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Cage Legends 8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bengt Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Sumrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Harold Sumrall enters 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bengt Svensson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Sumrall!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson throws a right and a left that Sumrall avoids nicely.
Svensson slips a jab and a cross from Sumrall.
Sumrall throws a head kick but Svensson moves out of range.
Sumrall throws a right and a left that Svensson avoids nicely.
Sumrall stalks Svensson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Svensson's face. Svensson staggers backwards, shaken.
Svensson is rocked!
It looks like Bengt Svensson has been cut.
A head kick misses from Sumrall.
Harold Sumrall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svensson closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sumrall just misses with a elbow thrown towards Svensson's brow.
Sumrall breaks from the clinch.
Sumrall swats away the attempt to clinch by Svensson.
Svensson misses with a few strikes there.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sumrall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Sumrall misses.
Svensson looks to land a combination but Sumrall avoids it well.
Svensson throws a right hand that Sumrall ducks under and follows up with a left that Sumrall also avoids with ease.
Svensson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Left hook, right uppercut from Svensson.
Sumrall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Svensson manages to avoid it.
Svensson moves into the clinch successfully.
Svensson breaks the clinch.
Svensson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sumrall works the jab nicely.
Oh Svensson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson lands a nice looking body shot.
Sumrall looks gassed!
Svensson wants to clinch.
Svensson seems to have got his legs back now.
A jab from Svensson finds it's way through Sumrall's defenses.
Svensson looks to land a combination. Sumrall sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sumrall is rocked!
A punch combination from Svensson misses.
Sumrall is still on wobbly legs! Can Svensson finish him?
Svensson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sumrall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Svensson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sumrall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Svensson throws a shot to the body.
Svensson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sumrall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Svensson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sumrall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sumrall moves forwards but Svensson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Svensson throws a series of punches but Sumrall moves out of range.
Sumrall walks straight into a right hand from Svensson - that's dropped him! Svensson jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Sumrall from any more punishment! Sumrall complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bengt Svensson!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Kray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Helm (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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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronald Kray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mick Helm!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helm has managed to clinch.
Helm pulls guard.
Kray avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kray forces his way into half guard.
Kray seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Kray wants to pass the guard but Helm is defending well.
Helm is looking to escape.
Kray is looking to take a break and control but Helm is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kray is looking for a kimura here.
Kray is pressing down on Helm's thigh, looking to free his foot. Helm is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helm looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kray looks to score with a jab to the body but Helm is just out of range.
Helm stuffs the takedown.
Kray wants to clinch but Helm slips to the side
and Helm counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Helm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kray is keeping the position for now.
Kray is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kray is breathing heavily.
Helm advances to half guard.
Kray tries to roll over but Helm keeps him under control.
Helm is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kray looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kray has hold of Helm's hands but Helm slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Helm decides to return to a standing position.
Helm tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kray swivels and escapes.
Helm circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mick Helm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kray scores with a nice head shot.
Helm is looking to clinch.
Kray misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Kray does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helm has Kray up against the cage in a clinch.
Helm lands a knee to the body.
Helm tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kray fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Helm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kray keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ronald Kray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Helm.
Helm tries for a takedown but Kray sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Helm shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Helm gets to his feet - Kray follows without any prompting.
Kray throws a nice looking combination but Helm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kray misses with a two punch combination.
Kray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kray looks to land a combination but Helm avoids it well.
Helm keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helm gets a clinch.
Kray tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kray is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Helm.
Helm working aggressively here.
Helm has hold of one of Kray's legs. Kray is fighting the takedown attempt but Helm gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Helm wants to stand but Kray is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kray wants to get back to his feet but Helm is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Helm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kray escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Helm gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kray looking for a guillotine here but Helm defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Helm 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.
Kray tries to clinch but Helm moves out of range.
Kray digs a good body shot into Helm's ribs.
Horrible takedown by Helm or perhaps it was just good defense by Kray which made him look bad.
Helm fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Kray misses.
Kray tries to clinch but Helm is having none of it.
