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LFNC Presents - Fight Night 15 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Legend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Whitby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Legend comes into the arena with Edit Mix blaring out of the sound system. Whitby has chosen You Suffer 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Johnny Legend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Whitby!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitby closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Whitby prevents the takedown attempt.
Whitby is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Legend is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Johnny Legend has been cut.
Whitby connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Whitby.
A knee to the head by Whitby.
Whitby will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Legend up against the cage.
Whitby lands a knee to the body.
Whitby is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Whitby lands a knee to the body.
Whitby blocks an uppercut.
Whitby's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Whitby scores a nice knee to the body.
Whitby scores with a knee to the head.
Whitby with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Whitby lands a knee to the head.
Johnny Legend's cut is getting worse.
Whitby working Legend over with knees to the body.
Whitby lands a damaging elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Whitby.
The referee calls for Whitby to work.
Whitby landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Whitby.
Legend goes for a takedown in the clinch but Whitby prevents it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Whitby.
Whitby connects with a knee to the head.
Whitby lands a knee to the body.
Whitby stalling.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whitby.
Whitby lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Whitby with a knee to the head.
Whitby lands a body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Whitby obliges.
Legend has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Whitby connects with a nasty looking knee right to Legend's face.
Whitby looking to throw knees to the head but Legend is blocking nicely.
Legend is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Whitby misses with the head strike.
Whitby with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Legend is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Whitby pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Legend. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whitby lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Whitby using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Legend has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whitby gets underhooks to prevent Legend's takedown attempt.
Whitby pushes off an throws an elbow but Legend leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitby lands a knee to the head.
Legend digs a right hand into Whitby's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Whitby's gas tank.
Legend tries for a takedown but Whitby manages to get underhooks.
Whitby stops a takedown attempt from Legend.
Whitby lands an elbow inside that Legend shrugs off.
Whitby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Legend is trying to drag Whitby to the mat but Whitby just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Whitby pushes off an throws an elbow but Legend leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Whitby lands a nice shot to the body.
Legend has Whitby pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Whitby manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Whitby will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Legend up against the cage.
Whitby scores a nice knee to the body.
Legend tries for a takedown but Whitby manages to get underhooks.
Whitby connects with a knee to the head.
Whitby trying to land knees to the body.
Whitby is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Legend is defending well for now.
Whitby tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Legend is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Whitby gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Legend is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitby with a knee to the head.
Whitby missing with knees to the body.
Legend has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Whitby avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Whitby lands a good knee to the midsection. Legend won't want to take too many of those.
Legend misses with the head strike.
Whitby lands a knee to the body.
Legend is trying to drag Whitby to the mat but Whitby just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Legend tries for a takedown but Whitby manages to get underhooks.
Whitby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Whitby lands an elbow inside.
Legend has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Whitby avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Legend tries for a takedown but Whitby manages to get underhooks.
Come on Whitby - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Whitby is pressed up against the cage. Legend has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Whitby down to the mat. Whitby avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Whitby clinches.
Whitby lands a good knee to the midsection. Legend won't want to take too many of those.
Legend tries for a takedown. No joy.
Whitby effectively controlling the action here.
Whitby lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legend takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Whitby tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Legend is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Whitby is keeping busy.
Whitby landing knees to the head.
Whitby tries to land a knee to the head but Legend blocks with his arms.
Legend changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Whitby fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Whitby tries to clinch but Legend moves out of range.
Legend looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Whitby misses with a double jab.
Whitby takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A nice combination there by Legend.
Whitby doesn't manage to clinch there - Legend circles away.
Whitby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Legend shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Whitby but Whitby pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Whitby moves into the clinch successfully.
Whitby using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Whitby pushes off an throws an elbow but Legend leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Legend goes for a takedown in the clinch but Whitby prevents it.
Legend drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Whitby gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Whitby lands a body shot.
Whitby stalling against the cage.
Legend is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Whitby gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Whitby lands a good knee to the midsection. Legend won't want to take too many of those.
Whitby with a knee to the head.
Legend wants a takedown but no success here.
Whitby lands a body shot.
Whitby stalling against the cage.
Legend tries for a takedown. No joy.
Whitby lands with a left to the head.
