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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brewster B (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brewster B could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Milo Jackson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brewster B!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Milo Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
B clinches.
Jackson stalling in the clinch but B improves position.
Jackson letting B take a breather here.
Jackson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics B uses from the top position.
Jackson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jackson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! B escapes and throws Jackson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
B working the ground and pound but Jackson is defending the strikes.
B decides to stand back up. B steps back and let's Jackson get back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
B drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looking for a sweep but B has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Jackson is looking to get to half guard.
B lands a heavy elbow.
B knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
Jackson working to try and regain half guard.
Jackson regains half guard.
B works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
B is staying tight to Jackson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
B gets to mount! Jackson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Jackson is desperately trying to improve his position but B has a good base and remains in mount.
B postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jackson looks a forlorn figure.
B will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
B trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jackson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
B looking to finish Jackson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jackson!
Jackson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
B is landing with some decent strikes but Jackson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jackson is looking to get to half guard.
Jackson looks gassed!
B wants to control the pace but Jackson is squirming around nicely.
Jackson regains half guard.
Jackson looking for subs from the bottom but B mounts him!
B connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
B controlling his opponent.
Jackson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard.
B seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jackson manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson looking for a guillotine here but B defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brewster B dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Left hook, right uppercut from B.
Jackson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and B connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson is rocked!
B swinging wilding here.
B connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can B finish him?
B throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Jackson stumbling backwards into the cage! Jackson bounces back off the cage towards B, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! B lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! B celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brewster B!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Red has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Red!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir tries to clinch but Red moves out of range.
Red shoots for a double leg takedown but Mir sprawls well. He's pushed Red's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mir moves into the clinch successfully.
Red trying to land knees to the body.
Mir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Red wants a takedown.
Mir is pressed up against the cage. Red has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mir down to the mat. Mir avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Anderson Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Red.
Nice sprawl there from Mir as Red shoots in.
Mir pushes Red up against the cage in a clinch.
Red throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Red wants a takedown but no success here.
Red escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Red has a takedown stuffed.
Red looks gassed!
Red shoots in and drives through. Mir sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red tries to keep at a distance but Mir has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mir with a knee to the head.
Mir really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Red has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mir is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Red.
Mir misses with a knee strike.
Mir connects with a nasty looking knee right to Red's face.
Mir stalling against the cage.
Red is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mir pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mir looking to throw knees to the head but Red is blocking nicely.
Red looking to stall.
Red jumps guard but Mir stands there with Red around his waist. Red gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mir pressing his opponent against the cage.
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.
Red wants to stall.
Mir connects with a nasty looking knee right to Red's face.
Mir misses with a knee to the head.
Red has had enough of the clinch but Mir keeps him there for the moment.
Red goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mir prevents it.
Red drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mir gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Red is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mir pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Red takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Mir.
Red jumps guard but Mir stands there with Red around his waist. Red gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red tries for a takedown. No joy.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Red jumps guard but Mir stands there with Red around his waist. Red gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mir keeps control of Red as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mir throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Red blocks it with crossed arms.
Red takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Red goes for a takedown attempt but Mir pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mir doesn't manage to clinch there - Red circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mir drives through and clinches with Red against the cage.
Mir manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mir takes a shot to the head.
Red has Mir pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mir manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mir landing knees to the head.
Red is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mir tries to land a knee to the head but Red blocks with his arms.
Red has Mir pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mir manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mir's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Mir for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mir.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Mir dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mir is looking to clinch.
Mir gets a clinch.
Mir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Red tries to score a body lock takedown but Mir shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Red tries to pull guard but Mir holds him up against the cage and eventually Red drops back down to his feet.
Red takes a knee right on the jaw!
Red is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mir gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Anderson Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Red.
Mir landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mir is pressed up against the cage. Red has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mir down to the mat. Mir avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red tries to keep at a distance but Mir has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mir with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mir using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Red has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Red missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Mir.
Red is breathing heavily.
Mir stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mir scores with a knee to the head.
Mir connects with a knee to the head.
Mir lands a knee to the head.
Mir throws a knee to the head but misses.
Red takes a knee right on the jaw!
Red can't break the clinch.
Mir landing knees to the body.
Red takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mir misses with a knee to the head.
Mir lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Red fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mir lands a knee to the head.
