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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franz Mueller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Twarowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Franz Mueller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mariusz Twarowski!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twarowski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice takedown defense from Mueller. No joy for Twarowski on that attempt.
Mueller shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Twarowski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Twarowski is working for a submission of some sort.
Mueller looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Twarowski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mueller sees it coming and defends easily.
Twarowski is working for a submission of some sort.
Twarowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mueller keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twarowski prevents Mueller from improving his position.
Twarowski is taking a breather. Mueller says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mueller is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Twarowski pulls his head out easily.
Twarowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Twarowski.
Twarowski is keen to just control but Mueller is a slippery customer.
Mueller wants to control but Twarowski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mueller regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mueller is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Twarowski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mueller has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Twarowski has managed to get both his arms back between Mueller's legs - danger averted.
Mueller is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twarowski drops back looking for a leg! Mueller is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mueller manages to kick Twarowski off! Twarowski jumps back into Mueller's guard.
Twarowski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Twarowski postures up in Mueller's guard and throws a big left but Mueller blocks it.
Twarowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mueller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Twarowski drops back looking for a leg! Mueller is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mueller manages to kick Twarowski off! Twarowski jumps back into Mueller's guard.
Mueller looking for a guillotine here but Twarowski defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twarowski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mueller wants to stand up but Twarowski is controlling him.
Twarowski wants to control from the top but Mueller keeps moving.
Twarowski might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mueller kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mueller is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mueller keeping moving, preventing Twarowski from controlling successfully.
That's four 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.
Twarowski has gone for a leg lock! Mueller slips out almost immediately though and dives into Twarowski's guard.
Mueller preventing the sweep.
Mueller throws a strike but Twarowski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Twarowski is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Twarowski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mueller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mueller looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Twarowski wants to control from the top but Mueller keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mariusz Twarowski 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.
Mueller wants to slow Twarowski down by chopping away at his legs.
Twarowski tries to keep at a distance but Mueller has taken the fight into the clinch.
Twarowski tightens his grip and picks Mueller up, before dumping him to the ground. Mueller manages to land in guard.
Twarowski trying to control but Mueller is working from the bottom.
Mueller has an active guard here but Twarowski has managed to pass into half guard.
Twarowski is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Twarowski connects with a nice short shot to Mueller's temple.
Twarowski is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mueller is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Twarowski wants to pass the guard but Mueller is defending well.
Twarowski seems to be working for a kimura but Mueller defends the submission attempt.
Mueller trying to get back to full guard but Twarowski takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Twarowski moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mueller has worked his arm free - good work by Mueller!
Mueller is pushing Twarowski's head away, looking to escape. Twarowski manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Twarowski advances nicely into full mount.
Mueller tries to lock up and control but Twarowski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mueller taking shots to the head.
Twarowski wants to control the pace but Mueller is squirming around nicely.
Twarowski landing strikes from the mount.
Twarowski looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Twarowski has control of Mueller's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mueller regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Twarowski jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Mueller is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Mueller and Twarowski has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Mueller's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Twarowski tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mueller is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Twarowski working away.
Mueller tries to escape but Twarowski is in control.
Twarowski has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Mueller is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Twarowski yanks on the arm and Mueller is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Twarowski.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mariusz Twarowski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Swagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fjodor Kanchelskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swagger comes to the cage accompanied by Amazing. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Shaun Swagger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Fjodor Kanchelskis!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swagger throws a series of punches but Kanchelskis moves out of range.
Kanchelskis throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Swagger tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kanchelskis is in Swagger's guard.
Kanchelskis trying to control but Swagger is working from the bottom.
Swagger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kanchelskis working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kanchelskis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kanchelskis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kanchelskis throws a big right hand that misses.
Kanchelskis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kanchelskis working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kanchelskis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kanchelskis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kanchelskis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kanchelskis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kanchelskis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kanchelskis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kanchelskis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kanchelskis thows a big elbow that misses.
Swagger is breathing heavily.
Kanchelskis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Swagger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kanchelskis landing some decent shots from guard.
Kanchelskis stands up over Swagger, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kanchelskis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kanchelskis stands up over Swagger, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Swagger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kanchelskis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanchelskis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kanchelskis lands a couple of digs.
Kanchelskis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kanchelskis postures up and lands a big shot to Swagger's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kanchelskis landing with the ground and pound.
Kanchelskis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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!
Kanchelskis scoring with some ground and pound.
Kanchelskis cracks Swagger with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kanchelskis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kanchelskis postures up and lands a big shot to Swagger's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanchelskis postures up and lands a big shot to Swagger's brow.