Whitby connects with a nasty looking knee right to Legend's face.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Legend is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Whitby gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Whitby lands with a short shot to the head.
Whitby tries to land knees in the clinch but Legend avoids the damage to the body.
Legend on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Legend tries for a takedown. No joy.
Legend is trying to break the clinch but Whitby is controlling him.
Whitby lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Whitby.
Whitby blocks an uppercut.
Whitby connects with a nasty looking knee right to Legend's face.
Legend misses with a punch on the inside.
Whitby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Legend.
Whitby tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Legend tries for a takedown. No joy.
Legend drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Whitby gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Whitby scores with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whitby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Legend goes for a takedown in the clinch but Whitby prevents it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Whitby obliges.
Whitby prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Whitby.
Whitby holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Whitby missing with knees to the body.
Whitby gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Legend.
Knees to the body from Whitby.
Whitby crunches a lovely knee into Legend's ribcage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Whitby gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Legend.
Whitby lands a body shot.
Whitby lands a left hand.
Legend looking for a takedown.
Whitby lands a good knee to the midsection. Legend won't want to take too many of those.
Whitby leaning his opponent against the cage.
Whitby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Legend.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Legend is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Whitby gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Whitby misses with an elbow strike.
Whitby lands a right hand.
Whitby utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Legend is looking to control Whitby's arms but Whitby gets an underhook and turns him. Now Legend has his back to the cage.
Legend letting Whitby take a breather here.
Legend tries for a takedown but Whitby manages to get underhooks.
Whitby is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Whitby prevents Legend from breaking the clinch.
Johnny Legend has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whitby scores a nice knee to the body.
Whitby struggles to land a body shot inside as Legend controls his hands.
Legend wants a takedown but no success here.
Legend tries for a takedown but Whitby manages to get underhooks.
Legend wants a takedown.
Nice elbow from Whitby.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Legend.
Whitby crunches a lovely knee into Legend's ribcage.
Whitby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Legend tries to score a body lock takedown but Whitby shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Whitby with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Whitby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Legend backwards.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Whitby using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Legend has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Legend wants to get back to striking at distance but Whitby won't allow it.
Legend has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Whitby is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Whitby unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Legend takes a knee right on the jaw!
Paul Whitby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Whitby.
Legend wants a takedown but no success here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Whitby as Legend tries to tie him up.
Legend has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Whitby is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Whitby controlling the action here for a moment.
Legend looking for a takedown.
Whitby working Legend over with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Legend throws a head punch that misses.
Whitby just leaning against Legend, taking a breather.
Legend tries a body shot but Whitby blocks it.
Legend misses with the head strike.
Whitby lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Whitby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Whitby 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Paul Whitby!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Paul Whitby!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Paul Whitby!
Paul Whitby wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Trudeu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Keys (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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194 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dexter Trudeu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joshua Keys!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trudeu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trudeu tries to clinch up.
Keys misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trudeu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Keys as he avoids it easily.
Trudeu gets the takedown into side control.
Keys tries to buck Trudeu off but Trudeu is having none of it.
Keys gets back to half guard.
Keys is trying to maintain the position but Trudeu is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keys is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Trudeu performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Keys has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Trudeu is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keys works his way to full guard. Good work.
Trudeu preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trudeu thows a big elbow that misses.
Trudeu looking to pass the guard.
Trudeu trying to control but Keys is working from the bottom.
Keys escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Trudeu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Trudeu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Trudeu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Keys is trying to keep Trudeu in close.
Trudeu won't allow Keys to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keys has his feet on Trudeu's thighs here. He's pushed Trudeu off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Trudeu screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joshua Keys!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim McAllister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim McAllister is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim McAllister!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronson lands a glancing blow to the side of McAllister's head.
It looks like Jim McAllister has been cut.
McAllister avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McAllister forces Bronson back against the cage and clinches.
Bronson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bronson.
Bronson shoots in for a takedown but McAllister shows good takedown defense.
Nice defenses there by McAllister.
Bronson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McAllister was well out of range. Poor timing from Bronson.
Horrible takedown by Bronson or perhaps it was just good defense by McAllister which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Bronson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McAllister stuffs the takedown attempt from Bronson. Bronson gets slowly back to his feet.
