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CFL 47 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Larry Lerper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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145 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Larry Lerper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler swinging wilding here.
Lerper lands a jab to Tyler's midsection.
Tyler throws a right and a left that Lerper avoids nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lerper!
Tyler throws a looping overhand right but Lerper ducks down to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tyler!
It looks like Larry Lerper has been cut.
Terry Tyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lerper has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tyler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tyler can't break the clinch.
Lerper has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tyler is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lerper tries to pull guard but Tyler holds him up against the cage and eventually Lerper drops back down to his feet.
Lerper taking a breather.
Lerper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lerper drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lerper trying to control but Tyler is working from the bottom.
Lerper really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lerper postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lerper wants to control from the top but Tyler keeps moving.
Tyler pulls Lerper in to control the position.
Lerper wants to control from the top but Tyler keeps moving.
Lerper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tyler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lerper moves out of range as Tyler strikes.
Lerper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lerper counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tyler looks gassed!
Tyler throws a leg kick
and Lerper decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tyler's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lerper wants to get up but he can't break Tyler's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lerper chips away with some ground and pound.
Lerper stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lerper gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lerper is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Tyler will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Lerper in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lerper working the ground and pound from side control.
Lerper scores with punches from side control.
Tyler is not content to let Lerper control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyler is looking to regain half guard here but Lerper keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lerper controls the position.
Lerper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tyler on the ground.
Tyler tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lerper is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tyler knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lerper tries to stand but Tyler is controlling his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lerper lands a few punches from side control.
Tyler is trying to escape the position but Lerper is controlling the position.
Lerper wants to stand but Tyler has his arm trapped.
Lerper trying to control the position but Tyler is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lerper wants to stand but Tyler is controlling his arm.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lerper shoots in and drives through. Tyler sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Lerper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lerper shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Lerper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Larry Lerper's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lerper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyler was well out of range. Poor timing from Lerper.
Tyler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyler gets caught flat footed, as Lerper shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tyler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lerper controlling from the top position.
Lerper trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lerper postures up.
Tyler keeping moving, preventing Lerper from controlling successfully.
Tyler is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lerper with a nice head shot there.
Lerper trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lerper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tyler takes a swing at Lerper's ribcage but misses.
Lerper gets the takedown into side control.
Lerper tries to advance to mount but can't.
Tyler is trying to control Lerper's posture but Lerper avoids it.
Lerper trying to control the action but Tyler is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lerper lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lerper working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lerper wants to stand but Tyler is controlling his arm.
Tyler is looking for a sweep.
Lerper wants to stand but Tyler is controlling his arm.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lerper darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lerper slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lerper wants to pass the guard but Tyler is defending well.
Lerper will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lerper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tyler keeps working.
Lerper controlling the action here.
Larry Lerper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tyler moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lerper trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Lerper controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tyler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lerper doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lerper manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lerper trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tyler's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Lerper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Larry Lerper's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lerper looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Tyler!
Lerper sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tyler is in a horrible position here. Lerper smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lerper looking to control but Tyler is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Larry Lerper just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Lerper drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tyler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lerper wants to control but Tyler is keeping him busy.
Lerper tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler is looking to reverse the position.
Tyler is not content to let Lerper control the position.
Lerper working away.
Tyler regains half guard.
Lerper content to control rather than advance.
Lerper is trying to control the action in half guard but Tyler is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lerper stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
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.
Lerper throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lerper scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lerper trying to control the position but Tyler is working away.
A lull in the action here.
Tyler tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lerper wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lerper wants to stand but Tyler has his arm trapped.
Lerper is staying tight to Tyler's torso, preventing him from escaping.
You can see the frustration on Tyler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lerper lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lerper clinches up against the cage.
Lerper jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tyler walks away with a smile on his face. Lerper gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lerper moves into range and clinches up with Tyler.
Tyler tries to break the clinch but Lerper is controlling the position.
Lerper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lerper closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lerper lands in his opponent's guard.
Lerper trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Terry Tyler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lerper slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lerper is working Tyler over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lerper gets to his feet. Tyler looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lerper shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lerper was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lerper breaks from Tyler's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Larry Lerper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyler is looking to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Lerper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lerper has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Lerper!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pierre BoocheyBooge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Wellington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierre BoocheyBooge had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Pierre BoocheyBooge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dexter Wellington!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of BoocheyBooge 's head but he takes it in his stride.
