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VFL Fight Night 38 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Agdgdwngo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, George Agdgdwngo!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba scores with a jab. Agdgdwngo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Agdgdwngo looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Agdgdwngo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sakuraba's waist but Sakuraba gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Agdgdwngo off to one side.
Sakuraba tests Agdgdwngo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Agdgdwngo shoots in but no luck this time.
Sakuraba swinging wilding here.
Sakuraba swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Agdgdwngo.
Sakuraba connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakuraba scores with a jab to the body.
Sakuraba lands the left hand.
Sakuraba slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sakuraba takes a swing at Agdgdwngo's ribcage but misses.
Agdgdwngo dodges the punch combination from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sakuraba missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Agdgdwngo is staying active underneath Sakuraba, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba is working for a kimura but Agdgdwngo is defending it quite comfortably.
Agdgdwngo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sakuraba is trying to control the action in half guard but Agdgdwngo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sakuraba throwing shots but Agdgdwngo is blocking nicely.
Sakuraba wants to stand up but Agdgdwngo has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Sakuraba throwing shots but Agdgdwngo is blocking nicely.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sakuraba looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sakuraba drops back looking for a leg! Agdgdwngo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Agdgdwngo manages to kick Sakuraba off! Sakuraba jumps back into Agdgdwngo's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agdgdwngo keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
Sakuraba wants to stand but Agdgdwngo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sakuraba is in close to Agdgdwngo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sakuraba stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sakuraba!
Sakuraba scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sakuraba shoots in and bounces Agdgdwngo off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Agdgdwngo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sakuraba is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sakuraba stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sakuraba fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sakuraba looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Agdgdwngo!
Agdgdwngo is bucking up trying to escape but Sakuraba cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sakuraba moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Agdgdwngo has worked his arm free - good work by Agdgdwngo!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Agdgdwngo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sakuraba is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba decides to stand up, so the ref orders Agdgdwngo to his feet.
Sakuraba lands the left hand.
Sakuraba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Agdgdwngo moves out of range of the leg kick from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Agdgdwngo shoots and misses
and Sakuraba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kazushi Sakuraba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Agdgdwngo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Agdgdwngo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Agdgdwngo doesn't seem bothered though.
Agdgdwngo wants to clinch
and Sakuraba counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazushi Sakuraba dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sakuraba lands an overhand right.
Agdgdwngo misses with a takedown attempt
and Sakuraba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Agdgdwngo thinking.
Sakuraba scores with a one two! Agdgdwngo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kazushi Sakuraba is winning the standup battle so far.
Sakuraba gets the takedown into side control.
Sakuraba lands a nice forearm strike.
Sakuraba scoring with punches from side control.
Sakuraba sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Agdgdwngo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sakuraba passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Agdgdwngo!
Sakuraba 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.
Agdgdwngo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sakuraba working the ground and pound effectively.
Agdgdwngo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agdgdwngo tries to hold on but Sakuraba postures up.
Sakuraba in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sakuraba lands a nice shot to the head.
Sakuraba looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sakuraba prevents Agdgdwngo from getting the reversal.
Sakuraba punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sakuraba lands a heavy elbow.
BOOM! Sakuraba connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba lands with some strikes.
Sakuraba working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Agdgdwngo is squirming around, avoiding Sakuraba's attempts to control the action.
Sakuraba goes for an armbar but Agdgdwngo turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Agdgdwngo.
Agdgdwngo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Agdgdwngo trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakuraba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Agdgdwngo can't handle though.
Sakuraba looking for a sweep. Not yet Sakuraba, not yet.
Agdgdwngo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sakuraba manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sakuraba lands a big shot there that rocks Agdgdwngo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sakuraba is going olschool here, as he tries to force Agdgdwngo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Agdgdwngo shrugs it off.
Sakuraba with the ground and pound from mount.
Sakuraba is going olschool here, as he tries to force Agdgdwngo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Agdgdwngo shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agdgdwngo tries to reverse the position but Sakuraba maintains control.
