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BKC 39 : Rizzuto Vs O'Brien PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Krigare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and andres no access (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krigare comes to the cage accompanied by Achtung Pantzer by Raubtier. Daniel Krigare had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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162 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Krigare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, andres no access!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krigare jabs at no access's body.
no access takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
no access tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krigare paws at him with a jab and circles away.
no access has a takedown stuffed.
no access ducks right into an uppercut from Krigare.
Krigare instigates a clinch.
Krigare breaks the clinch.
Krigare stuffs the takedown.
Krigare lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krigare changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
no access looks gassed!
Krigare 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 andres no access has been cut.
no access shoots in for a takedown but Krigare shows good takedown defense.
Daniel Krigare has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of andres no access.
Krigare connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Krigare looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Krigare is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krigare slips a nice elbow through no access's hands, connecting with no access's forehead.
Ground and pound from Krigare.
Krigare seems to be working for a kimura but no access defends the submission attempt.
Krigare takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krigare is looking to take a break and control but no access is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Krigare is trying to work for a kimura but no access is defending well.
no access has hold of Krigare's hands but Krigare slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Krigare seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Krigare looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Krigare lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Krigare there.
Krigare slips a nice elbow through no access's hands, connecting with no access's forehead.
Krigare working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Krigare is nestled in close to no access, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Krigare working over no access with some ground and pound. no access looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
no access scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Krigare manages to mount him!
Krigare is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Krigare 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.
Krigare trying to control but no access is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice elbow there by Krigare.
Krigare with good strikes from the mount here!
Krigare with a couple of short strikes.
no access is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krigare is landing with some decent strikes but no access is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
no access is in a horrible position here. Krigare smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Krigare postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. no access looks a forlorn figure.
Krigare trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
no access in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Krigare working the ground and pound effectively.
Krigare won't let no access get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
no access defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Krigare.
Krigare unloading with bombs!
no access is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The referee warns no access that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Krigare.
Krigare putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Krigare connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Krigare lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krigare controlling his opponent.
Krigare is landing with some decent strikes but no access is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Krigare working the ground and pound effectively.
Krigare lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
no access trying desperately to get to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
no access takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krigare working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Krigare breaks from no access's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Krigare dominated that round.
The cut man is working on andres no access's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Krigare shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Krigare stops no access from getting back to his feet.
Krigare is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for no access!
Krigare lands with some vicious ground and pound - can no access hang on?
no access wants to get back to his feet.
Krigare lands a nice shot to the head.
BOOM! Krigare connects with a massive shot to the dome!
no access trying desperately to get to his feet.
Krigare looking to finish no access with some ground and pound. This is bad for no access!
no access in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Krigare lands a nice shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krigare is landing with some decent strikes but no access is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Krigare working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Krigare working no access over with strikes here.
no access is rocked!
BOOM! Krigare connects with a massive shot to the dome!
no access is still in real trouble! Can Krigare finish him?
Krigare putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The referee warns no access that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Krigare lands with some strikes.
no access is bucking up trying to escape but Krigare cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
no access is in a horrible position here. Krigare smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
no access is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Krigare with a couple of short strikes.
Krigare scoring with strikes but no access is staying in there.
Krigare landing punches.
Krigare scores with a couple of good head shots there.
BOOM! Krigare connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krigare working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Daniel Krigare overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Krigare working away from the top, dropping strikes.
no access seems to have recovered his senses.
no access is trying to stand.
Krigare in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
no access squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Krigare working no access over with strikes here.
no access squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Krigare landing punches.
no access is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
no access is squirming around, avoiding Krigare's attempts to control the action.
Krigare lands with some strikes.
Krigare scoring with strikes but no access is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
no access wants to try and get back to his feet.
Krigare lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Krigare.
Krigare unloading with bombs!
no access taking shots to the head.
Krigare working for a guillotine from mount but no access is in no mood to give up.
Krigare looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Krigare is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. no access can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Krigare won't let no access get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Krigare working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Krigare working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
no access is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Krigare trying to control but no access is having none of it.
no access is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Krigare working the ground and pound effectively.
Krigare is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that no access can do to turn this around?
Krigare breaks from no access's wrist control and lands an elbow.
no access is bucking up trying to escape but Krigare cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Krigare lands with some strikes.
no access squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krigare working the ground and pound effectively.
Krigare won't let no access get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Krigare landing strikes, looking to finish!
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Krigare dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on andres no access's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Krigare lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
no access with a lazy takedown attempt
and Krigare counters with a right hand to the body.
Krigare connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Krigare.
Daniel Krigare is winning the standup battle so far.
Krigare scores with the left hand. no access knows he should have avoided that one.
Krigare comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Krigare fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with no access, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Krigare.
Krigare breaks the clinch.
Krigare gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Krigare pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krigare comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Krigare takes the fight into the clinch.
Krigare breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krigare scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Krigare scores with a sloppy right hand. no access should have avoided that one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Krigare throws out a powerful jab.
