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Resistance 3: Seek and Destroy PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinton Jackson looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Quinton Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Jones!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jackson delivers a nice body kick.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jackson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Jackson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jackson is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
Jones decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jackson to his feet.
Jones throws a chopping leg kick but Jackson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jones lands with a cross.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Jones looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Jones pushes Jackson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson has Jones pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jackson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jackson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jackson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson 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.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jones wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Jones drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jones jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jackson looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Jones trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jackson's guard.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand but Jackson is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jackson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jackson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jackson tries to get out of the position.
Jackson is trying to keep Jones in close.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jones lands a couple of digs.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jones wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones wanted to stand there but Jackson had control of the position.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones stands up and waves to Jackson to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones stalks Jackson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jackson's face. Jackson staggers backwards, shaken.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones rushes Jackson and presses him up against the ropes.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones scores with a one two! Jackson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jones tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jackson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Quinton Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Jones.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Jones throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Jackson shoots in.
A nice combination there by Jones.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
Jones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jones lands in his opponent's guard.
Jones passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jackson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jones cracks Jackson with a big right hand but Jackson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jackson is looking for a sweep.
Jones in side control, throwing shots but Jackson defends.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jones trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.
Jones lands an elbow.
Jackson wants to control but Jones postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jackson!
Jones is landing with some decent strikes but Jackson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jones controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Jones 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jackson shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Roger Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones stalks Jackson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jackson's face. Jackson staggers backwards, shaken.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Jones lands a two punch combo.
Jackson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Jones shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs.
Jones shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jackson eats them both and turns towards Jones to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick from Jones lands but Jackson takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looks to land a combination. Jackson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Jackson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Quinton Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Jones.
Both fighters circling a little - Jones finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jones is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jones looks to land a combination. Jackson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jackson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jackson sprawls well. Jackson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jackson did well to prevent Jones getting side control.
Jackson is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow.
Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jones stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Jackson to get to his feet.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jones throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jones.
Jones thows a body kick. Jackson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jones.
Jones tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson gets a clinch.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jackson as Jones tries to tie him up.
Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jones tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Jones lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jackson doesn't seem phased though.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jackson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jones decides to stand back up. Jones steps back and let's Jackson get back to his feet.
Jones forces Jackson back against the ropes and clinches.
Jackson keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jackson's guard.
Jackson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between fred griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Lipkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, fred griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Lipkin!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
griffin lands a body shot.
griffin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
griffin misses with a series of wild punches.
griffin scores with a shot to the body.
griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lipkin manages to avoid it.
Lipkin blocks a head kick by griffin.
griffin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Alexander Lipkin has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
griffin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lipkin.
griffin takes a swing at Lipkin's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Lipkin.
griffin lands with a good body shot.
Lipkin looks gassed!
Lipkin throws a low kick but it's checked well by griffin.
fred griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lipkin dodges the punch combination from griffin.
Lipkin tries to clinch but griffin is having none of it.
griffin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lipkin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipkin shoots for a double leg takedown but griffin sprawls well. He's pushed Lipkin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lipkin avoids a punch combination nicely.
griffin scores with a decent looking hook.
griffin throws a head kick but Lipkin moves out of range.
Lipkin throws a head kick that misses.
Lipkin lands a nice leg kick that just misses griffin's sensitive parts.
Lipkin avoids a punch combination nicely.
griffin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
griffin throws a head kick that misses.
fred griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lipkin connects with a leg kick. griffin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
griffin throws a push kick but Lipkin slaps the foot to one side.
griffin throws a sloppy head kick
and Lipkin counters with a low kick, right behind griffin 's knee.
griffin throws a hook but Lipkin avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
griffin tries to bum rush Lipkin with a series of wild strikes but Lipkin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lipkin avoids a punch combination nicely.
griffin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
griffin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lipkin can pounce on him.
Lipkin lands a nice looking body kick.
Lipkin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
griffin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lipkin.
Lipkin lands with a nice body kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from griffin enables Lipkin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. griffin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lipkin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lipkin passes griffin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
griffin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lipkin on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin is looking to take a break and control but griffin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lipkin lands strikes from half guard.
griffin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if griffin tries to get out of the position.
Lipkin drops an elbow to the side of griffin's head.
Lipkin stalling.
Lipkin is trying to control. griffin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lipkin drops an elbow to the side of griffin's head.
Lipkin wants to control but griffin is keeping him busy.
griffin is in trouble now - Lipkin has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. griffin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lipkin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. griffin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lipkin lands a nice shot to the head.