Kray throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab-cross combination lands for Kray and sends Helm crashing to the mat! Kray follows him down to the mat - Helm regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Helm is rocked!
It looks like Mick Helm has been cut.
Helm is breathing heavily.
Kray is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Helm is just riding it out for now. Kray eventually gives up the hold.
Helm missing with punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kray tries to pass the half guard into mount. Helm knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Helm looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kray wants to take a breather but Helm is having none of it.
Helm is trying to maintain the position but Kray is very close to passing his half guard.
Kray is looking to take a break and control but Helm is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Helm gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kray looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kray might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Helm is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kray doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Helm.
Helm working over Kray with some ground and pound. Kray looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Helm trying to control from half guard but Kray is working away.
Helm postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Kray to stand up.
Ronald Kray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kray throws a right hand that Helm ducks under and follows up with a left that Helm also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helm takes the fight into the clinch.
Helm manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kray drops back, looking for a kneebar! Helm looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Helm looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Helm!
Helm prevents Kray from escaping the position.
Kray looking for a sweep but Helm has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Helm is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kray is surviving well by controlling Helm's body position as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helm wants to finish this one by submission but Kray is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Helm.
Kray regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helm throwing shots but Kray is blocking nicely.
Helm is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kray is refusing to be controlled, as Helm sits in half guard.
Helm passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kray!
Kray is looking to get to half guard.
Helm lands a nice shot to the head.
Helm looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ronald Kray will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mick Helm's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kray looks to land a combination. Helm sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
No joy there for Kray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Helm scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kray regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kray has his foot on Helm's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Helm works his way back into a safe position though.
Helm wants to control from the top but Kray keeps moving.
Kray has his hands on Helm's head, controlling the position.
Kray had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Helm is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Kray Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Helm's back instead.
Helm takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Helm defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kray controlling well, preventing Helm from escaping the position.
Helm defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Kray working for a choke but Helm is defending well.
Helm breaks Kray's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kray keeping full guard, as Helm tries to pass.
Helm avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Helm pushes down on Kray's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kray is trying to stand up here but Helm is controlling him well.
Helm missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Helm is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Helm is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Helm stops Kray from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Helm tries to clinch but Kray is having none of it.
Helm shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Some wild striking there from Kray.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kray.
Good standup being displayed there by Kray as he connects with a hook.
Helm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kray.
Helm avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Helm takes the fight into the clinch.
Helm has Kray pressed against the cage.
Kray fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Helm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Kray lands an impressive looking overhand right. Helm doesn't seem phased though.
Kray lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kray works the jab nicely.
A punch combination from Kray misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Helm shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Helm is looking to take a break and control but Kray is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronald Kray showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kray 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Leskinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sherman Stafford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stafford's choice of entrance music: Macho Man(VIllage People). This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sonny Leskinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sherman Stafford!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leskinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stafford takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Leskinen stuffs the takedown attempt from Stafford. Stafford gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Leskinen.
Leskinen tries to clinch but Stafford is having none of it.
Leskinen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stafford counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Leskinen is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Leskinen is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stafford is pressing down on Leskinen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Leskinen is holding on for now.
Leskinen pushes Stafford off looking to stand but Stafford dives back in and keeps control.
Stafford looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stafford is looking to advance position but Leskinen won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Leskinen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Leskinen is breathing heavily.
Stafford controlling Leskinen's posture.
Leskinen is looking to stand up but Stafford won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stafford pulls Leskinen in close to prevent any damage.
Stafford wants to sweep but no luck.
Stafford seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Leskinen postures up.
Leskinen tries to stand but Stafford is controlling from the bottom.
Leskinen wants to control from the top but Stafford keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Leskinen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stafford fails with the takedown
and Leskinen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Leskinen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stafford goes for a takedown in the clinch but Leskinen prevents it.
Sonny Leskinen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sherman Stafford.
Leskinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leskinen darts in and clinches Stafford up against the cage.
Leskinen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Leskinen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stafford fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Stafford fails with the takedown.
Stafford gets the takedown into side control.
Leskinen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Stafford asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Leskinen seems a little lost for a moment, as Stafford dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leskinen is trying to control Stafford's posture but Stafford avoids it.
