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LFC 15: Clear The Way! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Backhand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tex Anderton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Backhand comes to the ring accompanied by Pet Names For Genetalia. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Backhand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tex Anderton!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Backhand shoots in looking for a takedown. Anderton tries to sprawl out of it but Backhand keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Anderton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Backhand tries to bum rush Anderton with a series of wild strikes but Anderton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Backhand misses with a takedown attempt - Anderton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anderton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Backhand swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Billy Backhand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Backhand paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Backhand closes the distance and clinches up with Anderton, looking for a takedown. Backhand pushes Anderton against the ropes but Anderton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Backhand. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Backhand lands with a nice combination. Anderton backs away looking to recover.
Backhand throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderton.
Backhand looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Backhand looks for a takedown but Anderton sprawls well.
Backhand throws a right hand that Anderton ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderton also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Backhand misses with a takedown attempt - Anderton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Backhand tries to clinch but Anderton moves away
and Anderton counters with a series of strikes that sends Backhand to the canvas! Anderton follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderton sitting in guard here, content to control.
I looks like Anderton might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Backhand wants to stand up but Anderton is controlling him.
Backhand is breathing heavily.
Anderton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Backhand is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Anderton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderton looking to pass the guard.
Backhand wants to get back to his feet but Anderton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Anderton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Backhand. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anderton looking to pass the guard.
Backhand keeping moving, preventing Anderton from controlling successfully.
Backhand wants to stand and escape but Anderton is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
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.
Anderton scoring with some ground and pound.
Backhand being controlled here, momentarily.
Anderton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Backhand works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Backhand is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Anderton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Backhand swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anderton content to stall in guard here.
Anderton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Anderton scoring with some ground and pound.
Anderton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tex Anderton dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Anderton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Anderton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Backhand.
Anderton gets control of Backhand's arms and successfully pulls guard. Anderton will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Backhand thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Anderton wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderton has Backhand pulled in close to control his posture.
Anderton wants to sweep here but Backhand controlling him for the moment.
Backhand wanted to stand there but Anderton had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderton pulls Backhand in close to his closed guard and prevents Backhand from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Despite being in the dominant position, Tex Anderton just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderton fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Backhand misses with a wild combination.
Backhand misses with a takedown attempt
and Anderton counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anderton.
Anderton lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Billy Backhand has been cut.
The referee calls for Anderton to work.
Backhand tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Anderton smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Backhand. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderton fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Backhand to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Backhand looks to clinch but Anderton throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Backhand taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tex Anderton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Kill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Daley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Kill!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kill tries to clinch up but Daley circles away and keeps his distance.
Kill clinches up with Daley and pushes him back against the ropes.
Daley tries to pull guard but Kill holds him up against the ropes and eventually Daley drops back down to his feet.
Kill holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Kill tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kill tries a knee to the head but Daley blocks it.
Daley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daley is trying to break free.
Daley manages to break the clinch.
Daley shoots in but Kill avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Daley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kill instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kill throws an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Daley.
Daley fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Daley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daley pulls Kill into guard.
Daley striking off his back but it's not causing Kill any problems.
Daley is looking to stand up but Kill isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Daley is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Daley looking for subs off his back but Kill has passed one foot through into half guard.
It looks like Kill is going to stand back up.
Daley is trying to stand up here but Kill is controlling him well.
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.
Kill tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Daley.
Daley trying to control but Kill postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kill clinches with his opponent.
A knee to the head by Kill.
It looks like Paul Daley has been cut.
Daley can't break the clinch.
Kill prevents Daley from breaking the clinch.
Daley blocks an elbow strike.
Kill lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Kill.
Kill trying to land knees to the body.
Kill scores with a knee to the head.
Kill misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kill missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Kill.
Kill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Daley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kill prevents Daley from breaking the clinch.
Daley is trying to stall.
Daley managing to block the knees to the body from Kill.
Daley jumps guard but Kill stands there with Daley around his waist. Daley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kill tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kill looks gassed!
Kill lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kill.
Kill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kill landing knees to the head.
Daley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Daley pulls guard successfully.
Daley is trying to keep Kill in close.
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.
Kill being controlled here momentarily.
Daley is looking to stand up but Kill isn't so interested in that idea.