The referee warns Agdgdwngo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Agdgdwngo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sakuraba wants to control the pace but Agdgdwngo is squirming around nicely.
Sakuraba landing strikes from the mount and Agdgdwngo is in trouble!
Agdgdwngo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sakuraba working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sakuraba avoids the attempt from Agdgdwngo to control.
Sakuraba trying to control but Agdgdwngo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazushi Sakuraba dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Agdgdwngo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sakuraba connects with a body shot.
Sakuraba scores with a sloppy right hand. Agdgdwngo should have avoided that one.
Good exchange - Sakuraba coming out on top.
Sakuraba shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sakuraba showed some decent athleticism there.
Sakuraba has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sakuraba looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sakuraba working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Agdgdwngo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sakuraba has hold of Agdgdwngo's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Agdgdwngo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kazushi Sakuraba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sakuraba throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sakuraba throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sakuraba moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Agdgdwngo has worked his arm free - good work by Agdgdwngo!
Agdgdwngo sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agdgdwngo is trying to maintain the position but Sakuraba is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sakuraba lands a nice short elbow.
Sakuraba stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Agdgdwngo to get to his feet.
Agdgdwngo looks to clinch
and Sakuraba counters with a nice double leg into side control. Agdgdwngo won't be happy with that.
Agdgdwngo is trying to control Sakuraba's posture but Sakuraba avoids it.
Sakuraba is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Agdgdwngo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Agdgdwngo tries to improve position but can't.
Kazushi Sakuraba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba taking a breather here.
Sakuraba looks up at the clock and then as Agdgdwngo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sakuraba smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sakuraba just content to control the position.
You can see the frustration on Agdgdwngo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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.
You can see the frustration on Agdgdwngo's face as Sakuraba controls the position.
Sakuraba stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Agdgdwngo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sakuraba lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Agdgdwngo backs up against the ropes.
George Agdgdwngo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Agdgdwngo misses with the combination.
Sakuraba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Agdgdwngo.
Kazushi Sakuraba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sakuraba throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Agdgdwngo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sakuraba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Agdgdwngo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazushi Sakuraba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sakuraba 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Kazushi Sakuraba!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Kazushi Sakuraba!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Kazushi Sakuraba!
Kazushi Sakuraba wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Meroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Radzi Tamil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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201 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Angelo Meroni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Radzi Tamil!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meroni slips a straight right by Tamil.
Tamil thows a left - swing and a miss!
Meroni forces Tamil back against the ropes and clinches.
Tamil has had enough of the clinch but Meroni keeps him there for the moment.
Meroni manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tamil trying to control but Meroni is working from the bottom.
Tamil passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tamil looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Meroni is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tamil working the ground and pound.
Tamil working away.
Tamil has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tamil thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tamil cracks Meroni with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meroni wants to control but Tamil postures up.
Tamil scores with punches from side control.
Tamil wants to lay and pray for a moment but Meroni keeps working.
Meroni can't do much from the bottom here.
Meroni is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tamil is controlling him well.
Tamil trying to control the position but Meroni is working away.
Tamil lands a few punches from side control.
Tamil wants to control for a moment but Meroni uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tamil manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Meroni accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tamil looking to control.
Tamil wants to sweep here but Meroni controlling him for the moment.
Meroni wants to pass the guard but Tamil is keeping the position.
Meroni won't allow Tamil to sweep him here.
Tamil is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Meroni trying to control the position from guard on top but Tamil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No joy there for Tamil, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tamil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meroni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meroni shoots in looking for a takedown. Tamil tries to sprawl out of it but Meroni keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Tamil manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tamil lands with an uppercut that bounces Meroni off the ropes and back into rage.
It looks like Angelo Meroni has been cut.
Meroni changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tamil looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tamil tries to improve position but can't.
Meroni is breathing heavily.
Tamil tries to strike but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meroni is chipping away with strikes.
Tamil is not content to let Meroni control the position.
Tamil is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Tamil's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Meroni slips a jab from Tamil.
Tamil throws a right hand that Meroni ducks under and follows up with a left that Meroni also avoids with ease.
