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VFL Fight Night 32 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kastriot Skenderbeu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and shaka zulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). zulu has chosen do it as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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250 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kastriot Skenderbeu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, shaka zulu!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skenderbeu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. zulu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skenderbeu lands a head kick!
It looks like shaka zulu has been cut.
zulu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from zulu there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skenderbeu throws a head kick that misses.
Skenderbeu checks a leg kick nicely.
Skenderbeu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but zulu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skenderbeu slips a straight right by zulu.
Skenderbeu cracks zulu with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Skenderbeu has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning zulu to stand back up!
That has opened up shaka zulu's cut even more.
Skenderbeu throws a series of punches but zulu moves out of range.
Kastriot Skenderbeu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skenderbeu throws a head kick but zulu moves out of range.
Skenderbeu lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. zulu is looking to close the distance but Skenderbeu sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! zulu crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope zulu is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Kastriot Skenderbeu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and marco ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ramos has chosen do it as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, marco ramos!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ramos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
ramos trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakuraba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakuraba 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.
ramos trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakuraba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
ramos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sakuraba trying to strike off his back.
ramos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sakuraba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
ramos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sakuraba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from ramos.
ramos wants to control from the top but Sakuraba keeps moving.
Sakuraba seems keen to control ramos's posture.
ramos passes Sakuraba's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba trying to control from the bottom.
ramos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. ramos lands a nice short elbow.
ramos is controlling the pace.
Sakuraba wants to improve his position but ramos is controlling well.
ramos is looking to take a break and control but Sakuraba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sakuraba has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. ramos is working away from the top position though.
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.
Sakuraba works his way to full guard. Good work.
ramos wanted to stand there but Sakuraba had control of the position.
ramos pushes down on Sakuraba's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sakuraba wants to get back to full guard but ramos has passed into side control.
ramos trying to control but Sakuraba is having none of it.
Sakuraba tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ramos putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
ramos has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sakuraba's face.
ramos lands a big shot there that rocks Sakuraba but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
ramos wants to control the pace but Sakuraba is squirming around nicely.
Sakuraba wants to control but ramos is having none of it.
ramos controlling from the full mount.
Sakuraba tries to hold on but ramos postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ramos landing punches.
ramos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
ramos scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sakuraba?
Sakuraba is in a horrible position here. ramos smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
BOOM! ramos connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sakuraba is breathing heavily.
ramos dominating with strikes here.
ramos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
ramos in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
It looks like Kazushi Sakuraba has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
ramos with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ramos lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
marco ramos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazushi Sakuraba's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
ramos scores with a nice strike.
A jab from ramos finds it's way through Sakuraba's defenses.
Sakuraba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sakuraba misses with a double jab.
Sakuraba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sakuraba misses with a wild combination.
ramos looks to land a combination but Sakuraba avoids it well.
Sakuraba throws a combination that misses
and ramos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
ramos slips a straight right by Sakuraba.
ramos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sakuraba dodges the punch combination from ramos.
ramos forces Sakuraba back against the ropes and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba tries to break the clinch but ramos is controlling the position.
ramos can't get the takedown.
Sakuraba is pressed up against the ropes. ramos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sakuraba down to the mat. Sakuraba avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
ramos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kazushi Sakuraba's cut is getting worse.
Sakuraba throws a left and a right that both miss
and ramos counters by clinching up.
Sakuraba is fighting off a takedown attempt but ramos is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sakuraba to the mat. Sakuraba regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
marco ramos has got the better of the ground game so far.
ramos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sakuraba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
ramos distracts Sakuraba with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
ramos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sakuraba's head.
ramos wants to pass the guard but Sakuraba is keeping the position.
Sakuraba working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba keeping moving, preventing ramos from controlling successfully.
ramos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sakuraba is trying to control the position from the bottom.
ramos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sakuraba keeping full guard, as ramos tries to pass.
ramos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sakuraba's guard.
