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VFL 19: Angel of Death PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Cliton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Zieniek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Zieniek has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Cliton 's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Cliton !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Zieniek!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zieniek walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cliton .
Cliton wants to clinch.
Cliton closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Zieniek to the mat! Zieniek manages to get full guard.
Cliton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Zieniek trying to keep a closed guard but Cliton is proving a slippery customer.
Cliton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cliton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zieniek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cliton trying to control the position from guard on top but Zieniek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cliton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zieniek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cliton is one step ahead there.
Zieniek is trying to control the position but Cliton postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliton is looking to work some ground and pound but Zieniek has wrist control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cliton works the jab nicely.
Cliton throws a body kick that misses.
Cliton tries to close the distance and clinch but Zieniek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zieniek avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Cliton .
Zieniek shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cliton counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Zieniek!
Zieniek looks gassed!
Cliton landing strikes from the mount.
Zieniek tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cliton working Zieniek over with strikes here.
Cliton looking to finish Zieniek with some ground and pound. This is bad for Zieniek!
BOOM! Cliton connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliton landing strikes, looking to finish!
Zieniek really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cliton cracks Zieniek with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cliton lands a big elbow.
Cliton unloading with bombs!
Cliton looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cliton raining down shots from the mount!
Zieniek can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Cliton .
Cliton thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cliton prevents Zieniek from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zieniek is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zieniek keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Zieniek regains half guard.
Cliton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Zieniek is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cliton scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cliton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cliton trying to mount his opponent but Zieniek defends it.
Cliton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zieniek keeps working.
Cliton slips a nice elbow through Zieniek's hands, connecting with Zieniek's forehead.
Cliton is nestled in close to Zieniek, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zieniek is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Cliton pulls his head out easily.
Cliton is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Zieniek!
Cliton is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Zieniek has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Zieniek is trying to escape the mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cliton tries to control but Zieniek wriggling away.
Zieniek tries to lock up and control but Cliton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cliton pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cliton scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zieniek?
Cliton looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cliton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Zieniek really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Zieniek manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cliton throwing shots but Zieniek is blocking nicely.
Zieniek is controlling Cliton 's trapped leg to prevent Cliton from advancing to side control.
Zieniek tries to roll over but Cliton keeps him under control.
Zieniek manages to get to full guard.
Cliton won't allow Zieniek to sweep him here.
Cliton thows a big elbow that misses.
Cliton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zieniek working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cliton .
Cliton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zieniek's head.
Cliton trying to control the position from guard on top but Zieniek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cliton looking to pass the guard.
Cliton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zieniek keeping moving, preventing Cliton from controlling successfully.
Cliton stands up over Zieniek, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cliton lands a couple of digs.
Zieniek keeping moving, preventing Cliton from controlling successfully.
Cliton wants to pass the guard but Zieniek is keeping the position.
Cliton passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cliton trying to control the position but Zieniek is working away.
Cliton lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cliton working the head and body with strikes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Zieniek wants to control but Cliton postures up.
Cliton scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Zieniek to see if he's OK.
Zieniek regains half guard.
Zieniek tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Zieniek tries to kick Cliton off but Cliton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Zieniek moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zieniek working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cliton .
Zieniek manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cliton manages to get himself to full guard.
Zieniek preventing the sweep.
Cliton keeping busy on the bottom but Zieniek has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Cliton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Zieniek with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cliton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zieniek's guard.
Cliton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cliton wants to pass the guard but Zieniek is keeping the position.
Cliton lands a couple of elbows.
Zieniek avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cliton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zieniek is keeping the position for now.
Cliton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cliton working some strikes from top position.
Zieniek working for submissions but it's allowed Cliton to get to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zieniek has hold of Cliton 's hands but Cliton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
John Cliton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zieniek slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cliton preventing the sweep.
Zieniek had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Cliton is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Zieniek Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Cliton 's back instead.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Zieniek tries to keep control of the position but Cliton is staying busy.
Cliton tries to break free.
Cliton breaks Zieniek's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Zieniek wants to sweep here but Cliton controlling him for the moment.
Zieniek working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Cliton has passed into half guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zieniek has hold of Cliton 's hands but Cliton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zieniek is positioning himself well to prevent Cliton advancing to mount.
Cliton throwing shots but Zieniek is blocking nicely.
