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VFC Fight Night 6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Mallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tucker Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mallon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Domination - Ezekiel Jackson. Griffin has chosen Thunder Struck as his entrance music. Dan Mallon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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235 lbs
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192 cm
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245 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Mallon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tucker Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Mallon misses.
Mallon lands a jab.
Mallon misses with a wild combination.
Mallon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Griffin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mallon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffin moves away.
Dan Mallon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mallon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Griffin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Griffin trying to control the action but Mallon is working from the bottom.
Mallon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Griffin on the ground.
Mallon is trying to get back to his feet.
Griffin slows the pace down.
Mallon is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Mallon is being controlled here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallon is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Griffin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mallon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Griffin.
Mallon gets caught flat footed, as Griffin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mallon wants to get back to his feet but Griffin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Griffin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mallon lands with an overhand left.
Mallon misses with a hook. Griffin ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot lands for Mallon.
Mallon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Griffin.
Griffin staying out of range there.
Mallon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mallon is in trouble now - Griffin has advanced to mount!
Griffin tries to control but Mallon wriggling away.
Mallon is trying to stand up.
Griffin working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Mallon looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Griffin! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tucker Griffin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Wopat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricky Lee is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Wopat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Lee!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee tries to clinch up.
Wopat tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt
and Wopat counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wopat distracts Lee with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wopat connects with a couple of short punches.
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Wopat is proving a slippery customer.
Wopat landing some decent shots from guard.
Wopat missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wopat scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee is trying to keep Wopat in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wopat can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wopat with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wopat doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wopat manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wopat knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lee on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wopat accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wopat postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Lee is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lee has his foot on Wopat's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wopat works his way back into a safe position though.
Lee looks gassed!
Wopat lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Wopat is proving a slippery customer.
Lee has momentary wrist control but Wopat slips an elbow through the middle.
Wopat has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lee has momentary wrist control but Wopat slips an elbow through the middle.
Lee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lee keeping full guard, as Wopat tries to pass.
Wopat landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wopat working some strikes from top position.
Lee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wopat can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wopat scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wopat content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wopat is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lee is rocked!
Wopat is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lee is still in real trouble! Can Wopat finish him?
Wopat scoring with some ground and pound.
Wopat lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wopat loads up on a big left hand. Lee felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Wopat looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Lee can't hide his disappointment, as Wopat celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Wopat!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between mr gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Daddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). gold comes to the cage accompanied by yes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, mr gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mac Daddy!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
gold fails to land the takedown.
Daddy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but gold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daddy throws a jab when gold was well out of range.
Mac Daddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Daddy lands.
Daddy tries to close the distance and clinch up but gold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daddy dips to his left and cracks gold with an uppercut!
Daddy throws a good cross that connects.
gold is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daddy tries to clinch but gold moves out of range.
Oh gold is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A swing and a miss from Daddy.
gold seems to have got his legs back now.
gold shoots for a double leg takedown but Daddy sprawls well. He's pushed gold's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
gold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daddy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
gold will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mr gold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daddy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daddy staying out of range there.
Daddy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Daddy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
gold is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
gold cracks Daddy with an open hand slap.
It looks like Mac Daddy has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
gold closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - gold lands in his opponent's guard.
gold is looking to work some ground and pound but Daddy has wrist control.
gold looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
gold lands a couple of digs.
gold looking to pass the guard.
Daddy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst gold is controlling him.
gold stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Daddy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daddy is looking to stand up but gold isn't so interested in that idea.
gold thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
gold 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Daddy dodges the punch combination from gold.
Daddy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
gold throws the left hand but Daddy avoids the punch easily.
gold lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Daddy backs up against the cage.
gold swinging wilding here.
A punch combination from gold misses.
gold misses with a straight right.
Daddy ducks under a wild hook from gold.
gold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A chopping leg kick lands by gold.
A jab from Daddy misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
gold tries to clinch but Daddy moves out of range.
gold looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Daddy looks gassed!
gold just misses with a punch to the body.
Daddy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by gold.
gold circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling gold to counter with a crisp jab.
gold instigates a clinch.
Daddy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
gold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daddy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
gold lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daddy circles away quickly and effectively.
