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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Will Drama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sham Wowner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wowner is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Empire. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Drama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sham Wowner!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drama is looking to clinch but Wowner is avoiding it.
Wowner defending well as Drama loads up on a big left hand.
Drama tries for a takedown but Wowner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Drama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drama scores with a jab to the body.
A choreographed right hand from Wowner misses the target.
Drama moves in looking to clinch but Wowner pushes him off.
Wowner decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Drama pushes Wowner off looking to stand but Wowner dives back in and keeps control.
Wowner trying to mount his opponent but Drama defends it.
Wowner is looking for a kimura here.
Drama is looking to improve his position.
Wowner is looking to take a break and control but Drama is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drama regains full guard. Nicely done.
Drama has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wowner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Drama is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wowner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Drama throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wowner prevents Drama from getting back to his feet.
Drama has his foot on Wowner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wowner works his way back into a safe position though.
Drama is breathing heavily.
Wowner trying to control but Drama is working from the bottom.
Drama has his foot on Wowner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wowner works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Wowner drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wowner decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Drama, up you get!
Drama fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wowner sprawls well initially but Drama persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drama stands up and beckons Wowner to join him on the feet.
Drama clinches up with Wowner and pushes him back against the cage.
Drama trying to land knees to the body.
Drama controlling the action here for a moment.
Drama changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wowner fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Drama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drama dodges the punch combination from Wowner.
Wowner misses with a takedown
and Drama counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drama doesn't manage to clinch there - Wowner circles away.
Drama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wowner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wowner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Drama's head.
Drama rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wowner counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wowner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Drama is trying to get back to full guard.
Wowner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drama keeps working.
Wowner wants to work for an arm triangle but Drama is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Drama is trying to get back to full guard.
Wowner is thwarting Drama's attempts to control the position.
Drama gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drama 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drama misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Wowner to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Drama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wowner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wowner lands a hook that stumbles Drama back into the cage. Wowner follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Drama to the canvas! Wowner pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Drama has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sham Wowner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robby Bashley (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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260 lbs
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284 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Robby Bashley!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bashley walks straight into a right hand from Smith - that's dropped him! Smith jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Bashley from any more punishment! Bashley complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dave Smith!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Calton Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dizzee Rascal-Where Da G's kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Marcus Walker is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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179 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Calton Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Walker!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Walker's guard.
Cole looking to pass the guard.
Cole pushing down on Walker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cole 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! Walker is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Calton Cole!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grayson's entrance music is Ante up - M.O.P. A fine choice. Shaw has chosen War Pigs as his entrance music. Terrance Grayson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Terrance Grayson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Grayson.
Shaw keeps the fight on the outside.
Grayson misses with a head kick.
Grayson wants to clinch.
Shaw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grayson misses with a few strikes there.
Grayson tries to clinch but Shaw is having none of it.
Grayson wants to clinch.
Grayson tries to clinch up but Shaw circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grayson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grayson tries to clinch but Shaw is having none of it.
Grayson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson tries to clinch but Shaw is having none of it.
Grayson doesn't manage to clinch there - Shaw circles away.
Shaw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grayson is looking to clinch but Shaw is avoiding it.
Grayson is looking to clinch.
Grayson wants to clinch.
Grayson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Shaw was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Grayson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Shaw.
Grayson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Shaw.
Grayson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shaw on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Grayson because Shaw loaded up on that one.
Shaw punching from mount but Grayson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Grayson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Shaw misses with some ground and pound and Grayson recovers position to half guard.
Shaw prevents Grayson from improving his position.
Shaw is trying to work for a kimura but Grayson is defending well.
Shaw missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shaw wants to pass to mount but Grayson is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw looks to land a strike but Grayson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Shaw slips nicely into half guard.
Shaw wants to work for an arm triangle but Grayson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Shaw not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shaw is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Grayson is breathing heavily.
Grayson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Shaw is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
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.
Shaw not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grayson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shaw.
Shaw prevents Grayson from standing back up.
Shaw passes to full mount!
Shaw jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle�. Ooooh, that looks tight� Grayson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Grayson and Shaw has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Grayson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grayson is looking to reverse the position.
Grayson parries the strikes from Shaw easily there. Shaw is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Grayson to escape.
Grayson defending against the ground and pound.
Shaw tries for a kimura but Grayson is defending well.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Shaw 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.