Krigare lands a nice shot that snaps no access's head back.
Krigare moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krigare dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on no access. That did some damage!
no access gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Krigare punishes no access's body with a nice straight punch.
andres no access is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krigare looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
no access scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Krigare ducks under a wild hook from no access.
Krigare scores with a decent looking hook.
Krigare cracks no access with an open hand slap.
Krigare lands with a hook. no access tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Krigare connects with the punch.
Krigare clinches up with no access and pushes him back against the cage.
Krigare pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krigare lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krigare forces no access back against the cage and clinches.
no access has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Krigare is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
no access goes for a takedown attempt but Krigare pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Daniel Krigare has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of andres no access.
Krigare stuns no access with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Krigare pushes no access up against the cage in a clinch.
no access is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Krigare's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
no access drops his hands momentarily and Krigare takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
no access takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
no access takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krigare has no access up against the cage in a clinch.
Krigare breaks from the clinch.
Krigare scores with a jab to the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
no access takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
no access fails with the takedown
and Krigare counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Daniel Krigare is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
no access keeping moving, preventing Krigare from controlling successfully.
no access avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Krigare trying to control the position from guard on top but no access is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krigare throwing strikes but missing.
Krigare 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.
Krigare trying to control but no access is working from the bottom.
Krigare prevents no access from getting back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Krigare.
Krigare closes the distance and pushes no access back into the cage.
That's four 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.
Krigare manages to break the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Krigare.
Krigare comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Krigare closes the distance and pushes no access back into the cage.
Krigare breaks the clinch.
Krigare closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
no access is working for takedown but Krigare is calmly controlling the position for now.
Krigare's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good leg kick by Krigare there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
andres no access has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krigare scores with a nice strike.
Nice straight punches there by Krigare. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Krigare.
Krigare throws a combination. no access tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Krigare scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krigare instigates a clinch.
Krigare's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice jab there from Krigare.
The crowd cheers as Krigare lands an impressive looking overhand right. no access doesn't seem phased though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Krigare showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Krigare has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:24
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:24
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Krigare!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Rosa Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Brown has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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145 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Rosa Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brown tests Rivera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brown throws a right and a left that Rivera avoids nicely.
Brown closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rivera did well to prevent Brown getting side control.
Brown is looking for a kimura but Rivera is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brown to get the leverage.
Rivera actively working from the bottom here.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rivera looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brown is trying a forearm choke
I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivera actively working from the bottom here.
Rivera wants to improve his position but Brown is controlling well.
Rivera looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is looking for a kimura here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brown scores with a hook.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rivera.
Rivera keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown throws a combination. Rivera tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivera.
Brown clobbers Rivera with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brown swinging wildly here.
Brown is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Rivera circles away.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Rivera throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
Brown throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rivera on the side of the head.
Rivera dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Rivera throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Mark Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Rivera misses.
A punch combination from Rivera misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brown.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brown.
Rivera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Rivera shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown throws a combination that misses
and Rivera counters with a good low kick that Brown was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera scores with a leg kick.
Brown is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rivera throws out a leg kick but Brown moves out of range and Rivera only half commits.
Rivera lands a nice hook to Brown's body. Brown takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rivera.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rivera.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rivera.
Rivera with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rivera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Rivera misses with a few strikes there.
Rivera looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivera misses with a double jab.
Pablo Rosa Rivera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown cracks Rivera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brown feints and as Rivera raises his hands in defense, Brown changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Brown 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.
Rivera fails to land with a series of punches.
Rivera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rivera counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rivera throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Rivera slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Pablo Rosa Rivera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rivera 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.
Rivera misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Rivera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rivera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rivera defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Rivera's shoulder, as Rivera tries to avoid the shot.
Rivera misses the shot to the body.
Brown tries to clinch but Rivera is having none of it.
Brown misses with the combination.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Rivera.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab lands there for Rivera.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rivera.
Rivera slips under a jab from Brown.
Brown lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brown misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Rivera ducks down to avoid it.
Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Brown scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A good leg kick by Rivera.
Rivera throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brown.
Rivera moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rivera walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brown checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rivera bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brown's head backwards.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Rivera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rivera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mark Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Rivera ducks down to avoid it.
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rivera can pounce on him.
Rivera moves out of range of the strikes.
Rivera throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown is looking to clinch but Rivera is avoiding it.
Rivera scores with a leg kick.
No joy there for Rivera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Rivera misses with a body shot.
Rivera misses with a two punch combination.
Brown misses with a wild combination.
Brown is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rivera drops Brown with a beautiful combination! Brown stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rivera is looking for the KO!
Brown is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Rivera moves away and avoids it.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rivera throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rivera looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Brown swings for the body but Rivera moves out of range.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Brown throws a combination that misses
and Rivera counters with a good low kick that Brown was not able to check.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Rivera tries to score with a low kick but Brown moves his leg out of the way.
Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Rivera's shoulder, as Rivera tries to avoid the shot.
