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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between luigi cipriani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and charlie bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). charlie bishop will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, luigi cipriani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, charlie bishop!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bishop scores a takedown into full mount!
bishop avoids the attempt from cipriani to control.
bishop gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
bishop stuffs the takedown.
cipriani misses with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from cipriani. No joy for bishop on that attempt.
charlie bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
cipriani looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? bishop is fending him off so far but cipriani persists. Nope, bishop circles away and we're back to standing.
bishop misses with a takedown attempt
and cipriani counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
bishop looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
cipriani sitting in guard here, content to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
bishop working for a triangle but cipriani defends it easily.
cipriani trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bishop is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
bishop looks gassed!
bishop wants to get back to his feet but cipriani is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
bishop is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and cipriani dives into side control.
cipriani looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
cipriani controls the position.
bishop is looking to work his way out of this bad position but cipriani is controlling him well.
cipriani looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
bishop tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bishop manages to get back to half guard.
bishop is trying to maintain the position but cipriani is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
bishop is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
bishop trying to hold on to cipriani's head to control him but cipriani postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. bishop manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
bishop looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
bishop is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
bishop looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bishop wriggles free and stands up.
cipriani misses with a takedown attempt - bishop sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for luigi cipriani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
bishop fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
cipriani misses with a takedown attempt
and bishop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
cipriani shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says bishop as he avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by cipriani there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
cipriani looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? bishop is fending him off so far but cipriani persists. Nope, bishop circles away and we're back to standing.
cipriani misses with a combination
and bishop counters with a three punch combo that has cipriani backing up. cipriani nods at bishop to acknowledge the strikes.
cipriani shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
bishop is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but cipriani pulls his head out easily.
bishop tries to kick cipriani off but cipriani keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
cipriani sitting and controlling from the half guard.
bishop preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
bishop is trying to stand up here but cipriani is controlling him well.
bishop trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
cipriani stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
bishop misses with a combination
and cipriani counters with a shoot takedown. bishop fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
cipriani wants to control from the top but bishop keeps moving.
bishop is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
luigi cipriani dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
cipriani shoots in looking for a takedown. bishop tries to sprawl out of it but cipriani keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. bishop manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
bishop throws a combination but it was largely blocked by cipriani.
Horrible takedown by cipriani or perhaps it was just good defense by bishop which made him look bad.
bishop fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. cipriani sprawls well initially but bishop persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
luigi cipriani overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
cipriani is trying to control but can't.
bishop is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
cipriani pushes bishop off and gets back to his feet.
bishop is breathing heavily.
cipriani fails with the takedown
and bishop counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for luigi cipriani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cipriani wants to get back to striking at distance but bishop won't allow it.
cipriani wants to get back to striking at distance but bishop won't allow it.
bishop stops a takedown attempt from cipriani.
cipriani tries to pull guard but bishop won't allow it.
cipriani is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but bishop is keeping busy.
bishop wants to break free but cipriani has control.
bishop stops a takedown attempt from cipriani.
cipriani drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
bishop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
cipriani shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with cipriani in particular looking to stall.
bishop pushes cipriani off looking to stand but cipriani dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bishop gets back to full guard.
cipriani avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
bishop pushes cipriani off and gets back to his feet.
bishop closes the distance and lands a one-two.
cipriani takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
cipriani dodges the punch combination from bishop.
bishop has closed the distance and engaged cipriani in a clinch.
bishop has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. cipriani avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
cipriani jumps guard but bishop stands there with cipriani around his waist. cipriani gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
bishop gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from cipriani.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bishop jumps guard and drags cipriani to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
bishop is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
cipriani in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
bishop keeping busy on the bottom but cipriani has passed one foot through into half guard.
cipriani is controlling the pace.
cipriani wants to pass the guard but bishop is defending well.
bishop is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
bishop won't allow cipriani to pass to mount.
bishop has one foot on cipriani's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
bishop shoots and misses
and cipriani counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
cipriani is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, bishop has managed to free his arm - good work.
bishop is refusing to be controlled, as cipriani sits in half guard.
cipriani is looking for a kimura here.
bishop is trying to stand up here but cipriani is controlling him well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
bishop wants to control but cipriani is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but charlie bishop will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
bishop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
bishop gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
cipriani has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. bishop avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
cipriani wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
bishop wants a takedown but no success here.