Lipkin trying to control but griffin is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lipkin controlling his opponent.
Lipkin landing shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Lipkin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that fred griffin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Lipkin's cut.
That's time! griffin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lipkin shoots in and bounces griffin off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Lipkin is working griffin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lipkin is pushing down on griffin's leg trying to pass to half guard. griffin is fighting to maintain full guard but Lipkin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lipkin wants to lay and pray for a moment but griffin keeps working.
Lipkin wants to pass to mount but griffin is defending the position.
Lipkin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for griffin!
Lipkin content just to control the position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipkin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lipkin working griffin over with strikes here.
Lipkin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish griffin?
Lipkin landing strikes from the mount.
Lipkin breaks from griffin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lipkin unloading with bombs!
griffin wants to try and get back to his feet.
Lipkin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish griffin?
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!
Lipkin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lipkin working the ground and pound effectively.
Lipkin tries to control but griffin wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns griffin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lipkin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lipkin lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lipkin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lipkin lands a heavy elbow.
Lipkin raining down shots from the mount!
Lipkin dominating with strikes here.
Lipkin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lipkin cracks griffin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
griffin taking shots to the head.
Lipkin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin with good strikes from the mount here!
Lipkin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. griffin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lipkin lands a heavy elbow.
griffin squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The referee warns griffin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
griffin wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Lipkin content just to control the position here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lipkin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
griffin is in a horrible position here. Lipkin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lipkin is landing with some decent strikes but griffin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lipkin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lipkin lands a big elbow.
Lipkin lands a big elbow.
griffin taking shots to the head.
Lipkin lands a big shot there that rocks griffin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lipkin trying to control but griffin is having none of it.
Lipkin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice elbow there by Lipkin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Lipkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexander Lipkin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lipkin connects with a high kick.
griffin misses with a series of wild punches.
griffin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lipkin circles away quickly and effectively.
Lipkin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lipkin avoids the body shot from griffin.
Lipkin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
griffin is looking to wear down Lipkin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lipkin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lipkin throws a nice head kick!
Lipkin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with griffin, pushing him back against the ropes.
Lipkin breaks the clinch.
griffin throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
griffin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
griffin throws a head kick that misses
and Lipkin counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lipkin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lipkin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lipkin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
griffin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lipkin.
griffin gets tackled into the ropes by Lipkin. Lipkin maintains the clinch.
Lipkin misses with an elbow over the top.
griffin wants to break free but Lipkin has control.
Lipkin looking to stall.
Lipkin is trying to trip griffin. He has hold of a leg but griffin is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lipkin persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Lipkin forces his way into half guard.
Lipkin has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can griffin defend it? Lipkin steps over the head and cranks it - griffin is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Lipkin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alexander Lipkin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grant Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and terry tibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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190 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
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190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Grant Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, terry tibbs!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
tibbs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
tibbs scores with a decent looking hook.
Mitchell ducks right into an uppercut from tibbs.
tibbs throws a combination that misses
and Mitchell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell prevents tibbs from getting back to his feet.
Mitchell wanted to stand there but tibbs had control of the position.
tibbs wants to get back to his feet but Mitchell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
tibbs keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Grant Mitchell.
tibbs lands a jab to the head.
tibbs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mitchell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
tibbs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mitchell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
tibbs makes his way to full guard. A much better position for tibbs.
Mitchell thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
tibbs pushes Mitchell off and scrambles back to his feet.
tibbs misses with a double jab
and Mitchell counters with a nice double leg into side control. tibbs won't be happy with that.
tibbs is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mitchell asserts his dominance and retains side control.
tibbs is trying to improve his position.
tibbs wants to get back to his feet but Mitchell drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
tibbs is looking to reverse the position.
tibbs looks gassed!
tibbs holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
tibbs struggling a bit here.
tibbs is looking for a sweep.
Mitchell tries for a kimura but tibbs is defending well.
tibbs is trying to buck Mitchell off.
tibbs manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
tibbs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mitchell. 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 three minutes gone in the round.
tibbs decides to stand up.
tibbs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
tibbs throws a right and a left that both miss.
tibbs swinging wildly here.
tibbs lands with a nice combination. Mitchell backs away looking to recover.
A punch combination from tibbs misses.
tibbs misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mitchell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
tibbs throws a head kick that misses
and Mitchell moves into the clinch.
Mitchell can't break the clinch.
tibbs ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. tibbs no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
tibbs is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mitchell is controlling him.
tibbs is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
tibbs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
tibbs misses with the combination.
terry tibbs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
tibbs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
tibbs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mitchell slips a jab and a cross from tibbs.
tibbs throws a nice looking combination but Mitchell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
tibbs throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mitchell counters by moving into the clinch.
tibbs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitchell tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. tibbs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
tibbs looks to land a combination but Mitchell avoids it well.
