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BCF 55: Ives vs Gracielo PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Pudziadowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Braga (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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280 lbs
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291 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mariusz Pudziadowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Roman Braga!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pudziadowski with a poor takedown
and Braga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pudziadowski fails with the takedown
and Braga connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Braga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pudziadowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Pudziadowski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Braga counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariusz Pudziadowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pudziadowski shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Braga manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pudziadowski advances to half guard.
Braga really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pudziadowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Braga keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudziadowski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pudziadowski keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Braga avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pudziadowski.
Pudziadowski prevents Braga from standing back up.
Pudziadowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Braga wants to get back to his feet.
Pudziadowski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pudziadowski throwing shots but Braga is blocking nicely.
Pudziadowski thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Braga to regain full guard.
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.
Pudziadowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pudziadowski throws a strike but Braga rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Braga has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pudziadowski is proving hard to escape from.
Pudziadowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudziadowski throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Pudziadowski wants to sweep but no luck.
Pudziadowski looking to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Braga stopping the sweep attempt from Pudziadowski.
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.
Braga in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Braga must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Braga wants to get up but he can't break Pudziadowski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pudziadowski wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mariusz Pudziadowski has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pudziadowski has his takedown stuffed
and Braga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roman Braga will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pudziadowski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Braga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Braga misses with a hook.
Braga digs a good body shot into Pudziadowski's ribs.
Pudziadowski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Braga counters with an inside leg kick.
Pudziadowski with a poor takedown
and Braga counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariusz Pudziadowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Braga wants to slow Pudziadowski down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudziadowski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Braga counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pudziadowski thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pudziadowski fails with the takedown
and Braga counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pudziadowski fails with the takedown
and Braga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pudziadowski misses with a takedown
and Braga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pudziadowski has his takedown stuffed
and Pudziadowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pudziadowski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Braga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pudziadowski avoids the body shot from Braga.
Pudziadowski shoots and misses
and Braga counters with a straight right hand.
Pudziadowski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Braga counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga is looking to chop away at Pudziadowski's legs.
Pudziadowski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Braga counters with a low kick, right behind Pudziadowski 's knee.
Pudziadowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Roman Braga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pudziadowski misses with a hook
and Braga counters with a right hand to the body.
Braga lands a nice shot to the body.
Braga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Braga lands a slapping body shot.
Braga tries to score with a low kick but Pudziadowski moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pudziadowski has his takedown stuffed
and Braga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Braga misses with a low kick as Pudziadowski jumps back.
Braga scoring well with a low kick there.
Braga works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pudziadowski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Braga counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Braga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Braga is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Braga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pudziadowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Braga misses with a hook.
Braga walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pudziadowski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Braga fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Braga swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pudziadowski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Braga's guard.
Braga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pudziadowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pudziadowski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Braga utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pudziadowski scoring with some ground and pound.
Braga avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Braga wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudziadowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pudziadowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Braga has wrist control.
Braga utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pudziadowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pudziadowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pudziadowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Braga swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pudziadowski looking to sit in guard and control but Braga gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Braga would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pudziadowski has his foot on Braga's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Braga works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braga wants to get up but he can't break Pudziadowski's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pudziadowski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudziadowski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Pudziadowski there.
Pudziadowski working over Braga with some ground and pound. Braga looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pudziadowski passes to full mount!
Pudziadowski won't let Braga get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Braga keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pudziadowski landing strikes from the mount and Braga is in trouble!
Mariusz Pudziadowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Braga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Pudziadowski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pudziadowski lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Braga is bucking up trying to escape but Pudziadowski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pudziadowski thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Pudziadowski fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pudziadowski lands with some strikes.
Pudziadowski punching from mount but Braga doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mariusz Pudziadowski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Braga has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 27:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Braga!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tj Lavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Blurry. Gareth Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Gareth Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tj Lavin!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a head kick but Lavin moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jones.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Lavin moved away.
Lavin blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Lavin moves out of range easily.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Lavin moves out of range easily.
Jones throws a solid leg kick but Lavin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jones.
Lavin blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Lavin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gareth Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones throws a body kick that misses.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavin blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gareth Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Lavin slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Lavin avoids the head kick by Jones.
