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LFC 39: SHW Superfight! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Lotus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Garwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lotus comes into the arena with Eye of the tiger blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
2 - 4 - 1 |
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180 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Tommy Lotus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Blake Garwood!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garwood forces Lotus back against the ropes and clinches.
Lotus tries to circle away but Garwood has him pinned against the ropes.
Garwood leaning against his opponent.
Garwood prevents Lotus from breaking the clinch.
Come on Garwood - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short uppercut from Garwood.
Garwood keeps control of Lotus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Garwood successfully pulls guard.
Lotus is pushing down on Garwood's leg trying to pass to half guard. Garwood is fighting to maintain full guard but Lotus has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lotus trying to control the action but Garwood is working from the bottom.
Garwood pushes Lotus off looking to stand but Lotus dives back in and keeps control.
Lotus wants to stand but Garwood has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garwood is trying to stand back up but Lotus is controlling him
Garwood is staying active underneath Lotus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Garwood looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lotus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lotus tries to bum rush Garwood with a series of wild strikes but Garwood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lotus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garwood tries to clinch up.
Garwood fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Garwood shoots for a double leg takedown but Lotus sprawls well. He's pushed Garwood's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lotus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garwood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lotus misses with the combination.
Lotus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garwood.
Garwood moves into the clinch.
Garwood manages to pull guard.
Garwood is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lotus would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Garwood is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Garwood keeping moving, preventing Lotus from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lotus won't allow Garwood to get back to his feet.
Lotus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Garwood is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Garwood looks gassed!
Lotus trying to control but Garwood is working from the bottom.
Lotus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Garwood on the ground.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Garwood avoids the body shot from Lotus.
Lotus tries to bum rush Garwood with a series of wild strikes but Garwood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lotus lands a slapping body shot.
Lotus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garwood stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lotus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lotus just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lotus cracks Garwood with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Garwood fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tommy Lotus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Garwood.
Lotus closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Blake Garwood has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lotus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Garwood takes one on the button.
Garwood is rocked!
Lotus misses with a few strikes there.
Garwood is still on wobbly legs! Can Lotus finish him?
Lotus throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Lotus does no damage.
Garwood seems to have recovered his senses.
Lotus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garwood shoots in looking for a takedown. Lotus tries to sprawl out of it but Garwood keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Lotus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lotus misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Lotus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blake Garwood's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lotus misses with a few strikes there.
Garwood jabs at Lotus's body.
Garwood swings for the body but Lotus moves out of range.
Lotus misses with a double jab.
Garwood shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lotus defends it nicely.
Garwood tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lotus sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Garwood somewhat.
Lotus fails to land with a series of punches.
Tommy Lotus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lotus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garwood lands a nice shot that snaps Lotus's head back.
Lotus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garwood manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garwood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Garwood.
Lotus misses with a combination
and Garwood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lotus scores with a one two! Garwood had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lotus fails to land with a series of punches.
Garwood tries to clinch there but Lotus circles away.
Lotus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garwood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lotus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lotus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Garwood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Garwood keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lotus's efforts to push away.
Lotus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garwood holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Lotus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Garwood stalling the fight.
Lotus can't break the clinch.
Lotus can't break the clinch.
Lotus working hard to break the clinch.
Garwood effectively controlling the action here.
Lotus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garwood has him pressed against the ropes.
Garwood tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tommy Lotus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Garwood.
Garwood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Garwood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garwood lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Garwood has Lotus pressed against the ropes.
Lotus has had enough of the clinch but Garwood keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lotus being controlled against the ropes.
Garwood tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lotus just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Lotus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Garwood manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Garwood presses Lotus against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lotus tries to break the clinch but Garwood is controlling the position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Lotus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Garwood taking a breather.
Garwood scores with a hook to the body.
Garwood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lotus wants to get back to striking at distance but Garwood won't allow it.
Lotus is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Garwood stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lotus is trying to force a seperation but Garwood has the dominant position.
Garwood keeps control of Lotus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Garwood is trying to stall.
Garwood jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lotus walks away with a smile on his face. Garwood gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Some wild striking there from Lotus.
Lotus misses with a series of wild punches.
Lotus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garwood shoots in but no luck this time.
Garwood tries to clinch up.
A big left from Lotus misses.
A shot to the body from Lotus misses
and Garwood counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Garwood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Blake Garwood's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Garwood throws a combination that misses
and Lotus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garwood defending well as Lotus loads up on a big left hand.
Lotus throws a lazy right hand but Garwood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lotus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garwood looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garwood misses with the combination.
Lotus misses with a hook to the body
and Garwood counters with a two punch combo.
Garwood slips a jab and a cross from Lotus.
Lotus misses with a few strikes there.
Lotus throws a right and a left that Garwood avoids nicely.
Lotus misses the shot to the body.
Lotus misses with a few strikes there.
Garwood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lotus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garwood counters with a two punch combo.
Garwood misses with a few strikes there.
Garwood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garwood is leaning against Lotus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lotus wants to get back to striking at distance but Garwood won't allow it.
Garwood is stalling here.