BoocheyBooge takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wellington moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
BoocheyBooge scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wellington is staying active underneath BoocheyBooge, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
BoocheyBooge passes to side control.
Wellington is trying to get back to half guard.
Wellington is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
BoocheyBooge tries for a kimura but Wellington is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BoocheyBooge working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wellington can do anything to dispel that myth.
The ground and pound from BoocheyBooge seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington pushes BoocheyBooge away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, BoocheyBooge gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
BoocheyBooge decides to stand up, so the ref orders Wellington to his feet.
Wellington lands a jab to the head.
BoocheyBooge is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wellington.
BoocheyBooge fails in his attempt to clinch.
BoocheyBooge fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wellington listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
BoocheyBooge looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wellington is fending him off so far but BoocheyBooge persists. Nope, Wellington circles away and we're back to standing.
BoocheyBooge is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BoocheyBooge shoots for a double leg takedown but Wellington sprawls well. He's pushed BoocheyBooge's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre BoocheyBooge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wellington tests BoocheyBooge's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wellington lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BoocheyBooge on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
BoocheyBooge has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
BoocheyBooge is rocked!
Wellington throws a monster overhand right that drops BoocheyBooge! Wellington follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dexter Wellington!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cristiano Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petri Nieminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nieminen has chosen Born an OG as his entrance music. Cristiano Ronaldo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Cristiano Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Petri Nieminen!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nieminen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ronaldo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck for Nieminen with that takedown attempt.
Nieminen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nieminen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ronaldo tries to roll over but Nieminen keeps him under control.
Ronaldo controlling the position for now.
Ronaldo is pressing down on Nieminen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nieminen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ronaldo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nieminen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nieminen preventing the sweep.
Nieminen wants to control from the top but Ronaldo keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo working a defensive guard here.
Ronaldo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ronaldo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nieminen working to try and regain half guard.
Ronaldo breaks from Nieminen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ronaldo trying to control but Nieminen is having none of it.
Nieminen tries to hold on but Ronaldo postures up.
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.
Ronaldo wants to take his opponent's back but Nieminen doesn't allow it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ronaldo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nieminen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ronaldo looking to control but Nieminen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nieminen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ronaldo goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Nieminen turns into him and now he's in Ronaldo's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen is pushing down on Ronaldo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ronaldo is fighting to maintain full guard but Nieminen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nieminen gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Nieminen throws a big shot that misses.
Nieminen fails to land with a series of punches.
Ronaldo wants to clinch up but Nieminen keeps it at a distance.
Nieminen closes the distance and clinches up with Ronaldo, looking for a takedown. Nieminen pushes Ronaldo against the cage but Ronaldo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nieminen throws out a leg kick but Ronaldo moves out of range and Nieminen only half commits.
Nieminen closes the distance and clinches up with Ronaldo, looking for a takedown. Nieminen pushes Ronaldo against the cage but Ronaldo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cristiano Ronaldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petri Nieminen.
Nieminen looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nieminen keeping full guard, as Ronaldo tries to pass.
Ronaldo trying to control the position from guard on top but Nieminen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ronaldo being controlled here momentarily.
Nieminen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ronaldo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Nieminen is trying to keep Ronaldo in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cristiano Ronaldo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ronaldo tries for a takedown but Nieminen circles away easily
and Nieminen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nieminen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nieminen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nieminen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nieminen postures up.
Nieminen won't allow Ronaldo to sweep him here.
Ronaldo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nieminen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nieminen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ronaldo dives on top into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nieminen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo tries to free his leg and advance position but Nieminen is retaining full guard.
Nieminen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ronaldo looking to pass the guard.
Ronaldo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Nieminen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ronaldo, into his guard.
Nieminen pushing down on Ronaldo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nieminen is pressing down on Ronaldo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ronaldo is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen prevents Ronaldo from improving his position.
Nieminen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nieminen is tying to control. Ronaldo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ronaldo wants to get back to full guard.
Nieminen wants to work for an arm triangle but Ronaldo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ronaldo is looking to control Nieminen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ronaldo avoid being mounted?
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nieminen tries to clinch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Petri Nieminen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Nieminen.