Daley has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kill has passed into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kill decides to stand up, so the ref orders Daley to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Kill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Daley's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kill throws a head kick that half lands.
Daley lands a head shot.
Daley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kill.
Daley lands a high kick to the side of Kill's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Daley dives into guard, looking to finish.
Kill is rocked!
It looks like Bill Kill has been cut.
Daley stops Kill from standing up.
Kill is still in real trouble! Can Daley finish him?
Daley is looking to stand up but Kill won't let him.
Kill seems to have recovered his senses.
Daley throwing strikes but missing.
Daley has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kill is proving hard to escape from.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kill is trying to control the position but Daley postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley prevents Kill from getting back to his feet.
Daley wants to stand but Kill is controlling his posture from full guard.
Daley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kill tries to clinch there but Daley circles away.
Daley lands with a straight right. Kill didn't see that one coming.
Kill throws a head kick that half lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kill is looking to clinch.
Daley throws an overhand right that lands on Kill's shoulder, as Kill tries to avoid the shot.
Daley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kill manages to avoid it.
Kill rushes Daley and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kill misses with a knee to the head.
Kill throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kill misses with a knee strike.
Daley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kill has him pressed against the ropes.
Kill landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kill smiles and moves away.
Daley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daley.
Paul Daley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kill gets a clinch.
Daley wants to get back to striking at distance but Kill won't allow it.
Kill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Daley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kill looking to throw knees to the head but Daley is blocking nicely.
Daley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Daley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kill moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kill misses with the combination.
Kill tries to clinch up but Daley circles away and keeps his distance.
Kill has closed the distance and engaged Daley in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Kill.
Kill tries a knee to the head but Daley blocks it.
Daley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kill.
Kill misses with a knee to the head.
Daley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Kill.
Daley throws a head kick but Kill moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Daley finds it's target.
Kill throws a left and a right that both miss
and Daley counters with a left and a right that stings Kill.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kill tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daley managing to block the knees to the body from Kill.
Kill tries to land knees in the clinch but Daley avoids the damage to the body.
Kill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Daley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kill throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kill stops a takedown attempt from Daley.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Daley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kill tries to land a knee to the head but Daley blocks with his arms.
Kill throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kill tries a knee to the head but Daley blocks it.
Kill lands a damaging elbow.
Daley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kill has him pressed against the ropes.
Kill tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
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 Paul Daley will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kill blocks a head kick by Daley.
Daley throws a head kick but Kill moves out of range.
Daley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kill has closed the distance and engaged Daley in a clinch.
Daley takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Kill.
Kill connects with a nasty looking knee right to Daley's face.
Kill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daley is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Daley can't break the clinch.
Kill lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kill misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kill lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kill throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Daley digs a right hand into Kill's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kill's gas tank.
Kill tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daley dodges an elbow strike from Kill.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kill lands a nice knee to the body.
Kill trying to land knees to the body.
Daley managing to block the knees to the body from Kill.
Kill keeps control of Daley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Daley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Daley takes an elbow to the temple.
Daley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kill tries a knee to the head but Daley blocks it.
Daley works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Daley is looking to stand up but Kill won't let him.
Daley throws and elbow that misses. Kill uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Daley's guard. Nice move by Kill!
Kill wants to stand but Daley is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kill is stalling in the full guard.
Daley throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kill must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Daley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kill is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kill is standing up over Daley. Daley looks to escape but Kill dives into side control.
Kill stands up.
Daley blocks a head kick by Kill.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Daley throws a hook but Kill blocks it.
Kill tries to close the distance and clinch but Daley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kill lands a with a good body shot.
Kill clinches.
Kill effectively controlling the action here.
Kill scores a nice knee to the body.
Kill tries a knee to the head but Daley blocks it.
Daley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daley tries to keep at a distance but Kill has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kill tries to land a knee to the head but Daley blocks with his arms.
Daley is looking to break free of the clinch but Kill has double underhooks.
Kill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daley keeps the fight on the outside.
Kill tries to clinch but Daley moves out of range.
