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CFL 8 Crowning of a Welterweig PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Lee Swigger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy Allen !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Lee Swigger!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Swigger is fending him off so far but Allen persists. Nope, Swigger circles away and we're back to standing.
Swigger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Swigger throws a jab when Allen was well out of range.
Swigger tries to clinch there but Allen circles away.
Swigger throws out a leg kick but Allen moves out of range and Swigger only half commits.
Swigger scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Allen is rocked!
Allen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Swigger tries to avoid it but Allen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Swigger to the ground. Swigger escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oh Allen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Swigger throws a monster overhand right that drops Allen ! Swigger follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Lee Swigger!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Supadupa Superman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Supadupa Superman!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Superman wants to clinch.
Moss cracks Superman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Superman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Moss fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Superman, pushing him back against the cage.
Superman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Moss is looking to break free of the clinch but Superman has double underhooks.
Superman tries to pull guard but Moss holds him up against the cage and eventually Superman drops back down to his feet.
Superman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Randy Moss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Supadupa Superman.
Superman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moss.
Superman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Moss pulls his leg out and moves away.
Superman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Supadupa Superman has been cut.
Superman closes the distance and clinches.
Moss tries to break the clinch but Superman is controlling the position.
Superman pulls guard successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Superman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Moss knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Superman on the ground.
Superman is looking for a triangle here but Moss uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Moss decides to stand up, so the ref orders Superman to his feet.
A left and a right from Moss both land. Nice combination.
Moss looks to land a combination but Superman avoids it well.
Superman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moss pinned against the cage. Moss gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A right-left combo lands from Moss.
Randy Moss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moss throws a quick inside leg kick.
Moss 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.
Moss has managed to clinch.
Superman wants to stall.
Superman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Moss pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Superman looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Superman jumps guard but Moss stands there with Superman around his waist. Superman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Superman tries for a takedown but Moss manages to get underhooks.
Superman wants a takedown but no success here.
Moss breaks from the clinch.
Superman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moss has closed the distance and engaged Superman in a clinch.
Superman has Moss pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Moss manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Superman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Moss smiles and moves away.
Moss lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Superman backs up against the cage.
Moss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moss throws a right and a left that Superman avoids nicely.
Superman knocks Moss to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Moss is rocked!
It looks like Randy Moss has been cut.
Superman decides to stand back up. Superman steps back and let's Moss get back to his feet.
Oh Moss is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Superman shoots in looking for a takedown. Moss tries to sprawl out of it but Superman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moss manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Superman tries for a takedown but Moss sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Moss connects with a single shot there.
Moss seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice sprawl there from Moss as Superman shoots in.
Moss misses with a two punch combination.
Moss throws a chopping leg kick but Superman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Superman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Moss circles away.
Moss getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Moss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Superman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Superman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moss's waist but Moss gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Superman off to one side.
Moss's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Moss duly obliges.
Superman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Moss stuns Superman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Superman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Moss dips to his left and cracks Superman with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Superman shoots in for a double leg but Moss sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Moss tries to land a front kick but Superman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Superman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moss's waist but Moss gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Superman off to one side.
Superman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jab, jab by Moss - just one landing.
Moss connects with the punch.
That has opened up Supadupa Superman's cut even more.
Superman looks to clinch
and Moss counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Superman shoots in and drives through. Moss sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Superman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Randy Moss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moss tries to bum rush Superman with a series of wild strikes but Superman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Superman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Moss is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Moss throws a right hand that Superman ducks under and follows up with a left that Superman also avoids with ease.
Superman walks into a stiff left hand from Moss.
Superman is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moss fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Superman, pushing him back against the cage.
Superman is still on wobbly legs! Can Moss finish him?
Moss is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Moss breaks the clinch.
Moss throws a head kick that misses
and Superman counters with a shoot takedown. Moss fights it but they end up in guard.
Moss pulls Superman in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Moss dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A combination from Moss does no damage.
Superman seems to have recovered his senses.
Moss misses with a combination
and Superman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No luck for Superman with that takedown attempt.
Superman fails with the takedown.
Superman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Randy Moss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Supadupa Superman.
Moss throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moss misses with a wild combination.
Moss thows a leg kick but Superman checks it
and Superman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Moss's guard.