Daddy throws a nice looking combination but gold bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daddy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
No joy there for Daddy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Daddy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
gold scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daddy moves forwards but gold connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
gold gets the takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Daddy can do anything to dispel that myth.
gold wants to control but Daddy is keeping him busy.
gold advances to full mount.
Daddy is trying to stand.
gold lands a nice shot to the head.
gold lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
gold working Daddy over with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
gold looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
gold raining down shots from the mount!
gold landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mr gold dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mac Daddy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
gold has managed to clinch.
gold has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Daddy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
gold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daddy tries to clinch there but gold circles away.
Daddy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Daddy misses.
Daddy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and gold counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by gold.
Daddy gets underhooks to prevent gold's takedown attempt.
Daddy prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mr gold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daddy throws a punch but it's blocked by gold.
gold gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
gold connects with a couple of short punches.
Daddy keeping moving, preventing gold from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
gold drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and gold jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
gold trying to control but Daddy is working from the bottom.
Daddy wants to stand up but gold is controlling him.
Daddy has momentary wrist control but gold slips an elbow through the middle.
gold drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and gold jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
gold throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Daddy.
gold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daddy was well out of range. Poor timing from gold.
gold fails in his attempt to clinch.
mr gold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
gold with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
gold misses with a wild combination.
Daddy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from gold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
gold's corner calls for a 1-2. gold obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
gold lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jab by gold.
gold connects with a good right hand that stumbles Daddy. Daddy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
gold lands with a nice body punch.
gold looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Daddy!
The referee warns Daddy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
gold lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
gold punishing his opponent with strikes.
gold dominating with strikes here.
gold lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
gold controlling the pace for now.
gold looking to control but Daddy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
gold cracks Daddy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
gold connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
gold postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Daddy looks a forlorn figure.
Daddy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Daddy is squirming around, avoiding gold's attempts to control the action.
gold working Daddy over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
gold fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
gold dominating with strikes here.
gold unloading with bombs!
gold scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Daddy?
gold landing strikes from the mount and Daddy is in trouble!
gold looking to secure an arm triangle but Daddy defends it well.
Daddy is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
gold punishing his opponent with strikes.
gold lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
gold lands with some strikes.
gold working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mr gold dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mac Daddy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
gold has a takedown stuffed.
gold shoots for a double leg takedown but Daddy sprawls well. He's pushed gold's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
gold lunges at Daddy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Daddy's hand.
Daddy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from gold.
gold tries to clinch but Daddy moves out of range.
gold fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mr gold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
gold fails to land the takedown.
gold looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Daddy misses with a two punch combination.
Daddy tries to clinch but gold moves out of range.
mr gold is winning the standup battle so far.
gold circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from gold misses.
Daddy wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
gold dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
gold paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
gold gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Daddy tries a body shot but gold blocks it.
Daddy gets underhooks to prevent gold's takedown attempt.
gold breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daddy waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract gold.
gold tries to clinch but Daddy is having none of it.
gold fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Daddy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts gold, as that shot connected.
gold shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Daddy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mac Daddy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daddy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst gold is controlling him.
gold is standing up over Daddy. Daddy looks to escape but gold dives into side control.
gold fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Daddy is trying to get back to his feet.
gold moves into full mount!
gold with the ground and pound from mount.
gold lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Daddy hang on?
Daddy flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
mr gold overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
gold with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
gold landing strikes from the mount and Daddy is in trouble!
Daddy really wants to buck gold off and get back to his feet.
gold looking to finish Daddy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Daddy!
Daddy is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
gold with shots to the head and body - Daddy looks very uncomfortable down there.
gold has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Daddy's face.
gold lands with some strikes.
gold landing shots from mount.
gold is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Daddy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
gold lands with some strikes.
gold with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
gold dominating with strikes here.
gold landing strikes from the mount.
The referee warns Daddy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
gold landing strikes, looking to finish!
Daddy is squirming around, avoiding gold's attempts to control the action.
mr gold is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
gold controlling from the full mount.
gold lands with some strikes.