bishop tries for a takedown. No joy.
bishop tries for a takedown but cipriani manages to get underhooks.
luigi cipriani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of charlie bishop.
cipriani fails to pull the fight into his guard.
bishop lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
cipriani gets back to full guard.
bishop forces his way into half guard.
bishop decides to stand up.
bishop tries for a takedown but cipriani circles away easily
and cipriani counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
bishop is looking to get back to is feet but cipriani passes into side control.
bishop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bishop gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
bishop has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
cipriani is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
bishop is trying to break free.
bishop is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
bishop tries to escape but cipriani has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
bishop controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
cipriani is persistently looking for the submission but bishop is defending it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
bishop looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
bishop tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
cipriani controlling from the back.
bishop wants to escape the position.
bishop trying to get back to his feet but cipriani is in full control for now.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
bishop manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
bishop lands a two punch combo.
bishop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bishop with a poor takedown
and cipriani counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for bishop!
bishop is squirming around, avoiding cipriani's attempts to control the action.
cipriani is working for a guillotine from mount but bishop frees his head quite easily.
cipriani content just to control the position here.
cipriani has hold of bishop's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and bishop manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
bishop is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
cipriani wants to control the pace but bishop is squirming around nicely.
bishop is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
cipriani working for a guillotine from mount but bishop is in no mood to give up.
cipriani looking to control but bishop is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
bishop is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
cipriani sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
cipriani stands up from mount. Strange move.
And that's the end of the fight!
luigi cipriani showed his dominance in that final round.
I think cipriani has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... luigi cipriani!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Ripheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Head!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy Ripheart!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripheart tries to land a leg kick but Head saw it coming and moves away.
Head looks to land a combination but Ripheart avoids it well.
Head throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ripheart's waist but Ripheart gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Head off to one side.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ripheart breaks from the clinch.
Head avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Head tries to clinch but Ripheart moves away
and Ripheart counters with a thumping low kick.
Head is breathing heavily.
Ripheart clinches.
Ripheart content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ripheart breaks the clinch.
Head tries to keep at a distance but Ripheart has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ripheart is trying to trip Head. He has hold of a leg but Head is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ripheart persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ripheart content to stall in guard here.
Head controls Ripheart momentarily but Ripheart frees himself.
Head wants to stand and escape but Ripheart is having none of it.
Ripheart stands and throws Head's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Head is trying to control Ripheart's posture but Ripheart avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripheart stands up.
Ripheart tries for a takedown but Head circles away easily
and Head counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ripheart!
Ripheart wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Ripheart tries to hold on but Head pushes him away.
Ripheart really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ripheart manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nice strikes from Head there.
Ripheart tries to roll over but Head keeps him under control.
Ripheart is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripheart on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Head 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.
Head is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ripheart!
Ripheart working to try and regain half guard.
Head trying to control but Ripheart is having none of it.
Ripheart wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Head controlling the pace for now.
Head is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ripheart has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ripheart is looking to improve his position but Head isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Head sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Head lands a heavy elbow.
Head tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Head looking to control but Ripheart is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Head with a couple of short strikes.
Head working Ripheart over with strikes here.
Head can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ripheart is looking to escape.
Head controlling his opponent.
Ripheart in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripheart wants to control but Head is having none of it.
Ripheart can't escape the position.
Head sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Head has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ripheart's face.
Ripheart really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Head can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ripheart is looking to escape.
Ripheart regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ripheart is trying to stand back up but Head is controlling him
Head is taking a breather. Ripheart 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Randy Ripheart will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ripheart tries a head kick but it misses.
Ripheart has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ripheart wants a takedown but no success here.
Head looking to stall.
The is referee keeping an eye on Head - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Head is trying to break the clinch but Ripheart has him pressed against the cage.
Ripheart wants a takedown.
Head wants to get back to striking at distance but Ripheart won't allow it.
Ripheart is trying to trip Head. He has hold of a leg but Head is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ripheart persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ripheart avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ripheart wants to control from the top but Head keeps moving.
Ripheart pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Head is keeping the position for now.
Head trying to keep a closed guard but Ripheart is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ripheart pushes down on Head's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripheart is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Head flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ripheart wants to stand up but Head is controlling the position.
Anthony Head overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ripheart is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Head is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ripheart's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ripheart's back!
