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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Chapman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hill is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Song 2. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Chapman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Hill!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill misses with a body kick.
Hill throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chapman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chapman throws a front kick aimed at Hill's knee but Hill avoids it well.
Chapman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Chapman is trying to move to mount but Hill reverses beautifully and ends up in Chapman's guard.
Hill would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Chapman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hill can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chapman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapman is looking for a kimura here.
Chapman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chapman tries to pass to full mount but Hill defends it.
Chapman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hill trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hill tries to get to full guard but Chapman has control of the leg.
Chapman stops Hill from getting back to his feet.
Hill really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chapman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hill with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chapman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hill's guard.
Chapman postures up in Hill's guard and throws a big left but Hill blocks it.
Chapman works over Hill with some ground and pound from guard.
Hill is trying to control the position but Chapman postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapman throwing strikes but missing.
Chapman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hill is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hill looks gassed!
Chapman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chapman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chapman connects with a couple of short punches.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hill can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Chapman throws a strike but Hill rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chapman looking for a guillotine here but Hill defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chapman is looking for a triangle here but Hill uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Chapman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Chapman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hill throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Chapman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Chapman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Chapman moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hill has worked his arm free - good work by Hill!
Hill is looking for a sweep.
Chapman 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.
Hill is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Chapman is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Chapman avoids the attempt from Hill to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Chapman throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hill tries to control Chapman's body but Chapman pushes him off. Hill squirms to his side and now Chapman has his back!
Chapman scores with strikes from the back.
Hill just trying to survive but Chapman is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Chapman patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Chapman lands strikes to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chapman is looking for the choke from the back position but Hill is controlling his hands well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chapman lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Chapman is hanging on to Hill's back as he tries to escape.
Chapman gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Hill looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Hill is covering up but some of the strikes from Chapman are getting through and doing damage.
Chris Chapman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chapman working for the choke.
Chapman lands shots from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Hill tries to break free.
Chapman lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hill is trying to escape but he's just digging himself into more trouble. Chapman manages to sink in the hooks and gets a rear naked choke to end the fight in impressive fashion.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chris Chapman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Fionte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesus Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Antonio Fionte!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fionte was well out of range. Poor timing from Christ.
Christ throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fionte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christ slips a jab and a cross from Fionte.
Christ misses with a head kick.
Christ shoots in but Fionte avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Christ tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice combination there by Fionte.
Fionte slips a jab and a cross from Christ.
Fionte blocks a head kick by Christ.
Fionte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Christ swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Christ misses with a double jab
and Fionte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Christ has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Christ there as he acknowledges the shot.
Christ tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fionte swivels and escapes.
Christ misses with an uppercut. Fionte saw that one coming.
Christ avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Christ shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Christ was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fionte's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Christ trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christ punishing his opponent with strikes.
Christ looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fionte really wants to buck Christ off and get back to his feet.
Christ sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fionte gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fionte is looking for a sweep. Christ is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fionte won't allow Christ to pass to mount.
Christ is keen to just control but Fionte is a slippery customer.
Fionte wants to get back to his feet.
Christ prevents Fionte from improving his position.
Fionte on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Christ slows the pace down in half guard.
Christ seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fionte for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fionte tries to get to full guard but Christ has control of the leg.
Fionte makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Jab from Fionte.
Christ checks a low kick from Fionte.
Fionte comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Christ fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Christ. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christ gets the takedown into side control.
Fionte is pushing Christ's head away, looking to escape. Christ manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Christ throws a strike aimed at the side of Fionte's head but Fionte avoids it well.
Fionte pushes Christ away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Christ gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The referee asks Christ politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Christ prefers to stall for the moment though.
Christ wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fionte keeps working.
Fionte tries to bench press Christ off him but Christ keeps the position.
Fionte pushes Christ away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Christ gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Fionte looks gassed!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Christ moves forwards but Fionte connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Christ misses with a two punch combination.
A nice combination there by Fionte.
Jesus Christ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christ closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Christ lands in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jesus Christ will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Christ misses with a few strikes there.
Christ darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fionte tries to kick Christ off but Christ keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Christ not doing much here.
Christ landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Christ trying to pass the guard but Fionte defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Fionte to regain full guard.
Fionte being controlled here, momentarily.
