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VFC 13: 2010 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cesar Agustus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Baeumer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Baeumer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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210 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cesar Agustus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Baeumer!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agustus dodges the punch combination from Baeumer.
Agustus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Agustus shoots in looking for a takedown. Baeumer tries to sprawl out of it but Agustus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Baeumer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Baeumer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baeumer drops Agustus with a nice combination! Baeumer dives into Agustus's guard, looking to finish!
Agustus is rocked!
It looks like Cesar Agustus has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Agustus has an active guard here but Baeumer has managed to pass into half guard.
Oh Agustus is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Agustus is breathing heavily.
Baeumer tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Agustus.
Agustus seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baeumer stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Agustus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Baeumer throws a series of punches but Agustus avoids them all with ease.
Baeumer stuffs the takedown attempt from Agustus. Agustus gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cesar Agustus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baeumer drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Agustus's head, knocking him out cold! Baeumer is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul Baeumer!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between M I Callis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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, M I Callis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, George St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Callis.
No luck for St Pierre with that takedown attempt.
Callis fails with the takedown
and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Callis preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Still in half guard, St Pierre seems content to control.
Callis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. St Pierre is working away from the top position though.
Callis gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. St Pierre gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Callis looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Pierre is one step ahead there.
Callis trying to control the position.
St Pierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Callis is retaining full guard.
St Pierre postures up.
Callis is really struggling to control St Pierre but he's trying to hold on to the position.
St Pierre wants to stand but Callis is controlling his posture from full guard.
Callis wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
St Pierre shoots and misses
and Callis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
St Pierre throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
St Pierre keeping full guard, as Callis tries to pass.
Callis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
St Pierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Callis is one step ahead there.
St Pierre looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Pierre wants to stand but Callis is controlling the position.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Callis from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
St Pierre being controlled here, momentarily.
Callis wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Callis misses with a two punch combination.
Callis misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Pierre gets the takedown into side control.
St Pierre decides to stand back up.
Callis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Callis is breathing heavily.
Callis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Callis avoids the attempt from St Pierre to control.
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 M I Callis will probably get the nod.
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.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than St Pierre was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Callis wants to control but St Pierre is having none of it.
Callis is wriggling around trying to escape.
St Pierre avoids the attempt from Callis to control.
Callis working to try and regain half guard.
Callis is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre avoids the attempt from Callis to control.
Callis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because St Pierre is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
St Pierre landing strikes, looking to finish!
St Pierre is working for a guillotine from mount but Callis frees his head quite easily.
Callis sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Callis is looking for a sweep. St Pierre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
St Pierre seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Callis tries to roll over but St Pierre keeps him under control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre wants to stand but Callis has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Callis blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Pierre.
Callis throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Callis keeps control of the position for the meantime.
St Pierre is tying to control. Callis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
St Pierre feints and as Callis raises his hands in defense, St Pierre changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
St Pierre won't allow Callis to sweep him here.
Callis has St Pierre pulled in close to control his posture.
Callis trying to keep a closed guard but St Pierre is proving a slippery customer.
Callis looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Pierre is one step ahead there.
St Pierre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Callis is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
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.
St Pierre gets to his feet - Callis follows without any prompting.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt
so Callis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
St Pierre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Callis prevents St Pierre from getting back to his feet.
Callis looking to pass the guard.
Callis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that M I Callis will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Callis with a lazy takedown attempt
and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
St Pierre tries to stand but Callis is controlling from the bottom.
Callis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Callis looking to control but St Pierre passes into half guard.
It looks like St Pierre is going to stand back up.
Callis is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre wants to stand but Callis has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is tying to control. Callis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Callis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so St Pierre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Callis is adopting a defensive guard.
Callis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is squirming around, avoiding Callis's attempts to control the action.
St Pierre trying desperately to get to his feet.
Callis wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Callis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to control but Callis is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if St Pierre can do anything to dispel that myth.
St Pierre is looking to get to half guard.
Callis controlling his opponent.
Callis's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Callis tries to control but St Pierre wriggling away.
Callis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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.
St Pierre wants to hold on but Callis pushes him away.
Callis is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, St Pierre has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Callis wants to control the pace but St Pierre is squirming around nicely.
M I Callis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St Pierre is trying to escape the mount.
St Pierre throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
George St Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Callis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... M I Callis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Sapofski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Grove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Grove looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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255 lbs
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BJJ White 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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Sapofski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Grove!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapofski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice straight punches there by Grove. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grove.
Sapofski drops Grove with a beautiful combination! Grove stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sapofski is looking for the KO!
It looks like James Grove has been cut.
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!
Grove throws a series of punches but Sapofski avoids them all with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grove paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sapofski fails to land with a series of punches.
Grove misses with a looping right.
