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2009 LHW Grand Prix - 3rd Rnd. PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bacardi Breezer (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 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bacardi Breezer!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz has managed to clinch.
Breezer throws an elbow but it misses.
Diaz stalling in the clinch but Breezer improves position.
Diaz fails to pull guard.
Breezer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Diaz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Diaz can't get the takedown.
Breezer looking to stall.
Breezer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Breezer throws an elbow but misses.
Breezer lands a nice elbow.
Breezer drags the fight down to the ground.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Breezer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz is working hard here to advance position.
Diaz connects with a couple of short punches.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Breezer keeps moving.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Breezer is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breezer is pulling down on Diaz's head. It's preventing any offense from Diaz, at least for the moment.
Diaz won't allow Breezer to sweep him here.
Diaz trying to control but Breezer is working from the bottom.
Diaz wants to stand but Breezer is controlling his posture from full guard.
Breezer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Diaz wants to hold on but Breezer pushes him away.
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.
Breezer thowing shots but they're missing.
Diaz is trying desperately to improve position.
Breezer is landing with some decent strikes but Diaz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Diaz is rocked!
Breezer wants to finish this one by submission but Diaz is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Breezer.
Oh Diaz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to reverse the position but Breezer maintains control.
Breezer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Diaz is looking to escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Breezer goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Diaz turns into him and now he's in Breezer's guard.
Breezer looks gassed!
Diaz trying to control but Breezer is working from the bottom.
Diaz seems to have got his legs back now.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.
Diaz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Breezer can't keep his opponent in guard - Diaz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Diaz trying to control from half guard but Breezer is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking for a kimura here.
Breezer is trying to stand back up but Diaz is controlling him
Diaz is looking to advance position but Breezer won't allow it.
Breezer gets full guard.
Breezer working for a triangle but Diaz defends it easily.
Diaz pushes down on Breezer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Breezer tries to roll over but Diaz keeps him under control.
Diaz is thwarting Breezer's attempts to control the position.
Diaz is keen to just control but Breezer is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz prevents Breezer from improving his position.
Breezer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Diaz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Diaz has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Breezer defend it? Diaz steps over the head and cranks it - Breezer is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Diaz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eddie Diaz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raf Leona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Raf Leona has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Raf Leona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Fernando Batista!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Leona.
Batista changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Leona looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Batista tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Batista tries for a kimura but Leona is defending well.
Batista has hold of Leona's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Leona seems comfortable defending it but Batista has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Leona is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Leona is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Batista couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fernando Batista!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Atushi Kobata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Churchill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Churchill comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hold it now Hit it--Beastie Boys kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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, Atushi Kobata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Winston Churchill!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Churchill looks for a takedown but Kobata sprawls well.
Kobata wants to clinch.
Kobata moves in looking to clinch but Churchill pushes him off.
Churchill shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kobata as he avoids it easily.
Kobata wants to clinch.
Kobata has Churchill up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kobata looking to throw knees to the head but Churchill is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Churchill with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Churchill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kobata has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kobata prevents Churchill from breaking the clinch.
Kobata lands a nice knee to the body.
Kobata unloads a knee to the mid-section. Churchill lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Churchill looks gassed!
Kobata with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kobata looking to stall.
Kobata tries to land a knee to the head but Churchill blocks with his arms.
Kobata lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Churchill looking to throw knees to the head but Kobata is blocking nicely.
Churchill misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobata blocks the elbow strike.
Kobata scores with a knee to the head.
Churchill misses with a knee strike.
Kobata with a knee to the head.
Churchill with a knee to the head.
Churchill is trying to break the clinch but Kobata has him pressed against the ropes.
Churchill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kobata misses with a knee strike.
Kobata lands an elbow inside.
Kobata tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Churchill missing with knees to the body.
Churchill makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Churchill scores with a hook to the body.
Churchill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kobata backwards.
Kobata prevents a takedown attempt there.
Atushi Kobata has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Winston Churchill.
Churchill avoiding damage as Kobata throws knees to the body.
Churchill has Kobata pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Kobata manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Churchill throws a knee to the head but misses.
Churchill pushes off an throws an elbow but Kobata leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Churchill pulls guard successfully.
Churchill looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kobata is one step ahead there.
Churchill has his foot on Kobata's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kobata works his way back into a safe position though.
Churchill 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.
Kobata working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Churchill is looking for a triangle but Kobata pushes his legs off easily.
Churchill keeping moving, preventing Kobata from controlling successfully.
Churchill preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kobata stands and steps away. Churchill gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kobata throws a head kick that Churchill semi-blocks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kobata.
Churchill fails with the takedown
and Kobata counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Churchill circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kobata looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Atushi Kobata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Churchill darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Churchill works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobata defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Churchill.
Kobata is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Churchill locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Kobata is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Winston Churchill!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milan Hosak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Zieniek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Zieniek is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Milan Hosak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Zieniek!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hosak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zieniek shoots in for a takedown but Hosak shows good takedown defense.
