todd's cut is getting worse.
Robitaille unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Todd! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Robitaille is unloading with more strikes now! Todd drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Robitaille!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gaspard Wasp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Bogdynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bogdynski has chosen Slash - Wicked Stone as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Gaspard Wasp has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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181 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gaspard Wasp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pablo Bogdynski!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wasp lands a left and a right that send Bogdynski crashing to the mat, dazed. Wasp thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Pablo Bogdynski has been cut.
Gaspard Wasp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wasp gets the takedown into side control.
Bogdynski 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!
Wasp wants to stand but Bogdynski is controlling his arm.
Bogdynski is still in real trouble! Can Wasp finish him?
Bogdynski is looking for a sweep.
Bogdynski wants to control but Wasp postures up.
Bogdynski regains half guard.
Bogdynski seems to have recovered his senses.
Wasp tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Bogdynski.
Bogdynski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wasp is working away from the top position though.
Bogdynski has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Wasp. Oh but Bogdynski has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Wasp goes limp - he's gone! Bogdynski jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Pablo Bogdynski!
During a confident post fight interview, Pablo Bogdynski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnie Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaltje Klinjsma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Arnie Armstrong has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Arnie Armstrong seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Arnie Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aaltje Klinjsma!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong dips to his left and cracks Klinjsma with an uppercut!
Klinjsma slips under a jab from Armstrong.
Armstrong 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.
Armstrong connects with a looping right hand.
Klinjsma blocks a head kick by Armstrong.
Klinjsma changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Armstrong tries to avoid it but Klinjsma manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Armstrong to the ground. Armstrong escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Armstrong tries a head kick but it misses.
Klinjsma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Armstrong.
Nice uppercut lands for Armstrong. That snapped Klinjsma's head back.
Armstrong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Armstrong lands a big head kick that sends Klinjsma tumbling to the mat! Armstrong takes a step backwards and waves Klinjsma back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Klinjsma is rocked!
It looks like Aaltje Klinjsma has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Armstrong as Klinjsma shoots in.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Armstrong! Klinjsma is backing up but he can't get away as Armstrong lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Klinjsma and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Arnie Armstrong!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bear Trapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez has chosen Doom 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bear Trapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Micheal Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trapp tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alvarez throws a wild body kick that Trapp sees coming a mile off.
Trapp tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Alvarez manages to circle out of the way.
Trapp misses with a hook to the body
and Alvarez counters with a low kick, right behind Trapp 's knee.
Trapp has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Vendetta Alliance London Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Jab from Trapp.
Trapp misses with a body shot.
And Alvarez responds with a good body kick, but Trapp manages to step out the way in time.
A clash of legs there as Trapp blocks the low kick.
Trapp lands with a cross.
It looks like Micheal Alvarez has been cut.
Trapp throws a shot from downtown. Alvarez moves away and avoids it.
Trapp throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trapp fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trapp cracks Alvarez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Trapp.
Alvarez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Alvarez.
Alvarez defending well as Trapp loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot lands for Trapp.
Alvarez slips a straight right by Trapp.
Trapp throws the left hand but Alvarez avoids the punch easily.
Alvarez's coach down at Holding Cell was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Alvarez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Alvarez misses with a leg kick.
Trapp is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheers as Trapp lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alvarez doesn't seem phased though.
Some bone on bone action there as Trapp checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Trapp clinches up with Alvarez and pushes him back against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Alvarez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Trapp's brow.
Alvarez stalls.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Trapp tries to land knees in the clinch but Alvarez avoids the damage to the body.
Trapp landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trapp using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alvarez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trapp dodges an elbow strike from Alvarez.
Alvarez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Alvarez throws an elbow but misses.
Trapp avoids a wild elbow strike from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Trapp lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Trapp dodges an elbow strike from Alvarez.
Trapp avoids the elbow strike from Alvarez, against the ropes.
Trapp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alvarez is defending well for now.
Trapp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trapp putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alvarez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Alvarez throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Alvarez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Trapp's brow.