Superman wants to control from the top but Moss keeps moving.
Moss wants to sweep here but Superman controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Superman prevents Moss from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Superman is breathing heavily.
Moss bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Superman's guard.
Superman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Superman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Moss gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Moss won't allow Superman to get back to his feet.
Superman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Moss throws a big right hand that misses.
Superman is trying to control the position but Moss postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Superman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Moss gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Superman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Moss throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Superman.
Moss moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Moss fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Superman, pushing him back against the cage.
Superman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Superman has his takedown stuffed
and Moss counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Moss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Moss misses with a left hand
and Superman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Moss lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Moss keeping moving, preventing Superman from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss pulls Superman in close to prevent any damage.
Superman wants to stand but Moss has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Superman wants to control from the top but Moss keeps moving.
Moss lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Superman!
Supadupa Superman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moss thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Superman working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
You get the feeling that Superman really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Moss lands a big elbow.
Superman tries to hold on but Moss postures up.
Moss looking to ground and pound but Superman is blocking nicely.
Moss can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Superman is looking to escape.
Superman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moss lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Supadupa Superman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Moss lands a nice hook to Superman's body. Superman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Moss throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Superman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Moss moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Superman wants to control from the top but Moss keeps moving.
Moss 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.
Moss throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Moss wants to improve his position but instead Superman has moved into half guard.
Superman is keen to just control but Moss is a slippery customer.
Moss kicks Superman off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss misses with a low kick.
Moss gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Moss is looking to break free of the clinch but Superman has double underhooks.
Superman has Moss pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Moss manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Moss.
Superman breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot by Moss.
The cut above Supadupa Superman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moss misses with the combination.
Moss looks to land a combination but Superman avoids it well.
Moss fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moss misses with a few strikes there.
Superman shoots in and drives through. Moss sprawls well.
A big right from Moss misses.
Superman shoots in looking for a takedown. Moss tries to sprawl out of it but Superman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moss manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Randy Moss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Supadupa Superman.
Some wild striking there from Moss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Moss. No joy for Superman on that attempt.
Moss drops Superman with a left right combo! Moss follows him down to the ground into side control.
Superman being controlled for a moment.
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!
Superman is looking to regain half guard here but Moss keeps moving and retains side control.
Moss sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Superman is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Moss working away.
Superman is trying to get back to half guard.
Superman struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Superman managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Moss.
Superman is not content to let Moss control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Superman blocks a head kick by Moss.
Moss works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Superman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moss.
Moss lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Superman backs up against the cage.
Supadupa Superman's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Moss misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moss throws a combination that misses
and Superman counters by clinching up.
Moss gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Superman.
Moss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheers as Moss lands an impressive looking overhand right. Superman doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss lands a two punch combo.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Supadupa Superman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Randy Moss!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qazi Rasheed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucky Skeeves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Qazi Rasheed has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Qazi Rasheed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucky Skeeves!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skeeves tries to clinch but Rasheed is having none of it.
Rasheed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Skeeves.
Skeeves misses with a two punch combination.
Skeeves looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rasheed manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Skeeves manages to get himself to full guard.
Skeeves not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rasheed wants to control from the top but Skeeves keeps moving.
Skeeves is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rasheed is stalling in the full guard.
Skeeves tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rasheed tries to free his leg and advance position but Skeeves is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasheed is stalling in the full guard.
Rasheed is breathing heavily.
Rasheed pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Skeeves is keeping the position for now.
Rasheed wants to stand but Skeeves has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Skeeves is looking to sinch up a triangle. Rasheed throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Skeeves's body to avoid the submission. Skeeves has instead reached around Rasheed's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Skeeves arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lucky Skeeves!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pure Pwnage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Pure Pwnage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Collins!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pwnage closes the distance and clinches up with Collins, looking for a takedown. Pwnage pushes Collins against the cage but Collins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pwnage takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pwnage scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pwnage knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Collins on the ground.
Collins trying to control here.
Pwnage wants to pass the guard but Collins is defending well.
Pwnage prevents Collins from improving his position.
Pwnage is looking to advance position but Collins won't allow it.
Pwnage is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Collins moves into full guard.
Collins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pwnage's guard.