Meroni tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Radzi Tamil dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Angelo Meroni's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Meroni shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Meroni trying to control but Tamil is working from the bottom.
Tamil throwing short punches from the bottom.
Meroni scoring with some ground and pound.
Tamil wants to sweep here but Meroni controlling him for the moment.
Tamil working a defensive guard here.
Tamil keeping moving, preventing Meroni from controlling successfully.
Tamil is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tamil looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meroni wants to control from the top but Tamil keeps moving.
Tamil has a closed guard, preventing Meroni from standing up.
Tamil has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Meroni can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tamil is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Meroni pushes Tamil off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meroni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tamil.
Angelo Meroni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meroni walks into a stiff left hand from Tamil.
Tamil lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Meroni circles away quickly and effectively.
Meroni defending well as Tamil loads up on a big left hand.
Tamil walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tamil lands a right hook to the body.
Meroni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tamil.
Tamil takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Meroni scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tamil wants to control but Meroni postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meroni trying to control the action but Tamil is working from the bottom.
Tamil is looking for a sweep.
Tamil gets back to half guard.
Tamil trying to control but Meroni postures up.
Meroni working the head and body with strikes.
Meroni wants to free his trapped foot but Tamil is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tamil actively working from the bottom here.
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.
Tamil is looking for a sweep. Meroni is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tamil is refusing to be controlled, as Meroni sits in half guard.
Meroni is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tamil manages to get to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tamil is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Radzi Tamil will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Angelo Meroni's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tamil cracks Meroni with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Meroni tries to move into range but Tamil moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tamil throws a good cross that connects.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tamil.
Meroni is rocked!
Tamil throws a right hand that Meroni ducks under and follows up with a left that Meroni also avoids with ease.
Meroni is looking to clinch.
Meroni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Meroni moves in looking to clinch but Tamil pushes him off.
Tamil keeps the fight on the outside.
Meroni slips a straight right by Tamil.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Meroni. Tamil shrugs it off though.
Tamil lands with a shot to the body.
Angelo Meroni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meroni walks into a jab.
The crowd cheers as Tamil lands an impressive looking overhand right. Meroni doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Tamil does it's job there.
Good exchange - Tamil coming out on top.
Tamil tests Meroni's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tamil, as that shot connected.
Tamil misses the jab.
Nice shot lands for Tamil.
Good standup being displayed there by Tamil as he connects with a hook.
Meroni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Meroni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tamil.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamil misses with an uppercut. Meroni saw that one coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Tamil as he connects with a hook.
Meroni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tamil lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tamil 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.
Meroni drops his hands momentarily and Tamil takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Radzi Tamil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meroni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tamil swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Meroni.
Tamil scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Meroni moves out of range as Tamil strikes.
Meroni moves away from the strike by Tamil.
Tamil misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meroni clinches up against the ropes.
Tamil manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Meroni.
Tamil throws out a loose jab but Meroni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Tamil scores with a four punch combination!
Meroni has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tamil can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meroni.
Meroni breaks from the clinch.
Meroni takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Meroni staying out of range there.
Tamil stuffs the takedown attempt from Meroni. Meroni gets slowly back to his feet.
Tamil throws a looping overhand right but Meroni ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamil misses with a straight left.
Meroni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tamil swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tamil lands with a straight right. Meroni didn't see that one coming.
Meroni tries to clinch but Tamil moves out of range.
Meroni dodges the punch combination from Tamil.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Meroni.
Tamil waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Meroni.
Angelo Meroni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meroni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Radzi Tamil comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tamil winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight for Radzi Tamil!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Radzi Tamil!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Radzi Tamil!
Radzi Tamil wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferguson comes to the ring accompanied by Fuck Tha Other Side. Hanson has chosen Regulate as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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235 lbs
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219 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Hanson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson misses with a double jab.
Ferguson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferguson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hanson.
Ferguson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanson.
Hanson moves into the clinch.
Ferguson can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ferguson - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Ferguson.
Ferguson prevents the takedown attempt.
Hanson breaks the clinch.
Hanson has managed to clinch.