Rivera cracks the inside of Brown's front leg.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Rosa Rivera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rivera misses with a low kick.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rivera shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brown throws a right hand that Rivera ducks under and follows up with a left that Rivera also avoids with ease.
Brown misses with the combination.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rivera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown needs to keep his hands up - Rivera had a free shot at his head there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown swinging wildly here.
Rivera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Rivera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brown slips a straight right by Rivera.
Brown misses with a double jab
and Rivera counters with a thumping low kick.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Rivera throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rivera throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rivera slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
A combination from Rivera does no damage.
Rivera misses with the combination.
Rivera blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rivera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rivera counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rivera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivera tries to score with a low kick but Brown moves his leg out of the way.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rivera counters with an inside leg kick.
Rivera with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rivera.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rivera.
Brown is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Brown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rivera misses the jab.
Brown misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to clinch.
Brown slips under a jab from Rivera.
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rivera can pounce on him.
Rivera tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rivera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rivera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Rivera scores with a leg kick.
Rivera lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Brown can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Rivera and Brown drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Rivera.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Rosa Rivera!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Shield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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285 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Shield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, John Clark!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shield.
Shield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shield misses with a hook.
Shield with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Clark to score with a decent uppercut.
Shield misses with a looping right.
Shield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clark.
Shield misses with a body punch
and Clark counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Clark swats away the attempt to clinch by Shield.
Shield defending well as Clark loads up on a big left hand.
Clark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shield was well out of range. Poor timing from Clark.
Clark cracks a nice hook into Shield's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shield.
It looks like John Clark has been cut.
Shield tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark misses with an uppercut. Shield saw that one coming.
Clark stalks Shield and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shield's face. Shield staggers backwards, shaken.
Clark takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Clark scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Clark blocks a jab.
Clark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shield lands the left hand.
Clark on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
Clark throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clark closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Shield doesn't manage to clinch there - Clark circles away.
Clark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shield throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clark throws out the jab.
Clark tries to keep at a distance but Shield has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shield is pushing Clark up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Shield scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shield scores with a shoulder strike.
Shield lands a nice shot to the body.
Shield'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.
A body shot lands from Shield.
Clark looks gassed!
Clark throws a head punch that misses.
Shield manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shield lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shield lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Clark or not.
Shield lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Clark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Shield.
Shield gets through Clark's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shield - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shield misses with some punches.
Shield working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Clark letting Shield take a breather here.
Shield softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shield works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shield.
Shield pressing his opponent against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shield.
Shield slowing the pace effectively.
Shield lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clark misses with a punch on the inside.
Shield stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right hook to the body lands for Shield.
Clark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shield pushes Clark back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shield lands a hook to the side of the head.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Matt Shield will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Clark's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Shield takes the fight into the clinch.
Shield lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shield leaning against his opponent.
Shield gets through Clark's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shield works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clark's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shield lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Shield digs a right hand into Clark's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Clark's gas tank.
Shield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Clark is breathing heavily.
Shield has Clark pushed against the cage.
A short right from Shield on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shield slowing the pace effectively.
Clark takes a shot to the head.
Shield working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shield pressing his opponent against the cage.
Shield stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shield lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shield.
Shield lands with a short shot to the head.
Shield working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shield.
Shield lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Clark is trying to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shield.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Shield.
Shield throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shield lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shield lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Shield scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shield stalls.
A short body shot lands from Shield as the two fighters clinch.
Shield lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shield is pushing Clark up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Shield seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Shield lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shield lands a shoulder strike.
Shield lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shield lands a body punch.
Shield lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Shield lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shield lands with a short shot to the head.
Shield dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shield.
Shield lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shield dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Matt Shield.
Shield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clark takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clark.
Shield tries to clinch up.
Clark is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shield rather than just go for the knockout.
Shield fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shield lands with a cross.
Matt Shield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
John Clark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shield forces Clark back against the cage and clinches.
Shield is stalling here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shield working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shield lands a hook to the side of the head.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Shield dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Clark's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Shield tries to clinch but Clark moves out of range.
Clark throws a big shot that misses.
Clark walks into a jab.
Shield scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shield misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Clark counters with a two punch combo.
Shield misses with a few strikes there.
Clark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shield was well out of range. Poor timing from Clark.
Shield scores with a jab.
Clark misses the body punch
and Shield counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shield counters with a leg kick.
Clark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clark takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shield throws a shot from downtown. Clark moves away and avoids it.
Shield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clark.
Shield misses with a hook. Clark ducked under it nicely.
Shield lands a jab to Clark's midsection.
Shield smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shield scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shield misses with a body shot
and Clark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shield moves into the clinch.
Shield works on Clark's body with a couple of short punches.
Come on Shield - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Shield.
A body shot lands from Shield.
Shield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shield.
A left hand lands to the body for Shield.
Shield leaning his opponent against the cage.
Shield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clark can do to turn this around?
Clark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clark has had enough of the clinch but Shield keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shield creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shield lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shield lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shield creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shield working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shield lands a nice uppercut.
