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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Atlas Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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148 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Atlas Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Blue!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue blocks a head kick by Watts.
Watts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Watts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Watts throws a head kick that misses.
Blue uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Watts.
Watts lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Watts.
Blue staying out of range there.
Blue ducks under a wild hook from Watts.
Blue displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watts throws out the jab.
Blue moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Blue scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Blue misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watts looks to land a combination but Blue avoids it well.
Blue lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blue lands with a big left! Watts is wobbled badly! Blue comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Watts to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Blue!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seoi Nage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jubal Early (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nage might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Warriors Dance. Seoi Nage could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jubal Early's chin.
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245 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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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, Seoi Nage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jubal Early!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Early tries to clinch but Nage is having none of it.
Nage drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Early is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Early wants to sweep but no luck.
Nage cracks Early with a solid left hand.
Nage is stalling in the full guard.
Nage decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Nage looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Early!
Nage lands a big shot there that rocks Early 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!
Early wants to hold on but Nage pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Early might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nage kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Nage raining down shots from the mount!
Early is rocked!
Early swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
BOOM! Nage connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Early is still in real trouble! Can Nage finish him?
Nage connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Early is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nage breaks from Early's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nage landing strikes from the mount and Early is in trouble!
Nage in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nage sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nage wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Nage lands a big elbow.
Nage content just to control the position here.
Nage is breathing heavily.
Early seems to have recovered his senses.
Nage 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Early is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nage controlling his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Early really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Early wants to control but Nage is having none of it.
Early really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nage. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's 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.
Nage looking to control but Early is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Early tries to lock up and control but Nage gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Early is in all sorts of trouble here.
Early tries to hold on but Nage postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Early is wriggling around trying to escape.
Early wants to control but Nage is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seoi Nage dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Early throws a body kick that misses.
Nage instigates a clinch.
Early is trying to maintain a safe position but Nage gets an underhook and turns Early into the cage.
Nage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nage scores with a nice hook to the head.
Early trying to stall but Nage improves his position.
Early seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Nage avoids the elbow strike from Early, against the cage.
Early tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Early gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Early trying to stall but Nage improves his position.
Early misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nage.
Early throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nage blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Nage.
Nage is trying to break the clinch but Early has him pressed against the cage.
Nage stalling in the clinch.
Early stalling in the clinch but Nage improves position.
Nage is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nage leaning against his opponent.
Early throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nage leaning his opponent against the cage.
Early throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nage looking for a takedown.
Early misses with an elbow strike.
A hook to the body from Nage.
Early tries a knee to the head but Nage blocks it.
Nage misses with a punch on the inside.
Early looking to slow down the pace here.
Nage takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Early.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nage blocks the elbow strike.
Nage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nage avoiding damage as Early throws knees to the body.
Early looking to slow down the pace here.
Early pushes off an throws an elbow but Nage leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Early is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nage is keeping busy.
Early tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Early throws an elbow but it misses.
Early letting Nage take a breather here.
Early wants to stall.
Nage wants the takedown. Early is fighting it off but Nage persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Early's guard against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nage pushing down on Early's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nage prevents Early from standing back up.
Nage with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ground and pound from Nage.
Nage is taking a breather. Early says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nage decides to stand and escape the position.
Nage shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Early tries to lock up and control but Nage gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Early can do to turn this around?
Nage punishing his opponent with strikes.
Early keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nage content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Early tries to lock up and control but Nage gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
You get the feeling that Early really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Nage working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
You get the feeling that Early really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Nage content just to control the position here.
Nage landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seoi Nage dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nage tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looks like Jubal Early has been cut.
Nage misses with a series of wild punches.
Nage shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Early as he jumps to the side.
Nage looks to score with a jab to the body but Early is just out of range.
Nage looks to land a right hand but Early moved out of range.
Nage tries to close the distance and clinch but Early swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nage tries to close the distance and clinch but Early swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nage shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Early as he avoids it easily.
Nage tries to land a front kick but Early steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Early swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Early looks to land a combination but Nage avoids it well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Early.