Hanson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ferguson throws a shot from downtown. Hanson moves away and avoids it.
Hanson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ferguson swivels and escapes.
Ferguson lands a jab.
It looks like Chris Hanson has been cut.
Ferguson cracks Hanson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ferguson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hanson to stand back up!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanson is looking to clinch.
Ferguson drops Hanson with a big left hand and mounts him. Hanson is in big trouble!
Hanson is rocked!
That has opened up Chris Hanson's cut even more.
Hanson looks gassed!
Ferguson controlling his opponent.
Hanson is still in real trouble! Can Ferguson finish him?
Hanson seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson trying to control but Hanson is having none of it.
Ferguson content just to control the position here.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Kevin Ferguson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ferguson closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Hanson out cold! Hanson corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kevin Ferguson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between lager Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morton Marshall Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assassin's entrance music is yes. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, lager Assassin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Morton Marshall Matthews!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assassin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Assassin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Marshall Matthews trying to control from the bottom.
Marshall Matthews works his way to full guard. Good work.
Marshall Matthews is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Assassin slips nicely into half guard.
Assassin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Marshall Matthews defends it well.
Marshall Matthews is looking to improve his position.
Assassin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Marshall Matthews trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin throwing shots but Marshall Matthews is blocking nicely.
Assassin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Assassin wants to pass the guard but Marshall Matthews is defending well.
Assassin wants to take a breather but Marshall Matthews is having none of it.
Marshall Matthews tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Assassin manages to move to mount!
Assassin tries to control but Marshall Matthews wriggling away.
Assassin working for a guillotine from mount but Marshall Matthews is in no mood to give up.
Assassin wants to control the pace but Marshall Matthews is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews tries to hold on but Assassin pushes him away.
Assassin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Marshall Matthews working to try and regain half guard.
Assassin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Assassin tries to control but Marshall Matthews wriggling away.
Assassin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Marshall Matthews has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Assassin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marshall Matthews is looking to escape.
Marshall Matthews is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews is bucking up trying to escape but Assassin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Assassin controlling from the full mount.
Marshall Matthews is squirming around, avoiding Assassin's attempts to control the action.
Assassin with good strikes from the mount here!
Assassin working for a submission but Marshall Matthews is keeping him at bay.
Marshall Matthews really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Assassin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Assassin landing strikes from the mount and Marshall Matthews is in trouble!
Assassin has control of Marshall Matthews's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Marshall Matthews regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Marshall Matthews tries to reverse the position but Assassin maintains control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall Matthews throwing hammer fists to the chest of Assassin. What's that going to do exactly?
Marshall Matthews is trying to escape the mount.
Assassin looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Assassin tries to control but Marshall Matthews wriggling away.
Assassin has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Marshall Matthews's face.
Marshall Matthews tries to reverse the position but Assassin maintains control.
Assassin wants to control the pace but Marshall Matthews is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
lager Assassin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Assassin keeps the fight on the outside.
Morton Marshall Matthews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshall Matthews showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Assassin.
Marshall Matthews lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marshall Matthews is looking to clinch.
Assassin lands a jab to the head.
Assassin throws a series of punches but Marshall Matthews avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assassin moves into the clinch.
Marshall Matthews pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Assassin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marshall Matthews moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marshall Matthews closes the distance looking to clinch
and Assassin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Marshall Matthews to the mat! Marshall Matthews manages to get full guard.
Assassin trying to control but Marshall Matthews is working from the bottom.
Marshall Matthews is trying to control the position but Assassin postures up.
Assassin forces his way into half guard.
Assassin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Assassin prevents Marshall Matthews from standing back up.
Assassin is looking to advance position but Marshall Matthews won't allow it.
Marshall Matthews tries to roll over but Assassin keeps him under control.
Assassin in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Marshall Matthews tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Assassin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). lager Assassin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jan Banan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kriss Lund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
2 - 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kriss Lund!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Lund.
Banan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Banan tries to bum rush Lund with a series of wild strikes but Lund uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lund looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lund tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lund is looking to clinch.
Lund throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lund looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab lands there for Lund.
