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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between dmitri petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Guily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that dmitri petrov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily dmitri petrov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, dmitri petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Guily!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guily throws an uppercut from half a mile away. petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
petrov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Guily as he jumps to the side.
Horrible takedown by petrov or perhaps it was just good defense by Guily which made him look bad.
petrov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Guily pinned against the cage. Guily gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for dmitri petrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guily takes the fight into the clinch.
petrov ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. petrov no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Guily stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. petrov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Guily is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guily's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guily tries to free his leg and advance position but petrov is retaining full guard.
Guily stays in close to petrov's body and controls the position.
Guily stands up and waves to petrov to follow him.
petrov shoots in for a takedown but Guily shows good takedown defense.
petrov blocks a jab.
Guily closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Guily lands in his opponent's guard.
Guily showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guily avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Guily not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Guily wants to control from the top but petrov keeps moving.
Guily wants to stand but petrov is controlling his posture from full guard.
Guily wants to pass the guard but petrov is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guily trying to stand up but can't free himself from petrov's guard.
Guily looks gassed!
petrov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Guily trying to control the position from guard on top but petrov 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.
petrov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Guily counters with a two punch combo.
A combination from Guily does no damage.
petrov with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Guily to counter with a crisp jab.
Guily pulls out of a head kick attempt.
petrov misses with a takedown attempt
and Guily counters with a nice uppercut.
petrov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Guily counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guily stands up and waves to petrov to follow him.
petrov with a lazy takedown attempt
so Guily counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Guily gets to his feet - petrov follows without any prompting.
Guily tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guily knocks petrov to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
petrov is rocked!
It looks like dmitri petrov has been cut.
Guily in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and petrov looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Guily turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Guily!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between stanely burnsely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for stanely burnsely has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, stanely burnsely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Head!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
burnsely drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Head looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
burnsely advances to half guard.
Head is looking to get back to full guard here but burnsely has managed to pass to side control instead.
burnsely scoring with strikes but Head is staying in there.
burnsely cracks Head with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
burnsely landing strikes from the mount and Head is in trouble!
BOOM! burnsely connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Head tries to lock up and control but burnsely gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Head tries to reverse the position but burnsely maintains control.
burnsely with good strikes from the mount here!
burnsely lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
burnsely lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
burnsely working away from the top, dropping strikes.
burnsely lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Head hang on?
burnsely connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Head is wriggling around trying to escape.
burnsely looking to finish Head with some ground and pound. This is bad for Head!
burnsely is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Head can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Head is rocked!
burnsely with a couple of short strikes.
Head is still in real trouble! Can burnsely finish him?
Head really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Head seems to have recovered his senses.
burnsely unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head tries to get back to half guard but can't.
burnsely in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Head bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Head wants to control from the top but burnsely keeps moving.
burnsely looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Head trying to control the position from guard on top but burnsely is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Head slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
burnsely sneaks back into half guard.
Head is looking to pass burnsely's guard but actually burnsely recovers to full guard.
burnsely striking off his back but it's not causing Head any problems.
burnsely bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Head's guard.
burnsely scoring with punches to the head and body.
burnsely prevents Head from getting back to his feet.
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.
burnsely pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Head is keeping the position for now.
Head wants to stand up but burnsely is controlling him.
burnsely wants to control from the top but Head keeps moving.
burnsely stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Head swivels though and keeps the full guard.
burnsely lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
stanely burnsely dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The crowd cheers as burnsely lands an impressive looking overhand right. Head doesn't seem phased though.
stanely burnsely is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
burnsely closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
burnsely content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Head is trying is best to control the position here.
burnsely wants to get back to his feet.
burnsely looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Head gets back to full guard.
burnsely stopping the sweep attempt from Head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head wants to stand but burnsely is controlling the position.
burnsely connects with a couple of short punches.
Head kicks burnsely off and gets to his feet.
That's two 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.
burnsely swats away the attempt to clinch by Head.