Sakuraba is looking for a sweep. ramos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
ramos trying to pass the guard but Sakuraba defending well.
ramos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ramos is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Sakuraba is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). marco ramos!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jens Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timur Orlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jens Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Timur Orlan!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jensen shoots in but no luck this time.
Jensen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Orlan.
Jensen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jensen misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jensen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body punch from Orlan.
Jensen misses with a straight left.
Orlan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jensen doesn't seem bothered though.
Jensen is breathing heavily.
Orlan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jensen.
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!
Orlan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jensen keeping full guard, as Orlan tries to pass.
Orlan drops back looking for a leg! Jensen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jensen manages to kick Orlan off! Orlan jumps back into Jensen's guard.
Jensen trying to strike off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlan stopping the sweep attempt from Jensen.
Orlan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jensen keeping moving, preventing Orlan from controlling successfully.
Orlan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jensen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Orlan stopping the sweep attempt from Jensen.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jensen drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlan seems keen to control Jensen's posture.
Orlan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Orlan controls Jensen momentarily but Jensen frees himself.
Orlan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Orlan trying to keep a closed guard but Jensen is proving a slippery customer.
Jensen postures up and lands a big shot to Orlan's brow.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Orlan thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Orlan is on top in guard.
Jensen striking off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlan stopping the sweep attempt from Jensen.
Jensen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Orlan wants to get up but he can't break Jensen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jensen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Orlan trying to control but Jensen is working from the bottom.
Jensen with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Orlan can't handle though.
Jensen has a closed guard, preventing Orlan from standing up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jensen looks to land a left hand but Orlan moved out of range nicely.
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.
Orlan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jensen misses with a takedown attempt
and Orlan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jens Jensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orlan trying to control the position from guard on top but Jensen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orlan won't allow Jensen to sweep him here.
Jensen working for a triangle but Orlan defends it easily.
Orlan trying to control but Jensen is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orlan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Orlan connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timur Orlan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Orlan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Orlan counters with a head kick. That will keep Jensen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jensen tries to clinch
and Orlan counters with an inside leg kick.
Jensen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jensen connects with a nice short shot to Orlan's temple.
Orlan trying to hold on to Jensen's head to control him but Jensen postures up.
Jensen lands with a punch from half guard.
Orlan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jensen works over Orlan with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlan working a defensive guard here.
Jensen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Orlan wants to get back to his feet but Jensen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jensen with a nice head shot there.
Orlan is looking to stand up but Jensen isn't so interested in that idea.
Orlan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Orlan is trying to keep Jensen in close.
Jensen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jensen has gone for a leg lock! Orlan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jensen's guard.
Orlan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jensen keeping moving, preventing Orlan from controlling successfully.
Orlan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jensen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Orlan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jensen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jensen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jensen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Orlan!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jensen looking to finish Orlan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Orlan!
Orlan wants to hold on but Jensen pushes him away.
Jensen landing strikes from the mount.
Orlan is looking to get to half guard.
Orlan wants to control but Jensen is having none of it.
Jensen lands a big shot there that rocks Orlan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Orlan tries to hold on but Jensen postures up.
Orlan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen landing strikes from the mount.
Jensen is landing with some decent strikes but Orlan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Orlan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jensen unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Jensen.
Jensen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jensen with a couple of short strikes.
Jensen landing strikes from the mount and Orlan is in trouble!
Jensen has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Orlan's face.
Jensen raining down shots from the mount!
Jensen goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Orlan turns into him and now he's in Jensen's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jens Jensen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jensen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orlan.
Jensen darts in trying to clinch
and Orlan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jensen's guard now.
Jensen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Jensen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Orlan!
Jensen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jensen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen raining down shots from the mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orlan wants to hold on but Jensen pushes him away.
Orlan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jensen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jensen lands a heavy elbow.
Orlan is looking to get to half guard.
Orlan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jensen raining down shots from the mount!
Jens Jensen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jensen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Orlan?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jensen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Orlan is in a horrible position here. Jensen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Orlan can't escape the position.
Jensen working Orlan over with strikes here.