Grayson tries to clinch up but Shaw circles away and keeps his distance.
Grayson has managed to clinch.
Grayson lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Terry Shaw has been cut.
Shaw fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shaw takes a knee right on the jaw!
Grayson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Grayson connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Shaw goes down! Grayson jumps into full mount looking to finish!
Shaw is rocked!
Shaw has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grayson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shaw is looking to escape.
Shaw is still in real trouble! Can Grayson finish him?
Shaw seems to have recovered his senses.
Shaw is wriggling around trying to escape.
Shaw is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson tries to control but Shaw wriggling away.
Grayson prevents Shaw from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grayson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shaw is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Grayson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Terrance Grayson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Grayson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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.
Grayson tries to clinch but Shaw is having none of it.
Grayson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Terrance Grayson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grayson tries to clinch up but Shaw circles away and keeps his distance.
Grayson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grayson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grayson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grayson tries to clinch up but Shaw circles away and keeps his distance.
Grayson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grayson wants to stall.
Shaw successfully pulls guard.
Grayson wants to stand but Shaw is controlling his posture from full guard.
Shaw is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Grayson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Shaw Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Grayson's back instead.
Shaw is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Grayson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Shaw missing with strikes from the back.
Grayson tries to roll but Shaw sticks to his back.
Grayson covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Shaw throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Shaw throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Grayson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Shaw has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Grayson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw throwing strikes and Grayson squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Grayson is looking to get to half guard.
Shaw looking to finish with strikes here!
Grayson gets back to half guard.
Shaw thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grayson's head.
Grayson tries to kick Shaw off but Shaw keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Grayson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shaw is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Grayson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Terrance Grayson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Terry Shaw's cut.
That's time! Grayson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Shaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Grayson.
Grayson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shaw avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grayson wants to clinch.
Grayson tries to clinch up.
Grayson fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grayson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grayson tries to clinch but Shaw moves out of range.
Grayson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shaw, pushing him back against the cage.
Grayson is looking to control Shaw's arms but Shaw gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grayson has his back to the cage.
Shaw looking to stall.
Shaw manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson misses with a knee strike.
Grayson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shaw's face.
Grayson landing knees to the body.
Grayson is trying to maintain a safe position but Shaw gets an underhook and turns Grayson into the cage.
Shaw pulls Grayson into guard.
Grayson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shaw manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grayson manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shaw with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shaw trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grayson seems keen to control Shaw's posture.
Shaw pushing down on Grayson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Shaw is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Grayson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw thows a huge punch but Grayson dodges it nicely.
Shaw throwing shots but Grayson is blocking nicely.
Shaw is looking for a kimura here.
Grayson tries to kick Shaw off but Shaw keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Shaw is working for a kimura but Grayson is defending it quite comfortably.
Grayson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Shaw trying to mount his opponent but Grayson defends it.
Shaw missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw trying to mount his opponent but Grayson defends it.
Shaw is working for a submission of some sort.
Grayson is trying to stand.
Grayson moves into full guard.
Shaw won't allow Grayson to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Grayson.
Grayson doesn't manage to clinch there - Shaw circles away.
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.
Grayson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grayson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grayson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grayson wants to clinch up but Shaw keeps it at a distance.
Grayson tries to clinch there but Shaw circles away.
Grayson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Grayson.
Grayson moves into the clinch successfully.
Grayson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shaw.
Grayson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shaw drags the fight down to the ground.
Shaw is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shaw doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Shaw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shaw 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Shaw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Biselton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cornelius Crumpet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crumpet is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kings of Leon - Fans. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Micheal Biselton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Cornelius Crumpet!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Crumpet there.
It looks like Micheal Biselton has been cut.
A shot to de liver by Crumpet. Beautiful body shot.
Crumpet misses with an uppercut.
Crumpet throws a hook to the side of Biselton's head but Biselton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crumpet stuffs the takedown attempt from Biselton. Biselton gets slowly back to his feet.
Biselton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crumpet.
Nice sprawl there from Crumpet as Biselton shoots in.
Horrible takedown by Biselton or perhaps it was just good defense by Crumpet which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micheal Biselton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crumpet throws a right and a left that Biselton avoids nicely.
Nice cross by Crumpet.
Biselton is rocked!