Head swings widly with a right hand
and burnsely counters with a left to the body.
burnsely tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Head swivels and escapes.
burnsely bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Head gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Head shoots and misses
and burnsely counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
burnsely passes Head's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Head is trying to defend against the ground and pound but burnsely scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from burnsely.
Head on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Head is refusing to be controlled, as burnsely sits in half guard.
Head controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head is trying to stand back up but burnsely is controlling him
Head is not content to let burnsely control the position.
Head is trying to defend against the ground and pound but burnsely scores with a couple of nice shots.
burnsely is looking to advance position but Head won't allow it.
Head wants to stand back up but burnsely manages to pass into side control.
Head taking a bit of punishment here - burnsely scoring with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
burnsely trying to control the position but Head is working away.
Head tries to escape but burnsely is in control.
Head is trying to improve his position.
Check out the look on burnsely's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Head tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Head wants to get back to his feet.
Head tries to hold on but burnsely pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
stanely burnsely dominated that second 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!
Left hook, right uppercut from burnsely.
burnsely scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
burnsely thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
burnsely landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Head is trying to control burnsely's posture but burnsely avoids it.
Head bucks up and tries to throw burnsely off but instead burnsely has got his back!
Head takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
burnsely is punishing Head with strikes - can he finish him?!
burnsely scores with strikes from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
burnsely is landing with strikes from the back.
Head is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
burnsely drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
burnsely working the head and body with strikes.
Head is trying to buck burnsely off.
burnsely moves into full mount!
stanely burnsely overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Head wants to hold on but burnsely pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head is trying to escape the mount.
burnsely connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Head is trying desperately to improve position.
burnsely landing strikes, looking to finish!
burnsely looking to finish Head with some ground and pound. This is bad for Head!
Head is looking to get to half guard.
Head manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
burnsely passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Head!
Head is bucking up trying to escape but burnsely cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Head is wriggling around trying to escape.
burnsely landing shots from mount.
burnsely is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Head can do to turn this around?
burnsely landing strikes from the mount.
Head taking shots to the head.
burnsely breaks from Head's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Head throwing hammer fists to the chest of burnsely. What's that going to do exactly?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Head really doesn't like being in this position too much.
burnsely prevents Head from getting the reversal.
Head tries to hold on but burnsely pushes him away.
Head squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Head is looking to get to half guard.
burnsely fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Head tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anthony Head has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
burnsely working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
stanely burnsely showed his dominance in that final round.
Well burnsely has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... stanely burnsely!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between luigi cipriani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hill has chosen target=blank>Scorpions as his entrance music. Trey Hill has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, luigi cipriani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Trey Hill!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
cipriani regains half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hill in particular looking to stall.
cipriani wants to improve his position but Hill is controlling well.
Hill trying to control from half guard but cipriani is working away.
Hill should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
cipriani is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
cipriani is trying to maintain the position but Hill is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill prevents cipriani from improving his position.
Hill wants to lay and pray for a moment but cipriani keeps working.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
cipriani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hill scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hill lands with a punch from half guard.
cipriani has one foot on Hill's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Hill shoots in and drives through. cipriani sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by Hill or perhaps it was just good defense by cipriani which made him look bad.
Hill looks gassed!
cipriani shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hill counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
cipriani kicks Hill off and gets back to his feet.
Trey Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hill fails with the takedown
so cipriani counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
luigi cipriani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trey Hill.
cipriani content to stall in guard here.
Hill pushes a forearm under cipriani's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, cipriani is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Trey Hill!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between charlie bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and wayne carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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, charlie bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, wayne carter!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
carter shoots in for a takedown but bishop shows good takedown defense.
bishop clinches with his opponent.
bishop tightens his grip and picks carter up, before dumping him to the ground. carter manages to land in guard.
carter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
bishop gets to his feet - carter follows without any prompting.
bishop closes the distance and lands a one-two.
carter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
carter shoots in but no luck this time.
charlie bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of wayne carter.
bishop rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but carter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
bishop throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around carter's waist but carter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing bishop off to one side.
charlie bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
bishop dips to his left and cracks carter with an uppercut!
bishop moves in looking to clinch but carter pushes him off.
carter wants to clinch
and bishop counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops carter! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by bishop!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). charlie bishop!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Niko Bellic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and haki zavos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Niko Bellic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, haki zavos!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around zavos's waist but zavos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bellic off to one side.
zavos stuffs the takedown.