Christ looking to pass the guard.
Fionte trying to strike off his back.
Christ prevents Fionte from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Christ wants to control from the top but Fionte keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Christ swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fionte counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Christ goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fionte prevents it.
Christ tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Christ prevents Fionte from breaking the clinch.
Christ is working for takedown but Fionte is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Christ. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fionte wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Fionte's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Christ drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fionte wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Christ has him pressed against the cage.
Christ is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fionte pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Fionte's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Christ keeps control of Fionte as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fionte breaks the clinch.
Fionte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Christ digs a good body shot into Fionte's ribs.
Christ throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jesus Christ is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Christ throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fionte counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fionte tries to stand but Christ is controlling from the bottom.
Fionte must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Christ looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fionte is one step ahead there.
Christ trying to keep a closed guard but Fionte is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Christ is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christ won't allow Fionte to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Antonio Fionte will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fionte.
Christ misses the jab.
Christ falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fionte counters with a two punch combo.
Fionte darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Christ regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fionte looking to sit in guard and control but Christ gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jesus Christ overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fionte wants to stand but Christ is controlling the position.
Fionte keeping moving, preventing Christ from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fionte manages to escape and get back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Christ.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Christ changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fionte tries to avoid it but Christ manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fionte to the ground. Fionte escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fionte clinches with his opponent.
Fionte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Christ fails with the takedown
and Fionte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Christ. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christ fails with the takedown.
Fionte scores with a sloppy right hand. Christ should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fionte scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Christ throws a combination that misses
and Fionte counters with a left and a right that stings Christ.
Fionte throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Christ's head.
Fionte ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fionte.
Fionte lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Christ misses with an attempted mid kick.
Christ shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fionte lands a nice shot that snaps Christ's head back.
Fionte lands a glancing blow to the side of Christ's head.
Fionte lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fionte thuds his shin into the meat of Christ's side.
Christ is looking to wear down Fionte with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fionte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Christ on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ slips a jab and a cross from Fionte.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fionte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fionte misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick by Christ misses
and Fionte counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fionte.
Christ keeping moving, preventing Fionte from controlling successfully.
Fionte stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Christ swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fionte wants to get up but he can't break Christ's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Christ not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Christ controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ has a closed guard, preventing Fionte from standing up.
Fionte trying to control the position from guard on top but Christ is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Christ has a closed guard, preventing Fionte from standing up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fionte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christ.
Christ is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fionte's half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fionte blocking the ground and pound attempt from Christ.
Fionte is looking for a sweep. Christ is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Fionte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fionte 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between scott aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Koslof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bjorn Koslof is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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136 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, scott aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjorn Koslof!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koslof cracks aoki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
aoki looks for a takedown but Koslof sprawls well.
aoki looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
aoki trying to mount his opponent but Koslof defends it.
Koslof pushes aoki off looking to stand but aoki dives back in and keeps control.
Koslof makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Koslof misses with a low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from aoki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
aoki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for scott aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
aoki shoots in and drives through. Koslof sprawls well.
Koslof lands a really nice looking cross but aoki seems unphased.
Koslof misses the shot to the body.
Koslof fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. aoki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
aoki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Koslof's waist but Koslof gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing aoki off to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Koslof. No joy for aoki on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koslof connects with a body shot.
aoki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Koslof lands a nice shot to the body.
Koslof lands a body shot.
Koslof looks to score with a jab to the body but aoki is just out of range.
aoki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Koslof sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Koslof ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Koslof displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from aoki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koslof lands a right hook to the body.
Jab from Koslof.
A telegraphed right hand from aoki misses the target.
Koslof pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koslof comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
aoki looks for a takedown but Koslof sprawls well.
aoki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
aoki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Koslof as he avoids it easily.
aoki fails with a takedown attempt.
scott aoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from aoki is defended easily by Koslof.
aoki shoots in looking for a takedown. Koslof tries to sprawl out of it but aoki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Koslof manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Koslof dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
aoki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Koslof!
aoki gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
aoki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
aoki tries for a takedown but Koslof sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
aoki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Koslof scores with a body shot.
scott aoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
aoki takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
aoki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A combination from aoki does no damage.