Crumpet fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Biselton square on the jaw! Damn, Biselton is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cornelius Crumpet!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between A Bokito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bokito comes to the cage accompanied by Let the Bodies hit the floor. Frank Abbott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Basic striking
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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, A Bokito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Abbott!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bokito fails to land with a series of punches.
Abbott swats away the attempt to clinch by Bokito.
Abbott throws a right and a left that Bokito avoids nicely.
Bokito shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Abbott is trying to maintain the position but Bokito is very close to passing his half guard.
Abbott actively working from the bottom here.
Bokito slips a nice elbow through Abbott's hands, connecting with Abbott's forehead.
Bokito tries to pass the half guard into mount. Abbott knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Abbott gets full guard.
Abbott looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bokito keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Abbott's head.
Bokito scoring with some ground and pound.
Abbott controls Bokito momentarily but Bokito frees himself.
Abbott had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bokito is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Abbott Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bokito's back instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokito trying to control the hands but Abbott breaks the grip.
Bokito manages to reverse the position and now he's in Abbott's guard. Nice work there by Bokito.
Bokito chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bokito's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bokito stays in close to Abbott's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bokito avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Abbott looks gassed!
Bokito pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abbott is keeping the position for now.
Bokito in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bokito distracts Abbott with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bokito content to stall in guard here.
Bokito slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bokito seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bokito passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Abbott!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bokito connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bokito cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bokito lands a nice shot to the head.
Abbott can't escape the position.
Abbott defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bokito.
Abbott tries to hold on but Bokito pushes him away.
Abbott working to try and regain half guard.
Bokito working for a submission but Abbott is keeping him at bay.
Abbott working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bokito lands a heavy elbow.
Abbott tries to reverse the position but Bokito maintains control.
Abbott is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Abbott regains half guard.
Abbott is trying to stand back up but Bokito is controlling him
Abbott kicks off Bokito and gets to his feet.
Abbott paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Abbott with a hook.
Abbott tests Bokito's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbott throws a good cross that connects.
A punch lands to the side of Bokito 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bokito fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bokito takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bokito has managed to clinch.
Abbott can't break the clinch.
Abbott is trying to break free.
Bokito tightens his grip and picks Abbott up, before dumping him to the ground. Abbott manages to land in guard.
Abbott looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bokito decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Abbott, up you get!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bokito tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Abbott swivels and escapes.
Abbott moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Abbott gets caught flat footed, as Bokito shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bokito showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bokito tries to free his leg and advance position but Abbott is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bokito with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bokito working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abbott working for a triangle but Bokito defends it easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A Bokito dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bokito shoots in looking for a takedown. Abbott tries to sprawl out of it but Bokito keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Abbott manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bokito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bokito tries to clinch but Abbott moves out of range.
Bokito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abbott.
Abbott clobbers Bokito with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bokito wants to clinch.
Bokito shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bokito shoots in and drives through. Abbott sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for A Bokito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bokito tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abbott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bokito shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Abbott pinned against the cage. Abbott gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bokito misses with a head kick.
Abbott misses with a series of wild punches.
Abbott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bokito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bokito counters with a shoot takedown. Abbott fights it but they end up in guard.
Abbott kicks Bokito off and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bokito moves out of range of the strikes.
Abbott lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A left and a right from Abbott both land. Nice combination.
Bokito shoots in looking for a takedown. Abbott tries to sprawl out of it but Bokito keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Abbott manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bokito wants to clinch up but Abbott keeps it at a distance.
Bokito shoots in and drives through. Abbott sprawls well.
Abbott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bokito scores with a takedown into Abbott's guard.
Bokito 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.
Bokito pushing down on Abbott's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bokito prevents Abbott from improving his position.
Abbott is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bokito pulls his head out easily.
Bokito wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abbott keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbott is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Abbott is staying active underneath Bokito, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Abbott avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bokito.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Abbott slow jab from Bokito misses its intended target.
Abbott misses with a hook
and Bokito counters by clinching up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abbott wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Abbott wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bokito has him pressed against the cage.
Bokito landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bokito breaks from the clinch.
Abbott swings for the body but Bokito moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bokito!
Bokito misses with a looping right.
Bokito tries to clinch up.
Bokito looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Abbott looking for a sweep. Not yet Abbott, not yet.