Sapofski takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sapofski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grove misses with a looping right.
Sapofski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sapofski ducks under a wild hook from Grove.
Grove misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Grove misses the target.
Grove looks gassed!
Sapofski misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Sapofski.
Sapofski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sapofski looks to land a combination but Grove avoids it well.
Sapofski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grove pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grove throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sapofski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sapofski takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grove avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sapofski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grove circles away quickly and effectively.
Grove throws the left hand but Sapofski avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Grove misses the target.
Grove looks to land a right hand but Sapofski moved out of range.
Sapofski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grove slips a jab and a cross from Sapofski.
Grove lands a head shot.
Sapofski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grove might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Grove misses with a double jab
and Sapofski counters with a two punch combo.
Sapofski misses with the combination.
Grove connects with a single shot there.
Grove lands with an overhand left.
Sapofski misses with a few strikes there.
Grove lands a jab to the head.
Grove misses with a straight left.
Grove swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Grove waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Sapofski.
Grove will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sapofski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grove lands a two punch combo.
No joy there for Sapofski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grove lands with a hook. Sapofski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Grove throws a hook but Sapofski blocks it.
Sapofski slips a jab from Grove.
Sapofski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grove circles away quickly and effectively.
Sapofski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grove 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.
Sapofski misses with a wild combination.
Nice uppercut there from Grove.
Grove throws a nice looking combination but Sapofski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sapofski throws a right and a left that Grove avoids nicely.
Grove throws a shot from downtown. Sapofski moves away and avoids it.
Grove throws a big shot that misses.
Sapofski misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapofski fails to land with a series of punches.
Sapofski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sapofski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grove circles away quickly and effectively.
Sapofski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grove moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grove throws a series of strikes that have Sapofski backpedaling.
Sapofski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sapofski misses with a series of wild punches.
Sapofski tries to move into range but Grove moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Grove misses with an uppercut.
Grove showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sapofski.
Grove lands with a hook. Sapofski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sapofski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sapofski.
Sapofski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sapofski slips a straight right by Grove.
Grove throws an overhand right that lands on Sapofski's shoulder, as Sapofski tries to avoid the shot.
Sapofski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grove swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sapofski looks to land a combination but Grove avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Grove throws a jab but it's blocked by Sapofski.
Sapofski throws a series of punches but Grove avoids them all with ease.
Grove throws a hook but Sapofski avoids it easily.
Sapofski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grove is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sapofski.
James Grove seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grove is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sapofski.
Sapofski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grove.
Sapofski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Sapofski does no damage.
Grove misses with a double jab
and Sapofski counters with a series of strikes. Grove will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sapofski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sapofski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sapofski lands a two punch combo.
Grove scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sapofski fails to land with a series of punches.
Grove throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sapofski counters with a one-two to the body.
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 Bob Sapofski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Grove'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.
Sapofski slips a jab from Grove.
Grove misses with a hook. Sapofski ducked under it nicely.
Sapofski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sapofski scores with a three punch combo!
Grove is rocked!
Sapofski throws a series of punches but Grove avoids them all with ease.
Grove is still on wobbly legs! Can Sapofski finish him?
Sapofski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sapofski misses with a few strikes there.
Sapofski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grove.
Sapofski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grove throws a shot from downtown. Sapofski moves away and avoids it.
Sapofski throws a right and a left that Grove avoids nicely.
Sapofski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grove seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice cross by Grove.
Sapofski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grove.
Grove throws the left hand but Sapofski avoids the punch easily.
Grove throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sapofski counters with a three punch combo that has Grove backing up. Grove nods at Sapofski to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grove throws a jab when Sapofski was well out of range.
Grove scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A punch combination from Sapofski misses.
Grove slips a jab and a cross from Sapofski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grove is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sapofski.
Sapofski misses with the combination.
A combination from Sapofski does no damage.
Grove connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bob Sapofski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grove slips a jab and a cross from Sapofski.
Grove misses with a straight left.
A big right from Grove misses.
Grove dodges the punch combination from Sapofski.
Nice defenses there by Sapofski.
Sapofski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grove misses the jab.
Grove throws a jab but it's blocked by Sapofski.
Sapofski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grove moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sapofski slips a jab from Grove.
Grove is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sapofski.
Grove misses with a looping right.
Bob Sapofski is winning the standup battle so far.
Grove misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Grove throws a shot from downtown. Sapofski moves away and avoids it.
Grove misses with a looping right.
Sapofski throws a series of punches but Grove moves out of range.
Grove dodges the punch combination from Sapofski.
Grove swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sapofski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grove backs up against the cage.
No joy there for Sapofski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grove swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sapofski counters with a left and a right that stings Grove.
Grove slips a jab and a cross from Sapofski.