Red tries to pull guard but Mir holds him up against the cage and eventually Red drops back down to his feet.
Mir with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Red has had enough of the clinch but Mir keeps him there for the moment.
Mir tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Red throws an elbow but misses.
Red tightens his grip and picks Mir up, before dumping him to the ground. Mir manages to land in guard.
Red looking to pass the guard.
Red trying to control the position from guard on top but Mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mir is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Red really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mir. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Red advances to half guard.
Mir pushes Red off looking to stand but Red dives back in and keeps control.
Mir is refusing to be controlled, as Red sits in half guard.
Mir wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Red fails with the takedown.
Mir wants to clinch.
Mir has managed to clinch.
Red throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mir blocks it with crossed arms.
Red tries to break the clinch but Mir is controlling the position.
Red tries to score a body lock takedown but Mir shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mir holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Red tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mir just stands there and leans against the cage.
Red tries for a takedown but Mir manages to get underhooks.
Red throws a punch but it's blocked by Mir.
Red tries to pull guard but Mir holds him up against the cage and eventually Red drops back down to his feet.
Red tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mir smiles and moves away.
Red throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mir's waist but Mir gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Red off to one side.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Red tries to clinch
and Mir counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Red changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mir fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Red looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Anderson Mir will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Red throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mir's waist but Mir gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Red off to one side.
Mir circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mir decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Red's guard.
Mir gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Red misses with a takedown attempt
and Mir counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mir.
Mir gets to his feet. Red looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mir gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Red tries to pull guard but Mir holds him up against the cage and eventually Red drops back down to his feet.
Anderson Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Red.
Red is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Red wants to break free but Mir has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red tries to pull guard but Mir won't allow it.
Mir with a knee to the head.
Red tries for a takedown but Mir manages to get underhooks.
Red takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Red using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mir crunches a lovely knee into Red's ribcage.
Red is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mir misses with a knee to the head.
Mir tries a knee to the head but Red blocks it.
Red has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mir is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Red wants a takedown.
Mir leaning against his opponent.
Mir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mir is pressed up against the cage. Red has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mir down to the mat. Mir avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A head kick by Red misses
and Mir counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mir tries to stand but can't do so whilst Red controls his leg.
Mir decides to stand and escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir moves into the clinch.
Red tries to land a knee to the head but Mir blocks with his arms.
Red drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mir pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mir closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mir lands in his opponent's guard.
Mir stands up from guard. Let's bang!
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!
Mir rushes Red and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Red wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red tries to pull guard but Mir won't allow it.
Red tries for a takedown but Mir manages to get underhooks.
Mir landing knees to the head.
Mir missing with knees to the body.
Red goes for a takedown attempt but Mir pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A right-left combo lands from Red.
Red shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mir counters by moving into the clinch.
Red changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mir fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Red tries to clinch but Mir moves away
and Mir holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Red pulls guard effortlessly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir gets to his feet - Red follows without any prompting.
Mir doesn't manage to clinch there - Red circles away.
Red has his takedown stuffed
and Mir counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Red's guard now.
Mir stands up from Red's guard - Mir perhaps looking for a knockout.
A head kick by Red misses
and Mir counters with a single leg into guard. Red didn't expect that.
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!
Red lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mir!
Mir tries to buck Red off but Red takes his back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mir is trying to stand back up.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Red's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Mir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mir has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Mir!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Wiggum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Flynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Flynn is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Wiggum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Flynn!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiggum ducks straight into an uppercut from Flynn and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Wiggum maanges to regain guard straight away.
Wiggum manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Flynn is trying to stand up.
Flynn is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
A nice elbow there by Wiggum.
Flynn squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Flynn is in a horrible position here. Wiggum smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wiggum is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Flynn can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Flynn wants to get back to his feet.
Wiggum with the ground and pound from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggum with the ground and pound from mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Flynn really wants to buck Wiggum off and get back to his feet.
Wiggum lands a heavy elbow.
The referee warns Flynn that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wiggum lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wiggum putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wiggum lands a heavy elbow.
Flynn is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flynn looks gassed!
Wiggum is landing with some decent strikes but Flynn is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Flynn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Flynn tries to buck Wiggum off but he can't manage it.
BOOM! Wiggum connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Flynn is rocked!
Wiggum breaks from Flynn's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Flynn is still in real trouble! Can Wiggum finish him?