Lund has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Banan finds it's way round the side to connect with Lund's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lund slips under a jab from Banan.
Lund fails with an attempt to clinch.
Banan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lund.
Lund tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Banan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lund tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lund fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lund is looking to clinch but Banan is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Banan misses.
Lund tries to clinch up.
Lund moves in looking to clinch but Banan pushes him off.
Lund clinches with his opponent.
Banan has picked Lund up - he's going for a ride! Banan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Banan stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Lund to get to his feet.
Lund with a poor takedown
and Banan counters with a left and a right that stings Lund.
Banan is breathing heavily.
Lund closes the distance and clinches.
Banan tries for a takedown but Lund manages to get underhooks.
A knee to the head by Lund.
Lund prevents Banan from breaking the clinch.
Lund lands a nice knee to the body.
Banan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lund misses with a knee strike.
Lund lands a knee to the body.
Banan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lund pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Banan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lund clinches but Banan breaks the clinch
and Banan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lund is trying to stand back up but Banan is controlling him
Banan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lund keeps working.
Banan is thwarting Lund's attempts to control the position.
Lund is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Banan pulls his head out easily.
Lund avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Banan.
Banan wants to stand but Lund has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lund wants to control but Banan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Banan fails with the takedown.
Banan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Banan throws a nice head kick!
Lund wants to clinch.
A jab lands there for Lund.
Banan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lund doesn't seem bothered though.
Lund tries to clinch but Banan moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Banan throws a looping overhand right but Lund ducks down to avoid it.
Lund is looking to clinch but Banan is avoiding it.
A punch lands to the side of Lund 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Banan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Banan working away.
Lund pushes Banan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Banan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Banan stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Lund 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 Lund off to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lund misses with a takedown
and Banan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Banan.
Banan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Banan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kriss Lund's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Banan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Banan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lund moves into the clinch.
Lund missing with knees to the body.
Lund misses with a knee strike.
Banan lands a takedown into guard.
Lund had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Banan is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Lund Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Banan's back instead.
Banan tries to escape the position.
Lund is trying to stick to Banan's back but Banan is turning into Lund. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lund's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Banan.
Lund looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lund can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Banan controls the pace.
Banan stands and steps away. Lund gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Banan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lund looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Banan stands up.
Lund tries to clinch
and Banan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Banan stands up from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lund tries to clinch but Banan moves away
and Banan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lund is trying to stand back up but Banan is controlling him
Banan is looking to take a break and control but Lund is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lund wants to get back to his feet.
Banan decides to stand up.
Lund closes the distance looking to clinch
and Banan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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.
It looks like Banan is going to stand back up.
Lund trying to control but Banan postures up.
Lund regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Banan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Lund looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lund working a defensive guard here.
Banan gets to his feet - Lund follows without any prompting.
Lund throws a nice head kick!
Banan throws a series of punches but Lund avoids them all with ease.
Lund fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
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.
Lund shoots in for a double leg but Banan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lund with a poor takedown
and Banan counters with a two punch combo.
Jan Banan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kriss Lund.
Lund tries for a takedown but Banan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Banan misses with a hook.
Lund is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Banan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lund wants to clinch but Banan slips to the side
and Banan counters with a head kick. That will keep Lund thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lund clinches but Banan breaks the clinch
and Banan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lund's guard now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lund, up you get!
Lund misses with a takedown
enabling Banan to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Banan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kriss Lund's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Banan scores with a takedown into Lund's guard.
Lund is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Banan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A nice combination there by Banan.
Lund fails to land the takedown.
Lund has a takedown stuffed.
Banan misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lund tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Banan counters with a three punch combo that has Lund backing up. Lund nods at Banan to acknowledge the strikes.
Lund wants to clinch up but Banan keeps it at a distance.
Lund closes this distance looking for a takedown but Banan circles away.
Jan Banan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kriss Lund.
Banan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lund is on top in guard.
Banan is looking to stand up but Lund isn't so interested in that idea.
Banan keeping full guard, as Lund tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lund wants to stand but Banan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Banan pushes Lund off and scrambles back to his feet.