Nieminen throws a lazy right hand but Ronaldo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nieminen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nieminen throws a series of punches but Ronaldo avoids them all with ease.
Ronaldo scores with a takedown into Nieminen's guard.
Nieminen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ronaldo postures up.
Ronaldo 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.
Ronaldo wants to control from the top but Nieminen keeps moving.
Nieminen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen 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.
Ronaldo tries to free his leg and advance position but Nieminen is retaining full guard.
Ronaldo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nieminen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ronaldo is working to get back to half guard.
Nieminen is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ronaldo has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ronaldo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petri Nieminen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ronaldo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ronaldo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nieminen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ronaldo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nieminen trying to control the position from guard on top but Ronaldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petri Nieminen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ronaldo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ronaldo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ronaldo had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Nieminen is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Ronaldo Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Nieminen's back instead.
Nieminen rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieminen looking for submissions off his back.
Nieminen manages to get to full guard.
Ronaldo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nieminen had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ronaldo is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Nieminen Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ronaldo's back instead.
Ronaldo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo looking for submissions off his back.
Nieminen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nieminen is looking to advance position but Ronaldo won't allow it.
Ronaldo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ronaldo is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nieminen has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Ronaldo is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Petri Nieminen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lars Ricken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Nishimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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175 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lars Ricken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Shinji Nishimura!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricken throws a solid leg kick but Nishimura takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ricken.
Nishimura checks the leg kick.
Ricken swinging wilding here.
Ricken fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ricken throws a right hand that Nishimura ducks under and follows up with a left that Nishimura also avoids with ease.
Ricken misses with a few strikes there.
Danga de danga de dang - Ricken scores with a four punch combination!
Nishimura should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nishimura looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ricken is fending him off so far but Nishimura persists. Nope, Ricken circles away and we're back to standing.
Ricken throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ricken instigates a clinch.
Nishimura scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Lars Ricken has been cut.
Nishimura avoiding damage.
Ricken wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nishimura looking to throw knees to the head but Ricken is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nishimura with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ricken wants to break free but Nishimura has control.
Ricken wants to break free but Nishimura has control.
Nishimura with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ricken blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishimura misses with a knee strike.
Nishimura misses with a knee to the head.
Nishimura goes for a takedown attempt but Ricken pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nishimura moves into the clinch successfully.
Nishimura prevents Ricken from breaking the clinch.
Ricken breaks the clinch.
Ricken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nishimura.
A bone on bone clash there as Nishimura blocks the leg kick.
Nishimura fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lars Ricken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Nishimura.
Ricken fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nishimura fails to land the takedown.
Nishimura looks gassed!
Ricken closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ricken lands in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nishimura pushes a forearm under Ricken's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Ricken is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shinji Nishimura!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jose Silva enters the cage!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Silva!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nelson finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
A jab lands there for Nelson.
Nelson moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Nelson tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Good work by Nelson as he checks the leg kick.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Nelson clinches with his opponent.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like James Nelson has been cut.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Jose Silva has been cut.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nelson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nelson is trying to break free.
Silva drags the fight down to the ground.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nelson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Nelson defends easily.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Nelson pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson distracts Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silva has his foot on Nelson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nelson works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nelson. That did some damage!
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nelson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nelson darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nelson presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nelson lands with a right to the head.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nelson blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nelson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nelson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nelson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nelson looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Nelson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nelson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Nelson looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Nelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nelson clinches up against the cage.
Nelson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nelson wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nelson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Nelson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
A knee to the head by Nelson.
Nelson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nelson breaks the clinch.
Nelson scores with a head kick.
Nelson rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nelson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nelson wants to break free but Silva has control.
Still in the clinch, Nelson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nelson lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Nelson breaks from the clinch.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Nelson scores with a head kick.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids the head kick by Nelson.
Nelson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nelson scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Nelson swinging wilding here.
Nelson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!
Nelson has a takedown stuffed.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nelson swivels and escapes.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that James Nelson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva clinches but Nelson breaks the clinch
and Nelson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Silva wants to stand but Nelson is controlling the position.
Nelson tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Silva is looking to sinch up a triangle. Nelson throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Silva's body to avoid the submission. Silva has instead reached around Nelson's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Silva arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jose Silva!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Lyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damon Penmark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lyle might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Who's your Daddy by Mook N Fair. Damon Penmark 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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255 lbs
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277 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Lyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Damon Penmark!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyle scores with a nice head shot.