Zieniek shoots in and bounces Hosak off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Zieniek looks gassed!
Hosak lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zieniek!
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.
Zieniek wants to control but Hosak is having none of it.
Zieniek is trying to escape the mount.
Hosak connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hosak lands a big shot there that rocks Zieniek but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hosak lands with some strikes.
Zieniek is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hosak lands a big elbow.
Zieniek is still in real trouble! Can Hosak finish him?
Hosak working the ground and pound effectively.
Zieniek is squirming around, avoiding Hosak's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosak is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Zieniek can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hosak with a couple of short strikes.
Zieniek is looking to get to half guard.
Hosak avoids the attempt from Zieniek to control.
Zieniek is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hosak is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hosak landing strikes from the mount.
Hosak landing shots from mount.
Zieniek bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Zieniek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hosak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zieniek seems to have recovered his senses.
Hosak looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hosak wants to sweep but no luck.
Hosak doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Zieniek stopping the sweep attempt from Hosak.
Hosak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zieniek trying to control the position from guard on top but Hosak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hosak holds on and takes a little breather.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hosak throws a shot from downtown. Zieniek moves away and avoids it.
Hosak scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hosak.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hosak cracks Zieniek with a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zieniek manages to get back to half guard.
Zieniek landing rabbit punches to the side of Hosak's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Zieniek is trying to maintain the position but Hosak is very close to passing his half guard.
Hosak looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hosak thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zieniek manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Zieniek darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hosak tries to get to full guard but Zieniek has control of the leg.
Hosak is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zieniek's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zieniek's back!
Zieniek tries to escape the position.
Hosak tries to get the hooks in deep but Zieniek pushed the leg off.
Hosak connects with a big shot to the side of Zieniek's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zieniek grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Hosak lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Zieniek is trying to stand back up.
Zieniek rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Zieniek tries to kick Hosak off but Hosak keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hosak working Zieniek over with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ground and pound from Hosak.
Zieniek wants to control but Hosak is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hosak wants to control but Zieniek is keeping him busy.
Hosak looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zieniek is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hosak lands a nice short elbow.
Zieniek wants to control but Hosak is keeping busy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hosak is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Zieniek is refusing to be controlled, as Hosak sits in half guard.
Zieniek manages to get to full guard.
Zieniek wants to sweep here but Hosak controlling him for the moment.
Zieniek wants to stand up but Hosak is controlling him.
Zieniek is trying to keep Hosak in close.
Hosak lands a couple of digs.
That's six 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zieniek misses with a takedown
and Hosak counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Zieniek's guard now.
Zieniek working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hosak.
Zieniek working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hosak doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hosak manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zieniek lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hosak!
Zieniek working for a submission but Hosak is keeping him at bay.
Hosak is desperately trying to improve his position but Zieniek has a good base and remains in mount.
Zieniek with good strikes from the mount here!
Hosak really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Zieniek with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hosak is trying desperately to improve position.
Zieniek breaks from Hosak's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Zieniek prevents Hosak from getting the reversal.
Hosak tries to hold on but Zieniek pushes him away.
Zieniek landing strikes from the mount.
Hosak slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hosak tries to roll over but Zieniek keeps him under control.
Zieniek seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hosak does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hosak punching from the bottom.
Hosak is defending against the submission attempts here by Zieniek.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hosak trying to get back to full guard but Zieniek takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Zieniek cracks Hosak with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Zieniek with good strikes from the mount here!
Zieniek goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hosak turns into him and now he's in Zieniek's guard.
Zieniek keeping moving, preventing Hosak from controlling successfully.
Zieniek bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hosak's guard.
Hosak throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hosak is working an open guard so Zieniek takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
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!
Hosak slips a jab and a cross from Zieniek.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hosak cracks Zieniek with an open hand slap.
Hosak scores a takedown into full mount!
Hosak is landing with some decent strikes but Zieniek is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hosak putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Zieniek is looking to get to half guard.
Hosak is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zieniek is working to get back to half guard.
Hosak lands a big shot there that rocks Zieniek but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hosak in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Hosak.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BOOM! Hosak connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hosak with shots to the head and body - Zieniek looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hosak landing strikes from the mount and Zieniek is in trouble!
Hosak scoring with strikes but Zieniek is staying in there.
Zieniek gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milan Hosak dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Zieniek slips under a jab.
Hosak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A big left from Hosak misses.
Zieniek slips a jab from Hosak.
Nice takedown defense from Zieniek. No joy for Hosak on that attempt.
Hosak misses the jab.
Hosak waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Zieniek.
Zieniek stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milan Hosak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hosak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hosak shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zieniek as he avoids it easily.
Hosak misses the jab.
Hosak throws a looping overhand right but Zieniek ducks down to avoid it.
Zieniek cracks Hosak with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hosak lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hosak scores a takedown into full mount!
Zieniek can't escape the position.
Zieniek is breathing heavily.
Hosak has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zieniek's face.