Lund looks to clinch
and Banan counters with a takedown into side control.
Banan stands up and beckons Lund to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lund tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Banan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Banan.
Banan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Banan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lund closes the distance looking to clinch
and Banan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Banan trying to control but Lund is working from the bottom.
Lund wants to stand and escape but Banan is having none of it.
Lund looking for a guillotine here but Banan defends easily.
Jan Banan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lund escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Banan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lund can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Banan controls the pace.
Banan stops Lund from standing up.
Banan stands up and waves to Lund to follow him.
Banan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lund as he jumps to the side.
Kriss Lund has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jan Banan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banan fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jan Banan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Banan, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Jan Banan!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Jan Banan!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Jan Banan!
Jan Banan wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Javier Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez comes into the arena with Music blaring out of the sound system. Javier Lopez looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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190 lbs
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198 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Javier Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Dillon!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dillon.
Dillon tries to bum rush Lopez with a series of wild strikes but Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Dillon.
Dillon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lopez tries for a takedown but Dillon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dillon is positioning himself well to prevent Lopez advancing to mount.
Dillon trying to control here.
Dillon wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lopez is working away from the top position though.
Lopez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dillon defending well though.
Lopez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dillon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dillon pushes Lopez off looking to stand but Lopez dives back in and keeps control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dillon throws a series of strikes that have Lopez backpedaling.
Lopez moves out of range of the strikes.
Lopez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dillon tries to avoid it but Lopez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dillon to the ground. Dillon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dillon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roger Dillon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lopez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Dillon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but Dillon shows good takedown defense.
A nice combination there by Dillon.
Dillon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dillon throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Javier Lopez has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dillon lands a lovely overhand right.
Dillon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lopez is rocked!
Lopez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Oh Lopez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lopez wants to clinch.
Lopez seems to have got his legs back now.
Lopez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dillon throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez tries to clinch up.
Lopez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Javier Lopez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dillon jabs Lopez right on the nose. Lopez blinks but takes it well.
Lopez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dillon.
Dillon throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Lopez stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Dillon follows into mount!
Dillon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
Dillon content just to control the position here.
Dillon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lopez is looking to escape.
Lopez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dillon goes for an armbar but Lopez turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Lopez.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Dillon keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopez throwing strikes but missing.
Dillon wriggles free and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Dillon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Javier Lopez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lopez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dillon.
Lopez tries to close the distance and clinch but Dillon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lopez wants to clinch.
Dillon throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dillon throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dillon tries to bum rush Lopez with a series of wild strikes but Lopez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dillon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dillon throws a series of punches but Lopez avoids them all with ease.
Dillon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lopez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dillon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dillon as he avoids it easily.
Lopez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dillon lands a jab-cross combination.
Dillon scores with a three punch combo!
Lopez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dillon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dillon lands a two punch combo.
Lopez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dillon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dillon throws a one two combo.
Dillon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice uppercut lands for Dillon. That snapped Lopez's head back.
Dillon is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon throws a head kick that misses.
Lopez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dillon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Dillon misses.
Dillon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lopez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dillon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lopez on the side of the head.
Dillon misses with a wild combination.
Dillon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lopez clinches but Dillon breaks the clinch
and Dillon counters with a stiff right hand.
Dillon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dillon swinging wilding here.
Lopez fails with the takedown
enabling Dillon to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon misses with a few strikes there.
Lopez needs to keep his hands up - Dillon had a free shot at his head there.
Dillon misses with a combination
and Lopez counters by clinching up.
Lopez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dillon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Dillon throws an elbow but misses.
Dillon is looking to break free of the clinch but Lopez has double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dillon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dillon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lopez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dillon's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dillon duly obliges.
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.
Dillon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Danga de danga de dang - Dillon scores with a four punch combination!
Lopez scores with a takedown into Dillon's guard.
Dillon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lopez manages to get himself to full guard.
Dillon wants to stand but Lopez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lopez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dillon manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dillon keeping full guard, as Lopez tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Dillon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Javier Lopez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dillon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Dillon.
Dillon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lopez.