Pwnage looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pwnage keeping full guard, as Collins tries to pass.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Collins wants to get up but he can't break Pwnage's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pwnage has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Collins can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins is pushing down on Pwnage's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pwnage is fighting to maintain full guard but Collins has managed to sneak the leg through.
Collins decides to return to a standing position.
Pwnage shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Collins but Collins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pwnage is breathing heavily.
Pwnage gets a takedown into half guard.
Collins moves into full guard.
Pwnage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Collins is keeping the position for now.
Collins controls Pwnage momentarily but Pwnage frees himself.
Pwnage postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Collins is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Pwnage, into his guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Collins gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Collins gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pwnage has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pwnage drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pwnage jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pwnage drops back looking for a leg! Collins is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Collins manages to kick Pwnage off! Pwnage jumps back into Collins's guard.
Pwnage pushes down on Collins's leg and manages to get into half 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!
Pwnage is working for a submission of some sort.
Pwnage is trying to work for a kimura but Collins is defending well.
Pwnage is working for a submission of some sort.
Pwnage passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Collins!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins working to try and regain half guard.
Collins is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Pwnage jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Collins manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Collins is trying to get back to his feet.
Pwnage is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Collins knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Collins sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pwnage wants to work for an arm triangle but Collins is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pwnage seems to be looking for submissions.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pwnage shoots in and bounces Collins off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pwnage drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pwnage jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pwnage drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Collins manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pwnage has Collins in his guard.
Pwnage has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Collins can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pwnage is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pwnage looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Collins is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pwnage looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Collins passes into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pwnage tries to buck Collins off but Collins is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pure Pwnage dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pwnage scores with a takedown into Collins's guard.
Pwnage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Collins is keeping the position for now.
Pwnage is working hard here to advance position.
Pure Pwnage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Collins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pwnage manages to get himself to full guard.
Collins decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pwnage, up you get!
Horrible takedown by Pwnage or perhaps it was just good defense by Collins which made him look bad.
Pwnage 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.
Pwnage drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Collins manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pwnage has Collins in his guard.
Pwnage isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Collins stacks Pwnage on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Collins!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Collins looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pwnage gets back to half guard.
Pwnage tries to get to full guard but Collins has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Collins is trying to control the action in half guard but Pwnage is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pwnage actively working from the bottom here.
Collins trying to control from half guard but Pwnage is working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Collins stuffs the takedown attempt from Pwnage. Pwnage gets slowly back to his feet.
Pure Pwnage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pwnage gets a takedown into half guard.
Pwnage is working for a kimura but Collins is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Pwnage is pressing down on Collins's thigh, looking to free his foot. Collins is holding on for now.
Pwnage passes the guard and advances to mount!
Pwnage has control of Collins's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Collins regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Collins is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pwnage is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Collins can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pwnage fails to advance to Collins's back.
Collins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pwnage working for a guillotine from mount but Collins is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pwnage looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Pwnage looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Pwnage working for a guillotine from mount but Collins is in no mood to give up.
Collins is trying desperately to improve position.
Collins bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Collins stands and throws Pwnage's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pwnage is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pwnage is looking to improve his position.
Collins in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Pwnage tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Collins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johnny Collins!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arsene Wenger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhammad BruceLee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arsene Wenger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Muhammad BruceLee!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wenger scores with a jab.
Wenger drives through and clinches with BruceLee against the cage.
Wenger tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. BruceLee smiles and moves away.
Oooh a lovely combination from BruceLee sends Wenger down but not out. BruceLee dives into side control looking to finish.
Wenger is rocked!
It looks like Arsene Wenger has been cut.
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!
BruceLee decides to stand back up.
Oh Wenger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wenger scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wenger wants to lay and pray for a moment but BruceLee keeps working.
Wenger seems to have got his legs back now.
Wenger tries to pass the half guard into mount. BruceLee knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wenger wants to work for an arm triangle but BruceLee is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wenger wants to stand up but BruceLee has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Wenger wants to take a breather but BruceLee is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wenger looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
BruceLee controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
BruceLee is looking to escape.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
BruceLee misses with the combination.
Wenger gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wenger is breathing heavily.
Wenger trying to control the action but BruceLee is working from the bottom.