Cliton trying to pass the guard but Zieniek defending well.
Zieniek with the active half guard here but Cliton passes nicely into side control.
Zieniek taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zieniek is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cliton is working Zieniek over with some ground and pound from side control.
Zieniek tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cliton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cliton decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Both fighters circling a little - Cliton finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cliton digs a good hook to Zieniek's body.
Cliton waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Zieniek.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zieniek tries for a takedown. No joy.
Zieniek ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Zieniek no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Cliton postures up.
Cliton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zieniek's head.
Cliton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zieniek has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cliton pushes down on Zieniek's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zieniek makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zieniek.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Zieniek being controlled here, momentarily.
Cliton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cliton trying to control but Zieniek is working from the bottom.
Cliton postures up and lands a big shot to Zieniek's brow.
Zieniek looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cliton wants to control from the top but Zieniek keeps moving.
Cliton lands a couple of digs.
Cliton trying to control the position from guard on top but Zieniek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zieniek is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cliton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zieniek's head backwards.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zieniek looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Zieniek wants to control from the top but Cliton keeps moving.
Zieniek looking to sit in guard and control but Cliton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cliton stopping the sweep attempt from Zieniek.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cliton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cliton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zieniek wants to sweep here but Cliton controlling him for the moment.
Cliton 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zieniek shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cliton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
John Cliton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Zieniek.
Cliton tries to free his leg and advance position but Zieniek is retaining full guard.
Zieniek manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cliton manages to get himself to full guard.
Zieniek trying to control but Cliton is working from the bottom.
Cliton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cliton has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Zieniek has passed into side control.
Cliton sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Zieniek wants to stand but Cliton has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Zieniek prevents Cliton from improving his position.
Zieniek is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cliton defends it well.
Cliton moves into full guard.
Zieniek pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cliton is keeping the position for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cliton throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Cliton wants to sweep here but Zieniek controlling him for the moment.
Zieniek forces his way into half guard.
Cliton wants to control but Zieniek is keeping busy.
Cliton wants to get back to full guard.
Cliton taking some punishment here, with Zieniek in his half guard.
Michael Zieniek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cliton missing with punches from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Cliton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cliton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for John Cliton !
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for John Cliton !
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for John Cliton !
John Cliton wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niko Saarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Femto Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saarinen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Who's Your Daddy. Niko Saarinen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Niko Saarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Femto Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Saarinen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saarinen is trying to maintain a safe position but Emelianenko gets an underhook and turns Saarinen into the ropes.
Emelianenko goes for a takedown attempt but Saarinen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Saarinen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Emelianenko pinned against the cage. Emelianenko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Emelianenko moves in looking to clinch but Saarinen pushes him off.
Saarinen clinches but Emelianenko breaks the clinch
and Emelianenko counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Saarinen's guard now.
Saarinen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Emelianenko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Saarinen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Saarinen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Emelianenko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Emelianenko lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Saarinen keeps moving.
Saarinen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Saarinen is breathing heavily.
Saarinen has his hands on Emelianenko's head, controlling the position.
Emelianenko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Emelianenko would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Emelianenko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Saarinen keeps moving.
Saarinen controls Emelianenko momentarily but Emelianenko frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Emelianenko scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Saarinen keeping full guard, as Emelianenko tries to pass.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Saarinen keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
Emelianenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Emelianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saarinen gets a clinch.
Saarinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saarinen misses with a head kick.
Saarinen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Emelianenko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Emelianenko avoids the elbow strike from Saarinen, against the ropes.
Saarinen ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Saarinen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Saarinen is on top in guard.
Emelianenko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Saarinen manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throwing strikes but missing.
Emelianenko postures up.
Emelianenko postures up in Saarinen's guard and throws a big left but Saarinen blocks it.
Saarinen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Emelianenko!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Emelianenko is trying to reverse the position but instead Saarinen has taken his back - oops!
The referee is taking a good look at Emelianenko as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Saarinen!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Saarinen controlling the positon.
Emelianenko can't escape the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Emelianenko controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Emelianenko is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Emelianenko breaks Saarinen's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Saarinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saarinen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Saarinen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Emelianenko shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Emelianenko showed some decent athleticism there.
Emelianenko working over Saarinen with some ground and pound. Saarinen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen gets full guard.
