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EEF 15 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Lindblad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Johnsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnsson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kashmir - Led Zeppelin. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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, Andreas Lindblad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunnar Johnsson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnsson looks to land a right hand but Lindblad moved out of range.
Johnsson tries to clinch up.
Lindblad throws a head kick but Johnsson moves out of range.
Johnsson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lindblad looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Johnsson scoring with punches from side control.
Lindblad managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Johnsson.
Johnsson in side control, throwing shots but Lindblad defends.
Lindblad tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lindblad is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Johnsson working the ground and pound but Lindblad is defending the strikes.
Johnsson is chipping away with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnsson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lindblad, who protects the arm well.
Johnsson has hold of Lindblad's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Lindblad seems comfortable defending it but Johnsson has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Lindblad is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Lindblad is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Johnsson couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gunnar Johnsson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Connell Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon England (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayes comes to the cage accompanied by Calm Like a Bomb. England has chosen let the bodies hit the floor as his entrance music. Leon England has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Connell Hayes's chin.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Connell Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Leon England!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes keeps the fight on the outside.
England looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Hayes moves into range and connects with a jab.
England misses with a two punch combination.
Hayes scores with a one two! England had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A jab-cross combination lands for Hayes and sends England crashing to the mat! Hayes follows him down to the mat - England regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
England is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
England is still in real trouble! Can Hayes finish him?
Hayes 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hayes lands a nice short elbow.
England wants to improve his position but Hayes is controlling well.
Hayes working the head and body with strikes.
Hayes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
England seems to have recovered his senses.
Hayes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hayes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hayes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hayes passes to side control.
The referee asks Hayes politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hayes prefers to stall for the moment though.
Hayes creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hayes wants to lay and pray for a moment but England keeps working.
England takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes scores with a couple of short elbows.
England wants to get back to his feet but Hayes drags him back down.
Hayes cracks England with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hayes lands some shots froms side control.
England bucks up and tries to throw Hayes off but instead Hayes has got his back!
Hayes gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
England is trying to stand back up.
Hayes throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting England!
England fending off the submission attempt from Hayes.
Hayes scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. England is looking for a way out.
England tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns England.
Hayes scores with strikes from the back.
Hayes scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Will Hayes go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
England tries to escape but Hayes has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
England grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Hayes has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, England has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Hayes just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Hayes scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. England is looking for a way out.
England grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
England wants to escape the position.
Hayes throwing damaging strikes from the back! England could be in trouble here!
Hayes wants to control but England is keeping busy.
Hayes has the hooks in. England is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
England takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Hayes gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Hayes is trying to stick to England's back but England is turning into Hayes. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hayes's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by England.
Hayes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hayes tries to get out of the position.
England has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hayes is proving hard to escape from.
England decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
England misses with a combination
and Hayes counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for England!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hayes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish England?
England keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hayes landing strikes from the mount and England is in trouble!
Hayes with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayes landing strikes from the mount.
Hayes is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hayes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hayes looking to finish England with some ground and pound. This is bad for England!
Hayes lands a big shot there that rocks England but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The referee warns England that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
England taking shots to the head.
England is bucking up trying to escape but Hayes cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hayes lands a nice shot to the head.
Hayes landing strikes from the mount.
England tries to buck Hayes off but he can't manage it.
Hayes working England over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Hayes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayes working the ground and pound effectively.
England is squirming around, avoiding Hayes's attempts to control the action.
England regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connell Hayes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice body punch from Hayes.
Hayes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
England throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hayes trying to control the position from guard on top but England is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hayes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hayes stands up over England, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
England is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hayes is controlling him.
England keeping moving, preventing Hayes from controlling successfully.
England is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Hayes dives into side control.
England is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hayes has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hayes scores with a three punch combo!
England with a poor takedown
and Hayes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
England is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hayes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes drops an elbow to the side of England's head.
Hayes drops an elbow to the side of England's head.
Hayes lands with a punch from half guard.
Hayes seems to be looking for submissions.
Hayes stops England from getting back to his feet.
Hayes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hayes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hayes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hayes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks England with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
England pushes Hayes off looking to stand but Hayes dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes trying to control the action but England is working from the bottom.
Hayes seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hayes is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for England!
BOOM! Hayes connects with a massive shot to the dome!
England working to try and regain half guard.
Hayes landing strikes from the mount.
Hayes landing strikes from the mount and England is in trouble!
Hayes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that England can do to turn this around?
Hayes raining down shots from the mount!
Hayes with shots to the head and body - England looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hayes lands with some strikes.
Hayes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hayes landing strikes from the mount.
Hayes working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hayes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
England is trying to stand.
England is bucking up trying to escape but Hayes cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hayes trying to control but England is having none of it.