Bellic shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niko Bellic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bellic fails with the takedown.
zavos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - zavos lands in his opponent's guard.
Bellic being controlled here, momentarily.
Bellic looking for a sweep. Not yet Bellic, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
zavos looking to pass the guard.
Bellic looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
zavos pushes down on Bellic's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bellic has a hand on zavos's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. zavos takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
zavos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bellic tries to reverse the position but zavos maintains control.
Bellic is breathing heavily.
zavos is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
zavos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bellic fails with the takedown
and zavos counters with a shoot takedown. Bellic fights it but they end up in guard.
zavos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
zavos is standing up over Bellic. Bellic looks to escape but zavos dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
zavos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bellic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
zavos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bellic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bellic is trying to work for a sweep but zavos has mounted him!
Bellic is looking to get to half guard.
Bellic prevents zavos from taking his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bellic regains half guard.
Bellic missing with punches from the bottom.
Bellic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for zavos on the ground.
zavos moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Bellic.
Bellic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but zavos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
zavos tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bellic's legs.
Bellic is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bellic is pushing zavos's head away, looking to escape. zavos manages to hold on to the position though.
zavos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bellic prevents zavos from improving position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bellic fails with the takedown
and zavos counters with a shoot takedown. Bellic fights it but they end up in guard.
zavos stopping the sweep attempt from Bellic.
Bellic keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
zavos stopping the sweep attempt from Bellic.
Bellic looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but zavos puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
haki zavos dominated that round.
That's time! Bellic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
zavos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bellic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bellic closes the distance and clinches.
Bellic can't get the takedown.
Bellic ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bellic no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bellic wants to sweep here but zavos controlling him for the moment.
zavos decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bellic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says zavos as he avoids it easily.
zavos drives through with a takedown into guard.
zavos slips nicely into half guard.
Bellic is looking for a sweep. zavos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
zavos stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Bellic to get to his feet.
zavos is breathing heavily.
Bellic with a poor takedown
so zavos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niko Bellic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in zavos's guard.
Bellic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bellic postures up in zavos's guard and throws a big left but zavos blocks it.
Bellic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bellic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bellic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. zavos is keeping the position for now.
zavos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bellic throwing strikes but missing.
zavos trying to keep a closed guard but Bellic is proving a slippery customer.
zavos keeping full guard, as Bellic tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
zavos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bellic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
zavos 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
zavos manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bellic is in all sorts of trouble here.
zavos thowing shots but they're missing.
Bellic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
zavos looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
zavos stands up from mount. Strange move.
No luck for Bellic with that takedown attempt.
zavos darts in trying to clinch
and Bellic counters with a takedown into side control.
zavos manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. zavos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bellic is in close to zavos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bellic 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.
zavos is trying to keep Bellic in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
zavos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bellic manages to get himself to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bellic had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. zavos is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bellic Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take zavos's back instead.
zavos finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
zavos really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
zavos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bellic scoring with strikes but zavos is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
haki zavos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
zavos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bellic throws a strike but has given up his back in the process.
zavos working for the choke.
zavos patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Will zavos go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Bellic can't escape the position.
Bellic is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bellic feints and as zavos raises his hands in defense, Bellic changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
haki zavos has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
zavos trying to strike off his back.
zavos wants to sweep here but Bellic controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
zavos has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bellic is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for zavos.
Bellic working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on zavos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
zavos sneaks back into half guard.
zavos trying to control but Bellic postures up.
Bellic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bellic working over zavos with some ground and pound. zavos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellic lands strikes from half guard.
Bellic is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, zavos has managed to free his arm - good work.
zavos trying to control here.
zavos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bellic.