Mitchell tries to clinch but tibbs moves away
and tibbs counters with a series of strikes. Mitchell will be more careful next time no doubt.
tibbs misses with a combination
and Mitchell moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but terry tibbs will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
tibbs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mitchell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mitchell misses with a knee strike.
Mitchell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite tibbs's efforts to push away.
tibbs fails to pull the fight into his guard.
tibbs breaks from the clinch.
tibbs looks to land a combination but Mitchell avoids it well.
tibbs falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mitchell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mitchell is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. tibbs gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
tibbs has hold of one of Mitchell's legs. Mitchell is fighting the takedown attempt but tibbs gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Mitchell is working an open guard so tibbs takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mitchell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from tibbs.
Good shot there by tibbs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
tibbs clobbers Mitchell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
terry tibbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
tibbs tries to bum rush Mitchell with a series of wild strikes but Mitchell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
tibbs misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
tibbs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mitchell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mitchell.
Mitchell tries a knee to the head but tibbs blocks it.
tibbs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
tibbs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
tibbs slaps away a takedown attempt from Mitchell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
tibbs swats away the attempt to clinch by Mitchell.
A punch combination from tibbs misses.
tibbs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mitchell circles away quickly and effectively.
tibbs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mitchell moves in looking to clinch but tibbs pushes him off.
No joy there for tibbs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
tibbs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mitchell.
tibbs throws a combination that misses
and Mitchell moves into the clinch.
tibbs jumps into guard, dragging Mitchell to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
tibbs wants to sweep but no luck.
Mitchell advances position into side control!
tibbs is trying to buck Mitchell off.
tibbs wants to control but Mitchell postures up.
Mitchell throws an elbow but tibbs slips to the side and avoids it well.
tibbs sneaks back into half guard.
Mitchell is sneakily working for an arm triangle but tibbs sees it coming and defends easily.
Mitchell trying to control from half guard but tibbs is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so tibbs is just riding it out for now. Mitchell eventually gives up the hold.
It looks like Mitchell is going to stand back up.
tibbs is looking for a sweep. Mitchell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mitchell is keen to just control but tibbs is a slippery customer.
tibbs is controlling Mitchell's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mitchell prevents tibbs from improving his position.
tibbs works his way to full guard. Good work.
Grant Mitchell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
tibbs has control of Mitchell's left arm, preventing Mitchell from doing any damage.
tibbs manages to escape and get back to his feet.
tibbs misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for tibbs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
tibbs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mitchell tries to clinch but tibbs moves away
and tibbs counters with a nice body shot.
tibbs misses with a double jab
and Mitchell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
terry tibbs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Mitchell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mitchell shoots in looking for a takedown but tibbs manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mitchell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
tibbs scores with a nice right hand.
Mitchell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
tibbs lands a lovely overhand right.
Mitchell is rocked!
tibbs lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
tibbs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mitchell circles away quickly and effectively.
tibbs misses with a double jab.
tibbs thows a left - swing and a miss!
tibbs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mitchell slips under a jab.
tibbs lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A lazy left from tibbs finds it's target.
A combination from tibbs does no damage.
tibbs misses with a combination
and Mitchell counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
tibbs breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for tibbs.
Grant Mitchell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
tibbs fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from tibbs.
terry tibbs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
tibbs tries to land a body kick
and Mitchell counters by moving into the clinch.
Mitchell connects with a knee to the head.
Mitchell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
tibbs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
tibbs throws a nice looking combination but Mitchell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mitchell fails with the takedown.
Mitchell slips a jab and a cross from tibbs.
tibbs misses with a hook. Mitchell ducked under it nicely.
tibbs misses with a two punch combination.
tibbs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mitchell is looking to clinch but tibbs is avoiding it.
tibbs misses with a left hand
and Mitchell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
tibbs has Mitchell pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. tibbs pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mitchell tumbling to the mat - tibbs dives into Mitchell's guard.
tibbs wants to stand but Mitchell is controlling his posture from full guard.
tibbs got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mitchell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, tibbs has managed to get both his arms back between Mitchell's legs - danger averted.
tibbs stands up from Mitchell's guard - tibbs perhaps looking for a knockout.
tibbs closes the distance and lands a one-two.
tibbs displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
tibbs might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
tibbs throws a leg kick
and Mitchell counters by clinching up.
