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SFC 1: Shockwave PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between BJay Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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, BJay Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Van King!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King lands a head shot.
Penn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
King swinging wilding here.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
King takes the fight into the clinch.
Penn trying to land knees to the body.
King cracks Penn with a nice body shot.
Penn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Penn jumps guard but King stands there with Penn around his waist. Penn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
King wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Penn can't get the takedown.
King drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Penn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Penn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
King tries to pull guard but Penn won't allow it.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Penn.
Penn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJay Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
King wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Penn has him pressed against the cage.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Penn won't allow it.
King has had enough of the clinch but Penn keeps him there for the moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by King.
King tries to break the clinch but Penn is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn managing to block the knees to the body from King.
Penn keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Penn is working for takedown but King is calmly controlling the position for now.
King manages to break the clinch.
King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Penn swivels and escapes.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penn throws out the jab.
King tries to clinch up.
Penn looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Penn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King tries to clinch up but Penn circles away and keeps his distance.
Penn tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
King is looking to clinch but Penn is avoiding it.
King misses with a lunging right hand
and Penn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Penn lands a nice knee to the body.
Penn tries to score a body lock takedown but King shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Penn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
King wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Penn misses with a knee strike.
King tries to break the clinch but Penn is controlling the position.
King wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Penn jumps guard.
King wants to stand but Penn is controlling his posture from full guard.
Penn thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Penn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Penn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
King wanted to stand there but Penn had control of the position.
King really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Penn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
King avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Penn trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Penn is on top in guard.
Penn forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn working King over with strikes.
Penn controlling the pace.
Penn is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for King!
Penn working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. King turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Penn off and cradles King's limp body as Penn celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). BJay Penn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Buttle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Buttle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Edgar!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar keeps the fight on the outside.
Buttle throws a leg kick but Edgar moved away.
Edgar closes the distance and clinches.
Edgar misses with a knee to the head.
Edgar misses with a knee to the head.
Edgar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Buttle pushes Edgar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Edgar misses with a knee to the head.
Edgar misses with a knee to the head.
Edgar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Edgar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Buttle blocks it with crossed arms.
Edgar tries a knee to the head but Buttle blocks it.
Buttle can't break the clinch.
Edgar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Buttle's face.
Edgar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Buttle has had enough of the clinch but Edgar keeps him there for the moment.
Buttle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Edgar has him pressed against the cage.
Buttle trying to stall but Edgar improves his position.
Edgar misses with a knee strike.
Buttle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Edgar throws a right and a left that Buttle avoids nicely.
Edgar looks gassed!
Edgar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Buttle closes the distance and clinches.
Edgar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Buttle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Buttle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Buttle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edgar checks the leg kick.
Buttle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Buttle is looking to slow Edgar down with leg kicks.
Buttle misses with the combination.
Buttle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar tries to clinch but Buttle moves away
and Buttle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Buttle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Edgar doesn't seem phased though.
Edgar is rocked!
Paul Buttle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buttle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Edgar is still on wobbly legs! Can Buttle finish him?
Buttle drives through and clinches with Edgar against the cage.
Edgar seems to have recovered his senses.
Edgar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Buttle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Edgar has him pressed against the cage.
Edgar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Buttle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buttle circles away from the clinch attempt
and Buttle counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Edgar is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Left hook, right uppercut from Buttle.
A punch combination from Buttle misses.
Edgar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Buttle pinned against the cage. Buttle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Edgar is looking to clinch but Buttle is avoiding it.
Edgar misses with a double jab
letting Buttle counter with a right hand.
Buttle swats away the attempt to clinch by Edgar.
Buttle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buttle lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buttle lands with a nice combination. Edgar backs away looking to recover.
Edgar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Edgar tries to clinch up.
Edgar tries to clinch up.
Buttle keeps the fight on the outside.
Edgar clinches up with Buttle and pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Edgar.
Buttle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Edgar has him pressed against the cage.
Edgar misses with a knee strike.
Buttle tries to break the clinch but Edgar is controlling the position.
Edgar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Buttle blocks it with crossed arms.
Edgar misses with a knee to the head.
Edgar tries a knee to the head but Buttle blocks it.
Edgar keeps control of Buttle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Edgar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Edgar misses with a knee strike.
Edgar tries to land a knee to the head but Buttle blocks with his arms.
Edgar looking to throw knees to the head but Buttle is blocking nicely.