Daddy is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. gold locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Daddy is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). mr gold!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Mallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mallon has chosen Cross The Line - TNA as his entrance music. Matt Mallon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mauricio Overeem's chin.
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258 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mauricio Overeem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Mallon!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mallon throws a leg kick but Overeem sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A solid body kick from Overeem.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mallon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Overeem tries to clinch there but Mallon circles away.
Some wild striking there from Overeem.
Overeem throws a wild body kick that Mallon sees coming a mile off.
Mallon takes one on the button.
It looks like Matt Mallon has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overeem throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mallon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Overeem counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Mallon looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Overeem.
Overeem looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Overeem lands with a thumping leg kick.
Overeem misses with a jab, cross combination.
Overeem wants to clinch up but Mallon keeps it at a distance.
Overeem scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Overeem throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem tries to clinch there but Mallon circles away.
Overeem wants to clinch up but Mallon keeps it at a distance.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mallon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Overeem fails in his attempt to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Overeem.
Mallon should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Overeem scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mallon doesn't seem bothered though.
Mallon circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Overeem.
Overeem misses with a jab, cross combination.
Overeem lands with a slapping head kick.
That has opened up Matt Mallon's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Overeem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mallon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mallon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Overeem.
Overeem misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Overeem, right into the meat.
Overeem throws a head kick that half lands.
The cut above Matt Mallon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mallon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Matt Mallon's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Matt Mallon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mauricio Overeem!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lennart Silveti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Otway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lennart Silveti could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Otway's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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, Lennart Silveti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Otway!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silveti shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Otway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silveti circles away quickly and effectively.
Otway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Otway misses with the combination.
A left lands for Otway.
Danga de danga de dang - Silveti scores with a four punch combination!
Silveti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oooh a lovely combination from Otway sends Silveti down but not out. Otway dives into side control looking to finish.
Silveti is rocked!
Otway is chipping away with strikes.
Oh Silveti is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Otway tries for a kimura but Silveti is defending well.
Silveti seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Otway stands up and beckons Silveti to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silveti circles away quickly and effectively.
Otway throws a right hand that Silveti ducks under and follows up with a left that Silveti also avoids with ease.
Otway scores with a sloppy right hand. Silveti should have avoided that one.
Nice shot lands for Otway.
Otway lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silveti is breathing heavily.
Otway throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silveti makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otway misses with a wild combination.
Otway throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, jab by Otway - just one landing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Otway!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silveti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Otway.
Otway throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silveti.
Otway lands with an overhand left.
Otway throws a jab when Silveti was well out of range.
Silveti takes a swing at Otway's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Otway misses.
Silveti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Otway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silveti has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silveti manages to break the clinch.
Silveti misses with a body kick.
Otway misses with a wild combination.
Silveti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Otway swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Otway misses with a two punch combination.
Otway lands the left hand.
Silveti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Otway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silveti avoids the head kick by Otway.
Otway throws a front kick aimed at Silveti's knee but Silveti avoids it well.
Otway misses with a combination
and Silveti counters with a low kick, right behind Otway 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silveti wants to clinch up but Otway keeps it at a distance.
Otway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silveti.
Silveti clinches.
Otway has Silveti pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silveti manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silveti breaks from the clinch.
Silveti lands with a slapping head kick.
Some wild striking there from Otway.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Otway scores with a shot to the body.
Silveti avoids the body shot from Otway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Otway dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silveti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silveti tries to clinch but Otway moves out of range.
Otway lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A punch combination from Otway misses.
Silveti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silveti tries to land a front kick but Otway steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Otway misses with a double jab
and Silveti counters with a right hand to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Otway!
Silveti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Otway throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silveti.
Otway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silveti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Otway swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Otway tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silveti is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otway misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silveti closes the distance and clinches.
Silveti breaks the clinch.
Silveti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Otway lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silveti backs up against the cage.
Otway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Otway on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silveti. Silveti obviously looking to wear him down.
A low kick from Otway misses
and Silveti counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Otway swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silveti counters with a good low kick that Otway was not able to check.
Otway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good exchange - Otway coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silveti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silveti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silveti dodges the punch combination from Otway.
Silveti throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Otway's head.