McAllister takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
McAllister shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McAllister with the ground and pound from mount.
McAllister lands a big elbow.
McAllister in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAllister working Bronson over with strikes here.
McAllister cracks Bronson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bronson is rocked!
Bronson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bronson tries to get out of the position.
A big strike lands for McAllister! That's really hurt Bronson and he's turned his back - McAllister keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! McAllister jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim McAllister!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rozhan Mallender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Aderis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rozhan Mallender!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Zach Aderis!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mallender fails with the takedown.
Mallender shoots in for a takedown but Aderis shows good takedown defense.
Mallender dives in and grabs Aderis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aderis pushes down on Mallender's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rozhan Mallender. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aderis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aderis wants it to stay on the feet.
Zach Aderis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aderis.
Aderis leaves Mallender with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mallender looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mallender tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mallender is breathing heavily.
Aderis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mallender's head backwards.
Aderis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mallender looking for a takedown.
Mallender can't get the takedown.
Nice body punch from Aderis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aderis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Aderis.
Aderis throws a leg kick which misses Mallender's front leg but catches the back leg as Mallender tries to avoid it.
Mallender chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aderis can pounce on him.
Aderis scores with a hook to the body. Mallender takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aderis clinches up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Aderis as the two fighters clinch.
Aderis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Mallender. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Aderis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mallender, pushing him back against the cage.
Aderis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallender keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aderis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Aderis lands with a slapping head kick.
Mallender is rocked!
Aderis lands a left and a right that send Mallender crashing to the mat, dazed. Aderis thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Mallender is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aderis lands a huge takedown. Mallender is out but the ref is slow to react and Aderis lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Mallender lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zach Aderis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Hugg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Caleites (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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205 lbs
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215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Hugg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Caleites!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caleites takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Benny Caleites has been cut.
Caleites misses with a wild combination.
Caleites works Hugg's body with a nice hook.
Hugg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hugg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Caleites as he jumps to the side.
Caleites lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hugg at a distance.
Hugg is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caleites thuds a left hand into Hugg's body.
Caleites goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hugg seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Caleites shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Hugg is backing up but Caleites catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Hugg covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Caleites Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benny Caleites!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Novagrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Kuolema (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kuolema's choice of entrance music: Ratatat - Lex. 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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165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Novagrad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kai Kuolema!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Novagrad.
Kuolema with a nice cross.
Kuolema misses with a looping left.
Novagrad misses with a wild combination.
Novagrad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuolema moves away.
Novagrad needs to keep his hands up - Kuolema had a free shot at his head there.
Novagrad looks to land a left hand but Kuolema moved out of range nicely.
Kuolema thumps Novagrad with a low kick.
Novagrad fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kuolema on the side of the head.
It looks like Kai Kuolema has been cut.
Novagrad takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Novagrad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Novagrad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Novagrad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuolema misses with a looping right.
A big right from Novagrad misses.
Kuolema misses with a wild combination.
Novagrad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuolema. Novagrad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Novagrad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuolema.
Kuolema closes the distance and clinches.
Kuolema lands an elbow inside that Novagrad shrugs off.
Kuolema lands an elbow that stopped Novagrad in his tracks for a moment.
Novagrad wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kuolema tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Novagrad avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novagrad avoiding damage as Kuolema throws knees to the body.
Kuolema missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Kuolema.
Kuolema gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Novagrad tries to break the clinch but Kuolema is controlling the position.
Novagrad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kuolema is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Novagrad is defending well for now.
Kuolema misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Novagrad.
Kuolema lands an elbow inside that Novagrad shrugs off.
Kuolema is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Novagrad is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Novagrad.
Kuolema comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kuolema lands a damaging elbow.
Novagrad working hard to break the clinch.
Kuolema lands a nice elbow.
Kuolema gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kuolema trying to land knees to the body.
Kuolema lands an elbow that stopped Novagrad in his tracks for a moment.
Novagrad takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuolema lands an elbow inside that Novagrad shrugs off.
Kuolema misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice elbow from Kuolema.
Kuolema tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kuolema.
Kuolema tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kuolema lands an elbow inside that Novagrad shrugs off.