Wiggum looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Flynn covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Wiggum!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Butch Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Szyslak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Szyslak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Butch Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Szyslak!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker just misses with a punch to the body.
Nick Szyslak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szyslak sends Baker crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Szyslak is motioning to the referee to let Baker up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Baker is rocked!
Baker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Szyslak.
Oh Baker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
No luck for Baker with that takedown attempt.
A jab from Szyslak misses.
Baker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Szyslak as he avoids it easily.
Baker seems to have got his legs back now.
A left lands for Szyslak.
Szyslak drops Baker with a naaaaasty hook - Baker is in real trouble here! Szyslak dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Szyslak!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Avon Stringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Nilsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avon Stringer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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173 lbs
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Avon Stringer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Nilsson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stringer throws a head kick but Nilsson moves out of range.
Stringer waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Nilsson.
Stringer tries a low kick but Nilsson avoids it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nilsson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stringer - the referee stops the clock and Nilsson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stringer. Nilsson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Stringer throws a right hand that Nilsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Nilsson also avoids with ease.
Nilsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Daniel Nilsson has been cut.
Stringer throws the left hand but Nilsson avoids the punch easily.
Nilsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nilsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nilsson is rocked!
Stringer misses with a double jab.
Stringer throws a hook but Nilsson avoids it easily.
Nilsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Nilsson.
Nilsson closes the distance and clinches up with Stringer, looking for a takedown. Nilsson pushes Stringer against the cage but Stringer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stringer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stringer scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stringer lands a nice shot to the body.
Stringer lands a jab to the nose.
Nilsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Stringer finish him?
Stringer tries to bum rush Nilsson with a series of wild strikes but Nilsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stringer.
Nilsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Avon Stringer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stringer misses with a straight right.
Stringer connects with a body shot.
Stringer throws a right and a left that Nilsson avoids nicely.
Stringer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nilsson looks gassed!
Stringer tries to work over Nilsson's front leg with a kick but Nilsson checks it.
Stringer cracks Nilsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stringer throws a big shot that misses.
Stringer misses the jab.
Nilsson avoids the head kick by Stringer.
Stringer lands with a nice body punch.
Stringer misses with a wild body shot.
Nilsson needs to keep his hands up - Stringer had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nilsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stringer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stringer throws a series of punches but Nilsson avoids them all with ease.
Stringer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stringer throws a body kick that misses.
Avon Stringer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nilsson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stringer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stringer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nilsson.
Stringer misses the shot to the body.
Nilsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stringer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stringer tries to score with a low kick but Nilsson moves his leg out of the way.
Stringer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nilsson is out of range.
A big left from Stringer misses.
Stringer looks to land a left hand but Nilsson moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stringer lands a nice hook to Nilsson's body. Nilsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stringer throws a shot from downtown. Nilsson moves away and avoids it.
Nilsson slips under a jab from Stringer.
Nilsson tries for a takedown but Stringer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Avon Stringer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Nilsson.
Nilsson moves away from the strike by Stringer.
Stringer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stringer missing with a left hand there. Nilsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nilsson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Stringer is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Nilsson.
Stringer misses with a series of wild punches.
Nilsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stringer fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Nilsson square on the jaw! Damn, Nilsson is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Avon Stringer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Psiho Borec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gibson comes to the cage accompanied by Tech N9NE- Einstien. Borec comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Carl orff - o fortuna kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Psiho Borec!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Psiho Borec has been cut.
Gibson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Borec takes one to the side of the head.
Gibson drops Borec with a big left hand and mounts him. Borec is in big trouble!
Borec is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gibson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Borec turns into him and now he's in Gibson's guard.
Borec is still in real trouble! Can Gibson finish him?
Gibson is looking for a triangle but Borec pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borec pushing down on Gibson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Borec seems to have recovered his senses.
Borec looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Borec has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gibson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson tries to free his leg and advance position but Borec is retaining full guard.
Borec manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gibson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Borec lands some strikes from the bottom.
Gibson tries to stand but Borec is controlling from the bottom.
Borec seems keen to control Gibson's posture.
Borec tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gibson wants to stand but Borec is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Borec, up you get!
Gibson fails to land with a series of punches.
Gibson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gibson throws a right hand that Borec ducks under and follows up with a left that Borec also avoids with ease.
Borec takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Borec has a takedown stuffed.