Lotus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garwood has him pressed against the ropes.
Garwood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lotus backwards.
Lotus tries to circle away but Garwood has him pinned against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Garwood.
Lotus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Garwood lands a body punch in the clinch.
Garwood controlling the action here for a moment.
Garwood pulls guard successfully.
Garwood has his feet on Lotus's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Garwood has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garwood controlling the action here for a moment.
Garwood continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Garwood tries to stall but Lotus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lotus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Garwood is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lotus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lotus has had enough of the clinch but Garwood keeps him there for the moment.
Lotus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Garwood has him pressed against the ropes.
Lotus breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Lotus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garwood doesn't seem phased though.
Lotus throws a right and a left that Garwood avoids nicely.
Lotus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lotus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garwood counters by moving into the clinch.
Garwood looking for a takedown.
Garwood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lotus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lotus misses with a shot to the body
and Garwood counters with a takedown into side control.
Garwood tries to stand but Lotus is controlling his head.
Lotus tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Garwood wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Garwood working away.
Lotus managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Garwood.
Lotus is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lotus wants to control but Garwood is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Garwood content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Garwood thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garwood missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lotus is trying to maintain the position but Garwood is very close to passing his half guard.
Garwood postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Lotus to stand up.
Lotus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Garwood counters by clinching up.
Lotus tries to circle away but Garwood has him pinned against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Garwood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Garwood 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Garwood!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Slysizzle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronin Samurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimbo Slysizzle had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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195 cm
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190 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kimbo Slysizzle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronin Samurai!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samurai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Samurai shoots in but Slysizzle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Slysizzle.
Slysizzle misses with an uppercut.
Samurai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Slysizzle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Samurai takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Samurai shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Samurai has gone for a leg lock! Slysizzle slips out almost immediately though and dives into Samurai's guard.
Slysizzle wanted to stand there but Samurai had control of the position.
Samurai throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Samurai looking for a sweep. Not yet Samurai, not yet.
Samurai manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Slysizzle manages to get himself to full guard.
Slysizzle 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.
Slysizzle has his hands on Samurai's head, controlling the position.
Samurai trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slysizzle 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.
Samurai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slysizzle is keeping the position for now.
Samurai is pushing down on Slysizzle's leg trying to pass to half guard. Slysizzle is fighting to maintain full guard but Samurai has managed to sneak the leg through.
Slysizzle slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Slysizzle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Samurai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Slysizzle 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.
Slysizzle lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Samurai!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slysizzle controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Slysizzle wants to stand but Samurai is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Slysizzle looking to control but Samurai is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Samurai is looking to improve his position but Slysizzle isn't that keen on the idea.
Slysizzle looking to control but Samurai is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Samurai working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Samurai flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Slysizzle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Slysizzle's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Slysizzle looking to control but Samurai is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Samurai is trying desperately to improve position.
Slysizzle takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Slysizzle tries to control but Samurai wriggling away.
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.
Slysizzle controlling his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Kimbo Slysizzle just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Samurai shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Slysizzle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Samurai shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Samurai missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Slysizzle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Samurai on the ground.
Slysizzle holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Slysizzle wants to control but Samurai is keeping busy.
Slysizzle wants to improve his position but Samurai is controlling well.
Slysizzle looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Slysizzle dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Samurai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Samurai tries to score a power double leg takedown but Slysizzle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Samurai somewhat.
Samurai throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Slysizzle's waist but Slysizzle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Samurai off to one side.
Ronin Samurai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Slysizzle misses.
Slysizzle connects with a body shot.
Samurai fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kimbo Slysizzle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronin Samurai.
Samurai swinging wilding here.
Samurai misses with a combination
and Slysizzle moves into the clinch.
Samurai tries for a takedown but Slysizzle manages to get underhooks.
Slysizzle is trying to break the clinch but Samurai has him pressed against the ropes.
Samurai tries for a takedown. No joy.
Slysizzle lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Slysizzle as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Slysizzle.
Samurai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Slysizzle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Slysizzle breaks from the clinch.
Slysizzle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A punch lands to the side of Samurai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Samurai is breathing heavily.
A jab from Slysizzle finds it's way through Samurai's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Slysizzle.
Slysizzle throws a one two combo.
Slysizzle jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Slysizzle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Slysizzle displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Samurai is rocked!
Kimbo Slysizzle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slysizzle has Samurai up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slysizzle is working Samurai over against the ropes.
Slysizzle breaks the clinch.
Slysizzle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Slysizzle cracks Samurai with an open hand slap.
Slysizzle has taken the fight to the clinch.
Samurai jumps guard but Slysizzle stands there with Samurai around his waist. Samurai gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Slysizzle manages to break the clinch.
Slysizzle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Samurai's head backwards.
Slysizzle instigates a clinch.
Samurai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Slysizzle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Samurai.
Slysizzle scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Slysizzle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slysizzle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Slysizzle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slysizzle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Slysizzle with a hook.