Kuolema lands an elbow that stopped Novagrad in his tracks for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Kuolema.
Kuolema lands an elbow inside.
Kuolema tries to land knees in the clinch but Novagrad avoids the damage to the body.
Kuolema lands an elbow just above Novagrad 's eye.
Novagrad avoids the elbow strike from Kuolema, against the cage.
Kuolema misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Novagrad.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kuolema throws an elbow but misses.
Kuolema is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Novagrad is defending well for now.
Kuolema tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Novagrad avoids it.
Kuolema gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuolema gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kuolema lands an elbow inside.
Kuolema throws an elbow that misses.
Kuolema missing with knees to the body.
Novagrad takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kuolema throws a knee to the head but misses.
Novagrad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kuolema looks gassed!
Kuolema misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Novagrad.
Novagrad wants to get back to striking at distance but Kuolema won't allow it.
Novagrad is trying to break the clinch but Kuolema is controlling him.
Kuolema lands an elbow inside that Novagrad shrugs off.
Kuolema tries to land knees in the clinch but Novagrad avoids the damage to the body.
Novagrad takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kuolema creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kuolema lands a body punch.
Kuolema lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Novagrad takes an elbow to the temple.
Kuolema tries a body shot but Novagrad blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novagrad blocks an elbow strike.
Kuolema throws an elbow that misses.
Novagrad is trying to break the clinch but Kuolema is controlling him.
Kuolema lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Novagrad dodges an elbow strike from Kuolema.
Kuolema lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kuolema throws an elbow but misses.
Kuolema gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Novagrad takes an elbow to the temple.
Kuolema lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kuolema throws an elbow that misses.
Kuolema comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kuolema comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kuolema lands a body shot.
Kuolema tries to land knees in the clinch but Novagrad avoids the damage to the body.
Novagrad takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice left hand lands by Kuolema.
Kuolema pushes off an throws an elbow but Novagrad leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Novagrad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kuolema misses with a knee to the head.
Kuolema misses with an elbow strike.
Kuolema swings wildly with an uppercut but Novagrad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuolema lands an elbow that stopped Novagrad in his tracks for a moment.
Kuolema is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Novagrad is defending well for now.
Novagrad managing to block the knees to the body from Kuolema.
Kuolema misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Novagrad.
Kuolema gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kuolema throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kuolema lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kuolema throws an elbow but misses.
Kuolema lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Kuolema.
Kuolema tries a knee to the head but Novagrad blocks it.
Kuolema tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Novagrad avoids it.
Novagrad avoiding damage as Kuolema throws knees to the body.
Novagrad looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kuolema keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Novagrad's efforts to push away.
Kuolema pushes off an throws an elbow but Novagrad leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kuolema tries to land knees in the clinch but Novagrad avoids the damage to the body.
Kuolema lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kuolema tries to land knees in the clinch but Novagrad avoids the damage to the body.
Novagrad managing to block the knees to the body from Kuolema.
Novagrad is trying to break the clinch but Kuolema is controlling him.
Novagrad blocks an elbow strike from Kuolema.
Kuolema pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Novagrad looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Novagrad can't break the clinch.
Kuolema tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuolema throws an elbow but it misses.
Novagrad wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Novagrad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kuolema is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Novagrad is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kuolema just misses with a elbow thrown towards Novagrad's brow.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kuolema misses with an elbow over the top.
Kuolema throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kuolema throws an elbow but it misses.
Novagrad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Novagrad working hard to break the clinch.
Kuolema misses with an elbow strike.
Novagrad tries to break the clinch but Kuolema is controlling the position.
Kuolema misses with an elbow strike.
Kuolema misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Novagrad.
Kuolema lands an elbow inside.
Kuolema tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Novagrad avoids it.
Kuolema creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kuolema tries to land knees in the clinch but Novagrad avoids the damage to the body.
Novagrad avoiding damage as Kuolema throws knees to the body.
Novagrad dodges an elbow strike from Kuolema.
Kuolema keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Novagrad's efforts to push away.
Novagrad is trying to break free.
Kuolema doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kuolema throws a knee to the head but misses.