Sapofski looks to land a combination but Grove avoids it well.
Grove throws a jab but it's blocked by Sapofski.
Sapofski misses with a two punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Sapofski.
Sapofski walks into a stiff left hand from Grove.
A big right from Grove misses.
Sapofski is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sapofski tries to bum rush Grove with a series of wild strikes but Grove uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grove throws a hook but Sapofski avoids it easily.
Sapofski moves away from the strike by Grove.
Grove connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapofski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grove avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sapofski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grove loads up on a big right hand but Sapofski slips the punch.
Sapofski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sapofski swinging wilding here.
Grove lands with an overhand left.
Sapofski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grove.
A combination from Sapofski does no damage.
Sapofski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sapofski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grove.
A combination from Sapofski does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Sapofski.
Sapofski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sapofski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grove throws out the jab.
Sapofski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grove pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sapofski misses with a two punch combination.
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.
Grove scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sapofski looks to land a combination but Grove avoids it well.
Sapofski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grove uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sapofski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grove.
Sapofski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sapofski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grove throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sapofski misses with a series of wild punches.
Sapofski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Grove paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sapofski moves out of range as Grove strikes.
Sapofski moves forwards but Grove connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sapofski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grove moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grove throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sapofski counters with a series of strikes. Grove will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sapofski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sapofski moves out of range as Grove strikes.
Grove avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Sapofski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Grove's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sapofski tries to bum rush Grove with a series of wild strikes but Grove uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sapofski throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Grove misses.
Sapofski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grove.
Sapofski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab lands there for Grove.
Grove misses with a straight left.
Grove lands with a cross.
Grove misses with a looping right.
Danga de danga de dang - Sapofski scores with a four punch combination!
Sapofski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sapofski moves out of range as Grove strikes.
Sapofski throws a series of punches but Grove moves out of range.
Grove connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sapofski. Sapofski circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grove swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sapofski counters with a left and a right that stings Grove.
That has opened up James Grove's cut even more.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sapofski misses with a few strikes there.
Grove throws a lazy right hand but Sapofski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grove misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grove jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sapofski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grove circles away quickly and effectively.
Sapofski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Grove misses with a straight right.
Grove thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sapofski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Grove!
Sapofski throws a nice looking combination but Grove bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grove throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grove falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sapofski counters with a two punch combo.
Sapofski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grove moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grove keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sapofski slips under a jab.
Sapofski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sapofski swinging wilding here.
Grove misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Sapofski does no damage.
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.
Sapofski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Grove misses with a straight right.
Grove throws a lazy right hand but Sapofski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sapofski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grove throws a hook but Sapofski avoids it easily.
Grove with a nice cross.
Sapofski throws a right hand that Grove ducks under and follows up with a left that Grove also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Sapofski misses.
Grove swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sapofski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sapofski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Grove.
Sapofski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grove moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grove throws an overhand right that lands on Sapofski's shoulder, as Sapofski tries to avoid the shot.
Sapofski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sapofski misses with a wild combination.
Grove jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sapofski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grove waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Sapofski.
Sapofski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grove throws a hook but Sapofski avoids it easily.
Sapofski misses with a double jab.
Grove misses with a hook. Sapofski ducked under it nicely.
Grove pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Sapofski scores with a four punch combination!
Sapofski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grove moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sapofski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grove.
A telegraphed right hand from Grove misses the target.
Sapofski throws a right hand that Grove ducks under and follows up with a left that Grove also avoids with ease.
Grove misses with a hook.
A punch combination from Sapofski misses.
Sapofski takes one on the button.
Grove throws a big shot that misses.
Sapofski throws a nice looking combination but Grove bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grove misses with a hook. Sapofski ducked under it nicely.
Sapofski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sapofski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Grove swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sapofski swinging wilding here.
Grove connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sapofski's hands.
Grove slips a jab and a cross from Sapofski.
Sapofski staying out of range there.
Grove misses with a looping left.
A combination from Sapofski does no damage.
Grove misses with a looping left.
Grove connects with the punch.
Sapofski throws a one two combo.
Sapofski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grove.
James Grove has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grove throws out a loose jab but Sapofski uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Sapofski.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A slow jab from Grove misses its intended target.
Sapofski throws a series of punches but Grove avoids them all with ease.
A swing and a miss from Grove.
Bob Sapofski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sapofski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Sapofski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sapofski 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Sapofski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clifton Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filipy Krawczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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267 lbs
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230 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Clifton Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Filipy Krawczyk!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Clifton Barnes has been cut.
Barnes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Barnes slips nicely into half guard.
Barnes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Krawczyk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnes.
Barnes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Krawczyk's head.
Barnes throwing shots but Krawczyk is blocking nicely.
Barnes lands with a punch from half guard.