BOOM! Hosak connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hosak with a couple of short strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Hosak unloading with bombs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosak landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hosak postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Zieniek looks a forlorn figure.
Hosak cracks Zieniek with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hosak lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hosak scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zieniek?
Zieniek really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Milan Hosak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zieniek is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hosak landing punches.
Hosak with good strikes from the mount here!
Hosak lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Zieniek is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hosak has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zieniek's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hosak landing punches.
Hosak looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Zieniek is bucking up trying to escape but Hosak cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Zieniek throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Hosak trying to control but Zieniek is having none of it.
Zieniek tries to lock up and control but Hosak gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hosak scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hosak sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hosak won't let Zieniek get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hosak tries to control but Zieniek wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Hosak.
Hosak punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Hosak.
Hosak with shots to the head and body - Zieniek looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hosak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zieniek can do to turn this around?
Hosak looking to control but Zieniek is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hosak landing punches.
Hosak lands a nice shot to the head.
Zieniek taking shots to the head.
Hosak avoids the attempt from Zieniek to control.
Hosak looking to control but Zieniek is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zieniek manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Zieniek pushes Hosak off looking to stand but Hosak dives back in and keeps control.
Zieniek is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zieniek is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosak keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hosak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zieniek keeps working.
Hosak prevents Zieniek from improving his position.
Hosak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zieniek keeps working.
Zieniek works his way to full guard. Good work.
Zieniek is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hosak tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Zieniek tries to stand but can't do so whilst Hosak controls his leg.
Hosak is trying to get back to full guard.
Hosak missing with punches from the bottom.
Zieniek is trying to control the action in half guard but Hosak is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hosak manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hosak looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zieniek postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zieniek throws a series of punches but Hosak avoids them all with ease.
Zieniek works over Hosak's head and body with a nice combination.
Hosak scores with a hook to the body. Zieniek takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hosak throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zieniek counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zieniek.
Hosak wants to sweep here but Zieniek controlling him for the moment.
Hosak managing to control the position.
Hosak trying to keep a closed guard but Zieniek is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hosak is on top in guard.
Zieniek not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hosak pushing down on Zieniek's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Zieniek punching from the bottom.
Hosak slows the pace down in half guard.
Zieniek pushes Hosak off looking to stand but Hosak dives back in and keeps control.
Zieniek trying to control here.
Nice strikes from Hosak there.
Hosak lands strikes from half guard.
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!
Zieniek punching from the bottom.
Hosak lands strikes from half guard.
Zieniek is staying active underneath Hosak, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hosak passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Zieniek!
Hosak scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hosak avoids the attempt from Zieniek to control.
Zieniek is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Zieniek is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Zieniek wants to hold on but Hosak pushes him away.
Zieniek is squirming around, avoiding Hosak's attempts to control the action.
Zieniek is looking to get to half guard.
Hosak tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hosak working the ground and pound effectively.
Hosak connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hosak looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hosak landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's eight 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.
Zieniek working to try and regain half guard.
Zieniek throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hosak. What's that going to do exactly?
Zieniek is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zieniek really wants to buck Hosak off and get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hosak cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hosak avoids the attempt from Zieniek to control.
Hosak lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Zieniek is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Zieniek that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hosak looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hosak trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zieniek is trying to escape the mount.
Hosak trying to control but Zieniek is having none of it.
Zieniek is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hosak pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hosak lands a big shot there that rocks Zieniek but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hosak landing shots from mount.
Michael Zieniek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hosak lands a big shot there that rocks Zieniek but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
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!
Zieniek can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Milan Hosak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hosak 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Milan Hosak!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Milan Hosak!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Milan Hosak!
Milan Hosak wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sven Torsk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diomedes Panagiotis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torsk comes to the ring accompanied by Hammer Fall - Hearts on Fire. Diomedes Panagiotis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sven Torsk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Diomedes Panagiotis!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panagiotis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Panagiotis is looking to take a break and control but Torsk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Panagiotis taking a breather here.
Panagiotis wants to control but Torsk is keeping him busy.
Torsk is trying to get back to half guard.
Panagiotis works to advance to full mount. Torsk defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Panagiotis looking to secure an arm triangle but Torsk defends it well.
Panagiotis controlling the pace for now.
Torsk is squirming around, avoiding Panagiotis's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panagiotis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Panagiotis throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Panagiotis is trying to take his opponent's back.
Panagiotis has hold of Torsk's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Torsk manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Panagiotis working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Panagiotis looks gassed!
Torsk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Panagiotis unloads with some shots from mount but Torsk bucks and avoids them well.
Torsk tries to reverse the position but Panagiotis maintains control.
Panagiotis working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torsk tries to hold on but Panagiotis pushes him away.
Panagiotis controlling from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Torsk is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Panagiotis is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Torsk has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Torsk tries to hold on but Panagiotis postures up.
Torsk squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Torsk working to try and regain half guard.
Panagiotis looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torsk wants to control but Panagiotis is having none of it.