Novagrad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kuolema throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kuolema pushes off an throws an elbow but Novagrad leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Novagrad has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kuolema throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Novagrad dodges an elbow strike from Kuolema.
Nice elbow from Kuolema.
Kuolema throws an elbow but it misses.
Kuolema misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kuolema just misses with a elbow thrown towards Novagrad's brow.
Kuolema throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Novagrad can't break the clinch.
Novagrad blocks an elbow strike from Kuolema.
Kuolema throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kuolema trying to land knees to the body.
Kuolema swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Novagrad's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Novagrad looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Novagrad avoiding damage as Kuolema throws knees to the body.
Kuolema with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kuolema misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Novagrad.
Novagrad is trying to break the clinch but Kuolema is controlling him.
Novagrad wants to get back to striking at distance but Kuolema won't allow it.
Novagrad managing to block the knees to the body from Kuolema.
Kuolema tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Novagrad avoids a wild elbow strike from Kuolema.
Kuolema tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kuolema lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Novagrad takes an elbow to the temple.
Kuolema tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Novagrad avoids it.
Novagrad avoiding damage as Kuolema throws knees to the body.
Kuolema using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Novagrad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Novagrad has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kuolema using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Novagrad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Novagrad wants to get back to striking at distance but Kuolema won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Kuolema comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kuolema has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Kai Kuolema!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Kai Kuolema!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Kai Kuolema!
Kai Kuolema wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niklas Konrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Konrad has chosen Keep on Rising as his entrance music. Frank Powers has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Niklas Konrad!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konrad goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Frank Powers has been cut.
Konrad tries to bum rush Powers with a series of wild strikes but Powers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Niklas Konrad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Konrad.
Powers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Konrad sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Powers somewhat.
Powers tries to bum rush Konrad with a series of wild strikes but Konrad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Powers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Konrad swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Powers counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Konrad!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Powers throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Powers is landing with some decent strikes but Konrad is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Powers has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Konrad's face.
Powers dominating with strikes here.
Powers lands a big shot there that rocks Konrad but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Powers lands a big shot there that rocks Konrad but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Powers postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Konrad looks a forlorn figure.
Powers 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.
Powers unloads with some shots from mount but Konrad bucks and avoids them well.
Powers looking to finish Konrad with some ground and pound. This is bad for Konrad!
Konrad holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Powers tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Konrad holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Powers tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Powers throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Powers with good strikes from the mount here!
Powers throwing strikes here but Konrad is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Powers scoring with strikes but Konrad is staying in there.
Powers throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Powers has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Konrad's face.
Powers scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Powers sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Konrad wants to control but Powers is having none of it.
Powers sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Powers throws some wild stikes that Konrad manages to avoid easily.
Powers prevents Konrad from getting the reversal.
Konrad is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers goes for an armbar but Konrad turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Konrad.
Konrad gets to his feet - Powers follows without any prompting.
Nice sprawl there from Konrad as Powers shoots in.
Powers is breathing heavily.
Konrad scores with a three punch combo!
A combination from Konrad does no damage.
Nice jab there from Konrad.
Konrad misses with a straight left.
Konrad tries to clinch up but Powers circles away and keeps his distance.
Konrad throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Powers counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Powers throwing strikes from guard but Konrad blocks nicely.
Powers trying to control but Konrad is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konrad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Powers is one step ahead there.
Powers landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Konrad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Powers sitting in guard here, content to control.
Konrad keeping moving, preventing Powers from controlling successfully.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Konrad keeping full guard, as Powers tries to pass.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Konrad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Konrad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Konrad misses with a combination
and Powers counters with a takedown into side control.
Powers cracks Konrad with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Powers is looking to take a break and control but Konrad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Powers working the body and head with strikes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Konrad is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Powers asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Powers wants to control but Konrad is keeping him busy.
Konrad prevents Powers from improving position.
Powers creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Konrad sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Konrad is trying to buck Powers off.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Powers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Konrad.
Konrad swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Powers counters with a shoot takedown. Konrad fights it but they end up in guard.
Konrad keeping moving, preventing Powers from controlling successfully.
Powers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Powers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Powers tries to free his leg and advance position but Konrad is retaining full guard.