Lyle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lyle cracks Penmark with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Lyle has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Penmark to stand back up!
Penmark is rocked!
It looks like Damon Penmark has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lyle throws a pinpoint strike between Penmark's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Penmark crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Lyle scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kyle Lyle!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reko Mehtala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Jitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mehtala comes to the cage accompanied by Koto - Jabdah. Jitz has chosen Sleepwalking by Blindside as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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217 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Reko Mehtala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Jitz!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jitz tries to clinch there but Mehtala circles away.
Jitz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mehtala.
Mehtala misses with a wild combination.
Jitz dodges the punch combination from Mehtala.
Jitz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mehtala.
Mehtala takes one to the chin there.
Jitz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mehtala shoots in and drives through. Jitz sprawls well.
Mehtala takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jitz digs a good hook to Mehtala's body.
Jitz shoots in but Mehtala avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitz slips under a jab from Mehtala.
No joy there for Jitz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jitz thuds his right hand into Mehtala's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mehtala throws an overhand right that lands on Jitz's shoulder, as Jitz tries to avoid the shot.
Jitz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jitz moves in looking to clinch but Mehtala pushes him off.
Jitz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mehtala takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jitz moves away from the strike by Mehtala.
A shot to de liver by Mehtala. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Jitz misses
and Mehtala decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jitz's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mehtala is looking to advance position but Jitz has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Mehtala tries to hold on but Jitz pushes him away.
Mehtala knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jitz on the ground.
Mehtala wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Jitz looking for the choke from the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mehtala fending off the submission attempt from Jitz.
Mehtala trying to control the hands but Jitz breaks the grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mehtala rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Jitz trying to control the action but Mehtala is working from the bottom.
Mehtala is trying to maintain the position but Jitz is very close to passing his half guard.
Mehtala tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mehtala is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mehtala is working hard here to advance position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mehtala misses with a hook to the body
and Jitz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jitz with a poor takedown
and Mehtala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reko Mehtala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Jitz.
Jitz walks into a left hand.
Jitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jitz staying out of range there.
Jitz throws a series of punches but Mehtala avoids them all with ease.
Jitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mehtala.
Jitz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mehtala throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jitz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mehtala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jitz.
Jitz scores with a hook to the body. Mehtala takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Reko Mehtala will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mehtala's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mehtala misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jitz counters with a nice body shot.
Jitz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mehtala throws a sloppy body shot
and Jitz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mehtala avoids the body shot from Jitz.
Jitz lands a slapping body shot.
Jitz lands the left hand.
Jitz jabs at Mehtala's body.
Mehtala takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jitz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mehtala rather than just go for the knockout.
Jitz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mehtala swats away the attempt to clinch by Jitz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitz tries to clinch
and Mehtala decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jitz's guard.
Mehtala might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mehtala advances to half guard.
Mehtala slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jitz is pressing down on Mehtala's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mehtala is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jitz is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jitz has escaped and now he's on top!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mehtala controls Jitz momentarily but Jitz frees himself.
Jitz trying to control the position from guard on top but Mehtala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mehtala wants to sweep here but Jitz controlling him for the moment.
Jitz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mehtala pulls Jitz in close to prevent any damage.
Jitz looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jitz with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mehtala is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jitz is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jitz misses with a body shot.
Mehtala falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Jitz counter with a right hand.
Reko Mehtala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mehtala swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mehtala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mehtala throws a jab when Jitz was well out of range.
Jitz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mehtala in his tracks.
Mehtala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jitz jabs Mehtala right on the nose. Mehtala blinks but takes it well.
Jitz lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Mehtala.
Mehtala throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jitz counters with a nice body shot.
Jitz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mehtala.
Mehtala swats away the attempt to clinch by Jitz.
Jitz lands with a straight right. Mehtala didn't see that one coming.
Mehtala takes one on the button.
Jitz lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mehtala throws a jab but it's blocked by Jitz.
Jitz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jake Jitz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mehtala doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Jitz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Mehtala misses with a double jab
and Jitz counters with a nice body shot.
Mehtala misses the body punch
and Jitz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mehtala falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Jitz counter with a right hand.
Jitz moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Jitz.