Panagiotis working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Torsk looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Panagiotis! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Diomedes Panagiotis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glad Tihata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ross might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Killing in the Name of (Remix). Glad Tihata has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stan Ross's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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, Stan Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Glad Tihata!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross has managed to clinch.
Tihata is pressed up against the ropes. Ross has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tihata down to the mat. Tihata avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ross fails with a takedown attempt.
Ross shoots in and drives through. Tihata sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ross tries to keep at a distance but Tihata has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tihata using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ross is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ross prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tihata landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tihata landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tihata digs a right hand underneath Ross's ribcage. Ross let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ross is breathing heavily.
Ross tries to pull guard but Tihata won't allow it.
Tihata manages to break the clinch.
Tihata shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ross's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tihata working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ross's head.
Ross keeping full guard, as Tihata tries to pass.
Tihata stands and steps away. Ross gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tihata tries to bum rush Ross with a series of wild strikes but Ross uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tihata shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross wants to get back to his feet but Tihata is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
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.
Tihata pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ross is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ross wants to get back to his feet but Tihata is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tihata stands up from Ross's guard - Tihata perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tihata forces Ross back against the ropes and clinches.
Tihata unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ross lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tihata escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tihata clinches with his opponent.
Tihata has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ross regains guard immediately.
Tihata postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tihata should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ross has a closed guard, preventing Tihata from standing up.
Ross wants to stand but Tihata is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tihata loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tihata has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ross is proving hard to escape from.
Ross trying to keep a closed guard but Tihata is proving a slippery customer.
Tihata showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Tihata has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tihata wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tihata throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ross blocks it with crossed arms.
Tihata missing with knees to the body.
Tihata stalling in the clinch.
Ross drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tihata gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tihata keeps control of Ross as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tihata stops a takedown attempt from Ross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tihata breaks the clinch.
Ross shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ross was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ross controlling his opponent.
Tihata is desperately trying to improve his position but Ross has a good base and remains in mount.
Ross can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tihata is looking to escape.
Tihata is trying to escape the mount.
Ross postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tihata looks a forlorn figure.
Ross wants to control the pace but Tihata is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tihata is looking to get to half guard.
Tihata regains half guard.
Ross prevents Tihata from standing back up.
Tihata is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ross's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ross's back!
Tihata is trying to stick to Ross's back but Ross is turning into Tihata. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Tihata's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ross.
Tihata can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ross controls the pace.
Tihata has his feet on Ross's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ross closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tihata breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ross with a poor takedown
and Tihata counters with a nice body kick.
Ross tries for a takedown but Tihata circles away easily
and Tihata counters with a series of strikes. Ross will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tihata drives through and clinches with Ross against the ropes.
Tihata manages to break the clinch.
Tihata darts in trying to clinch
and Ross holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tihata looking to stall.
Tihata with a knee to the head.
Ross wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tihata stops a takedown attempt from Ross.
Tihata has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ross is trying to keep an underhook but Tihata manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Tihata trying to control from half guard but Ross is working away.
Tihata working Ross over with strikes.
Tihata looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ross with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tihata working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
It looks like Tihata is going to stand back up.
Ross wants to control but Tihata is keeping busy.
It looks like Tihata is going to stand back up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tihata looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ross with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tihata takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ross is rocked!
Tihata decides to stand up.
Oh Ross is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tihata has a takedown stuffed.
Tihata throws a head kick but Ross moves out of range.
Ross seems to have got his legs back now.
Ross tries to keep at a distance but Tihata has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ross breaks from the clinch.
Tihata thuds a left hand into Ross's body.
A right-left combo lands from Tihata.
Tihata closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ross counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tihata is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ross shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tihata as he jumps to the side.
Ross wants to clinch but Tihata slips to the side
and Tihata counters by moving into the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Ross to work.
Tihata escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ross closes the distance and clinches up with Tihata, looking for a takedown. Ross pushes Tihata against the ropes but Tihata circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tihata shoots in but no luck this time.
Ross has his takedown stuffed
and Tihata counters by clinching up.
Tihata gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ross.
Ross wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tihata has picked Ross up - he's going for a ride! Tihata dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ross wants to control but Tihata is keeping busy.
Tihata is trying to control the action in half guard but Ross is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tihata stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Ross to get to his feet.
Tihata wants to clinch but Ross slips to the side
and Ross counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ross tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tihata smiles and moves away.
Tihata tries to close the distance and clinch but Ross swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ross tries to clinch but Tihata moves out of range.
Ross closes the distance and clinches up with Tihata, looking for a takedown. Ross pushes Tihata against the ropes but Tihata circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tihata shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ross as he avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good work by Tihata as he checks the leg kick.
Tihata wants to clinch
and Ross counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ross.
Ross has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Ross looking to sit in guard and control but Tihata gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tihata's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tihata has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ross is on top in guard.
Ross is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ross scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ross wants to control from the top but Tihata keeps moving.
Ross tries to stand but Tihata is controlling from the bottom.
