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CFL 38 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niall William Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niels van Herkelen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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245 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Niall William Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Niels van Herkelen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van Herkelen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Quinn throws a right and a left that both miss.
van Herkelen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Quinn swivels and escapes.
van Herkelen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Quinn as he jumps to the side.
Niall William Quinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niels van Herkelen.
Quinn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Quinn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
van Herkelen fails with the takedown.
van Herkelen dodges the punch combination from Quinn.
Quinn could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Quinn stuffs the takedown.
van Herkelen looks gassed!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quinn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Quinn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Quinn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Quinn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van Herkelen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
van Herkelen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice sprawl there from Quinn as van Herkelen shoots in.
A combination from Quinn does no damage.
Quinn throws a right hand that van Herkelen ducks under and follows up with a left that van Herkelen also avoids with ease.
van Herkelen fails to land the takedown.
van Herkelen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Quinn as he avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Quinn.
A right-left combo lands from Quinn.
Quinn misses with a two punch combination.
Quinn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by van Herkelen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but van Herkelen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quinn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Quinn.
van Herkelen fails to land the takedown.
Quinn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Quinn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Quinn misses with a series of wild punches.
van Herkelen shoots for a takedown but Quinn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Quinn.
Quinn throws a right hand that van Herkelen ducks under and follows up with a left that van Herkelen also avoids with ease.
van Herkelen fails with a takedown attempt.
Quinn throws a series of punches but van Herkelen avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
van Herkelen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Quinn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Quinn.
Quinn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by van Herkelen.
Quinn throws a nice looking combination but van Herkelen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quinn misses with the combination.
A left and a right from Quinn both land. Nice combination.
Quinn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
van Herkelen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Quinn scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn looks to land a combination but van Herkelen avoids it well.
Quinn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
van Herkelen shoots for a takedown but Quinn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Quinn is working the combinations to good effect here.
Quinn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quinn throws a series of punches but van Herkelen moves out of range.
A combination from Quinn does no damage.
No luck for van Herkelen with that takedown attempt.
van Herkelen fails with the takedown.
Quinn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quinn misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niall William Quinn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
van Herkelen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown by van Herkelen or perhaps it was just good defense by Quinn which made him look bad.
Quinn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quinn misses with a double jab.
van Herkelen fails with the takedown.
Niall William Quinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niels van Herkelen.
Quinn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
van Herkelen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Quinn is fending him off so far but van Herkelen persists. Nope, Quinn circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Quinn.
van Herkelen is breathing heavily.
van Herkelen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Niall William Quinn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quinn lands with a nice combination. van Herkelen backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Quinn does no damage.
Niall William Quinn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quinn lands a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Quinn.
Quinn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Quinn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
van Herkelen tries for a takedown but Quinn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Quinn looks to land a combination but van Herkelen avoids it well.
van Herkelen dodges the punch combination from Quinn.
A combination from Quinn does no damage.
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.
van Herkelen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Quinn circles away.
A punch combination from Quinn misses.
Quinn's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Quinn duly obliges.
No joy there for Quinn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
van Herkelen shoots for a takedown but Quinn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Quinn throws a series of punches but van Herkelen moves out of range.
Quinn tries to bum rush van Herkelen with a series of wild strikes but van Herkelen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
van Herkelen is trying desperately to land a takedown but Quinn is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for van Herkelen.
van Herkelen fails with a takedown attempt.
Quinn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
van Herkelen dodges the punch combination from Quinn.
Quinn throws a right and a left that van Herkelen avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn throws a right and a left that van Herkelen avoids nicely.
Quinn misses with a wild combination.
van Herkelen fails with a takedown attempt.
van Herkelen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Quinn throws a right and a left that both miss.
van Herkelen fails to land the takedown.
Quinn scores with a one two! van Herkelen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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.
Quinn misses with a few strikes there.
van Herkelen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Quinn swivels and escapes.
Quinn throws a right hand that van Herkelen ducks under and follows up with a left that van Herkelen also avoids with ease.
Quinn stalks van Herkelen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into van Herkelen's face. van Herkelen staggers backwards, shaken.
Quinn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Quinn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Quinn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
van Herkelen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
van Herkelen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
van Herkelen looks for a takedown but Quinn sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niall William Quinn dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
van Herkelen tries to work over Quinn's front leg with a kick but Quinn checks it.
No luck for van Herkelen with that takedown attempt.
van Herkelen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Quinn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
van Herkelen slips a jab and a cross from Quinn.
