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Cage Legends 25 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Voodoo People. James has chosen a great song as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan James!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. James sprawls well initially but Johnson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
James looking for submissions off his back.
James trying to control from the bottom.
Johnson working over James with some ground and pound. James looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James is trying to control but can't.
Johnson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but James does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Johnson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
James is trying is best to control the position here.
Johnson is working for a kimura but James is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Johnson trying to control the action but James is working from the bottom.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but James is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Johnson to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
James trying to control from the bottom.
Johnson is looking for a kimura here.
James looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but James is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Johnson is taking a breather. James says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
James keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
James wants to get back to full guard but Johnson has passed into side control.
James looks gassed!
Johnson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of James's face.
Johnson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
James is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Johnson controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to take his opponent's back but James doesn't allow it.
Johnson swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and James is now in Johnson's guard. A big mistake from Johnson there, giving up the dominant position!
Johnson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Johnson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. James manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Johnson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by James which made him look bad.
Johnson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
James tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Johnson is taking a breather. James says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
James trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
James is breathing heavily.
Johnson working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as James is looking to escape.
James is just holding on here. Johnson manages to take his back.
Johnson has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of James's body.
James tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
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.
Johnson is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James with a poor takedown
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. James fights it but they end up in guard.
Johnson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Johnson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
James seems a little lost for a moment, as Johnson dominates the positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Johnson grinds an elbow into James's temple.
James manages to work his way to half guard, despite Johnson's best efforts.
Johnson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Thomas Johnson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Thomas Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
so James counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but James is having none of it.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing James from controlling successfully.
Johnson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Johnson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
James wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Johnson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Johnson gets the takedown into side control.
Johnson slows the pace down.
Johnson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but James is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
James controls the position for a moment.
James takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson controls the position.
James regains half guard.
James wants to control but Johnson passes into side.
Johnson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Johnson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Johnson controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James regains half guard, as Johnson was trying to land strikes.
Johnson slows the pace down in half guard.
James wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Johnson misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson 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.
Johnson lands a couple of elbows.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johnson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Johnson passes James's left leg - he's now in half guard.
James tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks James with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Johnson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James instigates a clinch.
Johnson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nathan James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. James just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Johnson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Blue Spoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Light Star (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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Blue Spoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Light Star!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Star steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spoka.
Star misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spoka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Star.
Spoka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Star counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Spoka's guard now.
Spoka scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Spoka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Star moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spoka misses with a wild combination.
Spoka throws an overhand right that lands on Star's shoulder, as Star tries to avoid the shot.
Star blocks a leg kick.
Spoka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spoka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Spoka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spoka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Spoka takes a swing at Star's ribcage but misses.
Spoka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spoka looks to land a combination but Star avoids it well.
Spoka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spoka fails to land with a series of punches.
Star slips under a jab.
Spoka throws a right and a left that Star avoids nicely.
Spoka misses with a straight left.
Star bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Star stands up and beckons Spoka to his feet.
Star has a takedown stuffed.
Star looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spoka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spoka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spoka misses with a hook. Star ducked under it nicely.
Star misses with a kick to the body.
Spoka misses with a double jab.
Spoka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Spoka wants to clinch.
Star shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spoka but Spoka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Spoka is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spoka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Star takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Star misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blue Spoka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Light Star.
Spoka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Spoka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Star counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Spoka regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Star.
Star trying to control the position from guard on top but Spoka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spoka wants to get back to his feet but Star is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Star has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Spoka looking for a sweep. Not yet Spoka, not yet.
Spoka wants to stand but Star is controlling the position.
Spoka keeping moving, preventing Star from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Light Star will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Star moves away from the strike by Spoka.
Spoka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Star moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spoka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blue Spoka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spoka fails to land with a series of punches.
Spoka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Star closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Star lands in his opponent's guard.
Spoka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spoka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Star is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Star trying to control but Spoka is working from the bottom.
Star sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Star trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Star is breathing heavily.
Star throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Spoka pulls Star in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Spoka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Star misses with a wild combination.
Spoka moves in looking to clinch but Star pushes him off.
Spoka throws out a loose jab but Star uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blue Spoka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Star tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spoka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Star moves away.
Spoka moves into range and clinches up with Star.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spoka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spoka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Star moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spoka scores with a three punch combo!