Lavin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lavin lands in his opponent's guard.
Lavin pushes down on Jones's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lavin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lavin.
Jones tries to kick Lavin off but Lavin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lavin seems to be looking for submissions.
Lavin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. Lavin eventually gives up the hold.
Lavin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. Lavin eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones is trying to stand up here but Lavin is controlling him well.
Lavin is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Lavin.
Jones pushes Lavin off looking to stand but Lavin dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavin seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Jones is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tj Lavin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregory St Pierre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Granite 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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Dias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gregory St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre scores a takedown into full mount!
St Pierre throws some wild stikes that Dias manages to avoid easily.
St Pierre throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dias is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
St Pierre thowing shots but they're missing.
St Pierre connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
St Pierre throwing strikes here but Dias is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dias is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
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.
St Pierre working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dias is trying to stand.
Dias avoids a strike by St Pierre and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in St Pierre's guard! Fantastic escape!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
St Pierre wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Dave Dias just wasn't active enough.
St Pierre misses with a hook
and Dias counters with a stiff right hand.
St Pierre has his takedown stuffed
and Dias counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dias counters with a stiff right hand.
St Pierre with a poor takedown
and St Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dias avoids the body shot from St Pierre.
A shot to the body from St Pierre misses
and Dias counters with a straight right hand.
St Pierre fails with the takedown
and Dias counters with a straight right hand.
Dave Dias has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory St Pierre.
St Pierre with a poor takedown
and Dias counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dias lands a body shot.
St Pierre paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
St Pierre shoots and misses
and Dias counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre misses with a left hand
and Dias counters with a right hand to the body.
Dias is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
St Pierre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dias counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dias misses with a combination
so St Pierre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
St Pierre throws and elbow that misses. Dias uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in St Pierre's guard. Nice move by Dias!
Dias would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gregory St Pierre has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
St Pierre fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dias avoids it really well and circles away.
Gregory St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre fails with the takedown
and Dias cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gregory St Pierre will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
St Pierre doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dias counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
St Pierre looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dias preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St Pierre is working Dias over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
St Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
St Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St Pierre throws a strike but Dias rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
St Pierre looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on St Pierre, up you get!
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt
and Dias counters with a stiff right hand.
Dias will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St Pierre fails with the takedown
and Dias counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dave Dias has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory St Pierre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by St Pierre.
St Pierre in side control, throwing shots but Dias defends.
St Pierre working the ground and pound from side control.
Dias regains half guard, as St Pierre was trying to land strikes.
St Pierre thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dias to regain full guard.
St Pierre throws and elbow that misses. Dias uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in St Pierre's guard. Nice move by Dias!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
St Pierre shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. St Pierre showed some decent athleticism there.
St Pierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre lands strikes from half guard.
St Pierre controlling the action here.
Gregory St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looks to land a strike but Dias avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
St Pierre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
St Pierre throws and elbow that misses. Dias uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in St Pierre's guard. Nice move by Dias!
Dias has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of St Pierre is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dias gets to his feet. St Pierre looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gregory St Pierre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Dias's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
St Pierre swings widly with a right hand
and Dias counters with a series of strikes. St Pierre will be more careful next time no doubt.
St Pierre drives through with a takedown into guard.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Dias keeps moving.
St Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
St Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Dias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre prevents Dias from getting back to his feet.
Dias preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dias avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dias preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
St Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dias works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dias wants to stand but St Pierre is controlling the position.
Dias preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dias works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dias works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
St Pierre postures up in Dias's guard and throws a big left but Dias blocks it.
St Pierre controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dias working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Pierre.
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.
St Pierre thows a big elbow that misses.
Dias utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
St Pierre won't allow Dias to get back to his feet.
St Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
St Pierre lands a couple of elbows.
St Pierre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dias avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dias wants to stand and escape but St Pierre is having none of it.
St Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Dias blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory St Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got St Pierre 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory St Pierre!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sutton Ripley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blacko Mangetesmorts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ripley might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Danzig - Hand Of Doom. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White 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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Sutton Ripley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Blacko Mangetesmorts!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangetesmorts shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ripley is trying to defend but Mangetesmorts finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mangetesmorts is trying for a kimura here. Ripley looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Mangetesmorts wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Blacko Mangetesmorts!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Hellsing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Mcdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ian Mcdonald is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Hellsing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian Mcdonald!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hellsing throws a jab but it's blocked by Mcdonald.
