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R.A.F.C. 8: PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lex Titan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Dover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lex Titan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dover ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dover is looking to clinch but Titan is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Titan misses.
Titan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dover regains half guard.
Titan is looking to take a break and control but Dover is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Titan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Titan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dover keeps working.
Titan trying to pass the guard but Dover defending well.
Titan thows a huge punch but Dover dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Titan is thwarting Dover's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titan trying to control from half guard but Dover is working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dover avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dover moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dover uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Titan.
Dover fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dover really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Titan throws a nice looking combination but Dover bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Dover.
Titan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dover avoids the head kick by Titan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dover throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Titan.
Dover steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Titan.
Titan misses with an uppercut. Dover saw that one coming.
Titan looks to land a right hand but Dover moved out of range.
Titan is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Titan misses with a looping right.
Dover ducks under a wild hook from Titan.
Dover gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Titan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dover keeping moving, preventing Titan from controlling successfully.
Titan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dover swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dover is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dover is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titan chips away with some ground and pound.
Titan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Titan trying to control but Dover is working from the bottom.
Titan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Titan postures up.
Titan trying to control the position from guard on top but Dover is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Titan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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.
Titan throws a big right hand that misses.
Titan connects with a couple of short punches.
Titan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Titan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dover working a defensive guard here.
Titan stopping the sweep attempt from Dover.
Titan scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lex Titan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Titan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dover lands a nice shot that snaps Titan's head back.
A good leg kick by Titan.
Oooh a lovely combination from Titan sends Dover down but not out. Titan dives into side control looking to finish.
Dover is rocked!
It looks like Ben Dover has been cut.
An elbow from Titan crashes against the mat.
Oh Dover is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Titan postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dover seems to have got his legs back now.
Titan tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Titan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dover down.
Titan throws a strike aimed at the side of Dover's head but Dover avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Titan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titan wants to control but Dover is keeping him busy.
Dover parries the strikes from Titan easily there. Titan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dover to escape.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dover takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Titan slips a jab and a cross from Dover.
Titan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dover.
Titan keeps the fight on the outside.
Titan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dover sprawls well initially but Titan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Titan connects with a nice short shot to Dover's temple.
Titan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Titan is keen to just control but Dover is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Titan wants to pass the guard but Dover is defending well.
Titan throws a strike but Dover avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Titan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Titan postures up in Dover's guard and throws a big left but Dover blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Titan closes the distance and clinches up with Dover, looking for a takedown. Titan pushes Dover against the cage but Dover circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dover keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Titan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dover uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Titan.
Dover blocks a jab.
Dover keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dover ducks under a wild hook from Titan.
Nice straight punches there by Dover. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dover.
Dover throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ben Dover is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Titan throws a combination that misses
and Dover counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Titan scores with a decent looking hook.
Titan misses with a looping left.
Dover uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Titan.
Dover looks to land a combination. Titan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titan shoots in looking for a takedown. Dover tries to sprawl out of it but Titan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dover manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ben Dover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lex Titan.
Titan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Titan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Titan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dover!
Dover avoids a series of strikes thrown by Titan.
Dover is in all sorts of trouble here.
Titan raining down shots from the mount!
Titan lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lex Titan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ben Dover's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Titan misses with the combination.
Titan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Titan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dover!
Titan misses with a head shot.
Titan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Titan lands with some strikes.
Titan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Titan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Titan looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dover tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Titan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Titan dominating with strikes here.
Titan with a couple of short strikes.
Titan unloading with bombs!
Dover tries to hold on but Titan pushes him away.
Titan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dover is desperately trying to improve his position but Titan has a good base and remains in mount.
Dover flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dover tries to hold on but Titan postures up.
Dover is looking to improve his position but Titan isn't that keen on the idea.
Titan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Titan dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Titan avoids the attempt from Dover to control.
The referee warns Dover that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Titan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Titan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dover can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Titan is landing with some decent strikes but Dover is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Titan is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Dover has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Dover!