No luck for Star with that takedown attempt.
Spoka looks to land a combination but Star avoids it well.
Spoka throws a combination that misses
and Star counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Star.
Spoka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Star.
Star wants to control from the top but Spoka keeps moving.
Spoka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spoka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Star is controlling him.
Star postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Star stops Spoka from standing up.
Star wants to control from the top but Spoka keeps moving.
Spoka wants to stand and escape but Star is having none of it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Spoka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Star counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Star.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Star drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Spoka dives on top into guard.
Spoka tries to stand but Star is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Light Star showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Spoka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Spoka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Star counters with a single leg into guard. Spoka didn't expect that.
Spoka pushes Star off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Spoka throws a jab when Star was well out of range.
Spoka misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Spoka misses its intended target.
Spoka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Star tries to avoid it but Spoka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Star to the ground. Star escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Spoka lands a with a good body shot.
Spoka misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Spoka misses the target.
Star takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Star avoids the body shot from Spoka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spoka throws a head kick but Star moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Spoka.
Star with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Spoka counter with a right hand.
Spoka scores with the left hand. Star knows he should have avoided that one.
Spoka misses with a takedown attempt
and Star decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Spoka's guard.
Star sitting in guard here, content to control.
Star wants to get up but he can't break Spoka's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Spoka wriggles free and stands up.
Spoka takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spoka throws an overhand right that lands on Star's shoulder, as Star tries to avoid the shot.
Star avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spoka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Spoka misses the target.
A lazy left from Spoka finds it's target.
Star fails to land with a series of punches.
Spoka lands a lovely overhand right.
Star is rocked!
Spoka misses with a combination
and Star counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Star.
Star is still in real trouble! Can Spoka finish him?
Spoka pushes Star off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Star seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Star tries to land a front kick but Spoka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Spoka tries a low kick but Star avoids it.
Spoka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Spoka drops Star with a big left hand! Star is injured, injured bad! Spoka jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blue Spoka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Den Amsinghe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and London Experiment I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). London Experiment I looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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179 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Den Amsinghe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, London Experiment I!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Experiment I, right into the meat.
Amsinghe pushes Experiment I up against the cage in a clinch.
Amsinghe fails to pull guard.
Amsinghe pulls Experiment I into guard.
Experiment I drops back, looking for a kneebar! Amsinghe looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Amsinghe looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Amsinghe!
Amsinghe taking a breather here.
Amsinghe is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Experiment I looks calm but he's in trouble here. Amsinghe gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Experiment I is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Amsinghe lets go of the hold and Experiment I can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Den Amsinghe!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between nic ram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Hais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, nic ram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Hais!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hais keeps the fight on the outside.
Hais throws a nice looking combination but ram bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
ram has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hais avoids the elbow strike from ram, against the cage.
ram pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
ram throws a body punch but Hais moves out of range.
ram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hais.
Hais misses with a low kick.
ram slips a straight right by Hais.
The fight stays on the outside here - ram looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hais misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
ram swings for the body but Hais moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Hais. That snapped ram's head back.
ram closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - ram lands in his opponent's guard.
ram stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hais swivels though and keeps the full guard.
ram drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hais dives on top into guard.
Hais wants to pass the guard but ram is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hais pushing down on ram's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hais looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hais is looking for a kimura but ram is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hais to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ram is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hais pulls his head out easily.
ram actively working from the bottom here.
Hais works his foot free and advances to mount.
ram is trying to escape the mount but Hais keeps good control and instead manages to take ram's back.
ram manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hais's guard. Nice work there by ram.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ram drops back looking for a leg! Hais is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hais manages to kick ram off! ram jumps back into Hais's guard.
ram drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and ram jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hais looking to hit a scissor sweep but ram is one step ahead there.
ram throwing strikes but missing.
Hais looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
ram has gone for a leg lock! Hais slips out almost immediately though and dives into ram's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
ram had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hais is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. ram Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hais's back instead.
ram is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hais breaks ram's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Hais drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hais jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
ram looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
ram has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hais can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
ram had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hais is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. ram Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hais's back instead.
Hais rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Hais tries to roll over but ram keeps him under control.
ram really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
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.
