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AWC S01 RD5 A PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerhard Smakatron (ranked 25223 p4p, 672 weight class) and Yadeep Singh (ranked 25190 p4p, 638 weight class). Smakatron comes to the cage accompanied by A Time For Action. On his way into the cage it seems that Gerhard Smakatron has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gerhard Smakatron seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerhard Smakatron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Yadeep Singh!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smakatron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Singh moves away.
As Smakatron backs off Singh throws a huge counter combo but Smakatron manages to avoid it all.
Smakatron lands with a shot to the body.
Singh looks to clinch
and Smakatron counters with a body kick.
Singh's coach down at Pure Adrenaline Wrestling was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Singh's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Smakatron is looking to slow Singh down with leg kicks.
Singh tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smakatron counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Singh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smakatron circles away from the clinch attempt
and Singh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh throws a one two combo.
Singh tries to clinch up
letting Smakatron counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smakatron swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Singh misses with a wild combination.
Smakatron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Singh changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Singh instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Smakatron.
Smakatron lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smakatron pushes Singh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smakatron can't find room to land a body shot as Singh controls the action.
Smakatron misses with a hook to the ribs.
Singh is looking to control Smakatron's arms but Smakatron gets an underhook and turns him. Now Singh has his back to the cage.
Smakatron lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Singh.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smakatron creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smakatron swings wildly with an uppercut but Singh uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Smakatron.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smakatron can't find room to land a body shot as Singh controls the action.
Singh throws a punch but it's blocked by Smakatron.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Singh tries to land a knee to the head but Smakatron blocks with his arms.
Singh manages to break the clinch.
Smakatron thumps Singh with a low kick.
Smakatron has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Singh tries to clinch but Smakatron is having none of it.
Singh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smakatron circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smakatron counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Singh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smakatron makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Singh moves in looking to clinch but Smakatron pushes him off.
Singh tries to clinch up but Smakatron circles away and keeps his distance.
Singh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smakatron paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh tries to clinch up.
Singh misses with an uppercut
and Smakatron counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smakatron lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Singh wants to clinch but Smakatron slips to the side
and Singh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Singh tries to clinch
and Smakatron finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Singh looks winded!
Singh tries to clinch up but Smakatron circles away and keeps his distance.
Singh moves out of range as Smakatron throws a body kick.
Smakatron looks to land a body kick but Singh moved away.
Singh wants to clinch up but Smakatron keeps it at a distance.
Smakatron is looking to counter punch.
Smakatron keeps the fight on the outside.
Singh clinches.
Smakatron scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smakatron lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Singh backwards.
Singh prevents a body shot from Smakatron.
Singh prevents a body shot from Smakatron.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smakatron tries to work over Singh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Singh tries to land a knee to the head but Smakatron blocks with his arms.
A short right from Smakatron on the inside.
Smakatron lands an uppercut.
Smakatron letting Singh take a breather here.
A body shot lands from Smakatron.
Smakatron lands a right hand that snaps the head of Singh backwards.
Nice body punch from Smakatron - that landed with a thud.
Smakatron lands with a left to the head.
Smakatron lands a shoulder strike.
Smakatron lands a left hand.
Smakatron scores with a nice hook to the head.
Singh throws a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smakatron.
Smakatron lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smakatron lands a nice uppercut.
Smakatron lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smakatron lands a shot to the body.
Smakatron lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerhard Smakatron dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Singh wants to clinch but Smakatron slips to the side
and Smakatron counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Singh thinking.
Smakatron connects with a right hand. Singh shakes it off.
Smakatron avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Singh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gerhard Smakatron is winning the standup battle so far.
Smakatron tests Singh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smakatron scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Singh throws a sloppy body shot
and Smakatron counters with a thumping low kick.
Singh moves to clinch but Smakatron breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh moves in looking to clinch but Smakatron pushes him off.
Smakatron misses with a wild body shot.
