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GFL 37 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Razor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Dalton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Razor had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Razor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Dalton!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Razor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Razor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dalton tries to avoid it but Razor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dalton to the ground. Dalton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dalton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Razor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dalton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dalton misses with a series of wild punches.
Dalton throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Ryan Razor has been cut.
Razor shoots for a double leg takedown but Dalton sprawls well. He's pushed Razor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Razor wants to clinch.
Razor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Razor tries to clinch up but Dalton circles away and keeps his distance.
Razor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dalton as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Razor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Razor misses with a takedown attempt - Dalton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Razor shoots in and drives through. Dalton sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnny Dalton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dalton scores with a shot to the body.
Razor is breathing heavily.
Dalton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Razor moves away.
Razor throws out a leg kick but Dalton moves out of range and Razor only half commits.
Dalton throws a body punch but Razor moves out of range.
Dalton misses the jab.
Dalton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dalton connects with a looping right hand.
Some wild striking there from Dalton.
Dalton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, jab by Dalton - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dalton!
A jab from Dalton does it's job there.
Ryan Razor's cut is getting worse.
Dalton drops Razor with a huge uppercut! Razor drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Dalton is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Dalton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruarc Mael Lusu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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170 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Dee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruarc Mael Lusu!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mael Lusu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mael Lusu.
Dee pushes Mael Lusu away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mael Lusu gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mael Lusu is staying tight to Dee's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Mael Lusu in side control, throwing shots but Dee defends.
You can see the frustration on Dee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dee seems a little lost for a moment, as Mael Lusu dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dee is being controlled here.
Dee is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mael Lusu connects with a decent elbow.
Dee is letting Mael Lusu control him for a moment.
The ground and pound from Mael Lusu seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mael Lusu taking a breather here.
Dee throws Mael Lusu to one side and escapes!
Dee misses with a series of wild punches.
Mael Lusu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dee lands a jab-cross combination.
Dee 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.
Mael Lusu wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mael Lusu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dee manages to get himself to full guard.
Mael Lusu seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
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.
Dee wants to stand up but Mael Lusu is controlling him.
Mael Lusu controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mael Lusu advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruarc Mael Lusu 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.
Dee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mael Lusu, pushing him back against the cage.
Dee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mael Lusu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dee tries to avoid it but Mael Lusu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dee to the ground. Dee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mael Lusu shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mael Lusu stops Dee from getting back to his feet.
Mael Lusu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mael Lusu working over Dee with some ground and pound. Dee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mael Lusu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dee defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mael Lusu not doing much here.
Mael Lusu wants to pass to mount but Dee is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mael Lusu working over Dee with some ground and pound. Dee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mael Lusu in particular looking to stall.
Mael Lusu wants to free his trapped foot but Dee is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mael Lusu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mael Lusu.
Dee is trying to stand back up but Mael Lusu is controlling him
Mael Lusu controlling the action here.
Mael Lusu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mael Lusu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dee has Mael Lusu up against the cage in a clinch.
Dee gets underhooks to prevent Mael Lusu's takedown attempt.
Dee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mael Lusu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dee prevents the takedown attempt.
Jay Dee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruarc Mael Lusu.
Dee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Dee.
Dee misses with an elbow strike.
Dee breaks the clinch.
Dee tries to clinch up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dee is looking to clinch but Mael Lusu is avoiding it.
Mael Lusu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dee sprawls well. Dee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mael Lusu gets slowly back to his feet.
Mael Lusu tries to keep at a distance but Dee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dee manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ruarc Mael Lusu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dee tries to clinch up but Mael Lusu circles away and keeps his distance.
Dee is looking to clinch.
Dee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mael Lusu looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dee!
Dee is trying to stand up.
Mael Lusu looking to finish with strikes here!
Mael Lusu working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mael Lusu content just to control the position here.
Mael Lusu is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mael Lusu throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Mael Lusu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dee is bucking up trying to escape but Mael Lusu cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mael Lusu pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mael Lusu lands a big elbow - Dee is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Dee is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ruarc Mael Lusu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Geasus Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maximus comes to the cage accompanied by Chiddy Bang - Opposite Of Adults. Geasus Maximus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Geasus Maximus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mayhem in particular looking to stall.