Barnes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barnes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Krawczyk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Krawczyk is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barnes lands a nice short elbow.
Barnes is nestled in close to Krawczyk, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Krawczyk has hold of Barnes's hands but Barnes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Barnes throwing shots but Krawczyk is blocking nicely.
Barnes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barnes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barnes trying to pass the guard but Krawczyk defending well.
Krawczyk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barnes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barnes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Krawczyk defending well though.
Barnes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to pass to mount but Krawczyk is defending the position.
Barnes is tying to control. Krawczyk wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barnes shoots in and bounces Krawczyk off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Barnes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barnes postures up and lands a big shot to Krawczyk's brow.
Barnes is pushing down on Krawczyk's leg trying to pass to half guard. Krawczyk is fighting to maintain full guard but Barnes has managed to sneak the leg through.
Krawczyk looks gassed!
Barnes is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Krawczyk!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Barnes looking to control but Krawczyk is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Barnes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barnes is landing with some decent strikes but Krawczyk is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Barnes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Barnes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes working Krawczyk over with strikes here.
Barnes looking to finish Krawczyk with some ground and pound. This is bad for Krawczyk!
Barnes connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Barnes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes landing shots from mount.
Barnes with the ground and pound from mount.
Barnes is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by Barnes.
Barnes with shots to the head and body - Krawczyk looks very uncomfortable down there.
Barnes landing punches.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barnes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes working Krawczyk over with strikes here.
Barnes lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clifton Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clifton Barnes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Krawczyk wants to get back to his feet.
Barnes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barnes uses his free foot to push down on Krawczyk's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Krawczyk.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes scoring with strikes but Krawczyk is staying in there.
Barnes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Krawczyk's face.
Barnes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Krawczyk is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes looking to control and managing it successfully.
Clifton Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barnes is landing with some decent strikes but Krawczyk is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Barnes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Barnes cracks Krawczyk with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Barnes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Krawczyk in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes lands a big elbow.
Barnes with shots to the head and body - Krawczyk looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes with a couple of short strikes.
Krawczyk is rocked!
Krawczyk takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Krawczyk is still in real trouble! Can Barnes finish him?
Barnes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Barnes landing shots from mount.
Barnes scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Krawczyk?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes lands a big shot there that rocks Krawczyk but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Barnes with the ground and pound from mount.
Barnes raining down shots from the mount!
Barnes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes breaks from Krawczyk's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Krawczyk seems to have recovered his senses.
Barnes cracks Krawczyk with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Barnes with shots to the head and body - Krawczyk looks very uncomfortable down there.
Barnes scoring with strikes but Krawczyk is staying in there.
Barnes trying to control but Krawczyk is having none of it.
Barnes landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes lands a big shot there that rocks Krawczyk but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Barnes lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Krawczyk hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes looking to finish Krawczyk with some ground and pound. This is bad for Krawczyk!
Barnes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Barnes scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The referee warns Krawczyk that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Krawczyk in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Barnes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Krawczyk can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Barnes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Krawczyk can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clifton Barnes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Clifton Barnes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Barnes fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Krawczyk sprawls well initially but Barnes persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Krawczyk wants to get back to his feet.
Barnes passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Krawczyk!
Barnes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Krawczyk can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Krawczyk is bucking up trying to escape but Barnes cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes working Krawczyk over with strikes here.
Barnes is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Krawczyk can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Krawczyk wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Barnes celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clifton Barnes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rob Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and donny marlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Apaga Nao Bate. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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156 lbs
2 - 2 - 1 |
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Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, donny marlow!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gracie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
marlow shoots in but no luck this time.
marlow has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but marlow regains guard immediately.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie is pushing down on marlow's leg trying to pass to half guard. marlow is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gracie stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows marlow to get to his feet.
marlow stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and marlow counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by marlow.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
marlow breaks from the clinch.
marlow misses with a takedown
and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
marlow is trying to keep Gracie in close.
marlow is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gracie goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, marlow has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gracie but great work by marlow.
marlow tries to advance to mount but Gracie denies him.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
marlow is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
marlow really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
marlow is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Gracie wants to improve his position but marlow is controlling well.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
marlow is trying to control the action in half guard but Gracie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
marlow wants to pass the guard but Gracie is defending well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but marlow pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
marlow looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gracie wants to get back to his feet.
marlow wants to stand up but Gracie has a hold of him and won't allow it.
marlow trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
marlow wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! marlow is tapping! Great win for Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rob Gracie!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vichnou Shiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khalid Fatim El Hazad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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178 lbs
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170 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, Vichnou Shiva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Khalid Fatim El Hazad!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fatim El Hazad wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fatim El Hazad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fatim El Hazad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shiva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shiva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fatim El Hazad moves in looking to clinch but Shiva pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiva blocks a head kick by Fatim El Hazad.