Kanchelskis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kanchelskis landing some decent shots from guard.
Kanchelskis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kanchelskis connects with a couple of short punches.
Kanchelskis postures up and lands a big shot to Swagger's brow.
Kanchelskis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kanchelskis stands and throws Swagger's legs to the side, diving into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Kanchelskis working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanchelskis working the ground and pound.
Kanchelskis lands an elbow.
Swagger takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Swagger taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanchelskis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kanchelskis landing strikes.
Kanchelskis lands an elbow.
Kanchelskis landing strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swagger takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kanchelskis working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fjodor Kanchelskis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kanchelskis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kanchelskis creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Swagger sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kanchelskis cracks Swagger with a big right hand but Swagger just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kanchelskis lands some shots froms side control.
Kanchelskis landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kanchelskis working the head and body with strikes.
Kanchelskis working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Swagger takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kanchelskis connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Swagger some visible discomfort.
Kanchelskis lands some shots froms side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanchelskis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kanchelskis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kanchelskis working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanchelskis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kanchelskis lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kanchelskis lands an elbow.
Kanchelskis working the head with strikes.
Swagger takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kanchelskis is working Swagger over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kanchelskis working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swagger on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kanchelskis trying to control the position but Swagger is working away.
Kanchelskis lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Swagger down.
Kanchelskis landing strikes.
Kanchelskis scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kanchelskis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Fjodor Kanchelskis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kanchelskis in side control lands a decent elbow.
Swagger takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kanchelskis is putting a hurting on Swagger here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanchelskis in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kanchelskis is chipping away with strikes.
Swagger can't do much from the bottom here.
Swagger is looking to regain half guard here but Kanchelskis keeps moving and retains side control.
Kanchelskis lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kanchelskis working the head and body with strikes.
Kanchelskis is working Swagger over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kanchelskis scoring with punches and elbows.
Swagger takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanchelskis scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Swagger to see if he's OK.
Kanchelskis wants to control but Swagger is keeping him busy.
Kanchelskis cracks Swagger with a big right hand but Swagger just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kanchelskis scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kanchelskis working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Check out the look on Kanchelskis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kanchelskis working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kanchelskis lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fjodor Kanchelskis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Swagger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kanchelskis shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Swagger manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kanchelskis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kanchelskis connects with a couple of short punches.
Kanchelskis thows a big elbow that misses.
Kanchelskis decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Swagger, up you get!
Kanchelskis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kanchelskis.
Kanchelskis is working Swagger over with some ground and pound from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kanchelskis wants to control but Swagger is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanchelskis cracks Swagger with a big elbow.
Kanchelskis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
You can see the frustration on Swagger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kanchelskis landing strikes.
Kanchelskis cracks Swagger with a big elbow.
Kanchelskis lands a decent elbow from side control.
Swagger is trying to improve his position.
Kanchelskis lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanchelskis landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Swagger takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Swagger on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Swagger is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kanchelskis connects with a decent elbow.
Swagger taking a bit of punishment here - Kanchelskis scoring with strikes.
Kanchelskis working the strikes but Swagger uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Swagger avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kanchelskis.
Kanchelskis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kanchelskis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Swagger on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swagger trying to control but Kanchelskis postures up.
Swagger is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kanchelskis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kanchelskis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kanchelskis lands strikes from half guard.
Kanchelskis working over Swagger with some ground and pound. Swagger looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Swagger is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanchelskis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kanchelskis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Swagger is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kanchelskis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kanchelskis working Swagger over with strikes.
Kanchelskis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Swagger's head.
Kanchelskis working Swagger over with strikes.
Kanchelskis seems to be working for a kimura but Swagger defends the submission attempt.
Shaun Swagger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kanchelskis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fjodor Kanchelskis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kanchelskis 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 William Gold scores the fight 25:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 25:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fjodor Kanchelskis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Eisel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genosuke mazamashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). mazamashi has chosen fighting road as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Eisel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Genosuke mazamashi!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eisel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
mazamashi rushes Eisel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
mazamashi landing knees to the body.
mazamashi goes for a takedown attempt but Eisel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
mazamashi fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eisel tries to clinch up.
mazamashi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
mazamashi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by mazamashi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mazamashi working away.
The strikes coming from mazamashi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
mazamashi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Eisel is letting mazamashi control him for a moment.
mazamashi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eisel keeps working.
mazamashi scoring with punches and elbows.
Eisel tries to improve position but can't.