Koslof lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Koslof tries a head kick but it misses.
aoki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
aoki blocks the body kick.
aoki drops his hands momentarily and Koslof takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
aoki really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
aoki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Koslof is fending him off so far but aoki persists. Nope, Koslof circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for scott aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two 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.
Koslof scores with a hook to the body. aoki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Koslof throws a head kick that misses.
Koslof lands with a shot to the body.
aoki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Koslof avoids it really well and circles away.
aoki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koslof misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koslof thuds his right hand into aoki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Koslof looks for the body kick but aoki saw that one coming.
Koslof throws and low kick but aoki moves out of range easily.
aoki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Koslof tries to avoid it but aoki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Koslof to the ground. Koslof escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Koslof stuffs the takedown.
Koslof throws a low kick, looking for aoki's leg but aoki calmly moves out of range.
Koslof is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down aoki rather than just go for the knockout.
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.
aoki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
aoki shoots in for a takedown but Koslof shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
aoki tries for a takedown but Koslof sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
aoki tries to clinch there but Koslof circles away.
Koslof throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
aoki closes the distance and clinches up with Koslof, looking for a takedown. aoki pushes Koslof against the cage but Koslof circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Koslof ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
aoki shoots in but Koslof avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Koslof showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
aoki shoots in but Koslof avoids the takedown attempt easily.
aoki shoots in and bounces Koslof off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
aoki prevents Koslof from getting back to his feet.
aoki stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Koslof connects with a body shot.
Koslof keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
aoki shoots in looking for a takedown. Koslof tries to sprawl out of it but aoki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Koslof manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for scott aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
aoki shoots for a takedown but Koslof saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Koslof attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
aoki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Koslof counters with a three punch combo that has aoki backing up. aoki nods at Koslof to acknowledge the strikes.
Koslof avoids a kick to the body.
That's two 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.
aoki throws a sloppy body shot
and Koslof counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
aoki misses with a takedown
and Koslof counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Koslof rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but aoki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bjorn Koslof seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Koslof avoids the head kick by aoki.
Koslof lands a right hook to the body.
aoki shoots and misses
and Koslof counters with a stiff right hand.
aoki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
aoki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
aoki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Koslof pushes aoki off looking to stand but aoki dives back in and keeps control.
aoki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Koslof knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Koslof pushes aoki off looking to stand but aoki dives back in and keeps control.
aoki is working for a kimura but Koslof is defending it quite comfortably.
Koslof wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Koslof takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
aoki fails with the takedown
and Koslof counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps aoki thinking.
aoki tries for a takedown but Koslof circles away easily
and Koslof counters with a left to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bjorn Koslof.
I've got Koslof 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjorn Koslof!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zoltan Pekhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck Liddell is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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213 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter striker
KO power |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zoltan Pekhart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pekhart circles away quickly and effectively.
Liddell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pekhart sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Liddell somewhat.
Liddell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pekhart shoots and misses
and Liddell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Liddell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pekhart shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
Liddell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Liddell lands a really nice looking cross but Pekhart seems unphased.
No luck for Pekhart with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zoltan Pekhart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liddell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pekhart closes this distance looking for a takedown but Liddell circles away.
Liddell swats away the attempt to clinch by Pekhart.
Liddell lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell fails with a takedown attempt.
Liddell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pekhart circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pekhart.
Liddell lands a really nice looking cross but Pekhart seems unphased.
A shot to de liver by Liddell. Beautiful body shot.
Pekhart shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Liddell sprawls well. Liddell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pekhart gets slowly back to his feet.
Liddell has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pekhart is defended easily by Liddell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pekhart 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.
Liddell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pekhart is one step ahead there.
Pekhart wants to control from the top but Liddell keeps moving.
Pekhart preventing the sweep.
Pekhart has gone for a leg lock! Liddell slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pekhart's guard.
Pekhart working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Liddell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Liddell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekhart looking for a sweep. Not yet Pekhart, not yet.
Pekhart is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Liddell controlling the position well.
Liddell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pekhart.
Pekhart is looking to pass Liddell's guard but actually Liddell recovers to full guard.
Liddell can't keep his opponent in guard - Pekhart advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekhart works his foot free and advances to mount.
Pekhart wants to control the pace but Liddell is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liddell is looking to improve his position but Pekhart isn't that keen on the idea.