Hellsing throws an off balance right hand
enabling Mcdonald to counter with a crisp jab.
Hellsing misses with a combination
and Mcdonald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mcdonald lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mcdonald lands with a right hand.
Mcdonald tries for a takedown but Hellsing sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hellsing takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mcdonald shoots in for a double leg but Hellsing sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Donk. Mcdonald catches Hellsing right on the button with a cross.
Mcdonald fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A lazy left from Hellsing finds it's target.
A jab from Mcdonald misses.
Mcdonald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hellsing moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellsing misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mcdonald counters with a stiff right hand.
Mcdonald with a poor takedown
and Hellsing connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frank Hellsing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Mcdonald.
Hellsing goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mcdonald gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hellsing counters with a crisp one two that drops Mcdonald! Hellsing thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Mcdonald to his feet! Mcdonald is in big trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcdonald slips a jab and a cross from Hellsing.
Hellsing stalks Mcdonald and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mcdonald's face. Mcdonald staggers backwards, shaken.
No luck for Mcdonald with that takedown attempt.
Hellsing swinging wildly here.
Hellsing misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald staying out of range there.
Mcdonald throws an off balance right hand
and Hellsing counters with a nice body shot.
Hellsing throws an off balance right hand
and Mcdonald counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hellsing misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hellsing connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mcdonald's hands.
Hellsing's corner calls for a 1-2. Hellsing obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hellsing lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hellsing misses the jab.
Hellsing misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Hellsing does no damage.
Mcdonald on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald slips a straight right by Hellsing.
Mcdonald getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mcdonald is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hellsing had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mcdonald shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hellsing but Hellsing pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No joy there for Hellsing, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mcdonald throws a series of punches but Hellsing avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Hellsing.
Mcdonald has his takedown stuffed
letting Hellsing counter with a right hand.
Frank Hellsing is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mcdonald moves out of range as Hellsing strikes.
Mcdonald dodges the punch combination from Hellsing.
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.
Mcdonald has his takedown stuffed
and Hellsing counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mcdonald looks gassed!
Mcdonald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hellsing throws a right hand that Mcdonald ducks under and follows up with a left that Mcdonald also avoids with ease.
Mcdonald lands a jab.
Mcdonald throws a poor cross that misses
and Hellsing counters with a stiff right hand.
Mcdonald is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hellsing is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mcdonald.
Hellsing looks to land a left hand but Mcdonald moved out of range nicely.
Mcdonald has his takedown stuffed
and Hellsing counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcdonald has his takedown stuffed
and Hellsing counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Hellsing dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hellsing.
Hellsing looks to score with a jab to the body but Mcdonald is just out of range.
Frank Hellsing is winning the standup battle so far.
Hellsing rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mcdonald moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mcdonald lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hellsing misses with a hook. Mcdonald ducked under it nicely.
Hellsing changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hellsing cracks Mcdonald with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mcdonald shoots in looking for a takedown but Hellsing manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mcdonald's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mcdonald shoots and misses
and Hellsing counters with a stiff right hand.
Hellsing takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mcdonald 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.
Hellsing misses with a two punch combination.
Hellsing throws an off balance right hand
and Mcdonald counters with a left and a right that stings Hellsing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcdonald throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hellsing keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mcdonald with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hellsing counters with a series of strikes. Mcdonald will be more careful next time no doubt.
Frank Hellsing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Mcdonald.
Mcdonald is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Hellsing misses.
Hellsing gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hellsing lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mcdonald circles away quickly and effectively.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mcdonald might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hellsing has got the better of the exchanges.
Mcdonald tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hellsing swivels and escapes.
Hellsing lands a head shot.
Mcdonald throws a right hand that misses
and Hellsing counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hellsing throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mcdonald counters with a shoot takedown. Hellsing fights it but they end up 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hellsing is looking to stand up but Mcdonald isn't so interested in that idea.
Mcdonald throws a big right hand that misses.
Mcdonald prevents Hellsing from getting back to his feet.