Jitz scores with a jab. Mehtala acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mehtala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jitz moves out of range as Mehtala strikes.
Jitz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mehtala misses with a hook to the body
enabling Jitz to counter with a crisp jab.
Mehtala misses with a combination
enabling Jitz to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jitz misses with a low kick.
Jitz jabs at Mehtala's body.
Jitz lands with a shot to the body.
Mehtala throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jitz counters with a right hand to the body.
Jitz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mehtala is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mehtala's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
No luck for Jitz with that takedown attempt.
Jitz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Reko Mehtala has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jitz tries a head kick but it misses.
Mehtala waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Jitz.
Jitz tries for a takedown but Mehtala circles away easily
and Mehtala decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jitz's guard.
Mehtala is looking to stand up but Jitz won't let him.
Jitz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jitz is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Mehtala has his hands clasped together but Jitz extends an breaks Mehtala's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Jitz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jake Jitz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timo T A (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Rourke (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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19
199 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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193 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Timo T A!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Rourke!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
T A ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
T A connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rourke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rourke lands with a cross.
T A throws a right hand that Rourke ducks under and follows up with a left that Rourke also avoids with ease.
T A swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rourke throws a jab but it's blocked by T A.
No joy there for Rourke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rourke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rourke scores with a nice strike.
T A scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
T A avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rourke scores with a hook.
T A is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from T A misses.
Oh T A is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
T A blocks a jab.
T A seems to have got his legs back now.
T A scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Mickey Rourke has been cut.
T A keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
T A takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big right from Rourke misses.
T A misses with a combination
and Rourke counters with a huge left! T A is in big trouble! He's backing up but Rourke isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save T A from any more damage. A dominating finish by Rourke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Rourke!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos The Animal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas De Groote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Groote is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bas' Theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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267 lbs
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240 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos The Animal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bas De Groote!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Animal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The Animal stands up over De Groote, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The Animal works over De Groote with some ground and pound from guard.
The Animal makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The Animal is working De Groote over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Animal makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
De Groote looking for a guillotine here but The Animal defends easily.
The Animal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The Animal throws a big right hand that misses.
The Animal with a flurry of punches that miss.
The Animal working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
De Groote is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The Animal preventing the sweep.
De Groote pulls The Animal in close to his closed guard and prevents The Animal from doing any damage or advancing position.
De Groote working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Animal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Animal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Animal stands up and waves to De Groote to follow him.
Horrible takedown by De Groote or perhaps it was just good defense by The Animal which made him look bad.
The Animal tries to close the distance and clinch but De Groote swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Animal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Animal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De Groote pinned against the cage. De Groote gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The Animal shoots and misses
and De Groote counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The Animal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The Animal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Groote has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Groote pulls The Animal into guard.
The Animal thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groote looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The Animal postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The Animal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Groote looking for a sweep. Not yet De Groote, not yet.
De Groote trying to control the position.
The Animal with a flurry of punches that miss.
The Animal connects with a couple of short punches.
The Animal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Groote avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Groote looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The Animal cracks De Groote with a solid left hand.
De Groote is looking for a triangle but The Animal pushes his legs off easily.
The Animal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Animal has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The Animal lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groote avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Animal throwing strikes but missing.
The Animal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Groote working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Animal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Animal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
De Groote is trying to control the position from the bottom.
De Groote looks gassed!
The Animal stopping the sweep attempt from De Groote.
The Animal scoring with some ground and pound.
De Groote is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The Animal distracts De Groote with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Animal throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Groote escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The Animal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The Animal connects with a couple of short punches.
The Animal won't allow De Groote to sweep him here.
The Animal throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Animal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Groote is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Animal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Groote preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The Animal working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
De Groote working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos The Animal dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Animal clinches but De Groote breaks the clinch
and De Groote counters by clinching up.
The Animal is trying to break the clinch but De Groote has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, De Groote scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Groote tries a knee to the head but The Animal blocks it.
The Animal is looking to break free of the clinch but De Groote has double underhooks.
The Animal is trying to break free.
De Groote missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Groote.
The Animal has had enough of the clinch but De Groote keeps him there for the moment.
De Groote has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Animal is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
De Groote tightens his grip and picks The Animal up, before dumping him to the ground. The Animal manages to land in guard.
De Groote stopping the sweep attempt from The Animal.