Hayes scoring with strikes but England is staying in there.
Hayes working England over with strikes here.
England is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hayes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
England can't escape the position.
Hayes working England over with strikes here.
Hayes with the ground and pound from mount.
Hayes lands a big elbow.
Hayes punishing his opponent with strikes.
England tries to get back to half guard but can't.
England is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hayes lands a big shot there that rocks England but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes is landing with some decent strikes but England is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
England is bucking up trying to escape but Hayes cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hayes lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hayes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hayes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hayes lands a big shot there that rocks England but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hayes with a couple of short strikes.
England throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Hayes controlling from the full mount.
Hayes lands a big elbow - England is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and England is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Connell Hayes!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Killian Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank The Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gallagher comes to the cage accompanied by Kakkahätä 77 - Tää on sun helvetti. Frank The Tank has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Killian Gallagher's chin.
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245 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Killian Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank The Tank!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Gallagher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gallagher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut there from The Tank.
The Tank doesn't manage to clinch there - Gallagher circles away.
Gallagher takes the fight into the clinch.
Gallagher tries for a takedown but The Tank manages to get underhooks.
Gallagher taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gallagher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gallagher lands an elbow inside.
Gallagher is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gallagher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Tank misses with a head kick.
Gallagher gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gallagher tries to land knees in the clinch but The Tank avoids the damage to the body.
The Tank prevents a takedown attempt there.
The Tank takes an elbow to the temple.
The Tank pulls guard effortlessly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Tank is trying to keep Gallagher in close.
The Tank is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gallagher is controlling him.
Gallagher thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gallagher drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gallagher jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gallagher with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gallagher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Tank swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The Tank misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Tank shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gallagher as he jumps to the side.
Gallagher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The Tank pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gallagher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gallagher takes the fight into the clinch.
Gallagher missing with knees to the body.
The Tank gets underhooks to prevent Gallagher's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Killian Gallagher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gallagher has The Tank pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. The Tank manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gallagher is breathing heavily.
The Tank blocks the elbow strike.
The Tank missing with knees to the body.
Gallagher looking to stall.
Gallagher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gallagher missing with knees to the body.
The Tank lands a nice shot to the body.
The Tank tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gallagher tries to land knees in the clinch but The Tank avoids the damage to the body.
The Tank misses with an elbow strike.
The Tank tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gallagher smiles and moves away.
Gallagher misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Tank clinches but Gallagher breaks the clinch
and Gallagher decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in The Tank's guard.
Gallagher wants to pass the guard but The Tank is keeping the position.
The Tank is trying to keep Gallagher in close.
Gallagher 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.
Gallagher pushing down on The Tank's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The Tank trying to control here.
The Tank tries to kick Gallagher off but Gallagher keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The Tank trying to control from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Gallagher throws a lazy uppercut
and The Tank counters with a one-two to the body.
Gallagher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gallagher checks a leg kick.
The Tank fails with the takedown
and Gallagher counters by moving into the clinch.
The Tank has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gallagher uses from the top position.
Gallagher postures up in The Tank's guard and throws a big left but The Tank blocks it.
The Tank looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The Tank is trying to keep Gallagher in close.
Gallagher trying to control the position from guard on top but The Tank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gallagher passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The Tank is looking to regain half guard here but Gallagher keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The Tank prevents Gallagher from moving into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Killian Gallagher dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The Tank tries for a takedown but Gallagher circles away easily
and Gallagher counters with a single leg into guard. The Tank didn't expect that.
Gallagher distracts The Tank with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gallagher trying to control the position from guard on top but The Tank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gallagher pushing down on The Tank's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gallagher looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The Tank is trying to maintain the position but Gallagher is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gallagher wants to work for an arm triangle but The Tank is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The Tank is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher wants to pass to mount but The Tank is defending the position.
The Tank trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gallagher is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. The Tank doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gallagher.
Gallagher is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, The Tank has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gallagher works his way into side control.
Gallagher working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gallagher tries for a kimura but The Tank is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ground and pound from Gallagher seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The Tank can't do much from the bottom here.
The Tank tries to bench press Gallagher off him but Gallagher keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on The Tank's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gallagher working the ground and pound but The Tank is defending the strikes.
Gallagher wants to control but The Tank is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on The Tank's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher trying to control the position but The Tank is working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Tank has his takedown stuffed
and Gallagher counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gallagher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Tank is trying to keep Gallagher in close.
Gallagher trying to control the position from guard on top but The Tank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gallagher advances to half guard.
The Tank trying to control from the bottom.
The Tank is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Gallagher pulls his head out easily.
Gallagher trying to control from half guard but The Tank is working away.