Buttle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Edgar has him pressed against the cage.
Edgar misses with a knee strike.
Edgar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Edgar misses with a knee strike.
Edgar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Buttle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Edgar tries to land a knee to the head but Buttle blocks with his arms.
Edgar misses with a knee strike.
Edgar looking to throw knees to the head but Buttle is blocking nicely.
Edgar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Edgar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Buttle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Buttle wants to stall.
Edgar tries to land a knee to the head but Buttle blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buttle wants to break free but Edgar has control.
Edgar looking to throw knees to the head but Buttle is blocking nicely.
Edgar lands a knee to the head.
Edgar misses with a knee strike.
Edgar stalling in the clinch but Buttle improves position.
A knee to the head by Edgar.
Edgar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Edgar keeps control of Buttle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Edgar looking to throw knees to the head but Buttle is blocking nicely.
Edgar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Edgar.
Edgar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Edgar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Edgar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Buttle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Buttle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Edgar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Edgar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Edgar connects with a knee to the head.
Buttle is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Buttle.
Edgar tries to land a knee to the head but Buttle blocks with his arms.
Buttle can't break the clinch.
Edgar tries a knee to the head but Buttle blocks it.
Buttle wants to break free but Edgar has control.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Buttle.
Edgar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Edgar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Buttle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Buttle tries to break the clinch but Edgar is controlling the position.
Edgar keeps control of Buttle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Edgar misses with a knee to the head.
Buttle wants to break free but Edgar has control.
Edgar scores with a knee to the head.
Buttle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Edgar backwards.
Edgar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Buttle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar scores with a knee to the head.
Oh Buttle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Edgar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Edgar misses with a knee to the head.
Buttle seems to have got his legs back now.
Edgar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Buttle blocks it with crossed arms.
Edgar tries to land a knee to the head but Buttle blocks with his arms.
Edgar prevents Buttle from breaking the clinch.
Edgar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Buttle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Buttle manages to break the clinch.
Buttle swinging wilding here.
Buttle swats away the attempt to clinch by Edgar.
Buttle misses with a two punch combination.
Edgar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Edgar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Edgar forces Buttle back against the cage and clinches.
Edgar looking to throw knees to the head but Buttle is blocking nicely.
Buttle manages to break the clinch.
Edgar blocks a head kick by Buttle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buttle lands with a nice combination. Edgar backs away looking to recover.
Buttle closes the distance and clinches.
Buttle wants to break free but Edgar has control.
Edgar misses with a knee strike.
Buttle has had enough of the clinch but Edgar keeps him there for the moment.
Edgar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Buttle takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edgar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Buttle dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Buttle tries to clinch
and Edgar moves into the clinch.
Buttle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Edgar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Buttle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Edgar 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.
Edgar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Buttle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Edgar looking to throw knees to the head but Buttle is blocking nicely.
Edgar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Buttle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Edgar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Edgar prevents Buttle from breaking the clinch.
Buttle breaks from the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Buttle.
Buttle scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Edgar wants to clinch up but Buttle keeps it at a distance.
Edgar tries to clinch up
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Buttle counters with an inside leg kick.
Buttle circles away from the clinch attempt
and Buttle moves into the clinch.
Buttle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Edgar has him pressed against the cage.
Edgar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Edgar connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Edgar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Edgar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Buttle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Edgar has him pressed against the cage.
Edgar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Buttle's face.
Edgar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Edgar tries to land a knee to the head but Buttle blocks with his arms.
Buttle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buttle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Edgar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Buttle blocks it with crossed arms.
Buttle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Edgar has him pressed against the cage.
Edgar scores with a knee to the head.
Edgar tries a knee to the head but Buttle blocks it.
Edgar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Edgar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Edgar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Buttle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Edgar has him pressed against the cage.
Buttle looking to stall.
Edgar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Buttle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Buttle can't break the clinch.
Edgar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Buttle's face.
Edgar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Buttle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Edgar has him pressed against the cage.
Buttle cracks Edgar with a nice body shot.
Edgar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Buttle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Buttle tries to stall but Edgar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Buttle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A cross from Edgar lands.
Edgar tries to keep at a distance but Buttle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Edgar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Edgar tries a knee to the head but Buttle blocks it.
Edgar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Edgar prevents Buttle from breaking the clinch.
Edgar prevents Buttle from breaking the clinch.
Buttle has had enough of the clinch but Edgar keeps him there for the moment.