Samurai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Slysizzle lands a left and a right that send Samurai crashing to the mat, dazed. Slysizzle thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Samurai is still on wobbly legs! Can Slysizzle finish him?
It's a brutal combination of punches from Slysizzle! Samurai is backing up but he can't get away as Slysizzle lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Samurai and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kimbo Slysizzle!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Jakobz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Warden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jakobz comes to the ring accompanied by RSP feat. Thomax - Nordaførr. Warden has chosen bodies as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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175 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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Jakobz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Warden!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jakobz.
Warden fails with an attempt to clinch.
A cross from Jakobz lands.
It looks like Jason Warden has been cut.
Warden tries to clinch but Jakobz moves out of range.
Jakobz throws a series of punches but Warden moves out of range.
Warden 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.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jakobz wants to stand but Warden is controlling the position.
Jakobz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Warden.
Warden stops Jakobz from standing up.
Jakobz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Warden throws and elbow that misses. Jakobz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Warden's guard. Nice move by Jakobz!
Warden strikes from his own guard.
Jakobz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Warden thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warden wants to stand but Jakobz is controlling the position.
Warden throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Warden throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jakobz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jakobz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A big left from Jakobz misses.
A clash of legs there as Warden blocks the low kick.
Warden wants to clinch.
Warden takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Warden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Warden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jakobz throws out the jab.
Jay Jakobz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jakobz misses the jab.
Jakobz just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warden shoots in looking for a takedown. Jakobz tries to sprawl out of it but Warden keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Jakobz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jakobz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warden was well out of range. Poor timing from Jakobz.
Jakobz throws a hook to the side of Warden's head but Warden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jakobz waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Warden.
Warden slips a jab from Jakobz.
Warden closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Warden lands an elbow inside that Jakobz shrugs off.
Jakobz is trying to break free.
A knee to the head by Warden.
Jakobz misses with the head strike.
Warden lands an elbow inside.
Warden scores with a shot to the side of Jakobz's head.
Warden stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Warden missing with knees to the body.
Jakobz gets underhooks to prevent Warden's takedown attempt.
Warden looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jakobz throws a head punch that misses.
Jakobz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Warden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Warden clinches up against the ropes.
Warden drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jakobz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jay Jakobz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Warden.
Warden looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warden can't break the clinch.
Jakobz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Warden throws an elbow but misses.
Warden pulls guard effortlessly.
Jakobz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Warden is proving hard to escape from.
Jakobz wants to stand and escape but instead Warden has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Warden wants to stand but Jakobz is controlling his posture from full guard.
Warden wants to control from the top but Jakobz keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Warden throwing strikes from guard but Jakobz blocks nicely.
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.
Warden throwing strikes but missing.
Warden wants to control from the top but Jakobz keeps moving.
Warden in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A slow jab from Jakobz misses its intended target.
Warden checks a leg kick.
Jakobz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jakobz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jakobz misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Jakobz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Warden's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Warden fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jakobz avoids it really well and circles away.
Jakobz throws a right and a left that Warden avoids nicely.
Jakobz scores with a jab.
Jakobz lands a jab.
Jakobz throws a series of punches but Warden moves out of range.
Jakobz thows a body shot but no joy.
Warden is looking to clinch but Jakobz is avoiding it.
Warden closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Jakobz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jakobz wants to stall.
Warden lands an elbow just above Jakobz 's eye.
Warden has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jakobz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Warden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jakobz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Warden connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jakobz's face.
Warden gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Warden is breathing heavily.
Warden has Jakobz pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Jakobz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jay Jakobz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Warden.
Jakobz wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakobz working hard to break the clinch.
Jakobz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Warden moves in looking to clinch but Jakobz pushes him off.
Warden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jakobz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jakobz lands a with a good body shot.
Jakobz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Warden moves away from the strike by Jakobz.
Warden darts in and clinches Jakobz up against the ropes.
Jakobz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jakobz breaks from the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Warden 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Warden doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jakobz misses the jab.
Jakobz swinging wilding here.
An inside leg kick from Jakobz misses.
Warden tries to clinch up but Jakobz circles away and keeps his distance.
Jakobz looks to land a left hand but Warden moved out of range nicely.
Warden tries to clinch there but Jakobz circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakobz misses with a straight right.
Jay Jakobz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warden tries to close the distance and clinch but Jakobz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Warden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jakobz throws out the jab.
Warden looks to score with a jab to the body but Jakobz is just out of range.
Nice jab there from Jakobz.
Warden moves into the clinch successfully.
A body shot lands from Warden.
Jakobz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Warden shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jakobz defends it nicely.
Jakobz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jakobz throws a jab when Warden was well out of range.
Jakobz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warden moves in looking to clinch but Jakobz pushes him off.
Warden moves in looking to clinch but Jakobz pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakobz motions for Warden to come forward. Jakobz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Warden closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Jakobz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Warden changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jakobz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jakobz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Warden moves in looking to clinch but Jakobz pushes him off.
A solid body kick from Warden.
A big left from Jakobz misses.
Warden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Warden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jakobz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Warden looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jakobz thows a body shot but no joy.
