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VFL Fight Night 40 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Basil Farthington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Funktastic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Basil Farthington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Funktastic!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farthington misses with a body kick.
Funktastic checks a leg kick nicely.
Farthington lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Funktastic at a distance.
Funktastic misses with a takedown attempt - Farthington sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Farthington, right into the meat.
Funktastic closes the distance and clinches up with Farthington, looking for a takedown. Funktastic pushes Farthington against the ropes but Farthington circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Basil Farthington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farthington misses with a two punch combination.
Funktastic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Farthington, right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Farthington.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farthington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Farthington keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Mr Funktastic has been cut.
Farthington tries to land a front kick but Funktastic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Farthington looks to throw the jab but Funktastic is out of range.
Farthington throws a sloppy head kick and Funktastic moves out of range easily.
Funktastic avoids the head kick by Farthington.
Funktastic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Funktastic shoots in but no luck this time.
Basil Farthington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Funktastic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funktastic closes the distance and clinches.
Funktastic is stalling here.
Farthington lands a body shot in the clinch.
Funktastic's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A bit of stalling here from Farthington.
Farthington blocks a body shot from Funktastic.
Funktastic is trying desperately to land a takedown but Farthington is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Funktastic.
Farthington misses with the head strike.
Farthington struggles to land a body shot inside as Funktastic controls his hands.
Funktastic manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Farthington trying to stand up but can't free himself from Funktastic's guard.
Funktastic working for a triangle but Farthington defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farthington has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Funktastic is proving hard to escape from.
Farthington slips nicely into half guard.
Farthington is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Farthington is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Funktastic is looking to improve his position.
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.
Farthington is trying to work for a kimura but Funktastic is defending well.
Funktastic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Farthington is working away from the top position though.
Funktastic is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Farthington's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Farthington's back!
Funktastic is looking for the choke from the back position but Farthington is controlling his hands well.
Farthington is trying to break free.
Farthington defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Funktastic's arms.
Farthington just trying to survive but Funktastic is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Funktastic is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Farthington is defending well though. Funktastic let's go of the attempt for now.
Funktastic thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Basil Farthington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Funktastic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Funktastic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Funktastic is looking to clinch.
A big left from Farthington misses.
A head kick misses from Farthington.
Farthington throws a sloppy head kick and Funktastic moves out of range easily.
Farthington scores with a one two! Funktastic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Funktastic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Farthington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farthington throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Basil Farthington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funktastic shoots in and drives through. Farthington sprawls well.
Farthington keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Basil Farthington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Funktastic.
Farthington lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A slow jab from Farthington misses its intended target.
Basil Farthington is winning the standup battle so far.
Funktastic on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Farthington throws a front kick that sends Funktastic stumbling back into the ropes.
Funktastic is breathing heavily.
Farthington scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A solid body kick from Farthington.
No luck for Funktastic with that takedown attempt.
Funktastic shoots in and drives through. Farthington sprawls well.
Farthington cracks Funktastic with a big right hand and Funktastic goes down!
Funktastic is rocked!
Farthington wants to control from the top but Funktastic keeps moving.
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.
Farthington stands up from Funktastic's guard - Farthington perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farthington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farthington throws a sloppy head kick and Funktastic moves out of range easily.
Funktastic avoids the head kick by Farthington.
Funktastic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Farthington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Farthington misses with a low kick.
Funktastic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Funktastic forces Farthington back against the ropes and clinches.
Funktastic prevents Farthington from breaking the clinch.
Farthington is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Funktastic wants a takedown but no success here.
Funktastic tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Farthington is looking to control Funktastic's arms but Funktastic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Farthington has his back to the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Funktastic goes for a takedown in the clinch but Farthington prevents it.
Farthington is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Basil Farthington dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mr Funktastic'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Farthington changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Farthington as Funktastic shoots in.
Funktastic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Farthington's waist but Farthington gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Funktastic off to one side.
Farthington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Farthington throws out a leg kick but Funktastic moves out of range and Farthington only half commits.
Farthington tests Funktastic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Farthington throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farthington throws a sloppy head kick and Funktastic moves out of range easily.
Funktastic slips a jab and a cross from Farthington.
Farthington connects with a crisp jab.
Farthington throws a lazy right hand but Funktastic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farthington stuffs the takedown attempt from Funktastic. Funktastic gets slowly back to his feet.