Hellsing pushes Mcdonald off and gets back to his feet.
Hellsing throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mcdonald counters with a straight right hand.
Mcdonald misses with a hook
and Hellsing counters with a three punch combo that has Mcdonald backing up. Mcdonald nods at Hellsing to acknowledge the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mcdonald.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mcdonald.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald shoots in but Hellsing avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hellsing misses with a hook. Mcdonald ducked under it nicely.
Mcdonald shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hellsing counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mcdonald slips a jab from Hellsing.
A big right from Mcdonald misses.
Mcdonald has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hellsing throws a series of punches but Mcdonald moves out of range.
Mcdonald waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hellsing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellsing misses with a looping left.
Hellsing misses with a combination
and Mcdonald counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hellsing is trying to stand up here but Mcdonald is controlling him well.
Hellsing avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mcdonald seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hellsing does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hellsing tries to kick Mcdonald off but Mcdonald keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hellsing blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald is keen to just control but Hellsing is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Hellsing dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mcdonald shoots in looking for a takedown but Hellsing manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mcdonald's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mcdonald slips under a jab from Hellsing.
Hellsing looks to land a combination but Mcdonald avoids it well.
Mcdonald lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hellsing misses with a double jab
and Mcdonald counters with a straight right hand.
Hellsing throws a combination that misses
and Mcdonald counters with a stiff right hand.
Hellsing defending well as Mcdonald loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcdonald shoots and misses
and Hellsing counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Hellsing, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hellsing throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcdonald will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Frank Hellsing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Mcdonald.
Hellsing falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mcdonald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mcdonald gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hellsing counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mcdonald misses with a straight left.
Mcdonald closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mcdonald lands in his opponent's guard.
Hellsing knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mcdonald on the ground.
Hellsing utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcdonald looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald is looking to work some ground and pound but Hellsing has wrist control.
Mcdonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Hellsing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mcdonald throwing strikes from guard but Hellsing blocks nicely.
Hellsing wants to stand but Mcdonald is controlling the position.
Mcdonald passes Hellsing's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mcdonald throwing shots but Hellsing is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hellsing's head.
Hellsing is refusing to be controlled, as Mcdonald sits in half guard.
Hellsing blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald controlling the action here.
Mcdonald stops Hellsing from getting back to his feet.
Mcdonald trying to mount his opponent but Hellsing defends it.
Mcdonald is trying to control the action in half guard but Hellsing is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hellsing wants to get back to his feet.
Mcdonald has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mcdonald wants to take a breather but Hellsing is having none of it.
Ian Mcdonald has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mcdonald swinging wildly here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hellsing rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Mcdonald counter with a right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Mcdonald.
Ian Mcdonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank Hellsing is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hellsing takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Mcdonald comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hellsing 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Hellsing!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bud Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mustaffa Spliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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175 lbs
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bud Haze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mustaffa Spliff!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spliff thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haze throws a lazy head kick
and Spliff counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spliff misses with a hook. Haze ducked under it nicely.
A leg kick checked by Spliff.
Spliff walks forward, straight into a front kick from Haze.
Haze is looking to clinch.
Bud Haze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haze tries to clinch
and Spliff connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haze closes the distance looking to clinch
and Spliff counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Haze's guard now.
Spliff throws and elbow that misses. Haze uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Spliff's guard. Nice move by Haze!
Haze tries to stand but Spliff is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze looking to pass the guard.
Spliff has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Haze wants to get up but he can't break Spliff's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Spliff can't keep his opponent in guard - Haze advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haze is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Spliff!
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.
Haze controlling his opponent.
Haze trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Haze gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Haze wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spliff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haze tries to clinch up
and Spliff counters with a left and a right that stings Haze.
Haze slips under a jab.
Haze throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Haze rushes Spliff and presses him up against the cage.
Spliff tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Haze smiles and moves away.
Bud Haze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haze tries to clinch up but Spliff circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze tries to clinch
letting Spliff counter with a right hand.
Haze wants to clinch but Spliff slips to the side
enabling Spliff to counter with a crisp jab.
Haze tries to clinch
and Spliff counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Haze tries to clinch but Spliff moves away
and Spliff counters with a nice uppercut.