Wenger prevents BruceLee from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wenger is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for BruceLee!
Wenger fails to advance to BruceLee's back.
Wenger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as BruceLee is looking to escape.
Wenger wants to take his opponent's back but BruceLee doesn't allow it.
BruceLee tries to hold on but Wenger pushes him away.
Wenger looking to control and managing it successfully.
BruceLee is squirming around, avoiding Wenger's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BruceLee is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
BruceLee is squirming around, avoiding Wenger's attempts to control the action.
BruceLee really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wenger misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Wenger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as BruceLee is looking to escape.
BruceLee avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wenger.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BruceLee is looking to get to half guard.
BruceLee wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wenger missing with punches from the back.
Wenger biding his time, looking for the opening.
BruceLee trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Wenger looking to break BruceLee's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. BruceLee remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Wenger will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
BruceLee trying to control the position but Wenger manages to sink in the hooks.
Wenger controls the action.
BruceLee grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Will Wenger go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
BruceLee defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wenger is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Arsene Wenger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arsene Wenger's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wenger has BruceLee up against the cage in a clinch.
Wenger has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics BruceLee uses from the top position.
Wenger striking off his back but it's not causing BruceLee any problems.
Wenger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wenger is working hard here to advance position.
Wenger keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Wenger 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BruceLee tries to free his leg and advance position but Wenger is retaining full guard.
Wenger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wenger fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. BruceLee sprawls well initially but Wenger persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wenger wants to take a breather but BruceLee is having none of it.
Wenger seems to be looking for submissions.
Wenger is tying to control. BruceLee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wenger takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wenger working the head and body with strikes.
Wenger trying to control the action but BruceLee is working from the bottom.
BruceLee pushes Wenger off looking to stand but Wenger dives back in and keeps control.
Wenger seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but BruceLee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wenger wants to work for an arm triangle but BruceLee is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wenger is looking for a kimura but BruceLee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wenger to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wenger looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wenger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wenger wants to lay and pray for a moment but BruceLee keeps working.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Arsene Wenger just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
No joy there for Wenger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
BruceLee takes a swing at Wenger's ribcage but misses.
BruceLee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wenger misses with a low kick.
Wenger tries to close the distance and clinch up but BruceLee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wenger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wenger changes levels and goes for a takedown here. BruceLee fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Muhammad BruceLee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wenger gets a clinch.
Wenger goes for a takedown attempt but BruceLee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
BruceLee throws a combination that misses
and Wenger counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wenger.
Wenger drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but BruceLee manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Wenger has BruceLee in his guard.
BruceLee stands up from Wenger's guard - BruceLee perhaps looking for a knockout.
BruceLee misses with a wild combination.
Wenger scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wenger frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wenger sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
BruceLee is trying to escape the mount.
Wenger working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
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!
BruceLee manages to regain half guard. Good work.
BruceLee is defending against the submission attempts here by Wenger.
Wenger seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arsene Wenger dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arsene Wenger's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
BruceLee throws a sloppy head kick
and Wenger counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wenger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wenger won't allow BruceLee to get back to his feet.
Wenger wants to control from the top but BruceLee keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wenger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Arsene Wenger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wenger slips nicely into half guard.
Wenger stalling away here and it's allowed BruceLee to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Wenger prevents BruceLee from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
BruceLee keeping moving, preventing Wenger from controlling successfully.
Wenger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wenger decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from BruceLee both land. Nice combination.
BruceLee throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Wenger counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wenger slips nicely into half guard.
BruceLee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wenger.
Wenger slows the pace down in half guard.
Wenger is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wenger has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wenger slows the pace down in half guard.
Wenger is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. BruceLee doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wenger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wenger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wenger is looking to take a break and control but BruceLee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wenger stands up from half guard.
BruceLee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wenger counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wenger landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
BruceLee is trying to control Wenger's posture but Wenger avoids it.
BruceLee tries to buck Wenger off but Wenger is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wenger thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
BruceLee manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wenger wants to control but BruceLee is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wenger wants to improve his position but BruceLee is controlling well.
Wenger moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wenger has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. BruceLee is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Wenger.
Wenger tries to improve position but can't.