Basil Farthington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Funktastic.
Funktastic tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Good leg kick by Farthington there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Funktastic shoots in for a takedown but Farthington shows good takedown defense.
Basil Farthington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Funktastic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Farthington misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Farthington misses the target.
Funktastic doesn't manage to clinch there - Farthington circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Farthington.
Farthington with a jab.
Funktastic shoots for a takedown but Farthington saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mr Funktastic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farthington throws a body punch but Funktastic moves out of range.
Farthington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Funktastic shoots in looking for a takedown. Farthington tries to sprawl out of it but Funktastic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Farthington manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Farthington shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Farthington lands a jab to the nose.
Funktastic rushes Farthington and presses him up against the ropes.
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.
Funktastic jumps into guard, dragging Farthington to the mat.
Funktastic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Farthington can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Farthington wanted to stand there but Funktastic had control of the position.
Funktastic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Farthington can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Basil Farthington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Farthington pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Funktastic is keeping the position for now.
Funktastic has a closed guard, preventing Farthington from standing up.
Funktastic striking from his own guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Basil Farthington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Farthington, 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight for Basil Farthington!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Basil Farthington!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Basil Farthington!
Basil Farthington wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Craig Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jens Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craig Lewis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jens Jensen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jensen as he avoids it easily.
Jensen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jensen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lewis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lewis slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jensen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jensen is pressing down on Lewis's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lewis is holding on for now.
Lewis has hold of Jensen's hands but Jensen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nice strikes from Jensen there.
Jensen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jensen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jensen prevents Lewis from improving his position.
Lewis works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jensen throwing strikes from guard but Lewis blocks nicely.
Jensen is working Lewis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jensen thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jensen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jensen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lewis working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jensen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lewis looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jensen passes into side control.
Jensen trying to control the position but Lewis is working away.
Lewis takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
You can see the frustration on Lewis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen trying to control the position but Lewis is working away.
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.
Jensen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jensen lands a nice forearm strike.
Jensen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jensen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lewis is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jensen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lewis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jensen connects with a nice short shot to Lewis's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen is looking to take a break and control but Lewis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lewis is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jensen pulls his head out easily.
Lewis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jensen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lewis is looking to control Jensen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lewis avoid being mounted?
Jensen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jensen dominating with strikes here.
Jensen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lewis taking shots to the head.
Lewis sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jensen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jensen lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis with the active half guard here but Jensen passes nicely into side control.
Jensen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jensen lands some shots froms side control.
Jensen lands some shots froms side control.
Jensen lands some shots froms side control.
Jensen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lewis down.
Lewis struggling a bit here.
Lewis tries to improve position but can't.
Jensen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lewis is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jensen off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jens Jensen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jensen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Jensen is looking to work some ground and pound but Lewis has wrist control.
Jensen postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jensen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lewis has an active guard here but Jensen has managed to pass into half guard.
Jensen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lewis is staying active underneath Jensen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lewis wants to improve his position but Jensen is controlling well.
Jensen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lewis punching from the bottom.
Jensen is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Lewis has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jensen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jensen chips away with some ground and pound.
Jensen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jensen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lewis's guard.
Jensen is breathing heavily.
Lewis trying to control but Jensen postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lewis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jensen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jensen postures up.
Lewis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jensen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lewis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jensen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jensen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jensen chips away with some ground and pound.
Jensen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lewis has his foot on Jensen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jensen works his way back into a safe position though.
Jensen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lewis working for a triangle but Jensen defends it easily.
Lewis had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jensen is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Lewis Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jensen's back instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen is really stuck here.
Jensen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jensen is trying to get back to his feet but Lewis has full control of the position and if anything, Jensen has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Lewis is looking to control Jensen but Jensen is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Even with his hooks in, Lewis manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Jensen defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jensen wants to escape the position.
Jensen trying to control the action but Lewis just sinks the hooks in.
Lewis landing with strikes.
Jensen can't escape the position.
Lewis tries to keep control of the position but Jensen is staying busy.
Jensen wants to escape the position.
Lewis wants to control but Jensen is keeping busy.
Jensen preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Lewis.
Jensen defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Lewis's arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Lewis dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jensen avoids the body shot from Lewis.
Jens Jensen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jensen tries to clinch but Lewis is having none of it.