Eisel wants to control but mazamashi postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mazamashi trying to control the position but Eisel is working away.
mazamashi scores with a couple of short elbows.
mazamashi tries to score with some ground and pound. Eisel controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Eisel dodges the ground and pound from mazamashi.
Eisel is breathing heavily.
mazamashi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
mazamashi postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Eisel takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Eisel prevents mazamashi from moving into mount.
mazamashi in side control, throwing shots but Eisel defends.
mazamashi scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eisel is not content to let mazamashi control the position.
mazamashi landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Eisel avoids any damage from the ground and pound of mazamashi.
mazamashi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
mazamashi tries to score with some ground and pound. Eisel controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
mazamashi stands up and we're back to a striking position.
mazamashi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genosuke mazamashi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Good work by Eisel as he checks the leg kick.
mazamashi throws a head kick but Eisel moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eisel throws a sloppy head kick and mazamashi moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eisel throws a lazy head kick
and mazamashi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by mazamashi.
mazamashi is working for takedown but Eisel is calmly controlling the position for now.
mazamashi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Eisel fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mark Eisel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
mazamashi is breathing heavily.
mazamashi circles away from the clinch attempt
and mazamashi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Eisel is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eisel wants to clinch
and mazamashi counters with a head kick. That will keep Eisel thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eisel doesn't manage to clinch there - mazamashi circles away.
mazamashi takes the fight into the clinch.
Eisel wants to get back to striking at distance but mazamashi won't allow it.
mazamashi blocks an elbow strike from Eisel.
mazamashi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Eisel manages to break the clinch.
Eisel throws a head kick that mazamashi semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eisel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
mazamashi circles away from the clinch attempt.
mazamashi misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Genosuke mazamashi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
mazamashi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Eisel is fending him off so far but mazamashi persists. Nope, Eisel circles away and we're back to standing.
Eisel tries to clinch but mazamashi is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from Eisel. No joy for mazamashi on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
mazamashi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eisel throws a head kick that misses.
Mark Eisel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
mazamashi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
mazamashi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mark Eisel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Genosuke mazamashi.
mazamashi blocks a head kick by Eisel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
mazamashi blocks a head kick by Eisel.
Eisel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and mazamashi counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Eisel!
Eisel tries to lock up and control but mazamashi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
mazamashi throwing strikes here but Eisel is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Eisel holds on for dear life, controlling mazamashi's posture momentarily.
Eisel is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mazamashi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
mazamashi thowing shots but they're missing.
Eisel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
mazamashi cracks Eisel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
mazamashi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Eisel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Eisel holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as mazamashi tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
mazamashi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mark Eisel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
mazamashi sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The referee warns Eisel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Eisel tries to hold on but mazamashi postures up.
Eisel is looking to get to half guard.
mazamashi with good strikes from the mount here!
Eisel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Genosuke mazamashi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
mazamashi looking to control but Eisel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Genosuke mazamashi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well mazamashi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Genosuke mazamashi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shefki Kuqi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Here Comes. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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178 lbs
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178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shefki Kuqi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mauricio Ricardo!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuqi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ricardo.
Kuqi slaps away a takedown attempt from Ricardo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ricardo shoots in for a double leg but Kuqi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shefki Kuqi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mauricio Ricardo.
Ricardo tries for a takedown but Kuqi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kuqi lands a jab to the nose.
Kuqi stalks Ricardo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ricardo's face. Ricardo staggers backwards, shaken.
Kuqi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ricardo.
Ricardo looks gassed!
Ricardo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kuqi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kuqi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ricardo shoots in looking for a takedown. Kuqi tries to sprawl out of it but Ricardo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kuqi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kuqi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kuqi tries to land a front kick but Ricardo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kuqi jabs Ricardo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ricardo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kuqi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ricardo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kuqi cracks the inside of Ricardo's front leg.
A right-left combo lands from Kuqi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuqi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ricardo doesn't seem bothered though.
Shefki Kuqi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kuqi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ricardo moves out of range of the body kick from Kuqi.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kuqi.
Ricardo is rocked!
Kuqi connects with a right that clearly hurt Ricardo. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Kuqi proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Ricardo collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shefki Kuqi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Denham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Cobra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denham comes to the cage accompanied by Primal Scream - Miss Lucifer. Cobra has chosen Rooster as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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203 lbs
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209 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Robbie Denham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, King Cobra!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denham's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cobra under the eye.
Cobra looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Denham throws a shot to the body.
Denham cracks a nice hook into Cobra's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cobra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Denham's corner calls for a 1-2. Denham obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Denham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Denham misses.