Clark is looking to control Shield's arms but Shield gets an underhook and turns him. Now Clark has his back to the cage.
A hook to the body from Shield.
Shield displaying some good clinch control by pressing Clark up against the cage.
Shield lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Shield scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shield lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Clark.
Shield lands a left hand.
Shield works on Clark's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shield.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shield scores with a shot to the side of Clark's head.
Shield lands with a short shot to the head.
Matt Shield has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shield manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shield lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clark being controlled against the cage.
Shield lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Shield.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shield avoiding damage.
Shield lands with a short punch from the clinch.
John Clark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shield leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Shield showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shield has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:25
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:25
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Shield!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between leo van kik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johansson has chosen New Noise by Refused as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
191 lbs
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201 lbs
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, leo van kik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Christian Johansson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van kik throws a series of punches but Johansson avoids them all with ease.
Johansson misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by van kik.
van kik slips under a jab from Johansson.
The fighters circling - Johansson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johansson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
van kik dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Johansson. That did some damage!
van kik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johansson.
van kik is looking to clinch but Johansson is avoiding it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by van kik.
van kik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johansson throws out the jab.
van kik throws a quick inside leg kick.
van kik thuds his shin into the meat of Johansson's side.
Johansson looks gassed!
van kik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johansson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
van kik tries to close the distance and clinch but Johansson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van kik connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
van kik pushes Johansson up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from van kik.
van kik unloads a knee to the mid-section.
van kik leaning his opponent against the cage.
van kik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
van kik lands a damaging elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Johansson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as van kik takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Johansson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
van kik stalling in the clinch.
van kik lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
van kik lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johansson misses with an elbow strike.
van kik lands a body shot.
Johansson blocks the elbow strike.
Johansson takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls for van kik to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van kik lands an elbow that stopped Johansson in his tracks for a moment.
van kik has Johansson pressed against the cage, preventing Johansson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
van kik lands an elbow inside.
van kik lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
van kik missing with knees to the body.
van kik scores with a knee to the head.
van kik lands a damaging elbow.
van kik looking to throw knees to the head but Johansson is blocking nicely.
van kik lands an elbow inside.
van kik digs a right hand into Johansson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johansson's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
van kik utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
van kik comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
van kik lands a damaging elbow.
Johansson is rocked!
van kik creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johansson's defenses.
Johansson is still on wobbly legs! Can van kik finish him?
van kik connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johansson's face.
van kik lands an elbow inside.
van kik throws a big uppercut that drops Johansson! More strikes from van kik and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Johansson lies dazed against the cage as van kik celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). leo van kik!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Mehoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mauricio saluta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mehoff comes to the cage accompanied by Choke Sermon by Lamb of God. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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167 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Mehoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, mauricio saluta!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mehoff lands a nice looking body shot.
Mehoff throws a head kick that misses.
Mehoff cracks saluta with a good jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mehoff - that will leave a mark!
Mehoff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mehoff tries to clinch up.
saluta moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Jack Mehoff has been cut.
Mehoff looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? saluta is fending him off so far but Mehoff persists. Nope, saluta circles away and we're back to standing.
Mehoff on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
saluta misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mehoff counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mehoff will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
saluta looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mehoff sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed saluta's guard.
saluta wants to get back to his feet.
saluta is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
saluta is defending against the submission attempts here by Mehoff.
saluta tries to get to full guard but Mehoff has control of the leg.
saluta is trying to control but can't.
Mehoff trying to mount his opponent but saluta defends it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
saluta thows a left - swing and a miss!
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.
saluta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mehoff uses good head movement to avoid the hook from saluta.
Mehoff moves out of range of the strikes.
saluta fails to land with a series of punches.
mauricio saluta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters circling a little - Mehoff finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
saluta looks gassed!
Mehoff throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mehoff closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mehoff lands in his opponent's guard.
Mehoff postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
saluta keeping moving, preventing Mehoff from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mehoff's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mehoff won't allow saluta to sweep him here.
Mehoff pushing down on saluta's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mehoff not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
saluta tries to kick Mehoff off but Mehoff keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mehoff tries to pass to full mount but saluta defends it.
Mehoff is working for a submission of some sort.
saluta gets back to full guard.
saluta looking for a sweep. Not yet saluta, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mehoff is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! saluta is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! saluta has escaped and now he's on top!
Mehoff working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. saluta doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. saluta manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mehoff looking for a guillotine here but saluta defends easily.
Mehoff working for a triangle but saluta defends it easily.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Mehoff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Mehoff's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mehoff takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fighters circling - saluta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
mauricio saluta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
saluta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mehoff.
Mehoff avoids the body shot from saluta.
saluta throws a shot from downtown. Mehoff moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
saluta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
saluta thows a body shot but no joy.
saluta swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mehoff counters with a left and a right that stings saluta.
It looks like mauricio saluta has been cut.