Edgar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Edgar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Buttle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edgar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Buttle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Buttle misses.
Edgar tries to clinch but Buttle moves out of range.
Edgar dodges the punch combination from Buttle.
Buttle moves out of range as Edgar throws a body kick.
Buttle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Buttle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Edgar moves in looking to clinch but Buttle pushes him off.
Edgar clinches with his opponent.
Edgar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Edgar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Edgar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Edgar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Edgar misses with a knee to the head.
Edgar tries a knee to the head but Buttle blocks it.
Buttle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buttle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Buttle throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch combination from Buttle misses.
Buttle misses with a head kick.
Edgar takes the fight into the clinch.
Edgar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Edgar prevents Buttle from breaking the clinch.
Edgar keeps control of Buttle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Buttle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Edgar backwards.
Buttle breaks from the clinch.
Buttle scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buttle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Edgar's head backwards.
Buttle rushes Edgar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Edgar misses with a knee to the head.
Edgar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Buttle misses with a punch on the inside.
Edgar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Edgar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Edgar tries to land a knee to the head but Buttle blocks with his arms.
Edgar prevents Buttle from breaking the clinch.
Buttle breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Buttle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buttle displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Buttle walks into a straight right hand from Edgar.
Edgar tries to clinch
and Buttle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Buttle!
Buttle stalks Edgar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Edgar's face. Edgar staggers backwards, shaken.
Edgar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Buttle counters with a one-two to the body.
Buttle misses with a low kick.
Buttle throws a right and a left that Edgar avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Edgar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Edgar throws a front kick that sends Buttle stumbling back into the cage.
Edgar misses with a double jab
and Buttle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Buttle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buttle tries a head kick but it misses.
Buttle clinches up with Edgar and pushes him back against the cage.
Edgar keeps control of Buttle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Buttle can't break the clinch.
Buttle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buttle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Edgar moves into the clinch.
Buttle manages to break the clinch.
Buttle is working the combinations to good effect here.
Buttle has managed to clinch.
Edgar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Buttle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Edgar or not.
Edgar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edgar looking to throw knees to the head but Buttle is blocking nicely.
Edgar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Buttle's face.
Edgar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Buttle blocks it with crossed arms.
Buttle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Edgar has him pressed against the cage.
Edgar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Buttle wants to break free but Edgar has control.
Edgar with a knee to the head.
Edgar scores with a knee to the head.
Edgar keeps control of Buttle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Buttle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buttle lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Buttle throws a series of punches but Edgar avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edgar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Edgar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Buttle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Edgar doesn't seem bothered though.
Buttle lands with a right that hurts Edgar. Edgar looks to clinch but Buttle throws a short knee that drops Edgar. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Paul Buttle!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Asmund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Asmund is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bas Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Asmund!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten circles away from the clinch attempt.
Asmund looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rutten is fending him off so far but Asmund persists. Nope, Rutten circles away and we're back to standing.
Asmund is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rutten drives through with a takedown into guard.
Asmund working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rutten doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rutten manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rutten trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rutten postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rutten controlling from the top position.
Rutten wants to control from the top but Asmund keeps moving.
Asmund is trying to control the position but Rutten postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asmund looking for a guillotine here but Rutten defends easily.
Asmund keeping moving, preventing Rutten from controlling successfully.
Asmund looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rutten sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rutten trying to control the position from guard on top but Asmund is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Asmund controls Rutten momentarily but Rutten frees himself.
Asmund looks gassed!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Rutten has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rutten.
Asmund fails to pull guard.
Rutten with a knee to the head.
Rutten gets underhooks to prevent Asmund's takedown attempt.
Bas Rutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Asmund.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rutten.
Rutten landing knees to the body.
Rutten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Asmund blocks it with crossed arms.
Asmund goes for a takedown attempt but Rutten pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rutten takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Asmund has taken the fight to the clinch.
Asmund can't get the takedown.
Asmund stops a takedown attempt from Rutten.
The referee calls for Rutten to work.
Asmund is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Asmund can't break the clinch.
Asmund tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rutten smiles and moves away.
Rutten slips a straight right by Asmund.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asmund fails with the takedown
and Rutten counters with a nice double leg into side control. Asmund won't be happy with that.
Asmund takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rutten is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Asmund is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Asmund gets back to half guard.
Asmund wants to get back to full guard.