Gallagher with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gallagher looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher stalling away here and it's allowed The Tank to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gallagher drops back looking for a leg! The Tank is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and The Tank manages to kick Gallagher off! Gallagher jumps back into The Tank's guard.
Gallagher passes The Tank's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gallagher wants to work for an arm triangle but The Tank is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gallagher wants to control but The Tank is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Killian Gallagher dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gallagher tries to clinch but The Tank moves out of range.
The Tank with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gallagher counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gallagher turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Gallagher lands a nice forearm strike.
The Tank is trying to control Gallagher's posture but Gallagher avoids it.
An elbow from Gallagher crashes against the mat.
Gallagher is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, The Tank has escaped the position, nice work there.
The Tank stops Gallagher from passing to mount.
The Tank manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gallagher sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Tank defending well though.
The Tank pushes Gallagher off looking to stand but Gallagher dives back in and keeps control.
Gallagher passes the guard and advances to mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gallagher avoids the attempt from The Tank to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Tank prevents Gallagher from taking his back.
Gallagher is landing with some decent strikes but The Tank is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gallagher throwing strikes here but The Tank is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gallagher throwing strikes here but The Tank is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The Tank is trying to escape the mount.
Gallagher thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gallagher is trying to take his opponent's back.
Gallagher has hold of The Tank's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and The Tank manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gallagher working for a guillotine from mount but The Tank is in no mood to give up.
Gallagher with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Tank is squirming around, avoiding Gallagher's attempts to control the action.
Gallagher goes for an armbar but The Tank turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from The Tank.
The Tank avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The Tank trying to control but Gallagher is working from the bottom.
Gallagher has his foot on The Tank's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The Tank works his way back into a safe position though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gallagher looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Tank is one step ahead there.
Gallagher is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but The Tank frees his head nicely. Oh but Gallagher has switched to an armbar! The Tank is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Killian Gallagher!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Kamionka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Ylkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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171 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pavel Kamionka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommi Ylkki!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ylkki feints and as Kamionka raises his hands in defense, Ylkki changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ylkki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ylkki stands and steps away. Kamionka gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kamionka scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Tommi Ylkki has been cut.
Ylkki takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ylkki is rocked!
Kamionka lands a right hook to the body.
Ylkki is still on wobbly legs! Can Kamionka finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamionka works Ylkki's body with a nice hook.
Kamionka drops Ylkki with a big left hand! Ylkki is injured, injured bad! Kamionka jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pavel Kamionka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Oreily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoni Gaudi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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154 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Oreily!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Antoni Gaudi!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaudi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oreily walks into a stiff left hand from Gaudi.
Oreily shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Oreily is tying to control. Gaudi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gaudi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Oreily's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Oreily's back!
Gaudi softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Gaudi should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Oreily rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Gaudi lands strikes from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Oreily wants to improve his position but Gaudi is controlling well.
Oreily actively working from the bottom here.
Oreily looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gaudi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Oreily actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oreily manages to get to full guard.
Oreily is breathing heavily.
Oreily utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gaudi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gaudi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gaudi lands a couple of digs.
Oreily preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oreily tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oreily looking to control but Gaudi passes into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gaudi in particular looking to stall.
Gaudi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oreily moves into full guard.
Oreily is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gaudi advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaudi drops an elbow to the side of Oreily's head.
Gaudi wants to pass to mount but Oreily is defending the position.
Gaudi trying to control the pace.
Oreily taking some punishment here, with Gaudi in his half guard.
Oreily on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gaudi lands with a punch from half guard.
Oreily manages to get to full guard.
Gaudi passes Oreily's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gaudi connects with a nice short shot to Oreily's temple.
Gaudi prevents Oreily from improving his position.
Oreily regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gaudi.
Gaudi looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oreily looking for a guillotine here but Gaudi defends easily.
Gaudi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gaudi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oreily. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Oreily is looking to sinch up a triangle. Gaudi throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Oreily's body to avoid the submission. Oreily has instead reached around Gaudi's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Oreily arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ryan Oreily!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perttu Peikkola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perttu Peikkola has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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Brawler
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyoto Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Perttu Peikkola!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peikkola misses with a wild combination.
Maia tries to clinch but Peikkola is having none of it.
Peikkola throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Peikkola swinging wilding here.
Peikkola looks to land a combination but Maia avoids it well.
Maia tries to clinch up but Peikkola circles away and keeps his distance.
Peikkola throws a looping overhand right but Maia ducks down to avoid it.
Peikkola throws a right hand that Maia ducks under and follows up with a left that Maia also avoids with ease.
Peikkola connects with a crisp jab.
Peikkola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck for Maia with that takedown attempt.
Peikkola tries to bum rush Maia with a series of wild strikes but Maia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maia shoots in looking for a takedown. Peikkola tries to sprawl out of it but Maia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Peikkola manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Maia throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peikkola loads up on a big right hand but Maia slips the punch.