A punch combination from Quinn misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
van Herkelen misses with a low kick.
van Herkelen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
van Herkelen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
van Herkelen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Quinn.
van Herkelen shoots in looking for a takedown. Quinn tries to sprawl out of it but van Herkelen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Quinn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Niall William Quinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niels van Herkelen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Quinn's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Quinn duly obliges.
Niall William Quinn is winning the standup battle so far.
Quinn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
van Herkelen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Quinn tries to avoid it but van Herkelen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Quinn to the ground. Quinn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Quinn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quinn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by van Herkelen.
Quinn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
van Herkelen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Quinn circles away.
Quinn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but van Herkelen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quinn misses with the combination.
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.
van Herkelen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Quinn pinned against the cage. Quinn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
van Herkelen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Quinn as he avoids it easily.
Quinn misses with a double jab.
Quinn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No luck for van Herkelen with that takedown attempt.
van Herkelen dodges the punch combination from Quinn.
Nice sprawl there from Quinn as van Herkelen shoots in.
van Herkelen avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
van Herkelen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
van Herkelen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
van Herkelen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Quinn but Quinn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Quinn throws a right hand that van Herkelen ducks under and follows up with a left that van Herkelen also avoids with ease.
Quinn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Quinn looks to land a combination but van Herkelen avoids it well.
Quinn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Niels van Herkelen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish 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.
van Herkelen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Quinn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Quinn.
van Herkelen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
van Herkelen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
van Herkelen closes the distance and clinches up with Quinn, looking for a takedown. van Herkelen pushes Quinn against the cage but Quinn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Quinn.
Quinn fails to land with a series of punches.
Quinn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Quinn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quinn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Niall William Quinn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
van Herkelen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Niall William Quinn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Quinn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niall William Quinn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damon Penmark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cena comes to the cage accompanied by John Cena - My Time Is Now. John Cena has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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277 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, John Cena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Damon Penmark!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Cena or perhaps it was just good defense by Penmark which made him look bad.
Cena has taken the fight to the clinch.
Penmark throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cena drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Penmark gets the underhooks and prevents it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Penmark throws an elbow but misses.
Cena misses with an elbow over the top.
Penmark tries to land knees in the clinch but Cena avoids the damage to the body.
Cena misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cena dodges an elbow strike from Penmark.
Penmark 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.
Cena misses with the head strike.
Penmark stops a takedown attempt from Cena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Cena. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cena wants the takedown. Penmark is fighting it off but Cena persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Penmark's guard against the cage.
Penmark looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena is looking to stand up but Penmark won't let him.
Penmark lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cena!
Cena on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cena tries to get out of the position.
Poor strikes thrown by Penmark there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cena keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cena is working hard here to advance position.
Penmark throws some wild stikes that Cena manages to avoid easily.
Cena avoids a series of strikes thrown by Penmark.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penmark blocks Cena's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Penmark unloads with some shots from mount but Cena bucks and avoids them well.
Penmark thowing shots but they're missing.
Penmark looking to finish with strikes here!
Penmark unloads with some shots from mount but Cena bucks and avoids them well.
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.
Penmark working for a guillotine from mount but Cena is in no mood to give up.
Cena looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Cena breaks Penmark's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Penmark wants to sweep here but Cena controlling him for the moment.
Penmark is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cena tries to free his leg and advance position but Penmark is retaining full guard.
Cena postures up in Penmark's guard and throws a big left but Penmark blocks it.
Penmark is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cena throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penmark has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Cena should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Penmark has tightened it up now! Cena should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Damon Penmark!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carver McNulty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredrik Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredrik Johansson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Carver McNulty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Fredrik Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Johansson misses.
McNulty lands with a nice body punch.
Johansson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McNulty's waist but McNulty gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johansson off to one side.
McNulty shoots in and drives through. Johansson sprawls well.
McNulty stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Johansson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McNulty shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Johansson's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McNulty trying to control but Johansson is working from the bottom.
McNulty postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McNulty postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McNulty pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johansson is keeping the position for now.
McNulty content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNulty advances to half guard.
Johansson blocking the ground and pound attempt from McNulty.
McNulty moves into full mount! Johansson won't be happy about that!
McNulty looking to control but Johansson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McNulty is really struggling to control Johansson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
McNulty can't control as he wanted to and Johansson manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McNulty is looking for a kimura here.
McNulty seems to be looking for submissions.
McNulty trying to control from half guard but Johansson is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNulty wants to pass to mount but Johansson is defending the position.