Jakobz stuffs the takedown attempt from Warden. Warden gets slowly back to his feet.
Warden blocks a jab.
Jakobz misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jakobz keeps the fight on the outside.
Warden gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Warden keeps control of Jakobz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jakobz wants to get back to striking at distance but Warden won't allow it.
Warden has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jakobz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jakobz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jakobz is trying to break free.
Knees in the clinch landing for Warden.
Warden changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jakobz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Warden takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Warden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jakobz misses with a straight right.
Warden takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Warden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Warden is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Jakobz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jason Warden's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Jakobz lands a jab to the head.
Jakobz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Warden doesn't seem bothered though.
Warden is looking to clinch but Jakobz is avoiding it.
Warden rushes Jakobz and presses him up against the ropes.
Jakobz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jakobz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jason Warden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jakobz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jakobz misses with a wild body shot.
Jakobz looks to land a combination but Warden avoids it well.
Warden swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jakobz.
Warden fails with an attempt to clinch.
Warden connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jakobz momentarily.
Jakobz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Warden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jakobz misses the shot to the body.
Warden is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jakobz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jay Jakobz is winning the standup battle so far.
Jakobz throws a sloppy body shot
and Warden counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Warden lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warden breaks from the clinch.
Warden tries to clinch up but Jakobz circles away and keeps his distance.
Warden closes the distance and clinches.
Warden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jakobz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Warden keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jakobz's efforts to push away.
Warden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Warden turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jakobz throws a looping overhand right but Warden ducks down to avoid it.
Warden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Warden is looking to clinch but Jakobz is avoiding it.
Jakobz throws a hook but Warden blocks it.
Jakobz throws the left hand but Warden avoids the punch easily.
Warden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Warden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jakobz misses with a hook.
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.
Jakobz takes a swing at Warden's ribcage but misses.
Warden looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jakobz is fending him off so far but Warden persists. Nope, Jakobz circles away and we're back to standing.
Warden shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jakobz is trying to defend but Warden finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jakobz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Warden tries to pass to full mount but Jakobz defends it.
Warden missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jakobz is not content to let Warden control the position.
Warden thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakobz makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Jakobz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jakobz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Warden lands a nice looking body kick.
Warden is looking to clinch.
Jakobz misses with a series of wild punches.
Warden gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jason Warden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Warden is working for takedown but Jakobz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jakobz wants to get back to striking at distance but Warden won't allow it.
Warden crunches a lovely knee into Jakobz's ribcage.
A bit of stalling here from Jakobz.
Warden lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jakobz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Warden is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Jakobz can't fight it off and eventually Warden manages to take the fight to the floor. Jakobz looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jay Jakobz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jakobz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Warden throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Warden looking to sit in guard and control but Jakobz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jakobz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Warden keeping full guard, as Jakobz tries to pass.
Jakobz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jakobz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jakobz tries to stand but Warden is controlling from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Warden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jakobz 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Jakobz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Re Christensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Re Christensen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Renato Sobral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Re Christensen!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christensen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sobral keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sobral misses with a takedown attempt - Christensen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sobral displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christensen throws out the jab.
Christensen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Christensen lands a left and a right that send Sobral crashing to the mat, dazed. Christensen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sobral is rocked!
It looks like Renato Sobral has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobral drops his hands momentarily. Christensen doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Sobral staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Sobral doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Re Christensen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Caldwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Caldwell!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Caldwell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shaw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Caldwell.
A slow jab from Caldwell misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Caldwell misses the target.
Caldwell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Caldwell thows a body shot but no joy.
Jimmy Caldwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caldwell looks to throw the jab but Shaw is out of range.
Caldwell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shaw avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caldwell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Caldwell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaw manages to avoid it.
Caldwell throws a hook but Shaw blocks it.
Caldwell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Caldwell.
Nice sprawl there from Caldwell as Shaw shoots in.
Caldwell throws a right hand that Shaw ducks under and follows up with a left that Shaw also avoids with ease.
Caldwell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shaw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shaw has closed the distance and engaged Caldwell in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Shaw comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shaw avoiding damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A bit of stalling here from Shaw.
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.
Caldwell is trying to break the clinch but Shaw is controlling him.
Caldwell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Shaw leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Caldwell throws a head punch that misses.
Caldwell breaks the clinch.
Caldwell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Caldwell looks to land a left hand but Shaw moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Caldwell misses its intended target.
Caldwell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Caldwell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shaw moves into range and clinches up with Caldwell.
Shaw lands an elbow that stopped Caldwell in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Jimmy Caldwell has been cut.
Caldwell being controlled against the ropes.
Caldwell misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw tries to land a knee to the head but Caldwell blocks with his arms.
Shaw is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Caldwell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Shaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shaw misses with a knee to the head.
Caldwell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shaw lands a knee to the head.
Shaw taking a breather.
Caldwell lands a nice shot to the body.
Shaw with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Caldwell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caldwell just misses with a punch to the body.
Caldwell throws the left hand but Shaw avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Shaw.
Caldwell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Caldwell lands a jab to Shaw's midsection.
