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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Isaev Ivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and chris swick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). chris swick looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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137 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Brawler
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Isaev Ivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, chris swick!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
swick avoids the head kick by Ivan.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ivan.
swick drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ivan looking to hit a scissor sweep but swick is one step ahead there.
Ivan working for a triangle but swick defends it easily.
swick must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ivan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and swick defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
swick wants to stand but Ivan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
swick looking to pass the guard.
swick is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ivan throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ivan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ivan is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because swick is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
swick throwing strikes from guard but Ivan blocks nicely.
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.
Ivan wants to stand up but swick is controlling him.
swick tries to free his leg and advance position but Ivan is retaining full guard.
swick wants to control from the top but Ivan keeps moving.
Ivan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
swick closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ivan quickly recovers to half guard.
swick slips a nice elbow through Ivan's hands, connecting with Ivan's forehead.
swick blocks the strikes from Ivan.
Ivan trying to control but swick postures up.
Ivan is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
swick content to control rather than advance.
swick is pressing down on Ivan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ivan is holding on for now.
swick sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ivan tries to get to full guard but swick has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
swick is trying to control the action in half guard but Ivan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
chris swick has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
swick throws a good cross that connects.
swick lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
swick is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ivan's half guard.
swick looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ivan wants to improve his position but swick is controlling well.
swick moves into full mount! Ivan won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
chris swick dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
swick closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ivan to the mat! Ivan manages to get full guard.
swick's corner is telling him to maintain position.
swick postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
swick wants to control from the top but Ivan keeps moving.
swick throws a big right hand that misses.
swick is looking to work some ground and pound but Ivan has wrist control.
swick with a flurry of punches that miss.
swick content to stall in guard here.
swick wants to stand but Ivan is controlling his posture from full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivan has his foot on swick's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. swick works his way back into a safe position though.
swick wants to stand but Ivan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
swick is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
swick wants to control from the top but Ivan keeps moving.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by chris swick.
Ivan with a lazy takedown attempt
and swick counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
swick has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ivan uses from the top position.
swick pulls Ivan in to control the position.
swick's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ivan preventing the sweep.
swick is pulling down on Ivan's head. It's preventing any offense from Ivan, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
swick gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by chris swick.
swick lands with a slapping head kick.
swick's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and swick duly obliges.
swick shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
chris swick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ivan tries to lock up and control but swick gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ivan is wriggling around trying to escape.
swick tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ivan is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
chris swick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
swick closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Ivan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ivan prevents swick from moving into mount.
Ivan is trying to improve his position.
Ivan is being controlled here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ivan struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
swick taking a breather here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. chris swick wasn't active enough on the ground.
Excellent takedown into side control there by swick.
swick in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivan tries to escape but swick is in control.
swick working the ground and pound.
swick really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ivan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
swick lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ivan down.
swick decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ivan to his feet.
swick scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
swick takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ivan taking some punishment here, with swick in his half guard.
swick prevents Ivan from improving his position.
Ivan trying to control here.
swick is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by chris swick.
swick shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than swick was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
swick tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
swick pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
swick with a couple of short strikes.
swick with a couple of short strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
chris swick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well swick 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... chris swick!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Kenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Heckingstall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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276 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Kenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gavin Heckingstall!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenzie throws a head kick but Heckingstall moves out of range.
Heckingstall shoots in and gets a takedown into Kenzie's guard.
Heckingstall pushing down on Kenzie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Heckingstall is pressing down on Kenzie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kenzie is holding on for now.
Heckingstall is trying for a kimura here. Kenzie looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Heckingstall wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gavin Heckingstall!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cane nogard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and adam kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). nogard comes into the arena with Dont Fear the Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cane nogard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, adam kidd!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
nogard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from kidd.
kidd gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
kidd wants to stand but nogard is controlling the position.
kidd trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
kidd looking to control.
nogard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Cane nogard just wasn't active enough.
kidd drops nogard with a beautiful combination! nogard stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - kidd is looking for the KO!