McNulty throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McNulty is pressing down on Johansson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johansson is holding on for now.
Johansson is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johansson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
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.
Jab by McNulty.
Johansson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johansson looks gassed!
Johansson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
McNulty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McNulty shoots and misses
and Johansson counters with a left and a right that stings McNulty.
McNulty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McNulty scores with a hook to the body. Johansson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McNulty shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McNulty showed some decent athleticism there.
McNulty has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Johansson defend it? McNulty steps over the head and cranks it - Johansson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for McNulty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carver McNulty!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byron Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Byron Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders slips a straight right by Malone.
Sanders needs to keep his hands up - Malone had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Byron Sanders has been cut.
Sanders closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Malone prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sanders keeps control of Malone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanders tries for a takedown but Malone manages to get underhooks.
Malone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sanders smiles and moves away.
Malone throws a hook to the side of Sanders's head but Sanders sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanders bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malone lands a nice shot that snaps Sanders's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malone throws out the jab.
Malone drops Sanders with a big left hand and mounts him. Sanders is in big trouble!
Sanders is rocked!
Malone jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sanders manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Sanders is still in real trouble! Can Malone finish him?
Malone stands up.
Sanders seems to have recovered his senses.
Malone moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Sanders goes down! Can Malone finish him!?
That has opened up Byron Sanders's cut even more.
Malone tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanders is retaining full guard.
Sanders throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Malone is looking to stand up but Sanders won't let him.
Malone stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sanders ducks under a wild hook from Malone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Malone or perhaps it was just good defense by Sanders which made him look bad.
Malone is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sanders's hands.
Malone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malone throws a hook but Sanders avoids it easily.
Malone looks to land a left hand but Sanders moved out of range nicely.
Sanders uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malone.
Sanders blocks a jab.
Sanders gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sanders taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sanders tries to score a body lock takedown but Malone shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sam Malone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Byron Sanders.
Malone drags the fight down to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sanders distracts Malone with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sanders wants to control from the top but Malone keeps moving.
Sanders with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Malone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Malone is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Malone looking for a sweep. Not yet Malone, not yet.
Malone throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sanders working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Malone's head.
Sanders working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sanders wants to control from the top but Malone keeps moving.
Sanders is working Malone over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Malone is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sanders content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sanders wants to control from the top but Malone keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Malone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malone working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sanders has passed into half guard!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanders thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Malone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Byron Sanders's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sanders takes the fight into the clinch.
Sanders is working for takedown but Malone is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sanders has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Malone is trying to keep an underhook but Sanders manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Malone is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Sanders pulls his head out easily.
Malone is trying to stand back up but Sanders is controlling him
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanders working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sanders takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Malone is trying to stand back up but Sanders is controlling him
Sanders trying to control from half guard but Malone is working away.
Sanders working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders winds up and cracks Malone with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sanders is keen to just control but Malone is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanders seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Malone looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanders lands a nice short elbow.
Sanders is nestled in close to Malone, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Malone is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sanders scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sanders wants to take a breather but Malone is having none of it.
Sanders missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sanders missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Malone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanders.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Malone throws a body punch but Sanders moves out of range.
Malone throws an overhand right that lands on Sanders's shoulder, as Sanders tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Sanders.
Malone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanders shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Malone's guard.
Sanders with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanders throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanders postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanders must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Malone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Malone escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sanders gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sanders chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanders throwing strikes but missing.
Sanders has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Malone to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Sanders is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Malone pulls down on the head and he's put Sanders to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sam Malone!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Svenne Nyckelben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Photo Op (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Photo Op acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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185 lbs
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193 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Svenne Nyckelben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Photo Op!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Op shoots in but no luck this time.
Op closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nyckelben circles away.
Nyckelben looks to score with a jab to the body but Op is just out of range.
Op shoots for a double leg takedown but Nyckelben sprawls well. He's pushed Op's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Svenne Nyckelben has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Photo Op.
Nyckelben stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Op shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nyckelben but Nyckelben pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Op tries to clinch up.
Nyckelben lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Photo Op has been cut.
Op slips a jab from Nyckelben.
Nyckelben misses with a looping right.
Op gets a takedown into half guard.
Nyckelben might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nyckelben is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Op seems to be looking for submissions.
Nyckelben tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Op is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nyckelben is looking for a sweep. Op is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nyckelben misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Op is working for a submission of some sort.
Op looks gassed!