Mitchell looking to throw knees to the head but tibbs is blocking nicely.
tibbs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell slips a jab and a cross from tibbs.
tibbs misses with a double jab
and Mitchell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mitchell looking to throw knees to the head but tibbs is blocking nicely.
tibbs lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
tibbs stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Mitchell tries to clinch up but tibbs circles away and keeps his distance.
tibbs scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big left from tibbs misses.
tibbs misses with a few strikes there.
Mitchell tries to clinch up but tibbs circles away and keeps his distance.
tibbs misses with a right hand
and Mitchell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mitchell.
tibbs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
tibbs throws a combination that misses
and Mitchell counters by moving into the clinch.
Mitchell working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
tibbs breaks from the clinch.
Mitchell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mitchell dodges the punch combination from tibbs.
tibbs circles away from the clinch attempt
and tibbs counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grant Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
terry tibbs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
tibbs misses with a two punch combination.
tibbs throws a head kick that misses.
tibbs lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
tibbs misses with a series of wild punches.
tibbs lands a nice shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right-left combo lands from tibbs.
tibbs scores with a head kick.
tibbs is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mitchell throws a sloppy head kick and tibbs moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
terry tibbs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got tibbs 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... terry tibbs!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brennan Bova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Wopat (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Brennan Bova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Wopat!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bova doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wopat counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wopat is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bova looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bova is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wopat pulls his head out easily.
Bova is looking to improve his position.
Bova is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wopat pulls his head out easily.
Wopat tries to stand and escape but Bova actually recovers to full guard.
Bova has his foot on Wopat's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wopat works his way back into a safe position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bova is looking to sinch up a triangle. Wopat throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Bova's body to avoid the submission. Bova has instead reached around Wopat's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Bova arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Brennan Bova!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jonny crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jonny crawford 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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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Christian Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, jonny crawford!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
crawford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Robinson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. crawford sprawls well initially but Robinson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Robinson stalling.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
crawford is trying to maintain the position but Robinson is very close to passing his half guard.
Robinson is pressing down on crawford's thigh, looking to free his foot. crawford is holding on for now.
Robinson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Christian Robinson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
crawford leaves Robinson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Robinson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and crawford counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
crawford slaps away a takedown attempt from Robinson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robinson shoots and misses
and crawford counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
crawford moves into the clinch successfully.
Robinson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but crawford pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for crawford.
crawford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robinson drops down looking for an ankle pick but crawford pulls his leg out and moves away.
Robinson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and crawford counters with a nice double leg into guard.
crawford postures up in Robinson's guard and throws a big left but Robinson blocks it.
crawford wants to pass the guard but Robinson is keeping the position.
crawfordis looking to pass into half guard but Robinson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Robinson is in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
crawford is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Robinson is controlling him.
Robinson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Robinson trying to control but crawford is working from the bottom.
Robinson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
crawford is controlling Robinson's posture.
Robinson looking to pass the guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Christian Robinson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Robinson shoots in for a double leg but crawford sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
crawford gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Robinson sneaks back into half guard.
crawford trying to control from half guard but Robinson is working away.
Robinson regains full guard. Nicely done.
crawford has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Robinson is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Robinson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Robinson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down crawford for as long as he can get away with.
Robinson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jonny crawford dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
crawford fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
crawford drives through and clinches with Robinson against the ropes.
Robinson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but crawford pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on crawford's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Robinson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
crawford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for crawford.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
crawford tries to pull guard but Robinson holds him up against the ropes and eventually crawford drops back down to his feet.
crawford throws a punch but it's blocked by Robinson.
Robinson has crawford pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. crawford manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
crawford wants to break the clinch but can't.
Robinson is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Robinson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
crawford is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Robinson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Robinson is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Robinson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
crawford is trying to keep Robinson in close.
Robinson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Robinson is in close to crawford's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Christian Robinson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Robinson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. crawford quickly recovers to half guard.
crawford is breathing heavily.
Robinson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Christian Robinson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
crawford tries for a takedown but Robinson circles away easily
and Robinson counters with a takedown into side control.
crawford is trying to escape the position but Robinson is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Christian Robinson.
crawford throws a leg kick that misses.
Robinson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Christian Robinson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
crawford trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robinson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for crawford!
Robinson controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Robinson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Robinson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Robinson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Robinson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Robinson landing strikes from the mount.
Robinson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
crawford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
crawford is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Christian Robinson.
crawford stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
crawford stuffs the takedown attempt from Robinson. Robinson gets slowly back to his feet.
Robinson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. crawford was covering up waiting for the punch and Robinson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Robinson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to free his leg and advance position but crawford is retaining full guard.