Mayhem scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mayhem is pressing down on Maximus's thigh, looking to free his foot. Maximus is holding on for now.
Mayhem prevents Maximus from improving his position.
Mayhem lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus is looking to improve his position.
Well, if Mayhem is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mayhem decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
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.
Maximus moves in looking to clinch but Mayhem pushes him off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mayhem.
Maximus shoots and misses
and Mayhem counters with a single leg into guard. Maximus didn't expect that.
Maximus trying to control the position.
Maximus looking for a sweep. Not yet Maximus, not yet.
Mayhem controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mayhem landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mayhem showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mayhem throwing strikes but missing.
Mayhem seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Maximus wants to stand but Mayhem is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mayhem sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Maximus's guard.
Mayhem gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Maximus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Mayhem counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Maximus looking to control.
Maximus is looking to sweep but instead, Mayhem has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Mayhem dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mayhem shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Maximus manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Maximus throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Maximus doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mayhem controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Maximus wants to stand but Mayhem is controlling the position.
Mayhem working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem is stalling in the full guard.
Maximus is looking to stand up but Mayhem isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mayhem accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mayhem throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maximus wants to clinch but Mayhem slips to the side
and Mayhem counters with a takedown into side control.
Max Mayhem has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mayhem is putting a hurting on Maximus here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem taking a breather here.
Maximus is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Mayhem is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Mayhem lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mayhem looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mayhem looking to control and managing it successfully.
Maximus really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Mayhem scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mayhem takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Maximus throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mayhem with the ground and pound from mount.
Mayhem controlling his opponent.
Mayhem lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mayhem looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mayhem landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Mayhem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
Maximus tries to clinch
and Mayhem counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Maximus!
Mayhem jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Maximus manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Mayhem trying to control the position but Maximus is working away.
Mayhem working the head with strikes.
Mayhem decides to stand up, so the ref orders Maximus to his feet.
Maximus gets a clinch.
Maximus looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus looking for a takedown.
Mayhem is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Maximus gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Maximus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mayhem looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Maximus!
Mayhem takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maximus is squirming around, avoiding Mayhem's attempts to control the action.
Mayhem sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Maximus working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem with the ground and pound from mount.
Maximus throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Mayhem punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mayhem tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Maximus is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Mayhem looking to control and managing it successfully.
Maximus looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem tightening his grip on Maximus, looking for the choke.
Maximus trying to control but not successfully.
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.
Maximus is trying to stand back up.
Maximus is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Mayhem looking for the choke from the back.
Mayhem working for the choke.
Maximus trying to control the hands but Mayhem won't let him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Mayhem comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mayhem winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Max Mayhem!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Max Mayhem!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Max Mayhem!
Max Mayhem wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael The Count (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Stuart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Count comes to the cage accompanied by Run This Town. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael The Count!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Stuart!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Count misses with the combination.
Stuart throws a body punch but The Count moves out of range.
The Count throws a right and a left that Stuart avoids nicely.
Stuart takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Mike Stuart has been cut.
Stuart throws an overhand right that lands on The Count's shoulder, as The Count tries to avoid the shot.
The Count throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Count wants to clinch.
Stuart scores with a shot to the body.
The Count lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stuart circles away quickly and effectively.
The Count shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The Count is stalling in the full guard.
The Count trying to control the position from guard on top but Stuart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Count working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuart looking for a sweep. Not yet Stuart, not yet.
Stuart really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Count. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Count stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stuart swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Count postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Count stands up and waves to Stuart to follow him.
Stuart throws a looping overhand right but The Count ducks down to avoid it.
Stuart chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Count can pounce on him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The Count.
The Count clinches with his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Stuart.
Stuart manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Count swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stuart slaps away a takedown attempt from The Count, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The Count fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stuart lands a body shot.
Stuart thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Count misses with a few strikes there.
The Count tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stuart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stuart will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Count throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stuart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stuart looks gassed!