Some wild striking there from Gibson.
Gibson is breathing heavily.
A right-left combo lands from Gibson.
Gibson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borec shoots for a double leg takedown but Gibson sprawls well. He's pushed Borec's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Borec avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gibson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gibson misses with a series of wild punches.
Borec throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gibson's waist but Gibson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Borec off to one side.
Daniel Gibson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Psiho Borec.
Borec takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Borec is trying desperately to land a takedown but Gibson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Borec.
Gibson swinging wilding here.
Gibson throws a combination. Borec tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gibson misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson misses with the combination.
Gibson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Borec checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Borec fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gibson lands with a shot to the body.
Borec shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gibson as he jumps to the side.
Nice straight punches there by Gibson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gibson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gibson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gibson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borec.
A left and a right from Gibson both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Gibson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Psiho Borec's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Borec ducks right into an uppercut from Gibson.
Gibson misses with a few strikes there.
Gibson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gibson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gibson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gibson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Borec showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gibson.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gibson.
Borec feints and as Gibson raises his hands in defense, Borec changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gibson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Borec is controlling him.
Gibson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borec works over Gibson with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Borec's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Borec is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gibson is trying to hold Borec in close to prevent damage but Borec has managed to pass into half guard.
Borec is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Borec is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Gibson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Borec missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Borec prevents Gibson from improving his position.
Gibson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gibson.
Gibson wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borec tries to free his leg and advance position but Gibson is retaining full guard.
Gibson looking for a guillotine here but Borec defends easily.
Gibson looking to control.
Borec has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gibson kicks Borec off and gets to his feet.
Gibson drops Borec with a right and a left! Gibson comes rushing in but Borec regains his composure and manages to keep Gibson in guard.
Borec is rocked!
That has opened up Psiho Borec's cut even more.
Gibson stands up and waves to Borec to follow him.
Gibson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Borec doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gibson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gibson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Borec backs up against the cage.
Gibson is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson's corner calls for a 1-2. Gibson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Borec is still on wobbly legs! Can Gibson finish him?
Gibson throws a right and a left that Borec avoids nicely.
Borec seems to have recovered his senses.
Borec tries for a takedown but Gibson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Gibson misses.
Gibson misses with a double jab.
Gibson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gibson duly obliges.
The cut above Psiho Borec's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gibson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Daniel Gibson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borec fails to land the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Gibson.
Borec will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Daniel Gibson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Psiho Borec.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson looks for the body kick but Borec saw that one coming.
Daniel Gibson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gibson throws a series of punches but Borec avoids them all with ease.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gibson, right into the meat.
Gibson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gibson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Borec is out of range and Gibson settles back down.
Gibson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gibson swinging wilding here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gibson tries to bum rush Borec with a series of wild strikes but Borec uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice combination there by Gibson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Gibson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Psiho Borec'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!
Borec gets the takedown into side control.
Gibson wants to get back to his feet.
Gibson prevents Borec from moving into mount.
Borec lands a few punches from side control.
Borec scoring with punches and elbows.
Borec looks up at the clock and then as Gibson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Borec smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Borec working the head and body with strikes.
Borec is working Gibson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gibson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Borec wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gibson keeps working.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gibson is looking for a sweep.
Gibson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gibson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borec trying to control the position but Gibson is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Borec.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gibson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Borec darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Borec wants to take a breather but Gibson is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Borec.
Borec is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Borec working Gibson over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borec is nestled in close to Gibson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gibson is refusing to be controlled, as Borec sits in half guard.
Borec is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Borec takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Borec is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Borec putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Borec has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gibson's face.
Borec with shots to the head and body - Gibson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gibson taking shots to the head.
Gibson is looking to get to half guard.
Borec has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gibson's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Borec pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Borec in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Borec with shots to the head and body - Gibson looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borec landing strikes from the mount and Gibson is in trouble!
Borec looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Borec trying to control but Gibson is having none of it.
Borec breaks from Gibson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gibson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Borec with shots to the head and body - Gibson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gibson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Psiho Borec has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gibson regains half guard.
Gibson pushes Borec off and gets back to his feet.
Gibson lands a jab to Borec's midsection.
Gibson misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson lands a jab-cross combination.
Gibson fails to land with a series of punches.
