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QFC Tournament 1017 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Cren (ranked 4495 p4p, 4530 weight class) and Brandon Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter Cren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cren throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thomas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Thomas gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Thomas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cren digs a good hook to Thomas's body.
Thomas pushes Cren up against the cage in a clinch.
Cren is looking to break free of the clinch but Thomas has double underhooks.
Thomas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas wants to take the fight to the mat but Cren manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cren wants to break free but Thomas has control.
Cren is pressed up against the cage. Thomas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cren down to the mat. Cren avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Walter Cren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cren lands a head shot.
Cren misses with the combination.
Walter Cren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cren will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thomas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cren pinned against the cage. Cren gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cren swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walter Cren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cren lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
 It looks like Brandon Thomas has been cut.
No joy there for Cren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thomas changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cren gets tackled into the cage by Thomas. Thomas maintains the clinch.
Thomas looking for a takedown.
Thomas is working for takedown but Cren is calmly controlling the position for now.
Thomas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cren just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cren is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Thomas prevents Cren from breaking the clinch.
Thomas is trying to drag Cren to the mat but Cren just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cren misses with a double jab.
Thomas changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Thomas darts in looking for a takedown but Cren gets double underhooks and turns Thomas into the cage.
Thomas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cren looks to land a combination. Thomas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cren lands a nice looking body shot.
Cren throws a one two combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thomas looks winded!
Cren misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy left from Cren finds it's target.
Cren lands a left and a right that send Thomas crashing to the mat, dazed. Cren thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Thomas is rocked!
That has opened up Brandon Thomas's cut even more.
Cren cracks Thomas with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Thomas tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Cren pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Thomas is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter Cren!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dice Frake (ranked 4556 p4p, 4554 weight class) and Tom Cruise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dice Frake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Cruise!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frake stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Frake wants it to stay on the feet.
Frake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cruise counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Frake has his hands on Cruise's head, controlling the position.
Cruise trying to control the position from guard on top but Frake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frake controlling Cruise's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Frake is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frake wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Cruise's closed guard. He's half up but Cruise has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Cruise pivots and extends the arm, Frake falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Cruise! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tom Cruise!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wiz Kraven (ranked 4516 p4p, 4577 weight class) and Tokashi Murakami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wiz Kraven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tokashi Murakami!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murakami misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murakami misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kraven misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Murakami. Those never looked like landing.
Kraven shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Murakami is defending against the submission attempts here by Kraven.
Kraven is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Murakami defends it well.
Murakami regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kraven.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraven controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kraven drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kraven jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kraven showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Murakami wants to stand but Kraven is controlling the position.
Kraven postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Murakami is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kraven, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kraven looking for a triangle here. Murakami is fighting it but it looks tight! Kraven pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Murakami is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Wiz Kraven!
Wiz Kraven seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kane Thompson (ranked 4524 p4p, 4555 weight class) and Ty Tor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kane Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ty Tor!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thompson.
Tor slaps away a takedown attempt from Thompson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tor feints the counter takedown.
Thompson lands a jab to Tor's midsection.
Tor stuffs the takedown attempt from Thompson. Thompson gets slowly back to his feet.
Tor doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kane Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tor with the counter takedown but Thompson avoids it easily.
Thompson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tor defends it nicely.
Tor feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson with a poor takedown
and Tor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tor with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Let's hope that Tor has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
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. Tor connects with a nice short shot to Thompson's temple.
Ground and pound from Tor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tor lands a nice short elbow.
Tor trying to control the pace.
Thompson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Tor.
Tor's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Thompson wants to improve his position but Tor is controlling well.
Tor stalling.
Tor has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Tor connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tor fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tor controlling the position easily from mount.
It looks like Tor might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson regains half guard.
Tor is taking a breather. Thompson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tor drops an elbow to the side of Thompson's head.
Tor lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tor content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ty Tor dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A clash of legs there as Tor blocks the low kick.
And Tor tries to counter it with a takedown but Thompson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tor stuffs the takedown.
Thompson tries to clinch there but Tor circles away.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tor as he jumps to the side.
Tor with the counter takedown but Thompson avoids it easily.
Thompson wants to clinch but Tor slips to the side
and Tor decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Thompson's guard.
Tor is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thompson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tor has managed to get both his arms back between Thompson's legs - danger averted.
Tor slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yet more stalling tactics from Tor.
Thompson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tor engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Tor.
Tor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
Thompson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tor looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
Thompson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tor.
Thompson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tor counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Thompson!
Tor is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Thompson is looking to regain half guard here but Tor keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tor remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
More stalling from Tor.