Fatim El Hazad tries to clinch there but Shiva circles away.
Fatim El Hazad closes the distance and clinches up with Shiva, looking for a takedown. Fatim El Hazad pushes Shiva against the cage but Shiva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Shiva or perhaps it was just good defense by Fatim El Hazad which made him look bad.
Shiva gets caught flat footed, as Fatim El Hazad shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fatim El Hazad wants to stand but Shiva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Shiva wants to sweep but no luck.
Shiva keeping moving, preventing Fatim El Hazad from controlling successfully.
Shiva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fatim El Hazad trying to stand up but can't free himself from Shiva's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Shiva wants to pass to mount but Fatim El Hazad is defending the position.
Shiva is trying to control the action in half guard but Fatim El Hazad is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fatim El Hazad can do anything to dispel that myth.
Shiva is looking to advance position but Fatim El Hazad won't allow it.
Shiva has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiva jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Fatim El Hazad manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Shiva wants to control but Fatim El Hazad is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fatim El Hazad prevents Shiva from moving into mount.
Fatim El Hazad pushes Shiva away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Shiva gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Shiva trying to control the action but Fatim El Hazad is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fatim El Hazad tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shiva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shiva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fatim El Hazad is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Shiva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Shiva advances nicely into full mount.
Shiva trying to control but Fatim El Hazad is having none of it.
Shiva controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vichnou Shiva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shiva keeps the fight on the outside.
Fatim El Hazad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fatim El Hazad with a poor takedown
and Shiva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fatim El Hazad's guard.
Shiva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatim El Hazad can't keep his opponent in guard - Shiva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shiva wants to pass to mount but Fatim El Hazad is defending the position.
Fatim El Hazad is refusing to be controlled, as Shiva sits in half guard.
Shiva is trying to work for a kimura but Fatim El Hazad is defending well.
Shiva prevents Fatim El Hazad from standing back up.
Shiva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Shiva wants to pass the guard but Fatim El Hazad is defending well.
Shiva stalling away here and it's allowed Fatim El Hazad to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Shiva passes into half guard.
Shiva wants to control but Fatim El Hazad is keeping him busy.
Shiva tries to pass to full mount but Fatim El Hazad defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiva is working hard here to advance position.
Shiva is working for a kimura but Fatim El Hazad is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shiva trying to mount his opponent but Fatim El Hazad defends it.
Shiva moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shiva tries for a kimura but Fatim El Hazad is defending well.
Shiva trying to control the action but Fatim El Hazad is working from the bottom.
Shiva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shiva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fatim El Hazad is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vichnou Shiva dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Fatim El Hazad tries to clinch
and Shiva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fatim El Hazad's guard.
Fatim El Hazad is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Shiva trying to control the position from guard on top but Fatim El Hazad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fatim El Hazad keeping full guard, as Shiva tries to pass.
Fatim El Hazad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shiva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiva pushes down on Fatim El Hazad's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Shiva works his way into full mount!
Shiva working for a guillotine from mount but Fatim El Hazad is in no mood to give up.
Shiva jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Fatim El Hazad is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Fatim El Hazad and Shiva has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Khalid Fatim El Hazad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiva tries to advance to mount but Fatim El Hazad denies him.
Shiva is trying to get an arm triangle but Fatim El Hazad is defending well.
Shiva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fatim El Hazad is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Shiva prevents Fatim El Hazad from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiva trying to control the position but Fatim El Hazad is working away.
Fatim El Hazad stops Shiva from passing to mount.
Fatim El Hazad tries to improve position but can't.
Shiva advances to mount.
Shiva has isolated one of Fatim El Hazad's arms. Fatim El Hazad looking to fight him off but Shiva twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vichnou Shiva!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Yetiman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kean Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thor Yetiman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kean Martin!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martin slips under a jab from Yetiman.
Yetiman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yetiman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yetiman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martin defending well as Yetiman loads up on a big left hand.
Yetiman misses with a looping left.
A big right from Yetiman misses.
Yetiman misses with a looping left.
Yetiman steps into range and cracks Martin with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Martin flops backwards and Yetiman dives into his guard looking to finish!
It looks like Kean Martin has been cut.
Yetiman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Martin on the ground.
Martin has a closed guard, preventing Yetiman from standing up.
Martin wants to sweep but no luck.
Martin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Yetiman!
Yetiman is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin raining down shots from the mount!
Yetiman is squirming around, avoiding Martin's attempts to control the action.
Yetiman is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Martin looking to control but Yetiman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Martin wants to control the pace but Yetiman is squirming around nicely.
Yetiman is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yetiman is breathing heavily.
Martin controlling the position easily from mount.
Martin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Martin working the ground and pound effectively.
It looks like Thor Yetiman has been cut.