Trapp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alvarez is defending well for now.
Trapp lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trapp missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trapp lands a good knee to the midsection. Alvarez won't want to take too many of those.
Trapp using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alvarez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trapp missing with knees to the body.
Trapp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trapp lands a knee to the head.
Alvarez throws an elbow but it misses.
Trapp misses with some punches.
Alvarez throws an elbow but it misses.
Alvarez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Trapp is keeping busy.
Alvarez throws an elbow that misses.
Trapp tries to land a knee to the head but Alvarez blocks with his arms.
Alvarez misses with an elbow strike.
Trapp dodges an elbow strike from Alvarez.
Alvarez prevents a body shot from Trapp.
Alvarez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Trapp blocks an elbow strike from Alvarez.
Trapp lands a body punch.
Trapp pushes Alvarez back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trapp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alvarez avoids it.
Trapp trying to land knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alvarez throws an elbow but it misses.
Alvarez lands an elbow inside that Trapp shrugs off.
Trapp blocks an elbow strike from Alvarez.
Alvarez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Trapp.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trapp.
Trapp blocks an elbow strike.
Trapp with a knee to the head.
Alvarez throws an elbow but it misses.
Trapp scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trapp missing with knees to the body.
Trapp lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Alvarez pushes off an throws an elbow but Trapp leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Alvarez trying to control the position but instead, Trapp has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alvarez into the ropes.
Alvarez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bear Trapp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Micheal Alvarez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alvarez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Trapp ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Trapp tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Alvarez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alvarez is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Alvarez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alvarez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Trapp manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trapp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
Trapp avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trapp misses with the combination.
Trapp moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAlvarez.
Alvarez is looking to clinch.
Alvarez has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trapp lands an uppercut.
Bear Trapp has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alvarez misses with an elbow strike.
Trapp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trapp throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trapp misses with a knee strike.
Trapp using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Trapp wants to stall.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice elbow from Alvarez.
Trapp is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Trapp throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Trapp avoids the elbow strike from Alvarez, against the ropes.
Trapp with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alvarez misses with an elbow strike.
Alvarez throws an elbow that misses.
Trapp tries to land a knee to the head but Alvarez blocks with his arms.
Trapp blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trapp blocks an elbow strike from Alvarez.
Trapp avoids a wild elbow strike from Alvarez.
Alvarez avoiding damage as Trapp throws knees to the body.
Alvarez misses with an elbow strike.
Trapp avoids the elbow strike from Alvarez, against the ropes.
Trapp blocks an elbow strike from Alvarez.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from Trapp.
Alvarez throws an elbow but it misses.
Alvarez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee calls for Trapp to work.
Alvarez lands an elbow inside that Trapp shrugs off.
Alvarez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alvarez throws an elbow that misses.
Trapp lands an uppercut.
Alvarez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Trapp using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alvarez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trapp with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alvarez is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Trapp lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Alvarez managing to block the knees to the body from Trapp.
Trapp missing with knees to the body.
Alvarez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trapp misses with a knee strike.
Trapp blocks an elbow strike from Alvarez.
Trapp connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alvarez's face.
Trapp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trapp missing with knees to the body.
Alvarez lands a nice elbow.
Trapp dodges an elbow strike from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Alvarez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Trapp's brow.
Alvarez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alvarez throws an elbow but it misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Trapp obliges.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trapp using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alvarez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Trapp.
Trapp misses with a knee strike.
Trapp tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alvarez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trapp pushes Alvarez back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Alvarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trapp throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alvarez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Trapp up against the ropes.
Trapp avoids the elbow strike from Alvarez, against the ropes.
Alvarez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Trapp landing knees to the head.
Trapp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Trapp blocks an elbow strike from Alvarez.
Trapp avoids a wild elbow strike from Alvarez.
Alvarez pushes off an throws an elbow but Trapp leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Alvarez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bear Trapp dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Micheal Alvarez's cut.
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.
Trapp lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alvarez at a distance.
Trapp cracks a nice hook into Alvarez's ribs.