BruceLee working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wenger is looking to regain half guard here but BruceLee keeps moving and retains side control.
Wenger pushes BruceLee away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, BruceLee gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
BruceLee trying to control the position but Wenger is working away.
BruceLee gets to mount! Wenger was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
BruceLee looking to control but Wenger is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BruceLee is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Wenger circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wenger counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wenger.
Muhammad BruceLee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wenger thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
BruceLee wants to stand and escape but Wenger is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arsene Wenger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wenger, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arsene Wenger!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Flynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Flynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab-cross combination lands for Flynn and sends Jenkins crashing to the mat! Flynn follows him down to the mat - Jenkins regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Jenkins is rocked!
It looks like Max Jenkins has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Flynn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Flynn's back!
Jenkins is still in real trouble! Can Flynn finish him?
Flynn tries to escape the position.
Jenkins seems to have recovered his senses.
Flynn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Flynn trying to control the position but Jenkins manages to sink in the hooks.
Flynn defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flynn is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Jenkins lands a shot to the head.
Flynn is trying to get back to his feet but Jenkins has full control of the position and if anything, Flynn has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Jenkins is persistently looking for the submission but Flynn is defending it well.
Jenkins has the hooks in. Flynn is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Jenkins wants to control but Flynn is keeping busy.
Jenkins has the hooks in. Flynn is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Jenkins gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Jenkins gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Jenkins apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Flynn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Flynn tries to clinch up.
Nice defenses there by Jenkins.
Flynn misses with a hook. Jenkins ducked under it nicely.
Flynn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Flynn is breathing heavily.
Flynn wants to control but Jenkins is keeping him busy.
Flynn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jenkins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jenkins tries to get to full guard but Flynn has control of the leg.
Jenkins makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jenkins.
Jenkins 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 Jenkins is on top in guard.
Jenkins throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins stops Flynn from standing up.
Flynn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jenkins on the ground.
Jenkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Flynn is retaining full guard.
Jenkins works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jenkins is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Flynn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jenkins.
Jenkins tries to pass to full mount but Flynn defends it.
Flynn has hold of Jenkins's hands but Jenkins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jenkins wants to take a breather but Flynn is having none of it.
Jenkins is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Flynn is trying to stand.
Jenkins moves nicely into side control.
Jenkins has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Flynn!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkins is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Flynn is in real trouble.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Flynn is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Jenkins gets his way!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flynn is trying to get back to his feet but Jenkins has full control of the position and if anything, Flynn has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Jenkins throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Flynn rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Flynn missing with punches from the bottom.
Flynn is trying to stand up here but Jenkins is controlling him well.
Flynn is looking to improve his position.
Jenkins is working for a submission of some sort.
Flynn is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Flynn looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flynn has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jenkins is proving hard to escape from.
Flynn gets to his feet - Jenkins follows without any prompting.
Matt Flynn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flynn throws a leg kick but Jenkins sees it coming and moves out of range.
No joy there for Flynn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flynn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Flynn moves into the clinch.
Jenkins blocking some punches.
Jenkins goes for a takedown attempt but Flynn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Flynn throws a nice looking combination but Jenkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flynn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Flynn tries to bum rush Jenkins with a series of wild strikes but Jenkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jenkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Flynn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Jenkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Jenkins's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice uppercut lands for Flynn. That snapped Jenkins's head back.
Flynn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jenkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Flynn 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.
Flynn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Flynn wants to get up but he can't break Jenkins's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jenkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Flynn gets to his feet. Jenkins looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Flynn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jenkins's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flynn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jenkins checks it well.
Flynn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jenkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Flynn drives through with a takedown into guard.
Flynn decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jenkins, up you get!
Jenkins keeps the fight on the outside.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jenkins checks a leg kick.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.
Flynn fails to land with a series of punches.
Flynn has Jenkins up against the cage in a clinch.
Jenkins wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flynn tries to break the clinch but Jenkins is controlling the position.
Jenkins tries for a takedown but Flynn manages to get underhooks.
Jenkins looking to stall.
Jenkins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flynn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Flynn is trying to break the clinch but Jenkins has him pressed against the cage.
Jenkins landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jenkins landing knees to the head.
Jenkins lands an elbow that stopped Flynn in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls for Jenkins to work.