Rutten lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Rutten.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rutten lands a nice short elbow.
Asmund tries to roll over but Rutten keeps him under control.
Asmund taking some punishment here, with Rutten in his half guard.
Asmund looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Asmund trying to control from the bottom.
Asmund gets full guard.
Asmund manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Asmund looking to control but Rutten is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Asmund landing strikes from the mount and Rutten is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Rutten dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rutten tries to clinch up.
Asmund misses with an attempted mid kick.
Asmund closes the distance but Rutten moves to the side
so Rutten counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Asmund looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rutten passes into side control.
Rutten working the ground and pound.
Asmund manages to get back to half guard.
Rutten is nestled in close to Asmund, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Asmund wants to get back to full guard.
Asmund keeping control of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Asmund has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rutten is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Asmund's thigh. Asmund counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rutten's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rutten content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rutten avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rutten trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Asmund trying to keep a closed guard but Rutten is proving a slippery customer.
Asmund wants to improve his position but instead Rutten has moved into half guard.
Asmund moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asmund controls Rutten momentarily but Rutten frees himself.
Rutten preventing the sweep.
Asmund is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rutten stopping the sweep attempt from Asmund.
Rutten gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rutten tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Asmund counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asmund shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Asmund was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Asmund wants to take his opponent's back but Rutten doesn't allow it.
Asmund working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Rutten is trying desperately to improve position.
Asmund looking for a guillotine from mount but Rutten is having none of it.
Asmund has hold of Rutten's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rutten manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asmund with the ground and pound from mount.
Asmund jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rutten manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Asmund gets to mount! Rutten was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Asmund is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Rutten scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rutten tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutten takes a little break here. Asmund wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Rutten dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rutten scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rutten is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Asmund wants to control but Rutten is keeping busy.
Asmund is staying active underneath Rutten, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Asmund is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rutten's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rutten's back!
Asmund looking for the choke but no joy.
Asmund is persistently looking for the submission but Rutten is defending it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten fending off the submission attempt from Asmund.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Asmund lands strikes to the head.
Asmund struggling to keep hold of the position.
Asmund keeps control of the position as Rutten tries to break free.
Asmund is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Rutten has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Rutten trying to control the hands but Asmund won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asmund is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Rutten knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Rutten for a finish.
Asmund not allowing Rutten to control his hands.
Rutten defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Asmund's arms.
Asmund cracks Rutten with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Rutten from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Asmund wants to control the position but Rutten frees himself and scrambles - Asmund manages to regain control in side control.
Rutten being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asmund postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Asmund blocks the strikes from Rutten.
Asmund trying to control the position but Rutten is working away.
Asmund stands up and beckons Rutten to his feet.
Asmund wants to clinch but Rutten slips to the side
and Rutten counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rutten tries to pull guard but Asmund holds him up against the cage and eventually Rutten drops back down to his feet.
Rutten has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Asmund avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Asmund jumps guard but Rutten stands there with Asmund around his waist. Asmund gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rutten tries to land a knee to the head but Asmund blocks with his arms.
Asmund wants to break free but Rutten has control.
Rutten has Asmund pressed against the cage.
Rutten prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten scores with a knee to the head.
Rutten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rutten tries to pull guard but Asmund holds him up against the cage and eventually Rutten drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bas Rutten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rutten missing with knees to the body.
Rutten wants to stall.
Asmund with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rutten successfully pulls guard.
Rutten looking to hit a scissor sweep but Asmund is one step ahead there.
Asmund trying to control but Rutten is working from the bottom.
Asmund slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rutten throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Mark Asmund has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Asmund throws a strike aimed at the side of Rutten's head but Rutten avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Asmund comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rutten has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas Rutten!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Niko Juutilainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Jonson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Niko Juutilainen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Max Jonson's chin.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Niko Juutilainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Jonson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonson has managed to clinch.
Jonson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Juutilainen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Juutilainen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jonson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Juutilainen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jonson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niko Juutilainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juutilainen lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jonson is trying to control but can't.
Juutilainen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Juutilainen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jonson defends it well.
Juutilainen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jonson works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonson wants to get back to his feet but Juutilainen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Juutilainen is looking to advance position but Jonson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Jonson avoids the attempt from Juutilainen to control.
Juutilainen is trying to reverse the position but instead Jonson has taken his back - oops!
Juutilainen manages to reverse the position and now he's in Jonson's guard. Nice work there by Juutilainen.