Mehoff displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
saluta is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mehoff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jack Mehoff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mehoff defending well as saluta loads up on a big left hand.
saluta slips a jab and a cross from Mehoff.
Mehoff misses with a double jab.
Mehoff throws a leg kick which misses saluta's front leg but catches the back leg as saluta tries to avoid it.
Jack Mehoff is winning the standup battle so far.
Mehoff scores with a hook to the body. saluta takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
saluta is breathing heavily.
saluta misses with a jab to the body
and Mehoff counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mehoff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. saluta is keeping the position for now.
saluta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mehoff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
saluta wants to stand but Mehoff is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mehoff trying to control the position from guard on top but saluta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mehoff is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because saluta is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mehoff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mehoff stops saluta from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mehoff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, jab by Mehoff - just one landing.
saluta misses with a jab to the body
and Mehoff counters with a thumping low kick.
saluta loads up on a big right hand but Mehoff slips the punch.
saluta thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mehoff fails to land with a series of punches.
saluta swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mehoff counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. saluta is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mehoff shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches saluta napping and manages to drive through into side control!
saluta manages to get back to half guard.
saluta is trying to stand up here but Mehoff is controlling him well.
Mehoff is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mehoff is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mehoff is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and saluta defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mehoff wants to take a breather but saluta is having none of it.
saluta is looking to control Mehoff's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can saluta avoid being mounted?
Mehoff looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
saluta is trying to control but can't.
saluta makes his way to full guard. A much better position for saluta.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mehoff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. saluta is keeping the position for now.
saluta is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Mehoff dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mehoff uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from saluta.
Mehoff thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on saluta if he has to take too many more of those.
Mehoff shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as saluta sprawls well. saluta wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mehoff gets slowly back to his feet.
saluta lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
saluta throws a hook but Mehoff blocks it.
saluta falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mehoff cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mehoff throws a head kick that saluta semi-blocks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
saluta throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mehoff counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
saluta stuffs the takedown.
Mehoff lands with a kick to the temple. saluta shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A shot to the body from saluta misses
and Mehoff makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. saluta really felt that one!
saluta throws a series of punches but Mehoff moves out of range.
saluta throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mehoff counters by moving into the clinch.
Mehoff fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Mehoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
saluta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mehoff is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
saluta tries to break the clinch but Mehoff is controlling the position.
Mehoff is working for takedown but saluta is calmly controlling the position for now.
saluta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mehoff stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mehoff connects with a knee to the head.
Mehoff misses with a knee to the head.
saluta is trying to break free.
saluta is trying to break free.
Mehoff has a couple of punches blocked by saluta.
Mehoff trying to land knees to the body.
Mehoff throws a punch but it's blocked by saluta.
saluta is trying to force a seperation but Mehoff has the dominant position.
saluta prevents the takedown attempt.
Stalling in the clinch from saluta.
Mehoff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Mehoff fails to land.
Mehoff digs a right hand into saluta's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on saluta's gas tank.
Mehoff is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
saluta is trying to force a seperation but Mehoff has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by saluta.
saluta stalling in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mehoff just misses with a elbow thrown towards saluta's brow.
Mehoff has saluta pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. saluta manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
saluta wants to break free but Mehoff has control.
saluta has Mehoff pushed against the cage.
Mehoff tries to land a knee to the head but saluta blocks with his arms.
Mehoff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
saluta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mehoff has him pressed against the cage.
Mehoff taking a breather.
saluta can't break the clinch.
Mehoff missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
saluta managing to block the knees to the body from Mehoff.
Mehoff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
saluta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
saluta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mehoff.
Mehoff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from saluta misses.
saluta digs a good hook to Mehoff's body.
saluta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jack Mehoff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
saluta jabs at Mehoff's body.
A combination from saluta does no damage.
saluta misses with a series of wild punches.
mauricio saluta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
saluta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Mehoff showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mehoff has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Mehoff!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between ethan hawke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kren Litzke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Litzke is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Feuer Frei by Rammstein. ethan hawke is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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303 lbs
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299 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, ethan hawke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kren Litzke!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hawke wants to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from hawke as Litzke shoots in.
Litzke swings for the body but hawke moves out of range.
Litzke looks to score with a jab to the body but hawke is just out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from hawke.
hawke lands a slapping body shot.
Litzke looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
hawke instigates a clinch.
hawke crunches a lovely knee into Litzke's ribcage.
hawke looking for a takedown.
hawke lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
hawke jumps into guard, dragging Litzke to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
hawke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Litzke doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Litzke manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
hawke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Litzke throwing strikes but missing.
hawke has his foot on Litzke's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Litzke works his way back into a safe position though.
hawke is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Litzke defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
hawke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Litzke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Litzke passes hawke's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Litzke thows a huge punch but hawke dodges it nicely.
Litzke looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Litzke lands a nice short elbow.
hawke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
hawke actively working from the bottom here.
Litzke is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. hawke doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Litzke.
hawke tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Litzke is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
hawke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from Litzke.
Still in half guard, Litzke seems content to control.
hawke is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Litzke scores with a couple of nice shots.