Pekhart lands a heavy elbow.
Pekhart looking to secure an arm triangle but Liddell defends it well.
Pekhart looking to secure an arm triangle but Liddell defends it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pekhart goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Liddell is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Liddell dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice sprawl there from Pekhart as Liddell shoots in.
Liddell looks for a takedown but Pekhart sprawls well.
Liddell throws a hook but Pekhart avoids it easily.
Pekhart looks for a takedown but Liddell sprawls well.
Liddell misses with a takedown
and Pekhart counters by moving into the clinch.
Zoltan Pekhart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Liddell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pekhart is trying to drag Liddell to the mat but Liddell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pekhart looking for a takedown.
Pekhart scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pekhart has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Liddell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pekhart has hold of one of Liddell's legs. Liddell is fighting the takedown attempt but Pekhart gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liddell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pekhart is one step ahead there.
Liddell is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell controls Pekhart momentarily but Pekhart frees himself.
Pekhart wants to pass the guard but Liddell is keeping the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Liddell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pekhart drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Liddell dives on top into guard.
Pekhart is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pekhart manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Liddell manages to get himself to full guard.
Pekhart pushes down on Liddell's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell wants to improve his position but Pekhart is controlling well.
Pekhart seems to be working for a kimura but Liddell defends the submission attempt.
Pekhart is working for a kimura but Liddell is defending it quite comfortably.
Pekhart is looking for a kimura but Liddell is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pekhart to get the leverage.
Pekhart wants to work for an arm triangle but Liddell is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pekhart is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekhart trying to mount his opponent but Liddell defends it.
Liddell is trying to control but Pekhart passes into side control!
Pekhart tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Liddell is trying to get back to his feet.
Pekhart tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pekhart has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pekhart tries for a kimura but Liddell is defending well.
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.
Liddell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pekhart lands some shots froms side control.
Pekhart controlling the position from side mount.
Pekhart is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Liddell is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Liddell is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoltan Pekhart dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pekhart shoots and misses
and Liddell counters with a nice body shot.
Pekhart fails with the takedown
and Liddell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pekhart wants to clinch
and Liddell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Liddell shoots for a takedown but Pekhart saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pekhart takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chuck Liddell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddell fails with a takedown attempt.
Liddell shoots in and drives through. Pekhart sprawls well.
Zoltan Pekhart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chuck Liddell.
Pekhart scores a takedown into full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pekhart trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Liddell stops Pekhart from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pekhart is working hard here to advance position.
Liddell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pekhart. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Liddell sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pekhart is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Still in half guard, Pekhart seems content to control.
Pekhart thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Liddell wants to control but Pekhart is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Liddell is refusing to be controlled, as Pekhart sits in half guard.
That's two 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.
Pekhart stops Liddell from getting back to his feet.
Pekhart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pekhart seems to be working for a kimura but Liddell defends the submission attempt.
Pekhart is working for a kimura but Liddell is defending it quite comfortably.
Pekhart is looking for a kimura but Liddell is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pekhart to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pekhart passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Liddell!
Pekhart is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Liddell is surviving well by controlling Pekhart's body position as best he can.
Zoltan Pekhart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pekhart is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Liddell is surviving well by controlling Pekhart's body position as best he can.
Liddell defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pekhart.
Liddell is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pekhart working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Pekhart moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Liddell has worked his arm free - good work by Liddell!
Liddell is not content to let Pekhart control the position.
Liddell is pushing Pekhart's head away, looking to escape. Pekhart manages to hold on to the position though.
Pekhart is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Liddell has escaped the position, nice work there.
Liddell is trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zoltan Pekhart showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pekhart has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zoltan Pekhart!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between sumyoun guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Frasier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, sumyoun guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Frasier!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frasier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by guy.
Nice uppercut lands for Frasier. That snapped guy's head back.
guy fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Frasier lands with a nice body punch.
Frasier thows a body shot but no joy.
guy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice defenses there by guy.
guy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
guy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Frasier swinging wilding here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frasier throws a right hand that guy ducks under and follows up with a left that guy also avoids with ease.
Frasier defends well against a solid takedown attempt from guy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for sumyoun guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Frasier.
guy fails with the takedown.