Caldwell takes a swing at Shaw's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell misses with a series of wild punches.
Shaw tries to clinch but Caldwell is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shaw tries to clinch there but Caldwell circles away.
Shaw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caldwell throws a one two combo.
Caldwell looks to land a combination but Shaw avoids it well.
Caldwell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shaw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caldwell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Caldwell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Caldwell's cut.
That's time! Shaw's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shaw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Caldwell.
Caldwell just misses with a punch to the body.
Caldwell lands a body shot.
Shaw moves into the clinch.
Caldwell takes an elbow to the temple.
Shaw trying to land knees to the body.
Caldwell is leaning against Shaw and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shaw lands an elbow inside.
Shaw wants a takedown.
Shaw just leaning against Caldwell, taking a breather.
Shaw looking to throw knees to the head but Caldwell is blocking nicely.
Caldwell lands a shot to the body.
Caldwell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shaw has him pressed against the ropes.
Caldwell working hard to break the clinch.
Shaw is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Caldwell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A shot in the inside from Caldwell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw tries to land knees in the clinch but Caldwell avoids the damage to the body.
Shaw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shaw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Caldwell wants to get back to striking at distance but Shaw won't allow it.
Shaw with a knee to the head.
Shaw throws a knee to the head but misses.
Caldwell gets through Shaw's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shaw unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caldwell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shaw swings wildly with an uppercut but Caldwell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shaw lands a nice elbow.
Caldwell is trying to force a seperation but Shaw has the dominant position.
Caldwell taking a breather.
Shaw drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Caldwell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Caldwell is trying to stall.
Shaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shaw lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shaw misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caldwell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shaw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shaw keeps control of Caldwell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shaw keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Caldwell's efforts to push away.
Caldwell tries to circle away but Shaw has him pinned against the ropes.
Shaw connects with a nasty looking knee right to Caldwell's face.
Caldwell is breathing heavily.
Shaw comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Caldwell wants to get back to striking at distance but Shaw won't allow it.
Shaw goes for a takedown attempt but Caldwell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Shaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caldwell lands a jab.
Shaw wants to clinch.
Caldwell throws a right hand that Shaw ducks under and follows up with a left that Shaw also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shaw. Shaw circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shaw tries to clinch up but Caldwell circles away and keeps his distance.
Shaw tries to clinch up.
Caldwell misses with a double jab.
Caldwell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jab from Caldwell.
Caldwell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jimmy Caldwell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shaw keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caldwell.
Caldwell swings for the body but Shaw moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell misses with a looping left.
Shaw slips a straight right by Caldwell.
Shaw dodges the punch combination from Caldwell.
Caldwell throws a body punch but Shaw moves out of range.
Caldwell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Caldwell swings for the body but Shaw moves out of range.
Caldwell takes a swing at Shaw's ribcage but misses.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown but Caldwell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shaw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caldwell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Caldwell throws a right and a left that Shaw avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Caldwell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Caldwell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Shaw tries to clinch up but Caldwell circles away and keeps his distance.
Caldwell digs a good body shot into Shaw's ribs.
Caldwell misses with a body shot.
Caldwell swats away the attempt to clinch by Shaw.
Shaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caldwell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw slips a jab and a cross from Caldwell.
Caldwell misses with a double jab.
Shaw moves out of range as Caldwell strikes.
Shaw avoids a punch combination nicely.
Caldwell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldwell gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Shaw to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Shaw loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shaw looking to pass the guard.
Shaw connects with a couple of short punches.
Shaw works over Caldwell with some ground and pound from guard.
Shaw cracks Caldwell with a solid left hand.
Shaw trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shaw postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shaw loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Caldwell wants to sweep here but Shaw controlling him for the moment.
Shaw with a nice head shot there.
Shaw trying to control but Caldwell is working from the bottom.
Shaw makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Shaw loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Caldwell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shaw accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shaw throwing strikes from guard but Caldwell blocks nicely.
Caldwell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shaw is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Caldwell works over Shaw's head and body with a nice combination.
Donk. Caldwell catches Shaw right on the button with a cross.
Some wild striking there from Caldwell.
Jimmy Caldwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shaw darts in and clinches Caldwell up against the ropes.
Shaw has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Caldwell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Shaw prevents a body shot from Caldwell.
Knees to the body from Shaw.
Caldwell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Caldwell lands with a short shot to the head.
Caldwell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Caldwell takes an elbow to the temple.
Shaw is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caldwell backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shaw.
Caldwell tries a body shot but Shaw blocks it.
Shaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shaw comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Caldwell wants to break free but Shaw has control.
Still in the clinch, Caldwell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shaw lands a nice uppercut.
Shaw lands a hook to the side of the head.
Caldwell tries to break the clinch but Shaw is controlling the position.
Caldwell is trying to break free.
Shaw tries for a takedown but Caldwell manages to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caldwell.
Caldwell wants to get back to striking at distance but Shaw won't allow it.
Shaw stalling in the clinch but Caldwell improves position.