Thompson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kane Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a low kick.
Tor appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thompson wants to clinch
and Tor counters with a takedown into side control.
Tor cracks Thompson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Thompson being controlled for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ty Tor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Thompson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tor avoids it really well and circles away.
Thompson darts in looking for a takedown but Tor gets double underhooks and turns Thompson into the cage.
Tor has closed the distance and engaged Thompson in a clinch.
Thompson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tor pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kane Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tor has Thompson pressed against the cage.
Tor avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tor controlling the action here for a moment.
Tor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ty Tor.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Thompson or perhaps it was just good defense by Tor, which made it look bad.
A countering left hand to the body from Tor misses.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tor tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tor misses the shot to the body.
Thompson dives in for a single leg takedown but Tor sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Thompson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tor circles away.
Tor drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Thompson defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tor swats away the attempt to clinch by Thompson.
Tor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice takedown defense from Tor. No joy for Thompson on that attempt.
Tor drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Thompson defends it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice side step and Tor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tor looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tor is taking a breather. Thompson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ty Tor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tor is continuing to stall.
Tor is nestled in close to Thompson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tor looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tor takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Thompson has hold of Tor's hands but Tor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tor controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ty Tor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tor 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Ty Tor!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Ty Tor!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Ty Tor!
Ty Tor wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Kimber (ranked 4515 p4p, 4642 weight class) and Deniz Karabulut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Kimber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Deniz Karabulut!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karabulut misses with a takedown attempt - Kimber sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Karabulut tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kimber defends well and Karabulut ends up having to push Kimber into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Karabulut darts in and clinches Kimber up against the cage.
Kimber drops down looking for an ankle pick but Karabulut pulls his leg out and moves away.
Karabulut attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kimber drops down looking for a counter takedown but Karabulut sprawls and moves away.
Karabulut shoots in for a takedown but Kimber shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Billy Kimber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deniz Karabulut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karabulut shoots in and gets a takedown into Kimber's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kimber has his feet on Karabulut's thighs here. He's pushed Karabulut 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! Karabulut screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy Kimber!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Papa Vip (ranked 4493 p4p, 4566 weight class) and Panos Prasinos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Papa Vip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Panos Prasinos!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prasinos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Vip. No joy for Prasinos on that attempt.
The crowd cheers as Vip lands an impressive looking overhand right. Prasinos doesn't seem phased though.
Nice shot lands for Vip.
Prasinos gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Vip counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Prasinos is rocked!
Prasinos leaves his chin hanging out and Vip seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Prasinos crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Papa Vip!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Burt Mobley (ranked 4496 p4p, 4568 weight class) and Nate Fajita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Burt Mobley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nate Fajita !
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mobley misses with the combination.
Nice sprawl there from Mobley as Fajita shoots in.
Burt Mobley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fajita bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fajita goes for a double leg but Mobley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mobley continues to drive forward.
Mobley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fajita counters by moving into the clinch.
Fajita manages to break the clinch.
Mobley fails to land with a series of punches.
Fajita shoots in but Mobley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Burt Mobley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Fajita .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mobley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Mobley as Fajita shoots in.
Fajita does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mobley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fajita circles away quickly and effectively.
Fajita with the counter takedown but Mobley avoids it easily.
Mobley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mobley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mobley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fajita is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fajita throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mobley misses with a series of wild punches.
Mobley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fajita wants to counter the offense by Mobley and move into the clinch position.
Fajita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mobley manages to avoid it.
Fajita dodges the punch combination from Mobley.
Burt Mobley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fajita misses with a double jab.
Mobley misses with a double jab.
Fajita closes the distance and clinches.
Fajita jumps guard but Mobley turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fajita jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mobley walks away with a smile on his face. Fajita gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mobley throws a jab when Fajita was well out of range.
Mobley looks to land a combination but Fajita avoids it well.
Mobley misses with a double jab
and Fajita counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fajita looks to land a body kick but Mobley moved away.
Mobley throws a hook to the side of Fajita 's head but Fajita sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fajita slips a jab and a cross from Mobley.
Fajita walks into a straight right hand from Mobley.
Mobley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A punch combination from Mobley misses.
Fajita connects with a single shot there.
Fajita dodges the punch combination from Mobley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Mobley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fajita doesn't seem phased though.
Mobley swinging wildly here.
A combination from Mobley does no damage.
Mobley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fajita was well out of range. Poor timing from Mobley.
Mobley moves out of range of the strikes.
Mobley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fajita misses with a takedown attempt - Mobley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A combination from Mobley does no damage.
Fajita dodges the punch combination from Mobley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fajita ducks under a wild hook from Mobley.