It looks like Cane nogard has been cut.
nogard is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
kidd clinches.
nogard pulls guard successfully.
kidd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
kidd pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. nogard is keeping the position for now.
kidd slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
nogard trying to control the position.
nogard has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
nogard gets tackled into the cage by kidd. kidd maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
kidd prevents nogard from breaking the clinch.
nogard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. kidd smiles and moves away.
kidd shoots in for a takedown but nogard shows good takedown defense.
nogard closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
kidd wants to get back to full guard but nogard has mounted him!
nogard controlling the pace for now.
kidd is wriggling around trying to escape.
kidd tries to lock up and control but nogard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
nogard controlling from mount.
kidd is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
nogard lands a big elbow.
nogard controlling the pace for now.
kidd is squirming around, avoiding nogard's attempts to control the action.
kidd reaches up to try and control the position but nogard seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! kidd rolls and tries to escape and now nogard has his back!
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.
kidd wants to control his opponent's hands but nogard gets his hands free.
nogard has the hooks in. kidd is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
nogard is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! kidd is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cane nogard!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth McGoldstein (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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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very strong |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenneth McGoldstein!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGoldstein shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McGoldstein showed some decent athleticism there.
McGoldstein is keen to just control but Pain is a slippery customer.
McGoldstein is stalling here. Pain is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! McGoldstein seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pain has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
McGoldstein is trying to improve his position.
Pain tries to move into full mount but can't pass McGoldstein's legs.
Pain will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pain is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McGoldstein has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pain is looking to take a break and control but McGoldstein is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McGoldstein is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt McGoldstein will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Pain is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McGoldstein has escaped the position, nice work there.
McGoldstein is trying to work for a sweep but Pain has mounted him!
McGoldstein tries to hold on but Pain pushes him away.
Pain wants to control the pace but McGoldstein is squirming around nicely.
McGoldstein stops Pain from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pain controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGoldstein tries to hold on but Pain postures up.
Pain can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McGoldstein is looking to escape.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McGoldstein reaches up and holds on to Pain to control the position.
Pain wants to take his opponent's back but McGoldstein doesn't allow it.
Pain can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McGoldstein is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGoldstein tries to hold on but Pain postures up.
Pain trying to control but McGoldstein is having none of it.
Pain goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now McGoldstein is on top in guard.
Pain is trying to keep McGoldstein in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Max Pain.
McGoldstein moves in looking to clinch but Pain pushes him off.
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.
McGoldstein looks to land a body kick but Pain moved away.
Pain misses with a few strikes there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McGoldstein.
Pain misses with a head kick.
Pain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McGoldstein looks gassed!
Pain keeps the fight on the outside.
Pain swinging wildly here.
Pain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pain throws a series of punches but McGoldstein moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pain.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pain lands a body shot.
Pain tries to bum rush McGoldstein with a series of wild strikes but McGoldstein uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Pain dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pain lands a big head kick that sends McGoldstein tumbling to the mat! Pain takes a step backwards and waves McGoldstein back to his feet - he wants the finish!
McGoldstein is rocked!
It looks like Kenneth McGoldstein has been cut.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch but McGoldstein swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pain lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Pain there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Max Pain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pain lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. McGoldstein is looking to close the distance but Pain sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! McGoldstein crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope McGoldstein is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Max Pain!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between jd beltran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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147 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, jd beltran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shawn Smith!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in for a double leg but beltran sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
beltran scores with a takedown into Smith's guard.
Smith keeping full guard, as beltran tries to pass.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
beltran tries to stand but Smith is controlling from the bottom.
beltran trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
beltran has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Smith is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
beltran wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because jd beltran just wasn't active enough.
Smith fails with the takedown
and beltran counters with a stiff right hand.
beltran tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into side control. beltran won't be happy with that.
Smith moves into full mount!