Saarinen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Saarinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Saarinen had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Emelianenko is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Saarinen Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Emelianenko's back instead.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Saarinen's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Saarinen 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 Emelianenko!
Will Saarinen go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Saarinen is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Emelianenko up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Saarinen working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Emelianenko is doing well to defend. Saarinen seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Emelianenko is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Niko Saarinen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jaki wilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the ring accompanied by Know Your Role. jaki wilton is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dwayne Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, jaki wilton!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson is looking to clinch but wilton is avoiding it.
wilton misses with a low kick.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - wilton circles away.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
wilton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson avoiding damage as wilton throws knees to the body.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but wilton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
wilton blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
wilton blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
wilton blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but wilton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards wilton's brow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
wilton avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the ropes.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
wilton missing with knees to the body.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like jaki wilton has been cut.
wilton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards wilton's brow.
wilton blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson lands an elbow just above wilton 's eye.
Johnson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
wilton blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson lands an elbow just above wilton 's eye.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards wilton's brow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
wilton blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, wilton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped wilton in his tracks for a moment.
wilton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
wilton blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson lands an elbow just above wilton 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
wilton blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short body shot lands from wilton as the two fighters clinch.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
wilton missing with knees to the body.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but wilton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson lands an elbow just above wilton 's eye.
wilton blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but wilton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
wilton blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but wilton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
wilton missing with knees to the body.
Johnson avoiding damage as wilton throws knees to the body.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards wilton's brow.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up jaki wilton's cut even more.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
wilton looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped wilton in his tracks for a moment.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but wilton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards wilton's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards wilton's brow.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
wilton blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Knees in the clinch landing for wilton.
wilton blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
wilton pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
wilton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
wilton blocks an elbow strike.
wilton tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but wilton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from wilton.
wilton avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the ropes.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from wilton.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
wilton avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the ropes.
wilton blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that wilton shrugs off.
A short right from wilton.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
wilton takes an elbow to the forehead.
wilton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards wilton's brow.
wilton takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards wilton's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
wilton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
wilton blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
wilton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
wilton blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from wilton.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
wilton blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
wilton trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
wilton blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Johnson avoiding damage as wilton throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped wilton in his tracks for a moment.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from wilton.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
wilton dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
wilton blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
wilton blocks an elbow strike.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
wilton avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the ropes.
Johnson lands an elbow just above wilton 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards wilton's brow.
wilton blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
wilton blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
wilton dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
wilton blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
wilton dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
wilton misses with a knee strike.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but wilton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
wilton blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
wilton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
wilton tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
wilton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
With the fighters up against the ropes, wilton throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
wilton misses with an elbow strike.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
wilton avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the ropes.
wilton struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Knees in the clinch landing for wilton.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above jaki wilton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but wilton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
wilton dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
wilton dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but wilton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
wilton dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson avoiding damage as wilton throws knees to the body.
wilton blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
wilton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
wilton blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from wilton.
wilton blocks the elbow strike.
wilton lands a knee to the body.
wilton takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
wilton dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
wilton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that wilton shrugs off.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards wilton's brow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
wilton blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on jaki wilton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson closes the distance looking to clinch
and wilton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
wilton tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
wilton missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
wilton blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
wilton dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
wilton dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
wilton avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the ropes.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
wilton blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
wilton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
wilton dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that wilton shrugs off.
jaki wilton's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
wilton blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
wilton blocks an elbow strike.
wilton throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
wilton blocks an elbow strike from Johnson.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Johnson throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
wilton missing with knees to the body.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from wilton.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
wilton trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at jaki wilton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dwayne Johnson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sandy Jakh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sandy Jakh has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Sandy Jakh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank West!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West dodges the punch combination from Jakh.
Jakh lands a big uppercut and West crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but West looks OK.
West is rocked!
It looks like Frank West has been cut.
Jakh moves nicely into side control.
West is still in real trouble! Can Jakh finish him?
West wants to control but Jakh postures up.
Jakh works to advance to full mount. West defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
West seems to have recovered his senses.
Jakh avoids the attempt from West to control.
Jakh working for a submission but West is keeping him at bay.