Frasier misses with the combination.
guy shoots in but Frasier avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A punch combination from Frasier misses.
Frasier misses the shot to the body.
Frasier lands a nice looking body shot.
guy dodges the punch combination from Frasier.
guy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frasier.
guy takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
guy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Frasier defends it nicely.
guy ducks under a wild hook from Frasier.
Frasier scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
guy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than guy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Frasier really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
guy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
guy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
guy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
guy throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Frasier because guy loaded up on that one.
Frasier tries to hold on but guy pushes him away.
Frasier trying desperately to get to his feet.
Frasier is desperately trying to improve his position but guy has a good base and remains in mount.
guy controlling his opponent.
guy avoids the attempt from Frasier to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Frasier dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Frasier stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown by guy or perhaps it was just good defense by Frasier which made him look bad.
Frasier connects with the punch.
guy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Frasier swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for sumyoun guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frasier misses with the combination.
guy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frasier displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from guy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
guy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frasier.
guy avoids the body shot from Frasier.
Frasier comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A combination from Frasier does no damage.
Frasier misses with a double jab.
guy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Frasier is fending him off so far but guy persists. Nope, Frasier circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
guy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Frasier misses.
Frasier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Frasier slips a jab and a cross from guy.
Frasier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from guy.
Frasier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so guy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Frasier manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. guy manages to get himself to full guard.
guy keeping full guard, as Frasier tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
guy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Frasier is pushing down on guy's leg trying to pass to half guard. guy is fighting to maintain full guard but Frasier has managed to sneak the leg through.
Frasier is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Frasier works his foot free and advances to mount.
Frasier controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frasier looking to control but guy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Frasier cracks guy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
guy is looking to get to half guard.
Frasier controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Frasier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Frasier's corner calls for a 1-2. Frasier obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Frasier throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
guy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Frasier.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frasier keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frasier throws a nice looking combination but guy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
guy fails with a takedown attempt.
Frasier lands a body shot.
Frasier looks to land a combination. guy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
guy slips a jab and a cross from Frasier.
Frasier stuffs the takedown attempt from guy. guy gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for sumyoun guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
guy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Frasier looks to land a combination. guy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Frasier misses with a few strikes there.
Frasier throws a one two combo.
guy is rocked!
Frasier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oh guy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frasier throws an overhand right that has guy reeling! Frasier follows up with more punches and guy is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frankie Frasier!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between h joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Photo Op (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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193 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, h joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Photo Op!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Op cracks joe with a good jab.
It looks like h joe has been cut.
joe looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Op is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
joe has gone for a leg lock! Op slips out almost immediately though and dives into joe's guard.
joe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Op wants to control from the top but joe keeps moving.
Op advances position into side control!
Op working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
joe sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Op is working for a submission of some sort.
joe regains full guard. Nicely done.
joe is breathing heavily.
joe keeping moving, preventing Op from controlling successfully.
Op drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Op as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! joe screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Op! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Photo Op!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Millen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by Deftones - Beware. Millen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jerry was a Race Car Driver. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerry Millen!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millen tests Davis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Millen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Millen misses the shot to the body.
Davis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Davis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Davis with a couple of short strikes.
Davis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Millen looks a forlorn figure.
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!
Millen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Millen swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Millen throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Davis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Millen is in all sorts of trouble here.
The referee warns Millen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis controlling his opponent.
Millen is desperately trying to improve his position but Davis has a good base and remains in mount.
Davis tries to control but Millen wriggling away.
Davis prevents Millen from getting the reversal.
Davis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Millen is looking to escape.
Davis prevents Millen from getting the reversal.
Millen bucks up and throws Davis to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Millen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Millen.
Millen looks to land a combination. Davis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Millen scores with a hook to the body. Davis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Millen walks into a jab.
It looks like Jerry Millen has been cut.
Millen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Davis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Davis is rocked!
Millen circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Davis tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Millen wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jerry Millen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Green!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Green lands in his opponent's guard.
Green trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Green stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Silva tries to clinch up.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt.
Green doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva rushes Green and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Green blocks with his arms.
Green tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Green in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Silva.
It looks like Chris Green has been cut.
Green has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Green is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jose Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Green.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Green is blocking nicely.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Green's face.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Green looks gassed!