Lewis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jensen.
Lewis tries a head kick but it misses.
Jens Jensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis tries for a takedown but Jensen circles away easily
and Jensen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lewis is not content to let Jensen control the position.
Jensen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lewis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lewis is looking to improve his position.
Lewis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jensen is working away from the top position though.
Lewis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen working Lewis over with strikes.
Jensen is trying to control the action in half guard but Lewis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Jensen there.
Jensen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lewis sees it coming and defends easily.
Lewis is trying to maintain the position but Jensen is very close to passing his half guard.
Jens Jensen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lewis actively working from the bottom here.
Jensen is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lewis shoots and misses
and Jensen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lewis wants to get back to full guard.
Lewis is staying active underneath Jensen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jensen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jensen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jensen is thwarting Lewis's attempts to control the position.
Lewis is looking for a sweep. Jensen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jensen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jensen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lewis has his takedown stuffed
and Jensen counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jensen gets a takedown into half guard.
Jensen is trying to control the action in half guard but Lewis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lewis taking some punishment here, with Jensen in his half guard.
Jensen lands with a punch from half guard.
Jensen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lewis is looking to control Jensen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lewis avoid being mounted?
Lewis wants to improve his position but Jensen is controlling well.
Jensen is looking to take a break and control but Lewis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jensen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lewis misses with a takedown
and Jensen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jensen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen is in close to Lewis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lewis keeping moving, preventing Jensen from controlling successfully.
Lewis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jensen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jensen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lewis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lewis is trying to control the position but Jensen postures up.
Craig Lewis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jensen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lewis's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jensen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jensen distracts Lewis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lewis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jens Jensen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jensen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Jens Jensen!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Jens Jensen!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Jens Jensen!
Jens Jensen wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and kyle machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). kyle machine acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, kyle machine!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
machine shoots in but no luck this time.
machine misses with a double jab.
Henderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from machine.
Henderson shoots in and bounces machine off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Henderson wants to pass the guard but machine is keeping the 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.
machine has his foot on Henderson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Henderson works his way back into a safe position though.
machine throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
machine is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Henderson preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson trying to control but machine is working from the bottom.
machine working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Henderson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Henderson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Henderson content to stall in guard here.
Henderson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of machine is proving hard to escape from.
Henderson stands and steps away. machine gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
machine with a lazy takedown attempt
and Henderson counters by clinching up.
machine wants to get back to striking at distance but Henderson won't allow it.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
machine swats away the attempt to clinch by Henderson.
Henderson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
machine throws a left and a right that both miss
and Henderson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Henderson.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
machine has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Henderson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for machine.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
machine manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
machine missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
machine thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Henderson to regain full guard.
Henderson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Henderson tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
machine is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
machine throwing strikes but missing.
machine throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Henderson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in machine's guard.
machine looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
machine wants to sweep but no luck.
Henderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Henderson looking to pass the guard.
machine is looking to sinch up a triangle. Henderson throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to machine's body to avoid the submission. machine has instead reached around Henderson's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! machine arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). kyle machine!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by New Divide. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Miller!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox lands a right hook to the body.
Fox stuffs the takedown attempt from Miller. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Miller 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fox misses with a double jab.
Fox feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Miller crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Billy Fox!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jirka Fukala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Inferi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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, Jirka Fukala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Marco Inferi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Fukala.
Fukala throws a hook but Inferi avoids it easily.
Fukala throws a lazy right hand but Inferi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fukala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fukala connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice cross by Fukala.
Fukala lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fukala misses with a hook. Inferi ducked under it nicely.
Inferi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fukala as he jumps to the side.
Inferi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fukala.
Fukala scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inferi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Inferi shoots in looking for a takedown. Fukala tries to sprawl out of it but Inferi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Fukala manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jirka Fukala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inferi shoots in and drives through. Fukala sprawls well.
Jirka Fukala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Inferi.
Fukala missing with a left hand there. Inferi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fukala throws a looping overhand right but Inferi ducks down to avoid it.
Fukala stuffs the takedown.
Fukala connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Inferi momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukala waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Inferi.
A jab lands there for Fukala.
A slow jab from Fukala misses its intended target.
Inferi wants to clinch.
Inferi staying out of range there.
Inferi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fukala as he jumps to the side.