West really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jakh. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jakh get's back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Jakh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
West shoots for a double leg takedown but Jakh sprawls well. He's pushed West's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sandy Jakh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
West looks gassed!
Jakh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by West.
West takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
West slips a straight right by Jakh.
Jakh misses with a hook. West ducked under it nicely.
Jakh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away.
Jakh lands with an uppercut that bounces West off the ropes and back into rage.
West staying out of range there.
Nice sprawl there from Jakh as West shoots in.
Jakh throws a hook but West avoids it easily.
West goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jakh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
West tries to clinch up.
West throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
West moves out of range of the strikes.
Jakh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sandy Jakh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank West.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
West dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jakh. That did some damage!
Jakh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jakh connects with a body shot.
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!
Jakh lands an uppercut out of nowhere! West falls backwards - clearly groggy! Jakh dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sandy Jakh!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has chosen Mas Que Nada as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Santiago Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy misses with a double jab.
Guy misses with a double jab.
Guy is looking to chop away at Sanchez's legs.
Guy tries to score with a low kick but Sanchez moves his leg out of the way.
Sanchez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Guy's guard.
Sanchez gets to his feet - Guy follows without any prompting.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Guy.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt - Guy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Guy misses with a few strikes there.
Guy is breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Guy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guy.
Guy throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
Guy misses with the combination.
Sanchez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Guy could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Guy is working an open guard so Sanchez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sanchez has closed the distance and engaged Guy in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guy.
Guy keeps control of Sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Guy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Guy.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guy throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Guy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Guy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guy lands a left and a right that sends Sanchez crashing to the canvas! Guy dives into mount looking to finish!
Sanchez is rocked!
It looks like Santiago Sanchez has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guy cracks Sanchez with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Guy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erkki Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Die MF Die by Dope. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Henson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Erkki Black!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black wants to clinch.
Black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Henson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Erkki Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Henson pushes him off.
Henson scores with a three punch combo!
A punch combination from Henson misses.
Black has closed the distance and engaged Henson in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Black scores with a nice short uppercut.
Henson takes a shot to the head.
Henson is trying to break free.
Black pushes Henson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black misses with some punches.
Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Henson.
Black lands with a left to the head.
Henson stalling the fight.
Black lands an uppercut.
Henson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch but Henson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Black tries to clinch but Henson moves out of range.
Henson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henson looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Henson.
Henson working the head with strikes.
Henson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Henson trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.
Henson is putting a hurting on Black here, landing some big shots from side control.
Black is trying to buck Henson off.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Black can do anything to dispel that myth.
Henson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Black wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Black is looking for a sweep.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch but Henson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Black wants to clinch.
Black moves into the clinch.
Black lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Henson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Henson takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Henson breaks from the clinch.
Henson closes the distance and clinches up with Black, looking for a takedown. Henson pushes Black against the ropes but Black circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Henson throws a nice looking combination but Black bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Black tries to clinch up.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Black is fending him off so far but Henson persists. Nope, Black circles away and we're back to standing.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Henson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Black gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Black lands a right hand.
Black working aggressively here.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Black scores with a nice hook to the head.
Black scores with a nice hook to the head.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Black keeps control of Henson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Black has him pressed against the ropes.
with the fighters clinched against the ropes, Black creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henson swats away the attempt to clinch by Black.
Henson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henson is breathing heavily.
Henson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Black moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Black moves into the clinch successfully.
Henson blocking some punches.
Black keeps control of Henson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Black gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Henson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black has a couple of punches blocked by Henson.
A short right from Black on the inside.
Black scores with a shot to the side of Henson's head.
Black working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Henson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henson has had enough of the clinch but Black keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Black.
Black lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Henson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Black lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Black has a couple of punches blocked by Henson.
Black doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Black prevents Henson from breaking the clinch.
Henson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Black lands a shoulder strike.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Black doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Black working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Henson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
Black scores with a shot to the side of Henson's head.
Henson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Black lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black scores with a nice hook to the head.
Black prevents the takedown attempt.
Black working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson throws a head punch that misses.
Black keeps control of Henson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Henson jumps guard but Black stands there with Henson around his waist. Henson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Black lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Henson is trying to break free.
Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Henson.
Henson takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Black.
Black lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Black.
Henson takes a shot to the head.