Kill forces Daley back against the ropes and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Kill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kill 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Kill!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kay Olubiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Oneill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olubiy comes to the ring accompanied by hitman. Oneill has chosen Crazy Train as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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170 lbs
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kay Olubiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Oneill!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oneill throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
No luck for Olubiy with that takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Olubiy misses the target.
Olubiy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Olubiy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Oneill's waist but Oneill gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Olubiy off to one side.
Olubiy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Olubiy missing with knees to the body.
Oneill wants to break free but Olubiy has control.
Olubiy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Olubiy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Olubiy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Oneill is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Oneill tries to escape but Olubiy is in control.
Oneill looks gassed!
Olubiy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneill is looking to get back to his feet here but Olubiy is keeping cool and he's managed to take Oneill's back.
Olubiy is looking to control Oneill but Oneill is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Oneill is trying to get back to his feet but Olubiy has full control of the position and if anything, Oneill has just worked his way into a worse spot.
What can Oneill do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Oneill is covering up but some of the strikes from Olubiy are getting through and doing damage.
Oneill trying to get back to his feet but Olubiy is in full control for now.
Olubiy has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Oneill's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oneill trying to get back to his feet but Olubiy is in full control for now.
Olubiy is working the ground and pound. Can Oneill escape?
Olubiy looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Oneill taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kay Olubiy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between hooda gameelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Kingman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingman has chosen Eurodancer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Joe Kingman 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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269 lbs
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, hooda gameelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Kingman!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingman fails to land the takedown.
gameelo shoots and misses
and Kingman counters with a two punch combo.
gameelo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kingman counters with a flying knee. Nice.
gameelo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kingman to the mat! Kingman manages to get full guard.
gameelo won't allow Kingman to sweep him here.
gameelo wants to control from the top but Kingman keeps moving.
gameelo tries to free his leg and advance position but Kingman is retaining full guard.
Kingman wants to sweep here but gameelo controlling him for the moment.
Kingman keeping moving, preventing gameelo from controlling successfully.
Kingman is looking for a triangle but gameelo pushes his legs off easily.
gameelo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
gameelo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kingman's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
gameelo stands and throws Kingman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
gameelo lands a few punches from side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
gameelo trying to control the position but Kingman is working away.
Kingman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kingman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kingman is not content to let gameelo control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kingman is looking for a sweep.
Kingman looks gassed!
Kingman is trying to work for a sweep but gameelo has mounted him!
Kingman trying desperately to get to his feet.
A nice elbow there by gameelo.
gameelo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kingman is squirming around, avoiding gameelo's attempts to control the action.
gameelo is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Kingman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kingman is thwarting gameelo's attempts to control the position.
gameelo gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
gameelo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
gameelo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, gameelo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
gameelo works his way to his opponent's back.
gameelo throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Kingman!
Kingman is covering up but some of the strikes from gameelo are getting through and doing damage.
gameelo is working the ground and pound. Can Kingman escape?
Kingman wants to get back to his feet.
gameelo biding his time, controlling Kingman.
gameelo struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingman is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if gameelo gets his way!
Kingman wants to get back to his feet.
gameelo doesn't have the hooks in and Kingman manages to turn into his guard.
gameelo looking to control.
Kingman distracts gameelo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kingman trying to stand up but can't free himself from gameelo's guard.
Kingman postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
hooda gameelo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kingman closes this distance looking for a takedown but gameelo circles away.
gameelo misses with a combination
and Kingman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
gameelo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
gameelo working a defensive guard here.
gameelo is really struggling to control Kingman but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kingman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
gameelo wants to sweep here but Kingman controlling him for the moment.
Kingman trying to control but gameelo is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kingman won't allow gameelo to sweep him here.
gameelo striking off his back but it's not causing Kingman any problems.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kingman clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingman breaks from the clinch.
gameelo 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.
gameelo advances position into side control!
Kingman regains half guard.
gameelo is trying to work for a kimura but Kingman is defending well.
gameelo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
gameelo working the head and body with strikes.
Kingman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
gameelo working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
gameelo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
gameelo passes into side control, despite Kingman's attempt to control the position.
gameelo wants to control but Kingman is keeping him busy.
Kingman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
gameelo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kingman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
gameelo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kingman counters with a single leg into guard. gameelo didn't expect that.
gameelo 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.