Martin wants to control the pace but Yetiman is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin has hold of Yetiman's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Yetiman manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Martin content just to control the position here.
Martin thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Yetiman holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Martin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
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 Thor Yetiman will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Martin moves away from the strike by Yetiman.
Martin throws a leg kick that misses.
Martin slips under a jab.
Yetiman throws a lazy right hand but Martin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yetiman.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.
Martin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yetiman.
Martin's corner calls for a 1-2. Martin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yetiman misses the jab.
Yetiman misses the jab.
Martin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yetiman pinned against the cage. Yetiman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Martin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yetiman misses with a hook. Martin ducked under it nicely.
Yetiman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thor Yetiman's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin shoots for a double leg takedown but Yetiman sprawls well. He's pushed Martin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thor Yetiman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin tries to clinch there but Yetiman circles away.
Martin moves out of range of the strikes.
Yetiman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martin lunges at Yetiman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yetiman's hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Martin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yetiman.
Martin breaks from the clinch.
Martin blocks a jab.
Yetiman misses with a hook. Martin ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Yetiman.
Martin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Martin stands up and waves to Yetiman to follow him.
A telegraphed right hand from Yetiman misses the target.
Thor Yetiman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Yetiman misses.
Yetiman throws a jab but it's blocked by Martin.
Martin misses with a head kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Martin. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Yetiman stuffs the takedown.
Thor Yetiman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kean Martin.
Martin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thor Yetiman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Martin slips a jab from Yetiman.
Martin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but Yetiman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martin passes into half guard.
Yetiman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yetiman tries to get out of the position.
Martin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin looking to control but Yetiman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Martin is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Yetiman can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Martin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yetiman is looking to escape.
Yetiman is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Martin trying to control but Yetiman is having none of it.
You get the feeling that Yetiman really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kean Martin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Martin misses with a head kick.
Martin drives through and clinches with Yetiman against the cage.
Yetiman is trying to break the clinch but Martin has him pressed against the cage.
Martin has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Yetiman is trying to keep an underhook but Martin manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Martin trying to control the action but Yetiman is working from the bottom.
Yetiman wants to get back to his feet.
Yetiman scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Martin manages to mount him!
Martin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yetiman squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Martin is working for a guillotine from mount but Yetiman frees his head quite easily.
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.
Martin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Martin wants to finish this one by submission but Yetiman is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Martin.
Martin sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Yetiman is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Martin lands with some strikes.
Martin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Yetiman tries to buck Martin off but he can't manage it.
Martin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
Yetiman wants to try and get back to his feet.
Martin throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Yetiman because Martin loaded up on that one.
Martin looking to finish Yetiman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Yetiman!
Yetiman wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Martin.
Yetiman holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Martin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kean Martin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martin 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kean Martin!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clive Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and frankie fraser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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185 lbs
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187 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Clive Simmons!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, frankie fraser!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from fraser.
fraser fails with the takedown.
Simmons has managed to clinch.
Simmons drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
fraser fails to pull guard.
Clive Simmons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of frankie fraser.
fraser wants to break free but Simmons has control.
fraser tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Simmons just stands there and leans against the cage.
Simmons lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Simmons lands an elbow inside that fraser shrugs off.
fraser tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Simmons just stands there and leans against the cage.
fraser has had enough of the clinch but Simmons keeps him there for the moment.
fraser fails to pull guard.
fraser fails to pull guard.
Come on Simmons - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Simmons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
fraser's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and fraser duly obliges.
It looks like Clive Simmons has been cut.
fraser ducks under a wild hook from Simmons.
fraser keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Simmons.
fraser throws a right and a left that Simmons avoids nicely.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Simmons controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons prevents fraser from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons trying to control the pace.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
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.
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 Clive Simmons will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Clive Simmons's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Simmons misses with a wild combination.
Clive Simmons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
fraser misses with a jab, cross combination.
fraser looks to land a left hand but Simmons moved out of range nicely.
fraser misses with a double jab
and Simmons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
fraser throws a looping overhand right but Simmons ducks down to avoid it.
fraser throws a left and a right that both miss
and Simmons holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Simmons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
fraser tries for a takedown but Simmons circles away easily
so Simmons counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
fraser is breathing heavily.
Simmons's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Simmons has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Clive Simmons just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Simmons closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Simmons keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
fraser looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Simmons in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
fraser looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons content to control rather than advance.
Simmons has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Simmons seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down fraser for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clive Simmons dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Clive Simmons's cut.
That's time! Simmons's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
fraser tries to keep at a distance but Simmons has taken the fight into the clinch.
Simmons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Simmons tries to clinch there but fraser circles away.
Simmons drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Simmons is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
fraser keeping moving, preventing Simmons from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Clive Simmons just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
fraser misses with a takedown
and Simmons counters by clinching up.