Black scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Black lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henson is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henson.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Black throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hensons head.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Black lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Black throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hensons head.
Oh Henson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henson blocking some punches.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
Henson seems to have got his legs back now.
Black lands with a left to the head.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Henson working aggressively here.
Black lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henson backwards.
A short right from Black.
Black misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henson.
Black misses with some punches.
Black lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Black.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Black on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Black.
Henson has had enough of the clinch but Black keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Black.
Black prevents a takedown attempt there.
Henson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Henson.
with the fighters clinched against the ropes, Black creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Black is looking to clinch.
Henson misses with a double jab.
Black tries to clinch there but Henson circles away.
Henson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Black moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Black tries to clinch up.
Henson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black tries to clinch but Henson moves out of range.
Black tries to clinch there but Henson circles away.
Black looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fight stays on the outside here - Black looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Black wants to clinch.
Black instigates a clinch.
Henson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Black lands an uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Henson is looking to control Black's arms but Black gets an underhook and turns him. Now Henson has his back to the ropes.
Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henson blocking some punches.
Henson blocks an uppercut.
Black keeps control of Henson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henson misses with an uppercut.
Henson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Black's waist but Black gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Henson off to one side.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henson tries to keep at a distance but Black has taken the fight into the clinch.
Black misses with the head strike.
Henson is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Black gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Black lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Black has him pressed against the ropes.
Henson tries to break the clinch but Black is controlling the position.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henson has had enough of the clinch but Black keeps him there for the moment.
Henson is looking to break free of the clinch but Black has double underhooks.
Henson jumps guard but Black stands there with Henson around his waist. Henson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Henson manages to break the clinch.
Black avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Black looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Henson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Henson.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Henson misses with a few strikes there.
Black on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Henson. Henson obviously looking to wear him down.
Black instigates a clinch.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Henson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Black wants to clinch.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Henson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Henson throws a series of punches but Black avoids them all with ease.
Black tries to clinch but Henson is having none of it.
Black fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henson missing with a left hand there. Black was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Black tries to clinch but Henson is having none of it.
Black tries to clinch there but Henson circles away.
Henson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Black.
The fight stays on the outside here - Black looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Black takes the fight into the clinch.
Henson wants a takedown but no success here.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
Henson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Black has him pressed against the ropes.
Henson blocking some punches.
Henson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Black lands a right hand.
Henson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Black.
Henson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Black doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Black fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Henson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Henson pushes him off.
Black pushes Henson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Henson is looking to break free of the clinch but Black has double underhooks.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Black lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Black.
Henson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Black throws a head punch that misses.
Black doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Black lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Black prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Henson is looking to break free of the clinch but Black has double underhooks.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henson.
Black has a couple of punches blocked by Henson.
Henson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Black lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Henson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Henson wants a takedown but no success here.
A nice left hand lands by Black.
Black lands with a light punch inside.
Henson can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henson.
Henson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Henson goes for a takedown attempt but Black pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Black tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henson scoring well with a low kick there.
Henson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Henson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Black as he avoids it easily.
Black tries to clinch up.
Henson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Black but Black pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Black stuffs the takedown attempt from Henson. Henson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Black crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Henson - the referee stops the clock and Black gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Henson. Black manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Black fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erkki Black dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Black wants to clinch.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henson throws a series of punches but Black avoids them all with ease.
Mickey Henson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black tries to clinch there but Henson circles away.
Black tries to clinch but Henson is having none of it.
Black tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Black fails with an attempt to clinch.
Black tries to clinch up.
Henson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch but Henson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henson throws a hook but Black avoids it easily.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch but Henson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Black pinned against the cage. Black gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Black is looking to clinch.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch but Henson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A choreographed right hand from Henson misses the target.
Henson keeps the fight on the outside.
Henson misses with a hook. Black ducked under it nicely.
Erkki Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Henson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henson misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Henson misses.
Some wild striking there from Henson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black wants to clinch
and Henson counters with a shoot takedown. Black fights it but they end up in guard.
Black wants to stand but Henson is controlling the position.
Black keeping full guard, as Henson tries to pass.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Black looking for a sweep. Not yet Black, not yet.
Henson trying to control the position from guard on top but Black is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henson preventing the sweep.
Henson stops Black from standing up.
Henson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henson wants to pass the guard but Black is keeping the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Henson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Black gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Black misses with the head strike.