Seoi Nage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Nage or perhaps it was just good defense by Early which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seoi Nage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Early looks to land a combination. Nage sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Early thows a body kick. Nage tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nage clinches up against the cage.
Early trying to land knees to the body.
Nage tries to break the clinch but Early is controlling the position.
Early tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nage avoiding damage as Early throws knees to the body.
Nage lands a nice shot to the body.
Nage wants the takedown. Early is fighting it off but Nage persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Early's guard against the cage.
Early trying to keep a closed guard but Nage is proving a slippery customer.
Nage won't allow Early to get back to his feet.
Early looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Early is looking to stand up but Nage isn't so interested in that idea.
Nage advances position into side control!
Nage decides to stand up, so the ref orders Early to his feet.
Early tries to clinch up
and Nage decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Early's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Early wants to sweep but no luck.
Early trying to keep a closed guard but Nage is proving a slippery customer.
Early is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nage is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nage won't allow Early to sweep him here.
Nage slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Early looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nage is one step ahead there.
That's three 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.
Nage closes the distance and clinches.
Early is trying to stall.
Early misses with an elbow strike.
Nage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nage scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Early is trying to improve his position.
Nage controls the position.
Nage works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Early tries to buck Nage off but Nage is having none of it.
Nage controls the position.
Nage seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Early for as long as he can get away with.
Early is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Early is trying to control Nage's posture but Nage avoids it.
Nage controlling the position.
Nage has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Seoi Nage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Early is trying to buck Nage off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seoi Nage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nage, 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for Seoi Nage!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Seoi Nage!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Seoi Nage!
Seoi Nage wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Loyola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Loyola might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to England Belongs to Me. Andrei Emelianenko has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Paulo Loyola's chin.
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170 lbs
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177 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulo Loyola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Emelianenko.
Nice shot lands for Loyola.
Some wild striking there from Emelianenko.
Loyola closes this distance looking for a takedown but Emelianenko circles away.
Loyola looks to land a combination but Emelianenko avoids it well.
Loyola doesn't manage to clinch there - Emelianenko circles away.
Loyola circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Loyola looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emelianenko looks to land a combination but Loyola avoids it well.
Loyola's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Loyola duly obliges.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Loyola counters by clinching up.
Loyola pushes off an throws an elbow but Emelianenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Loyola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Loyola breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko misses with a wild combination.
Loyola connects with a high kick.
It looks like Andrei Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Emelianenko misses.
Loyola is looking to clinch.
Emelianenko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Loyola to score with a decent uppercut.
Emelianenko throws an overhand right that lands on Loyola's shoulder, as Loyola tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Loyola.
Loyola is breathing heavily.
Loyola throws a push kick but Emelianenko slaps the foot to one side.
Loyola fails with a takedown attempt.
Loyola throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Emelianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emelianenko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Loyola is rocked!
Emelianenko drops Loyola with a huge uppercut! Loyola drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Emelianenko is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrei Emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Iso Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and God Zilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). God Zilla struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. God Zilla will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Iso Nyrkki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, God Zilla!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zilla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zilla showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zilla tries to clinch but Nyrkki is having none of it.
Nyrkki swats away the attempt to clinch by Zilla.
A big head kick from Zilla and Nyrkki is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Nyrkki is rocked!
Nyrkki looking for a sweep. Not yet Nyrkki, not yet.
Oh Nyrkki is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zilla is pushing down on Nyrkki's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nyrkki is fighting to maintain full guard but Zilla has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nyrkki seems to have got his legs back now.
Nyrkki tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Zilla stands up and beckons Nyrkki to join him on the feet.
Zilla is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nyrkki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zilla tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nyrkki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nyrkki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nyrkki lands a nice forearm strike.
Zilla is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nyrkki has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zilla looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyrkki slows the pace down.
Nyrkki trying to control the action but Zilla is working from the bottom.
Nyrkki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zilla knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Zilla is trying to get back to half guard.
Nyrkki lands some shots froms side control.