Titan trying to keep a closed guard but Dover is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dover trying to control the position from guard on top but Titan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lex Titan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Titan throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Titan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Titan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ben Dover has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Titan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lex Titan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Titan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lex Titan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abel hurricane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and big jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Abel hurricane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, big jay!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
jay has taken the fight to the clinch.
hurricane manages to break the clinch.
jay keeps the fight on the outside.
hurricane closes the distance looking to clinch
and jay counters with a nice double leg into guard.
hurricane wants to sweep here but jay controlling him for the moment.
jay wanted to stand there but hurricane had control of the position.
hurricane can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as jay controls the pace.
hurricane has a closed guard, preventing jay from standing up.
jay looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
jay controlling from the top position.
jay preventing the sweep.
jay is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
jay won't allow hurricane to get back to his feet.
hurricane working a defensive guard here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
hurricane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
jay swats away the attempt to clinch by hurricane.
jay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from hurricane.
hurricane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
hurricane shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and jay holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for jay.
jay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
hurricane shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and jay counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
jay trying to control the position from guard on top but hurricane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
jay passes hurricane's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
hurricane is breathing heavily.
hurricane makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
hurricane looks for the body kick but jay saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
jay breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
hurricane misses with a takedown
and jay counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abel hurricane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
jay lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
jay is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. hurricane can't fight it off and eventually jay manages to take the fight to the floor. hurricane looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
jay decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
hurricane misses with a takedown attempt
and jay counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
hurricane trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but jay manages to pass to mount!
jay is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by jay!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). big jay!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Burgoyne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thelogos Place (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burgoyne comes to the cage accompanied by God Save the Queen. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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208 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Burgoyne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thelogos Place!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burgoyne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burgoyne gets the takedown into side control.
Place manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Place tries to pass to full mount but Burgoyne defends it.
Place is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Burgoyne manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Burgoyne closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Burgoyne trying to control the position but Place is working away.
Burgoyne is working Place over with some ground and pound from side control.
Place tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Burgoyne wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Burgoyne sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Place is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Place manages to work his way to half guard, despite Burgoyne's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Place wants to improve his position but Burgoyne is controlling well.
Burgoyne thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Place's head.
Place slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Place looking for a sweep. Not yet Place, not yet.
Place is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Burgoyne throwing strikes but missing.
Burgoyne advances to half guard.
Burgoyne stalling.
Burgoyne is keen to just control but Place is a slippery customer.
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.
Place gets full guard.
Burgoyne wants to control from the top but Place keeps moving.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Burgoyne wanted to stand there but Place had control of the position.
Place had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Burgoyne is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Place Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Burgoyne's back instead.
Place is not going to allow Burgoyne to sit and survive in this position.
Place is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Burgoyne is defending well though. Place let's go of the attempt for now.
Place working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Burgoyne looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Place is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Burgoyne defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Place tightening his grip on Burgoyne, looking for the choke.
Place looks gassed!
Burgoyne breaks Place's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Place keeping moving, preventing Burgoyne from controlling successfully.
Place wants to sweep here but Burgoyne controlling him for the moment.
Place looking for a guillotine here but Burgoyne defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgoyne stands and throws Place's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Place gets back to half guard.
Place wants to get back to full guard.
Burgoyne is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Burgoyne frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Burgoyne postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Place looks a forlorn figure.
Burgoyne landing strikes from the mount.
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 Johnny Burgoyne will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Burgoyne pushes Place up against the cage in a clinch.
Burgoyne pulls Place into guard.
Burgoyne manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Place manages to get himself to full guard.
Burgoyne working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Place's head.
Place looking for a triangle here. Burgoyne is fighting it but it looks tight! Place pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Burgoyne is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Thelogos Place!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between one pac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Warden (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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205 lbs
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195 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, one pac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Warden!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
pac tries to clinch up but Warden circles away and keeps his distance.
pac closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - pac lands in his opponent's guard.
Warden wants to control the position but pac says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Warden blocking the ground and pound attempt from pac.
Warden tries to roll over but pac keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warden has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. pac is working away from the top position though.