Head not allowing Ripheart to control his hands.
Ripheart tries to break free.
Despite being in a bad position, Ripheart is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Head controlling the positon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ripheart is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Head scores with strikes from the back.
You can see the frustration on Ripheart's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Head lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Ripheart hold on?!
Head is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Head is trying to stick to Ripheart's back but Ripheart is turning into Head. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Head's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ripheart.
Ripheart pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Head is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ripheart scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ripheart pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Head is keeping the position for now.
Ripheart must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripheart trying to control the position from guard on top but Head is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ripheart preventing the sweep.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Ripheart has managed to clinch.
Ripheart is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Anthony Head has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Ripheart.
Head goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ripheart prevents it.
Ripheart has picked Head up - he's going for a ride! Ripheart dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ripheart thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ripheart postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Head to stand up.
Head throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ripheart counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Head is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Head fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ripheart looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Head is fending him off so far but Ripheart persists. Nope, Head circles away and we're back to standing.
Head instigates a clinch.
Head drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ripheart gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripheart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Head, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ripheart shoots in for a double leg but Head sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Head gets a takedown into half guard.
Ripheart keeping hold of Head's head, controlling as best he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ripheart kicks off Head and gets to his feet.
Anthony Head is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ripheart shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Head counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Head.
Head wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ripheart has him pressed against the cage.
Ripheart is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Head gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ripheart jumps guard and drags Head to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ripheart is trying to keep Head in close.
Head trying to control the position from guard on top but Ripheart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Ripheart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ripheart looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Head!
Ripheart pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Head is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ripheart trying to control but Head is having none of it.
Ripheart lands a big shot there that rocks Head but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ripheart wants to finish this one by submission but Head is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ripheart.
Head manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ripheart lands strikes from half guard.
Ripheart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripheart tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Head.
Head gets full guard.
Head keeping moving, preventing Ripheart from controlling successfully.
Ripheart landing some decent shots from guard.
Head preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ripheart postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Head is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ripheart, into his guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Head's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ripheart tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Head stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ripheart swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ripheart is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripheart scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Ripheart tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ripheart trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Ripheart wants to sweep but no luck.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Head looks to clinch
and Ripheart counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ripheart wants to get up but he can't break Head's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ripheart trying to control but Head is working from the bottom.
Ripheart thows a big elbow that misses.
Ripheart controlling from the top position.
Ripheart trying to control the position from guard on top but Head is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ripheart preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripheart looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Head wants to clinch
and Ripheart decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Head's guard.
Ripheart throwing strikes from guard but Head blocks nicely.
Ripheart postures up in Head's guard and throws a big left but Head blocks it.
Head is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ripheart is controlling him.
Ripheart chips away with some ground and pound.
Ripheart stands and steps away. Head gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Head throws a right and a left that both miss.
Head fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Head looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ripheart is looking for a triangle but Head pushes his legs off easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Head wants to pass the guard but Ripheart is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripheart scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Ripheart shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ripheart showed some decent athleticism there.
Ripheart is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Head doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ripheart.
Head gets full guard.
Ripheart postures up.
Head wants to stand up but Ripheart is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Head trying to control the position.
Ripheart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Ripheart comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ripheart has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Ripheart!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Kray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and haki zavos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ronnie Kray has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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, Ronnie Kray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, haki zavos!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kray throws a looping overhand right but zavos ducks down to avoid it.
Kray throws a shot from downtown. zavos moves away and avoids it.
zavos scores with a takedown into Kray's guard.
Kray wants to get back to his feet but zavos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
zavos decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
zavos slips under a jab.
Kray takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
zavos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
zavos is trying for a kimura here. Kray looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! zavos wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). haki zavos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitar Schvenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and stanely burnsely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). stanely burnsely is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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, Dimitar Schvenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, stanely burnsely!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schvenko rushes burnsely and presses him up against the cage.
Schvenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. burnsely lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
burnsely changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Schvenko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
burnsely connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Schvenko throws a head kick that half lands.
Schvenko swinging wilding here.
Schvenko slips a jab and a cross from burnsely.
Schvenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and burnsely counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Schvenko actively working from the bottom here.
burnsely trying to pass the guard but Schvenko defending well.