Alvarez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trapp fails to land with a series of punches.
Trapp looks to throw the jab but Alvarez is out of range.
Trapp fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Trapp closes the distance but Alvarez moves to the side
and Alvarez counters with a good, hard body kick but Trapp shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Trapp scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alvarez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Trapp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Trapp blocks a leg kick.
Trapp wants to clinch up but Alvarez keeps it at a distance.
Trapp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Alvarez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Alvarez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alvarez throws the kick towards the body but Trapp avoids it.
Trapp lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Trapp avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It looked like Trapp was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Alvarez.
Trapp throws a series of punches but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Trapp fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trapp throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Alvarez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Trapp stuns Alvarez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alvarez has closed the distance and engaged Trapp in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trapp swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trapp tries to work over Alvarez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trapp avoids a wild elbow strike from Alvarez.
Trapp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvarez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alvarez pushes off an throws an elbow but Trapp leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Trapp lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Trapp scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trapp lands a hook that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Alvarez misses with an elbow strike.
Alvarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alvarez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Trapp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alvarez avoids it.
Alvarez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Trapp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trapp is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Trapp lands a good knee to the midsection. Alvarez won't want to take too many of those.
Alvarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alvarez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alvarez lands an elbow inside.
Trapp blocks the elbow strike.
Alvarez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Trapp lands a shoulder strike.
Trapp avoids the elbow strike from Alvarez, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Alvarez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Trapp's brow.
Trapp blocks an elbow strike from Alvarez.
Trapp unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with an elbow strike.
Trapp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trapp is trying to maintain a safe position but Alvarez gets an underhook and turns Trapp into the ropes.
Alvarez takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trapp lands a body shot in the clinch.
Trapp lands a nice uppercut.
Trapp connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alvarez's face.
Trapp tries to land knees in the clinch but Alvarez avoids the damage to the body.
Trapp lands with a light punch inside.
Trapp works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Trapp lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trapp lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trapp landing knees to the head.
Trapp struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvarez controls his hands.
Trapp with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trapp misses with a knee strike.
Alvarez takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bear Trapp clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Micheal Alvarez's cut.
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.
Alvarez is looking to clinch.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alvarez staying out of range there.
Nice shot lands for Trapp.
Bear Trapp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez slips a jab from Trapp.
Alvarez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Trapp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Trapp misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Trapp.
Trapp lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Trapp misses.
Alvarez steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Trapp swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvarez.
Trapp swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Trapp swinging wildly here.
Alvarez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Trapp lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Trapp is having none of it.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Trapp misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Trapp.
Bear Trapp is winning the standup battle so far.
Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trapp.
Alvarez follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Trapp misses with a body shot.
Trapp cracks a nice hook into Alvarez's ribs.
Trapp fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alvarez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Trapp connects with a nice looking jab.
Alvarez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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!
Trapp with a hook.
Trapp dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trapp misses with a hook. Alvarez ducked under it nicely.
Trapp falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Alvarez.
Alvarez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Trapp getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Trapp just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez counters with a body kick.
Trapp keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Alvarez.
Trapp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trapp lands a body shot.
Alvarez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Trapp.
Trapp getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Trapp tries to clinch there but Alvarez circles away.
Alvarez tries to land a front kick but Trapp steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Trapp closes the distance and pushes Alvarez back into the ropes.
Nice elbow from Alvarez.
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!
Alvarez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Trapp as Alvarez tries to tie him up.
Trapp takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trapp.
Trapp blocks the elbow strike.
Trapp lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bear Trapp had his way with Micheal Alvarez in that round.
The cut man is working on Micheal Alvarez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Alvarez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Trapp throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alvarez on the side of the head.
Trapp misses with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Trapp.
Alvarez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Trapp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alvarez was well out of range. Poor timing from Trapp.
Trapp drives through and clinches with Alvarez against the ropes.
Trapp struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvarez controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez misses with an elbow over the top.
Alvarez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Trapp avoids a wild elbow strike from Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with an elbow strike.