Stafford in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Stafford prevents Leskinen from escaping the position.
Stafford is looking to take a break and control but Leskinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Leskinen pushes Stafford away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Stafford gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Stafford is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
You can see the frustration on Leskinen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Leskinen's face as Stafford controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sherman Stafford will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stafford misses with a takedown
and Leskinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leskinen misses with the combination.
Stafford decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Stafford seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Leskinen is in trouble now - Stafford has advanced to mount!
Leskinen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Stafford stops Leskinen from getting back to his feet.
Stafford controlling the action here.
Leskinen pushes Stafford off looking to stand but Stafford dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stafford content to control rather than advance.
Stafford wants to take a breather but Leskinen is having none of it.
Stafford works his foot free and advances to mount.
Leskinen is desperately trying to improve his position but Stafford has a good base and remains in mount.
Leskinen is trying to stand.
Stafford wants to take Leskinen's back here but Leskinen is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Leskinen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stafford controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Leskinen tries to lock up and control but Stafford gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stafford controlling from the full mount.
Leskinen is trying to stand.
Stafford controlling the pace for now.
Leskinen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stafford tries to control but Leskinen wriggling away.
Leskinen tries to lock up and control but Stafford gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leskinen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stafford can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Leskinen is looking to escape.
Leskinen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Leskinen is staying active underneath Stafford, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Sherman Stafford just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leskinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leskinen. That's going to slow Stafford down.
Leskinen scores with a three punch combo!
Leskinen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Leskinen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stafford is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leskinen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Stafford is still in real trouble! Can Leskinen finish him?
Leskinen lands with a punch from half guard.
Leskinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stafford keeps working.
Stafford is holding on to half guard well.
Leskinen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stafford's head.
Stafford seems to have recovered his senses.
Stafford wants to control but Leskinen is keeping busy.
Stafford keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Stafford manages to get to full guard.
Stafford has Leskinen pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Leskinen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Leskinen tries for a takedown but Stafford circles away easily
and Stafford counters with a shoot takedown. Leskinen fights it but they end up in guard.
Stafford trying to control but Leskinen is working from the bottom.
Leskinen trying to control the position.
Stafford is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Stafford preventing the sweep.
Leskinen is trying to keep Stafford in close.
Stafford is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stafford passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Leskinen is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stafford is looking to take a break and control but Leskinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leskinen being controlled for a moment.
Stafford is looking to take a break and control but Leskinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Despite being in the dominant position, Sherman Stafford just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leskinen misses with a takedown
and Stafford counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Stafford is stalling in the full guard.
Stafford passes into half guard.
Well, if Stafford is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leskinen is refusing to be controlled, as Stafford sits in half guard.
Leskinen trying to control here.
Leskinen tries to roll over but Stafford keeps him under control.
Leskinen is looking to escape.
Stafford controlling the action here.
Stafford trying to pass the guard but Leskinen defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Leskinen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leskinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leskinen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stafford counters with a single leg into guard. Leskinen didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Leskinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stafford controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Leskinen is trying to keep Stafford in close.
Stafford wants to control from the top but Leskinen keeps moving.
Sherman Stafford has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stafford not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Despite being in the dominant position, Sherman Stafford just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stafford misses with a takedown attempt
and Leskinen counters with a two punch combo.
Stafford has his takedown stuffed
and Leskinen counters with a three punch combo that has Stafford backing up. Stafford nods at Leskinen to acknowledge the strikes.
Leskinen scores with a hook to the body. Stafford takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leskinen looks to land a combination. Stafford sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sherman Stafford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stafford has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 29:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sherman Stafford!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marc Hagland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marc Hagland has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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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, Marc Hagland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hagland scores with a hook.
Hagland shoots in and bounces Morgan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hagland looking to pass the guard.
Hagland is looking to advance position but Morgan has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Morgan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hagland is looking to escape.
Morgan prevents Hagland from getting the reversal.
Morgan looking to control but Hagland is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Morgan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Let's hope that Morgan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hagland is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagland is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hagland is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Morgan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Morgan gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Hagland closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Morgan to the mat! Morgan manages to get full guard.