Denham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cobra.
Cobra takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Robbie Denham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Denham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cobra moves away.
Cobra moves out of range as Denham strikes.
Denham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Denham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Denham misses with a straight left.
Denham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cobra moves away.
Denham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Denham scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Denham. Cobra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Denham lands a jab.
Denham misses with an uppercut. Cobra saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Denham misses with a straight right.
Denham misses with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Denham.
Denham drops Cobra with a huge uppercut! Cobra drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Denham is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robbie Denham!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Barlog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia has chosen The Clash - London Calling as his entrance music. Hector Garcia told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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220 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronald Barlog!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Hector Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barlog shoots in looking for a takedown. Garcia tries to sprawl out of it but Barlog keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Garcia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Barlog throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Garcia's waist but Garcia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barlog off to one side.
Garcia tries to close the distance and clinch but Barlog swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garcia explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Garcia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barlog.
Barlog has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garcia.
Garcia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Garcia throws a right hand that Barlog ducks under and follows up with a left that Barlog also avoids with ease.
Garcia connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Ronald Barlog has been cut.
Garcia tries to clinch but Barlog is having none of it.
Barlog circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hector Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia scores with a head kick. Barlog tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia tries a head kick but it misses.
Barlog keeps the fight on the outside.
Barlog takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia tries to clinch but Barlog moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garcia.
Garcia tries to clinch up but Barlog circles away and keeps his distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garcia.
Garcia throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Garcia is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia tries to clinch but Barlog moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barlog misses with a takedown attempt - Garcia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronald Barlog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barlog is breathing heavily.
Garcia tries to clinch there but Barlog circles away.
Garcia tries to clinch but Barlog is having none of it.
Garcia scores with a spinning back kick!
Garcia tries to clinch up but Barlog circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcia throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barlog dodges the punch combination from Garcia.
Garcia doesn't manage to clinch there - Barlog circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Barlog avoids them all with ease.
Garcia lands a two punch combo.
Garcia is looking to clinch.
Barlog scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia is trying to stand.
Garcia can't escape the position.
Garcia wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Barlog.
Garcia manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Garcia, under a barage of strikes from Barlog.
Garcia tries to kick Barlog off but Barlog keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Barlog wants to work for an arm triangle but Garcia is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Garcia kicks Barlog off and gets back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Garcia delivers a nice body kick.
Garcia jabs Barlog right on the nose. Barlog blinks but takes it well.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia lands with a straight right. Barlog didn't see that one coming.
Garcia moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Garcia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronald Barlog's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Garcia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barlog manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia is looking to clinch.
Barlog looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Garcia is fending him off so far but Barlog persists. Nope, Garcia circles away and we're back to standing.
Barlog swats away the attempt to clinch by Garcia.
Garcia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ronald Barlog is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barlog manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia lands with a right hand.
Ronald Barlog's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barlog looks for a takedown but Garcia sprawls well.
A shot to the liver by Garcia. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia connects with a combination that backs up Barlog into the cage. Garcia lands a flurry of punches that gets past Barlog's guard. Barlog is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Garcia bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Garcia! Hector Garcia retains his light heavyweight title!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DepaC Pakamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bomani El Hazad (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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26
155 lbs
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25
159 lbs
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Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, DepaC Pakamara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bomani El Hazad!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pakamara misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
El Hazad stuffs the takedown.
El Hazad tries to clinch up.
El Hazad stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DepaC Pakamara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
El Hazad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
El Hazad wants to clinch up but Pakamara keeps it at a distance.
El Hazad fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pakamara, pushing him back against the cage.
El Hazad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
El Hazad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
El Hazad lands a knee to the body.
Pakamara fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A knee to the head by El Hazad.
El Hazad has Pakamara pressed against the cage, preventing Pakamara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
El Hazad crunches a lovely knee into Pakamara's ribcage.
El Hazad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
El Hazad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
El Hazad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
El Hazad tries a knee to the head but Pakamara blocks it.
El Hazad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pakamara is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Hazad misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Hazad connects with a knee to the head.
El Hazad lands a good knee to the midsection. Pakamara won't want to take too many of those.
El Hazad looking to throw knees to the head but Pakamara is blocking nicely.
El Hazad landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pakamara takes a knee right on the jaw!
El Hazad landing knees to the body.
El Hazad landing some nice looking knees to the body.
El Hazad working Pakamara over with knees to the body.