Simmons lands a damaging elbow.
Simmons gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Simmons seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons wants to control from the top but fraser keeps moving.
fraser can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Simmons controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
fraser throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Simmons escapes and throws fraser's legs to the side, diving into side control!
fraser takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Simmons stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Simmons has fraser up against the cage in a clinch.
fraser wants to break free but Simmons has control.
fraser wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stalling in the clinch from Simmons.
Simmons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from fraser misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
fraser gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Simmons holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Simmons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
fraser tries to bum rush Simmons with a series of wild strikes but Simmons uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clive Simmons clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Clive Simmons's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Simmons closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Simmons leaning his opponent against the cage.
fraser drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Simmons gets the underhooks and prevents it.
fraser tries to break the clinch but Simmons is controlling the position.
fraser tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Simmons just stands there and leans against the cage.
Simmons pressing his opponent against the cage.
fraser fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Clive Simmons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of frankie fraser.
fraser is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
fraser tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Simmons just stands there and leans against the cage.
Simmons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
fraser throws a left and a right that both miss
and Simmons counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Simmons has clasped his hands together around fraser's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Clive Simmons overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons happy to just control the position for now.
Simmons prevents fraser from escaping the position.
Simmons is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
fraser tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Simmons is riding his opponent, not letting fraser buck him off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clive Simmons had his way with frankie fraser in that round.
The cut man is working on Clive Simmons's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
fraser throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Simmons counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Clive Simmons just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Simmons scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Simmons looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for fraser!
Simmons controlling from mount.
fraser is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
fraser is looking to improve his position but Simmons isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
frankie fraser has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee stands the fighters back up. Clive Simmons just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
fraser throws a hook but Simmons avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clive Simmons showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Simmons 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clive Simmons!
Clive Simmons retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Otway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aron Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riddick is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Proletar. The key to victory for John Otway has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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175 lbs
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178 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Otway!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aron Riddick !
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Riddick 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.
Otway throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Decent striking displayed by Otway there.
A telegraphed right hand from Otway misses the target.
Otway stuffs the takedown.
Otway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riddick circles away quickly and effectively.
Otway keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A combination from Otway does no damage.
Otway throws a low kick but it's checked well by Riddick .
A combination from Otway does no damage.
Otway changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Riddick clinches up with Otway and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Otway looking for a takedown.
Otway has picked Riddick up - he's going for a ride! Otway dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Otway tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
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.
Riddick is trying to stand back up but Otway is controlling him
Riddick missing with punches from the bottom.
Otway is taking a breather. Riddick says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Otway tries to stand but can't do so whilst Riddick controls his leg.
Riddick is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Otway's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Otway's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Riddick keeps control of the position as Otway tries to break free.
Otway is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Otway wants to get back to his feet.
Riddick keeps control of the position as Otway tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddick keeps control of the position easily here as Otway tries to buck him off.
Riddick lands a shot to the head.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Riddick 's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Otway is trying to get back to his feet but Riddick has full control of the position and if anything, Otway has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Otway rolls, trying to escape but Riddick keeps control of the position.
Otway holding both Riddick 's hands and preventing any damage.
Otway defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Riddick 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Otway dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Otway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Otway jabs Riddick right on the nose. Riddick blinks but takes it well.
Otway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
John Otway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Otway thuds his right hand into Riddick 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Otway rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riddick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Otway lunges at Riddick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Riddick 's hand.
Otway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Otway finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Riddick is looking to clinch.
Riddick misses with a few strikes there.
Riddick changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Otway tries to avoid it but Riddick manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Otway to the ground. Otway escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Riddick tries to clinch up but Otway circles away and keeps his distance.
Otway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riddick closes the distance and pushes Otway back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick gets underhooks to prevent Otway's takedown attempt.
Otway drops down looking for an ankle pick but Riddick pulls his leg out and moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riddick fails with a takedown attempt.
Riddick has a takedown stuffed.
John Otway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aron Riddick .
Riddick finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Otway throws a right hand that Riddick ducks under and follows up with a left that Riddick also avoids with ease.
Otway rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riddick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice shot lands for Otway.
Otway takes a swing at Riddick 's ribcage but misses.
Horrible takedown by Riddick or perhaps it was just good defense by Otway which made him look bad.
John Otway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Riddick avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Otway misses.
Riddick gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Otway.
Otway swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Riddick counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Riddick misses with a combination
and Riddick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Otway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from Otway misses.
Otway falls off balance throwing a combination
and Riddick counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Riddick .
Riddick has hold of one of Otway's legs. Otway is fighting the takedown attempt but Riddick gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddick stands up and waves to Otway to follow him.