Shaw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Don Shaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jimmy Caldwell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shaw looking to throw knees to the head but Caldwell is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Shaw showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Caldwell 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Caldwell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Cash Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacoby Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cash is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Between Angels and Insects. Jacoby Cash will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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210 lbs
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21
202 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Cash Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacoby Cash!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cash gets caught flat footed, as Cash Jr shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cash Jr lands a couple of elbows.
Cash Jr drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cash Jr jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cash is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cash thows a huge punch but Cash Jr dodges it nicely.
Cash seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cash stands up and beckons Cash Jr to join him on the feet.
Cash fails with a takedown attempt.
Cash Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cash was well out of range. Poor timing from Cash Jr.
A swing and a miss from Cash.
Cash Jr drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cash Jr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cash had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cash Jr defends it easily.
Cash utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cash Jr looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Cash has wrist control.
Cash is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cash Jr is aware though and is defending well.
Cash Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cash Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cash is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cash Jr defends well.
Cash looks gassed!
Cash striking from his own guard.
Cash Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Cash is retaining full guard.
Cash preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cash manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cash Jr manages to get himself to full guard.
Cash throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cash Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cash wants to get up but he can't break Cash Jr's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cash won't allow Cash Jr to sweep him here.
Cash Jr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cash Jr tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash Jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cash gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cash in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cash throwing strikes but missing.
Cash forces his way into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cash Jr is trying to maintain the position but Cash is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cash missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cash seems to be looking for submissions.
Cash is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Cash Jr to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Cash in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cash Jr could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cash slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cash wants to sweep but no luck.
Cash has momentary wrist control but Cash Jr slips an elbow through the middle.
Cash Jr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cash Jr landing with the ground and pound.
Cash Jr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cash Jr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cash is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cash Jr is pressing down on Cash's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cash with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cash Jr trying to control the position.
Cash stands up over Cash Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cash Jr lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cash!
Cash Jr lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cash is trying desperately to improve position.
Cash Jr dominating with strikes here.
Cash regains half guard.
Cash moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cash is on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cash Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cash drops back looking for a leg! Cash Jr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cash Jr manages to kick Cash off! Cash jumps back into Cash Jr's guard.
Cash Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacoby Cash dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cash misses with a takedown attempt
and Cash Jr counters with a takedown into side control.
Cash is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cash is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cash avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cash Jr.
Cash tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cash sneaks back into half guard.
Cash Jr drops an elbow to the side of Cash's head.
Cash Jr looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cash Jr thows a huge punch but Cash dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cash fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cash Jr, pushing him back against the ropes.
Cash is breathing heavily.
Cash dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cash Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cash feints and as Cash Jr raises his hands in defense, Cash changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cash with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cash drops back looking for a leg! Cash Jr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cash Jr manages to kick Cash off! Cash jumps back into Cash Jr's guard.
Cash Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cash drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cash jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cash postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cash Jr has his foot on Cash's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cash works his way back into a safe position though.
Cash 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash Jr manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cash slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cash Jr seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cash does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cash gets full guard.
Cash striking from the bottom.
Cash Jr thows a big elbow that misses.
Cash lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cash Jr!
Cash is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cash Jr has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cash looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash is working for a guillotine from mount but Cash Jr frees his head quite easily.
Cash Jr is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cash landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cash is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cash Jr can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cash Jr is working to get back to half guard.
Cash looking to finish Cash Jr with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cash Jr!
Cash Jr is trying desperately to improve position.
Cash lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cash Jr hang on?
Cash pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash with good strikes from the mount here!
Cash Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cash forces the positional change into back control.
Cash has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cash Jr breaks Cash's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Cash Jr trying to control but Cash is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cash bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cash Jr's guard.
Cash distracts Cash Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cash avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacoby Cash showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cash throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cash Jr shoots in but Cash avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cash gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cash Jr counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cash's guard now.
Cash had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cash Jr defends it easily.
Cash throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Cash Jr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cash working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cash Jr.
Cash Jr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cash lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cash Jr!
Cash is working for a guillotine from mount but Cash Jr frees his head quite easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Cash Jr tries to hold on but Cash pushes him away.
Jacoby Cash has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cash Jr is looking to improve his position but Cash isn't that keen on the idea.
Cash working Cash Jr over with strikes here.
Cash working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Cash Jr turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Cash off and cradles Cash Jr's limp body as Cash celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Jacoby Cash!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Blue Spoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bosse Stenhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stenhard has chosen Blur - Song 2 as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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22
155 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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22
154 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Blue Spoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bosse Stenhard!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spoka checks a leg kick nicely.
Spoka misses with a straight left.
Stenhard ducks under a wild hook from Spoka.
Spoka throws a one two combo.
Spoka throws a shot to the body.
Stenhard closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Spoka did well to prevent Stenhard getting side control.
Spoka is defending against the submission attempts here by Stenhard.
Stenhard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stenhard looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Stenhard is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spoka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Spoka is trying to stand back up but Stenhard is controlling him
Stenhard is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Spoka wriggles free and stands up.
Spoka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stenhard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spoka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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.