Alvarez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Trapp avoids the elbow strike from Alvarez, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trapp with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trapp works on Alvarez's body with a couple of short punches.
Alvarez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alvarez misses with an elbow strike.
Trapp tries a knee to the head but Alvarez blocks it.
Alvarez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alvarez throws an elbow that misses.
Trapp misses with a knee to the head.
Trapp avoids a wild elbow strike from Alvarez.
Alvarez trying to stall but Trapp improves his position.
Trapp dodges an elbow strike from Alvarez.
Trapp missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alvarez.
Alvarez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Trapp using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alvarez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alvarez throws an elbow that misses.
Trapp dodges an elbow strike from Alvarez.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Alvarez throws an elbow but misses.
Bear Trapp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trapp avoids the elbow strike from Alvarez, against the ropes.
Trapp dodges an elbow strike from Alvarez.
Alvarez stalling.
Alvarez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trapp just leaning against Alvarez, taking a breather.
Trapp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alvarez.
A short left from Trapp.
Trapp trying to stall but Alvarez improves his position.
Trapp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws an elbow but it misses.
Alvarez misses with an elbow over the top.
Alvarez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trapp trying to land knees to the body.
Trapp swings wildly with an uppercut but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trapp blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with an elbow over the top.
Trapp scores with a hook to the body.
Alvarez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A shot in the inside from Trapp.
Alvarez lands an elbow inside that Trapp shrugs off.
Trapp avoids a wild elbow strike from Alvarez.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Trapp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alvarez is defending well for now.
Trapp misses with a knee to the head.
Alvarez avoiding damage.
Trapp blocks the elbow strike.
Trapp lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trapp blocks an elbow strike.
Alvarez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Trapp misses with the head strike.
Alvarez misses with an elbow over the top.
Trapp tries a knee to the head but Alvarez blocks it.
Alvarez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Trapp missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Trapp.
Alvarez is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Trapp avoids the elbow strike from Alvarez, against the ropes.
Trapp blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez tries to stall but Trapp uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Alvarez throws an elbow but misses.
Alvarez misses with an elbow over the top.
Trapp connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alvarez's face.
Micheal Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alvarez misses with an elbow over the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bear Trapp showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Trapp has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bear Trapp!
Bear Trapp 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.
Micheal Alvarez was interviewed post fight and said 'His battle may be won, but the war is not over yet.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyrus Kendall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyrus Kendall will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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285 lbs
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265 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Potter!
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, Cyrus Kendall!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Kendall misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Potter misses the target.
Kendall lands a high kick!
Potter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kendall misses with a hook. Potter ducked under it nicely.
Kendall goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Potter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kendall misses with a low kick as Potter jumps back.
It looked like Potter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kendall scores with a jab. Potter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kendall lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Kendall tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Kendall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Potter.
Potter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kendall lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Potter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kendall cracks Potter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Potter is rocked!
Kendall drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Potter right on the button. Potter goes down! Kendall follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Kendall gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cyrus Kendall!
Our winner, Cyrus Kendall, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amir Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Beling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beling has chosen Sir Dandy - "Juara Dunia" as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Amir Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Beling!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beling clinches with his opponent.
Our sources have told us that Griffin has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Griffin working Beling over with knees to the body.
Griffin gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Griffin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Griffin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Griffin won't allow Beling to sweep him here.
Griffin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Griffin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Griffin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Griffin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Griffin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Beling is looking to stand up but Griffin isn't so interested in that idea.
Griffin preventing the sweep.
Griffin 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.
Beling is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Griffin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Beling keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Beling wants to stand but Griffin is controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Beling shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Griffin as he jumps to the side.
As Beling tries to get set, Griffin tries to push him back and clinch up but Beling manages to avoid the attempt.
Griffin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Beling sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Beling tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Griffin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Griffin content to control rather than advance.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Beling can do anything to dispel that myth.
Griffin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Beling's head.
Griffin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beling is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Griffin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Griffin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Griffin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Beling trying to control from the bottom.