Abbott looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bokito accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bokito has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Abbott looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbott looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bokito is one step ahead there.
Abbott is looking for a triangle but Bokito pushes his legs off easily.
Bokito won't allow Abbott to sweep him here.
Abbott lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bokito!
Abbott takes Bokito's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Bokito is in trouble.
Abbott is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Bokito with him. Bokito is trying to defend but Abbott has an arm under the chin now! Bokito grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Frank Abbott!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juho Huikkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cinquente Quentcin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huikkonen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is ill nino - this is war. Cinquente Quentcin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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242 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Juho Huikkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cinquente Quentcin!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quentcin fails with the takedown.
Huikkonen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Huikkonen wants to control but Quentcin is keeping him busy.
Huikkonen trying to pass the guard but Quentcin defending well.
Quentcin manages to get to full guard.
Quentcin keeping moving, preventing Huikkonen from controlling successfully.
Quentcin throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huikkonen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Quentcin doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Quentcin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Huikkonen wants to control from the top but Quentcin keeps moving.
Huikkonen could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Quentcin keeping full guard, as Huikkonen tries to pass.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Huikkonen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Quentcin cracks Huikkonen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quentcin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Quentcin tries to clinch but Huikkonen is having none of it.
Quentcin misses with a takedown attempt
and Huikkonen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Huikkonen.
Huikkonen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Quentcin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Quentcin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Juho Huikkonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cinquente Quentcin.
Huikkonen manages to pull guard.
Huikkonen being controlled here, momentarily.
Huikkonen trying to strike off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huikkonen is looking for a triangle but Quentcin pushes his legs off easily.
Huikkonen is breathing heavily.
Huikkonen looking for a sweep. Not yet Huikkonen, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Huikkonen is on top in guard.
Quentcin working a defensive guard here.
Huikkonen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Quentcin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Huikkonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Quentcin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Huikkonen is one step ahead there.
Huikkonen is stalling in the full guard.
Huikkonen won't allow Quentcin to sweep him here.
Huikkonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Quentcin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huikkonen content to stall in guard here.
Quentcin keeping moving, preventing Huikkonen from controlling successfully.
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 Juho Huikkonen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Huikkonen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Huikkonen laying and praying for a moment but Quentcin takes advantage and regains half guard.
Quentcin trying to control but Huikkonen postures up.
Huikkonen stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Quentcin to get to his feet.
Huikkonen shoots for a takedown but Quentcin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Juho Huikkonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huikkonen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Quentcin swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Huikkonen is looking to clinch but Quentcin is avoiding it.
Huikkonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Quentcin scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huikkonen shoots and misses
and Quentcin counters with a shoot takedown. Huikkonen fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juho Huikkonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huikkonen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Huikkonen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Quentcin trying to control the position from guard on top but Huikkonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huikkonen wants to get back to his feet but Quentcin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Huikkonen working for a triangle but Quentcin defends it easily.
Huikkonen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huikkonen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Quentcin!
Huikkonen trying to control but Quentcin is having none of it.
Huikkonen wants to take Quentcin's back here but Quentcin is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Huikkonen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quentcin is looking to get to half guard.
Huikkonen wants to control the pace but Quentcin is squirming around nicely.
Huikkonen throws some wild stikes that Quentcin manages to avoid easily.
Huikkonen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Quentcin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huikkonen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Huikkonen wants to control the pace but Quentcin is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Huikkonen prevents Quentcin from getting the reversal.
Huikkonen controlling his opponent.
Huikkonen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Quentcin is squirming around, avoiding Huikkonen's attempts to control the action.
Huikkonen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Quentcin has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Quentcin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cinquente Quentcin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Huikkonen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Quentcin counters by clinching up.
Huikkonen keeps control of Quentcin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Quentcin lands an elbow just above Huikkonen 's eye.
Huikkonen wants a takedown but no success here.
Huikkonen drags the fight down to the ground.
Huikkonen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Quentcin on the ground.
Quentcin is fighting to break Huikkonen's control of his arms but Huikkonen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Quentcin pushing down on Huikkonen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Huikkonen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Quentcin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Quentcin stopping the sweep attempt from Huikkonen.
Huikkonen working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quentcin trying to control the position from guard on top but Huikkonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huikkonen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Huikkonen controlling Quentcin's posture.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Juho Huikkonen just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Huikkonen shoots in but Quentcin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juho Huikkonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huikkonen tries to clinch there but Quentcin circles away.