Fukala throws out a loose jab but Inferi uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukala takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jirka Fukala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Inferi moves out of range as Fukala strikes.
The fighters circling - Fukala throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Inferi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Inferi defending well as Fukala loads up on a big left hand.
Inferi shoots in for a double leg but Fukala sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice straight punches there by Fukala. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fukala.
Fukala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fukala steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Inferi is out on his feet! Fukala sets himself and nearly takes Inferi's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jirka Fukala!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caesar II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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, Michael Bisping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Caesar II!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
II clinches.
II lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bisping wants to break free but II has control.
II breaks from the clinch.
II is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bisping misses with a jab, cross combination.
II dodges the punch combination from Bisping.
Bisping throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
II moves in looking to clinch but Bisping pushes him off.
II shoots in but Bisping avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bisping throws a combination. II tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Caesar II has been cut.
Nice defenses there by II.
Bisping misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Bisping, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
II tries to clinch but Bisping is having none of it.
Bisping misses with the combination.
II dodges the punch combination from Bisping.
II is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
II tries to clinch but Bisping moves out of range.
Bisping tries to bum rush II with a series of wild strikes but II uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
II moves in looking to clinch but Bisping pushes him off.
Bisping throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bisping avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bisping scores with the left hand. II knows he should have avoided that one.
II avoids a punch combination nicely.
II shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bisping as he jumps to the side.
Bisping connects with a crisp jab.
II fails to land the takedown.
Michael Bisping has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caesar II.
A lazy left from Bisping finds it's target.
Michael Bisping seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
II wants to clinch.
II tries to clinch but Bisping is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping throws a series of strikes that have II backpedaling.
Good exchange - Bisping coming out on top.
II is rocked!
Bisping measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes II! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Michael Bisping!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vit Kana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Glass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vit Kana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bobby Glass!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kana lands a jab to the nose.
Glass fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kana blocks a head kick by Glass.
Glass tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kana throws a shot from downtown. Glass moves away and avoids it.
Glass steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kana.
Kana swats away the attempt to clinch by Glass.
Glass doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kana misses with a two punch combination.
Glass has managed to clinch.
A knee to the head by Glass.
Glass tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Glass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kana.
Kana wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kana is working Glass over against the ropes.
Glass tries to land knees in the clinch but Kana avoids the damage to the body.
Kana scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Glass lands a knee to the body.
Glass looks gassed!
Glass misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kana.
A short right from Kana.
It looks like Bobby Glass has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glass tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kana blocks it with crossed arms.
Kana lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kana.
Glass tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Glasss head.
Kana is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Glass can't fight it off and eventually Kana manages to take the fight to the floor. Glass looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kana lands a couple of digs.
Kana postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kana controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kana pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Glass is keeping the position for now.
Kana trying to control the position from guard on top but Glass is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kana is really struggling to control Glass but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Glass looking for a sweep. Not yet Glass, not yet.
Kana with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kana is working Glass over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kana thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Glass wants to stand up but Kana is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Glass wants to sweep here but Kana controlling him for the moment.
Glass keeping moving, preventing Kana from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kana thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kana scoring with some ground and pound.
Glass is looking to stand up but Kana isn't so interested in that idea.
Glass manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kana manages to get himself to full guard.
Glass avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kana looking for a guillotine here but Glass defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glass is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Glass thows a big elbow that misses.
Glass content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Glass wants to stand and escape but instead Kana has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Glass is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kana passes Glass's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vit Kana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Glass's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Glass lands a high kick!
Kana ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Kana does it's job there.
Kana lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kana lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Glass at a distance.
Glass slips under a jab from Kana.
Kana scores with a nice right hand.
Bobby Glass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kana lands a nice hook to Glass's body. Glass takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kana thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kana lands a with a good body shot.
Kana connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kana connects with the punch.
Glass is breathing heavily.
Kana works the jab nicely.
Glass is rocked!
Kana connects with a looping right hand.
Glass is still on wobbly legs! Can Kana finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kana jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kana thuds his right hand into Glass's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Glass can do to turn this around?
Glass ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Glass seems to have recovered his senses.
Glass avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kana scores with a hook.
Glass connects with a jab.
Kana clobbers Glass with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kana takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Glass ducks under a wild hook from Kana.
