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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tom Heath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Diagana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heath comes to the cage accompanied by Arsenal FC Theme Song. Diagana has chosen Molotov - Amateur as his entrance music. Alberto Diagana is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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135 lbs
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133 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 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, Tom Heath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Alberto Diagana!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diagana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heath.
Heath tries to clinch up.
Heath tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heath has managed to clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heath just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diagana's brow.
Diagana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Heath's defenses.
Heath dodges an elbow strike from Diagana.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Diagana just misses with a elbow thrown towards Heath's brow.
Heath wants to get back to striking at distance but Diagana won't allow it.
Heath blocks the elbow strike.
Diagana lands a damaging elbow.
Diagana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diagana pushes off an throws an elbow but Heath leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Diagana fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diagana.
Diagana lands an elbow inside.
Diagana pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Heath is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Heath trying to land knees to the body.
Heath wants a takedown but no success here.
Heath lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diagana or not.
Diagana lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Heath or not.
Heath breaks from the clinch.
Diagana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heath shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diagana as he avoids it easily.
Heath chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heath lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Heath throws a head kick but Diagana moves out of range.
Diagana lunges at Heath with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Heath's hand.
Diagana misses with a head kick.
Alberto Diagana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heath throws a head kick that misses.
Diagana lands a nice looking kick to the body. Heath takes a step back to recover.
Diagana looks to land a combination but Heath avoids it well.
Heath on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diagana. Diagana obviously looking to wear him down.
Heath is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Diagana misses.
Diagana moves away from the strike by Heath.
Diagana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diagana keeps the fight on the outside.
Heath fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Heath. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heath throws a head kick that Diagana semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diagana with a jab.
Diagana throws an overhand right that drops Heath like a sack of potatoes! Diagana dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alberto Diagana!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cross David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arnold Robinson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cross David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arnold Robinson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
David closes the distance and clinches up with Robinson, looking for a takedown. David pushes Robinson against the cage but Robinson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
David darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
David is pressing down on Robinson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Robinson is holding on for now.
David controlling the action here.
David wants to pass to mount but Robinson is defending the position.
David winds up and cracks Robinson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
David is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
David looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson wants to get back to full guard.
Robinson tries to kick David off but David keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
David not doing much here.
Robinson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with David. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
David moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Robinson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by David.
David taking a breather here.
Robinson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but David has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson wants to get back to his feet but David drags him back down.
David wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robinson keeps working.
David looks up at the clock and then as Robinson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, David smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
David misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Robinson is being controlled here.
David lands some shots froms side control.
David has an Americana. Robinson didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! David is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if David hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Cross David!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dillon Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Singh has chosen Amazing- Kanye West as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sid Singh acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dillon Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sid Singh!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Singh but Singh pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Steel drives through with a takedown into guard.
Singh 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.
Steel tries to stand but Singh is controlling from the bottom.
Singh is trying to keep Steel in close.
Steel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Singh is keeping the position for now.
Steel is stalling in the full guard.
Steel being controlled here momentarily.
Singh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steel is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh keeping moving, preventing Steel from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Singh misses with a takedown
and Steel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steel moves into the clinch.
Singh has Steel pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Singh pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Steel tumbling to the mat - Singh dives into Steel's guard.
Singh wants to control from the top but Steel keeps moving.
Steel controls Singh momentarily but Singh frees himself.
Singh drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Singh jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Singh controls the pace.
Steel has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Steel keeping moving, preventing Singh from controlling successfully.
Singh stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Singh looks gassed!
Steel doesn't manage to clinch there - Singh circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Singh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel is looking to break free of the clinch but Singh has double underhooks.
Steel breaks the clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Singh.
Singh trying to control the action but Steel is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Steel is trying to buck Singh off.
You can see the frustration on Steel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Steel is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Singh's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Steel is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel is staying active underneath Singh, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Singh is thwarting Steel's attempts to control the position.
Singh keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Singh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Steel is not content to let Singh control the position.
Steel is trying is best to control the position here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Singh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steel fakes the leg kick and cracks Singh in the body.
Steel wants to clinch
and Singh counters with a shoot takedown. Steel fights it but they end up in guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Steel is trying to control the position but Singh postures up.
Singh showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel keeping full guard, as Singh tries to pass.
Steel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Singh is controlling him.
Steel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Singh content to stall in guard here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Singh works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Steel tries to roll over but Singh keeps him under control.
Singh is taking a breather. Steel says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
I looks like Singh might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Steel is looking to escape.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Singh content to control rather than advance.