Kingman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
gameelo is working an open guard so Kingman takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kingman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and gameelo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kingman won't be happy with that.
hooda gameelo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Kingman.
Kingman is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on gameelo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kingman is trying to stand back up but gameelo is controlling him
Kingman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kingman is looking to improve his position.
Kingman wants to control but gameelo is keeping busy.
gameelo working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
gameelo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
gameelo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kingman looks a forlorn figure.
gameelo lands with some strikes.
gameelo lands with some strikes.
Kingman tries to reverse the position but gameelo maintains control.
Kingman manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
gameelo working over Kingman with some ground and pound. Kingman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kingman tries to kick gameelo off but gameelo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joe Kingman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
gameelo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than gameelo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
gameelo quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for gameelo but it's paid off an Kingman is forced to tap! Nice work by gameelo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). hooda gameelo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomasz Nijynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chase Evans is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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260 lbs
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255 lbs
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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, Thomasz Nijynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chase Evans!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nijynski tries to clinch up.
Nijynski looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Evans tries for a takedown but Nijynski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Evans looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nijynski is fending him off so far but Evans persists. Nope, Nijynski circles away and we're back to standing.
Nijynski closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Evans is pressing down on Nijynski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Evans wants to sweep but no luck.
Evans is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Evans manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nijynski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Evans.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans landing shots from mount.
Nijynski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nijynski tries to get out of the position.
Evans lands a big elbow.
Nijynski is rocked!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Evans postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Nijynski bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Evans and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chase Evans!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Albertini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Marshall's choice of entrance music: Danny Boy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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209 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Francesco Albertini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Marshall with that takedown attempt.
Albertini fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marshall stuns Albertini with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marshall closes the distance and clinches up with Albertini, looking for a takedown. Marshall pushes Albertini against the ropes but Albertini circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Albertini wants to clinch up but Marshall keeps it at a distance.
Albertini darts in and clinches Marshall up against the ropes.
Marshall blocks an elbow strike from Albertini.
Marshall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Albertini tries to stall but Marshall uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Marshall has clasped his hands together around Albertini's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
You can see the frustration on Albertini's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Marshall tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Albertini is trying to buck Marshall off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Albertini tries to buck Marshall off but Marshall is having none of it.
Albertini is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Albertini's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Marshall tries to advance to mount but Albertini denies him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Albertini lands with an overhand left.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Francesco Albertini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Marshall.
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.
Albertini misses with a double jab.
Albertini misses with a straight left.
Marshall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Albertini tries to clinch up.
Albertini tries to clinch up.
Albertini wants to clinch up but Marshall keeps it at a distance.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Albertini but Albertini pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marshall looks gassed!
Marshall throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Albertini's waist but Albertini gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marshall off to one side.
Albertini scores with a sloppy right hand. Marshall should have avoided that one.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Albertini but Albertini pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Marshall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Francesco Albertini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Albertini works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A left and a right from Albertini both land. Nice combination.
Marshall takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Albertini misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marshall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albertini moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marshall with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Albertini to score with a decent uppercut.
Albertini is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Albertini tries to clinch but Marshall is having none of it.
Albertini scores with a hook.
Marshall is rocked!
Albertini throws a pinpoint strike between Marshall's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Marshall crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Albertini scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Francesco Albertini!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Len Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jas Fro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fro is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Vangelis - Conquest of Paradise. 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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220 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Len Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jas Fro!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels shoots in but Fro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Good work by Fro as he checks the leg kick.
Daniels misses with a takedown attempt - Fro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Daniels 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.
Daniels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fro is keeping the position for now.
Fro had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Daniels is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Fro Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Daniels's back instead.
Fro is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Daniels has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Fro looking for the choke from the back.
Daniels turns into Fro and is now in his guard.
Daniels has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Daniels drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Daniels jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fro wants to sweep but no luck.
Fro trying to keep a closed guard but Daniels is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fro seems keen to control Daniels's posture.
Fro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fro trying to keep a closed guard but Daniels is proving a slippery customer.
Daniels thows a big elbow that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Daniels looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
Fro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Daniels thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fro pulls Daniels in close to prevent any damage.
Daniels throwing strikes but missing.