Singh is breathing heavily.
Singh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smakatron with a jab.
Singh closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smakatron counters with a low kick, right behind Singh 's knee.
Smakatron misses with a kick to the body
and Singh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Singh wants to clinch.
Singh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smakatron can pounce on him.
Smakatron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Singh was well out of range. Poor timing from Smakatron.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh tries to clinch up
and Smakatron counters with a leg kick.
Singh darts in trying to clinch
and Smakatron counters with a right hand to the body.
Smakatron circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smakatron counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Singh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smakatron manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smakatron lands a jab to the nose.
Smakatron lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smakatron cracks the inside of Singh's front leg.
The fight stays on the outside here - Singh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smakatron circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smakatron tried to counter with a leg kick but Singh avoided it.
Singh is looking to clinch.
Smakatron looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Singh tries to clinch but Smakatron moves away
and Smakatron counters with a nice right hand that sends Singh toppling to the canvas! Singh scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Smakatron finish him?!
Singh is rocked!
Singh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smakatron fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smakatron fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Singh wants to clinch but Smakatron slips to the side
and Smakatron counters with a low kick, right behind Singh 's knee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Singh on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Singh is still on wobbly legs! Can Smakatron finish him?
Singh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smakatron quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Smakatron moves in close and cracks Singh with a massive right hand! Singh, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Smakatron!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gerhard Smakatron!
Gerhard Smakatron seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quanah Parker (ranked 7789 p4p, 618 weight class) and Kybeau Ren (ranked 3103 p4p, 356 weight class). Quanah Parker has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quanah Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kybeau Ren!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker misses with a takedown
and Parker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Parker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Parker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ren but Ren pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Parker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quanah Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ren darts in and clinches Parker up against the cage.
Ren gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Parker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ren is leaning against Parker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ren is pressed up against the cage. Parker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ren down to the mat. Ren avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ren defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Parker.
Ren cracks Parker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ren as he jumps to the side.
Parker fails with the takedown
and Ren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Parker fails with a takedown attempt.
Parker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ren counters with a nice uppercut.
Parker misses with a takedown attempt
and Ren counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Parker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ren is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Parker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Parker is breathing heavily.
Parker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ren lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ren lands a body shot.
Ren is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ren lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Parker is looking for a takedown.
Ren lands a left hand that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Ren digs a right hand into Parker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Parker's gas tank.
Ren lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Ren.
Ren lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Ren.
Ren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ren connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Parker covering up! Ren comes in with a big uppercut and Parker goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kybeau Ren!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Baroza (ranked 25202 p4p, 530 weight class) and Anton Gardner (ranked 3629 p4p, 336 weight class). Francisco Baroza could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anton Gardner's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Francisco Baroza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anton Gardner!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baroza scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gardner lands a big right hand that sends Baroza crashing to the mat! Gardner stays standing though and waves Baroza back to his feet!
Baroza is rocked!
It looks like Francisco Baroza has been cut.
Gardner scores with a hook to the body. Baroza takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oh Baroza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Baroza.
Baroza avoids the body shot from Gardner.
Baroza seems to have got his legs back now.
Baroza tries to clinch but Gardner is having none of it.
Gardner misses the jab.
Gardner throws a right hand that misses
and Baroza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gardner looks to throw the jab but Baroza is out of range.
Baroza slips a jab from Gardner.
Baroza looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gardner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anton Gardner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gardner throws a hook but Baroza avoids it easily.
Gardner cracks Baroza with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Gardner has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Baroza to stand back up!
Gardner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baroza.
Gardner slips under a jab from Baroza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baroza.
Gardner ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Baroza's jaw. Baroza's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Gardner does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anton Gardner!