Warden is looking to improve his position.
Warden is trying to maintain the position but pac is very close to passing his half guard.
pac wants to free his trapped foot but Warden is holding on for dear life with his legs.
pac wants to lay and pray for a moment but Warden keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
pac shoots for a takedown but Warden saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Warden keeps the fight on the outside.
pac shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than pac was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
pac unloads with some shots from mount but Warden bucks and avoids them well.
Warden slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
pac is thwarting Warden's attempts to control the position.
Warden regains full guard. Nicely done.
pac controlling from the top position.
pac preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
pac is working Warden over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Warden manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
pac wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Warden tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
pac tries to lock up and control but Warden gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Warden wants to control the pace but pac is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
pac wants to control but Warden is having none of it.
pac is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
pac is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Warden unloading with bombs!
Warden breaks from pac's wrist control and lands an elbow.
pac manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Warden tries to pass to full mount but pac defends it.
pac is breathing heavily.
Warden looks to land a strike but pac avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warden won't allow pac to sweep him here.
Warden postures up.
Warden connects with a couple of short punches.
Warden postures up.
pac looking to hit a scissor sweep but Warden is one step ahead there.
Warden passes easily into side control. Nice work.
pac is not content to let Warden control the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Warden.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
one pac dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Warden drives through with a takedown into guard.
Warden trying to control the position from guard on top but pac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
pac working a defensive guard here.
Warden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. pac swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Warden trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Warden trying to control but pac is working from the bottom.
pac tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Warden is breathing heavily.
Warden postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warden is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
pac decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
pac passes the guard and advances to mount!
Warden working to try and regain half guard.
Warden is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
pac wants to control the pace but Warden is squirming around nicely.
Warden tries to hold on but pac pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
pac controlling from mount.
Warden is looking to get to half guard.
Warden tries to hold on but pac pushes him away.
Warden tries to reverse the position but pac maintains control.
pac throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Warden because pac loaded up on that one.
pac prevents Warden from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warden is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
pac wants to control the pace but Warden is squirming around nicely.
Warden wants to hold on but pac pushes him away.
Warden tries to reverse the position but pac maintains control.
pac lands a big elbow.
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.
Warden keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
pac thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
pac controlling from the full mount.
Warden tries to hold on but pac pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
pac postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Warden looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
one pac dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
pac looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Warden is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Warden working a defensive guard here.
Warden 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.
pac gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Warden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A combination from Warden does no damage.
Warden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by pac.
That's one minute gone in the round.
pac tries to close the distance and clinch but Warden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Warden or perhaps it was just good defense by pac which made him look bad.
Warden scores a takedown into full mount!
pac is squirming around, avoiding Warden's attempts to control the action.
Warden is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But pac has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from pac!
Warden is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and pac dives into side control.
pac sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Warden is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warden manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
pac regains full guard. Nicely done.
Warden postures up.
Warden throws a strike but pac rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
pac is pushing down on Warden's leg trying to pass to half guard. Warden is fighting to maintain full guard but pac has managed to sneak the leg through.
Warden is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Warden manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warden looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jason Warden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Warden wants to stand but pac is controlling the position.
Warden throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Warden pulls pac in close to prevent any damage.
Warden wants to hit a switch here but pac passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Warden there!
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.
Warden wants to control but pac is having none of it.
Warden regains half guard.
Warden gets full guard.
pac avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
pac trying to control but Warden is working from the bottom.
Warden looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to one pac.
Well pac 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... one pac!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Honky Tonkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Honky Tonkin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to country boy can survive. Cooper has chosen Twilights Last Gleaming as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hank Honky Tonkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Honky Tonkin tumbling to the canvas!
It looks like Hank Honky Tonkin has been cut.
Honky Tonkin looking for a guillotine here but Cooper defends easily.
Honky Tonkin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cooper can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Honky Tonkin looking for a guillotine here but Cooper defends easily.
Honky Tonkin looking for a sweep. Not yet Honky Tonkin, not yet.