Smith with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
beltran wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poor strikes thrown by Smith there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a head shot.
beltran is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
beltran is in all sorts of trouble here.
beltran manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by beltran, under a barage of strikes from Smith.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. beltran defending well though.
Smith passes to side control.
beltran wants to control but Smith postures up.
beltran is looking for a sweep.
Smith working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Smith looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
beltran is looking to reverse the position.
beltran sneaks back into half guard.
Smith is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Smith looks gassed!
Smith keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
beltran tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Smith stops beltran from getting back to his feet.
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.
beltran wants to control but Smith is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith is thwarting beltran's attempts to control the position.
Smith is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and beltran defends it well.
beltran is looking to escape.
beltran wants to get back to full guard.
beltran could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
beltran flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Smith is looking for a kimura but beltran is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Smith to get the leverage.
beltran wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Smith dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in beltran's half guard.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed beltran's head.
beltran is doing well to control the position and prevent Smith from advancing to side control.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
beltran wants to control but Smith is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Smith is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and beltran defends it well.
beltran manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith is breathing heavily.
beltran looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
beltran wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
beltran is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Smith stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and beltran has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Smith manages to get his head free but now beltran has transitioned to an armbar! Smith grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from beltran! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). jd beltran!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips comes to the cage accompanied by Tarantula. Lee Phillips looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Decent 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Hector Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Phillips circles away quickly and effectively.
Phillips shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Munoz defends it nicely.
Munoz misses with a few strikes there.
Munoz throws a right hand that Phillips ducks under and follows up with a left that Phillips also avoids with ease.
Munoz misses with the combination.
Munoz misses with the combination.
Phillips fails with a takedown attempt.
Munoz throws a right and a left that Phillips avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munoz throws a right hand that Phillips ducks under and follows up with a left that Phillips also avoids with ease.
Munoz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Phillips.
Munoz tries to bum rush Phillips with a series of wild strikes but Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips scores with a takedown into Munoz's guard.
Phillips stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Munoz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Phillips is breathing heavily.
Phillips has gone for a leg lock! Munoz slips out almost immediately though and dives into Phillips's guard.
Munoz landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Munoz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Munoz trying to control the position from guard on top but Phillips is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Phillips manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Munoz wants to stand up but Phillips is controlling him.
Munoz is controlling Phillips's posture.
Phillips stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Munoz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Phillips has gone for a leg lock! Munoz slips out almost immediately though and dives into Phillips's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz throws a big right hand that misses.
Munoz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Phillips dives on top into guard.
Phillips tries to free his leg and advance position but Munoz is retaining full guard.
Munoz working a defensive guard here.
Phillips drops back, looking for a kneebar! Munoz looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Munoz looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Munoz!
Phillips taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips prevents Munoz from moving into mount.
Phillips tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Munoz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Munoz lands a decent elbow from side control.
Munoz stands up.
Munoz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No joy there for Munoz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Munoz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Phillips shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munoz moves into full guard.
Munoz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Munoz pulls Phillips in close to prevent any damage.
Munoz wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Phillips trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Munoz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Munoz wants to stand up but Phillips has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Munoz lands a nice short elbow.
Munoz drops an elbow to the side of Phillips's head.
Munoz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Munoz gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
A combination from Munoz does no damage.
Phillips shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Munoz is trying to defend but Phillips finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Munoz pushes Phillips off looking to stand but Phillips dives back in and keeps control.
Munoz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Phillips. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Phillips seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Munoz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Munoz wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is looking for a kimura here.
Phillips tries to pass the half guard into mount. Munoz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Phillips is working for a submission of some sort.
Phillips is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Munoz is just riding it out for now. Phillips eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Phillips is looking to pass Munoz's guard but actually Munoz recovers to full guard.
Phillips looking to sit in guard and control but Munoz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Munoz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Phillips works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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 Lee Phillips will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Munoz misses with a double jab.
Munoz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Munoz misses with a wild combination.