Powers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Konrad is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Powers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Konrad can't keep his opponent in guard - Powers advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Powers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Powers fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Powers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Konrad lands a two punch combo.
Konrad misses with a combination
and Powers counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Konrad!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powers throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Konrad because Powers loaded up on that one.
Powers trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Powers unloads with some shots from mount but Konrad bucks and avoids them well.
Powers thowing shots but they're missing.
Powers dominating with strikes here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Konrad is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Konrad manages to control the position for a moment.
Konrad is working to get back to half guard.
Powers moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Konrad has worked his arm free - good work by Konrad!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Powers taking a break here but Konrad is having none of it and regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Powers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Powers 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Frank Powers!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Frank Powers!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Frank Powers!
Frank Powers wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herbie Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Finn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hawkins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to My Sacrifice. Finn has chosen Von Bondies - C'mon c'mon as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Herbie Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Finn!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finn scores with a decent looking hook.
Hawkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hawkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finn.
Finn misses the shot to the body.
Finn with a hook.
Finn takes one to the chin there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hawkins checks a leg kick.
Finn lunges at Hawkins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hawkins's hand.
Finn scores with a jab.
Hawkins gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Finn to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hawkins seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Finn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hawkins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Finn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hawkins keeping moving, preventing Finn from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Finn trying to control but Hawkins is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finn tries to free his leg and advance position but Hawkins is retaining full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Finn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Finn throws and elbow that misses. Hawkins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Finn's guard. Nice move by Hawkins!
Hawkins has gone for a leg lock! Finn slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hawkins's guard.
Hawkins managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finn trying to control but Hawkins is working from the bottom.
Hawkins working a defensive guard here.
Finn passes Hawkins's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hawkins wants to get back to his feet.
Hawkins trying to hold on to Finn's head to control him but Finn postures up.
Finn is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hawkins doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Finn.
Finn wants to advance to full mount but Hawkins doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins has momentary wrist control but Finn slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finn looking to pass the guard.
Finn trying to control but Hawkins is working from the bottom.
Finn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Finn wants to control from the top but Hawkins keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hawkins keeping full guard, as Finn tries to pass.
Finn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hawkins controls Finn momentarily but Finn frees himself.
Hawkins is looking to stand up but Finn isn't so interested in that idea.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Finn lands with a nice body punch.
Finn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throws out a powerful jab.
Finn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Finn.
Hawkins slips under a jab from Finn.
Finn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hawkins defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Finn.
Finn lands a nice hook to Hawkins's body. Hawkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slow jab from Finn misses its intended target.
Hawkins decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Finn is defending against the submission attempts here by Hawkins.
Finn is trying is best to control the position here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hawkins seems to be working for a kimura but Finn defends the submission attempt.
Hawkins is breathing heavily.
Hawkins is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Finn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Finn is pulling down on Hawkins's head. It's preventing any offense from Hawkins, at least for the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hawkins preventing the sweep.
Hawkins drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Finn manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hawkins has Finn in his guard.
Finn stopping the sweep attempt from Hawkins.
Finn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Finn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hawkins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Finn pushing down on Hawkins's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Well, if Finn is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Finn wants to pass to mount but Hawkins is defending the position.
Finn sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins actively working from the bottom here.
Finn is looking to advance position but Hawkins won't allow it.
Hawkins preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Finn is keen to just control but Hawkins is a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Finn is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Finn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Finn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Mickey Finn!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Mickey Finn!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Mickey Finn!
Mickey Finn wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arnold Robinson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Arnold Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Page!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson throws a right hand that Page ducks under and follows up with a left that Page also avoids with ease.
Page scores a takedown into full mount!
Page sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Page throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Robinson because Page loaded up on that one.
Page working the ground and pound effectively.
It looks like Arnold Robinson has been cut.
Page throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Robinson is working to get back to half guard.
Page misses with a head shot.
Robinson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Page tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page looking to finish with strikes here!
Page misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Page trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Page throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Page with the ground and pound from mount.
Arnold Robinson's cut is getting worse.
Page throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Page with good strikes from the mount here!
Jeez, Arnold Robinson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arnold Robinson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sean Page!
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