El Hazad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
El Hazad misses with a knee to the head.
Pakamara drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
El Hazad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
El Hazad with a knee to the head.
El Hazad misses with a knee to the head.
Pakamara pulls El Hazad into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
El Hazad is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Hazad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pakamara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
El Hazad controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pakamara trying to keep a closed guard but El Hazad is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pakamara swats away the attempt to clinch by El Hazad.
Pakamara will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pakamara tries for a takedown but El Hazad sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
El Hazad wants to clinch.
El Hazad doesn't manage to clinch there - Pakamara circles away.
El Hazad drives through and clinches with Pakamara against the cage.
El Hazad misses with a knee strike.
El Hazad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
El Hazad misses with a knee strike.
El Hazad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pakamara is defending well for now.
Pakamara is working for takedown but El Hazad is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Hazad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pakamara blocks it with crossed arms.
El Hazad is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
El Hazad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pakamara is defending well for now.
Pakamara has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. El Hazad avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pakamara is trying to break the clinch but El Hazad is controlling him.
El Hazad scores a nice knee to the body.
El Hazad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pakamara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
El Hazad connects with a knee to the head.
El Hazad scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. El Hazad obliges.
El Hazad tries to land knees in the clinch but Pakamara avoids the damage to the body.
El Hazad looking to throw knees to the head but Pakamara is blocking nicely.
El Hazad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pakamara.
Pakamara tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. El Hazad just stands there and leans against the cage.
El Hazad is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
El Hazad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pakamara is defending well for now.
El Hazad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pakamara drops down looking for an ankle pick but El Hazad pulls his leg out and moves away.
El Hazad fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bomani El Hazad dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
El Hazad throws a big shot that misses.
Pakamara fails to land the takedown.
Bomani El Hazad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pakamara shoots in for a double leg but El Hazad sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
El Hazad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pakamara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pakamara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
El Hazad is looking to clinch but Pakamara is avoiding it.
Pakamara swats away the attempt to clinch by El Hazad.
El Hazad wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Hazad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pakamara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pakamara blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pakamara shoots for a double leg takedown but El Hazad sprawls well. He's pushed Pakamara's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DepaC Pakamara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pakamara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pakamara swats away the attempt to clinch by El Hazad.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pakamara is defended easily by El Hazad.
A punch combination from El Hazad misses.
El Hazad misses with a combination
and Pakamara counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pakamara tries to free his leg and advance position but El Hazad is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as El Hazad holds on and takes a little breather.
El Hazad is looking to stand up but Pakamara isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Hazad wants to sweep here but Pakamara controlling him for the moment.
Pakamara throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as El Hazad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pakamarais looking to pass into half guard but El Hazad pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now El Hazad is in guard.
El Hazad wants to stand and escape but instead Pakamara has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
El Hazad lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pakamara!
El Hazad content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakamara is wriggling around trying to escape.
El Hazad wants to control the pace but Pakamara is squirming around nicely.
Pakamara tries to hold on but El Hazad postures up.
El Hazad controlling from the full mount.
That's four 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.
El Hazad can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pakamara is looking to escape.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
El Hazad sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pakamara is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that DepaC Pakamara will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
El Hazad doesn't manage to clinch there - Pakamara circles away.
El Hazad tries to clinch there but Pakamara circles away.
El Hazad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
El Hazad closes the distance but Pakamara moves to the side
and Pakamara counters with a shoot takedown. El Hazad fights it but they end up in guard.
El Hazad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pakamara.
El Hazad utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pakamara slips nicely into half guard.
El Hazad keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pakamara is looking to advance position but El Hazad won't allow it.
Pakamara is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Hazad trying to control from the bottom.
Pakamara winds up and cracks El Hazad with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
El Hazad is defending against the submission attempts here by Pakamara.
Pakamara is thwarting El Hazad's attempts to control the position.
El Hazad keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
El Hazad blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pakamara.
Pakamara trying to mount his opponent but El Hazad defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pakamara with the ground and pound but El Hazad uses the opportunity to regain guard.
El Hazad is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pakamara is controlling him.
Pakamara throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
El Hazad seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
El Hazad utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pakamara trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
El Hazad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pakamara is one step ahead there.
El Hazad controlling Pakamara's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pakamara tries to free his leg and advance position but El Hazad is retaining full guard.
El Hazad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
El Hazad is adopting a defensive guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bomani El Hazad hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pakamara circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pakamara counters with a single leg into guard. El Hazad didn't expect that.
Pakamara prevents El Hazad from getting back to his feet.