Flynn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jenkins is keeping busy.
Jenkins jumps guard but Flynn stands there with Jenkins around his waist. Jenkins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Matt Flynn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Jenkins.
Jenkins connects with a knee to the head.
Flynn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jenkins trying to stall but Flynn improves his position.
Jenkins lands a nice knee to the body.
Flynn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jenkins.
Jenkins has Flynn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Flynn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jenkins looking for a takedown.
Jenkins tries to pull guard but Flynn won't allow it.
Flynn prevents the takedown attempt.
Jenkins pulls guard effortlessly.
Max Jenkins has got the better of the ground game so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jenkins is on top in guard.
Jenkins chips away with some ground and pound.
Jenkins works over Flynn with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins advances to half guard.
Flynn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Flynn!
Flynn is trying desperately to improve position.
Flynn is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
A nice elbow there by Jenkins.
Flynn working to try and regain half guard.
Jenkins has control of Flynn's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Flynn regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Flynn tries to lock up and control but Jenkins gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Flynn tries to buck Jenkins off but he can't manage it.
Flynn throwing hammer fists to the chest of Jenkins. What's that going to do exactly?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flynn is in all sorts of trouble here.
Flynn is working hard here to advance position.
Jenkins lands a big shot there that rocks Flynn but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The referee warns Flynn that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Flynn trying desperately to get to his feet.
Jenkins throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Flynn is looking to improve his position but Jenkins isn't that keen on the idea.
Jenkins looking to finish Flynn with some ground and pound. This is bad for Flynn!
Flynn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Flynn is trying to stand.
Flynn bucks up and throws Jenkins to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Flynn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jenkins checks it well.
Flynn throws a leg kick but Jenkins sees it coming and moves out of range.
Flynn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flynn misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jenkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Flynn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Flynn misses with a two punch combination.
Flynn misses with a double jab.
Flynn closes the distance and clinches.
Jenkins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Flynn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jenkins fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Flynn misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jenkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Flynn misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Matt Flynn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Max Jenkins's cut.
That's time! Flynn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
No joy there for Flynn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Flynn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jenkins looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Flynn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jenkins wants to clinch.
Flynn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Flynn tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Flynn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Flynn gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Flynn scores with a nice right hand.
Jenkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Flynn tries to clinch but Jenkins moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flynn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Flynn throws a series of punches but Jenkins moves out of range.
Flynn tries to clinch up but Jenkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Flynn throws a series of strikes that have Jenkins backpedaling.
Flynn swats away the attempt to clinch by Jenkins.
Donk. Flynn catches Jenkins right on the button with a cross.
A combination from Flynn does no damage.
Jenkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flynn.
Flynn throws a right and a left that Jenkins avoids nicely.
Flynn keeps the fight on the outside.
Jenkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flynn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flynn lands with a right and another and another! Jenkins is in big trouble! Flynn lands again and this time it's lights out for Jenkins! A quality knockout there for Flynn.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Matt Flynn!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jarno Ahma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jarno Ahma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kai Holmes!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes misses with a series of wild punches.
Ahma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holmes.
Ahma drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ahma trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Holmes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ahma. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ahma stops Holmes from standing up.
Ahma seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ahma tries to free his leg and advance position but Holmes is retaining full guard.
Ahma pushing down on Holmes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ahma is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ahma is looking for a kimura but Holmes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ahma to get the leverage.
Ahma wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holmes keeps working.
Ahma stops Holmes from getting back to his feet.
Ahma not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes is trying to stand.
Ahma controlling the pace.
Ahma stops Holmes from getting back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Holmes throws a series of punches but Ahma avoids them all with ease.
Holmes throws a right and a left that Ahma avoids nicely.
Holmes misses with a wild combination.
Ahma shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ahma prevents Holmes from standing back up.
Ahma trying to control from half guard but Holmes is working away.
Holmes is trying to stand.
Ahma is keen to just control but Holmes is a slippery customer.
Ahma is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Holmes defends it well.
Ahma is breathing heavily.
Holmes looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Holmes tries to bum rush Ahma with a series of wild strikes but Ahma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holmes misses with the combination.
Holmes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ahma.
Holmes misses with the combination.
Holmes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Holmes misses.