Black lands with a right to the head.
Henson tries to break the clinch but Black is controlling the position.
Black swings wildly with an uppercut but Henson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Black fails with an attempt to clinch.
Black closes the distance but Henson moves to the side
and Henson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Black!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henson scoring with strikes but Black is staying in there.
Black is in a horrible position here. Henson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Black keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Henson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Henson landing strikes from the mount and Black is in trouble!
Black is trying to escape the mount.
Henson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Henson working Black over with strikes here.
Black is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Black is wriggling around trying to escape.
Henson misses with a head shot.
Black wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Black really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Henson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
BOOM! Henson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Black is desperately trying to improve his position but Henson has a good base and remains in mount.
Henson lands a big shot there that rocks Black but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Black's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Henson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Black?
Black is trying desperately to improve position.
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.
Henson trying to control but Black is having none of it.
Black is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Black wants to hold on but Henson pushes him away.
Black takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Henson dominating with strikes here.
Black is rocked!
Henson lands a big elbow - Black is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Black is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mickey Henson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Zagajev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Little Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Little Guy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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155 lbs
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162 lbs
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Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Roman Zagajev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Little Guy!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zagajev misses with a body shot.
Zagajev misses with a straight right.
Zagajev has Guy up against the ropes in a clinch.
Zagajev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Guy just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Zagajev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zagajev has Guy pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Zagajev pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Guy tumbling to the mat - Zagajev dives into Guy's guard.
Guy keeping moving, preventing Zagajev from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Guy keeping full guard, as Zagajev tries to pass.
Zagajev drops back looking for a leg! Guy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Guy manages to kick Zagajev off! Zagajev jumps back into Guy's guard.
Zagajev passes Guy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy is looking for a sweep. Zagajev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Guy is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Zagajev pulls his head out easily.
Zagajev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Guy keeps working.
Guy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Guy.
Zagajev trying to control but Guy is working from the bottom.
Guy had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Zagajev is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Guy Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Zagajev's back instead.
Guy has the hooks in. Zagajev is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Guy looking for the choke from the back.
Zagajev turns into Guy and is now in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy keeping moving, preventing Zagajev from controlling successfully.
Zagajev looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zagajev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zagajev is pushing down on Guy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Guy is fighting to maintain full guard but Zagajev has managed to sneak the leg through.
Zagajev is breathing heavily.
Guy wants to improve his position but Zagajev is controlling well.
Zagajev wants to pass to mount but Guy is defending the position.
Zagajev is working hard here to advance position.
Guy gets back to full guard.
Guy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy has an active guard here but Zagajev has managed to pass into half guard.
Guy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zagajev is looking to take a break and control but Guy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Guy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zagajev is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Guy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Guy manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy with a hook.
It looks like Roman Zagajev has been cut.
Guy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zagajev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice sprawl there from Guy as Zagajev shoots in.
Zagajev misses with a body kick.
Zagajev gets the takedown into side control.
Guy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zagajev wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Zagajev is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Guy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Zagajev thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Guy is trying to improve his position.
Guy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Zagajev's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Guy trying to get back to full guard but Zagajev takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Guy bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Guy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Zagajev is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Zagajev has escaped and now he's on top!
Guy wants to stand up but Zagajev is controlling him.
Guy working for a triangle but Zagajev defends it easily.
Zagajev preventing the sweep.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Zagajev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zagajev is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Zagajev avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zagajev pushes down on Guy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zagajev moves nicely into side control.
Guy prevents Zagajev from improving position.
Guy is trying to get back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zagajev wants to control but Guy is keeping him busy.
Guy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Guy has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Zagajev. Oh but Guy has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Zagajev goes limp - he's gone! Guy jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Little Guy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Greenway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greenway is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Greed killing. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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265 lbs
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267 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Boris Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Barney Greenway!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenway swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Brown could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Greenway scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Greenway blocks the strikes from Brown.
Brown is pushing Greenway's head away, looking to escape. Greenway manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Brown is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Brown's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brown is not content to let Greenway control the position.