Hagland trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morgan looking to control.
Hagland wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Morgan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Morgan controls Hagland momentarily but Hagland frees himself.
Morgan pulls Hagland in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan looking for a sweep. Not yet Morgan, not yet.
Hagland trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Morgan with a lazy takedown attempt
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Hagland decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Morgan's guard.
Morgan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hagland wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Morgan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hagland is breathing heavily.
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!
Morgan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hagland trying to control here.
Morgan uses his free foot to push down on Hagland's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hagland.
Morgan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Morgan has control of Hagland's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hagland regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Morgan stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagland throws a nice inside leg kick.
Morgan fails with the takedown
and Hagland counters with a takedown into side control.
Morgan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Morgan manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Morgan is looking for a sweep. Hagland is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Morgan is looking to control Hagland's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morgan avoid being mounted?
Morgan trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagland trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Morgan tries to reverse the position but Hagland maintains control.
Hagland trying to control but Morgan is having none of it.
Morgan holds on, trying desperately to control.
Hagland trying to control but Morgan is having none of it.
Morgan tries to lock up and control but Hagland gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hagland swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Morgan is now in Hagland's guard. A big mistake from Hagland there, giving up the dominant position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Hagland dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morgan wants to clinch
and Hagland counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hagland wants to pass the guard but Morgan is defending well.
Morgan wants to improve his position but Hagland is controlling well.
Hagland is trying to control the action in half guard but Morgan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Morgan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hagland slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hagland is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Morgan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hagland tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Morgan manages to get back to half guard.
Hagland wants to free his trapped foot but Morgan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagland is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hagland content to control rather than advance.
Morgan is looking to improve his position.
Morgan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hagland has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hagland prevents Morgan from getting back to his feet.
Hagland pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morgan is keeping the position for now.
Morgan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Hagland thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hagland trying to control but Morgan is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hagland stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morgan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hagland shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morgan pinned against the cage. Morgan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hagland misses with a takedown
and Morgan counters with a takedown into side control.
Morgan decides to stand back up. Morgan steps back and let's Hagland get back to his feet.
Morgan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hagland counters with a shoot takedown. Morgan fights it but they end up in guard.
Hagland drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hagland jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hagland stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morgan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hagland drops back looking for a leg! Morgan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Morgan manages to kick Hagland off! Hagland jumps back into Morgan's guard.
Morgan has his feet on Hagland's thighs here. He's pushed Hagland off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Hagland screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Damien Morgan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Wreck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, a great song. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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250 lbs
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22
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marc Wreck!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from James does no damage.
James throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wreck's waist but Wreck gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing James off to one side.
James fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wreck, pushing him back against the cage.
Wreck ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Wreck no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wreck looking to control.
James stopping the sweep attempt from Wreck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wreck pulls James in close to prevent any damage.
Wreck working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is fighting to break Wreck's control of his arms but Wreck is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
James won't allow Wreck to sweep him here.
Wreck looking to control.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Wreck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wreck uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Wreck 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.
Wreck looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
Wreck looks for a takedown but James sprawls well.
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.
Wreck keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wreck misses with a takedown attempt - James sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
James misses with the combination.
James is breathing heavily.
Wreck fails with the takedown.
Nathan James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Wreck.
Wreck misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Wreck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wreck tries to clinch
and James counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wreck is trying to maintain the position but James is very close to passing his half guard.
Wreck is looking for a sweep. James is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wreck tries to kick James off but James keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
James is thwarting Wreck's attempts to control the position.
James will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
James with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
James shoots and misses
and Wreck counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wreck stalling.
James trying to hold on to Wreck's head to control him but Wreck postures up.
Wreck not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marc Wreck will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wreck swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
James scores with a shot to the body.
Wreck tries for a takedown but James circles away easily
and James counters with an inside leg kick.
James is looking to clinch but Wreck is avoiding it.
Wreck avoids the head kick by James.
James clinches up with Wreck and pushes him back against the cage.