Singh's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Singh wants to pass to mount but Steel is defending the position.
Singh stalling away here and it's allowed Steel to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Steel seems keen to control Singh's posture.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Singh won't allow Steel to get back to his feet.
Steel looking for subs off his back but Singh has passed one foot through into half guard.
Singh is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Singh not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Singh is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Steel wants to get back to his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Singh keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Despite being in the dominant position, Sid Singh just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Singh shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Still in half guard, Singh seems content to control.
Steel trying to control here.
Singh controlling the pace.
Steel won't allow Singh to pass to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sid Singh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Singh 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Sid Singh!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Sid Singh!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Sid Singh!
Sid Singh wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Harrison (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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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dennis Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Davis.
Dennis Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid body kick from Davis.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harrison circles away quickly and effectively.
Harrison shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Davis's guard.
Harrison stops Davis from standing up.
Harrison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Harrison controls the pace.
Harrison is standing up over Davis. Davis looks to escape but Harrison dives into side control.
Davis is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Harrison is controlling him well.
Harrison working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Harrison tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Harrison looks up at the clock and then as Davis takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Harrison smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Davis is trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis 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.
Harrison is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Davis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Harrison looks gassed!
Harrison in side control lands a decent elbow.
Davis pushes Harrison away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Harrison gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrison landing a few strikes.
Davis wants to get back to his feet but Harrison drags him back down.
Davis bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Harrison misses with a takedown attempt - Davis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Harrison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Davis is looking to escape.
Harrison is trying to control the action in half guard but Davis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Harrison is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Davis looks like he's trying to stand up.
Harrison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harrison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davis keeps working.
Harrison prevents Davis from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Harrison tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Davis swivels and escapes.
Dennis Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harrison shoots in looking for a takedown. Davis tries to sprawl out of it but Harrison keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Davis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dennis Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Harrison.
Harrison walks into a left hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Davis!
Davis misses with a double jab.
Harrison closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Harrison working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Harrison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Davis is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Harrison is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis taking a bit of punishment here - Harrison scoring with strikes.
Harrison stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Harrison has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Davis throws a series of punches but Harrison moves out of range.
Harrison shoots in but no luck this time.
Davis misses with the combination.
Harrison gets the takedown into side control.
Davis is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Harrison tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harrison has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Harrison lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Davis down.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Harrison working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Davis tries to escape but Harrison is in control.
Harrison is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Davis has escaped the position, nice work there.
Harrison wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Davis, who protects the arm well.
Davis tries to escape but Harrison is in control.
Harrison working the ground and pound.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Davis pushes Harrison away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Harrison gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Davis taking punishment in the form of punches.
Harrison is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Davis will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Harrison is looking to take a break and control but Davis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harrison working the ground and pound from side control.
Harrison fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Davis throws a series of punches but Harrison moves out of range.
Harrison feints and as Davis raises his hands in defense, Harrison changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Davis wants to stand but Harrison is controlling the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Harrison landing with the ground and pound.
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Harrison's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harrison trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Harrison drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harrison jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Harrison slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Harrison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harrison avoids the head kick by Davis.
That's eight 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.
Harrison misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Davis swinging wilding here.
Davis lands a two punch combo.
Harrison feints and as Davis raises his hands in defense, Harrison changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harrison prevents Davis from getting back to his feet.
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrison stops Davis from standing up.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Harrison from controlling successfully.
Davis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Davis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harrison is controlling him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Davis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Harrison.
A right-left combo lands from Davis.
Harrison misses with a combination
and Davis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Davis motions for Harrison to come forward. Davis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Harrison.
Harrison has an Americana. Davis didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Harrison is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Harrison hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jon Harrison!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benny Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benny Phillips has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 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, Benny Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Douglas Davidson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips scores with a hook to the body. Davidson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Phillips connects with a right hand. Davidson shakes it off.
Davidson misses with a body shot.
Phillips fails to land with a series of punches.
Phillips feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Davidson sprawling to the canvas! Davidson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Phillips finish him?!
Davidson is rocked!
Benny Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phillips lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Davidson - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Phillips!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benny Phillips!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Micozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Mallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mallon has chosen Live To Party - Jonas Brothers as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Micozzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Mallon!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mallon shoots in for a double leg but Micozzi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mallon misses with a takedown attempt - Micozzi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Micozzi misses with a takedown attempt
and Mallon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mallon misses with a takedown
and Micozzi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Andrew Micozzi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Mallon.
Micozzi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Micozzi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mallon doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Micozzi.