Holmes gets caught flat footed, as Ahma shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ahma prevents Holmes from getting back to his feet.
Ahma trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ahma controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Holmes keeping moving, preventing Ahma from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahma trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Holmes wants to stand but Ahma is controlling the position.
Ahma wants to control from the top but Holmes keeps moving.
Holmes uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ahma looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Holmes!
Ahma tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holmes is squirming around, avoiding Ahma's attempts to control the action.
Ahma controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jarno Ahma just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ahma moves into the clinch.
Holmes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holmes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Holmes wants to get back to striking at distance but Ahma won't allow it.
Ahma jumps guard.
Holmes is looking to stand up but Ahma won't let him.
Holmes preventing the sweep.
Holmes wants to get up but he can't break Ahma's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ahma trying to keep a closed guard but Holmes is proving a slippery customer.
Ahma looking for a sweep. Not yet Ahma, not yet.
Holmes trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ahma's guard.
Ahma pulls Holmes in close to prevent any damage.
Ahma'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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarno Ahma dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Holmes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Holmes does no damage.
Holmes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Holmes misses with the combination.
Ahma slips a jab and a cross from Holmes.
Ahma fails with a takedown attempt.
Ahma shoots for a double leg takedown but Holmes sprawls well. He's pushed Ahma's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes misses with a few strikes there.
Ahma swings for the body but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes misses with a wild combination.
Holmes throws a nice looking combination but Ahma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holmes misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahma changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Holmes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
Ahma controls the position.
Holmes tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Holmes looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Holmes is keeping busy.
Ahma is looking for the choke from the back position but Holmes is controlling his hands well.
Holmes holding both Ahma 's hands and preventing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is keeping busy.
Ahma tightening his grip on Holmes, looking for the choke.
Ahma is looking to control Holmes but Holmes is wriggling around and keeping busy.
What can Holmes do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Ahma looking for the RNC.
Ahma struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes wants to get back to his feet.
Ahma is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Holmes won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Ahma off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jarno Ahma!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robert Holdstock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Whitewas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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150 lbs
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149 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Holdstock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Whitewas!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitewas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Holdstock backs up against the cage.
Holdstock tries to keep at a distance but Whitewas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Whitewas turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Holdstock is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holdstock struggling a bit here.
Whitewas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Holdstock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Holdstock is looking to regain half guard here but Whitewas keeps moving and retains side control.
Holdstock wants to control but Whitewas postures up.
Holdstock tries to bench press Whitewas off him but Whitewas keeps the position.
Holdstock can't do much from the bottom here.
Whitewas working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Holdstock shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Whitewas but Whitewas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitewas scores with a decent looking hook.
Whitewas takes the fight into the clinch.
Whitewas has picked Holdstock up - he's going for a ride! Whitewas dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Whitewas tries to stand and escape but Holdstock is controlling the position.
Whitewas is keen to just control but Holdstock is a slippery customer.
Whitewas wants to pass the guard but Holdstock is defending well.
Whitewas takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Holdstock is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Holdstock has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Whitewas. Oh but Holdstock has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Whitewas goes limp - he's gone! Holdstock jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Robert Holdstock!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Nilsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malik is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Soldier Side. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 lbs
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Nilsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Abdul Malik!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malik looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nilsson is fending him off so far but Malik persists. Nope, Nilsson circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch combination from Malik misses.
Malik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malik fails to land with a series of punches.
Nilsson clinches with his opponent.
Malik wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Malik avoids the elbow strike from Nilsson, against the cage.
Nilsson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nilsson tries to pull guard but Malik holds him up against the cage and eventually Nilsson drops back down to his feet.
Malik wants to get back to striking at distance but Nilsson won't allow it.
Nilsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nilsson.
Nilsson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Nilsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malik drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Malik.
Malik postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nilsson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Malik tries to hold on but Nilsson pushes him away.
Malik is squirming around, avoiding Nilsson's attempts to control the action.
Nilsson wants to finish this one by submission but Malik is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Nilsson.
Malik regains half guard.
Nilsson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Malik is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Nilsson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Malik is looking to improve his position but Nilsson isn't that keen on the idea.
Malik is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nilsson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Malik is trying desperately to improve position.