Ross wants to pass the guard but Tihata is keeping the position.
Ross trying to control the position from guard on top but Tihata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tihata wants to stand and escape but Ross is having none of it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Ross darts in and clinches Tihata up against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tihata lands a knee to the head.
Ross breaks the clinch.
Glad Tihata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tihata shoots in but no luck this time.
Ross tries to keep at a distance but Tihata has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tihata trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glad Tihata dominated that 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tihata rushes Ross and presses him up against the ropes.
Tihata prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tihata breaks from the clinch.
Ross wants to clinch but Tihata slips to the side
and Tihata counters by clinching up.
Tihata landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tihata stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tihata gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ross.
Tihata breaks the clinch.
Jab, jab by Tihata - just one landing.
Ross shoots and misses
and Tihata counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tihata landing knees to the head.
Tihata digs a right hand into Ross's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ross's gas tank.
Ross is trying to maintain a safe position but Tihata gets an underhook and turns Ross into the ropes.
Ross wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tihata has him pressed against the ropes.
Tihata escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ross tries to clinch
and Tihata holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tihata manages to break the clinch.
Tihata darts in trying to clinch
and Ross counters with a nice body shot.
Ross closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tihata is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ross jumps guard but Tihata stands there with Ross around his waist. Ross gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ross misses with a punch to the body.
Tihata using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ross has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tihata lands a nice knee to the body.
Tihata landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ross on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ross tries to pull guard but Tihata won't allow it.
Tihata breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ross closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tihata circles away.
Tihata shoots in for a double leg but Ross sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ross rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tihata moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tihata throws a sloppy head kick and Ross moves out of range easily.
Ross moves in looking to clinch but Tihata pushes him off.
Ross has a takedown stuffed.
Tihata tries to clinch
and Ross counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ross sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tihata wants to stand but Ross is controlling the position.
Ross throws and elbow that misses. Tihata uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ross's guard. Nice move by Tihata!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tihata tries to stand but Ross is controlling from the bottom.
Ross working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tihata.
Tihata wanted to stand there but Ross had control of the position.
Tihata avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ross looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tihata stands up from Ross's guard - Tihata perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tihata tries to close the distance and clinch but Ross swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Tihata. No joy for Ross on that attempt.
Tihata throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ross fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tihata lands a high kick!
Ross wants to clinch but Tihata slips to the side
and Tihata counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tihata fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tihata misses with a head kick.
Ross connects with a looping right hand.
Ross misses with a takedown attempt
and Tihata counters with a series of strikes. Ross will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tihata keeps the fight on the outside.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ross.
Tihata misses with a double jab.
Ross closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ross lands in his opponent's guard.
Ross would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tihata thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Tihata pushes Ross off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross throws a body kick that misses.
Tihata gets the takedown into side control.
Tihata stands up and beckons Ross to his feet.
Tihata gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tihata breaks the clinch.
Tihata closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ross to the mat! Ross manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ross is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tihata is controlling him.
Tihata stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ross scores with a nice body kick.
Ross shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stan Ross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ross tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tihata counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tihata.
Tihata breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ross connects with a body shot.
Ross fails with the takedown
and Tihata moves into the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ross fails to pull guard.
Ross trying to land knees to the body.
Tihata pulls guard effortlessly.
Tihata is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ross gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jab by Ross.
Tihata circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tihata counters by clinching up.
Tihata unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ross lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ross can't get the takedown.
Tihata manages to break the clinch.
Ross is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tihata shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ross's guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tihata gets to his feet - Ross follows without any prompting.
Ross misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tihata stuffs the takedown.
Ross tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tihata paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tihata drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tihata stands up over Ross, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tihata decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ross, up you get!
Ross throws a big shot that misses.
Tihata wants to clinch.
Ross will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ross shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tihata but Tihata pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tihata rushes Ross and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tihata landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tihata missing with knees to the body.
Tihata breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tihata dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ross. That did some damage!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tihata!
Ross closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tihata to the mat! Tihata manages to get full guard.
Ross trying to control but Tihata is working from the bottom.
Tihata lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ross!
Ross is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ross is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ross is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Ross working to try and regain half guard.
Ross bucks up and throws Tihata to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Tihata keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tihata scores a takedown into full mount!
Ross takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ross working to try and regain half guard.
Tihata avoids the attempt from Ross to control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tihata cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ross regains half guard.
Tihata is thwarting Ross's attempts to control the position.
Stan Ross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tihata wants to control but Ross is keeping him busy.
Ross tries to roll over but Tihata keeps him under control.
Ross wants to get back to his feet.
Tihata tries to stand but can't do so whilst Ross controls his leg.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tihata prevents Ross from improving his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tihata moves into the clinch successfully.
Tihata landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tihata landing knees to the head.
Tihata landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tihata landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tihata tries to land knees in the clinch but Ross avoids the damage to the body.
Tihata can't break the clinch.
Ross wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ross breaks from the clinch.