Juutilainen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jonson dives on top into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juutilainen is breathing heavily.
Juutilainen looking to control.
Jonson trying to control the position from guard on top but Juutilainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jonson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jonson stands up and waves to Juutilainen to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonson drops Juutilainen with a left right combo! Jonson follows him down to the ground into side control.
Juutilainen is rocked!
It looks like Niko Juutilainen has been cut.
Jonson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Oh Juutilainen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jonson stands up from mount. Strange move.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jonson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jonson gets a big slam - oh, Juutilainen is out! Juutilainen is out! That's a nasty KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Max Jonson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sean Mess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen Slayer - War Ensamble as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Mess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dom Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries to clinch there but Mess circles away.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Mess circles away.
Mess looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jackson successfully pulls guard.
Mess has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jackson is proving hard to escape from.
Mess wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Jackson controls Mess momentarily but Mess frees himself.
Jackson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Mess is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Jackson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Mess's back instead.
Mess tries to escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Mess knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Mess for a finish.
Mess rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mess wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Jackson wants to take a breather but Mess is having none of it.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but Mess defending well.
Mess is positioning himself well to prevent Jackson advancing to mount.
Mess tries to roll over but Jackson keeps him under control.
Jackson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mess tries to work over Jackson's front leg with a kick but Jackson checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson gets caught flat footed, as Mess shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mess is breathing heavily.
Jackson keeping busy on the bottom but Mess has passed one foot through into half guard.
Mess stands up out of the half guard.
Mess throws the kick towards the body but Jackson avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mess.
Mess circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mess throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Mess in a clinch.
Mess wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson lands an elbow that stopped Mess in his tracks for a moment.
Mess tries for a takedown but Jackson manages to get underhooks.
Jackson avoiding damage.
Mess successfully pulls guard.
Jackson pushing down on Mess's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mess kicks Jackson off and gets back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Mess.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson lands a right hand.
Come on Mess - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mess breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mess darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mess working Jackson over with strikes.
Mess winds up and cracks Jackson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jackson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Mess pulls his head out easily.
Mess passes to side control.
Mess tries to advance to mount but can't.
Jackson is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson gets back to half guard.
Mess is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jackson trying to hold on to Mess's head to control him but Mess postures up.
Jackson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jackson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mess wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Mess circles away easily
and Mess counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson working for a triangle but Mess defends it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mess!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Mess dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mess scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jackson throws a lazy body kick
and Mess connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mess moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sean Mess is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mess clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Mess is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jackson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mess prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Mess keeps him there for the moment.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mess has him pressed against the cage.
Mess wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Jackson is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson wants to break free but Mess has control.
Jackson gets underhooks to prevent Mess's takedown attempt.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Mess, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jackson - that landed with a thud.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mess circles away from the clinch attempt.
A low kick from Jackson is predictable there
and Mess counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mess passes Jackson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mess moves into full mount! Jackson won't be happy about that!
Mess gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Mess shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mess was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jackson is trying to reverse the position but instead Mess has taken his back - oops!
Jackson rolls, trying to escape but Mess keeps control of the position.
Jackson turns into Mess and is now in his guard.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Mess is retaining full guard.
Mess uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt
and Mess counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jackson!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mess.
Jackson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mess is keeping the position for now.
Mess trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Mess wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Mess is retaining full guard.
Jackson passes Mess's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jackson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jackson wants to take a breather but Mess is having none of it.
Mess is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mess won't allow Jackson to pass to mount.
Jackson is working for a submission of some sort.
Jackson is trying to control the action in half guard but Mess is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mess is positioning himself well to prevent Jackson advancing to mount.
Mess looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jackson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mess trying to control but Jackson postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mess avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson looks to land a combination. Mess sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dom Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mess counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jackson manages to get to full guard.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Mess from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mess with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson is looking for a triangle but Mess pushes his legs off easily.
Mess trying to move into half guard but instead Jackson has managed to sweep!
Jackson preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Mess dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jackson.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Mess circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Mess keeps it at a distance.
Mess stuffs the takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mess.
Jackson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mess's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mess prevents Jackson from improving his position.
Jackson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mess's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mess's back!
Jackson not allowing Mess to control his hands.
Mess is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Jackson gets his way!
Sean Mess overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tightening his grip on Mess, looking for the choke.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Jackson is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Mess defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Jackson's arms.