Cooper avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Honky Tonkin has his foot on Cooper's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cooper works his way back into a safe position though.
Cooper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Honky Tonkin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honky Tonkin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cooper gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Honky Tonkin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cooper doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cooper manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Honky Tonkin is breathing heavily.
Honky Tonkin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cooper controls the pace.
Honky Tonkin has a closed guard, preventing Cooper from standing up.
Cooper controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cooper must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Honky Tonkin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cooper doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cooper manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Honky Tonkin had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Cooper is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Honky Tonkin Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Cooper's back instead.
Honky Tonkin working for a choke but Cooper reverses nicely into Honky Tonkin 's guard.
Cooper controlling from the top position.
Cooper is looking to stand up but Honky Tonkin won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honky Tonkin looking for a triangle here. Cooper is fighting it but it looks tight! Honky Tonkin pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Cooper is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Hank Honky Tonkin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Rogalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Higher State Of Consciousnes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Wanderlei Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Rogalski!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogalski lands a slapping body shot.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Rogalski circles away and keeps his distance.
Dos Santos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dos Santos is rocked!
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown but Rogalski shows good takedown defense.
Oh Dos Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rogalski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rogalski gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos has hold of Rogalski's hands but Rogalski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dos Santos trying to get back to full guard but Rogalski takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Rogalski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dos Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dos Santos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rogalski lands a big shot to the head and Dos Santos winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Paul Rogalski!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denzel Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hit Em Up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Denzel Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas misses with a few strikes there.
Ray takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Michael Ray has been cut.
Ray changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Douglas tries to avoid it but Ray manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Douglas to the ground. Douglas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ray shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Douglas as he avoids it easily.
Douglas changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ray looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Douglas gets to mount! Ray was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Douglas controlling from mount.
Ray can't escape the position.
Ray is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ray tries to reverse the position but Douglas maintains control.
Douglas is working for a guillotine from mount but Ray frees his head quite easily.
Ray is desperately trying to improve his position but Douglas has a good base and remains in mount.
Douglas punching from mount but Ray doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Douglas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Douglas thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ray is looking to escape.
Douglas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Douglas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ray?
Douglas moves to the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ray tries to break free.
Ray preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Douglas.
Ray rolls, trying to escape but Douglas keeps control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Douglas missing with strikes from the back.
Ray defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Douglas is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Ray knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Ray for a finish.
Douglas looks gassed!
Douglas controlling well, preventing Ray from escaping the position.
Ray wants to control his opponent's hands but Douglas gets his hands free.
Douglas is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Ray has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Ray rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Ray lands with a few short shots to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray is staying active underneath Douglas, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Douglas is looking to advance position but Ray won't allow it.
Douglas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ray defends it well.
Ray manages to get to full guard.
Ray trying to strike off his back.
Ray is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Douglas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ray's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ray's back!
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.
You can see the frustration on Ray's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Douglas is looking for the choke from the back position but Ray is controlling his hands well.
Douglas looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Ray tries to break free.
Douglas trying to control.
Ray breaks Douglas's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Ray pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Douglas is keeping the position for now.
Douglas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ray lands a couple of elbows.
Douglas striking off his back but it's not causing Ray any problems.
Douglas is pulling down on Ray's head. It's preventing any offense from Ray, at least for the moment.
Douglas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ray manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denzel Douglas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Ray's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Douglas has closed the distance and engaged Ray in a clinch.
Douglas tries to pull guard but Ray holds him up against the cage and eventually Douglas drops back down to his feet.
Ray has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Douglas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Douglas goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ray prevents it.
Douglas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Michael Ray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denzel Douglas.
Ray looking for a takedown.
Douglas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ray smiles and moves away.
Douglas wants to clinch up but Ray keeps it at a distance.
Douglas with a poor takedown
and Ray counters with a single leg into guard. Douglas didn't expect that.
Douglas pulls Ray in close to prevent any damage.
Ray trying to control the position from guard on top but Douglas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ray scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Douglas has his foot on Ray's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ray works his way back into a safe position though.
Ray stopping the sweep attempt from Douglas.