Dillon misses with a double jab.
Dillon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lopez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dillon sprawls well initially but Lopez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dillon is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dillon is defending against the submission attempts here by Lopez.
Dillon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lopez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez trying to mount his opponent but Dillon defends it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dillon kicks off Lopez and gets to his feet.
Dillon misses with a few strikes there.
Lopez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A head kick misses from Dillon.
Lopez thows a body shot but no joy.
Javier Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dillon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lopez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lopez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dillon throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dillon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lopez counters with a low kick, right behind Dillon 's knee.
Roger Dillon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dillon misses with a body shot.
Dillon slips a jab and a cross from Lopez.
Dillon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Some wild striking there from Dillon.
Dillon connects with a nice looking jab.
Dillon throws a series of punches but Lopez avoids them all with ease.
Dillon swats away the attempt to clinch by Lopez.
Dillon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lopez looks for a takedown but Dillon sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon misses with a few strikes there.
Dillon misses with a series of wild punches.
Lopez closes the distance and pushes Dillon back into the ropes.
Lopez wants to break free but Dillon has control.
Dillon has had enough of the clinch but Lopez keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Lopez fails to land.
Dillon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dillon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dillon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lopez moves into the clinch.
Lopez is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lopez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Roger Dillon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lopez can't get the takedown.
Javier Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dillon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dillon throws a series of strikes that have Lopez backpedaling.
Lopez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dillon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dillon misses with a series of wild punches.
Lopez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lopez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dillon.
Lopez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dillon.
Lopez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Dillon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dillon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Roger Dillon!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Roger Dillon!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Roger Dillon!
Roger Dillon wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jirka Fukala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Happy Gilmore (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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182 lbs
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181 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Happy Gilmore!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Gilmore finds it's target.
Gilmore moves out of range of the strikes.
Fukala takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fukala smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gilmore looks to land a left hand but Fukala moved out of range nicely.
Fukala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fukala throws a hook to the side of Gilmore's head but Gilmore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fukala takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gilmore takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fukala connects with a body shot.
Gilmore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gilmore tests Fukala's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Gilmore misses.
Fukala connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gilmore's hands.
Gilmore buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gilmore takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gilmore's corner calls for a 1-2. Gilmore obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fukala falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gilmore counters with a left and a right that stings Fukala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmore slips under a jab from Fukala.
Gilmore 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 Fukala tumbling to the canvas! Gilmore pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Fukala was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Happy Gilmore!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Will Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mr brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knight comes to the ring accompanied by Let's Fighting Love. brown has chosen yes as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, mr brown!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
brown gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like mr brown has been cut.
Knight misses with a double jab.
Knight throws a push kick but brown slaps the foot to one side.
Knight throws a nice looking combination but brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
brown throws a head kick but Knight moves out of range.
A slow jab from Knight misses its intended target.
Knight looks to land a left hand but brown moved out of range nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts brown, as that shot connected.
Knight throws out a loose jab but brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
brown tries to clinch but Knight is having none of it.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Nice cross by Knight.
brown has a takedown stuffed.
brown ducks into an uppercut from Knight and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Will Knight!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Tomcik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mitchell's choice of entrance music: Intro Song. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
4 - 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dennis Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomcik wants to slow Mitchell down by chopping away at his legs.
Mitchell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tomcik tries to avoid it but Mitchell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tomcik to the ground. Tomcik escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mitchell shoots in and drives through. Tomcik sprawls well.
Tomcik keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kamil Tomcik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dennis Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tomcik's waist but Tomcik gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mitchell off to one side.
Tomcik throws a body kick that misses.
Tomcik keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice shot lands for Tomcik.
It looks like Dennis Mitchell has been cut.
Mitchell closes the distance and clinches up with Tomcik, looking for a takedown. Mitchell pushes Tomcik against the ropes but Tomcik circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tomcik scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mitchell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tomcik lands a nice looking body shot.
Mitchell looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tomcik feints and then cracks Mitchell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mitchell down.
Tomcik connects with the punch.
Tomcik throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Mitchell crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kamil Tomcik!
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