Huikkonen shoots in and drives through. Quentcin sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Huikkonen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Huikkonen showed some decent athleticism there.
Huikkonen tries to pass to full mount but Quentcin defends it.
Huikkonen stalling away here and it's allowed Quentcin to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Huikkonen wants to control from the top but Quentcin keeps moving.
Quentcin kicks Huikkonen off and gets to his feet.
Quentcin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Huikkonen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Quentcin!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quentcin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Huikkonen.
Huikkonen controlling his opponent.
Juho Huikkonen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Quentcin is squirming around, avoiding Huikkonen's attempts to control the action.
Quentcin wants to control but Huikkonen is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quentcin regains half guard.
Quentcin is refusing to be controlled, as Huikkonen sits in half guard.
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.
Quentcin is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Huikkonen pulls his head out easily.
Huikkonen is looking to take a break and control but Quentcin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Quentcin wants to control but Huikkonen is keeping busy.
Huikkonen is working for an americana but Quentcin has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Huikkonen was thinking about the submission.
Quentcin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juho Huikkonen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Huikkonen 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Runk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee's entrance music is Smack My Bitch Up - The Prodigy. A fine choice. Jason Lee has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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195 lbs
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193 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kari Runk!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee stuffs the takedown.
Runk shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Runk showed some decent athleticism there.
Lee gets full guard.
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Runk is proving a slippery customer.
Runk won't allow Lee to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Runk should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Lee has tightened it up now! Runk should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jason Lee!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mick Dolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dolan comes to the cage accompanied by Shipping Up to Boston. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mick Dolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yoshi Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dolan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dolan scores with a three punch combo!
Suzuki shoots in and bounces Dolan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Suzuki preventing the sweep.
Dolan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Suzuki working some strikes from top position.
Dolan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Suzuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Dolan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dolan holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki drops back looking for a leg! Dolan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dolan manages to kick Suzuki off! Suzuki jumps back into Dolan's guard.
Suzuki is stalling in the full guard.
Suzuki trying to control but Dolan is working from the bottom.
Suzuki drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Suzuki jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Suzuki thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Suzuki closes the distance and clinches up with Dolan, looking for a takedown. Suzuki pushes Dolan against the cage but Dolan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Dolan as Suzuki shoots in.
Dolan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dolan throws a series of punches but Suzuki moves out of range.
No joy there for Dolan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dolan stuffs the takedown.
Mick Dolan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshi Suzuki.
Suzuki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dolan throws a series of punches but Suzuki avoids them all with ease.
Suzuki slips a jab and a cross from Dolan.
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown but Dolan shows good takedown defense.
Suzuki looks gassed!
Suzuki moves forwards but Dolan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dolan but Dolan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dolan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dolan misses with a head kick.
Suzuki shoots in but Dolan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dolan's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dolan duly obliges.
Dolan scores with a body shot.
Dolan cracks Suzuki with a good jab.
Dolan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Suzuki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dolan circles away.
Dolan misses with a double jab.
Suzuki fails with the takedown.
Dolan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Suzuki shoots in for a double leg but Dolan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Suzuki checks a leg kick.
Suzuki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dolan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee asks Suzuki politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Suzuki prefers to stall for the moment though.
Suzuki trying to control the position but Dolan is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dolan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Suzuki's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Dolan tries to get to full guard but Suzuki has control of the leg.
Suzuki is thwarting Dolan's attempts to control the position.
Suzuki is tying to control. Dolan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Suzuki passes the guard and advances to mount!
Suzuki looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
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 Mick Dolan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Suzuki shoots in but Dolan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Suzuki misses with a takedown attempt - Dolan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dolan stalks Suzuki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Suzuki's face. Suzuki staggers backwards, shaken.
Suzuki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dolan throws a nice looking combination but Suzuki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Suzuki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mick Dolan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshi Suzuki.
Suzuki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dolan throws a right and a left that Suzuki avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dolan misses with a double jab.
Suzuki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dolan is fending him off so far but Suzuki persists. Nope, Dolan circles away and we're back to standing.
Suzuki dodges the punch combination from Dolan.
Suzuki is breathing heavily.
Suzuki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dolan.
Dolan lands with a cross.
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dolan as he avoids it easily.