Green gets control of Silva's arms and successfully pulls guard. Green will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva wants to stand but Green is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Green drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silva is not content to let Green control the position.
Green in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
Silva is trying to buck Green off.
Green working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is not content to let Green control the position.
Silva wants to control but Green postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Green shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Green keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Green scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Green is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Silva is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Green is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
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. Green connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Green takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Green is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva wants to stand back up but Green manages to pass into side control.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva is letting Green control him for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Green trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Green decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Silva wants to clinch but Green slips to the side
and Green counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Silva is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Green smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva is trying to stand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Green is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Silva has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Green dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Green's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Green counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Green is controlling him.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Green stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Green landing with the ground and pound.
Green wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is looking to advance position but Silva has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Green is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Green tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Green is working to get back to half guard.
Silva stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva tries to clinch but Green moves away
and Green decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silva trying to control the position here.
Silva kicks Green off and gets to his feet.
Green throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Green finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Green loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Green wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silva won't allow Green to sweep him here.
Silva postures up.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Green is proving hard to escape from.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Green keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries to clinch but Green is having none of it.
Silva tries to clinch but Green is having none of it.
Silva wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Green drives through with a takedown into guard.
Green trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Green's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Green stops Silva from standing up.
Green stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Green trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Green showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Green's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Green drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Green drags him back down.
Silva tries to bench press Green off him but Green keeps the position.
Green trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Silva prevents Green from moving into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet.
Green tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva wants to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Green has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Green can't get the takedown.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Silva manages to end up in side control.
Green sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Silva tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Chris Green has got the better of the ground game so far.
Green trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Green slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Green pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Green looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Green working a defensive guard here.
Silva stands and steps away. Green gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Green tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big left from Green misses.
Green gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Silva trying to control here.
Silva gets full guard.
Jose Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Green controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Green is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Green stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Green wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Green is stalling in the full guard.
Silva wants to stand up but Green is controlling him.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Green.
Green looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chris Green.
I've got Green 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Green!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stewie Griifin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taavi Liisteri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Liisteri's choice of entrance music: Solid Base - I like it. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
165 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stewie Griifin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taavi Liisteri!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liisteri takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Griifin misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Griifin misses the target.
Liisteri takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Griifin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liisteri moves away.
Liisteri shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Liisteri is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Griifin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Griifin has escaped and now he's on top!
Griifin gets to his feet. Liisteri looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Griifin misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griifin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Griifin misses the target.
Griifin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liisteri.
Griifin misses with a two punch combination.
Liisteri doesn't manage to clinch there - Griifin circles away.
Griifin swings for the body but Liisteri moves out of range.
Liisteri blocks a head kick by Griifin.
Griifin throws a lazy right hand but Liisteri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Liisteri moves away from the strike by Griifin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Liisteri avoids the body shot from Griifin.
Griifin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Griifin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griifin thows a body shot but no joy.
Liisteri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stewie Griifin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liisteri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griifin.
A big left from Griifin misses.
Griifin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liisteri circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griifin throws a right hand that Liisteri ducks under and follows up with a left that Liisteri also avoids with ease.
Liisteri dives in and grabs Griifin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Griifin pushes down on Liisteri's head and hops out.
Griifin misses with a two punch combination.
Liisteri looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Griifin is fending him off so far but Liisteri persists. Nope, Griifin circles away and we're back to standing.
Liisteri shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Griifin defends it nicely.
Stewie Griifin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taavi Liisteri.
Liisteri shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Griifin as he jumps to the side.
Liisteri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Liisteri shoots in looking for a takedown. Griifin tries to sprawl out of it but Liisteri keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Griifin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Liisteri tries for a takedown but Griifin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Liisteri shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Griifin defends it nicely.
Griifin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Liisteri.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stewie Griifin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Griifin thows a body shot but no joy.
Liisteri shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Griifin pinned against the cage. Griifin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Griifin looks to score with a jab to the body but Liisteri is just out of range.
Liisteri shoots in but Griifin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liisteri moves out of range of the body kick from Griifin.
Griifin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liisteri looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griifin is defending against the submission attempts here by Liisteri.
Liisteri is working for a kimura but Griifin is defending it quite comfortably.