The Count scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Count throws a combination that misses
letting Stuart counter with a right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Stuart. No joy for The Count on that attempt.
The Count misses with a double jab.
The Count shoots for a takedown but Stuart saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael The Count. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Count closes the distance but Stuart moves to the side
and Stuart counters with a right hand to the body.
Stuart comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Count throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stuart counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Count drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Michael The Count seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Count throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stuart counters with a stiff right hand.
Stuart throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Count decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stuart's guard.
The Count stands and steps away. Stuart gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The Count looks for a takedown but Stuart sprawls well.
Stuart lands a nice hook to The Count's body. The Count takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Count swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Count dodges the punch combination from Stuart.
The Count wants to clinch up but Stuart keeps it at a distance.
The Count tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stuart counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stuart circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stuart counters with a stiff right hand.
The Count shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stuart's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stuart is trying to control the position but The Count postures up.
The Count postures up in Stuart's guard and throws a big left but Stuart blocks it.
The Count 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.
The Count controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The Count working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael The Count dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Stuart's cut.
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.
The Count tries to clinch up but Stuart circles away and keeps his distance.
The Count shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stuart sprawls well. Stuart wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Count gets slowly back to his feet.
The Count changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stuart tries to avoid it but The Count manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stuart to the ground. Stuart escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The Count misses with a double jab.
Stuart moves into range and connects with a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Count.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael The Count. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Count slips under a jab from Stuart.
The Count is looking to clinch.
The Count goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stuart closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Count landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stuart is trying to break the clinch but The Count is controlling him.
The Count tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stuart avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Count escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stuart ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The Count uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stuart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuart throws a series of punches but The Count avoids them all with ease.
The Count clinches but Stuart breaks the clinch
and Stuart counters with a three punch combo that has The Count backing up. The Count nods at Stuart to acknowledge the strikes.
Stuart is on the wrong end of a nice combination from The Count.
The Count misses with a wild combination.
The Count tries to clinch but Stuart is having none of it.
The Count throws a series of strikes that have Stuart backpedaling.
The Count throws a right hand that Stuart ducks under and follows up with a left that Stuart also avoids with ease.
The Count bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Count.
A left and a right from The Count both land. Nice combination.
The Count lands with a nice combination. Stuart backs away looking to recover.
The Count clinches up against the cage.
The Count creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stuart's defenses.
The Count manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Count jabs Stuart right on the nose. Stuart blinks but takes it well.
The Count changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stuart tries to avoid it but The Count manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stuart to the ground. Stuart escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The Count misses with a few strikes there.
Stuart catches The Count with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The Count takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The Count lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Count shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stuart but Stuart pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stuart moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stuart has a takedown stuffed.
The Count scores with a hook.
The Count is looking to clinch.
The Count gets a clinch.
The Count escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stuart clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Count breaks from the clinch.
Stuart throws a right and a left that The Count avoids nicely.
The Count throws a series of punches but Stuart avoids them all with ease.
Michael The Count is winning the standup battle so far.
Stuart stuffs the takedown attempt from The Count. The Count gets slowly back to his feet.
Stuart is looking to clinch but The Count is avoiding it.
The Count tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stuart swivels and escapes.
Stuart uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The Count darts in trying to clinch
and Stuart counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Count throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Stuart does no damage.
The Count connects with a solid leg kick.
The Count throws a head kick that half lands.
Stuart misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Count counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Count with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Count is trying to drag Stuart to the mat but Stuart just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stuart is working The Count over against the cage.
Stuart tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Count smiles and moves away.
The Count closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stuart counters with a stiff right hand.
The Count fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Count misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Count misses with a series of wild punches.
The Count throws a leg kick but Stuart sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Count throws a one two combo.
The Count fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Count scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stuart connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael The Count dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Stuart's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Stuart tests The Count's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Count looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stuart takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stuart misses with a wild combination.
The Count scores a takedown into full mount!
The Count working the ground and pound effectively.
The Count working the ground and pound effectively.