Suzuki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dolan stuns Suzuki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A cross from Dolan lands.
Suzuki shoots in but no luck this time.
Suzuki fails with the takedown.
Dolan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suzuki.
Suzuki closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dolan to the mat! Dolan manages to get full guard.
Suzuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Dolan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suzuki slips nicely into half guard.
Suzuki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki wants to control but Dolan is keeping him busy.
Suzuki working over Dolan with some ground and pound. Dolan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Suzuki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dolan defends it well.
Suzuki wants to free his trapped foot but Dolan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dolan manages to get to full guard.
Suzuki drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Suzuki jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Suzuki throwing strikes but missing.
Suzuki is fighting to break Dolan's control of his arms but Dolan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Suzuki tries to control Dolan's body but Dolan pushes him off. Suzuki squirms to his side and now Dolan has his back!
Suzuki rolls, trying to escape but Dolan keeps control of the position.
Suzuki rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Suzuki wants to improve his position but Dolan is controlling well.
Suzuki is staying active underneath Dolan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Suzuki won't allow Dolan to pass to mount.
Suzuki actively working from the bottom here.
Suzuki is looking to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dolan throws a series of punches but Suzuki moves out of range.
Suzuki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dolan's waist but Dolan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Suzuki off to one side.
A punch combination from Dolan misses.
Suzuki gets a takedown into half guard.
Suzuki passes to side control.
Suzuki looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dolan is avoiding damage well.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mick Dolan will probably get the nod.
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. 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.
A combination from Dolan does no damage.
Mick Dolan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dolan stuns Suzuki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Suzuki.
Dolan wants to control but Suzuki postures up.
Dolan is trying to get back to half guard.
Suzuki looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dolan is avoiding damage well.
Suzuki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dolan struggling a bit here.
Suzuki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dolan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Suzuki wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dolan, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Suzuki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dolan tries to improve position but can't.
Dolan is trying to control Suzuki's posture but Suzuki avoids it.
Suzuki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dolan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dolan is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Suzuki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dolan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suzuki working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Suzuki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Suzuki is looking to take a break and control but Dolan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki swings around for an armbar but Dolan sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Suzuki's guard.
Dolan wants to control from the top but Suzuki keeps moving.
Suzuki is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Suzuki is on top in guard.
Suzuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Dolan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dolan is looking for a triangle but Suzuki pushes his legs off easily.
Yoshi Suzuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki controls from within his opponent's guard.
Suzuki throws a big right hand that misses.
Suzuki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Suzuki drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Suzuki seems to have locked his on tight now - Dolan screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Suzuki, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Yoshi Suzuki!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Spackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago comes to the cage accompanied by Thru My Eyes-DMX. Harry Spackman has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Santiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Spackman!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spackman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Spackman showed some decent athleticism there.
Santiago moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Santiago looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Spackman advances to half guard.
Spackman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Santiago is just riding it out for now. Spackman eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Santiago makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Santiago.
Santiago tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Santiago bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Spackman's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Spackman is on top in guard.
Santiago doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Santiago 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.
Santiago will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Spackman wants to control from the top but Santiago keeps moving.
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.
Santiago bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Spackman's guard.
Santiago landing some decent shots from guard.
Santiago is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Santiago throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Spackman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Santiago landing with the ground and pound.
Santiago stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spackman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spackman looking for a guillotine here but Santiago defends easily.
Spackman looks gassed!
Santiago postures up and lands a big shot to Spackman's brow.
Santiago works over Spackman with some ground and pound from guard.
Spackman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santiago.
Spackman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Santiago manages to get himself to full guard.
Spackman drops back looking for a leg! Santiago is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Santiago manages to kick Spackman off! Spackman jumps back into Santiago's guard.
Spackman takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spackman preventing the sweep.
Santiago manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Spackman manages to get himself to full guard.
Spackman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Santiago postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Spackman has his foot on Santiago's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Santiago works his way back into a safe position though.
Spackman has momentary wrist control but Santiago slips an elbow through the middle.
Spackman keeping full guard, as Santiago tries to pass.
Santiago preventing the sweep.
Santiago working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Spackman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spackman is trying to keep Santiago in close.
Santiago is sitting in close to Spackman's body. Spackman has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Santiago is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Santiago is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Spackman.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Harry Spackman!
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