Bellic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bellic wants to free his trapped foot but zavos is holding on for dear life with his legs.
zavos throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The fighters are battling for position here. zavos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
zavos has his foot on Bellic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bellic works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
zavos looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now zavos is on top in guard.
Bellic keeping full guard, as zavos tries to pass.
zavos prevents Bellic from getting back to his feet.
zavos trying to control but Bellic is working from the bottom.
zavos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
zavos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four 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.
zavos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
zavos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Niko Bellic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
zavos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bellic's guard.
zavos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
zavos passes Bellic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
haki zavos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got zavos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... haki zavos!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Flash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitar Schvenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flash comes to the cage accompanied by Where's My Money. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Flash!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dimitar Schvenko!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schvenko wants to clinch.
Schvenko scores with a one two! Flash had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Flash is rocked!
Schvenko tries to clinch up.
Flash clinches up with Schvenko and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Schvenko.
Flash tries to pull guard but Schvenko won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Schvenko.
Schvenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schvenko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Schvenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flash connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Schvenko clinches.
Schvenko scores a nice knee to the body.
Flash is breathing heavily.
Schvenko lands a nice uppercut.
Flash drops down looking for an ankle pick but Schvenko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Schvenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Flash counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Flash.
Flash wants to stall.
Schvenko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Flash breaks the clinch.
Schvenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schvenko lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Flash sprawling to the canvas. Schvenko follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Flash hang on?
Oh Flash is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Schvenko connects with a nice short shot to Flash's temple.
Flash has one foot on Schvenko's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Flash rushes Schvenko and presses him up against the cage.
Flash wants to break the clinch but can't.
Schvenko lands an elbow that stopped Flash in his tracks for a moment.
Flash tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Flash wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Flash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flash drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Schvenko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Schvenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flash lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Flash seems to have got his legs back now.
Flash tries to break the clinch but Schvenko is controlling the position.
Flash is trying to break free.
Flash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Flash drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Flash working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schvenko is being controlled here.
Flash is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Schvenko has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flash is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Schvenko is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Flash thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Schvenko manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Schvenko trying to control the action but Flash is working from the bottom.
Flash has hold of Schvenko's hands but Schvenko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Schvenko is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Flash is looking to improve his position but Schvenko isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice elbow there by Schvenko.
Schvenko scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Flash?
Flash is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Flash'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.
Schvenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Flash tries to hold on but Schvenko postures up.
Flash keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Flash takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Schvenko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Flash is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flash wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Schvenko.
Flash manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flash striking from the bottom.
Flash wants to get back to full guard.
Schvenko winds up and cracks Flash with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Schvenko wants to pass the guard but Flash is defending well.
Schvenko throwing shots but Flash is blocking nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Flash manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Schvenko stopping the sweep attempt from Flash.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schvenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Flash tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitar Schvenko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Schvenko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Flash shoots in and bounces Schvenko off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Flash controls from within his opponent's guard.
Flash has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Schvenko looking for a sweep. Not yet Schvenko, not yet.
Flash stays in close to Schvenko's body and controls the position.
Flash stopping the sweep attempt from Schvenko.
Schvenko is breathing heavily.
Flash with a nice head shot there.
Flash with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flash looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Schvenko throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Flash trying to control but Schvenko is working from the bottom.
Flash won't allow Schvenko to sweep him here.
Schvenko looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Flash puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Schvenko actively working from the bottom here.
Schvenko moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Schvenko throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Flash wants to get up but he can't break Schvenko's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Schvenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schvenko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Flash is doing well to control the position and prevent Schvenko from advancing to side control.
Schvenko working Flash over with strikes.
Flash wants to get back to his feet.
Flash is pressing down on Schvenko's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Max Flash overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Flash looking for a sweep. Not yet Flash, not yet.
Flash working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Schvenko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Schvenko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Flash throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flash punching from the bottom - just letting Schvenko know he's still in a fight.
Flash pushes a forearm under Schvenko's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Schvenko is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Max Flash!
Max Flash is the new light heavyweight champion!
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