Douglas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ray advances to half guard.
Douglas manages to get to full guard.
Douglas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ray trying to control the position from guard on top but Douglas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas working for a triangle but Ray defends it easily.
Douglas keeping moving, preventing Ray from controlling successfully.
Douglas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Douglas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Douglas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ray doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ray manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Douglas trying to keep a closed guard but Ray is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ray is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Douglas Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ray's back instead.
Ray rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Ray wants to get back to full guard.
Douglas looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ray trying to control here.
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.
Douglas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ray tries to get to full guard but Douglas has control of the leg.
Douglas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ray doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Douglas.
Ray won't allow Douglas to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Denzel Douglas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Michael Ray's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ray shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ray showed some decent athleticism there.
Douglas is pressing down on Ray's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Douglas looking for a guillotine here but Ray defends easily.
Douglas will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Douglas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ray wants to get up but he can't break Douglas's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Douglas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ray's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Douglas trying to control the position from guard on top but Ray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Douglas passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Douglas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ray keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas moves into full mount!
Ray on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ray tries to get out of the position.
Ray in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Douglas 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.
Douglas lands a big elbow.
Douglas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Douglas misses with a head shot.
Douglas sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Douglas trying to control but Ray is having none of it.
Douglas is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Douglas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Denzel Douglas!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brett Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Muhammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Summers kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Firestarter. Ali Muhammad has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Brett Summers's chin.
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18
235 lbs
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260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brett Summers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ali Muhammad!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muhammad misses with a head kick.
Summers scores a takedown into full mount!
Summers working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Summers avoids the attempt from Muhammad to control.
Muhammad working to try and regain half guard.
Summers blocks Muhammad's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Summers looking to control but Muhammad is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Muhammad is looking to improve his position but Summers isn't that keen on the idea.
Summers forces the positional change into back control.
Summers is looking for the choke from the back position but Muhammad is controlling his hands well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers tightening his grip on Muhammad, looking for the choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Muhammad's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Summers throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Muhammad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Summers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Summers gets his hands free as Muhammad looks to control.
Summers has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Muhammad has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Muhammad is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Summers working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Muhammad tries to escape but Summers has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad manages to stand up with Summers still on his back. Eventually Summers drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Summers gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Muhammad content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Summers has locked up a guillotine! Summers's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Muhammad is holding on here and Summers must be using up a lot of energy. Muhammad has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Summers gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Brett Summers!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rikki Way (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jhonny Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Law has chosen Thats Gangsta as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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240 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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245 lbs
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Counter striker
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rikki Way!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jhonny Law!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Way misses with a takedown attempt - Law sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jhonny Law seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Way shoots in and bounces Law off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Law looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Way advances to half guard.
Law wants to control but Way is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Way is looking to advance position but Law won't allow it.
Law wants to improve his position but Way is controlling well.
Law really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Way. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Law is pressing down on Way's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Law manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The referee warns Way that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Law working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Law landing strikes, looking to finish!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
A nice elbow there by Law.
Law raining down shots from the mount!
Way is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oh Way is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Way sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Way seems to have got his legs back now.
Way keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Law is nestled in close to Way, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Law wants to free his trapped foot but Way is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Way looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Law scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Law is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Law is nestled in close to Way, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Law looks gassed!
Law not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Way moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Way looking for a guillotine here but Law defends easily.
Law distracts Way with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Way wants to sweep but no luck.
Way bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Law's guard.
Law has his feet on Way's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Law looks to land a combination but Way avoids it well.
Law has his takedown stuffed
and Way counters with a shoot takedown. Law fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
Way advances to half guard.
Way passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law is trying desperately to improve position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Law can do anything to dispel that myth.
Law swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Way looking for a guillotine from mount but Law is having none of it.
Law wants to hold on but Way pushes him away.
Law can't escape the position.
Law defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Way.
Way looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Law tries to improve his position but instead Way has taken his back!
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.
Way working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Law is doing well to defend. Way seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Law is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rikki Way!
Rikki Way retains his heavyweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
94% |
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