Borec shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gibson pinned against the cage. Gibson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gibson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gibson is looking to wear down Borec with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Borec changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gibson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gibson is looking to reverse the position.
Borec is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Gibson is trying to escape and Borec transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Gibson is forced to tap! Nice work there by Borec! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Psiho Borec!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brij Khali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arsene Wenger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brij Khali had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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162 lbs
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164 lbs
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Brawler
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Brij Khali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arsene Wenger!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khali looks to land a combination but Wenger avoids it well.
Khali throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khali throws a hook to the side of Wenger's head but Wenger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wenger ducks under a wild hook from Khali.
Khali swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Wenger misses.
Khali throws a right hand that misses
so Wenger counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wenger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wenger looking to sit in guard and control but Khali gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Khali stopping the sweep attempt from Wenger.
Wenger working a defensive guard here.
Wenger looking for a sweep. Not yet Wenger, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wenger is trying to control the position but Khali postures up.
Khali has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wenger wants to sweep here but Khali controlling him for the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Khali throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wenger counters with a single leg into guard. Khali didn't expect that.
Wenger passes into half guard.
Wenger wants to pass the guard but Khali is defending well.
Wenger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Khali keeps working.
Wenger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khali wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khali avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wenger.
Wenger is working for a kimura but Khali is defending it quite comfortably.
Khali is breathing heavily.
Khali is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wenger decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Khali throws an off balance right hand
and Wenger counters with a single leg into guard. Khali didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wenger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Khali swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wenger advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wenger trying to control the pace.
Ground and pound from Wenger.
Khali slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Khali keeping full guard, as Wenger tries to pass.
Wenger gets to his feet. Khali looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Brij Khali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khali falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wenger counters with an outside leg kick.
Khali just misses with a punch to the body.
Khali misses with a hook
and Wenger decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Khali's guard.
Khali is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khali is controlling Wenger's posture.
Wenger avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Khali working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wenger.
Wenger advances to half guard.
Wenger trying to control from Khali's half guard. Khali has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wenger trying to control but Khali is working from the bottom.
Wenger tries to free his leg and advance position but Khali is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arsene Wenger dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Khali looks to land a right hand but Wenger moved out of range.
Brij Khali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Khali.
Khali thows a body shot but no joy.
Wenger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khali.
Wenger moves out of range as Khali strikes.
Khali throws a poor cross that misses
and Wenger counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Khali on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Khali keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wenger is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Khali!
Wenger fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wenger lands a big shot there that rocks Khali but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Khali knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wenger on the ground.
Wenger trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wenger lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wenger wants to control the pace but Khali is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khali is desperately trying to improve his position but Wenger has a good base and remains in mount.
Khali tries to hold on but Wenger postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wenger with a couple of short strikes.
Khali is trying desperately to improve position.
Khali regains half guard.
Wenger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wenger works his way into side control.
Khali prevents Wenger from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wenger with the ground and pound but Khali regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Khali blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wenger.
Khali won't allow Wenger to pass to mount.
Khali is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wenger is working for a submission of some sort.
Wenger is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Khali defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wenger 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Khali misses with a hook
and Wenger counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Khali's guard now.
Wenger wants to control from the top but Khali keeps moving.
Wenger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wenger stands and throws Khali's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wenger trying to control the position but Khali is working away.
Wenger is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Khali has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wenger thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wenger landing a few strikes.
Khali manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wenger tries to get to full guard but Khali has control of the leg.
Khali tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Wenger.
Khali wants to free his trapped foot but Wenger is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Khali wants to take a breather but Wenger is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arsene Wenger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Khali gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wenger.
Wenger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khali throws a combination that misses
and Wenger counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Arsene Wenger has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wenger throwing strikes from guard but Khali blocks nicely.
Wenger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wenger throws and elbow that misses. Khali uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wenger's guard. Nice move by Khali!
Khali wants to stand but Wenger is controlling his posture from full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wenger trying to keep a closed guard but Khali is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wenger working a defensive guard but Khali manages to pass into side control anyway.
Wenger is looking for a sweep.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Khali as Wenger shoots in.
A big right from Khali misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wenger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khali swings widly with a right hand
and Wenger counters with a shoot takedown. Khali fights it but they end up in guard.
Wenger stands and throws Khali's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Khali is looking to reverse the position.
Wenger has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Khali wants to control but Wenger is having none of it.