Griifin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Griifin is looking to stand up but Liisteri isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liisteri drops back, looking for a kneebar! Griifin looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Griifin looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Griifin!
Liisteri manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Liisteri is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Griifin sees it coming and defends easily.
Liisteri is looking for a kimura here.
Liisteri is breathing heavily.
Griifin preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griifin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Griifin.
Liisteri looking to pass the guard.
Liisteri thows a big elbow that misses.
Liisteri pushes down on Griifin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Liisteri is working for a kimura but Griifin is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Griifin wants to get back to his feet.
Liisteri is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Griifin is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Taavi Liisteri!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas De Groote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boy comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Boy - It's Johnny Boy. De Groote has chosen Bas' Theme as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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255 lbs
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240 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Boy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bas De Groote!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Groote misses with a body shot.
De Groote misses the shot to the body.
Boy fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Groote swats away the attempt to clinch by Boy.
De Groote shoots in and bounces Boy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
De Groote trying to control the position from guard on top but Boy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boy wants to stand up but De Groote is controlling him.
De Groote controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Boy is trying to keep De Groote in close.
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.
De Groote trying to control the position from guard on top but Boy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Groote stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boy 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
De Groote with a jab.
Boy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Groote.
Boy misses with a shot to the body
and De Groote counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Boy wants to stand up but De Groote is controlling him.
Boy kicks De Groote off and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groote scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boy doesn't seem bothered though.
Boy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by De Groote.
De Groote circles away from the clinch attempt
and De Groote cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boy throws a head kick but De Groote moves out of range.
Boy closes the distance but De Groote moves to the side
and De Groote counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groote darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Boy wants to get back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
De Groote is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but De Groote can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boy wants to stand and escape but De Groote is having none of it.
De Groote won't allow Boy to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groote sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
De Groote looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
De Groote trying to control the position from guard on top but Boy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boy wants to get back to his feet but De Groote is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boy throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas De Groote dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
De Groote throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Groote shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boy is looking to slow De Groote down with leg kicks.
A head kick misses from Boy.
Boy tries to clinch but De Groote moves away
and De Groote makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
De Groote shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Boy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
De Groote won't allow Boy to sweep him here.
De Groote trying to control but Boy is working from the bottom.
Boy kicks De Groote off and gets to his feet.
Boy throws a head kick that misses.
De Groote looks to land a left hand but Boy moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groote throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boy misses with a straight right.
De Groote misses with a shot to the body
and Boy counters with a body kick.
De Groote is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Boy rather than just go for the knockout.
De Groote fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
De Groote avoids the body shot from Boy.
Boy tries to clinch up
and De Groote counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boy shoots for a takedown but De Groote saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groote lands a nice hook to Boy's body. Boy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Jonny Boy has been cut.
De Groote misses with a wild body shot.
De Groote scores with a takedown into Boy's guard.
De Groote is stalling in the full guard.
Boy working a defensive guard here.
De Groote trying to control the position from guard on top but Boy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boy trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy wants to get back to his feet but De Groote is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boy wants to sweep but no luck.
De Groote trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Groote trying to control but Boy is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
De Groote connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boy momentarily.
Boy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Groote decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Boy is refusing to be controlled, as De Groote sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy trying to control but De Groote postures up.
Boy is trying to stand back up but De Groote is controlling him
Boy is looking for a sweep. De Groote is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boy has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, De Groote escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by De Groote!
De Groote trying to control the action but Boy is working from the bottom.
De Groote wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Boy, who protects the arm well.
Boy is looking to regain half guard here but De Groote keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas De Groote showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jonny Boy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Good work by De Groote as he checks the leg kick.
Boy throws a sloppy body shot
and De Groote counters with a big head kick but Boy shrugs it off.
A shot to the body from Boy misses
letting De Groote counter with a right hand.
Boy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boy wants to clinch
and De Groote makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
No joy there for De Groote, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Groote gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Boy counters with a shoot takedown. De Groote fights it but they end up in guard.
De Groote tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy looking to pass the guard.
Boy wants to control from the top but De Groote keeps moving.
Boy tries to free his leg and advance position but De Groote is retaining full guard.
Boyis looking to pass into half guard but De Groote pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now De Groote is in guard.