Haze tries to clinch up
letting Spliff counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spliff lands with a hook. Haze tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Haze tries to clinch but Spliff moves away
and Spliff counters with a nice double leg into side control. Haze won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spliff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haze keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mustaffa Spliff dominated that round.
That's time! Haze's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Haze is looking to clinch but Spliff is avoiding it.
Spliff checks the leg kick nicely there.
Haze throws a push kick but Spliff slaps the foot to one side.
Spliff closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Spliff shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Haze defends it nicely.
Haze tries to clinch but Spliff moves away
and Spliff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haze tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Spliff counter with a right hand.
Spliff circles away from the clinch attempt
and Spliff counters with a stiff right hand.
Haze tries to clinch there but Spliff circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Spliff tries for a takedown but Haze sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Spliff circles away from the clinch attempt
and Spliff counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spliff keeps the fight on the outside.
Haze throws a low kick but Spliff avoids it.
Spliff checks a low kick from Haze.
Haze throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Haze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spliff. That did some damage!
Spliff takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Haze chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliff loads up on a big right hand but Haze slips the punch.
Haze tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spliff dips to his left and cracks Haze with an uppercut!
Haze gets a clinch.
Haze tries a knee to the head but Spliff blocks it.
Haze tries a knee to the head but Spliff blocks it.
Haze throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spliff blocks it with crossed arms.
Haze prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bud Haze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mustaffa Spliff.
Haze lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Haze.
Spliff is breathing heavily.
Spliff is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Spliff takes a knee right on the jaw!
Haze lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haze tries to land a knee to the head but Spliff blocks with his arms.
Haze throws a knee to the head but misses.
Haze with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Haze with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spliff is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Haze pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Haze crunches a lovely knee into Spliff's ribcage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Haze.
Haze throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spliff working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze tries a knee to the head but Spliff blocks it.
Spliff wants a takedown but no success here.
Haze is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Haze unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Haze putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Spliff in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Haze landing knees to the body.
Spliff is trying to break free.
Haze is pushing Spliff up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Haze tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spliff has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Spliff drops down looking for an ankle pick but Haze pulls his leg out and moves away.
Haze doesn't manage to clinch there - Spliff circles away.
A combination from Spliff does no damage.
Haze misses with an attempted mid kick.
Haze tries to close the distance and clinch but Spliff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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.
Haze looks to clinch
and Spliff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haze scores with a kick to the body.
Haze darts in trying to clinch
and Spliff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mustaffa Spliff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spliff checks a leg kick nicely.
Haze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spliff paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haze fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haze turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haze misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bud Haze dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Haze looks to clinch
and Spliff connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spliff takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Haze slips a jab from Spliff.
Spliff misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haze wants to clinch but Spliff slips to the side
and Spliff counters with a straight right hand.
Haze throws the kick towards the body but Spliff avoids it.
A jab from Spliff misses.
Spliff looks to throw the jab but Haze is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spliff throws a looping overhand right but Haze ducks down to avoid it.
Spliff checks a leg kick.
Spliff lands a jab-cross combination.
Haze closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Spliff counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze wants to clinch
and Spliff counters with a right hand to the body.
Haze keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spliff.
Haze tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Spliff counters with a straight right hand.
Haze tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Spliff manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spliff 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.
Nice cross by Spliff.
Haze tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Haze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spliff lands a jab-cross combination.
Haze looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Haze throws the kick towards the body but Spliff avoids it.
Haze fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spliff circles away from the clinch attempt
and Spliff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spliff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haze circles away quickly and effectively.
Haze tries to clinch but Spliff moves away
and Spliff cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spliff scores with a crisp jab that stopped Haze in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haze tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haze is looking to clinch but Spliff is avoiding it.
Spliff throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haze closes the distance but Spliff moves to the side
and Haze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spliff looks to land a left hand but Haze moved out of range nicely.
Haze is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haze gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Haze misses with a low kick.
That kick from Haze tenderised Spliff's leg. Spliff is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haze tries to clinch up
letting Spliff counter with a right hand.
Spliff circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haze throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Spliff moves out of range as Haze throws a body kick.
Haze slips a straight right by Spliff.