Greenway wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brown, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Greenway is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
You get the feeling that Brown really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Greenway swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Barney Greenway!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edzard Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chike Rusesabagina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ling comes to the ring accompanied by Gemüseeintopf. Rusesabagina has chosen Agatha by Francis Bebey as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Edzard Ling has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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286 lbs
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290 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Edzard Ling!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chike Rusesabagina!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ling tries to bum rush Rusesabagina with a series of wild strikes but Rusesabagina uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rusesabagina fails with a takedown attempt.
Ling misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ling fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horrible takedown by Rusesabagina or perhaps it was just good defense by Ling which made him look bad.
Rusesabagina has a takedown stuffed.
Edzard Ling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chike Rusesabagina.
Rusesabagina is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ling.
Rusesabagina looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ling tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ling on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ling tries to get out of the position.
Ling looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ling works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ling looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rusesabagina is one step ahead there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ling uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Ling lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rusesabagina is rocked!
Rusesabagina tries to close the distance and clinch but Ling swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rusesabagina is still on wobbly legs! Can Ling finish him?
Rusesabagina looks gassed!
A nice inside leg kick there by Ling. That's going to slow Rusesabagina down.
Ling dances in with a quick combination. Rusesabagina is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Ling snaps Rusesabagina's head back. Rusesabagina stumbles backwards against the ropes. Ling steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Rusesabagina's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Rusesabagina just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Edzard Ling!
Edzard Ling retains his super heavyweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Hirvasluoma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Barat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hirvasluoma's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, H-Bolckx - Get in The Ring. Barat is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: You can't stand me now. Pekka Hirvasluoma had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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280 lbs
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237 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pekka Hirvasluoma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Barat!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barat comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barat keeps the fight on the outside.
Hirvasluoma wants to clinch up but Barat keeps it at a distance.
Barat fails to land with a series of punches.
Hirvasluoma tries to clinch there but Barat circles away.
Hirvasluoma slips a jab and a cross from Barat.
Barat misses with the combination.
Hirvasluoma lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hirvasluoma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hirvasluoma fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barat fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hirvasluoma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hirvasluoma really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body kick from Hirvasluoma.
Barat looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hirvasluoma looks to score with a jab to the body but Barat is just out of range.
Hirvasluoma throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hirvasluoma lands a jab to the head.
Hirvasluoma avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hirvasluoma is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Barat.
Hirvasluoma is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hirvasluoma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hirvasluoma tries to clinch but Barat moves out of range.
Barat tries to bum rush Hirvasluoma with a series of wild strikes but Hirvasluoma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hirvasluoma tries to close the distance and clinch but Barat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hirvasluoma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barat misses with a double jab.
Hirvasluoma instigates a clinch.
Hirvasluoma scores with a shoulder strike.
Hirvasluoma keeps control of Barat as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hirvasluoma drops down looking for an ankle pick but Barat pulls his leg out and moves away.
Barat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hirvasluoma forces Barat back against the ropes and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hirvasluoma is trying to maintain a safe position but Barat gets an underhook and turns Hirvasluoma into the ropes.
Barat is trying to break free.
Hirvasluoma fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hirvasluoma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hirvasluoma slips a jab and a cross from Barat.
Barat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Barat!
Hirvasluoma blocks a jab.
A low kick from Barat is predictable there
and Hirvasluoma counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Good work by Hirvasluoma as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Hirvasluoma.
Barat throws a nice looking combination but Hirvasluoma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barat scores with a one two! Hirvasluoma had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Pekka Hirvasluoma has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hirvasluoma fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barat looks to land a combination but Hirvasluoma avoids it well.
Hirvasluoma fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barat misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Barat misses.
A low kick from Barat is predictable there
and Hirvasluoma counters with an inside leg kick.
Barat misses with a leg kick
and Hirvasluoma counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hirvasluoma throws a right hand that misses
and Barat counters with an outside leg kick.
Barat scores with a nice strike.
Barat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hirvasluoma tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Barat counter with a right hand.
Hirvasluoma tries to clinch up.
Hirvasluoma clinches but Barat breaks the clinch
and Barat counters with a straight right hand.
Hirvasluoma wants to clinch up but Barat keeps it at a distance.
Hirvasluoma rushes Barat and presses him up against the ropes.
Hirvasluoma landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hirvasluoma landing knees to the head.
Barat is rocked!
Hirvasluoma connects with a knee right up the middle there - that's rocked Barat badly! Barat tumbles to the floor and Hirvasluoma stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pekka Hirvasluoma!
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