Jackson is not going to allow Mess to sit and survive in this position.
Mess is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Jackson gets his way!
Mess fending off the submission attempt from Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has the hooks in. Mess is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Mess manages to escape to his feet.
Mess shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mess showed some decent athleticism there.
Mess takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mess wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mess is tying to control. Jackson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jackson actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is staying active underneath Mess, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mess not landing any meaningful shots this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jackson cracks the inside of Mess's front leg.
Mess tries to land a front kick but Jackson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice straight punches there by Jackson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jackson.
Jackson scores with a leg kick.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mess moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Mess circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jackson.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Mess circles away easily
and Mess counters with a head kick.
Sean Mess has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Jackson.
Mess looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jackson!
Mess is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Mess moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scores with a jab.
Mess closes the distance but Jackson moves to the side
and Jackson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mess wants to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Mess tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jackson lands a left hand.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Mess won't allow it.
A short right from Jackson on the inside.
Mess takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mess is trying to control Jackson's posture but Jackson avoids it.
Dom Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mess gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Jackson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mess gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dom Jackson.
I think Mess has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Mess!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diomedes Panagiotis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sime Peros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diomedes Panagiotis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Diomedes Panagiotis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sime Peros!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peros changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Panagiotis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Panagiotis is looking to reverse the position.
Panagiotis keeping his opponent close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Panagiotis wants to get back to his feet but Peros drags him back down.
Peros lands a few punches from side control.
Panagiotis struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panagiotis prevents Peros from improving position.
Who's going to make the next move?
Peros tries to advance to mount but Panagiotis denies him.
Peros laying and praying for a moment but Panagiotis takes advantage and regains half guard.
Panagiotis kicks off Peros and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panagiotis has his takedown stuffed
and Peros counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Panagiotis misses with a takedown
so Peros counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Panagiotis could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Panagiotis keeping moving, preventing Peros from controlling successfully.
Peros trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Panagiotis is looking for a triangle but Peros pushes his legs off easily.
Panagiotis is breathing heavily.
Peros trying to control but Panagiotis is working from the bottom.
Panagiotis wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peros would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Panagiotis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peros can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Peros tries to free his leg and advance position but Panagiotis is retaining full guard.
Panagiotis keeping moving, preventing Peros from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Panagiotis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Peros postures up.
Peros scoring with punches to the head and body.
Panagiotis trying to strike off his back.
Panagiotis looking for a sweep. Not yet Panagiotis, not yet.
Peros trying to control but Panagiotis is working from the bottom.
Panagiotis wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peros wants to stand but Panagiotis is controlling his posture from full guard.
Peros trying to control but Panagiotis is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Peros closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Panagiotis looking for submissions off his back.
Peros scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Panagiotis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Panagiotis is pressing down on Peros's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Panagiotis is on top in guard.
Panagiotis throwing strikes but missing.
Panagiotis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Peros is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panagiotis tries to free his leg and advance position but Peros is retaining full guard.
Peros tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Panagiotis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Peros swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Panagiotis wants to control from the top but Peros keeps moving.
Peros will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Peros keeping full guard, as Panagiotis tries to pass.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Panagiotis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Peros sprawls well initially but Panagiotis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Panagiotis prevents Peros from improving his position.
Peros controlling the position well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peros has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Panagiotis is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sime Peros dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Peros gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Peros keeping moving, preventing Panagiotis from controlling successfully.
Panagiotis tries to free his leg and advance position but Peros is retaining full guard.
Panagiotis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Panagiotis wants to control from the top but Peros keeps moving.
Sime Peros has got the better of the ground game so far.
Peros looking to hit a scissor sweep but Panagiotis is one step ahead there.
Peros keeping moving, preventing Panagiotis from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Peros shoots in and bounces Panagiotis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panagiotis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Peros really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Panagiotis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Peros wants to pass the guard but Panagiotis is keeping the position.
Peros working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Panagiotis keeping moving, preventing Peros from controlling successfully.
Peros scoring with some ground and pound.
Panagiotis keeping moving, preventing Peros from controlling successfully.
Panagiotis has his hands on Peros's head, controlling the position.
Peros stopping the sweep attempt from Panagiotis.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Peros shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Panagiotis as he avoids it easily.
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.
Panagiotis misses with the body kick
and Peros counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Peros won't allow Panagiotis to sweep him here.