Ross instigates a clinch.
Tihata lands with a light punch inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ross jumps guard.
Tihata with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tihata gets to his feet. Ross looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ross misses with a double jab
and Tihata counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
Glad Tihata comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tihata 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Glad Tihata!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Glad Tihata!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Glad Tihata!
Glad Tihata wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Shuster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Tomcik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shuster's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Superman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerry Shuster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kamil Tomcik!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shuster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shuster tries a head kick but it misses.
Shuster avoids the head kick by Tomcik.
Tomcik throws a head kick but Shuster moves out of range.
Tomcik thuds his shin into the meat of Shuster's side.
Shuster misses with a head kick.
Tomcik attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tomcik knocks Shuster to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Shuster is rocked!
Tomcik is staying tight to Shuster's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Oh Shuster is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tomcik lands some shots froms side control.
Shuster is looking for a sweep.
Shuster is working hard here to advance position.
Tomcik taking a breather here.
Tomcik landing a few strikes.
Shuster gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Shuster is trying to get back to full guard.
Tomcik winds up and cracks Shuster with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomcik not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shuster seems to have got his legs back now.
Tomcik controlling the pace.
Shuster gets full guard.
Shuster manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tomcik manages to get himself to full guard.
Shuster trying to control the position from guard on top but Tomcik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shuster postures up in Tomcik's guard and throws a big left but Tomcik blocks it.
Tomcik looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shuster missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tomcik is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tomcik throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Tomcik is trying to control the position but Shuster postures up.
Shuster slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Shuster wants to control but Tomcik is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tomcik throws a solid leg kick but Shuster takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tomcik.
Shuster throws a head kick that misses.
Shuster lands a jab to the nose.
Shuster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shuster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tomcik swats away the attempt to clinch by Shuster.
Tomcik keeps the fight on the outside.
Tomcik fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shuster looks for the body kick but Tomcik saw that one coming.
Shuster throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tomcik looks gassed!
Shuster works over Tomcik's head and body with a nice combination.
Tomcik looks to land a body kick but Shuster moved away.
A head kick misses from Shuster.
Tomcik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shuster, right into the meat.
A right-left combo lands from Shuster.
Jerry Shuster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shuster feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tomcik's calf.
Tomcik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kamil Tomcik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shuster closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Shuster wants to stall.
Knees to the body from Shuster.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomcik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shuster with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shuster connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tomcik's face.
Shuster lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shuster lands a damaging elbow.
Tomcik stalling in the clinch but Shuster improves position.
Shuster using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shuster with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tomcik looking to slow down the pace here.
Shuster lands an elbow just above Tomcik 's eye.
Tomcik looking to stall.
Tomcik content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shuster tries to land a knee to the head but Tomcik blocks with his arms.
Stalling in the clinch from Tomcik.
Shuster unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tomcik lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shuster tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tomcik is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shuster is keeping busy.
Shuster throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shuster lands a knee to the head.
Tomcik tries to stall but Shuster uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kamil Tomcik.
Tomcik blocks a head kick by Shuster.
A big head kick from Tomcik and Shuster is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Shuster looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tomcik distracts Shuster with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tomcik tries to free his leg and advance position but Shuster is retaining full guard.
Tomcik trying to control but Shuster is working from the bottom.
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 four minutes gone in the round.
Tomcik pushes down on Shuster's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Shuster tries to get to full guard but Tomcik has control of the leg.
Shuster is staying active underneath Tomcik, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Shuster works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tomcik stopping the sweep attempt from Shuster.
Shuster is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shuster looking for a sweep. Not yet Shuster, not yet.
Shuster lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tomcik!
Oooh a big shot lands for Shuster! Tomcik is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jerry Shuster!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angus Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lemmy MacLean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacLean comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Another One Bites The Dust kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Angus Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lemmy MacLean!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Ferguson misses.
Ferguson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
No joy there for Ferguson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ferguson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
MacLean does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ferguson throws a combination that misses
and MacLean counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by MacLean.
MacLean breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
MacLean lands a nice hook to Ferguson's body. Ferguson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
MacLean jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from MacLean.
MacLean scores with a jab to the body.
Ferguson misses with a combination
and MacLean cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ferguson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacLean lands with a big right hook that stumbles Ferguson - he's out on his feet here! MacLean follows up with another monster hook that separates Ferguson from consciousness! Ferguson falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! MacLean stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lemmy MacLean!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Aguinaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stump Whacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stump Whacker has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Felix Aguinaga's chin.
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209 lbs
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209 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Felix Aguinaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Stump Whacker!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguinaga darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Aguinaga wants to lay and pray for a moment but Whacker keeps working.
Whacker trying to control here.
Whacker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Whacker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aguinaga is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Aguinaga is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Whacker has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguinaga is looking for a kimura here.
Aguinaga is breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Aguinaga misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Whacker closes the distance and clinches.
Whacker pulls Aguinaga into guard.
Aguinaga won't allow Whacker to sweep him here.