Zilla is looking for a sweep.
Nyrkki lands a nice forearm strike.
Zilla is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nyrkki scores with punches from side control.
Zilla is rocked!
Zilla takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Zilla is still in real trouble! Can Nyrkki finish him?
Zilla gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zilla is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Nyrkki.
Zilla looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zilla is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nyrkki is working for a submission of some sort.
Zilla seems to have recovered his senses.
Zilla slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zilla is on top in guard.
Zilla tries to stand but Nyrkki is controlling from the bottom.
Nyrkki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zilla working some strikes from top position.
Nyrkki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zilla!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nyrkki wants to finish this one by submission but Zilla is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki 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.
Nyrkki looking to secure an arm triangle but Zilla defends it well.
Zilla keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nyrkki lands a heavy elbow.
Nyrkki is landing with some decent strikes but Zilla is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Zilla is desperately trying to improve his position but Nyrkki has a good base and remains in mount.
Nyrkki pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nyrkki working the ground and pound effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zilla working to try and regain half guard.
Nyrkki cracks Zilla with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nyrkki lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Zilla hang on?
Nyrkki jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Zilla manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Nyrkki landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nyrkki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Zilla manages to get back to half guard.
Nyrkki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zilla is looking to escape.
Nyrkki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nyrkki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nyrkki lands with a punch from half guard.
Nyrkki uses his free foot to push down on Zilla's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Zilla.
Nyrkki connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nyrkki lands a big shot there that rocks Zilla but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
You get the feeling that Zilla really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nyrkki looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Zilla working to try and regain half guard.
Nyrkki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nyrkki scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iso Nyrkki dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Horrible takedown by Nyrkki or perhaps it was just good defense by Zilla which made him look bad.
Nyrkki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zilla swivels and escapes.
Nyrkki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zilla's waist but Zilla gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nyrkki off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iso Nyrkki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nyrkki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nyrkki tries to bum rush Zilla with a series of wild strikes but Zilla uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nyrkki shoots in for a takedown but Zilla shows good takedown defense.
Nyrkki throws a nice looking combination but Zilla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nyrkki misses with a few strikes there.
Nyrkki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zilla is fending him off so far but Nyrkki persists. Nope, Zilla circles away and we're back to standing.
Nyrkki shoots in for a double leg but Zilla sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nyrkki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zilla counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nyrkki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zilla circles away.
Nyrkki fails with the takedown.
Iso Nyrkki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nyrkki throws a hook to the side of Zilla's head but Zilla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nyrkki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zilla circles away.
Nyrkki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nyrkki throws a series of punches but Zilla avoids them all with ease.
God Zilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nyrkki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyrkki throws the left hand but Zilla avoids the punch easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nyrkki fails with a takedown attempt.
Zilla stuffs the takedown attempt from Nyrkki. Nyrkki gets slowly back to his feet.
Nyrkki loads up on a big right hand but Zilla slips the punch.
Nyrkki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zilla but Zilla pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nyrkki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nyrkki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zilla is fending him off so far but Nyrkki persists. Nope, Zilla circles away and we're back to standing.
Nyrkki shoots in for a double leg but Zilla sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zilla stuffs the takedown attempt from Nyrkki. Nyrkki gets slowly back to his feet.
Nyrkki tries to bum rush Zilla with a series of wild strikes but Zilla uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zilla blocks a jab.
Nyrkki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zilla dodges the punch combination from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zilla's waist but Zilla gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nyrkki off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nyrkki shoots in looking for a takedown. Zilla tries to sprawl out of it but Nyrkki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zilla manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nyrkki fails with a takedown attempt.
Nyrkki misses with a straight right.
Nyrkki shoots in and drives through. Zilla sprawls well.
Nyrkki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Nyrkki.
Zilla stuffs the takedown attempt from Nyrkki. Nyrkki gets slowly back to his feet.
Nyrkki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zilla swivels and escapes.
Nyrkki closes the distance and clinches up with Zilla, looking for a takedown. Nyrkki pushes Zilla against the cage but Zilla circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nyrkki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nyrkki shoots for a takedown but Zilla saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki shoots in but no luck this time.