The Count lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Count landing strikes, looking to finish!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, The Count cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The Count is going olschool here, as he tries to force Stuart to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Stuart shrugs it off.
The Count lands a big shot there that rocks Stuart but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The referee warns Stuart that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The Count landing shots from mount.
The Count controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Count trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Count sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stuart takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The Count looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Count with a couple of short strikes.
The Count scoring with strikes but Stuart is staying in there.
The Count lands a heavy elbow.
Michael The Count is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Count sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
BOOM! The Count connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Count controlling the position easily from mount.
Mike Stuart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Count seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stuart for as long as he can get away with.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael The Count showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The Count has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Michael The Count!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Michael The Count!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Michael The Count!
Michael The Count wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pat White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AJ Krundel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pat White has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pat White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, AJ Krundel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krundel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Krundel.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Krundel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. White tries to avoid it but Krundel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag White to the ground. White escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
White scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
White scores with a punch to the head.
Krundel throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White tries to bum rush Krundel with a series of wild strikes but Krundel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
White misses with a head kick.
Krundel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by White!
White throws a right and a left that Krundel avoids nicely.
A punch combination from White misses.
Krundel slips a jab and a cross from White.
Krundel feints and as White raises his hands in defense, Krundel changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
White keeping full guard, as Krundel tries to pass.
White looking for a guillotine here but Krundel defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krundel content to stall in guard here.
Krundel slips nicely into half guard.
Krundel wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
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.
Krundel works his foot free and advances to mount.
White blocking the ground and pound.
Krundel in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krundel controlling from mount.
Krundel is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. White can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krundel looking to finish with strikes here!
White knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Krundel on the ground.
Krundel lands a heavy elbow.
White is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
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.
Krundel looking to control but White is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Krundel throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Krundel throws some wild stikes that White manages to avoid easily.
Krundel working for a guillotine from mount but White is in no mood to give up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krundel looks gassed!
Krundel wants to control the pace but White is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but AJ Krundel will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
White looks to land a combination but Krundel avoids it well.
Krundel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
White throws a sloppy head kick
and Krundel counters by clinching up.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krundel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pat White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for White.
White misses with a combination
and Krundel counters with a thumping low kick.
Donk. White catches Krundel right on the button with a cross.
Krundel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
White lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
White misses with a series of wild punches.
Krundel should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
White throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Krundel counters with a nice double leg into side control. White won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
White is trying to break free.
Krundel is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
What can White do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
A lull in the action here.
White is in bad spot here.
White is working hard here to advance position.
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.
Krundel somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Krundel has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, White has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
White has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Even with his hooks in, Krundel manages to miss with strikes from the back.
White tries to escape but Krundel has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Krundel's arms.
White rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
White tries to roll over but Krundel keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Krundel circles away quickly and effectively.
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.
White looks to land a combination but Krundel avoids it well.
White misses with a combination
and Krundel counters with a nice double leg into side control. White won't be happy with that.
White is looking to regain half guard here but Krundel keeps moving and retains side control.
Krundel is trying to get an arm triangle but White is defending well.
Krundel working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AJ Krundel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
White looks to land a combination but Krundel avoids it well.
Krundel gets a takedown into half guard.
White is staying active underneath Krundel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
White is looking to get back to is feet but Krundel passes into side control.
Krundel wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working.
White tries to bench press Krundel off him but Krundel keeps the position.
Krundel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krundel tries to advance to mount but White denies him.
Krundel moves into full mount!
Krundel tries to control but White wriggling away.
White working to try and regain half guard.
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.
White tries to hold on but Krundel pushes him away.
White tries to improve his position but instead Krundel has taken his back!
White tries to escape the position.
White trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White can't escape the position.
White trying to control the hands but Krundel breaks the grip.
Even with his hooks in, Krundel manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Krundel is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Krundel missing with strikes from the back.
Krundel avoiding White 's attempts to control his hands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
White holding both Krundel 's hands and preventing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
AJ Krundel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Krundel 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 for AJ Krundel!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for AJ Krundel!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for AJ Krundel!