Micozzi controlling the pace.
Micozzi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Micozzi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mallon tries to get to full guard but Micozzi has control of the leg.
Micozzi is working for a submission of some sort.
Mallon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mallon wants to control but Micozzi is keeping busy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Micozzi fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mallon has his takedown stuffed
so Micozzi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Micozzi tries to free his leg and advance position but Mallon is retaining full guard.
Mallon wants to sweep here but Micozzi controlling him for the moment.
Mallon throws his legs up looking for a submission but Micozzi uses it to pass to side control.
Micozzi tries for a kimura but Mallon is defending well.
A lull in the action here as Micozzi stalls from top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Micozzi has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micozzi throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mallon because Micozzi loaded up on that one.
Mallon working to try and regain half guard.
Micozzi has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Mallon is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andrew Micozzi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Lindsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Noakes (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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203 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Lindsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Noakes!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noakes clinches up with Lindsey and pushes him back against the cage.
Lindsey has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Noakes regains guard immediately.
Lindsey throws and elbow that misses. Noakes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lindsey's guard. Nice move by Noakes!
Lindsey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Noakes's guard.
Lindsey has gone for a leg lock! Noakes slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lindsey's guard.
Lindsey working for a triangle but Noakes defends it easily.
Noakes trying to control the position from guard on top but Lindsey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lindsey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindsey escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Noakes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lindsey working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lindsey will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Noakes decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Noakes wants to clinch.
Lindsey wants to clinch but Noakes slips to the side
and Noakes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Noakes.
Noakes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Noakes.
Noakes throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lindsey can't get the takedown.
Lindsey wants a takedown.
Lindsey drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Lindsey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Noakes is looking to control Lindsey's arms but Lindsey gets an underhook and turns him. Now Noakes has his back to the cage.
Noakes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noakes throws an elbow but misses.
Noakes misses with a knee to the head.
Noakes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lindsey.
Lindsey could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Noakes prevents the takedown attempt.
Lindsey is breathing heavily.
Noakes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Noakes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lindsey blocks the elbow strike.
Noakes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Noakes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Noakes lands a damaging elbow.
Noakes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Noakes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lindsey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Noakes has him pressed against the cage.
Lindsey is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Noakes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Noakes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Noakes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lindsey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Noakes smiles and moves away.
Noakes tries to close the distance and clinch but Lindsey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindsey circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lindsey counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lindsey.
Noakes has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Noakes wants to stand but Lindsey is controlling the position.
Lindsey drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Noakes dives on top into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lindsey tries to strike from the bottom.
Noakes trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lindsey's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindsey wants to sweep but no luck.
Noakes trying to control the position from guard on top but Lindsey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lindsey looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Noakes passes into side control.
Lindsey is looking to regain half guard here but Noakes keeps moving and retains side control.
Noakes wants to control but Lindsey is keeping him busy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Noakes gets to mount! Lindsey was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Lindsey regains half guard.
Lindsey tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Noakes has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Lindsey swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Lindsey is trying to escape the mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lindsey swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Lindsey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Noakes get's back to his feet.
Noakes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lindsey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Noakes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Noakes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Noakes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harry Noakes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Noakes tries to close the distance and clinch but Lindsey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Noakes tries to clinch but Lindsey moves away
and Lindsey counters with a takedown into side control.
Lindsey wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Noakes, who protects the arm well.
Noakes can't do much from the bottom here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lindsey is looking to take a break and control but Noakes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Noakes wants to get back to his feet but Lindsey drags him back down.
Lindsey in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Noakes is pushing Lindsey's head away, looking to escape. Lindsey manages to hold on to the position though.
Lindsey goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Noakes rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lindsey's guard! Nice work there by Noakes!
Lindsey is trying to keep Noakes in close.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lindsey fails with the takedown.
Lindsey lands a head kick. Noakes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lindsey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Noakes closes the distance but Lindsey moves to the side
and Lindsey counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Noakes is trying to control but can't.
Lindsey works his way into side control.
Noakes can't do much from the bottom here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lindsey swings around for an armbar but Noakes sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lindsey's guard.
Lindsey wants to sweep here but Noakes controlling him for the moment.
Lindsey thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Lindsey wants to sweep here but Noakes controlling him for the moment.
Noakes wants to control from the top but Lindsey keeps moving.
Noakes decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lindsey, up you get!
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Lindsey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lindsey 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Daniel Lindsey!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Daniel Lindsey!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Daniel Lindsey!
Daniel Lindsey wins by unanimous decision!
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