De Groote is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
De Groote is breathing heavily.
The Animal working a defensive guard here.
De Groote works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Carlos The Animal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Groote is trying to work for a kimura but The Animal is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Animal is trying to stand back up but De Groote is controlling him
De Groote is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. The Animal doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time De Groote.
The Animal wants to get back to his feet.
The Animal pushes De Groote off and gets back to his feet.
De Groote slips a jab from The Animal.
De Groote avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Animal misses with a wild combination.
De Groote bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Animal's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The Animal throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De Groote's waist but De Groote gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The Animal off to one side.
The Animal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The Animal misses with a wild combination.
The Animal misses with a takedown attempt
and De Groote counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos The Animal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Animal wants to get back to his feet but De Groote is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
De Groote passes The Animal's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
De Groote 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.
The Animal misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Animal tries to kick De Groote off but De Groote keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
De Groote is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The Animal missing with punches from the bottom.
De Groote seems to be looking for submissions.
De Groote wants to pass to mount but The Animal is defending the position.
The Animal punching from the bottom.
The Animal misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The Animal tries to clinch but De Groote moves away
and De Groote counters with a stiff right hand.
De Groote throws a head kick that The Animal semi-blocks.
De Groote has The Animal up against the cage in a clinch.
De Groote scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groote manages to pull guard.
The Animal wants to control from the top but De Groote keeps moving.
The Animal scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The Animal distracts De Groote with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Animal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Groote looking for a sweep. Not yet De Groote, not yet.
The Animal wanted to stand there but De Groote had control of the position.
The Animal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Animal content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
De Groote is pulling down on The Animal's head. It's preventing any offense from The Animal, at least for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Groote wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas De Groote showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The Animal shoots in and drives through. De Groote sprawls well.
The Animal has his takedown stuffed
and De Groote counters with a nice double leg into guard.
De Groote stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Animal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Groote passes The Animal's left leg - he's now in half guard.
De Groote blocks the strikes from The Animal.
The Animal punching from the bottom.
The Animal is trying to stand.
De Groote is looking for a kimura but The Animal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for De Groote to get the leverage.
The Animal gets back to full guard.
De Groote drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and De Groote jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The Animal can't keep his opponent in guard - De Groote advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groote trying to pass the guard but The Animal defending well.
The Animal gets back to full guard.
The Animal throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
De Groote looking to pass the guard.
The Animal wants to stand up but De Groote is controlling him.
De Groote wants to control from the top but The Animal keeps moving.
De Groote might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control The Animal kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The Animal misses with a double jab
and De Groote counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
De Groote blocks the strikes from The Animal.
The Animal tries to kick De Groote off but De Groote keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The Animal is looking for a sweep. De Groote is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De Groote is thwarting The Animal's attempts to control the position.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for De Groote. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
De Groote is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
De Groote blocks The Animal's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The Animal is looking to improve his position but De Groote isn't that keen on the idea.
De Groote working for a guillotine from mount but The Animal is in no mood to give up.
The Animal is squirming around, avoiding De Groote's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Animal is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
De Groote with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
De Groote looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
De Groote thowing shots but they're missing.
The Animal is in all sorts of trouble here.
De Groote is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. The Animal is in real trouble.
De Groote tightening his grip on The Animal, looking for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groote looking for the choke but no joy.
De Groote gets his hands free as The Animal looks to control.
The Animal looking very determined here, making life difficult for De Groote.
De Groote really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for The Animal.
The Animal is trying to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bas De Groote comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Groote has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas De Groote!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pink Floyd: Have a Cigar. Larsson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Foo Fighters - My Hero. Johan Larsson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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180 lbs
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181 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Johan Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larsson moves away.
Brown throws a right hand that Larsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Larsson also avoids with ease.
Larsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown misses with a body shot
and Larsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Larsson blocks a jab.
Brown swings away with a body shot that misses
and Larsson counters with a good low kick that Brown was not able to check.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Larsson counters with a series of strikes. Brown will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jab, jab by Larsson - just one landing.
Brown misses with a combination
and Larsson counters with a thumping low kick.
A shot to the body from Brown misses
enabling Larsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Larsson lands a nice shot that snaps Brown's head back.
Brown misses with a hook to the body
and Larsson counters with a good low kick that Brown was not able to check.
Some wild striking there from Larsson.
Larsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a shot to the body
and Larsson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Tyson Brown has been cut.
Larsson lands a lovely overhand right.
Larsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheers as Larsson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brown doesn't seem phased though.
Larsson throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsson misses with a double jab.
Brown throws a combination that misses
enabling Larsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Larsson swinging wilding here.
Larsson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Brown had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Larsson takes one to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Larsson.
Larsson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsson lands a head kick. Brown smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brown is rocked!
Larsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Larsson throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Larsson ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown swings away with a body shot that misses
and Larsson counters with a two punch combo.
Larsson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Larsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brown has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Larsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Brown's head.
A jab from Larsson does it's job there.
Larsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Larsson.
Tyson Brown's cut is getting worse.
Larsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brown's head backwards.
Brown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Larsson.
Larsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Larsson lands a jab to the head.
Larsson throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Larsson misses.
Brown is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Larsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A left lands for Larsson.
Brown swings away with a body shot that misses
and Larsson counters with a low kick, right behind Brown 's knee.
Danga de danga de dang - Larsson scores with a four punch combination!
Larsson misses with a double jab.
Tyson Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown throws a sloppy body shot
and Larsson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Larsson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Larsson scores with a nice body kick.
Larsson lands a jab to Brown's midsection.
Larsson lands with a right hand.
Larsson lands the left hand.
A cross from Larsson lands.
Larsson throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Brown looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brown swings away with a body shot that misses
and Larsson counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larsson lands a jab to Brown's midsection.
Brown takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Larsson lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Larsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Brown's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Larsson stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Larsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brown is looking to wear down Larsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brown drops his hands momentarily and Larsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Larsson lands a jab-cross combination.
Tyson Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Larsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brown. That did some damage!
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Larsson counters with a thumping low kick.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Larsson counters with a three punch combo that has Brown backing up. Brown nods at Larsson to acknowledge the strikes.
Brown gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Larsson digs a good hook to Brown's body.
Brown misses with a body punch
and Larsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Larsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Brown might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Larsson ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Larsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot to the body from Brown misses
and Larsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Larsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Larsson drives through and clinches with Brown against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Larsson.
Larsson digs a right hand underneath Brown's ribcage. Brown let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brown tries to break the clinch but Larsson is controlling the position.
Brown blocks a body shot from Larsson.
Larsson misses with a body punch.
Larsson lands a shot to the body.
Larsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Larsson scores with a jab to the body.
Larsson lands a jab.
Nice shot lands for Larsson.
Johan Larsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Larsson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tyson Brown's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson scores with a shot to the body.
Brown takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Larsson.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Larsson counters with a nice leg kick.
Larsson throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Brown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Larsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Brown's head.
A shot to the body from Brown misses
and Larsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Larsson throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Larsson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Larsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A shot to the body from Brown misses
and Larsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brown's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larsson dips to his left and cracks Brown with an uppercut!
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Larsson can pounce on him.
Larsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brown needs to keep his hands up - Larsson had a free shot at his head there.
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Larsson moved out of range.
Brown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Larsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Larsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Larsson. Larsson obviously looking to wear him down.
Larsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut lands for Larsson. That snapped Brown's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson cracks Brown with a good jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Larsson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Larsson stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Larsson scores with a jab to the head.
Brown misses with a straight right.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Larsson counters with a thumping low kick.
Larsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Larsson to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larsson cracks the inside of Brown's front leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Larsson scores with a nice right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Larsson.
A jab from Larsson finds it's way through Brown's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Larsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tyson Brown's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A left lands for Larsson.
Brown throws a left and a right that both miss
and Larsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Larsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown connects with a jab.
Larsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Larsson throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Brown falls off balance throwing a combination
and Larsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Larsson.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Larsson with a hook.
Larsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Larsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown misses the body punch
and Larsson counters with a nice body shot.
Larsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brown throws a left and a right that both miss
and Larsson counters with a left and a right that stings Brown.
Larsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brown falls off balance throwing a combination
and Larsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Larsson does no damage.
Brown throws a sloppy body shot
and Larsson counters with a series of strikes. Brown will be more careful next time no doubt.
Larsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Larsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Larsson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brown backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsson scores with a punch to the head.
Jeez, Tyson Brown's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson lands a slapping body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Larsson.
Larsson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brown takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Larsson.