AJ Krundel wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Flare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown has chosen Enter The Dragon as his entrance music. Harry Brown has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Flare's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Flare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Harry Brown!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown is looking to clinch.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Flare circles away.
Brown stuffs the takedown.
Flare avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Flare.
Flare scores with a jab to the body.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flare paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flare closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Flare. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flare shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown tries to bum rush Flare with a series of wild strikes but Flare uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Flare scores with a nice right hand.
Brown connects with a high kick.
Flare could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Flare shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Flare tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brown sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Flare somewhat.
Brown tries to clinch but Flare is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Flare blocks a head kick by Brown.
Brown lands with a slapping head kick.
Harry Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flare throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Flare misses with the combination.
Flare fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Flare defending well as Brown loads up on a big left hand.
Flare fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brown on the side of the head.
Flare waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Brown.
Brown swinging wilding here.
Brown drives through and clinches with Flare against the cage.
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Flare to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Flare is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flare accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flare is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Flare is standing up over Brown. Brown looks to escape but Flare dives into side control.
Brown is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Brown tries to bench press Flare off him but Flare keeps the position.
Flare tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Brown sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Flare takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Brown clinches up with Flare and pushes him back against the cage.
Brown prevents the takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Brown.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Flare tries for a takedown. No joy.
Flare prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flare has Brown pushed against the cage.
Flare has clasped his hands together around Brown's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Brown tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brown wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Brown is not content to let Flare control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flare stands up and we're back to a striking position.
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 John Flare will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Flare closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brown counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Flare backwards.
Flare can't break the clinch.
Brown's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brown swinging wilding here.
Flare fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brown avoids it really well and circles away.
Flare has his takedown stuffed
and Brown counters with a big head kick but Flare shrugs it off.
Brown tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Flare counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flare wants to work for an arm triangle but Brown is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Flare stops Brown from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Flare's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Flare's back!
Brown scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Flare turns into Brown and is now in his guard.
Flare is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Flare with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Flare drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Flare jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Flare is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Flare stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Flare throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brown rushes Flare and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Flare changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brown fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Flare. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flare throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Brown clinches up against the cage.
Flare is looking to control Brown's arms but Brown gets an underhook and turns him. Now Flare has his back to the cage.
Brown stops a takedown attempt from Flare.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
Brown forces Flare back against the cage and clinches.
Flare has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
Flare has Brown pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brown manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brown has Flare up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Flare blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Brown.
Brown is working for takedown but Flare is calmly controlling the position for now.
Flare drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Flare is working for takedown but Brown is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flare.
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Flare misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brown tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Flare counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Brown!
Brown is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Flare looking for a guillotine from mount but Brown is having none of it.
Brown keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flare working for a guillotine from mount but Brown is in no mood to give up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Flare tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Flare dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Brown tries to clinch but Flare moves out of range.
Flare circles away from the clinch attempt.
Flare avoids the head kick by Brown.
Flare will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Flare circles away from the clinch attempt
and Flare counters with a nice uppercut.
Flare tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flare circles away from the clinch attempt
and Flare makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flare looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Flare in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Brown tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Flare!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Flare!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Jonsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jonsson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lover's Concerto by Kelly Chen. Lopez has chosen Fight for this love as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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175 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Andreas Jonsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonsson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jonsson lands in his opponent's guard.
Jonsson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lopez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lopez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lopez!
Jonsson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jonsson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jonsson wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jonsson has a closed guard, preventing Lopez from standing up.
Jonsson working for a triangle but Lopez defends it easily.
Lopez wants to stand but Jonsson is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonsson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lopez's guard.
Jonsson drops back looking for a leg! Lopez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lopez manages to kick Jonsson off! Jonsson jumps back into Lopez's guard.
Lopez is pulling down on Jonsson's head to control his posture.
Lopez is trying to push Jonsson off with his feet but Jonsson grabs hold of one of the legs and drops back looking for a submission! He's cranking on one of Lopez's ankles and Lopez is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Ankle Lock). Andreas Jonsson!
Andreas Jonsson retains his welterweight title!
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FIGHT
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