Griffin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Griffin is trying to work for a kimura but Beling is defending well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Beling is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Griffin pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is controlling the pace.
Beling is trying to stand.
Griffin is thwarting Beling's attempts to control the position.
Griffin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Griffin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Griffin dominated that round.
That's time! Griffin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Beling gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Griffin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Beling keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
Griffin throws a big right hand that misses.
Beling is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Griffin defends well.
Griffin landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beling keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
Griffin with a nice head shot there.
Amir Griffin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Griffin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Griffin trying to control the position from guard on top but Beling is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Beling 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.
Griffin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Beling keeps moving.
Griffin throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Beling has his foot on Griffin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Griffin works his way back into a safe position though.
Beling avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Griffin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Beling swivels and escapes.
Beling drives through and clinches with Griffin against the ropes.
Beling is fighting off a takedown attempt but Griffin is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Beling to the mat. Beling regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Griffin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Griffin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Griffin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Beling looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin trying to control but Beling is working from the bottom.
Beling is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Griffin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Griffin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Griffin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Beling keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Beling rushes Griffin and presses him up against the ropes.
Griffin lands a knee to the body.
Beling is breathing heavily.
Griffin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Griffin has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Beling regains guard immediately.
Griffin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Griffin'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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Griffin looking to sit in guard and control but Beling gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Griffin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Beling throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Beling closes the distance and pushes Griffin back into the ropes.
Beling is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Griffin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Beling gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Griffin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Beling after a bit of a struggle.
Griffin ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Griffin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Griffin looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Beling has picked Griffin up and slammed him! Griffin can't keep hold of the triangle and Beling manages to pass to side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Beling's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Griffin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beling can do to turn this around?
Griffin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Beling.
Beling is taking a breather. Griffin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Griffin manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Beling postures up.
Griffin has his foot on Beling's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Beling works his way back into a safe position though.
Griffin is looking for a triangle but Beling pushes his legs off easily.
Griffin is looking for a triangle here but Beling uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Beling scores with a couple of short elbows.
Beling scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Griffin to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is looking for a sweep.
Griffin is trying to control Beling's posture but Beling avoids it.
Beling connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Griffin some visible discomfort.
Griffin tries to buck Beling off but Beling is having none of it.
Griffin regains half guard.
Griffin trying to hold on to Beling's head to control him but Beling postures up.
Beling seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Griffin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Beling lands strikes from half guard.
Griffin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Griffin looking for submissions off his back.
Griffin trying to hold on to Beling's head to control him but Beling postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beling not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Beling is looking to take a break and control but Griffin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Beling tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Griffin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Griffin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Beling is trying to control the action in half guard but Griffin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Beling stands up from half guard.
Beling shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Beling takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Griffin is pressing down on Beling's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Griffin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Griffin working for a triangle but Beling defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beling wants to control from the top but Griffin keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Beling really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Beling instigates a clinch.
Beling letting Griffin take a breather here.
Beling working hard to break the clinch.
Beling prevents the takedown attempt.
Griffin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Griffin tries to score a body lock takedown but Beling shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amir Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Beling can't fight it off and eventually Griffin manages to take the fight to the floor. Beling looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beling is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Griffin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beling is looking to stand back up but Griffin counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Beling.
Beling is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Griffin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Beling trying to control from the bottom.
Griffin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Griffin wants to take a breather but Beling is having none of it.
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. Griffin connects with a nice short shot to Beling's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is pressing down on Beling's thigh, looking to free his foot. Beling is holding on for now.
Griffin wants to control but Beling is keeping him busy.
Griffin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Griffin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Beling wants to control but Griffin is keeping busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Griffin lands a nice short elbow.
Griffin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beling is trying to control but can't.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Griffin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Beling to the mat! Beling manages to get full guard.
Beling keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
Griffin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Griffin stopping the sweep attempt from Beling.
Griffin is working Beling over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Beling is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Griffin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Griffin won't allow Beling to get back to his feet.