Brij Khali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khali is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Khali tries to lock up and control but Wenger gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wenger content just to control the position here.
Khali is in a horrible position here. Wenger smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wenger moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Khali has worked his arm free - good work by Khali!
Khali can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khali regains half guard there - taking advantage of Wenger's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Wenger wants to work for an arm triangle but Khali is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wenger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wenger is trying to control the action in half guard but Khali is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wenger is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wenger sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wenger seems to be working for a kimura but Khali defends the submission attempt.
Wenger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Well, if Wenger is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Wenger seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Khali does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wenger might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Khali kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arsene Wenger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wenger has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arsene Wenger!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Da Hang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teuvo Loman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hang comes to the cage accompanied by Slayer - Raining Blood. Loman has chosen Helsinki City Boy as his entrance music. 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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192 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Da Hang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Teuvo Loman!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Loman tries for a takedown but Hang sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hang moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Loman blocks a head kick by Hang.
Hang misses with a wild combination.
Loman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hang wants to control but Loman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Loman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hang taking some punishment here, with Loman in his half guard.
Loman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hang is looking to improve his position.
Hang gets back to full guard.
Loman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hang working a defensive guard here.
Loman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hang is keeping the position for now.
Loman lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hang working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Loman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Loman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Loman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Loman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hang is keeping the position for now.
Hang is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Loman is working Hang over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hang wants to sweep but no luck.
Loman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Loman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hang looking to control.
Loman throwing strikes but missing.
Loman wants to control from the top but Hang keeps moving.
Hang working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Loman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Loman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hang trying to control the position.
Hang working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Loman.
Hang looking for a guillotine here but Loman defends easily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Loman fails to land the takedown.
Loman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Da Hang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teuvo Loman.
Loman shoots in but Hang avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Loman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hang is fending him off so far but Loman persists. Nope, Hang circles away and we're back to standing.
Loman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Loman looks gassed!
Hang is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Loman pulls his head out easily.
Hang is defending against the submission attempts here by Loman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hang blocking the ground and pound attempt from Loman.
Hang is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loman prevents Hang from improving his position.
Hang is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Loman pulls his head out easily.
Hang wants to control but Loman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Loman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Teuvo Loman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Hang. No joy for Loman on that attempt.
Loman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Loman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Loman lands strikes from half guard.
Hang slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Loman trying to control but Hang is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hang is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Loman pushes down on Hang's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Loman lands with a punch from half guard.
Loman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hang's head.
Hang on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hang has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Loman is working away from the top position though.
Hang is looking to improve his position.
Hang trying to control here.
Hang could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Loman passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hang!
Hang tries to lock up and control but Loman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Loman landing strikes from the mount and Hang is in trouble!
Hang wants to hold on but Loman pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teuvo Loman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hang misses with a two punch combination.
Loman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hang as he jumps to the side.
Hang misses with a few strikes there.
Hang throws a right and a left that both miss.
Loman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Loman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hang taking some punishment here, with Loman in his half guard.
Hang is looking to control Loman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hang avoid being mounted?
Loman prevents Hang from improving his position.
Hang looks like he's trying to stand up.
Loman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Loman 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hang keeps working.
Hang gets full guard.
Hang is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Loman has a takedown stuffed.
Loman is breathing heavily.
Hang throws a nice looking combination but Loman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Loman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hang is refusing to be controlled, as Loman sits in half guard.
Loman is thwarting Hang's attempts to control the position.
Loman wants to pass the guard but Hang is defending well.
Teuvo Loman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hang keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hang makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hang.
Loman wants to control from the top but Hang keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman preventing the sweep.
Hang working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Loman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Loman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hang is controlling Loman's posture.
Hang tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hang trying to keep a closed guard but Loman is proving a slippery customer.
Loman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Loman stands and throws Hang's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Loman grinds an elbow into Hang's temple.
Loman working the body and head with strikes.
Loman working away.
Loman lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hang tries to buck Loman off but Loman is having none of it.
Loman trying to control the position but Hang is working away.
Loman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hang struggling a bit here.
Loman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Loman lands an elbow.
Hang tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Loman cracks Hang with a big elbow.
Hang wants to control but Loman postures up.
Loman working the head and body with strikes.
Hang tries to bench press Loman off him but Loman keeps the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hang keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Da Hang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teuvo Loman.