Orlan squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Jensen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jensen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jensen working the ground and pound effectively.
Jensen controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen landing punches.
Orlan wants to try and get back to his feet.
Jensen lands a big elbow.
Jensen landing strikes from the mount and Orlan is in trouble!
Orlan working to try and regain half guard.
Jensen lands a big elbow.
Orlan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Orlan wants to control but Jensen is having none of it.
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.
Orlan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jensen has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Orlan's face.
Jensen landing punches.
Orlan is looking to get to half guard.
Jensen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Orlan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jensen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Orlan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Orlan can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jens Jensen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jensen 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Timur Orlan!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Timur Orlan!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Timur Orlan!
Timur Orlan wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jin Kazama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Dynamite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jin Kazama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Dynamite!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dynamite misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kazama connects with a high kick.
Dynamite shoots in for a double leg but Kazama sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kazama thuds his right hand into Dynamite's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dynamite dodges the punch combination from Kazama.
Kazama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kazama connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kazama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dynamite is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kazama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dynamite takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dynamite closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dynamite wants to take a breather but Kazama is having none of it.
Kazama tries to kick Dynamite off but Dynamite keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kazama makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Dynamite closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kazama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamite takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kazama drives through and clinches with Dynamite against the ropes.
Kazama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dynamite looking for a takedown.
Dynamite wants to break free but Kazama has control.
Kazama lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kazama lands an elbow that stopped Dynamite in his tracks for a moment.
Kazama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kazama lands an elbow just above Dynamite 's eye.
Knees to the body from Kazama.
Dynamite looks gassed!
Kazama pushes Dynamite back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Dynamite tries to pull guard but Kazama holds him up against the ropes and eventually Dynamite drops back down to his feet.
Jin Kazama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Dynamite.
Kazama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dynamite is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dynamite looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kazama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazama jabs at Dynamite's body.
Kazama wants to clinch
and Dynamite counters with a single leg into guard. Kazama didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dynamite stops Kazama from standing up.
Dynamite stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kazama tries a head kick but it misses.
Kazama connects with a solid leg kick.
Jin Kazama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kazama looks to land a combination. Dynamite sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kazama swinging wilding here.
Dynamite slips a jab and a cross from Kazama.
Dynamite walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kazama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazama throws a good cross that connects.
Dynamite fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kazama lands with a kick to the temple. Dynamite shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
No joy there for Kazama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dynamite waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Kazama.
Dynamite throws a head kick that misses
and Kazama counters with a series of strikes. Dynamite will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kazama stalks Dynamite and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dynamite's face. Dynamite staggers backwards, shaken.
Dynamite is rocked!
Jin Kazama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kazama lands a brutal head kick. Dynamite looks out on his feet and Kazama throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Jin Kazama!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rich Lacey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horatio Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacobs has chosen Green River as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rich Lacey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Horatio Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A combination from Jacobs does no damage.
Jacobs throws a big shot that misses.
Lacey tries to land a leg kick but Jacobs saw it coming and moves away.
Jacobs throws a series of punches but Lacey avoids them all with ease.
Jacobs connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Lacey tumbling to the canvas! Jacobs pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Lacey was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Horatio Jacobs!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jan Banan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen Schmitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmitt has chosen In God We Trust as his entrance music. Jan Banan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Banan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Schmitt!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmitt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Banan tries to avoid it but Schmitt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Banan to the ground. Banan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Banan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Schmitt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck for Schmitt with that takedown attempt.
Banan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schmitt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schmitt.
Schmitt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Banan is fending him off so far but Schmitt persists. Nope, Banan circles away and we're back to standing.
Jan Banan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Owen Schmitt.
Schmitt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A combination from Schmitt does no damage.
Schmitt has a takedown stuffed.
Horrible takedown by Schmitt or perhaps it was just good defense by Banan which made him look bad.
Schmitt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Schmitt!
Banan moves into the clinch.
Banan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Banan.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jan Banan.
Banan tries to clinch but Schmitt is having none of it.