Whacker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aguinaga wants to control from the top but Whacker keeps moving.
Whacker wants to sweep here but Aguinaga controlling him for the moment.
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.
Aguinaga pushing down on Whacker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Whacker wants to control but Aguinaga is keeping busy.
Whacker works his way to full guard. Good work.
Aguinaga slips nicely into half guard.
Aguinaga is working for a submission of some sort.
Whacker trying to control but Aguinaga postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whacker might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Aguinaga kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Aguinaga wants to take a breather but Whacker 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.
Whacker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Aguinaga trying to control but Whacker is working from the bottom.
Aguinaga pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whacker is keeping the position for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Aguinaga changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Whacker tries to avoid it but Aguinaga manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Whacker to the ground. Whacker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Aguinaga tries to keep at a distance but Whacker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aguinaga drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Whacker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Whacker landing knees to the head.
Whacker misses with a knee to the head.
Aguinaga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Whacker smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Aguinaga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aguinaga keeps the fight on the outside.
Aguinaga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aguinaga clinches.
Whacker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Whacker lands an elbow inside that Aguinaga shrugs off.
Aguinaga fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Aguinaga successfully pulls guard.
Whacker trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Aguinaga manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Aguinaga wants to control from the top but Whacker keeps moving.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Whacker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Whacker looking to control.
Aguinaga trying to control the position from guard on top but Whacker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aguinaga looking to pass the guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Whacker tries to clinch but Aguinaga is having none of it.
Aguinaga throws a leg kick but Whacker checks it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aguinaga scoring well with a low kick there.
Whacker doesn't manage to clinch there - Aguinaga circles away.
Whacker tries to clinch but Aguinaga moves out of range.
Whacker closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Aguinaga to the mat! Aguinaga manages to get full guard.
Whacker stays in close to Aguinaga's body and controls the position.
Aguinaga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Whacker is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Aguinaga has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Whacker is looking to defend but Aguinaga has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Whacker! Aguinaga pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Whacker taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Felix Aguinaga!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Burt Fangle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Whitaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitaker has chosen "Through the Fire and Flames" by Dragon Force as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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214 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Burt Fangle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Whitaker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Fangle with that takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Fangle misses.
Fangle shoots in but no luck this time.
Whitaker fails to land the takedown.
Fangle moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fangle shoots in for a takedown but Whitaker shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Burt Fangle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whitaker fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fangle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Whitaker tries to clinch but Fangle is having none of it.
Whitaker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fangle counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fangle is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fangle!
Fangle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Whitaker on the ground.
Whitaker looking to control but Fangle is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Whitaker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Whitaker tries to control but Fangle wriggling away.
Whitaker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Whitaker throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Fangle because Whitaker loaded up on that one.
Whitaker is working for a guillotine from mount but Fangle frees his head quite easily.
Whitaker tries to control but Fangle wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Whitaker is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fangle blocking the ground and pound.
Whitaker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Whitaker trying to control but Fangle is having none of it.
Fangle can't escape the position.
Fangle is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Whitaker trying to control but Fangle is having none of it.
Despite being in the dominant position, Shane Whitaker just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Whitaker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Whitaker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fangle letting Whitaker take a breather here.
Fangle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Whitaker smiles and moves away.
Burt Fangle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fangle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Whitaker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fangle counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Whitaker gets back to full guard.
Whitaker keeping moving, preventing Fangle from controlling successfully.
Whitaker working a defensive guard here.
Whitaker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Whitaker is trying to control the position but Fangle postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker has momentary wrist control but Fangle slips an elbow through the middle.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Whitaker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fangle counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Whitaker keeping moving, preventing Fangle from controlling successfully.
Fangle preventing the sweep.
Whitaker looking to control.
Fangle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Whitaker keeping moving, preventing Fangle from controlling successfully.
Fangle won't allow Whitaker to sweep him here.
Fangle looking to pass the guard.
Whitaker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Whitaker gets a takedown into half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker is keen to just control but Fangle is a slippery customer.
Whitaker is trying to work for a kimura but Fangle is defending well.
Fangle is not content to let Whitaker control the position.
Fangle moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fangle wants to sweep here but Whitaker controlling him for the moment.
Whitaker trying to control but Fangle is working from the bottom.
Fangle being controlled here, momentarily.
Whitaker trying to control but Fangle is working from the bottom.
That's six 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.
Despite being in the dominant position, Shane Whitaker just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Whitaker clinches with his opponent.
Fangle goes for a takedown attempt but Whitaker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fangle has a takedown stuffed.
Whitaker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fangle shoots for a takedown but Whitaker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Whitaker is looking to clinch.
Fangle fails with the takedown
and Whitaker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Whitaker working Fangle over with strikes.
Fangle is looking for a sweep. Whitaker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Whitaker moves into full mount! Fangle won't be happy about that!
Whitaker controlling from the full mount.
Whitaker trying to control but Fangle is having none of it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Shane Whitaker just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Whitaker tries to clinch there but Fangle circles away.