Hais looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
ram is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Hais has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hais moves into full guard.
ram thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
ram stopping the sweep attempt from Hais.
ram is looking to work some ground and pound but Hais has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Hais dominated that 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - ram looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Hais misses.
nic ram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hais will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
ram avoids the head kick by Hais.
ram checks a leg kick.
ram stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hais.
ram tries a head kick but it misses.
Hais throws a series of punches but ram avoids them all with ease.
ram clinches with his opponent.
ram gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hais.
ram throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by ram.
ram manages to break the clinch.
ram slips a jab and a cross from Hais.
ram pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ram cracks Hais with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
No joy there for Hais, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
ram throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hais counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
ram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hais rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but ram moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hais misses with a body shot.
Vladimir Hais is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from ram.
Hais fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Hais.
ram tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hais counters with a lovely shot to the body.
nic ram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
ram clinches but Hais breaks the clinch
and Hais counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hais's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hais duly obliges.
Hais blocks a jab.
ram tries to clinch but Hais is having none of it.
ram throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ram has Hais up against the cage in a clinch.
Hais blocks the elbow strike.
ram lands a knee to the body.
Hais managing to block the knees to the body from ram.
ram breaks the clinch.
Hais takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
ram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
ram tries to clinch up but Hais circles away and keeps his distance.
Hais misses with an uppercut.
Hais fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
ram darts in trying to clinch
and Hais counters with a lovely straight right hand!
ram connects with a body shot.
Hais misses with a few strikes there.
ram waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hais.
Hais moves away from the strike by ram.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ram throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
ram tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
ram takes the fight into the clinch.
ram gets underhooks to prevent Hais's takedown attempt.
Hais changes levels and goes for a takedown here. ram fights it off and pushes away nicely.
nic ram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Hais.
ram is looking to clinch.
Hais swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
ram throws a series of punches but Hais moves out of range.
Hais avoids the head kick by ram.
ram throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
ram doesn't manage to clinch there - Hais circles away.
ram closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hais counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
ram blocks a head kick by Hais.
ram misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
ram throws a head kick that misses.
Hais dodges the punch combination from ram.
ram feints and as Hais raises his hands in defense, ram changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
ram is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
ram is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
ram pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hais is keeping the position for now.
ram drops back looking for a leg! Hais is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hais manages to kick ram off! ram jumps back into Hais's guard.
Hais looking for a sweep. Not yet Hais, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that nic ram will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
ram throws a head kick that misses.
Hais misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hais throws a leg kick but ram checks it.
Hais takes a shot right to the bread basket.
ram scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hais doesn't seem bothered though.
ram wants to clinch
and Hais counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hais swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by ram.
Hais scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
ram gets a clinch.
ram tries for a takedown but Hais manages to get underhooks.
ram manages to break the clinch.
ram fails in his attempt to clinch.
ram misses with a looping left.
ram throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hais sees it coming and avoids it easily.
ram misses with a jab, cross combination.
ram tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hais counters with a three punch combo that has ram backing up. ram nods at Hais to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ram wants to clinch up but Hais keeps it at a distance.
Hais slips under a jab.
Hais avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hais throws a body punch but ram moves out of range.
ram looks to score with a jab to the body but Hais is just out of range.
ram pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Hais.
Hais throws a nice looking combination but ram bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hais pulls out of a head kick attempt.
ram tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hais swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
ram swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hais counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hais throws a nice looking combination but ram bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hais tries to keep at a distance but ram has taken the fight into the clinch.
ram breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A head kick misses from ram.
ram misses with a straight left.
A shot to the body from ram misses
and Hais counters with a lovely straight right hand!
ram pulls out of a head kick attempt.
ram avoids the head kick by Hais.
Hais swinging wilding here.
ram fails with the takedown
and Hais counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
ram misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from ram misses.
ram keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
ram tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
ram avoids a punch combination nicely.
ram tries to clinch up but Hais circles away and keeps his distance.
ram looks to score with a jab to the body but Hais is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hais moves forwards but ram connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hais tries to bum rush ram with a series of wild strikes but ram uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
ram is looking to wear down Hais with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
ram doesn't manage to clinch there - Hais circles away.
Hais ducks under a wild hook from ram.
ram throws a head kick but Hais moves out of range.
ram tries to clinch but Hais moves out of range.
ram has managed to clinch.
ram tries to land knees in the clinch but Hais avoids the damage to the body.
ram throws an elbow that misses.
ram throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hais is looking for a takedown up against the cage. ram gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
ram with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
ram with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hais manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hais avoiding damage as ram throws knees to the body.