Peikkola circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Peikkola. That's going to slow Maia down.
Peikkola circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maia lands a high kick!
A head kick misses from Peikkola.
Peikkola throws a head kick that misses
and Maia decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Peikkola's guard.
Maia thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Maia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Peikkola is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Maia sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Peikkola's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maia is thwarting Peikkola's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia wants to pass to mount but Peikkola is defending the position.
Peikkola is trying to control but can't.
Maia wants to pass to mount but Peikkola is defending the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Peikkola throws a sloppy head kick
and Maia counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Peikkola looks gassed!
Peikkola wants to break free but Maia has control.
Maia tries to pull guard but Peikkola won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyoto Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maia has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Peikkola is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Maia jumps guard.
Peikkola decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Maia, up you get!
Peikkola throws a lazy head kick
and Maia counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Maia.
Maia drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Peikkola dives on top into guard.
Peikkola is stalling in the full guard.
Peikkola preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Peikkola has his hands clasped together but Maia extends an breaks Peikkola's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Maia.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lyoto Maia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Psycho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tronic Thermo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
175 lbs
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21
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Psycho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tronic Thermo!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Psycho throws a right and a left that Thermo avoids nicely.
Thermo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Psycho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thermo.
Thermo lands with a cross.
Psycho lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Psycho.
Psycho scores with a three punch combo!
Psycho scoring well with a low kick there.
Psycho shoots in for a takedown but Thermo shows good takedown defense.
Psycho misses with a two punch combination.
Psycho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thermo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Psycho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Psycho is looking to clinch but Thermo is avoiding it.
Psycho fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Psycho uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Psycho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Psycho misses with a double jab.
Psycho shoots for a takedown but Thermo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Psycho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Psycho bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thermo's head.
Psycho misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Psycho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thermo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Psycho.
Psycho fails to land with a series of punches.
Psycho throws a series of punches but Thermo avoids them all with ease.
Psycho throws a series of punches but Thermo avoids them all with ease.
Psycho throws a nice looking combination but Thermo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thermo scores with a jab. Psycho acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
No joy there for Psycho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Psycho fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thermo, pushing him back against the cage.
Thermo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thermo turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Thermo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Psycho, who protects the arm well.
Thermo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Psycho is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Psycho tries to buck Thermo off but Thermo is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Psycho sneaks out the side door and pushes Thermo away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Psycho.
Thermo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thermo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thermo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Psycho.
Psycho tries to bum rush Thermo with a series of wild strikes but Thermo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thermo scores with a nice head shot.
Thermo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Psycho.
Psycho throws a series of punches but Thermo moves out of range.
Psycho slips a straight right by Thermo.
Thermo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Psycho counters with a two punch combo.
Psycho shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Psycho showed some decent athleticism there.
Thermo manages to get to full guard.
Psycho is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thermo keeping moving, preventing Psycho from controlling successfully.
Thermo is looking to sinch up a triangle. Psycho throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Thermo's body to avoid the submission. Thermo has instead reached around Psycho's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Thermo arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tronic Thermo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josip Ruzic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Kellerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kellerman has chosen Foo Fighters - Everlong as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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18
192 lbs
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18
197 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Josip Ruzic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Kellerman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruzic blocks a head kick by Kellerman.
Ruzic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kellerman's waist but Kellerman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ruzic off to one side.
Kellerman drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ruzic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kellerman scoring with some ground and pound.
Kellerman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ruzic looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kellerman wants to control from the top but Ruzic keeps moving.
Ruzic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kellerman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kellerman works over Ruzic with some ground and pound from guard.
Kellerman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ruzic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kellerman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ruzic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kellerman's guard.
Kellerman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ruzic postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kellerman doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruzic tries to free his leg and advance position but Kellerman is retaining full guard.
Ruzic postures up.
Kellerman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ruzic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ruzic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kellerman looks gassed!
Ruzic 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.
Ruzic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kellerman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Ruzic fails with the takedown
and Kellerman counters with a left to the body.
Kellerman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kellerman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ruzic closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ruzic has an Americana. Kellerman didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Ruzic is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Ruzic hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Josip Ruzic!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pentti Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patterson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by House of the rising sun. Michael Patterson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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20
192 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
Big right hand |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pentti Pena!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Patterson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena swinging wilding here.
Pena scores with a nice head shot.
Pena scores with a jab.
Patterson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pena lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Patterson at a distance.
Pena stuns Patterson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Patterson looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pena moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pena lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Patterson is looking to close the distance but Pena sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Patterson crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Patterson is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Pentti Pena!
Pentti Pena retains his middleweight title!
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