Whitaker tries to clinch but Fangle moves out of range.
Whitaker feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Whitaker passes 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.
Whitaker is trying to control the action in half guard but Fangle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fangle is looking to control Whitaker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fangle avoid being mounted?
Fangle tries to get to full guard but Whitaker has control of the leg.
Whitaker performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Whitaker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fangle keeps working.
Fangle is looking for a sweep. Whitaker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Whitaker is keen to just control but Fangle is a slippery customer.
Whitaker is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Whitaker wants to control the pace but Fangle is squirming around nicely.
Fangle is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shane Whitaker will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fangle tries for a takedown but Whitaker circles away easily
and Whitaker counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fangle works his way to full guard. Good work.
Whitaker wants to control from the top but Fangle keeps moving.
Whitaker is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fangle has Whitaker pulled in close to control his posture.
Whitaker passes Fangle's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Whitaker is looking to take a break and control but Fangle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fangle keeping hold of Whitaker's head, controlling as best he can.
Whitaker is breathing heavily.
Fangle'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.
Whitaker trying to pass the guard but Fangle defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fangle is trying to stand.
Whitaker is keen to just control but Fangle is a slippery customer.
Whitaker is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Fangle wants to improve his position but Whitaker is controlling well.
Fangle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fangle tries to get out of the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Fangle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Whitaker counters by clinching up.
Fangle takes an elbow to the temple.
Whitaker looking to stall.
Fangle jumps guard but Whitaker stands there with Fangle around his waist. Fangle gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Burt Fangle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fangle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice elbow from Whitaker.
Whitaker looking to slow down the pace here.
Stalling in the clinch from Whitaker.
Fangle drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fangle takes an elbow to the forehead.
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.
Whitaker is trying to stall.
Whitaker scores a nice knee to the body.
Fangle blocks an elbow strike from Whitaker.
Fangle can't get the takedown.
Fangle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Whitaker just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Whitaker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whitaker.
Fangle has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Whitaker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Whitaker lands a knee to the head.
Whitaker misses with an elbow over the top.
Fangle tries to score a body lock takedown but Whitaker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Whitaker tries to stall but Fangle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fangle drops down looking for an ankle pick but Whitaker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fangle tries to close the distance and clinch but Whitaker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fangle feints and as Whitaker raises his hands in defense, Fangle changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Whitaker 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.
Fangle controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Whitaker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fangle controls the pace.
Whitaker wants to sweep here but Fangle controlling him for the moment.
Fangle postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Whitaker closes the distance but Fangle moves to the side
and Fangle counters with a nice double leg into side control. Whitaker won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Whitaker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Whitaker manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker moves into full guard.
Fangle wants to pass the guard but Whitaker is keeping the position.
Fangle trying to control the position from guard on top but Whitaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whitaker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fangle is one step ahead there.
Fangle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whitaker is keeping the position for now.
Whitaker keeping moving, preventing Fangle from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Whitaker has his takedown stuffed
and Fangle counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fangle makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fangle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Burt Fangle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fangle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fangle sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fangle wants to control from the top but Whitaker keeps moving.
Whitaker trying to control the position.
Fangle chips away with some ground and pound.
Fangle wants to control from the top but Whitaker keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Whitaker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fangle circles away.
That's six 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.
Fangle shoots and misses
and Whitaker counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fangle keeping moving, preventing Whitaker from controlling successfully.
Fangle looking to control.
Fangle is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fangle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Whitaker manages to get himself to full guard.
Whitaker manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Whitaker content just to control the position here.
Whitaker tries to control but Fangle wriggling away.
Whitaker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker trying to control but Fangle is having none of it.
Whitaker throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Whitaker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Whitaker looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fangle is in all sorts of trouble here.
Whitaker throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Whitaker controlling from mount.
Despite being in the dominant position, Shane Whitaker just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Whitaker tries to clinch but Fangle moves out of range.
That's eight 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.
Fangle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Whitaker moves into the clinch.
Whitaker lands an elbow inside.
Fangle wants a takedown.
Whitaker lands an elbow inside.
Fangle goes for a takedown attempt but Whitaker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fangle feints and as Whitaker raises his hands in defense, Fangle changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Whitaker is trying to keep Fangle in close.
Whitaker looking for a guillotine here but Fangle defends easily.
Fangle is looking to work some ground and pound but Whitaker has wrist control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fangle sitting in guard here, content to control.
Whitaker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Whitaker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fangle's guard.
Whitaker trying to control the position from guard on top but Fangle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fangle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fangle keeping moving, preventing Whitaker from controlling successfully.
Fangle looking for a sweep. Not yet Fangle, not yet.
Whitaker stays in close to Fangle's body and controls the position.
Fangle keeping moving, preventing Whitaker from controlling successfully.
Fangle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Whitaker is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Burt Fangle.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Shane Whitaker!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Shane Whitaker!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Shane Whitaker!
Shane Whitaker wins by unanimous decision!
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