Wreck is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wreck breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James shoots in but Wreck avoids the takedown attempt easily.
James throws a hook to the side of Wreck's head but Wreck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wreck moves in looking to clinch but James pushes him off.
Wreck shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and James counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nathan James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Wreck.
Wreck controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wreck manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Wreck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wreck pulls James in close to prevent any damage.
Wreck has his foot on James's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. James works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wreck manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wreck pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
James is desperately trying to improve his position but Wreck has a good base and remains in mount.
Wreck looking to control but James is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wreck fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is squirming around, avoiding Wreck's attempts to control the action.
Wreck tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wreck is trying to take his opponent's back.
Wreck takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
James is bucking up trying to escape but Wreck cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wreck with good strikes from the mount here!
James wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Wreck working for a choke but James is defending well.
James manages to reverse the position and now he's in Wreck's guard. Nice work there by James.
Wreck trying to keep a closed guard but James is proving a slippery customer.
Wreck is pulling down on James's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nathan James will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Wreck connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
James stuffs the takedown.
Wreck shoots in for a takedown but James shows good takedown defense.
Wreck is looking to land body kicks.
James shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wreck as he jumps to the side.
James scores with a spinning back kick!
James shoots and misses
and Wreck counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wreck content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wreck moves into full mount! James won't be happy about that!
Wreck looking to control and managing it successfully.
Marc Wreck has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wreck stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wreck darts in trying to clinch
and James counters by clinching up.
Wreck changes levels and goes for a takedown here. James fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nathan James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Wreck.
Nice uppercut there from James.
James looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wreck tries to clinch up
and James counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wreck looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wreck is not content to let James control the position.
Wreck gets back to full guard.
Wreck manages to escape and get back to his feet.
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.
Wreck shoots and misses
and James counters by clinching up.
Wreck is looking for a takedown up against the cage. James gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wreck avoiding damage.
Wreck tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wreck has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but James regains guard immediately.
James looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wreck wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James wants to improve his position but instead Wreck has moved into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marc Wreck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wreck has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marc Wreck!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Holk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kahva Luu (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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240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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22
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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, John Holk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kahva Luu!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Holk keeps the fight on the outside.
Luu scores with a punch to the head.
Holk is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Holk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Luu tries to avoid it but Holk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Luu to the ground. Luu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oh Holk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Luu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holk.
Luu swinging wilding here.
Holk seems to have got his legs back now.
Luu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Luu gets underhooks to prevent Holk's takedown attempt.
Holk pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holk is trying to keep Luu in close.
Luu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Holk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Holk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Luu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Luu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luu stopping the sweep attempt from Holk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holk trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Luu trying to control the position from guard on top but Holk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holk controls Luu momentarily but Luu frees himself.
Luu advances to half guard.
Luu is tying to control. Holk wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Holk manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Luu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Luu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Luu throwing strikes but missing.
Holk is breathing heavily.
Luu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Luu is working Holk over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Holk wants to sweep but no luck.
Holk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Holk is trying to control the position but Luu postures up.
Luu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Luu won't allow Holk to sweep him here.
Holk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Luu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Holk is tightening it up a little... Luu has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Luu reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Luu taps out! nice BJJ there by Holk!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). John Holk!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wonder Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Raclef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wonder Watson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Wonder Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Raclef!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson darts in and clinches Raclef up against the cage.
Watson tries to pull guard but Raclef holds him up against the cage and eventually Watson drops back down to his feet.
Raclef throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Watsons head.
Raclef lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raclef gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Watson.
Raclef tries to break the clinch but Watson is controlling the position.
Raclef can't break the clinch.
Raclef stalling against the cage.
Raclef lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raclef lands a right hand that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
Raclef has Watson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Watson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Raclef breaks the clinch.
Watson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Raclef but Raclef pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wonder Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson wants to clinch.
Raclef uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watson.
Watson has a takedown stuffed.
Watson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Joe Raclef has been cut.
Watson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Raclef as he jumps to the side.
Watson tries to clinch but Raclef moves out of range.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt.
Raclef scoring well with a low kick there.