Schmitt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Banan as Schmitt shoots in.
Schmitt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Schmitt looks to score with a jab to the body but Banan is just out of range.
Banan stuffs the takedown attempt from Schmitt. Schmitt gets slowly back to his feet.
Banan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Banan keeping full guard, as Schmitt tries to pass.
Schmitt won't allow Banan to get back to his feet.
Schmitt tries to free his leg and advance position but Banan is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schmitt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Banan wants to stand and escape but Schmitt is having none of it.
Schmitt drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Schmitt jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Schmitt looks gassed!
Schmitt looking to pass the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Banan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Banan.
Schmitt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Banan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Schmitt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Banan circles away.
Schmitt shoots for a takedown but Banan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Schmitt shoots in but Banan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Banan fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banan takes the fight into the clinch.
Banan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Banan trying to control the position but instead, Schmitt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Banan into the ropes.
Schmitt being controlled against the ropes.
Schmitt wants a takedown.
Schmitt letting Banan take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jan Banan.
Banan wants to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Banan as Schmitt shoots in.
Schmitt fails to land the takedown.
Schmitt throws a head kick that misses.
Schmitt misses with a body kick.
Schmitt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Schmitt feints and as Banan raises his hands in defense, Schmitt changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Banan wants to stand but Schmitt is controlling the position.
Schmitt trying to move into half guard but instead Banan has managed to sweep!
Banan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Owen Schmitt will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Schmitt shoots for a double leg takedown but Banan sprawls well. He's pushed Schmitt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Schmitt shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Schmitt showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Schmitt is working for a submission of some sort.
Banan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Banan trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Banan is trying to get back to full guard.
Schmitt is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Schmitt is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmitt is pressing down on Banan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Banan is holding on for now.
Schmitt is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Banan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Schmitt is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Banan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Schmitt stops Banan from getting back to his feet.
Banan is looking for a sweep. Schmitt 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.
Schmitt is looking for a kimura but Banan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Schmitt to get the leverage.
Banan is looking to control Schmitt's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Banan avoid being mounted?
Schmitt blocks the strikes from Banan.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Banan. No joy for Schmitt on that attempt.
Banan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banan stuffs the takedown attempt from Schmitt. Schmitt gets slowly back to his feet.
Jan Banan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Owen Schmitt.
Schmitt keeps the fight on the outside.
Banan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Schmitt on the side of the head.
Banan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Banan stops a takedown attempt from Schmitt.
Schmitt has Banan pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Banan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice right hand lands inside from Banan.
Still in the clinch, Banan scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Banan - that landed with a thud.
Banan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right from Banan.
Schmitt is trying to drag Banan to the mat but Banan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Banan pushes Schmitt back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
The is referee keeping an eye on Banan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Banan is trying to maintain a safe position but Schmitt gets an underhook and turns Banan into the ropes.
Schmitt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schmitt blocks an uppercut.
Banan wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Banan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Schmitt looking for a takedown.
Banan tries to stall but Schmitt uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good body shot from Banan.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jan Banan.
Schmitt throws a head kick that misses.
Banan stuffs the takedown attempt from Schmitt. Schmitt gets slowly back to his feet.
Schmitt tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Banan misses with a looping left.
Schmitt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Banan's waist but Banan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Schmitt off to one side.
Schmitt drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Owen Schmitt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Schmitt shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck for Schmitt with that takedown attempt.
Banan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Come on Banan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Banan seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banan is looking to control Schmitt's arms but Schmitt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Banan has his back to the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jan Banan.
Schmitt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Banan swivels and escapes.
Jan Banan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Owen Schmitt.
Schmitt shoots for a takedown but Banan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Schmitt keeps the fight on the outside.
Owen Schmitt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Schmitt.
Schmitt tries for a takedown but Banan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Schmitt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Banan as he avoids it easily.
Banan is looking to clinch but Schmitt is avoiding it.
Decent striking displayed by Banan there.
No luck for Schmitt with that takedown attempt.