Anton Gardner thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Ristinen (ranked 5222 p4p, 500 weight class) and Floki Agard (ranked 2814 p4p, 332 weight class). Jesse Ristinen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jesse Ristinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Floki Agard!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ristinen but Ristinen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Agard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ristinen misses with a hook
so Agard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Agard trying to control the position from guard on top but Ristinen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ristinen wants to control the position but Agard says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Ristinen's coaches at Secret Lab have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Ristinen is concentrating on defense, preventing Agard from advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ristinen trying to control here.
Ristinen keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Agard with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ristinen trying to hold on to Agard's head to control him but Agard postures up.
Ristinen is refusing to be controlled, as Agard sits in half guard.
Agard prevents Ristinen from improving his position.
Ristinen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ristinen wants to control but Agard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ristinen is trying to get back to full guard.
Agard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ristinen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Agard fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ristinen is out of range.
Ristinen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ristinen tries to sprawl but Agard drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Agard wants to stand but Ristinen has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Ristinen tries to roll over but Agard keeps him under control.
Ristinen is controlling Agard's trapped leg to prevent Agard from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ristinen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ristinen is trying to keep Agard in close.
Ristinen is pulling down on Agard's head to control his posture.
Agard postures up.
Ristinen has control of Agard's left arm, preventing Agard from doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Agard.
Floki Agard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Agard throws a right hand that misses
and Ristinen counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agard prevents Ristinen from moving into mount.
Ristinen goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Agard rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ristinen's guard! Nice work there by Agard!
Ristinen keeping moving, preventing Agard from controlling successfully.
Ristinen looking for subs off his back but Agard has passed one foot through into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Agard wants to stand but Ristinen has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ristinen is looking to get back to full guard here but Agard has managed to pass to side control instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floki Agard dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Agard throws a leg kick
and Ristinen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Agard won't be happy with that.
Ristinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Agard keeps working.
Ristinen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Agard knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ristinen advances nicely into full mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ristinen goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Agard is on top in guard.
We've been informed that Agard has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ristinen pulls Agard in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ristinen trying to control the position.
Ristinen looking for a guillotine here but Agard defends easily.
Ristinen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Agard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Agard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Agard trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ristinen's guard.
Agard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two 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.
Ristinen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Agard wants to control from the top but Ristinen keeps moving.
Agard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ristinen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ristinen working for submissions but it's allowed Agard to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ristinen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Agard trying to control the action but Ristinen is working from the bottom.
Ristinen actively working from the bottom here.
Ristinen wants to control but Agard is keeping busy.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ristinen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Agard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Agard just misses with a punch to the body.
Agard tries to clinch but Ristinen is having none of it.
Ristinen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Agard sprawls and moves away.
Agard misses with a series of wild punches.
Agard tries to clinch up but Ristinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Agard fails to land with a series of punches.
Agard throws a lazy head kick
and Ristinen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Agard!
Agard is not content to let Ristinen control the position.
Ristinen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ristinen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Floki Agard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ristinen rushes Agard and presses him up against the cage.
Agard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Agard moves in looking to clinch but Ristinen pushes him off.
Ristinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Agard changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ristinen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ristinen struggling a bit here.
Ristinen is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agard working away.
Agard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ristinen keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agard decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Floki Agard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Agard shoots in and drives through. Ristinen sprawls well.
Ristinen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ristinen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Agard's guard.
Ristinen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Floki Agard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ristinen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Agard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ristinen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Floki Agard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ristinen looking to sit in guard and control but Agard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Agard lying in Ristinen's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Ristinen decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Agard taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jesse Ristinen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daffy Duck (ranked 4308 p4p, 380 weight class) and Gwart Bartem (ranked 4056 p4p, 362 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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26
279 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daffy Duck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gwart Bartem!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartem throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Duck on the side of the head.
Duck seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Duck closes the distance and pushes Bartem back into the cage.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Bartem has eaten all the pies!
Bartem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Duck throws an elbow but it misses.
Duck lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Gwart Bartem has been cut.
Duck creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bartem's defenses.
Duck creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bartem's defenses.