Raclef moves out of range of the leg kick from Watson.
Watson is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Watson as Raclef shoots in.
Watson fails to land the takedown.
Watson is breathing heavily.
Raclef swats away the attempt to clinch by Watson.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Raclef.
Raclef fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Raclef feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Raclef tries to free his leg and advance position but Watson is retaining full guard.
Watson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Raclef can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Raclef stands and steps away. Watson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raclef throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watson.
Raclef changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Watson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Raclef closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Watson struggling a bit here.
Watson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Raclef's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Watson is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson gets back to full guard.
Watson wants to sweep but no luck.
Watson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Raclef has passed into half guard!
Watson pushes Raclef off and gets back to his feet.
Watson shoots and misses
and Raclef counters with a stiff right hand.
Watson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Raclef's waist but Raclef gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Watson off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Raclef dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Raclef's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Watson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Raclef.
No luck for Watson with that takedown attempt.
Watson throws a body punch but Raclef moves out of range.
Watson looks for a takedown but Raclef sprawls well.
Watson with a poor takedown
and Raclef counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wonder Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raclef passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Watson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Watson is trying to control the action in half guard but Raclef is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raclef is trying is best to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson is looking to take a break and control but Raclef is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Watson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Watson works his way into full mount!
Watson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Watson throwing strikes here but Raclef is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Watson tries to control but Raclef wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson misses with a head shot.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Raclef can do anything to dispel that myth.
Watson controlling the pace for now.
Watson looking to finish Raclef with some ground and pound. This is bad for Raclef!
Raclef taking shots to the head.
Raclef is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Watson unloads with some shots from mount but Raclef bucks and avoids them well.
Watson unloads with some shots from mount but Raclef bucks and avoids them well.
Watson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Raclef is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Watson lands a big elbow.
Watson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Watson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Raclef turns into him and now he's in Watson's guard.
Raclef must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Raclef wanted to stand there but Watson had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Raclef showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Raclef's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Watson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Watson has Raclef pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Watson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Raclef tumbling to the mat - Watson dives into Raclef's guard.
Watson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Watson pushes down on Raclef's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Raclef scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Watson manages to mount him!
Watson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Raclef takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raclef is working to get back to half guard.
Watson tries to control but Raclef wriggling away.
Raclef is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Raclef is wriggling around trying to escape.
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.
Watson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Raclef turns into him and now he's in Watson's guard.
Raclef postures up.
Watson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Watson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Raclef is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Watson trying to control but Raclef is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Raclef's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Watson looking for a guillotine from mount but Raclef is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Raclef is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wonder Watson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Raclef has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Raclef!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Lindblad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anders Lundin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Andreas Lindblad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Anders Lundin!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lundin tries to clinch but Lindblad is having none of it.
Lindblad fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lundin shoots in but no luck this time.
Lundin tries to clinch up.
Lindblad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lundin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lundin shoots in but no luck this time.
Lindblad wants to clinch but Lundin slips to the side
and Lundin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lindblad letting Lundin take a breather here.
Lindblad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lindblad has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lundin uses from the top position.
Lundin wants to stand but Lindblad has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lindblad is trying to control the position but Lundin postures up.
Lindblad wants to sweep here but Lundin controlling him for the moment.
Lindblad controlling Lundin's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindblad keeping moving, preventing Lundin from controlling successfully.
Lundin wants to get up but he can't break Lindblad's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lindblad keeping full guard, as Lundin tries to pass.
Lundin looks gassed!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Lindblad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lindblad misses with a leg kick.
Lundin tries to keep at a distance but Lindblad has taken the fight into the clinch.
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.
Lundin leaning against his opponent.
Lindblad is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lundin digs a right hand into Lindblad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lindblad's gas tank.
Lundin tries to work over Lindblad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lundin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lindblad lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lindblad has had enough of the clinch but Lundin keeps him there for the moment.
Lindblad blocks a body shot from Lundin.
Lundin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lindblad drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lundin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lindblad asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lindblad trying to control the position but Lundin is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindblad tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lundin tries to improve position but can't.
Lindblad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lundin keeps working.