Griffin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Griffin stops Beling from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin cracks Beling with a solid left hand.
Beling looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Griffin lands a couple of elbows.
Griffin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Griffin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Griffin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Griffin wants to control from the top but Beling keeps moving.
Beling looking for a sweep. Not yet Beling, not yet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Griffin had his way with Alex Beling in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Beling throws a lazy uppercut
and Griffin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Griffin.
Griffin works over Beling with some ground and pound from guard.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Beling keeps moving.
Griffin throws a big right hand that misses.
Griffin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Griffin trying to control the position from guard on top but Beling is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beling swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin stands up over Beling, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Griffin sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Griffin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Beling utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Griffin trying to control but Beling is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Griffin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Beling defends well and Griffin ends up having to push Beling into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Beling throws a series of punches but Griffin moves out of range.
Beling throws a head kick but Griffin moves out of range.
Beling is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Beling misses with the combination.
Griffin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin avoids a kick to the body.
Griffin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Griffin lands in his opponent's guard.
Griffin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Beling working a defensive guard here.
Griffin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Griffin is working for a submission of some sort.
Griffin controlling the pace.
Amir Griffin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beling is refusing to be controlled, as Griffin sits in half guard.
Griffin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Griffin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Griffin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Beling is trying to stand up here but Griffin is controlling him well.
Griffin trying to control from half guard but Beling is working away.
Griffin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alex Beling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griffin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Griffin is nestled in close to Beling, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Griffin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Griffin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amir Griffin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Griffin 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 49:46
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 49:46
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amir Griffin!
Our winner, Amir Griffin, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Underwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reid has chosen Jailbreak as his entrance music. Mark Reid is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Underwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Reid!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Underwood moves into the clinch successfully.
Underwood blocking some punches.
I was talking to Underwood's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Reid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Underwood.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Reid lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Underwood tries to throw a body punch but Reid avoids it by throwing Underwood back against the ropes.
Underwood scores with a shoulder strike.
Underwood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Reid trying to land knees to the body.
Reid throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reid trying to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Underwood.
Underwood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Underwood lands with a short shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A body shot lands from Underwood.
Underwood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Reid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Underwood blocks it with crossed arms.
Reid missing with knees to the body.
Reid throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Underwood.
A right hand to the body from Underwood.
Reid looks winded!
Reid scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Underwood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Reid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Underwood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Underwood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Reid is rocked!
Underwood has a couple of punches blocked by Reid.
Reid is still on wobbly legs! Can Underwood finish him?
Underwood lands with a light punch inside.
Reid throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reid throws an elbow but it misses.
Reid misses with an elbow strike.
Underwood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Underwood lands a nice shot to the body.
Underwood is leaning against Reid and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Underwood.
Underwood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reid backwards.
Underwood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reid missing with knees to the body.
Underwood scores with a shoulder strike.
Underwood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Underwood drops Reid with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Reid! Underwood dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Underwood!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Baratheon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sega Genesis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Genesis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sonic the hedgehog theme song -by GENESIS kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Baratheon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sega Genesis!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baratheon lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Genesis misses
and Baratheon counters with a nice body shot.
Genesis shoots in and drives through. Baratheon sprawls well.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Baratheon and Genesis goes tumbling to the canvas! Baratheon follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
It looks like Sega Genesis has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baratheon takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Baratheon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Genesis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Baratheon pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Baratheon controlling the pace.
Genesis trying to hold on to Baratheon's head to control him but Baratheon postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baratheon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Baratheon is thwarting Genesis's attempts to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Baratheon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Baratheon clinches with his opponent.
Baratheon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Genesis has eaten all the pies!
Genesis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baratheon lands with a nice body punch.
Robert Baratheon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Genesis looks winded!
Baratheon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Genesis doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Baratheon engages and cracks Genesis with a massive lead left hook - Genesis tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Baratheon is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Robert Baratheon!
In his post fight interview, Robert Baratheon started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Sega Genesis was interviewed post fight and said 'You cheated. ....using cheat codes isnt fair...'.
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