Glass with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kana to score with a decent uppercut.
Glass takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Glass is looking to clinch.
Kana throws a jab but it's blocked by Glass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kana scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glass fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Glass sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vit Kana is winning the standup battle so far.
Glass is looking to clinch.
Glass moves in looking to clinch but Kana pushes him off.
Bobby Glass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Glass moves away.
Kana misses with a straight right.
A big right from Kana misses.
Glass misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kana moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A head kick misses from Glass.
Glass takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kana scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A telegraphed right hand from Kana misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kana throws the left hand but Glass avoids the punch easily.
Glass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kana.
Kana throws a jab but it's blocked by Glass.
Glass lands a high kick!
Glass misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kana misses with a hook. Glass ducked under it nicely.
Kana misses the jab.
Kana swings for the body but Glass moves out of range.
Glass tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Glass throws a hook to the side of Kana's head but Kana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Danga de danga de dang - Glass scores with a four punch combination!
Glass moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glass lands a knee to the body.
Glass tries to land a knee to the head but Kana blocks with his arms.
Glass is pressed up against the ropes. Kana has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Glass down to the mat. Glass avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Glass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kana.
A slow jab from Kana misses its intended target.
A cross from Kana lands.
Kana throws a hook but Glass blocks it.
Glass tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Glass is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Glass doesn't manage to clinch there - Kana circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Glass misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kana lands a body shot.
Glass steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kana.
Kana lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vit Kana dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Glass's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from Kana misses.
Kana takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kana is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Glass tries to clinch up but Kana circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Glass looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kana looks to land a right hand but Glass moved out of range.
Glass is looking to clinch but Kana is avoiding it.
A big left from Kana misses.
Glass tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Glass tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glass misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kana scores with a one two! Glass had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That has opened up Bobby Glass's cut even more.
The fight stays on the outside here - Glass looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kana misses with a body shot.
Glass takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kana misses with a straight left.
Glass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Glass tries to clinch up.
Kana keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kana lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Glass sprawling to the canvas. Kana follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Glass hang on?
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kana in particular looking to stall.
Kana moves into full mount! Glass won't be happy about that!
Kana looking to finish Glass with some ground and pound. This is bad for Glass!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kana punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kana 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kana lands a big elbow - Glass is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Glass is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Vit Kana!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between jiujitsu freak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tito cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). cruz has chosen yes as his entrance music. jiujitsu freak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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164 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, jiujitsu freak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, tito cruz!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
freak throws the kick towards the body but cruz avoids it.
freak tries to bum rush cruz with a series of wild strikes but cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
freak circles away from the clinch attempt.
cruz looks for a takedown but freak sprawls well.
freak misses with a head kick.
freak throws a right and a left that cruz avoids nicely.
cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from freak misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
cruz scores with a nice right hand.
cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but freak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
freak misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
cruz moves out of range of the body kick from freak.
freak scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
freak works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
cruz stops freak from passing to mount.
cruz gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
freak looking for a guillotine from mount but cruz is having none of it.
cruz can't escape the position.
freak 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.
freak landing shots from mount.
cruz is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
cruz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
cruz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
cruz sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
cruz is trying to get back to full guard.
cruz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
cruz wants to sweep but no luck.
freak stands up over cruz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
cruz 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.
freak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
freak is breathing heavily.
freak with a flurry of punches that miss.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
freak closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - freak lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cruz 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.
cruz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. freak manages to get himself to full guard.
cruz looking to pass the guard.
cruz stands and throws freak's legs to the side, diving into side control.
cruz landing strikes.
cruz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. freak knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
cruz tries to move into full mount but can't pass freak's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
freak manages to work his way to half guard, despite cruz's best efforts.
freak keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
cruz is trying to control. freak wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
freak avoiding damage under a succession of punches from cruz.
cruz tries to pass the half guard into mount. freak knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
freak has his hands clasped together around cruz's back. He's all about the action.
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.
cruz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
cruz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
cruz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and freak defends it well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jiujitsu freak dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
cruz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
jiujitsu freak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
cruz lands the left hand.
cruz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. freak looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
freak takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
freak might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
freak takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
cruz working away.
freak tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but cruz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
freak takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
cruz trying to control the position but freak is working away.
cruz in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... freak is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). tito cruz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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