Lundin gets back to half guard.
Lindblad is keen to just control but Lundin is a slippery customer.
Lundin tries to kick Lindblad off but Lindblad keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
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.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lundin dodges the punch combination from Lindblad.
Lundin tries to clinch
and Lindblad moves into the clinch.
Lundin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lundin stalling against the cage.
Lundin manages to break the clinch.
Lundin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lundin tries to clinch up
and Lindblad counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lundin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lindblad doesn't manage to clinch there - Lundin circles away.
Lundin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lindblad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andreas Lindblad dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lundin fails with the takedown
and Lindblad counters with a big head kick but Lundin shrugs it off.
Andreas Lindblad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lindblad drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lindblad decides to stand up, so the ref orders Lundin to his feet.
Lundin has Lindblad up against the cage in a clinch.
Lundin cracks Lindblad with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lindblad struggles to land a body shot inside as Lundin controls his hands.
Lundin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lindblad wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Lundin.
Lundin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lundin.
Lindblad has had enough of the clinch but Lundin keeps him there for the moment.
Lundin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lundin is trying to maintain a safe position but Lindblad gets an underhook and turns Lundin into the cage.
Lindblad trying to land knees to the body.
Lundin trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Lindblad.
Lundin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lundin misses with a punch to the body.
Lundin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lundin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lindblad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lundin rushes Lindblad and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lundin tries to stall but Lindblad uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
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.
Lindblad breaks from the clinch.
Lundin dodges the punch combination from Lindblad.
Lundin clinches with his opponent.
Lundin trying to land knees to the body.
Lundin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lindblad's elbow.
Lundin stalling the fight.
Lindblad is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lundin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lindblad managing to block the knees to the body from Lundin.
Lundin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lindblad content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lundin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lindblad wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lundin has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Lindblad.
Lindblad wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindblad tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lindblad tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lundin just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Lindblad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lindblad is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lindblad wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lindblad drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lundin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lindblad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lindblad wants to clinch
and Lundin counters with a takedown into side control.
Lindblad trying to control but Lundin flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Lundin avoiding Lindblad 's attempts to control his hands.
Lindblad turns into Lundin and is now in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindblad trying to control but Lundin is working from the bottom.
Lundin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lindblad stays in close to Lundin's body and controls the position.
Lindblad trying to control but Lundin is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lundin wants to get back to his feet but Lindblad is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lundin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anders Lundin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Lundin. No joy for Lindblad on that attempt.
Lindblad throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lundin clinches with his opponent.
Lundin is pressed up against the cage. Lindblad has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lundin down to the mat. Lundin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lundin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lundin is looking to clinch but Lindblad is avoiding it.
Lindblad tries a head kick but it misses.
Lindblad tries to clinch up.
Lindblad wants to clinch
and Lundin counters with a shoot 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. Lundin connects with a nice short shot to Lindblad's temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lundin moves into full mount! Lindblad won't be happy about that!
Lundin looking to control but Lindblad is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundin content just to control the position here.
Lundin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lundin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lindblad tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lundin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lindblad keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lindblad wants to hold on but Lundin pushes him away.
Lundin misses with a head shot.
Lindblad tries to hold on but Lundin postures up.
Lundin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lindblad is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Anders Lundin has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindblad holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lundin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lundin controlling his opponent.
Lundin avoids the attempt from Lindblad to control.
Lindblad is working to get back to half guard.
Lundin misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lindblad tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lindblad sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lindblad pushes Lundin off looking to stand but Lundin dives back in and keeps control.
Lundin prevents Lindblad from improving his position.
Lundin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lundin is thwarting Lindblad's attempts to control the position.
Lundin wants to free his trapped foot but Lindblad is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anders Lundin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lundin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anders Lundin!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reko Mehtala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DAngelo Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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216 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Reko Mehtala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, DAngelo Barksdale!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mehtala throws a right hand that Barksdale ducks under and follows up with a left that Barksdale also avoids with ease.
Barksdale moves out of range of the strikes.
Mehtala looks to land a left hand but Barksdale moved out of range nicely.
Mehtala ducks under a wild hook from Barksdale.