Silveti misses the body punch
enabling Otway to counter with a crisp jab.
A lazy left from Otway finds it's target.
Otway fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silveti sizes up Otway with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A nice combination there by Otway.
Silveti tries a head kick but it misses.
Otway cracks Silveti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otway throws a one two combo.
Silveti throws a leg kick which misses Otway's front leg but catches the back leg as Otway tries to avoid it.
Otway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silveti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silveti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Otway counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silveti tries to clinch up but Otway circles away and keeps his distance.
Otway throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silveti counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silveti.
Otway goes for a takedown attempt but Silveti pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
John Otway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silveti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Otway to score with a decent uppercut.
Otway takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Otway.
Decent striking displayed by Otway there.
Silveti misses with a body kick.
Otway throws a series of punches but Silveti avoids them all with ease.
Silveti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Otway counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Silveti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Otway lands with a nice combination. Silveti backs away looking to recover.
Otway misses with a combination
and Silveti counters with a good, hard body kick but Otway shrugs it off.
Silveti moves into the clinch.
Silveti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Otway is trying to break the clinch but Silveti has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Otway will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Silveti throws a sloppy head kick and Otway moves out of range easily.
Otway blocks a low kick nicely.
Silveti has managed to clinch.
Silveti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silveti prevents Otway from breaking the clinch.
Silveti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Otway misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silveti misses with a body shot.
Otway circles away from the clinch attempt
and Otway counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otway ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Otway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silveti circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Otway scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Otway scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Otway throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silveti counters with a nice uppercut.
Otway throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silveti on the side of the head.
Otway scores with a shot to the body.
Otway scores with a punch to the head.
Otway is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silveti looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Otway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silveti looks to clinch
and Otway counters with a two punch combo.
Otway avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silveti tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Otway counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silveti is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Otway.
Silveti is looking to wear down Otway with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silveti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silveti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Otway misses with a head kick.
Silveti scores with a spinning back kick!
Otway throws a combination that misses
and Silveti counters with a big head kick but Otway shrugs it off.
Silveti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Otway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silveti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silveti crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Otway - the referee stops the clock and Silveti gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Otway. Silveti manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A combination from Otway does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silveti misses with a body punch
and Otway counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silveti thinking.
A low kick from Otway is predictable there
and Silveti finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Silveti tries to clinch there but Otway circles away.
Otway rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silveti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silveti lands a jab-cross combination.
Otway throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silveti moves into the clinch.
Otway tries to break the clinch but Silveti is controlling the position.
Silveti tries a knee to the head but Otway blocks it.
Otway tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silveti just stands there and leans against the cage.
Otway changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silveti fights it off and pushes away nicely.
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.
Silveti throws a head kick that Otway semi-blocks.
Silveti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Otway goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
John Otway is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Otway listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Otway circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silveti wants to clinch up but Otway keeps it at a distance.
Otway throws a combination. Silveti tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silveti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lennart Silveti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silveti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Otway counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Otway misses with a combination
and Silveti counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Otway comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Otway winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Otway!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leif Kinnunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clifton Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
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267 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Leif Kinnunen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Clifton Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kinnunen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Barnes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Barnes is looking to reverse the position.
Barnes is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kinnunen off and has taken his back!
Barnes lands a shot to the body.
It looks like Leif Kinnunen has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kinnunen tries to roll but Barnes sticks to his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes lands shots to the head and Kinnunen turtles up! The ref has seen enough and stops the fight! This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clifton Barnes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Tramp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gator Raid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raid is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rio de Janeiro. Gator Raid is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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211 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Tramp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Gator Raid!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raid changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tramp tries to avoid it but Raid manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tramp to the ground. Tramp escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tramp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tramp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raid should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Raid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tramp wants to clinch.
Raid keeps the fight on the outside.
Raid waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Tramp.
Horrible takedown by Raid or perhaps it was just good defense by Tramp which made him look bad.
Raid closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tramp on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tramp tries to get out of the position.
Tramp wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The strikes coming from Raid are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tramp is trying to buck Raid off.
Tramp is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tramp is trying to get back to his feet.
Raid is chipping away with strikes.
Tramp can't do much from the bottom here.