Schvenko is breathing heavily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
burnsely slips a nice elbow through Schvenko's hands, connecting with Schvenko's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schvenko kicks off burnsely and gets to his feet.
Schvenko misses with a double jab
and burnsely counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by burnsely.
burnsely stops Schvenko from standing up.
burnsely forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schvenko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Schvenko manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
burnsely is bucking up trying to escape but Schvenko cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
burnsely avoids a series of strikes thrown by Schvenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
burnsely really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Schvenko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Schvenko lands a nice shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schvenko lands a big elbow.
burnsely is trying desperately to improve position.
Schvenko with good strikes from the mount here!
burnsely working to try and regain half guard.
Schvenko with a couple of short strikes.
Schvenko lands with some vicious ground and pound - can burnsely hang on?
burnsely wants to hold on but Schvenko pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schvenko looking to finish burnsely with some ground and pound. This is bad for burnsely!
Schvenko with good strikes from the mount here!
Schvenko landing strikes from the mount and burnsely is in trouble!
Schvenko with good strikes from the mount here!
Schvenko is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. burnsely can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
burnsely really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Schvenko breaks from burnsely's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Schvenko connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
burnsely tries to hold on but Schvenko pushes him away.
BOOM! Schvenko connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Schvenko thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Schvenko with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schvenko raining down shots from the mount!
Schvenko landing shots from mount.
Schvenko with shots to the head and body - burnsely looks very uncomfortable down there.
Schvenko lands a big elbow.
burnsely is looking to improve his position but Schvenko isn't that keen on the idea.
burnsely is squirming around, avoiding Schvenko's attempts to control the action.
Schvenko putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schvenko controlling from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Schvenko cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitar Schvenko dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Schvenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and burnsely cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schvenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and burnsely decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Schvenko's guard.
Schvenko keeping moving, preventing burnsely from controlling successfully.
Schvenko wants to get back to his feet but burnsely is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
burnsely passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Schvenko missing with punches from the bottom.
burnsely prevents Schvenko from improving his position.
burnsely is breathing heavily.
Schvenko gets full guard.
Schvenko has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes burnsely off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schvenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling burnsely to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by burnsely.
Schvenko tries to bum rush burnsely with a series of wild strikes but burnsely uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
burnsely changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Schvenko tries to avoid it but burnsely manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Schvenko to the ground. Schvenko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
burnsely lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dimitar Schvenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schvenko stuffs the takedown attempt from burnsely. burnsely gets slowly back to his feet.
Schvenko fails with the takedown
and burnsely counters with a nice double leg into guard.
burnsely lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Schvenko wants to sweep but no luck.
burnsely with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Schvenko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. burnsely manages to get himself to full guard.
Schvenko trying to control the position from guard on top but burnsely is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dimitar Schvenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schvenko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schvenko trying to control the position from guard on top but burnsely is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
burnsely wants to sweep but no luck.
Schvenko sitting in guard, not really doing much.
burnsely working a defensive guard here.
Schvenko trying to control but burnsely is working from the bottom.
burnsely wants to sweep but no luck.
burnsely bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Schvenko's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schvenko throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
burnsely won't allow Schvenko to get back to his feet.
burnsely trying to control the position from guard on top but Schvenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schvenko pushes burnsely off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Schvenko doesn't succeed with the takedown
so burnsely counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Schvenko lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for burnsely!
Schvenko avoids the attempt from burnsely to control.
Schvenko looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
burnsely is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schvenko moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, burnsely has worked his arm free - good work by burnsely!
burnsely is trying to control Schvenko's posture but Schvenko avoids it.
Schvenko tries to stand but burnsely controls the position and pulls Schvenko into his guard.
Schvenko is looking to stand up but burnsely won't let him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schvenko postures up in burnsely's guard and throws a big left but burnsely blocks it.
Schvenko decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Schvenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and burnsely counters with a single leg into guard. Schvenko didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
stanely burnsely showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
burnsely fails to land the takedown.
burnsely misses with a double jab
and Schvenko counters by moving into the clinch.
Schvenko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Schvenko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
burnsely wants to break the clinch but can't.
burnsely looking for a takedown.
burnsely wants to get back to striking at distance but Schvenko won't allow it.
Schvenko keeps control of burnsely as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Schvenko has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. burnsely is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
burnsely breaks the clinch.