Stenhard looks for a takedown but Spoka sprawls well.
Spoka lands with a straight right. Stenhard didn't see that one coming.
Stenhard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spoka.
Spoka throws a right and a left that Stenhard avoids nicely.
Stenhard throws a sloppy body shot
and Spoka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spoka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stenhard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Spoka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spoka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stenhard moves away.
Spoka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Stenhard misses
and Spoka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stenhard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stenhard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Spoka counters with a one-two to the body.
Stenhard looks gassed!
Spoka thuds his right hand into Stenhard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stenhard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spoka.
Spoka throws an overhand right that lands on Stenhard's shoulder, as Stenhard tries to avoid the shot.
Stenhard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spoka.
Stenhard drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Spoka is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenhard tries to stand but Spoka is controlling his head.
Stenhard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spoka keeps working.
Stenhard swings around for an armbar but Spoka sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Stenhard's guard.
Stenhard throws his legs up looking for a submission but Spoka uses it to pass to side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stenhard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Spoka decides to stand up, so the ref orders Stenhard to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blue Spoka 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.
Spoka catches Stenhard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Spoka misses with a looping left.
Stenhard tries to clinch
and Spoka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stenhard misses with a takedown attempt
and Spoka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spoka throws out a loose jab but Stenhard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stenhard is looking to clinch but Spoka is avoiding it.
Stenhard doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Spoka counters with a series of strikes. Stenhard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bosse Stenhard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stenhard is breathing heavily.
Stenhard tries to land a leg kick but Spoka saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenhard tries a low kick but Spoka avoids it.
Stenhard walks into a straight right hand from Spoka.
Stenhard with a poor takedown
and Spoka counters with a series of strikes. Stenhard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Blue Spoka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bosse Stenhard.
Spoka lands an overhand right.
Blue Spoka is winning the standup battle so far.
Spoka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stenhard has time to react.
Stenhard takes one on the button.
Spoka lands a lovely overhand right.
Spoka cracks Stenhard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Spoka digs a good hook to Stenhard's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spoka lands with a nice combination. Stenhard backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spoka scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Spoka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Spoka lands with a nice combination. Stenhard backs away looking to recover.
Spoka tests Stenhard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blue Spoka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spoka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stenhard shoots and misses
and Spoka counters with a nice uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Spoka there.
Spoka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Spoka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spoka lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheers as Spoka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Stenhard doesn't seem phased though.
Spoka scores with a jab to the head.
Spoka lands a head shot.
Spoka stalks Stenhard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stenhard's face. Stenhard staggers backwards, shaken.
Stenhard is rocked!
Spoka misses with the combination.
Stenhard ducks right into an uppercut from Spoka.
Stenhard moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Spoka. That snapped Stenhard's head back.
Stenhard clinches but Spoka breaks the clinch
and Spoka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spoka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stenhard misses with a double jab
and Spoka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Spoka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stenhard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spoka lands a head shot.
Stenhard is still on wobbly legs! Can Spoka finish him?
Spoka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blue Spoka dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Stenhard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Spoka lands a lovely overhand right.
Stenhard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spoka.
Spoka looks to throw the jab but Stenhard is out of range.
Stenhard seems to have recovered his senses.
A jab from Spoka misses.
A punch combination from Spoka misses.
Spoka fails to land with a series of punches.
Stenhard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stenhard slips under a jab.
Stenhard closes the distance looking to clinch
and Spoka counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenhard throws a chopping leg kick but Spoka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stenhard doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Spoka to counter with a crisp jab.
Stenhard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spoka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stenhard on the side of the head.
Stenhard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Spoka counter with a right hand.
Stenhard misses with a combination
and Spoka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spoka looks to land a right hand but Stenhard moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spoka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Spoka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stenhard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stenhard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spoka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stenhard can do to turn this around?
Stenhard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stenhard looks to land a right hand but Spoka moved out of range.
Spoka misses with a double jab
and Stenhard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Spoka is looking to break free of the clinch but Stenhard has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spoka gets underhooks to prevent Stenhard's takedown attempt.
Stenhard is looking to break free of the clinch but Spoka has double underhooks.
Stenhard tries for a takedown. No joy.
Blue Spoka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bosse Stenhard.
Stenhard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spoka's efforts to push away.
Spoka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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.
Stenhard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spoka.
Spoka throws a right and a left that Stenhard avoids nicely.
Stenhard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spoka.
Spoka throws a series of punches but Stenhard avoids them all with ease.
Bosse Stenhard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stenhard wants to land a leg kick but Spoka is out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spoka misses with a hook to the body
and Stenhard counters with a nice leg kick.
Stenhard throws a nice looking combination but Spoka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blue Spoka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Spoka, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blue Spoka!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milan Hosak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Deicide-Once Upon the Cross . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
260 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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255 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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Counter striker
Powerful |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Milan Hosak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chase Evans!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans rushes Hosak and presses him up against the ropes.
Evans is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Evans jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hosak walks away with a smile on his face. Evans gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hosak misses with a looping right.