Spliff looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spliff lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Haze tries to clinch but Spliff is having none of it.
Spliff shoots and misses
and Haze counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mustaffa Spliff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Spliff has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mustaffa Spliff!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juha Valjakkala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepsi Max (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valjakkala's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, QOTSA--No One Knows. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Juha Valjakkala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pepsi Max!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valjakkala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Juha Valjakkala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valjakkala throws a leg kick which misses Max's front leg but catches the back leg as Max tries to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Valjakkala.
That kick from Valjakkala tenderised Max's leg. Max is trying to keep his angry face on.
Max looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Valjakkala!
Valjakkala is looking to get to half guard.
Valjakkala regains half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valjakkala is trying to maintain the position but Max is very close to passing his half guard.
Valjakkala on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Max is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Max is thwarting Valjakkala's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Max is trying to control the action in half guard but Valjakkala is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Valjakkala makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Valjakkala.
Max looking to sit in guard and control but Valjakkala gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Valjakkala throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Max works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Valjakkala with a flurry of punches that miss.
Valjakkala cracks Max with a solid left hand.
Valjakkala is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Max tries to strike from the bottom.
Max looking to hit a scissor sweep but Valjakkala is one step ahead there.
Valjakkala thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Valjakkala has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Valjakkala loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Valjakkala throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Valjakkala trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Valjakkala loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Valjakkala throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Max looking for a sweep. Not yet Max, not yet.
Valjakkala slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Max tries to buck Valjakkala off but Valjakkala is having none of it.
Valjakkala is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Max is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Max can't do much from the bottom here.
Valjakkala cracks Max with an elbow. That is naaassty.
It looks like Pepsi Max has been cut.
Max looks gassed!
Valjakkala wants to lay and pray for a moment but Max keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Max's face as Valjakkala controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valjakkala creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valjakkala lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Max down.
Valjakkala working the ground and pound from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Max can do anything to dispel that myth.
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!
Valjakkala working away.
Valjakkala scoring with punches from side control.
Valjakkala is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Max is trying to escape and Valjakkala transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Max is forced to tap! Nice work there by Valjakkala! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juha Valjakkala!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lars Hellstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lars Hellstrom could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Oliver Strong's 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lars Hellstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Strong!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hellstrom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strong.
Hellstrom lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hellstrom.
Strong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Strong scores with a shot to the body.
Strong misses with an uppercut
and Hellstrom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Strong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hellstrom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strong swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hellstrom counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strong. Hellstrom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hellstrom throws a shot from downtown. Strong moves away and avoids it.
Hellstrom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - Hellstrom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hellstrom throws a series of strikes that have Strong backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hellstrom.
Strong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hellstrom manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Hellstrom misses the target.
A lazy body kick from Hellstrom
enabling Strong to counter with a crisp jab.
Strong throws a hook to the side of Hellstrom's head but Hellstrom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Strong stuns Hellstrom with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Strong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hellstrom rather than just go for the knockout.
Strong swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hellstrom counters with a stiff right hand.
Strong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong throws a sloppy body shot
and Hellstrom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hellstrom misses with an uppercut.
Hellstrom walks into a jab.
Strong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hellstrom on the side of the head.
Hellstrom loads up on a big right hand but Strong slips the punch.
Strong loads up on a big right hand but Hellstrom slips the punch.
Hellstrom throws a chopping leg kick but Strong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Strong swings for the body but Hellstrom moves out of range.
Hellstrom works Strong's body with a nice hook.
Strong walks into a straight right hand from Hellstrom.
Hellstrom lands a right hook to the body.
Hellstrom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Strong misses the shot to the body.
Strong just misses with a punch to the body.
Strong misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hellstrom counters with a straight right hand.
Hellstrom tries to bum rush Strong with a series of wild strikes but Strong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hellstrom falls off balance throwing a combination
and Strong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hellstrom throws a right hand that Strong ducks under and follows up with a left that Strong also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strong lands a nice shot to the body.
Lars Hellstrom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hellstrom at a distance.
Strong throws a poor cross that misses
and Strong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Strong shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hellstrom defends it nicely.
Hellstrom throws a hook but Strong avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Hellstrom finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Strong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Strong takes one to the chin there.