Barksdale misses with a straight right.
Barksdale staying out of range there.
Mehtala just misses with a punch to the body.
Barksdale tries to keep at a distance but Mehtala has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mehtala throws a head punch that misses.
Mehtala has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Barksdale is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Barksdale taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mehtala tries to pull guard but Barksdale holds him up against the cage and eventually Mehtala drops back down to his feet.
Mehtala has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Barksdale is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reko Mehtala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barksdale is pressed up against the cage. Mehtala has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Barksdale down to the mat. Barksdale avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mehtala lands a jab to the nose.
Barksdale keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mehtala.
Barksdale misses with a wild combination.
Mehtala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mehtala swinging wilding here.
Mehtala could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mehtala misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mehtala is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mehtala's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mehtala throws a right and a left that Barksdale avoids nicely.
Barksdale misses with a hook. Mehtala ducked under it nicely.
Barksdale moves into range and clinches up with Mehtala.
Mehtala jumps guard but Barksdale stands there with Mehtala around his waist. Mehtala gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mehtala jumps guard but Barksdale stands there with Mehtala around his waist. Mehtala gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Barksdale has clasped his hands together around Mehtala's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barksdale throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Barksdale working the head with strikes.
Barksdale tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mehtala can't do much from the bottom here.
Barksdale sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mehtala is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Barksdale sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mehtala is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mehtala is trying to improve his position.
Barksdale wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mehtala keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barksdale ducks under a wild hook from Mehtala.
Mehtala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barksdale manages to avoid it.
Barksdale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mehtala.
Mehtala fails to land with a series of punches.
Mehtala jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mehtala just misses with a punch to the body.
Barksdale misses the shot to the body.
Mehtala tests Barksdale's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barksdale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barksdale tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Barksdale misses.
Reko Mehtala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mehtala misses with a series of wild punches.
Mehtala avoids the head kick by Barksdale.
Barksdale moves out of range as Mehtala strikes.
Barksdale is looking to chop away at Mehtala's legs.
Mehtala throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barksdale on the side of the head.
Barksdale walks into a stiff left hand from Mehtala.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mehtala misses with a series of wild punches.
Mehtala misses with a hook.
Barksdale ducks under a wild hook from Mehtala.
Barksdale looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mehtala is fending him off so far but Barksdale persists. Nope, Mehtala circles away and we're back to standing.
Barksdale shoots in for a double leg but Mehtala sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barksdale takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mehtala fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barksdale on the side of the head.
Barksdale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barksdale looks gassed!
A jab from Mehtala misses.
A punch combination from Barksdale misses.
Mehtala is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mehtala swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barksdale uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mehtala.
Mehtala scores with a body shot.
Mehtala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barksdale looks to land a right hand but Mehtala moved out of range.
Mehtala scores with a hook.
Mehtala thows a body shot but no joy.
Reko Mehtala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mehtala.
Mehtala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mehtala scores with a hook to the body. Barksdale takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mehtala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Mehtala misses.
Mehtala with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barksdale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mehtala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barksdale misses with a wild body shot.
Mehtala darts in trying to clinch
and Barksdale counters with a shoot takedown. Mehtala fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barksdale accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barksdale accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mehtala is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barksdale accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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 Reko Mehtala will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barksdale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mehtala throws a series of punches but Barksdale avoids them all with ease.
Mehtala throws a series of punches but Barksdale avoids them all with ease.
Barksdale looks to land a right hand but Mehtala moved out of range.
Barksdale on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mehtala swinging wilding here.
Barksdale throws a sloppy head kick and Mehtala moves out of range easily.
Barksdale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mehtala.
Mehtala wants to clinch up but Barksdale keeps it at a distance.
Mehtala swings for the body but Barksdale moves out of range.
Mehtala moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mehtala misses with a straight left.
Mehtala cracks Barksdale with an open hand slap.
Mehtala connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barksdale's hands.
Barksdale is rocked!
Mehtala throws an overhand right that has Barksdale reeling! Mehtala follows up with a more punches and Barksdale is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Reko Mehtala!
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