Litzke is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for hawke!
hawke keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
hawke throwing hammer fists to the chest of Litzke. What's that going to do exactly?
A nice elbow there by Litzke.
Litzke looking for a guillotine from mount but hawke is having none of it.
Litzke controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hawke keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Litzke working hawke over with strikes here.
hawke in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Litzke.
hawke is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Litzke putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
hawke working to try and regain half guard.
hawke is bucking up trying to escape but Litzke cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
hawke really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Litzke looking to control but hawke is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Litzke postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. hawke looks a forlorn figure.
Litzke prevents hawke from getting the reversal.
Litzke cracks hawke with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Litzke looking to finish hawke with some ground and pound. This is bad for hawke!
Litzke connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Litzke lands a nice shot to the head.
Litzke lands a big shot there that rocks hawke but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Litzke is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but hawke is surviving well by controlling Litzke's body position as best he can.
hawke working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Litzke pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kren Litzke will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Litzke avoids a punch combination nicely.
hawke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Litzke decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Litzke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Litzke trying to pass the guard but hawke defending well.
Litzke scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
hawke is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Litzke is trying to control the action in half guard but hawke is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Litzke tries to pass to full mount but hawke defends it.
Litzke works his foot free and advances to mount.
hawke slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Litzke is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and hawke defends it well.
hawke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Litzke is trying to control. hawke wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
hawke looking for submissions off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Litzke lands a nice short elbow.
Litzke lands strikes from half guard.
Litzke is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for hawke!
Litzke trying to control but he's not successful this time.
hawke is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Litzke.
Litzke looking to secure an arm triangle but hawke defends it well.
Litzke landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Litzke looking to secure an arm triangle but hawke defends it well.
hawke slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kren Litzke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Litzke wants to lay and pray for a moment but hawke keeps working.
Litzke missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
hawke actively working from the bottom here.
Litzke trying to control from half guard but hawke is working away.
hawke keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
hawke is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Litzke pulls his head out easily.
Litzke is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hawke is refusing to be controlled, as Litzke sits in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Litzke shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Litzke showed some decent athleticism there.
Litzke thows a huge punch but hawke dodges it nicely.
Litzke trying to pass the guard but hawke defending well.
hawke is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Litzke pulls his head out easily.
Litzke is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. hawke doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Litzke.
hawke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
hawke looking for submissions off his back.
Litzke frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Litzke with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
hawke really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
hawke is in a horrible position here. Litzke smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Litzke raining down shots from the mount!
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Kren Litzke 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Litzke feints and as hawke raises his hands in defense, Litzke changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Litzke forces his way into half guard.
hawke actively working from the bottom here.
hawke is looking for a sweep. Litzke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Litzke wants to take a breather but hawke is having none of it.
hawke actively working from the bottom here.
Litzke is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Litzke works his way into full mount!
Litzke breaks from hawke's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Litzke working for a submission but hawke is keeping him at bay.
hawke regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Litzke wants to free his trapped foot but hawke is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Litzke seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but hawke does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
hawke actively working from the bottom here.
Litzke passes to full mount!
hawke working to try and regain half guard.
Litzke tries to control but hawke wriggling away.
Litzke might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control hawke kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Litzke with the ground and pound from mount.
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.
hawke manages to regain half guard. Good work.
hawke punching from the bottom.
hawke actively working from the bottom here.
hawke punching from the bottom.
hawke is staying active underneath Litzke, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Litzke lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
hawke looking for submissions off his back.
hawke is looking for a sweep. Litzke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Litzke lands strikes from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
hawke won't allow Litzke to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Litzke lands a jab-cross combination.
Litzke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
ethan hawke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Litzke thows a body shot but no joy.
Litzke looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for hawke!
Litzke working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Litzke trying to control but he's not successful this time.
hawke swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Litzke looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Litzke lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Litzke landing strikes, looking to finish!
Litzke thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Litzke blocks hawke's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
hawke tries to reverse the position but Litzke maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Litzke wants to control the pace but hawke is squirming around nicely.
hawke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
hawke is in a horrible position here. Litzke smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
hawke is squirming around, avoiding Litzke's attempts to control the action.
Litzke scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Litzke lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Litzke lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Litzke trying to control but he's not successful this time.
hawke can't escape the position.
ethan hawke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
hawke flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kren Litzke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Litzke winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kren Litzke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Hortons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Roland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
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290 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Hortons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Roland!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roland loads up on a big right hand but Hortons slips the punch.
Hortons jabs at Roland's body.
A shot to the liver by Roland. Beautiful body shot.
Roland throws a body punch but Hortons moves out of range.
Roland takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hortons looks to throw the jab but Roland is out of range.
Roland gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot lands for Roland.
Roland scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Tim Hortons has been cut.
Hortons swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roland tries to bum rush Hortons with a series of wild strikes but Hortons uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tim Hortons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hortons jabs Roland right on the nose. Roland blinks but takes it well.