Pakamara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. El Hazad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
El Hazad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pakamara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pakamara stopping the sweep attempt from El Hazad.
El Hazad pushes Pakamara off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
El Hazad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pakamara lands with a nice combination. El Hazad backs away looking to recover.
El Hazad moves to clinch but Pakamara breaks away
and Pakamara counters with a takedown into side control.
Pakamara scoring with punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pakamara is trying to get an arm triangle but El Hazad is defending well.
El Hazad tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DepaC Pakamara clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
El Hazad has managed to clinch.
El Hazad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
El Hazad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pakamara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pakamara manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pakamara 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.
El Hazad is stalling in the full guard.
El Hazad wants to stand and escape but instead Pakamara has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
El Hazad is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pakamara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. El Hazad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pakamara throwing strikes but missing.
Pakamara looking to pass the guard.
Pakamara is working hard here to advance position.
Pakamara working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
El Hazad pulls Pakamara in close to prevent any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pakamara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. El Hazad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pakamara is looking to work some ground and pound but El Hazad has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pakamara preventing the sweep.
Pakamara lands a couple of decent looking shots.
El Hazad is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pakamara looking to pass the guard.
Pakamara scoring with some ground and pound.
Pakamara slips nicely into half guard.
El Hazad is controlling Pakamara's position as best he can from this difficult position.
El Hazad is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Pakamara thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing El Hazad to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakamara is looking to work some ground and pound but El Hazad has wrist control.
El Hazad wants to stand but Pakamara is controlling the position.
El Hazad is trying to keep Pakamara in close.
El Hazad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
El Hazad keeping full guard, as Pakamara tries to pass.
El Hazad is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bomani El Hazad wasn't active enough on the ground.
El Hazad lands a nice looking body shot.
DepaC Pakamara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pakamara is defended easily by El Hazad.
Pakamara circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pakamara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pakamara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
El Hazad misses with a double jab
and Pakamara counters with a shoot takedown. El Hazad fights it but they end up in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now El Hazad is on top in guard.
El Hazad 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DepaC Pakamara had his way with Bomani El Hazad in 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. This is the final round!
El Hazad closes the distance but Pakamara moves to the side
so Pakamara counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pakamara throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
El Hazad keeping full guard, as Pakamara tries to pass.
El Hazad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
El Hazad wants to stand up but Pakamara is controlling him.
El Hazad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pakamara throwing strikes from guard but El Hazad blocks nicely.
Pakamara throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pakamara prevents El Hazad from getting back to his feet.
Pakamara won't allow El Hazad to sweep him here.
El Hazad is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Pakamara passes El Hazad's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pakamara sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. El Hazad defending well though.
Pakamara not landing any meaningful shots this time.
El Hazad trying to control but Pakamara postures up.
El Hazad regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pakamara drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and El Hazad dives on top into guard.
El Hazad would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Hazad stopping the sweep attempt from Pakamara.
El Hazad content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Pakamara has locked up a guillotine! Pakamara's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? El Hazad is holding on here and Pakamara must be using up a lot of energy. El Hazad has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Pakamara gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). DepaC Pakamara!
DepaC Pakamara is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kilfaro Bacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cross David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilfaro Bacon has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kilfaro Bacon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Cross David!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bacon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. David looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
David takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
David is looking to clinch.
David looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
David's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bacon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! David scrambles back to his feet.
David tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bacon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bacon throws a right hand that David ducks under and follows up with a left that David also avoids with ease.
Bacon slips under a jab from David.
Bacon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
David uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bacon.
David shoots in and gets a takedown into Bacon's guard.
David looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
David throwing strikes from guard but Bacon blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David trying to control the position from guard on top but Bacon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
David missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bacon keeping moving, preventing David from controlling successfully.
David working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
David pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bacon is keeping the position for now.
Bacon wants to get back to his feet but David is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
David wants to control from the top but Bacon keeps moving.
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.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Cross David hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bacon scores with a one two! David had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
David misses with a hook. Bacon ducked under it nicely.
Bacon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Kilfaro Bacon has been cut.
Bacon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bacon is breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from David.
David tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bacon was well out of range. Poor timing from David.
David fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cross David seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bacon thows a left - swing and a miss!
David decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
David wants to take a breather but Bacon is having none of it.
David passes to full mount!
David breaks from Bacon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David cracks Bacon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
David landing punches.
David is landing with some decent strikes but Bacon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
David putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
David working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
David lands a big elbow.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from David! Bacon is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cross David! Cross David retains his heavyweight title!
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