Munoz tries to bum rush Phillips with a series of wild strikes but Phillips uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Phillips showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Munoz.
Phillips drives through and clinches with Munoz against the cage.
Phillips wants the takedown. Munoz is fighting it off but Phillips persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Munoz's guard against the cage.
Phillips prevents Munoz from getting back to his feet.
Phillips trying to control the position from guard on top but Munoz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Phillips works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz has his hands clasped together around Phillips's back. He's all about the action.
Phillips seems to be looking for submissions.
Munoz won't allow Phillips to pass to mount.
Phillips trying to control the action but Munoz is working from the bottom.
Phillips prevents Munoz from improving his position.
Phillips is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Munoz sees it coming and defends easily.
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.
Phillips looking for a submission but Munoz manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Phillips postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Munoz is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Phillips, into his guard.
Munoz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips keeping moving, preventing Munoz from controlling successfully.
Munoz throws a big right hand that misses.
Munoz trying to control the position from guard on top but Phillips is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Munoz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Munoz chips away with some ground and pound.
Munoz tries to stand but Phillips is controlling from the bottom.
Phillips has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Munoz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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.
Phillips keeping full guard, as Munoz tries to pass.
Munoz preventing the sweep.
Munoz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Munoz wants to stand but Phillips has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Phillips is looking for a triangle here but Munoz uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lee Phillips.
I think Phillips has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Phillips!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rajin Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Raybould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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25
277 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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25
273 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rajin Hussain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Raybould!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raybould scores with a punch to the head.
Hussain misses with a looping left.
Raybould checks a leg kick.
Hussain fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Raybould keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hussain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raybould punishes Hussain's body with a nice straight punch.
Raybould closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hussain letting Raybould take a breather here.
Hussain wants a takedown.
Hussain is trying to break free.
Hussain goes for a takedown attempt but Raybould pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rajin Hussain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raybould scores with a body shot.
Hussain is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raybould thuds a left hand into Hussain's body.
Raybould jabs Hussain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Raybould cracks a nice hook into Hussain's ribs.
Raybould fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Raybould scores with a hook to the body. Hussain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hussain takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hussain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raybould dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kevin Raybould seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hussain takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Raybould moves into the clinch successfully.
Raybould lands a body punch.
Raybould slows down the pace here.
Raybould lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raybould.
A right hand to the body from Raybould.
A body shot lands from Raybould.
Raybould lands a hook that snaps the head of Hussain backwards.
Raybould lands a body shot.
Raybould throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hussains head.
A body shot lands from Raybould.
Raybould scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Raybould.
Raybould is pushing Hussain up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Raybould lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raybould dips a shoulder and cracks Hussain with a mighty uppercut! Hussain falls back against the cage and Raybould unloads with a barrage of strikes! Hussain is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Raybould screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Raybould!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butch Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Edward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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25
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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19
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Butch Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Edward!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed moves into the clinch successfully.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Reed.
Reed tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Edward just stands there and leans against the cage.
Edward tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reed smiles and moves away.
Edward throws a leg kick which misses Reed's front leg but catches the back leg as Reed tries to avoid it.
Ryan Edward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edward looks to score with a jab to the body but Reed is just out of range.
Reed wants to clinch up but Edward keeps it at a distance.
Reed shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Edward pinned against the cage. Edward gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Reed fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Butch Reed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reed throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Edward's waist but Edward gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Reed off to one side.
A combination from Edward does no damage.
Reed throws a left and a right that both miss
and Edward counters with a thumping low kick.
Edward tries to score with a low kick but Reed moves his leg out of the way.
Reed walks into a jab.
Edward lands with a right hand.
It looks like Butch Reed has been cut.
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!
Edward lands a left and a right that send Reed crashing to the mat, dazed. Edward thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Reed is rocked!
Reed is breathing heavily.
Edward finds Reed's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Reed flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Edward lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Reed will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryan Edward!
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