Hais wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
ram breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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.
Hais takes a shot right to the bread basket.
ram tries to clinch up but Hais circles away and keeps his distance.
ram gets a clinch.
ram prevents a takedown attempt there.
ram breaks the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as ram checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hais throws a big shot that misses.
Hais lands a two punch combo.
Hais uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from ram.
ram bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
ram avoids the head kick by Hais.
ram darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
ram is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hais is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but ram pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vladimir Hais.
I think Hais 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dylan bombo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baker comes to the cage accompanied by Party in The USA. Rashad Baker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to dylan bombo's chin.
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150 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rashad Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, dylan bombo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch but bombo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baker misses with a head kick.
bombo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Baker doesn't manage to clinch there - bombo circles away.
Baker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but bombo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baker is looking to clinch but bombo is avoiding it.
Baker's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Baker duly obliges.
Baker misses with a two punch combination.
bombo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up but bombo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
bombo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
bombo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Baker just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker jumps guard but bombo stands there with Baker around his waist. Baker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
bombo pulls guard.
bombo pulls Baker in to control the position.
Baker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
bombo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
bombo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Baker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
bombo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Baker is looking to get back to is feet but bombo passes into side control.
bombo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baker keeps working.
bombo scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Baker is trying to control bombo's posture but bombo avoids it.
Baker prevents bombo from moving into mount.
Baker tries to buck bombo off but bombo is having none of it.
bombo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Baker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashad Baker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baker is looking to clinch but bombo is avoiding it.
Baker wants to clinch up but bombo keeps it at a distance.
Rashad Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baker bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bombo sneaks back into half guard.
Baker is breathing heavily.
Baker slips a nice elbow through bombo's hands, connecting with bombo's forehead.
Baker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
bombo won't allow Baker to pass to mount.
bombo taking some punishment here, with Baker in his half guard.
bombo trying to control from the bottom.
bombo won't allow Baker to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
bombo pushes Baker off looking to stand but Baker dives back in and keeps control.
bombo preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
bombo is trying to maintain the position but Baker is very close to passing his half guard.
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.
bombo wants to get back to full guard but Baker has mounted him!
Baker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Baker punishing his opponent with strikes.
bombo is looking to get to half guard.
Baker landing strikes, looking to finish!
Baker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Baker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
bombo is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Baker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Baker.
bombo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Baker.
Baker fails to land a wild elbow strike.
bombo wants to control but Baker postures up.
bombo is looking to regain half guard here but Baker keeps moving and retains side control.
Baker working the ground and pound.
bombo wants to control but Baker postures up.
Baker landing strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baker decides to stand back up. Baker steps back and let's bombo get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Baker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Baker won't allow bombo to sweep him here.
bombo is working an open guard so Baker takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Baker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baker shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Baker was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
bombo can't escape the position.
Baker trying to control but bombo is having none of it.
bombo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Baker is in the full mount, landing strikes.
bombo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
bombo is trying desperately to improve position.
bombo wants to control but Baker is having none of it.
Baker throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for bombo because Baker loaded up on that one.
Baker postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. bombo looks a forlorn figure.
Baker throws a strike there. bombo manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
bombo wants to control but Baker is keeping busy.
Baker is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Baker shoots in for a takedown but bombo shows good takedown defense.
bombo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Baker counters with a takedown into side control.
bombo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Baker off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker is trying to get back to his feet but bombo has full control of the position and if anything, Baker has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Baker wants to escape the position.
Baker looking very determined here, making life difficult for bombo.
bombo scores with strikes from the back.
bombo is riding his opponent, not letting Baker buck him off.
Baker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for bombo on the ground.
Baker rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baker wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Baker dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
No luck for bombo with that takedown attempt.
Baker tries to clinch up but bombo circles away and keeps his distance.
Baker throws a sloppy head kick and bombo moves out of range easily.
Baker tries to clinch but bombo is having none of it.
Baker is looking to clinch but bombo is avoiding it.
Baker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so bombo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
bombo is standing up over Baker. Baker looks to escape but bombo dives into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
bombo controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bombo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
bombo is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Baker is trying to escape and bombo transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Baker is forced to tap! Nice work there by bombo! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). dylan bombo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Villa has chosen Get Sexy as his entrance music. 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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185 lbs
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189 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nigel Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gray Villa!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black misses with a takedown attempt - Villa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Villa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Black looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Black is refusing to be controlled, as Villa sits in half guard.