Nilsson punching from mount but Malik doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Malik is looking to improve his position but Nilsson isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malik tries to hold on but Nilsson postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nilsson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Malik manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Nilsson is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malik tries to improve position but can't.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Malik throws a right hand that Nilsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Nilsson also avoids with ease.
Malik misses with a low kick.
Malik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nilsson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Malik keeps the fight on the outside.
Malik 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.
Malik tries to free his leg and advance position but Nilsson is retaining full guard.
Malik trying to control but Nilsson is working from the bottom.
Malik must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nilsson is looking for a triangle but Malik pushes his legs off easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Malik accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Malik avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilsson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Malik uses it to pass to side control.
You can see the frustration on Nilsson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nilsson gets back to half guard.
Nilsson is looking for a sweep. Malik is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nilsson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nilsson.
Nilsson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Malik's guard.
Nilsson preventing the sweep.
Nilsson stands and throws Malik's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nilsson trying to control the action but Malik is working from the bottom.
Nilsson tries to advance to mount but Malik denies him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Daniel Nilsson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nilsson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nilsson trying to control from Malik's half guard. Malik has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Nilsson passes Malik's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Malik is pressing down on Nilsson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Malik wants to hit a switch here but Nilsson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Malik there!
Malik is squirming around, avoiding Nilsson's attempts to control the action.
Nilsson looking to ground and pound but Malik is blocking nicely.
Malik is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Malik is looking to improve his position but Nilsson isn't that keen on the idea.
Malik is breathing heavily.
Nilsson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Malik is surviving well by controlling Nilsson's body position as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsson looking to ground and pound but Malik is blocking nicely.
Nilsson punching from mount but Malik doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Malik wants to hold on but Nilsson pushes him away.
Nilsson wants to take Malik's back here but Malik is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Malik is squirming around, avoiding Nilsson's attempts to control the action.
Nilsson wants to finish this one by submission but Malik is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Nilsson.
Malik tries to reverse the position but Nilsson maintains control.
Malik is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Malik bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Nilsson trying to keep a closed guard but Malik is proving a slippery customer.
Malik preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nilsson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Nilsson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Malik gets to his feet. Nilsson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Malik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malik blocks a jab.
Nilsson shoots in for a double leg but Malik sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nilsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malik.
Some wild striking there from Malik.
Daniel Nilsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nilsson darts in and clinches Malik up against the cage.
Malik wants to get back to striking at distance but Nilsson won't allow it.
Malik wants to break free but Nilsson has control.
Nilsson keeps control of Malik as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nilsson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Malik is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Malik prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Nilsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malik is trying to break free.
Malik tries to break the clinch but Nilsson is controlling the position.
Nilsson wants a takedown but no success here.
Malik wants to get back to striking at distance but Nilsson won't allow it.
Nilsson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Malik keeping full guard, as Nilsson tries to pass.
Malik working for a triangle but Nilsson defends it easily.
Nilsson is pushing down on Malik's leg trying to pass to half guard. Malik is fighting to maintain full guard but Nilsson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nilsson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Malik!
Malik really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malik tries to lock up and control but Nilsson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Malik is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Malik tries to hold on but Nilsson postures up.
Malik gets back to half guard.
Nilsson stops Malik from getting back to his feet.
Malik has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nilsson is working away from the top position though.
Malik looking for submissions off his back.
Malik actively working from the bottom here.
Nilsson tries to pass to full mount but Malik defends it.
Malik trying to hold on to Nilsson's head to control him but Nilsson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Nilsson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Malik shoots and misses
and Nilsson counters with a single leg into guard. Malik didn't expect that.
Nilsson trying to control but Malik is working from the bottom.
Malik looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nilsson wants to control from the top but Malik keeps moving.
Malik is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nilsson is controlling him.
Nilsson trying to control but Malik is working from the bottom.
Malik is trying to control the position but Nilsson postures up.
Nilsson looking to pass the guard.
Malik escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nilsson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nilsson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Malik momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Malik has his takedown stuffed
so Nilsson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malik working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nilsson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Malik is tightening it up a little... Nilsson has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Nilsson reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Nilsson taps out! nice BJJ there by Malik!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Abdul Malik!
Abdul Malik is the new welterweight champion!
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