Fro has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Daniels doesn't defend quickly enough and Fro has managed to lock this one up! Can Daniels escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Fro on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jas Fro!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joni Johnsso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Killa J (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joni Johnsso has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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213 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Joni Johnsso!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Killa J!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Johnsso as J shoots in.
Johnsso drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Johnsso advances to mount.
J tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnsso is trying to take his opponent's back.
J defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Johnsso.
Johnsso is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, J has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
J tries to hold on but Johnsso pushes him away.
J tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnsso is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but J is surviving well by controlling Johnsso's body position as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
J defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Johnsso.
Johnsso moves to the back.
J breaks Johnsso's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
J preventing the sweep.
Johnsso avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
J wants to control from the top but Johnsso keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as J accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
J wants to pass the guard but Johnsso is keeping the position.
Johnsso has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but J can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Johnsso lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for J!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsso with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Johnsso is breathing heavily.
J tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnsso has hold of J's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and J manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
J is looking to improve his position but Johnsso isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnsso is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, J has managed to escape the submission attempt.
J gets back to half guard.
Johnsso is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. J doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Johnsso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
J tries to roll over but Johnsso keeps him under control.
J is pressing down on Johnsso's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
J wants to sweep but no luck.
J looking for a guillotine here but Johnsso defends easily.
Johnsso looking to pass the guard.
Johnsso has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Johnsso advances to half guard.
Johnsso is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
J wants to get back to full guard.
J is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Johnsso's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Johnsso's back!
Johnsso can't escape the position.
Johnsso tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Johnsso is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnsso manages to regain half guard. Good work.
J prevents Johnsso from improving his position.
J seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joni Johnsso dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Johnsso closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Johnsso working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Johnsso looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
J is looking to regain half guard here but Johnsso keeps moving and retains side control.
J struggling a bit here.
Johnsso works to advance to full mount. J defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
J wants to hold on but Johnsso pushes him away.
Johnsso looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
J is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsso looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
J is in all sorts of trouble here.
Johnsso is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. J can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
J throwing hammer fists to the chest of Johnsso. What's that going to do exactly?
Johnsso has hold of J's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and J manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Johnsso goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now J is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsso escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. J gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johnsso working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. J doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. J manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
J wants to control from the top but Johnsso keeps moving.
Johnsso had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. J is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Johnsso Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take J's back instead.
Johnsso gets his hands free as J looks to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsso is trying to stick to J's back but J is turning into Johnsso. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Johnsso's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by J.
Johnsso has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but J can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
J avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
J trying to control but Johnsso is working from the bottom.
Johnsso throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johnsso throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
J trying to control but Johnsso is working from the bottom.
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.
J tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnsso is retaining full guard.
J scoring with some ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Johnsso.
Johnsso is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, J has escaped the position, nice work there.
J struggling a bit here.
Johnsso tries for a kimura but J is defending well.
You can see the frustration on J's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
J is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Johnsso off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joni Johnsso dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Johnsso.
J is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Johnsso advances to mount.
J working to try and regain half guard.
Johnsso is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. J is in real trouble.
Johnsso has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
You can see the frustration on J's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Johnsso is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
J preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Johnsso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
J breaks Johnsso's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
J pushing down on Johnsso's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
J seems to be working for a kimura but Johnsso defends the submission attempt.
Johnsso is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of J's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take J's back!
J is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
J just trying to survive but Johnsso is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Johnsso is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. J knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften J for a finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
J preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Johnsso.
J tries to escape the position.
Johnsso is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Johnsso is looking for the choke from the back position but J is controlling his hands well.
Johnsso looking for the RNC.
J breaks Johnsso's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Johnsso working for submissions but it's allowed J to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
J seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Johnsso is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Killa J! Killa J retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hatsu Hioki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Carlson Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hioki comes to the ring accompanied by Pussy by Rammstein. The crowd seem to be enjoying Carlson Jr's choice of entrance music: Muse- Stockholm Syndrome. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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142 lbs
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137 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hatsu Hioki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chad Carlson Jr!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Carlson Jr.
Hioki is rocked!
It looks like Hatsu Hioki has been cut.
Carlson Jr connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Hioki to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Carlson Jr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chad Carlson Jr!
Chad Carlson Jr is the new bantamweight champion!
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