That has opened up Gwart Bartem's cut even more.
Bartem ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bartem no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Duck looking to pass the guard.
Duck's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Duck won't allow Bartem to sweep him here.
Duck is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Duck stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bartem swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bartem working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartem tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Duck is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Duck stopping the sweep attempt from Bartem.
Bartem looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bartem tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Duck controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bartem looking for a triangle here. Duck is fighting it but it looks tight! Bartem pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Duck is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Gwart Bartem!
Gwart Bartem took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Arcticus University: London for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kake Randelin (ranked 1946 p4p, 254 weight class) and Finn Vernon (ranked 7691 p4p, 629 weight class). Finn Vernon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kake Randelin's chin.
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209 lbs
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208 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kake Randelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Finn Vernon!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randelin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Randelin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Vernon misses with the head strike.
Vernon wants to break free but Randelin has control.
Randelin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Randelin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vernon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Randelin blocks an uppercut.
Randelin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vernon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vernon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Randelin pushes Vernon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vernon misses with the head strike.
Randelin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Randelin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Randelin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It looks like Finn Vernon has been cut.
Vernon misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vernon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Randelin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Randelin lands a left hand.
Randelin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vernon throws a head punch that misses.
Vernon misses with the head strike.
Randelin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vernon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vernon letting Randelin take a breather here.
Randelin lands with a left to the head.
Randelin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Randelin lands with a short shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Vernon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vernon working hard to break the clinch.
Randelin prevents Vernon from breaking the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Randelin.
Randelin lands a shoulder strike.
Vernon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Randelin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vernon is trying to break the clinch but Randelin is controlling him.
Randelin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Randelin.
Vernon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Randelin lands a right hand.
Randelin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vernon is rocked!
Randelin misses with the head strike.
Randelin throws a big uppercut that drops Vernon! More strikes from Randelin and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Vernon lies dazed against the cage as Randelin celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kake Randelin!
A very excited looking Kake Randelin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zane Alexander (ranked 2018 p4p, 262 weight class) and Hamza Demirovic (ranked 1345 p4p, 190 weight class). Alexander's entrance music is Enter Sandman by Metallica . A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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205 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zane Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hamza Demirovic!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demirovic tries to clinch but Alexander moves out of range.
Alexander drops down looking for a counter takedown but Demirovic sprawls and moves away.
Demirovic clinches with his opponent.
Alexander is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Demirovic is defending well.
Demirovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexander drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Demirovic gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Alexander blocks a body shot from Demirovic.
Alexander takes a shot to the head.
Alexander has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Demirovic after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zane Alexander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Demirovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alexander has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Demirovic uses from the top position.
Alexander looking to hit a scissor sweep but Demirovic is one step ahead there.
Alexander definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Demirovic controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demirovic advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demirovic wants to get back to his feet.
Demirovic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Alexander manages to get to full guard.
Alexander on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Alexander tries to get out of the position.
Demirovic sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Alexander wants to sweep here but Demirovic controlling him for the moment.
Alexander lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Demirovic pulls Alexander in close to prevent any damage.
Demirovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alexander. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Demirovic wants to stand up but Alexander is controlling him.
Alexander throwing strikes from guard but Demirovic blocks nicely.
Alexander trying to control the position from guard on top but Demirovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alexander scoring with punches to the head and body.
Alexander 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.
Alexander being controlled here momentarily.
Demirovic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Alexander sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Demirovic's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander is keen to just control but Demirovic is a slippery customer.
Demirovic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Demirovic is trying to get back to full guard.
Alexander throwing shots but Demirovic is blocking nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Alexander connects with a nice short shot to Demirovic's temple.
Demirovic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Demirovic is positioning himself well to prevent Alexander advancing to mount.
Alexander throws a strike but Demirovic avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Alexander postures up in Demirovic's guard and throws a big left but Demirovic blocks it.
Demirovic keeping moving, preventing Alexander from controlling successfully.