Loman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hang circles away.
Hang lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Loman gets a takedown into half guard.
Loman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Loman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hang is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Loman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Loman passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hang!
Loman lands a big shot to the head and Hang winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Teuvo Loman!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pete Doherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Szczevnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doherty comes to the cage accompanied by You can't stand me now. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Jan Szczevnikov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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156 lbs
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pete Doherty!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Szczevnikov!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doherty is looking to clinch but Szczevnikov is avoiding it.
Szczevnikov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Doherty. Doherty obviously looking to wear him down.
Doherty shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Doherty was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Szczevnikov is trying to reverse the position but instead Doherty has taken his back - oops!
Doherty is trying to stick to Szczevnikov's back but Szczevnikov is turning into Doherty. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Doherty's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Szczevnikov.
Szczevnikov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doherty swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Doherty wants to sweep but no luck.
Szczevnikov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Doherty is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Szczevnikov, into his guard.
Doherty is pushing down on Szczevnikov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Szczevnikov is fighting to maintain full guard but Doherty has managed to sneak the leg through.
Szczevnikov is pressing down on Doherty's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Szczevnikov keeping full guard, as Doherty tries to pass.
Szczevnikov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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.
Szczevnikov has his foot on Doherty's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Doherty works his way back into a safe position though.
Doherty looking to pass the guard.
Doherty stands and throws Szczevnikov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Szczevnikov is looking for a sweep.
Doherty works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Doherty working the ground and pound.
Szczevnikov is trying to get back to half guard.
Szczevnikov looks gassed!
Doherty trying to control the action but Szczevnikov is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Doherty is working Szczevnikov over with some ground and pound from side control.
Doherty working the ground and pound but Szczevnikov is defending the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doherty connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Szczevnikov some visible discomfort.
Doherty working the ground and pound from side control.
Doherty landing strikes.
Szczevnikov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Szczevnikov is refusing to be controlled, as Doherty sits in half guard.
Szczevnikov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Szczevnikov is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Doherty has latched onto it... Big trouble! Doherty pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Szczevnikov is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Doherty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pete Doherty!
Pete Doherty retains his lightweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veijo Unski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malik comes to the cage accompanied by Soldier Side. Unski has chosen Smells Like Humppa as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Abdul Malik!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Veijo Unski!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malik throws a right and a left that Unski avoids nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Malik checks a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Malik as Unski shoots in.
Unski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Unski misses with a takedown attempt - Malik sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Unski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Malik's waist but Malik gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Unski off to one side.
Abdul Malik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Veijo Unski.
Unski looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Unski wants to pass the guard but Malik is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malik can't keep his opponent in guard - Unski advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Unski tries to pass to full mount but Malik defends it.
Malik is looking for a sweep. Unski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Malik flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Unski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Malik pushes Unski off looking to stand but Unski dives back in and keeps control.
Malik trying to hold on to Unski's head to control him but Unski postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Malik defending well though.
Unski prevents Malik from improving his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Unski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
A nice elbow there by Unski.
Malik tries to reverse the position but Unski maintains control.
Malik sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Unski throwing shots but Malik is blocking nicely.
Malik is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Malik is looking to control Unski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Malik avoid being mounted?
Unski wants to pass the guard but Malik is defending well.
Unski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Malik looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unski throwing shots but Malik is blocking nicely.
Unski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Malik defending well though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Malik has Unski up against the cage in a clinch.
Malik is trying to break free.
Malik is trying to break the clinch but Unski has him pressed against the cage.
Malik has had enough of the clinch but Unski keeps him there for the moment.
Malik wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Unski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Malik prevents it.
Malik tries to break the clinch but Unski is controlling the position.
Unski jumps guard but Malik stands there with Unski around his waist. Unski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Malik is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Malik throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malik has had enough of the clinch but Unski keeps him there for the moment.
Unski wants a takedown.
Malik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malik is trying to break the clinch but Unski has him pressed against the cage.
Malik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Unski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Unski seems to be working for a kimura but Malik defends the submission attempt.
Unski looks gassed!
Malik tries to get to full guard but Unski has control of the leg.
Unski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Unski stops Malik from getting back to his feet.
Malik is trying to get back to full guard.
Unski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malik actively working from the bottom here.
Unski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Malik with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Unski lands a nice short elbow.