Op is looking for a kimura but Nyckelben is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Op to get the leverage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Op shoots in and drives through. Nyckelben sprawls well.
Op closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nyckelben circles away.
A jab from Nyckelben misses.
Nyckelben throws out a loose jab but Op uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nyckelben moves into the clinch successfully.
Nyckelben lands with a short shot to the head.
Nyckelben lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nyckelben escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Op takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Op avoids a punch combination nicely.
Op misses with a takedown attempt - Nyckelben sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nyckelben connects with a crisp jab.
Nyckelben lands a body shot.
Nyckelben missing with a left hand there. Op was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nyckelben tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Op counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Op.
Nyckelben lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nyckelben lands with a left to the head.
Op prevents Nyckelben from breaking the clinch.
Nyckelben wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Op has him pressed against the cage.
Nyckelben lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nyckelben lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nyckelben lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Op backwards.
Nyckelben tightens his grip and picks Op up, before dumping him to the ground. Op manages to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nyckelben landing some decent shots from guard.
Op is looking for a triangle but Nyckelben pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Op keeping moving, preventing Nyckelben from controlling successfully.
Op working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nyckelben doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nyckelben manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Op throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nyckelben is stalling in the full guard.
Op 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.
Op is looking for a triangle but Nyckelben pushes his legs off easily.
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.
Op is looking for a triangle but Nyckelben pushes his legs off easily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nyckelben clinches with his opponent.
Nyckelben wants to get back to striking at distance but Op won't allow it.
Nyckelben is trying to maintain a safe position but Op gets an underhook and turns Nyckelben into the cage.
Op tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nyckelben smiles and moves away.
Svenne Nyckelben seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Op closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Nyckelben counter with a right hand.
Op shoots in for a takedown but Nyckelben shows good takedown defense.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nyckelben throws a series of punches but Op avoids them all with ease.
Op ducks under a wild hook from Nyckelben.
Nyckelben pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Svenne Nyckelben dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Photo Op's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Op checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Op fails with the takedown
enabling Nyckelben to counter with a crisp jab.
Nyckelben rushes Op and presses him up against the cage.
Nyckelben working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Op tries to pull guard but Nyckelben won't allow it.
Nyckelben has a couple of punches blocked by Op.
Nyckelben has Op pressed against the cage.
Op has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nyckelben is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Svenne Nyckelben has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Photo Op.
Nyckelben lands with a short shot to the head.
Nyckelben is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nyckelben manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Op wants to control from the top but Nyckelben keeps moving.
Nyckelben is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Op looking to pass the guard.
Op drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Op jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Op pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nyckelben is keeping the position for now.
Nyckelben working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nyckelben lands an overhand right.
Op shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nyckelben counters by moving into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Nyckelben.
Op jumps guard but Nyckelben stands there with Op around his waist. Op gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nyckelben is trying to break the clinch but Op has him pressed against the cage.
Nyckelben stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyckelben gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nyckelben sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Op defending well though.
Nyckelben throws a strike but Op avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Nyckelben postures up.
Op working for a triangle but Nyckelben defends it easily.
Op looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Op has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nyckelben can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Op looking for a sweep. Not yet Op, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Op working for a triangle but Nyckelben defends it easily.
Op working for a triangle but Nyckelben defends it easily.
Op looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nyckelben puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Op tries to roll over but Nyckelben keeps him under control.
Nyckelben is keen to just control but Op is a slippery customer.
Nyckelben thows a huge punch but Op dodges it nicely.
Op works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nyckelben has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
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.
Nyckelben scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nyckelben trying to control the position from guard on top but Op is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nyckelben postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nyckelben avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nyckelben postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Op manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nyckelben manages to get himself to full guard.
Op passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nyckelben tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Op wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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 Svenne Nyckelben will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Photo Op's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nyckelben stuffs the takedown attempt from Op. Op gets slowly back to his feet.
Nyckelben falls off balance throwing a combination
and Op counters with a takedown into side control.
Nyckelben sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Op passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nyckelben!
Op is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Nyckelben is surviving well by controlling Op's body position as best he can.
Nyckelben gets back to half guard.
Op is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Nyckelben doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Op.
Op wants to pass the guard but Nyckelben is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Op blocks the strikes from Nyckelben.
Nyckelben tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Op is keen to just control but Nyckelben is a slippery customer.
Op has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nyckelben keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Op moves to take his opponent's back.