Black trying to control but Villa postures up.
Villa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Black. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Black kicks off Villa and gets to his feet.
Villa throws a nice looking combination but Black bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Black will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Black fails with the takedown
and Villa counters with a single leg into guard. Black didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nigel Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Black is breathing heavily.
Black is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Black looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Villa wanted to stand there but Black had control of the position.
Villa gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Villa fails with the takedown
and Black counters with a shoot takedown. Villa fights it but they end up in guard.
Black would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Villa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Villa looking for a guillotine here but Black defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to stand but Villa is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Black throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Villa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Black is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Villa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Villa keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Villa lands a head kick. Black smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Villa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Black scores a takedown into full mount!
Black controlling his opponent.
Villa wants to control but Black is having none of it.
Black is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Black with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa with a poor takedown
and Black counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nigel Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black scores a takedown into full mount!
Villa is in a horrible position here. Black smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Villa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Black has isolated one of Villa's arms. Villa looking to fight him off but Black twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nigel Black!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cody Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cody Rogers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cody Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Hagan!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hagan.
Hagan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hagan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Some wild striking there from Rogers.
Rogers is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Hagan hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cody Rogers!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Burns Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns Jr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Notorious Thugz- Notorious B.I.G ft Bone Thugz N' Harmony. Andre Winner looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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BJJ Blue 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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Eugene Burns Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Winner!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner shoots in for a takedown but Burns Jr shows good takedown defense.
Winner shoots in looking for a takedown. Burns Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Winner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Burns Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Burns Jr clinches.
Burns Jr connects with a nasty looking knee right to Winner's face.
Burns Jr breaks the clinch.
Burns Jr lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Winner looks gassed!
Burns Jr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Burns Jr slips a nice elbow through Winner's hands, connecting with Winner's forehead.
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!
Burns Jr working Winner over with strikes.
Well, if Burns Jr is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Burns Jr working Winner over with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Burns Jr is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Winner defends it well.
Winner is refusing to be controlled, as Burns Jr sits in half guard.
Burns Jr uses his free foot to push down on Winner's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Winner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns Jr with the ground and pound from mount.
Burns Jr jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Winner manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Burns Jr decides to stand back up. Burns Jr steps back and let's Winner get back to his feet.
Winner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Burns Jr shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Burns Jr was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Burns Jr is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Winner has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Burns Jr is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Winner has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Burns Jr looking for a guillotine from mount but Winner is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Burns Jr cracks Winner with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Burns Jr scoring with strikes but Winner is staying in there.
Winner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Burns Jr lands a big shot there that rocks Winner but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Winner is trying to escape the mount.
Winner has left one of his arms exposed and Burns Jr doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Winner screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eugene Burns Jr!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Lonkar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lonkar comes to the cage accompanied by Blow Me Away. George Lonkar looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, George Lonkar !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Rico!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rico looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rico works his way into full mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rico working for a submission but Lonkar is keeping him at bay.
Rico tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rico tries to control but Lonkar wriggling away.
Rico controlling his opponent.
Lonkar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico controlling the position easily from mount.
Rico's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Rico working for a guillotine from mount but Lonkar is in no mood to give up.
Rico controlling the pace for now.
Lonkar is squirming around, avoiding Rico's attempts to control the action.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jonny Rico just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lonkar tries to clinch up.
Lonkar moves into range and clinches up with Rico.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rico goes for a takedown attempt but Lonkar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lonkar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lonkar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rico is avoiding damage well.
Rico is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lonkar is controlling him well.
Rico is looking to reverse the position.
Lonkar prevents Rico from escaping the position.
Rico looks gassed!
Rico takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rico wants to get back to his feet but Lonkar drags him back down.
Rico taking a bit of punishment here - Lonkar scoring with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rico can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rico is trying to get back to half guard.
Lonkar 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.
Rico wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rico is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lonkar wants to control but Rico is keeping him busy.
Lonkar is working to tighten is grip on Rico's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Rico has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Lonkar is really squeezing tight and eventually Rico passes out! Lonkar breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). George Lonkar !
George Lonkar retains his middleweight title!
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