Nyrkki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nyrkki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zilla's waist but Zilla gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nyrkki off to one side.
Nyrkki tries for a takedown but Zilla sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nyrkki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nyrkki throws an overhand right that lands on Zilla's shoulder, as Zilla tries to avoid the shot.
Nyrkki is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nyrkki's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Zilla stuffs the takedown attempt from Nyrkki. Nyrkki gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from Nyrkki misses.
Nyrkki fails with the takedown.
Nyrkki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zilla pinned against the cage. Zilla gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nyrkki fails to land with a series of punches.
Nyrkki shoots in but Zilla avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nyrkki throws a right hand that Zilla ducks under and follows up with a left that Zilla also avoids with ease.
Nyrkki looks to land a right hand but Zilla moved out of range.
Zilla slips a straight right by Nyrkki.
Nyrkki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zilla as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki throws a right and a left that Zilla avoids nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Zilla as Nyrkki shoots in.
A punch combination from Nyrkki misses.
Nyrkki throws a right and a left that Zilla avoids nicely.
Nyrkki misses with the combination.
Nyrkki tries for a takedown but Zilla sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zilla keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nyrkki misses with a takedown attempt - Zilla sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zilla showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nyrkki.
Nyrkki shoots in looking for a takedown. Zilla tries to sprawl out of it but Nyrkki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zilla manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nyrkki tries for a takedown but Zilla sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nyrkki closes the distance and clinches up with Zilla, looking for a takedown. Nyrkki pushes Zilla against the cage but Zilla circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Nyrkki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
God Zilla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Zilla tries to close the distance and clinch but Nyrkki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zilla is looking to clinch but Nyrkki is avoiding it.
Zilla is looking to clinch.
Zilla moves in looking to clinch but Nyrkki pushes him off.
Nyrkki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nyrkki blocks a head kick by Zilla.
Nyrkki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Zilla looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Zilla stops Nyrkki from passing to mount.
Nyrkki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zilla is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Zilla manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nyrkki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zilla landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nyrkki is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zilla lands a nice short elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zilla lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Nyrkki! More strikes land and this one is all over! Zilla jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). God Zilla!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Biggum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yippe Mofo (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 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyrone Biggum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yippe Mofo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mofo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mofo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Biggum works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mofo 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.
Biggum will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Biggum looking for a guillotine here but Mofo defends easily.
Mofo 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.
Mofo advances to half guard.
Mofo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Biggum is trying to stand back up but Mofo is controlling him
Mofo passes to full mount!
Mofo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Biggum is surviving well by controlling Mofo's body position as best he can.
Biggum is controlling an arm, preventing Mofo from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Biggum is trying to stand.
Biggum regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggum has one foot on Mofo's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Biggum keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mofo looks gassed!
Horrible takedown by Mofo or perhaps it was just good defense by Biggum which made him look bad.
Biggum shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Biggum wants to work for an arm triangle but Mofo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mofo manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mofo is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Biggum has his hands clasped together but Mofo extends an breaks Biggum's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Mofo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yippe Mofo!
Yippe Mofo is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Davor Zrilic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernest Hemingway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ernest Hemingway told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Davor Zrilic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ernest Hemingway!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zrilic tests Hemingway's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hemingway looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Zrilic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hemingway.
Zrilic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zrilic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zrilic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zrilic throws a nice looking combination but Hemingway bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Zrilic drops Hemingway with a right and a left! Zrilic comes rushing in but Hemingway regains his composure and manages to keep Zrilic in guard.
Hemingway is rocked!
It looks like Ernest Hemingway has been cut.
Zrilic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zrilic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hemingway escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zrilic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zrilic 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zrilic 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.
Zrilic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zrilic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Zrilic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zrilic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hemingway is on top in guard.
Zrilic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hemingway drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Hemingway seems to have locked his on tight now - Zrilic screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Hemingway, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ernest Hemingway!
Ernest Hemingway is the new welterweight champion!
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