Hortons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roland.
Hortons lands with a nice combination. Roland backs away looking to recover.
Hortons changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Roland tries to avoid it but Hortons manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Roland to the ground. Roland escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hortons takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Roland misses with a looping left.
Roland looks to throw the jab but Hortons is out of range.
Hortons with a nice cross.
Hortons throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roland sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hortons slips a jab and a cross from Roland.
Roland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hortons bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Roland's head.
Roland throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roland looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Hortons finds it's target.
Roland gets caught flat footed, as Hortons shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hortons throwing strikes from guard but Roland blocks nicely.
Hortons is looking to work some ground and pound but Roland has wrist control.
Hortons working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hortons accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hortons postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roland trying to control the position here.
Roland utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hortons throwing strikes from guard but Roland blocks nicely.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hortons slips a straight right by Roland.
Hortons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roland manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hortons takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Roland misses with a double jab.
Hortons moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice body punch from Hortons.
Roland throws a body punch but Hortons moves out of range.
Hortons tries to bum rush Roland with a series of wild strikes but Roland uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Roland misses.
Hortons looks to land a left hand but Roland moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hortons. Roland does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hortons fails to land with a series of punches.
Hortons throws a left and a right that both miss
and Roland counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hortons slips a jab and a cross from Roland.
Hortons throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hortons jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hortons on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hortons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roland.
Hortons rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roland moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donk. Roland catches Hortons right on the button with a cross.
Roland swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roland swings for the body but Hortons moves out of range.
Hortons throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Roland's waist but Roland gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hortons off to one side.
Roland fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Antonio Roland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hortons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roland.
Hortons ducks under a wild hook from Roland.
Hortons looks to land a right hand but Roland moved out of range.
Hortons scores with a punch to the head.
Hortons keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hortons misses with a series of wild punches.
Roland lands a slapping body shot.
Roland ducks under a wild hook from Hortons.
Hortons will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hortons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roland.
Hortons uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roland.
Hortons jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Roland misses with a body shot.
Hortons misses with a hook.
Hortons looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hortons fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roland misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Roland misses.
Roland works over Hortons's head and body with a nice combination.
Tim Hortons's cut is getting worse.
Hortons throws a big shot that misses.
Roland misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roland works Hortons's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Hortons misses its intended target.
Hortons throws a series of punches but Roland moves out of range.
Hortons avoids the body shot from Roland.
Roland lands a glancing blow to the side of Hortons's head.
Roland uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hortons has time to react.
Tim Hortons's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Roland connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Hortons to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Roland!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Antonio Roland!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl The Crusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter comes to the cage accompanied by The Used - The Taste Of Ink. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl The Crusher!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The Crusher keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hunter wants to work for an arm triangle but The Crusher is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Crusher is defending against the submission attempts here by Hunter.
The Crusher pushes Hunter off looking to stand but Hunter dives back in and keeps control.
The Crusher is trying to maintain the position but Hunter is very close to passing his half guard.
Hunter is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. The Crusher doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hunter.
Hunter is trying a forearm choke
I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crusher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hunter is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so The Crusher is just riding it out for now. Hunter eventually gives up the hold.
Hunter looking for a submission but The Crusher manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hunter postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! The Crusher is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hunter, into his guard.
The Crusher is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hunter is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hunter has escaped and now he's on top!
Hunter drops back, looking for a kneebar! The Crusher looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. The Crusher looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from The Crusher!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crusher looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The Crusher tries to move to mount but Hunter blocks the move with his legs.
The Crusher cracks Hunter with a big right hand but Hunter just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The Crusher throwing strikes but Hunter manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Hunter wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by The Crusher, who protects the arm well.
An elbow from Hunter crashes against the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hunter is breathing heavily.
Hunter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, The Crusher has escaped the position, nice work there.
The Crusher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hunter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hunter thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The Crusher is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hunter is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Roy Hunter will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hunter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Crusher was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunter.
Hunter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The Crusher with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hunter counters with a single leg into guard. The Crusher didn't expect that.
Hunter throws a big right hand that misses.
Hunter preventing the sweep.
Hunter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hunter wants to pass the guard but The Crusher is keeping the position.
The Crusher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hunter is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter drops back, looking for a kneebar! The Crusher looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. The Crusher looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from The Crusher!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Crusher cracks Hunter with a big right hand but Hunter just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hunter prevents The Crusher from improving position.
The Crusher throwing strikes but Hunter manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The Crusher is looking for a sweep.
Hunter is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but The Crusher is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hunter working the ground and pound but The Crusher is defending the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Crusher struggling a bit here.
The Crusher might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hunter kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Crusher looks to land a right hand but Hunter moved out of range.
The Crusher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hunter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crusher throws a right hand that Hunter ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunter also avoids with ease.
Hunter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Crusher was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunter.
The Crusher is looking to clinch but Hunter is avoiding it.
Roy Hunter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunter fails with the takedown
and The Crusher counters with a single leg into guard. Hunter didn't expect that.