Strong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hellstrom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strong throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hellstrom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Strong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hellstrom is out of range and Strong settles back down.
Strong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Strong misses the shot to the body.
Hellstrom is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hellstrom cracks the inside of Strong's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong throws a shot from downtown. Hellstrom moves away and avoids it.
Strong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hellstrom at a distance.
Strong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hellstrom was well out of range. Poor timing from Strong.
A low kick from Strong is predictable there
and Hellstrom counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big left from Strong misses.
Strong lands a slapping body shot.
Strong misses with a body shot.
Strong scores with a shot to the body.
Hellstrom keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Strong throws an overhand right that lands on Hellstrom's shoulder, as Hellstrom tries to avoid the shot.
Hellstrom scores with a leg kick.
Strong looks gassed!
Strong misses with a body shot.
Hellstrom jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hellstrom is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Strong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hellstrom.
Strong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jab, jab by Hellstrom - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hellstrom misses with a straight right.
Hellstrom scores with a leg kick.
Oliver Strong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hellstrom moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Strong misses with an uppercut. Hellstrom saw that one coming.
Hellstrom misses the jab.
Hellstrom feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Strongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strong dives in and grabs Hellstrom's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hellstrom pushes down on Strong's head and hops out.
Lars Hellstrom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Strong.
Strong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Strong is rocked!
Hellstrom drops Strong with a big left hand! Strong is injured, injured bad! Hellstrom jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lars Hellstrom!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Timberloke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessio Delvecchio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delvecchio has chosen Laura non c'e as his entrance music. Alessio Delvecchio has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Justin Timberloke's chin.
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210 lbs
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224 lbs
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Timberloke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Alessio Delvecchio!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delvecchio misses with a hook to the body
and Timberloke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Delvecchio throws a right hand that misses
and Timberloke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Delvecchio misses with a jab to the body
and Delvecchio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Timberloke tries to clinch there but Delvecchio circles away.
Timberloke moves into the clinch.
Timberloke misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Delvecchio's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Timberloke working aggressively here.
Timberloke has a couple of punches blocked by Delvecchio.
Timberloke stalling.
Delvecchio wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Delvecchio wants to break the clinch but can't.
Timberloke stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Timberloke keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Delvecchio's efforts to push away.
Timberloke lands a right hand.
Timberloke slowing the pace effectively.
Timberloke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Delvecchio blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timberloke throws a head punch that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Timberloke.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Timberloke.
Timberloke misses with the head strike.
Timberloke is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Delvecchio.
Delvecchio is trying to force a seperation but Timberloke has the dominant position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Timberloke takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Timberloke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Delvecchio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Timberloke slows down the pace here.
Delvecchio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Delvecchio avoids a wild elbow strike from Timberloke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A short right from Timberloke.
Timberloke stalls.
Timberloke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Delvecchio tries to break free but Timberloke pushes him back against the cage.
Timberloke lands a right hand.
A frustrated look appears on Delvecchio's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Delvecchio blocks an uppercut.
Timberloke works on Delvecchio's body with a couple of short punches.
Timberloke lands with a light punch inside.
Timberloke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Timberloke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Timberloke misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Timberloke fails to land.
Timberloke has a couple of punches blocked by Delvecchio.
Timberloke keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Delvecchio's efforts to push away.
Delvecchio takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timberloke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Timberloke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Timberloke lands a nice elbow.
Delvecchio is rocked!
It looks like Alessio Delvecchio has been cut.
Timberloke keeps control of Delvecchio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Delvecchio is still on wobbly legs! Can Timberloke finish him?
Delvecchio being controlled against the cage.
Timberloke scores with a hook to the body.
Delvecchio seems to have recovered his senses.
Delvecchio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Timberloke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Delvecchio moves away.
Delvecchio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Timberloke counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Delvecchio looks gassed!
Timberloke lands a right hand.
Timberloke slows down the pace here.
Timberloke misses with a punch on the inside.
Delvecchio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timberloke tries to throw a body punch but Delvecchio avoids it by throwing Timberloke back against the cage.
Timberloke working aggressively here.
Timberloke keeps control of Delvecchio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Delvecchio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Timberloke prevents Delvecchio from breaking the clinch.