Unski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Malik with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Unski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Unski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Unski lands a nice short elbow.
Unski slips a nice elbow through Malik's hands, connecting with Malik's forehead.
Malik is trying to stand up here but Unski is controlling him well.
Unski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Unski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Malik's head.
Malik on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Malik wants to improve his position but Unski is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veijo Unski dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Unski drives through with a takedown into guard.
Unski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Malik's head.
Unski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Unski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Malik is looking for a triangle but Unski pushes his legs off easily.
Malik looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Unski wants to control from the top but Malik keeps moving.
Malik had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Unski is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Malik Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Unski's back instead.
Malik doesn't have the hooks in and Unski manages to turn into his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Malik is on top in guard.
Malik 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.
Malik thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malik wants to stand but Unski has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Malik tries to free his leg and advance position but Unski is retaining full guard.
Unski has his foot on Malik's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Malik works his way back into a safe position though.
Unski is breathing heavily.
Malik is stalling in the full guard.
Unski thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Malik trying to control but Unski is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Unski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Malik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Unski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Malik trying to control the position from guard on top but Unski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malik decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Unski, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Malik keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Malik waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Unski.
Unski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Unski looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Unski wants to pass the guard but Malik is keeping the position.
Malik looking to control.
Unski throwing strikes from guard but Malik blocks nicely.
Unski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Unski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Unski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Unski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Unski trying to control the position from guard on top but Malik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Malik throws a push kick but Unski slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malik wants to clinch.
Unski fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Malik sprawls well initially but Unski persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Unski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Malik is just riding it out for now. Unski eventually gives up the hold.
Unski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Unski is trying to work for a kimura but Malik is defending well.
Unski is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Unski looking to finish Malik with some ground and pound. This is bad for Malik!
Unski working for a submission but Malik is keeping him at bay.
Veijo Unski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Malik is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malik is bucking up trying to escape but Unski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Unski working Malik over with strikes here.
Unski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Malik hang on?
Unski lands a heavy elbow.
Unski dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Unski wants to finish this one by submission but Malik is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Unski.
Unski looking to control but Malik is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Unski looking for a guillotine from mount but Malik is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Unski looking to finish Malik with some ground and pound. This is bad for Malik!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veijo Unski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Unski scores a takedown into full mount!
Malik is desperately trying to improve his position but Unski has a good base and remains in mount.
Unski with a couple of short strikes.
Malik is rocked!
It looks like Abdul Malik has been cut.
Malik is looking to improve his position but Unski isn't that keen on the idea.
Oh Malik is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Unski wants to finish this one by submission but Malik is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Unski.
Malik seems to have got his legs back now.
Malik really wants to buck Unski off and get back to his feet.
Unski with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Malik is squirming around, avoiding Unski's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee warns Malik that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Abdul Malik's cut is getting worse.
Malik gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unski prevents Malik from standing back up.
Malik tries to get to full guard but Unski has control of the leg.
Unski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Malik is just riding it out for now. Unski eventually gives up the hold.
Unski prevents Malik from improving his position.
Malik has one foot on Unski's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Malik.
Abdul Malik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malik fails to land with a series of punches.
Malik throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Unski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Malik moves into range and clinches up with Unski.
Malik is looking to break free of the clinch but Unski has double underhooks.
Malik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A combination from Malik does no damage.
Unski swats away the attempt to clinch by Malik.
Unski drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Malik tries to buck Unski off but Unski is having none of it.
Malik manages to get back to half guard.
Malik tries to kick Unski off but Unski keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Malik is staying active underneath Unski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Malik is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Malik is looking to escape.
Malik makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Malik.
Malik is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Unski wants to control from the top but Malik keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malik bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Unski's guard.
Malik stands and steps away. Unski gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Unski tries to clinch but Malik moves out of range.
Unski moves out of range of the leg kick from Malik.
Malik rushes Unski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Malik wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Unski has him pressed against the cage.
Malik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Unski closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Unski lands in his opponent's guard.
Malik wants to sweep here but Unski controlling him for the moment.
Unski lands a couple of digs.
Malik bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Unski's guard.
Malik wants to control from the top but Unski keeps moving.
Unski has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Malik doesn't defend quickly enough and Unski has managed to lock this one up! Can Malik escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Unski on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Veijo Unski!
Veijo Unski is the new welterweight champion!
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