The Crusher looking to pass the guard.
Hunter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Crusher.
The Crusher missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but The Crusher can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The Crusher looking to pass the guard.
The Crusher is looking to advance position but Hunter has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Hunter working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. The Crusher turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Hunter off and cradles The Crusher's limp body as Hunter celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Roy Hunter!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Crippler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Keenan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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136 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Crippler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kelvin Keenan!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crippler is looking to slow Keenan down with leg kicks.
Crippler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crippler lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Crippler takes a jab right on the kisser.
Crippler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crippler misses with a low kick.
Keenan throws out a loose jab but Crippler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe Crippler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keenan throws a lazy right hand but Crippler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keenan swats away the attempt to clinch by Crippler.
Crippler throws a sloppy head kick and Keenan moves out of range easily.
Crippler is looking to score with low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crippler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some bone on bone action there as Keenan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Crippler is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Crippler is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crippler is looking for a sweep. Keenan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Keenan is looking for a kimura but Crippler is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Keenan to get the leverage.
Still in half guard, Keenan seems content to control.
Crippler really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Keenan passes to full mount!
Keenan won't let Crippler get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Keenan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Keenan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crippler is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Keenan jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle
. Ooooh, that looks tight
Crippler is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Crippler and Keenan has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Keenan tries to move to full mount but Crippler actually manages to regain half guard.
Keenan thows a huge punch but Crippler dodges it nicely.
Keenan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Keenan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Crippler defends it well.
Crippler keeping hold of Keenan's head, controlling as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crippler is trying to stand back up but Keenan is controlling him
Keenan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Keenan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Keenan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Crippler wants to clinch up but Keenan keeps it at a distance.
Crippler goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Keenan loads up on a big right hand but Crippler slips the punch.
Crippler throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan moves out of range of the leg kick from Crippler.
Crippler is looking to clinch but Keenan is avoiding it.
Keenan keeps the fight on the outside.
Keenan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A solid body kick from Crippler.
Keenan looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crippler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Keenan, pushing him back against the cage.
Crippler lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crippler unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Crippler.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Crippler lands a nice knee to the body.
Crippler connects with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crippler scores with a knee to the head.
Crippler connects with a knee to the head.
Crippler scores with a knee to the head.
Crippler landing knees to the body.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Crippler 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.
Crippler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crippler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Keenan. That did some damage!
Crippler feints and then cracks Keenan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Keenan down.
Keenan tries to clinch up but Crippler circles away and keeps his distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Keenan blocks the leg kick.
Keenan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Crippler scores with a leg kick.
Crippler lands with a slapping head kick.
Keenan is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Crippler! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joe Crippler!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alessandro Rizzuto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konan Obrien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alessandro Rizzuto has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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21
275 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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270 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alessandro Rizzuto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Konan Obrien!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzuto tries to bum rush Obrien with a series of wild strikes but Obrien uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obrien. Rizzuto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rizzuto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rizzuto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rizzuto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rizzuto tries to bum rush Obrien with a series of wild strikes but Obrien uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Obrien closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rizzuto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obrien's elbow.
Rizzuto tries a body shot but Obrien blocks it.
Obrien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rizzuto lands with a good body shot.
Obrien throws a body punch but Rizzuto moves out of range.
Rizzuto avoids the body shot from Obrien.
Rizzuto swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Obrien counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Obrien fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rizzuto manages to avoid it.
Rizzuto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Obrien.
Obrien connects with a high kick.
It looks like Alessandro Rizzuto has been cut.
Rizzuto digs a good hook to Obrien's body.
Obrien looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rizzuto throws a body punch but Obrien moves out of range.
Rizzuto throws a sloppy body shot
and Obrien makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Obrien, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzuto throws a one two combo.
Rizzuto lands with an overhand left.
Obrien jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rizzuto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obrien moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rizzuto. Obrien does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obrien looks to score with a jab to the body but Rizzuto is just out of range.
Rizzuto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rizzuto punishes Obrien's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rizzuto cracks Obrien with a good jab.
Rizzuto misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Rizzuto.
Rizzuto throws a sloppy body shot
and Obrien counters with a left to the body.
Rizzuto lands a jab to the nose.
Obrien is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rizzuto. Obrien does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obrien is still on wobbly legs! Can Rizzuto finish him?
Rizzuto is looking to wear down Obrien with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rizzuto misses with a two punch combination.
Obrien seems to have recovered his senses.
Rizzuto cracks a nice hook into Obrien's ribs.
Rizzuto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzuto punishes Obrien's body with a nice straight punch.
Rizzuto swinging wildly here.
Rizzuto looks to score with a jab to the body but Obrien is just out of range.
Rizzuto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obrien swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Obrien finds it's way through Rizzuto's defenses.
Rizzuto jabs Obrien right on the nose. Obrien blinks but takes it well.
Rizzuto rushes Obrien with punches - Obrien moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Obrien goes down! Rizzuto follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alessandro Rizzuto!
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