Timberloke has Delvecchio pushed against the cage.
Delvecchio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Timberloke.
Delvecchio wants to get back to striking at distance but Timberloke won't allow it.
Timberloke lands a hook that snaps the head of Delvecchio backwards.
Timberloke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Timberloke.
Timberloke misses with an elbow strike.
Timberloke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Delvecchios head.
Timberloke lands a nice shot to the body.
Timberloke working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Timberloke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alessio Delvecchio's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Delvecchio throws an off balance right hand
letting Timberloke counter with a right hand.
Timberloke stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Delvecchio misses the body punch
and Timberloke counters with a stiff right hand.
Timberloke misses with a body shot.
Timberloke connects with a looping right hand.
Timberloke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Delvecchio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Delvecchio swings widly with a right hand
and Timberloke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Delvecchio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Timberloke counters with a left to the body.
Delvecchio misses with a hook
and Timberloke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Delvecchio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Timberloke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Delvecchio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Timberloke counters with a nice body shot.
Timberloke cracks Delvecchio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Timberloke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Delvecchio.
Delvecchio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Timberloke counters with a nice uppercut.
Delvecchio is breathing heavily.
Delvecchio misses the body punch
and Timberloke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Delvecchio.
Delvecchio swings widly with a right hand
and Timberloke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Delvecchio walks into a left hand.
Delvecchio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Timberloke counters with a nice uppercut.
Timberloke gets a clinch.
Timberloke misses with an elbow strike.
Timberloke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Delvecchio backwards.
Timberloke misses with a punch on the inside.
Timberloke throws a punch but it's blocked by Delvecchio.
Timberloke presses Delvecchio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Timberloke throws a knee to the head but misses.
Timberloke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Timberloke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Timberloke.
Timberloke lands a nice uppercut.
Timberloke cracks Delvecchio with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timberloke pressing his opponent against the cage.
Timberloke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Delvecchios head.
Timberloke leaning his opponent against the cage.
Timberloke seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Timberloke lands a nice shot to the body.
Timberloke stalling in the clinch.
Timberloke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Timberloke lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Delvecchio.
Delvecchio wants to get back to striking at distance but Timberloke won't allow it.
Timberloke effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delvecchio can't break the clinch.
Timberloke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Timberloke lands a body punch.
A short right from Timberloke.
Timberloke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Timberloke - that landed with a thud.
Timberloke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Timberloke.
Delvecchio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Timberloke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Justin Timberloke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Timberloke lands a body punch.
Timberloke stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timberloke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Timberloke throws a head punch that misses.
Timberloke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Timberloke lands a hook that snaps the head of Delvecchio backwards.
Timberloke looking to stall.
Timberloke lands a nice uppercut.
Delvecchio avoids a wild elbow strike from Timberloke.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Timberloke.
Delvecchio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Delvecchio throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Timberloke to counter with a crisp jab.
Timberloke takes a swing at Delvecchio's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Timberloke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alessio Delvecchio's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Timberloke closes the distance and clinches.
Timberloke creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Timberloke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Delvecchio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Timberloke throws a head punch that misses.
Delvecchio blocking some punches.
Delvecchio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Timberloke misses with a punch on the inside.
Delvecchio is trying to break the clinch but Timberloke is controlling him.
The referee calls for Timberloke to work.
Timberloke scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Timberloke throws a knee to the head but misses.
Delvecchio tries to break free but Timberloke pushes him back against the cage.
Timberloke effectively controlling the action here.
Timberloke working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delvecchio is trying to break the clinch but Timberloke is controlling him.
Timberloke drops Delvecchio with a big knee straight up the middle! Delvecchio is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Timberloke drops Delvecchio with a big left hand! Delvecchio is injured, injured bad! Timberloke jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Timberloke!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Ives (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvaro Gracielo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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302 lbs
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360 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Ives!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Alvaro Gracielo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Ives. Those never looked like landing.
Ives misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracielo.
Some wild striking there from Ives.
Johnny Ives seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracielo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gracielo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ives counters with a right hand to the body.
Gracielo looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ives connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Gracielo tumbling to the canvas! Ives pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Gracielo was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johnny Ives!
Johnny Ives retains his super heavyweight title!
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