Mobley thuds a left hand into Fajita 's body.
Fajita tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mobley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mobley looks to throw the jab but Fajita is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mobley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Fajita .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fajita goes for a double leg but Mobley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mobley continues to drive forward.
Fajita looks winded!
Mobley throws a series of punches but Fajita moves out of range.
Fajita with the counter takedown but Mobley avoids it easily.
Fajita dives in for a single leg takedown but Mobley sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mobley is looking for a counter combo.
Fajita shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mobley defends it nicely.
Mobley throws a series of punches but Fajita moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burt Mobley dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mobley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fajita shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mobley pinned against the cage. Mobley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mobley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burt Mobley is winning the standup battle so far.
Fajita darts in and clinches Mobley up against the cage.
Fajita escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fajita fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mobley misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fajita fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mobley stuffs the takedown attempt from Fajita . Fajita gets slowly back to his feet.
Burt Mobley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Fajita .
Mobley misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mobley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mobley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fajita fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mobley is looking for a counter combo.
Fajita is breathing heavily.
Fajita slips a jab and a cross from Mobley.
Mobley throws a nice looking combination but Fajita bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fajita pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mobley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fajita feints the counter takedown.
Fajita is looking to clinch.
It looked like Mobley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fajita .
Mobley tries to bum rush Fajita with a series of wild strikes but Fajita uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mobley throws a right hand that Fajita ducks under and follows up with a left that Fajita also avoids with ease.
Mobley misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Mobley does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mobley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fajita moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fajita is looking for the big counter here.
Mobley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fajita lands with a nice combination. Mobley backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mobley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fajita .
Fajita throws a sloppy head kick
and Mobley counters with a three punch combo that has Fajita backing up. Fajita nods at Mobley to acknowledge the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Mobley. Those never looked like landing.
Mobley throws a series of punches but Fajita avoids them all with ease.
Fajita moves into the clinch.
Fajita has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mobley after a bit of a struggle.
Fajita drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mobley pulls his leg out and moves away.
Burt Mobley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Mobley. Those never looked like landing.
Fajita fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mobley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mobley pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Fajita back to the cage. Mobley follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mobley throws a series of punches but Fajita moves out of range.
Fajita wants to clinch.
Mobley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And Fajita tries to counter it with a takedown but Mobley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mobley scores with the left hand. Fajita knows he should have avoided that one.
Mobley throws a body shot but no joy.
Mobley misses with a wild combination.
Mobley misses with a few strikes there.
Fajita feints the counter takedown.
Mobley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fajita looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fajita tries for a takedown but Mobley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mobley checks a leg kick.
Mobley misses with a double jab.
Mobley looks to land a combination but Fajita avoids it well.
Fajita shoots in for a takedown but Mobley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burt Mobley dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mobley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fajita fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mobley avoids it really well and circles away.
Mobley fails to land with a series of punches.
Mobley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fajita tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fajita closes the distance and clinches.
Fajita is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mobley is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Fajita .
Mobley trying to control the position but instead, Fajita has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mobley into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fajita displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mobley up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fajita escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mobley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fajita tries to clinch there but Mobley circles away.
Fajita swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mobley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mobley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mobley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mobley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fajita shapes to counter with a head kick.
Mobley misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fajita fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fajita takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mobley misses with a hook. Fajita ducked under it nicely.
Fajita unleashes a big counter combination but Mobley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mobley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fajita takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fajita is rocked!
Mobley drops Fajita with a naaaaasty hook - Fajita is in real trouble here! Mobley dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Burt Mobley!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Name (ranked 4519 p4p, 4480 weight class) and Haruto Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Name!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Haruto Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Name fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Watanabe sprawls well initially but Name persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Name wants to control but Watanabe is keeping him busy.
Name is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Watanabe defends it well.
Name is looking for a kimura but Watanabe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Name to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Name is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Name thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Watanabe's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watanabe is looking to control Name's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Watanabe avoid being mounted?
Name is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Watanabe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Name.
Name wants to free his trapped foot but Watanabe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Name with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Watanabe tries to roll over but Name keeps him under control.
Name looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Name is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Watanabe sees it coming and defends easily.
Name drops an elbow to the side of Watanabe's head.
That's two 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.
Name is looking for a kimura but Watanabe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Name to get the leverage.
Watanabe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Name wants to free his trapped foot but Watanabe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Name working Watanabe over with strikes.
Watanabe flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Name is trying to work for a kimura but Watanabe is defending well.
Watanabe is trying to stand up here but Name is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Name seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Watanabe is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Nick Name!
An out of breath Nick Name thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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