Hosak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hosak throws a hook to the side of Evans's head but Evans sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Evans clinches up with Hosak and pushes him back against the ropes.
Evans is working for takedown but Hosak is calmly controlling the position for now.
Milan Hosak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chase Evans.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hosak.
Hosak pushes Evans back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Hosak tries to score a body lock takedown but Evans shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hosak scores with a shot to the side of Evans's head.
Hosak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hosak wants to stall.
Evans wants the takedown. Hosak is fighting it off but Evans persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hosak's guard against the ropes.
Hosak scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hosak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosak misses with a looping left.
Jab from Hosak.
Evans takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hosak fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Hosak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hosak misses with a straight right.
Hosak looks to throw the jab but Evans is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hosak.
Hosak works the jab nicely.
Hosak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Hosak misses the target.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hosak.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Evans regains half guard.
Hosak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hosak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Evans's head.
Evans wants to improve his position but Hosak is controlling well.
Hosak takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Evans moves into full guard.
Evans looking for a sweep. Not yet Evans, not yet.
Evans looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hosak passes Evans's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hosak prevents Evans from improving his position.
Hosak working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Evans is looking for a sweep. Hosak is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Evans is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hosak's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hosak's back!
Evans 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, Hosak has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Evans looks gassed!
Hosak is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans working for a choke but Hosak is defending well.
Evans doesn't have the hooks in and Hosak manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hosak trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hosak postures up in Evans's guard and throws a big left but Evans blocks it.
Hosak preventing the sweep.
Evans escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hosak gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milan Hosak dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Evans misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Hosak to counter with a crisp jab.
Hosak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hosak throws a hook to the side of Evans's head but Evans sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hosak misses with a straight right.
Hosak connects with a single shot there.
Hosak misses the shot to the body.
Hosak missing with a left hand there. Evans was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Evans slips a jab from Hosak.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hosak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hosak throws a jab but it's blocked by Evans.
Hosak fails to land with a series of punches.
Evans has his takedown stuffed
and Hosak counters with a nice body shot.
Evans gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hosak counters with a nice uppercut.
Milan Hosak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chase Evans.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hosak counters with a left to the body.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Evans misses with a takedown attempt
and Hosak counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Evans thinking.
Hosak looks to land a right hand but Evans moved out of range.
Hosak connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hosak connects with a crisp jab.
Evans is rocked!
Evans uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hosak.
Evans avoids the body shot from Hosak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hosak closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hosak lands in his opponent's guard.
Hosak trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.
Hosak won't allow Evans to sweep him here.
Evans has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hosak can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hosak forces his way into half guard.
Hosak sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Evans defending well though.
Evans wants to improve his position but Hosak is controlling well.
Hosak working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Evans is trying to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hosak connects with a nice short shot to Evans's temple.
Hosak scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Evans looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Evans is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hosak scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hosak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hosak scoring with strikes to the body and head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans is defending against the submission attempts here by Hosak.
Hosak wants to take a breather but Evans is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milan Hosak dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A punch combination from Hosak misses.
Milan Hosak is winning the standup battle so far.
Hosak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evans.
Evans uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hosak.
Evans doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hosak counters with a two punch combo.
Hosak throws a series of punches but Evans avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Hosak misses.
Evans displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hosak throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hosak to score with a decent uppercut.
Evans with a poor takedown
and Hosak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hosak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hosak scores with a crisp jab that stopped Evans in his tracks.
Evans ducks under a wild hook from Hosak.
Hosak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans slips under a jab.
Evans keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hosak.
The crowd cheers as Hosak lands an impressive looking overhand right. Evans doesn't seem phased though.
Evans fails with the takedown
and Hosak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Milan Hosak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chase Evans.
Hosak fails with the takedown
and Evans counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hosak stops Evans from passing to mount.
Chase Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hosak misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Evans has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hosak!
Hosak wants to control but Evans is having none of it.
Evans in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hosak swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Evans wants to take Hosak's back but he can't do it this time.
Hosak takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
It looks like Milan Hosak has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosak is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Evans has taken his back.
Evans is persistently looking for the submission but Hosak is defending it well.
Hosak turns into Evans and is now in his guard.
Milan Hosak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hosak trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.
Evans is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hosak is aware though and is defending well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hosak trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.
Evans preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Evans keeping moving, preventing Hosak from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chase Evans comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hosak 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milan Hosak!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Malcovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tau Fang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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300 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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24
300 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Malcovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tau Fang!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malcovich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fang lands a big head kick that sends Malcovich tumbling to the mat! Fang takes a step backwards and waves Malcovich back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like John Malcovich has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fang scoring well with a low kick there.
Fang ducks under a wild hook from Malcovich.
Fang looks to land a combination but Malcovich avoids it well.
Malcovich throws a right hand that Fang ducks under and follows up with a left that Fang also avoids with ease.
John Malcovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malcovich takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fang slips under a jab.
Fang on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Tau Fang has been cut.
Fang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Malcovich is breathing heavily.
Fang stuns Malcovich with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Fang throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Malcovich is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tau Fang!
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