Larsson misses with the combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Larsson.
Nice body kick from Larsson.
Nice shot by Larsson.
Larsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Larsson slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brown. Brown circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Larsson counters with a left to the body.
Larsson scores with a nice right hand.
Larsson throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Larsson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Larsson duly obliges.
A slapping leg kick lands for Larsson.
Larsson lands a two punch combo.
Larsson scores with a jab to the head.
Larsson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Larsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Larsson scores with a jab to the head.
Larsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brown takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brown's hands.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Larsson.
Brown moves forwards but Larsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Larsson moved out of range nicely.
Brown misses with a shot to the body
and Larsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Larsson works Brown's body with a nice hook.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Larsson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Larsson cracks Brown with a good jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Larsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
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!
Brown takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Larsson lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Larsson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Brown's cut.
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.
Larsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab, jab by Larsson - just one landing.
Brown takes one to the side of the head.
Larsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown misses with a double jab
and Larsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brown thinking.
Brown falls off balance throwing a combination
and Larsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Larsson.
Larsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A jab from Larsson finds it's way through Brown's defenses.
Brown connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Larsson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Larsson counters with a solid body kick.
Larsson clinches.
Larsson keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Larsson.
Larsson misses with a body punch.
Larsson can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Larsson manages to break the clinch.
Larsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Larsson scores with the left hand. Brown knows he should have avoided that one.
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Larsson!
Brown walks forward, straight into a front kick from Larsson.
Brown swings away with a body shot that misses
and Larsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Larsson connects with a nice looking jab.
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!
Larsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Larsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Larsson catches Brown with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Larsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Left hook, right uppercut from Larsson.
Larsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Larsson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Larsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Larsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Larsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson scores with a shot to the body.
Larsson scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Larsson connects with the punch.
Larsson clinches up against the cage.
A short left from Larsson.
A body shot lands from Larsson.
Larsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Larsson presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Larsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Larsson cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
Brown prevents a body shot from Larsson.
Larsson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Larsson lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Larsson as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Larsson.
Larsson prevents a body shot from Brown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown blocks a body shot from Larsson.
Larsson pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown prevents a body shot from Larsson.
Larsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown can't break the clinch.
Larsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Larsson tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Larsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Larsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Larsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Larsson keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brown avoiding damage as Larsson throws knees to the body.
Larsson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brown.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Larsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Larsson.
A head punch on the inside from Larsson fails to land.
Brown manages to break the clinch.
Larsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Larsson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Brown's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Larsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Larsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Larsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Larsson throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Brown misses with a combination
and Larsson counters with a two punch combo.
Brown falls off balance throwing a combination
and Larsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown looks to land a combination. Larsson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brown fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Larsson lands a jab to the nose.
Larsson misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
No joy there for Larsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Larsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Larsson.
Larsson throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Brown misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Larsson counters with a right hand to the body.
Brown falls off balance throwing a combination
and Larsson counters with a nice uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Larsson.
Brown misses with a double jab
and Larsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Larsson scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson works over Brown's head and body with a nice combination.
Brown takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Larsson scores with a leg kick.
Brown falls off balance throwing a combination
and Larsson counters with a three punch combo that has Brown backing up. Brown nods at Larsson to acknowledge the strikes.
Larsson scores with a nice head shot.
Brown takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Larsson connects with a jab.
Brown throws a combination that misses
and Larsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Larsson misses with a double jab.
Larsson lands a body shot.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Larsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brown on the side of the head.
Brown throws a combination that misses
and Larsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johan Larsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Larsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Brown's head.
Larsson jabs Brown right on the nose. Brown blinks but takes it well.
Brown misses with a body punch
and Larsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Larsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab lands there for Larsson.
Tyson Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown swings away with a body shot that misses
and Larsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Larsson looks to land a combination. Brown sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brown falls off balance throwing a combination
and Larsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Larsson thuds his right hand into Brown's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Larsson scores with a jab to the head.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Larsson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Brown throws a combination that misses
and Larsson counters with a big head kick but Brown shrugs it off.
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Larsson can pounce on him.
Larsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brown takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Larsson finds it's way through Brown's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johan Larsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Larsson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 42:50
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 42:50
Judge William Gold scores the fight 42:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johan Larsson!
Johan Larsson is the new welterweight champion!
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