Alexander postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alexander in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alexander stands and throws Demirovic's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Alexander working the ground and pound but Demirovic is defending the strikes.
Alexander is putting a hurting on Demirovic here, landing some big shots from side control.
Demirovic struggling a bit here.
Alexander throws a strike aimed at the side of Demirovic's head but Demirovic avoids it well.
Demirovic wants to control but Alexander postures up.
Alexander scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Demirovic to see if he's OK.
Demirovic is not content to let Alexander control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alexander tries to move to mount but Demirovic blocks the move with his legs.
Demirovic wants to control but Alexander postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Alexander dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Demirovic misses the target.
Alexander drops down looking for a counter takedown but Demirovic sprawls and moves away.
Demirovic tries to clinch but Alexander moves away
and Alexander counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alexander.
Demirovic wants to stand but Alexander is controlling the position.
Alexander wants to control from the top but Demirovic keeps moving.
Alexander is really struggling to control Demirovic but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Demirovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Demirovic is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexander passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Alexander tries to score with some ground and pound. Demirovic controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Alexander in the domination position with Demirovic hanging on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander taking a breather here.
The strikes coming from Alexander are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Demirovic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Alexander wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Alexander staying calm.
Alexander gets to mount! Demirovic was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Demirovic can't escape the position.
Alexander scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Demirovic?
Demirovic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demirovic is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Alexander looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
It looks like Hamza Demirovic has been cut.
Alexander looking to finish with strikes here!
Alexander sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Alexander throwing strikes here but Demirovic is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Demirovic is bucking up trying to escape but Alexander cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poor strikes thrown by Alexander there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poor strikes thrown by Alexander there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Alexander looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Demirovic working to try and regain half guard.
Alexander in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Alexander cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Demirovic because Alexander loaded up on that one.
Alexander looking to finish with strikes here!
Alexander throwing strikes here but Demirovic is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Alexander is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Demirovic can do to turn this around?
Alexander postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Demirovic looks a forlorn figure.
Alexander with the ground and pound from mount.
Demirovic tries to hold on but Alexander pushes him away.
Demirovic is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Alexander scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Demirovic?
Demirovic is rocked!
Alexander lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Demirovic is still in real trouble! Can Alexander finish him?
Demirovic squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Alexander loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Demirovic scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Alexander land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Alexander stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zane Alexander!
A victorious Zane Alexander thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Markku Innanen (ranked 1760 p4p, 196 weight class) and Bubba Wallace (ranked 1584 p4p, 182 weight class). Bubba Wallace acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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270 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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Decent elbows
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Markku Innanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bubba Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Innanen scores with a hook to the body. Wallace takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wallace looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Innanen works over Wallace's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Bubba Wallace has been cut.
Wallace scores with a crisp jab that stopped Innanen in his tracks.
It looks like Markku Innanen has been cut.
Wallace moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Innanen has Wallace up against the cage in a clinch.
Wallace lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Innanen backwards.
Innanen misses with a body punch.
Innanen misses with an elbow over the top.
Wallace misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wallace misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wallace swings wildly with an uppercut but Innanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Innanen struggles to land a body shot inside as Wallace controls his hands.
Innanen just leaning against Wallace, taking a breather.
Wallace lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Innanen backwards.
Innanen lands an elbow just above Wallace 's eye.
Wallace can't find room to land a body shot as Innanen controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Innanen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Wallace.
Wallace tries a body shot but Innanen blocks it.
Wallace lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Innanen backwards.
Wallace misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Innanen misses with a body punch.
Wallace struggles to land a body shot inside as Innanen controls his hands.
Innanen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Innanen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Wallace counter with a right hand.
Innanen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
No joy there for Innanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wallace now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Innanen lands a nice hook to Wallace's body. Wallace takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Innanen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wallace rattles Innanen with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Innanen tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Wallace dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Innanen stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bubba Wallace!
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