Banan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schmitt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schmitt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schmitt takes one to the side of the head.
Banan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schmitt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banan wants to clinch up but Schmitt keeps it at a distance.
Schmitt shoots in looking for a takedown. Banan tries to sprawl out of it but Schmitt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Banan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Banan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Banan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Banan tries to clinch up but Schmitt circles away and keeps his distance.
Schmitt shoots in looking for a takedown. Banan tries to sprawl out of it but Schmitt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Banan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Banan is looking to clinch.
Banan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schmitt throws a head kick but Banan moves out of range.
Banan tries to clinch there but Schmitt circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt misses with a takedown attempt - Banan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Banan throws a head kick that Schmitt semi-blocks.
Banan wants to clinch.
Schmitt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Banan.
Schmitt avoids the head kick by Banan.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schmitt. That's going to slow Banan down.
Banan blocks a head kick by Schmitt.
Schmitt fails to land the takedown.
Schmitt shoots in and drives through. Banan sprawls well.
Banan forces Schmitt back against the ropes and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmitt is working for takedown but Banan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Schmitt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Banan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Banan stalling in the clinch.
Banan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schmitt is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Banan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Come on Banan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Schmitt drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Schmitt has clasped his hands together around Banan's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Banan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Schmitt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Jan Banan!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Jan Banan!
Jan Banan wins by majority decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jirka Fukala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Funktastic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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, Jirka Fukala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Funktastic!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Fukala. No joy for Funktastic on that attempt.
Fukala misses with a wild body shot.
Fukala scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
No luck for Funktastic with that takedown attempt.
Jirka Fukala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Funktastic darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fukala moves into full guard.
Funktastic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fukala pulls Funktastic in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funktastic postures up.
Funktastic wants to control from the top but Fukala keeps moving.
Fukala not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Funktastic preventing the sweep.
Funktastic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Funktastic trying to control but Fukala is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fukala looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Funktastic drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Fukala dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fukala looking to pass the guard.
Funktastic working for a triangle but Fukala defends it easily.
Fukala missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fukala pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Funktastic is keeping the position for now.
Fukala wants to control from the top but Funktastic keeps moving.
Fukala loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Funktastic keeping moving, preventing Fukala from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukala passes Funktastic's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fukala is looking to take a break and control but Funktastic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Funktastic makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Funktastic.
Funktastic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fukala manages to get himself to full guard.
Fukala looking for a guillotine here but Funktastic defends easily.
Fukala bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Funktastic's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funktastic working a defensive guard here.
Funktastic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fukala gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Funktastic throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Fukala escapes and throws Funktastic's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Funktastic can't do much from the bottom here.
Fukala tries to move into full mount but can't pass Funktastic's legs.
Fukala takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Funktastic to pass into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jirka Fukala dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fukala throws a shot from downtown. Funktastic moves away and avoids it.
Fukala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Funktastic moves away.
The fighters circling - Fukala throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Funktastic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fukala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Funktastic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fukala throws a right and a left that Funktastic avoids nicely.
Funktastic ducks under a wild hook from Fukala.
Fukala digs a good body shot into Funktastic's ribs.
Funktastic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Funktastic there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukala throws an overhand right that lands on Funktastic's shoulder, as Funktastic tries to avoid the shot.
Jirka Fukala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fukala thows a body shot but no joy.
Fukala looks to throw the jab but Funktastic is out of range.
Fukala scores with a jab to the head.
Fukala lands with a cross.
A big left from Fukala misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fukala.
Fukala swinging wilding here.
Fukala uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Funktastic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Fukala misses.
Fukala throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fukala misses with an uppercut. Funktastic saw that one coming.
Funktastic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Funktastic throws a head kick but Fukala moves out of range.
Fukala keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Funktastic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fukala.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukala throws a looping overhand right but Funktastic ducks down to avoid it.
Fukala's corner calls for a 1-2. Fukala obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Funktastic fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fukala sprawls well initially but Funktastic persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Funktastic wants to control but Fukala is keeping him busy.