Raid looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tramp is avoiding damage well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tramp wants to clinch.
Tramp tries to close the distance and clinch but Raid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tramp gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Raid is looking to break free of the clinch but Tramp has double underhooks.
Tramp landing knees to the head.
It looks like Gator Raid has been cut.
Tramp prevents Raid from breaking the clinch.
Tramp has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Raid goes down! Tramp pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
Raid is rocked!
Raid looks gassed!
Tramp lands some shots froms side control.
Raid is still in real trouble! Can Tramp finish him?
Tramp will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tramp stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tramp stuffs the takedown attempt from Raid. Raid gets slowly back to his feet.
Bob Tramp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gator Raid.
Raid tries to keep at a distance but Tramp has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tramp looking to throw knees to the head but Raid is blocking nicely.
Raid seems to have recovered his senses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tramp.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tramp unloads a knee to the mid-section. Raid lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tramp has Raid pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Raid is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Tramp - that's hurt Raid badly! Oh, another knee lands and Raid is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Raid doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Bob Tramp!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ty Hadland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Moses told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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197 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ty Hadland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Moses!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moses shoots in and bounces Hadland off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Moses wants to control from the top but Hadland keeps moving.
Moses is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Moses is working Hadland over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Moses wants to control from the top but Hadland keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moses content to stall in guard here.
Moses wants to control from the top but Hadland keeps moving.
Moses has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Moses is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadland working a defensive guard here.
Hadland is looking for a triangle but Moses pushes his legs off easily.
Moses not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Despite being in the dominant position, Mark Moses just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Moses shoots in and bounces Hadland off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Moses throwing strikes but missing.
Hadland trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Moses not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hadland had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Moses is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Hadland Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Moses's back instead.
Hadland patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Moses rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Moses is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hadland's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hadland's back!
Hadland wants to control his opponent's hands but Moses gets his hands free.
Moses throwing damaging strikes from the back! Hadland could be in trouble here!
Well, with Moses on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Hadland is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Moses tries to get the hooks in deep but Hadland pushed the leg off.
Moses has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Hadland is in real trouble here. Moses gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Hadland is tapping out! Moses wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mark Moses!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juhani Ilves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Arshavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ilves comes to the cage accompanied by Disco Duck. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Juhani Ilves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Fedor Arshavin!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arshavin scores with a takedown into Ilves's guard.
Arshavin is in close to Ilves's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ilves manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Arshavin manages to get himself to full guard.
Arshavin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ilves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Arshavin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ilves sitting in guard here, content to control.
Arshavin is looking for a triangle but Ilves pushes his legs off easily.
Arshavin can't keep his opponent in guard - Ilves advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ilves is looking for a kimura but Arshavin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ilves to get the leverage.
Ilves wants to free his trapped foot but Arshavin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Arshavin is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Ilves seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilves wants to work for an arm triangle but Arshavin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ilves is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Arshavin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Arshavin is refusing to be controlled, as Ilves sits in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Arshavin shoots in looking for a takedown. Ilves tries to sprawl out of it but Arshavin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ilves manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Arshavin gets the takedown into side control.
Ilves is trying to control Arshavin's posture but Arshavin avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilves manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ilves wants to work for an arm triangle but Arshavin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ilves is breathing heavily.
Arshavin gets full guard.
Arshavin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Arshavin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Arshavin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ilves can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Arshavin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ilves gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ilves wants to control from the top but Arshavin keeps moving.
Ilves throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilves thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ilves works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ilves throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ilves wants to control but Arshavin is keeping him busy.
Arshavin wants to control but Ilves is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ilves looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ilves is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Arshavin regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Arshavin looking for a guillotine here but Ilves defends easily.
Ilves 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.
Arshavin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ilves gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ilves stands and throws Arshavin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ilves working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Arshavin is not content to let Ilves control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Arshavin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Arshavin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Arshavin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Arshavin clinches.
Ilves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ilves jumps guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilves is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Arshavin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Arshavin wants to control from the top but Ilves keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilves is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arshavin 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.
Ilves is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Arshavin rolls with it to try and escape but Ilves cranks on the arm and Arshavin is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juhani Ilves!
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