Schvenko looks to clinch
and burnsely counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
burnsely moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Schvenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and burnsely counters with a stiff right hand.
burnsely misses with a few strikes there.
burnsely throws a series of punches but Schvenko avoids them all with ease.
Schvenko looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
burnsely trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Schvenko is looking to advance position but burnsely has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
burnsely putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Schvenko wants to control but burnsely is having none of it.
Schvenko regains half guard.
Schvenko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but burnsely scores with a couple of nice shots.
burnsely trying to pass the guard but Schvenko defending well.
Schvenko is refusing to be controlled, as burnsely sits in half guard.
burnsely really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schvenko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Schvenko is trying to get back to full guard.
burnsely is pressing down on Schvenko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Schvenko is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Schvenko tries to kick burnsely off but burnsely keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Schvenko missing with punches from the bottom.
Schvenko works his way to full guard. Good work.
Schvenko lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for burnsely!
Schvenko working burnsely over with strikes here.
Schvenko with a couple of short strikes.
burnsely is trying to escape the mount.
Schvenko fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Schvenko there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Schvenko throws some wild stikes that burnsely manages to avoid easily.
burnsely is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Schvenko misses with a head shot.
burnsely is looking to improve his position but Schvenko isn't that keen on the idea.
Schvenko landing punches.
burnsely is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Schvenko cracks burnsely with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Schvenko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
burnsely takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns burnsely that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Schvenko lands with some vicious ground and pound - can burnsely hang on?
Schvenko postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. burnsely looks a forlorn figure.
Schvenko scores with a couple of good head shots there.
burnsely is wriggling around trying to escape.
Schvenko looking to finish burnsely with some ground and pound. This is bad for burnsely!
Schvenko lands a big shot there that rocks burnsely but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Schvenko landing strikes, looking to finish!
Schvenko with shots to the head and body - burnsely looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schvenko breaks from burnsely's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Schvenko scoring with strikes but burnsely is staying in there.
Schvenko postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. burnsely looks a forlorn figure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dimitar Schvenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Schvenko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dimitar Schvenko!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Niko Bellic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hill has chosen target=blank>Scorpions as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Niko Bellic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Trey Hill!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellic closes the distance and clinches up with Hill, looking for a takedown. Bellic pushes Hill against the cage but Hill circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hill misses with a takedown attempt
and Bellic counters with a series of strikes that sends Hill to the canvas! Bellic follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Hill is rocked!
Bellic postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Hill covers up, he's hurt! Bellic keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Bellic and the ref steps in to end the fight! Bellic can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Niko Bellic!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Flash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Shortland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flash comes to the cage accompanied by Where's My Money. Glen Shortland looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Flash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Glen Shortland!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flash clinches up with Shortland and pushes him back against the cage.
Shortland looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Flash has Shortland pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shortland manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Flash manages to break the clinch.
Flash shoots in and bounces Shortland off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Flash showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Flash keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shortland's head.
Flash trying to control the position from guard on top but Shortland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flash wants to pass the guard but Shortland is keeping the position.
Flash throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flash pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shortland is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flash throws and elbow that misses. Shortland uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Flash's guard. Nice move by Shortland!
Flash has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Flash scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Flash scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Flash in side control lands a decent elbow.
An elbow from Flash crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flash decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Flash throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Flash rushes Shortland and presses him up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Shortland.
Shortland is looking to break free of the clinch but Flash has double underhooks.
Flash jumps guard.
Flash is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Shortland won't allow Flash to sweep him here.
Flash controls Shortland momentarily but Shortland frees himself.
Shortland wants to control from the top but Flash keeps moving.
Flash managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shortland stopping the sweep attempt from Flash.
Flash looking to control.
Flash has his feet on Shortland's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Flash tries for a takedown but Shortland sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shortland has his takedown stuffed
and Flash counters with a head kick.
Flash drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Shortland keeping moving, preventing Flash from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flash working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Flash has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Flash's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Flash is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Flash is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Flash gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Flash moves out of range of the body kick.
Shortland chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Flash can pounce on him.
Flash closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flash landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flash taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Flash dominated that round.
That's time! Flash's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Flash lands with a right hand.
Shortland is rocked!
Flash fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shortland is still on wobbly legs! Can Flash finish him?
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!
Shortland has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Flash.
Flash shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Shortland is on queer street and Flash is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Max Flash!
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