Peros trying to control but Panagiotis is working from the bottom.
Peros tries to stand but Panagiotis is controlling from the bottom.
Peros pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Panagiotis is keeping the position for now.
Panagiotis is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Peros rolls with it to try and escape but Panagiotis cranks on the arm and Peros is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Diomedes Panagiotis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dario De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Check Mong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Silva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lingua de Tamandua by MV Bill. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dario De Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Check Mong!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mong shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mong was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mong trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mong lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
It looks like Dario De Silva has been cut.
De Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mong dominating with strikes here.
Mong trying to control but De Silva is having none of it.
De Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
De Silva tries to lock up and control but Mong gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mong is in the full mount, landing strikes.
De Silva is rocked!
Dario De Silva's cut is getting worse.
Mong fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Oh De Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, Dario De Silva's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dario De Silva's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Check Mong!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ewan Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Cikotic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards comes to the cage accompanied by Blow Me Away by Breaking Benjamin. This should be a great matchup!
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205 lbs
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209 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ewan Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mirko Cikotic!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cikotic, right into the meat.
Edwards closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Edwards prevents Cikotic from standing back up.
Edwards decides to stand up.
Edwards darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Edwards works his way into side control.
Cikotic pushes Edwards away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Edwards gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Cikotic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Edwards. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cikotic manages to get back to half guard.
Edwards is looking for a kimura here.
Cikotic tries to kick Edwards off but Edwards keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cikotic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Edwards.
Edwards not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Edwards is keen to just control but Cikotic is a slippery customer.
Cikotic is trying to stand up here but Edwards is controlling him well.
Cikotic looks gassed!
Cikotic is staying active underneath Edwards, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cikotic gets back to full guard.
Cikotic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Edwards is controlling him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cikotic pushes Edwards away with a front kick.
Cikotic looks to land a combination but Edwards avoids it well.
Edwards closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Edwards working the head and body with strikes.
Edwards thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cikotic's head.
Edwards is working for a kimura but Cikotic is defending it quite comfortably.
Cikotic makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cikotic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cikotic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Edwards crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cikotic - the referee stops the clock and Edwards gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cikotic. Edwards manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cikotic looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Edwards is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edwards passes the guard and advances to mount!
Edwards controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edwards goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Cikotic turns into him and now he's in Edwards's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards wants to sweep but no luck.
Edwards trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Cikotic postures up.
Edwards has his hands on Cikotic's head, controlling the position.
Edwards working a defensive guard here.
Edwards has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cikotic stopping the sweep attempt from Edwards.
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.
Cikotic is looking to stand up but Edwards won't let him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cikotic throws a leg kick which misses Edwards's front leg but catches the back leg as Edwards tries to avoid it.
Edwards shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Edwards showed some decent athleticism there.
Edwards wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cikotic keeps working.
Cikotic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Edwards is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cikotic defends it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edwards is trying to control the action in half guard but Cikotic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ewan Edwards will probably get the nod.
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.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Edwards.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Ewan Edwards overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Edwards prevents Cikotic from escaping the position.
Edwards tries for a kimura but Cikotic is defending well.
Cikotic pushes Edwards away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Edwards gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Edwards has an Americana. Cikotic didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Edwards is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Edwards hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ewan Edwards!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Dole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Dole looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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190 lbs
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184 lbs
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Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Dole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthur Curry!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry throws a right and a left that Dole avoids nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Curry - that will leave a mark!
Curry shoots in and bounces Dole off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dole is looking for a triangle but Curry pushes his legs off easily.
Dole is breathing heavily.
Curry wants to control from the top but Dole keeps moving.
Curry thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dole keeping full guard, as Curry tries to pass.
Curry trying to control the position from guard on top but Dole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dole controls Curry momentarily but Curry frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dole looking to hit a scissor sweep but Curry is one step ahead there.
Dole is working hard here to advance position.
Curry not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Curry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dole swivels and escapes.
Curry throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dole gets a takedown into half guard.
Dole uses his free foot to push down on Curry's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Curry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry is looking to improve his position but Dole isn't that keen on the idea.
Dole looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Dole has control of Curry's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Curry regains control of the situation pretty easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dole unloads with some shots from mount but Curry bucks and avoids them well.
Dole misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Curry has given up his back here. Will Dole look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Dole is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Curry has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Dole has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Curry taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Dole doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bob Dole!
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