Op looking for the choke but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Op has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Nyckelben! Can he survive? No! He's out! Op gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Photo Op!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brett Reznar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reznar comes to the cage accompanied by m.o.v.e - BREAK IN2 THE NITE. Davis has chosen Deftones - Beware 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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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Brett Reznar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Davis!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reznar keeps the fight on the outside.
Davis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Davis is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reznar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Davis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Davis avoids the body shot from Reznar.
Reznar scores with a jab. Davis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
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!
Davis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Reznar to the mat! Reznar manages to get full guard.
Reznar looking to control.
Reznar seems keen to control Davis's posture.
Davis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Reznar wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznar tries to strike from the bottom.
Reznar wants to sweep but no luck.
Davis wants to pass the guard but Reznar is keeping the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Reznar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Davis in his tracks.
Reznar lands with a straight right. Davis didn't see that one coming.
Reznar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Davis at a distance.
Davis looks gassed!
Reznar connects with a single shot there.
Davis is rocked!
Reznar digs a good body shot into Davis's ribs.
Davis is still on wobbly legs! Can Reznar finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Reznar throws an overhand right that has Davis reeling! Reznar follows up with more punches and Davis is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brett Reznar!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carl Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Poe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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181 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Allen !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Edgar Poe!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen fails with the takedown.
Allen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Poe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Allen tries for a takedown but Poe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice combo by Poe! Oh, that's hurt him - Allen falls to the canvas and Poe follows him into side control.
It looks like Carl Allen has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poe wants to control but Allen is keeping him busy.
Allen is looking for a sweep.
Allen is not content to let Poe control the position.
Poe controls the position.
Allen wants to control but Poe postures up.
Allen gets back to half guard.
Allen wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Poe digs a good hook to Allen 's body.
Allen is breathing heavily.
Poe throws a head kick that misses.
Poe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Allen shoots in for a double leg but Poe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Allen . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Poe.
Poe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poe catches Allen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Poe cracks Allen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Poe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Allen .
Poe fails to land with a series of punches.
Poe lands with a nice body punch.
Edgar Poe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Poe!
Poe digs a good hook to Allen 's body.
Allen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Poe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Poe scores with a jab. Allen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Poe.
Poe tries a head kick but it misses.
Poe cracks Allen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Allen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Poe looks to land a left hand but Allen moved out of range nicely.
Allen shoots in looking for a takedown. Poe tries to sprawl out of it but Allen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Poe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Poe instigates a clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Allen . He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Knees in the clinch landing for Poe.
Allen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Poe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Poe lands a damaging elbow.
Poe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Poe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Poe leaning against his opponent.
Poe lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Allen catches Poe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Poe clinches.
Poe prevents a takedown attempt there.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Poe lands an elbow that stopped Allen in his tracks for a moment.
Allen is trying to drag Poe to the mat but Poe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Poe is stalling here.
Poe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Allen .
Poe landing knees to the head.
Poe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Allen 's face.
Poe lands a shot to the body.
Poe missing with knees to the body.
Allen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Poe prevents it.
Allen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poe manages to break the clinch.
Allen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Poe circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Allen shoots for a takedown but Poe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Poe gets a clinch.
Allen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Poe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Allen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Poe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short right from Poe.
Poe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Poe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Poe slows down the pace here.
Allen successfully pulls guard.
Allen working for a triangle but Poe defends it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allen keeping busy on the bottom but Poe has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Poe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carl Allen 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Poe connects with a jab.
Allen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Poe is fending him off so far but Allen persists. Nope, Poe circles away and we're back to standing.
Allen 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.
Poe is trying to control the position but Allen postures up.
Allen wants to control from the top but Poe keeps moving.
Poe keeping full guard, as Allen tries to pass.
Poe is working an open guard so Allen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Allen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Poe as he avoids it easily.
Allen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Poe to score with a decent uppercut.
Poe catches Allen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Edgar Poe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poe jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Poe drops Allen with a nice combination! Poe dives into Allen 's guard, looking to finish!
Allen is rocked!
Poe gets to his feet. Allen looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Oh Allen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Poe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Allen on the side of the head.
Allen seems to have got his legs back now.
Allen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Poe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poe throws a head kick that half lands.
Allen shoots in for a double leg but Poe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Allen . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Allen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Poe.
Poe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Allen misses with a two punch combination.
Poe moves in looking to clinch but Allen pushes him off.
Allen swats away the attempt to clinch by Poe.
Poe gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Allen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen trying to control the position from guard on top but Poe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Poe looking to control.
Poe wants to stand and escape but Allen is having none of it.