Riddick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Otway swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riddick throws a right hand that Otway ducks under and follows up with a left that Otway also avoids with ease.
Riddick ducks under a wild hook from Otway.
Riddick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Otway.
Otway lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Otway.
Otway falls off balance throwing a combination
and Riddick finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Riddick shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Otway as he jumps to the side.
Otway misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddick lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Riddick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Riddick fails with the takedown.
Riddick slips a jab and a cross from Otway.
Otway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riddick scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Riddick prevents Otway from escaping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riddick trying to control the action but Otway is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Otway's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aron Riddick will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Otway tries to bum rush Riddick with a series of wild strikes but Riddick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Otway looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Otway throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Riddick tries to clinch up
and Otway counters with a one-two to the body.
Otway gets caught flat footed, as Riddick shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Otway is trying to control the position but Riddick postures up.
Riddick is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Otway wants to stand and escape but Riddick is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick trying to control but Otway is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Otway holds on and takes a little breather.
Riddick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Otway looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Otway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Riddick tries to clinch but Otway moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Riddick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Otway throws a combination that misses
and Riddick finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Otway looks to throw a body kick
and Riddick counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Riddick postures up in Otway's guard and throws a big left but Otway blocks it.
Otway keeping full guard, as Riddick tries to pass.
Riddick is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Riddick trying to control the position from guard on top but Otway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riddick is fighting to break Otway's control of his arms but Otway is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddick won't allow Otway to get back to his feet.
Riddick trying to control but Otway is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Otway misses with a wild combination.
Riddick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Otway does no damage.
John Otway is winning the standup battle so far.
Otway throws a right and a left that Riddick avoids nicely.
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.
Otway takes a kick to the side of the head.
Riddick tries to clinch there but Otway circles away.
Riddick fails to land the takedown.
Otway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riddick moves away.
Riddick drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Otway keeping moving, preventing Riddick from controlling successfully.
Aron Riddick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Otway seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aron Riddick really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Otway stalks Riddick and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Riddick 's face. Riddick staggers backwards, shaken.
Left hook, right uppercut from Otway.
Otway takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Riddick walks into a left hand.
Otway throws a right hand that Riddick ducks under and follows up with a left that Riddick also avoids with ease.
Otway scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Otway throws a series of punches but Riddick moves out of range.
Riddick darts in and clinches Otway up against the cage.
Riddick manages to break the clinch.
Riddick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Otway thows a left - swing and a miss!
Riddick looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otway falls off balance throwing a combination
so Riddick counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Riddick trying to control the position from guard on top but Otway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Otway wants to sweep here but Riddick controlling him for the moment.
Riddick postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Riddick is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Riddick looking to sit in guard and control but Otway gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otway trying to control but Riddick is working from the bottom.
Otway stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riddick swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Otway slips nicely into half guard.
Otway prevents Riddick from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddick gets full guard.
Otway is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Otway stopping the sweep attempt from Riddick .
Otway is looking to stand up but Riddick won't let him.
Otway pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Riddick is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Otway stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Otway misses with a combination
and Riddick counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Otway!
Riddick landing strikes, looking to finish!
Riddick lands a big shot there that rocks Otway but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Riddick tries to control but Otway wriggling away.
Otway really wants to buck Riddick off and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Aron Riddick will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Otway loads up on a big right hand but Riddick slips the punch.
Riddick defending well as Otway loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riddick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Otway ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Otway misses with a wild combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Otway.
Riddick has his takedown stuffed
and Otway counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Otway misses with an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Otway.
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.
Otway tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otway on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riddick . Riddick obviously looking to wear him down.
Riddick with a lazy takedown attempt
and Otway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Otway misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riddick drives through with a takedown into guard.
Otway wants to get back to his feet but Riddick is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Otway looking for a sweep. Not yet Otway, not yet.
Otway looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Riddick stops Otway from standing up.
Riddick must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otway trying to control the position.
Riddick is stalling in the full guard.
Otway looking for a sweep. Not yet Otway, not yet.
Riddick decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Otway, up you get!
Otway scores with a one two! Riddick had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Otway throws a half hearted mid kick.
Otway misses with a takedown attempt
and Riddick counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Riddick .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddick lands a takedown into guard.
Otway trying to control the position.
Otway controlling Riddick 's posture.
Otway is looking to stand back up but Riddick counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Otway.
Otway is trying to get back to full guard.
Otway tries to kick Riddick off but Riddick keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddick content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ground and pound from Riddick .
Otway is refusing to be controlled, as Riddick sits in half guard.
Otway wants to get back to full guard.
John Otway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aron Riddick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riddick sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aron Riddick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Riddick has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:49
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aron Riddick !
Aron Riddick is the new welterweight champion!
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