Boy wants to control but De Groote passes easily into half guard.
Boy kicks off De Groote and gets to his feet.
Boy misses with a jab to the body
and De Groote counters with a good, hard body kick but Boy shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boy ducks under a wild hook from De Groote.
De Groote cracks Boy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
De Groote shoots for a double leg takedown but Boy sprawls well. He's pushed De Groote's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groote throws a right and a left that Boy avoids nicely.
De Groote throws a head kick that misses.
De Groote misses with a kick to the body
and Boy counters with a head kick.
Boy shoots in for a takedown but De Groote shows good takedown defense.
Boy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Groote throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Boy. No joy for De Groote on that attempt.
Jonny Boy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bas De Groote.
Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Groote swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Groote takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boy clinches but De Groote breaks the clinch
and De Groote counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groote stuffs the takedown.
De Groote falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
De Groote with a lazy takedown attempt
and Boy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
De Groote thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Groote misses with a body shot
and Boy counters with a nice low kick that buckles De Groote's knee momentarily.
Boy throws a big shot that misses.
Boy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and De Groote counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by De Groote.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and De Groote defends well.
Boy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boy wants to stand and escape but De Groote is having none of it.
De Groote stays in close to Boy's body and controls the position.
De Groote looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boy keeping moving, preventing De Groote from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boy is striking but De Groote is not phased and passes to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Bas De Groote just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Jonny Boy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Groote scores with a jab to the jaw.
Both fighters circling a little - Boy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Boy throws a head kick but De Groote moves out of range.
De Groote closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Boy is looking to improve his position.
Boy controlling the position for now.
Boy is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groote looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
De Groote is controlling the pace.
De Groote trying to control the action but Boy is working from the bottom.
De Groote prevents Boy from improving his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boy.
De Groote will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boy tries to clinch but De Groote moves out of range.
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.
Boy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boy throws a head kick that half lands.
De Groote lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by De Groote.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Groote.
Boy looks to clinch
and De Groote counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A lazy left from De Groote finds it's target.
Boy catches De Groote with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A lazy left from De Groote finds it's target.
Boy walks into a stiff left hand from De Groote.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groote throws a head kick that misses
and Boy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for De Groote!
De Groote is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
De Groote suckers Boy into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! De Groote is now in Boy's guard!
Boy trying to strike off his back.
De Groote is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
De Groote avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
De Groote advances to half guard.
De Groote trying to mount his opponent but Boy defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
De Groote performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
De Groote prevents Boy from improving his position.
De Groote prevents Boy from standing back up.
Boy is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but De Groote pulls his head out easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boy trying to get back to full guard but De Groote takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
De Groote is trying to take his opponent's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas De Groote dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Boy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Boy takes a swing at De Groote's ribcage but misses.
De Groote shoots and misses
and Boy counters with a nice kick to the body.
Boy scores with a three punch combo!
De Groote takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boy tries to clinch but De Groote moves out of range.
De Groote fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boy manages to avoid it.
De Groote circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Groote circles away from the clinch attempt
and De Groote decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Boy's guard.
De Groote is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy keeping moving, preventing De Groote from controlling successfully.
Boy wants to stand up but De Groote is controlling him.
De Groote looking to pass the guard.
De Groote looking to sit in guard and control but Boy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Boy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Boy wanted to stand there but De Groote had control of the position.
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.
Boy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Boy trying to control the position from guard on top but De Groote is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Groote 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.
Boy is fighting to break De Groote's control of his arms but De Groote is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
De Groote 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.
De Groote is pulling down on Boy's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy wants to control from the top but De Groote keeps moving.
De Groote controls Boy momentarily but Boy frees himself.
Bas De Groote has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boy wants to stand but De Groote has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boy walks into a jab.
A shot to de liver by Boy. Beautiful body shot.
De Groote slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Groote.
Boy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groote misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boy lands with a slapping head kick.
Bas De Groote is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jonny Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Groote ducks right into an uppercut from Boy.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! De Groote crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Boy - the referee stops the clock and De Groote gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Boy. De Groote manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Boy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Groote manages to avoid it.
De Groote gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Boy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Boy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Groote has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas De Groote!
Bas De Groote is the new heavyweight champion!
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