Fukala is trying to control but can't.
Fukala is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Funktastic pulls his head out easily.
Funktastic wants to work for an arm triangle but Fukala is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Funktastic looks to land a strike but Fukala avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funktastic postures up.
Fukala keeping moving, preventing Funktastic from controlling successfully.
Funktastic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fukala swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Funktastic shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fukala's guard.
Funktastic trying to control the position from guard on top but Fukala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Funktastic stopping the sweep attempt from Fukala.
Fukala is trying to keep Funktastic in close.
Fukala looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Funktastic passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jirka Fukala dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Funktastic shoots in but Fukala avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fukala lands with a straight right. Funktastic didn't see that one coming.
Funktastic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fukala throws out a loose jab but Funktastic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fukala is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fukala scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukala throws a jab when Funktastic was well out of range.
Fukala stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Funktastic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fukala swivels and escapes.
Jirka Fukala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Funktastic.
Fukala lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Funktastic at a distance.
Funktastic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fukala lands a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fukala darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Funktastic is rocked!
Fukala scores with a hook to the body. Funktastic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fukala misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukala cracks Funktastic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Fukala moves into range and connects with a jab.
Funktastic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fukala scores with a hook to the body. Funktastic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fukala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Funktastic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Fukala.
Fukala sizes up Funktastic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Funktastic is still on wobbly legs! Can Fukala finish him?
Funktastic slips a straight right by Fukala.
Mr Funktastic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Funktastic seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funktastic ducks under a wild hook from Fukala.
Fukala lunges at Funktastic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Funktastic's hand.
Fukala misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Fukala does no damage.
Fukala misses with a hook. Funktastic ducked under it nicely.
Jirka Fukala is winning the standup battle so far.
Funktastic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Funktastic throws a right hand that Fukala ducks under and follows up with a left that Fukala also avoids with ease.
Fukala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Funktastic fails to land the takedown.
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.
Fukala misses with a hook. Funktastic ducked under it nicely.
Funktastic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fukala circles away.
Fukala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jirka Fukala is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fukala throws a looping overhand right but Funktastic ducks down to avoid it.
Funktastic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funktastic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fukala.
Fukala cracks a nice hook into Funktastic's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jirka Fukala showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fukala, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Jirka Fukala!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Jirka Fukala!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Jirka Fukala!
Jirka Fukala wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes to the ring accompanied by New Divide. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller forces Silva back against the ropes and clinches.
Silva looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Miller won't allow it.
Miller successfully pulls guard.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Miller is keeping the position.
Miller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
Miller is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva won't allow Miller to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Miller is controlling Silva's posture.
Silva preventing the sweep.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Miller feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Miller changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Miller is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Miller is working Silva over with some ground and pound from side control.
Miller is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Miller trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Miller is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Silva looks calm but he's in trouble here. Miller gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Silva is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Miller lets go of the hold and Silva can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Charlie Miller!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Tomcik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamil Tomcik has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kamil Tomcik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson moves out of range of the strikes.
Robertson tries to bum rush Tomcik with a series of wild strikes but Tomcik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robertson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tomcik pinned against the cage. Tomcik gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Robertson misses with a double jab.
Robertson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Robertson misses with a wild combination.
Tomcik goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Robertson misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Robertson.
Robertson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tomcik lunges at Robertson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Robertson's hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tomcik!
Tomcik lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Robertson looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robertson motions for Tomcik to come forward. Robertson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown by Robertson or perhaps it was just good defense by Tomcik which made him look bad.
Kamil Tomcik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Robertson.
Robertson closes the distance and clinches up with Tomcik, looking for a takedown. Robertson pushes Tomcik against the ropes but Tomcik circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Robertson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tomcik lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Tomcik. That snapped Robertson's head back.
Tomcik jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Robertson is rocked!
Robertson looks up at the clock. Bad move! Tomcik lands a right hand from hell, dropping Robertson. Tomcik pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kamil Tomcik!
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