Allen stands and steps away. Poe gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Allen 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.
Allen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Poe keeping moving, preventing Allen from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen drops back, looking for a kneebar! Poe looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Poe looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Poe!
Allen tries to improve position but can't.
Allen struggling a bit here.
Poe gets to mount! Allen was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Allen is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four 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.
Allen is working hard here to advance position.
Poe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Allen is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poe avoids the attempt from Allen to control.
Poe wants to control the pace but Allen is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Poe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carl Allen 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Allen moves forwards but Poe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Poe connects with a looping right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Allen .
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Allen .
Allen tries to move into range but Poe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Allen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poe.
A punch lands to the side of Allen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Carl Allen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Allen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Poe doesn't manage to clinch there - Allen circles away.
Poe drops Allen with a left right combo! Poe follows him down to the ground into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Allen tries to buck Poe off but Poe is having none of it.
Allen can't do much from the bottom here.
Allen is looking to regain half guard here but Poe keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Poe decides to stand up, so the ref orders Allen to his feet.
Poe jabs Allen right on the nose. Allen blinks but takes it well.
Poe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allen avoids the head kick by Poe.
Allen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Allen . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Allen walks into a stiff left hand from Poe.
Poe throws a jab when Allen was well out of range.
Allen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Allen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Allen stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Poe takes the fight into the clinch.
Poe stalling in the clinch but Allen improves position.
Allen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Poe prevents Allen from breaking the clinch.
Poe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Poe slips under a jab from Allen .
Jab by Poe.
Allen tries to clinch but Poe is having none of it.
Poe misses with a straight right.
Poe moves in looking to clinch but Allen pushes him off.
Allen shoots in and bounces Poe off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Poe has his hands on Allen 's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poe keeping moving, preventing Allen from controlling successfully.
Poe striking off his back but it's not causing Allen any problems.
Poe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Allen tries to free his leg and advance position but Poe is retaining full guard.
Allen drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Poe manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Allen has Poe in his guard.
Allen is trying to control the position but Poe postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Allen working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Poe has passed into half guard!
Allen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Poe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Allen keeps working.
Carl Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Allen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Allen wants to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edgar Poe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Poe winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edgar Poe!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregard GracieHunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Tip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). GracieHunter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, You're the best around. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tip's choice of entrance music: Roy Jones Jr - Can't Be Touched. Gregard GracieHunter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dan Tip's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gregard GracieHunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Tip!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tip has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tip works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tip manages to break the clinch.
Tip fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with GracieHunter, pushing him back against the cage.
Tip is trying to break free.
Tip breaks from the clinch.
Tip clinches.
Tip breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tip is looking to clinch.
GracieHunter gets a clinch.
Tip has had enough of the clinch but GracieHunter keeps him there for the moment.
Tip breaks the clinch.
GracieHunter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than GracieHunter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
GracieHunter working for a guillotine from mount but Tip is in no mood to give up.
Tip gets back to half guard.
Tip is looking to escape.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tip manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tip throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Tip preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
GracieHunter passes Tip's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
GracieHunter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tip moves into full guard.
Tip working a defensive guard here.
Tip looking for a sweep. Not yet Tip, not yet.
GracieHunter controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tip wants to get back to his feet but GracieHunter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
GracieHunter preventing the sweep.
GracieHunter trying to control the position from guard on top but Tip is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
GracieHunter wants to pass the guard but Tip is keeping 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.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
GracieHunter shoots in and bounces Tip off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
GracieHunter stops Tip from standing up.
Tip looks gassed!
GracieHunter slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tip prevents GracieHunter from improving position.
Tip tries to buck GracieHunter off but GracieHunter is having none of it.
Tip sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
GracieHunter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tip keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
GracieHunter is really struggling to control Tip but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Tip is defending against the submission attempts here by GracieHunter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tip wants to improve his position but GracieHunter is controlling well.
GracieHunter moves nicely into side control.
GracieHunter connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tip some visible discomfort.
Tip is looking for a sweep.
Tip is trying to control GracieHunter's posture but GracieHunter avoids it.
Tip prevents GracieHunter from moving into mount.
Tip misses with a strike from the bottom.
Tip taking punishment in the form of punches.
You can see the frustration on Tip's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tip lands a little strike from the bottom.
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.
GracieHunter is working to tighten is grip on Tip's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Tip has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but GracieHunter is really squeezing tight and eventually Tip passes out! GracieHunter breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Gregard GracieHunter!
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