Robinson sitting in guard here, content to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Christian Robinson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Robinson gets the takedown into side control.
crawford tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Robinson controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson cracks crawford with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Robinson working the ground and pound.
Robinson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Robinson raining down shots from the mount!
Robinson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Robinson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Robinson working the ground and pound effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Robinson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Robinson 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Robinson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Friedrich Engels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Stig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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171 lbs
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185 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Friedrich Engels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, The Stig!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stig tries to clinch up
and Engels counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Engels.
Engels looking to sit in guard and control but Stig gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stig trying to control but Engels is working from the bottom.
Engels wants to sweep here but Stig controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Engels throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Engels looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Engels has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Stig off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Engels closes the distance and clinches.
Stig tries to land a knee to the head but Engels blocks with his arms.
Stig throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Engels jumps guard and drags Stig to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Engels on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Engels tries to get out of the position.
Stig trying to control but Engels is working from the bottom.
Engels looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stig is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Engels is working hard here to advance position.
Stig wants to control from the top but Engels keeps moving.
The Stig has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Engels shoots for a double leg takedown but Stig sprawls well. He's pushed Engels's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The Stig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stig closes the distance but Engels moves to the side
and Engels counters with a left to the body.
Stig tries to clinch
and Engels decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stig's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Stig is trying to control the position but Engels postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Engels is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Engels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Engels trying to control but Stig is working from the bottom.
Engels has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Engels wanted to stand there but Stig had control of the position.
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.
Friedrich Engels has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Stig tries to clinch up
and Engels counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Stig is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Engels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Friedrich Engels dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stig tries to clinch
and Engels counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Engels.
Stig lands a nice knee to the body.
Stig being controlled against the ropes.
Stig misses with a hook from the clinch.
Engels has hold of one of Stig's legs. Stig is fighting the takedown attempt but Engels gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Engels trying to control but Stig is working from the bottom.
Engels is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Engels wants to pass the guard but Stig is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Engels wants to stand and escape but instead Stig has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Stig postures up.
Stig trying to control the position from guard on top but Engels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Engels trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's two 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.
Engels trying to control the position.
Friedrich Engels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Engels is looking for a triangle but Stig pushes his legs off easily.
Engels is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stig defends well.
Engels wants to get back to his feet but Stig is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Engels keeping moving, preventing Stig from controlling successfully.
Stig postures up.
Stig trying to control but Engels is working from the bottom.
Engels has a closed guard, preventing Stig from standing up.
Engels pulls Stig in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Friedrich Engels wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Stig scoring well with a low kick there.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Engels.
Engels wants to stand but Stig has his arm trapped.
Stig is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Engels trying to control the pace.
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 Friedrich Engels will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Engels shoots in for a double leg but Stig sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Engels closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Engels is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Engels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stig keeps working.
Engels is thwarting Stig's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Engels wants to get back to his feet.
Stig has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Engels is working away from the top position though.
Engels stalling away here and it's allowed Stig to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two 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.
Engels is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Engels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stig swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Engels throws and elbow that misses. Stig uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Engels's guard. Nice move by Stig!
Stig engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stig doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Engels shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stig but Stig pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Engels closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stig to the mat! Stig manages to get full guard.
Stig not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Engels throws a strike but Stig rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Engels is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Engels striking off his back but it's not causing Stig any problems.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Engels is trying to control the position but Stig postures up.
Stig stays in close to Engels's body and controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Friedrich Engels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Engels, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Friedrich Engels!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naja Shankara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Marks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shankara's entrance music is Pow!. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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209 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Naja Shankara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Karl Marks!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marks shoots and misses
and Shankara counters with a nice double leg into side control. Marks won't be happy with that.
Marks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marks regains half guard there - taking advantage of Shankara's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks is trying to get back to full guard.
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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shankara pulls his head out easily.
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.
Marks is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shankara pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naja Shankara dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Marks shoots and misses
and Shankara decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Marks's guard.
Marks had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shankara defends it easily.
Shankara slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shankara is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Marks wants to improve his position but instead Shankara has moved into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks is not content to let Shankara control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shankara controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naja Shankara dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Marks has his takedown stuffed
and Shankara counters with a takedown into side control.
Marks tries to bench press Shankara off him but Shankara keeps the position.
Marks is not content to let Shankara control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks tries to bench press Shankara off him but Shankara keeps the position.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shankara wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marks keeps working.
Naja Shankara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Marks tries to buck Shankara off but Shankara is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Naja Shankara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shankara has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Naja Shankara!
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