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UK FFC 6 - Nana v Gracie PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Gammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. David Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Gammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, David Smith!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Gammer as Smith shoots in.
Gammer shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Smith is trying to defend but Gammer finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gammer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gammer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Gammer prevents Smith from improving his position.
Gammer throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith punching from the bottom.
Gammer prevents Smith from improving his position.
Smith gets back to full guard.
Gammer tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gammer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gammer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gammer won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gammer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gammer is breathing heavily.
Smith throws a strike aimed at the side of Gammer's head but Gammer avoids it well.
Gammer striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Gammer manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gammer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gammer makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Gammer shoots and misses
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Smith tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gammer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Smith wants to take a breather but Gammer is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith decides to stand up.
Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gammer looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Gammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith can't get the takedown.
Smith tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gammer has Smith pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Smith manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gammer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smith gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Smith drives through and clinches with Gammer against the cage.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gammer with a poor takedown
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smith.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith throws a series of punches but Gammer avoids them all with ease.
Gammer misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a series of strikes. Gammer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smith shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gammer manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gammer controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith stays in close to Gammer's body and controls the position.
Gammer is working an open guard so Smith takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Matt Gammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gammer!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith lands with some strikes.
Smith in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Smith scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Smith lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gammer hang on?
Smith is landing with some decent strikes but Gammer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gammer swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
BOOM! Smith connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gammer is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith unloading with bombs!
Oh Gammer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith connects with a bit shot that sees Gammer covering up! More strikes from Smith and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Smith is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Smith!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Raczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick O Flattery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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258 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Damian Raczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick O Flattery!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raczynski misses with the combination.
Raczynski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Flattery misses with a wild body shot.
Raczynski slips a jab and a cross from O Flattery.
O Flattery throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Raczynski looks to land a combination but O Flattery avoids it well.
O Flattery changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Raczynski is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from O Flattery misses its intended target.
Raczynski slips a jab and a cross from O Flattery.
O Flattery connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Raczynski out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Patrick O Flattery!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Floro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone's entrance music is God Save the Queen. A fine choice. Floro has chosen Bang - Gorky Park as his entrance music. Bruno Floro looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruno Floro!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Floro misses.
Stone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Floro manages to avoid it.
Stone closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stone trying to mount his opponent but Floro defends it.
Floro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stone is pressing down on Floro's thigh, looking to free his foot. Floro is holding on for now.
Stone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Floro's head.
Stone is looking for a kimura but Floro is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stone to get the leverage.
Stone has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Stone tries to control but Floro wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Floro holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Stone tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Stone throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Stone misses with a head shot.
Floro avoids a series of strikes thrown by Stone.
Stone can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Floro is looking to escape.
Floro is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stone throws some wild stikes that Floro manages to avoid easily.
Stone controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Floro is squirming around, avoiding Stone's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Stone trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Martin Stone just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Stone stuns Floro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Floro looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Stone.
Floro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Floro gets caught flat footed, as Stone shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Floro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stone trying to control but Floro is working from the bottom.
Stone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stone stands and throws Floro's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stone decides to stand up, so the ref orders Floro to his feet.
Stone closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Floro to the mat! Floro manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Stone dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stone lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Floro misses with a takedown attempt
letting Stone counter with a right hand.
Stone closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Floro did well to prevent Stone getting side control.
Stone tries to pass to full mount but Floro defends it.
Floro is not content to let Stone control the position.
Stone passes the guard and advances to mount!
Stone scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Floro is breathing heavily.
Stone looking to control and managing it successfully.
Stone tries to control but Floro wriggling away.
Stone controlling his opponent.
That's two 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.
Stone landing punches.
Stone throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Floro because Stone loaded up on that one.
Stone is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stone content just to control the position here.
The referee warns Floro that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone is landing with some decent strikes but Floro is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stone is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Floro can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Floro is squirming around, avoiding Stone's attempts to control the action.
Stone is going olschool here, as he tries to force Floro to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Floro shrugs it off.
Stone controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Martin Stone just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Stone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Floro momentarily.
Stone moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Floro moves out of range of the body kick from Stone.
Martin Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stone scores with a jab to the body.
Stone closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ground and pound from Stone.
Stone trying to control the action but Floro is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone is really struggling to control Floro but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Stone is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Floro defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Stone dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A left and a right from Stone both land. Nice combination.
Stone on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Floro tries to clinch but Stone is having none of it.
Floro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A left and a right from Stone both land. Nice combination.
Stone thuds a left hand into Floro's body.
Stone with a nice cross.
Stone throws a combination. Floro tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stone scores with a jab to the body.
Stone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Floro.
Stone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Floro can do to turn this around?
Stone tests Floro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stone throws a low kick but it's checked well by Floro.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stone misses with a wild body shot.
Floro misses with a few strikes there.
Stone misses with a wild combination.
A right-left combo lands from Stone.
Stone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Floro is fending him off so far but Stone persists. Nope, Floro circles away and we're back to standing.
Stone takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stone keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Floro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Floro is looking to clinch but Stone is avoiding it.
Floro throws a head kick that misses.
Stone scores a takedown into full mount!
Stone throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bruno Floro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Floro really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stone fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stone thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Stone wants to control the pace but Floro is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone dominating with strikes here.
Poor strikes thrown by Stone there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Stone controlling from mount.
Stone dominating with strikes here.
Stone controlling from the full mount.
Martin Stone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stone has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Floro is looking to escape.
Stone content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Stone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stone has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Stone!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between mrs ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Hibbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hibbert has chosen The Used- Taste of Ink as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, mrs ko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Hibbert!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
ko stuffs the takedown attempt from Hibbert. Hibbert gets slowly back to his feet.
ko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hibbert tries to score a power double leg takedown but ko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hibbert somewhat.
A slow jab from ko misses its intended target.
ko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
mrs ko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Hibbert.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from ko lands.
Hibbert shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as ko sprawls well. ko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hibbert gets slowly back to his feet.
ko with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ko scores with a nice right hand.
mrs ko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hibbert is on the wrong end of a nice combination from ko.
ko just misses with a punch to the body.
A right-left combo lands from ko.
Hibbert shoots in for a takedown but ko shows good takedown defense.
ko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hibbert.
ko with a hook.
ko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Josh Hibbert has been cut.
ko throws a combination. Hibbert tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
mrs ko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ko scores with a jab to the head.
ko tries to bum rush Hibbert with a series of wild strikes but Hibbert uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hibbert fails with the takedown.
ko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice combination there by ko.
A cross from ko lands.
ko lands a jab to the nose.
ko throws a nice looking combination but Hibbert bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hibbert shoots in for a takedown but ko shows good takedown defense.
Hibbert tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
ko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ko throws a one two combo.
Jab by ko.
ko with a nice cross.
A punch combination from ko misses.
Hibbert fails with a takedown attempt.
ko tries to bum rush Hibbert with a series of wild strikes but Hibbert uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
ko stuffs the takedown attempt from Hibbert. Hibbert gets slowly back to his feet.
ko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hibbert scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ko is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hibbert is controlling him well.
Hibbert is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, ko has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hibbert looks gassed!
ko is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hibbert is controlling him well.
Hibbert wants to lay and pray for a moment but ko keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hibbert is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mrs ko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Hibbert's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hibbert is on the wrong end of a nice combination from ko.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hibbert.
ko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hibbert doesn't seem bothered though.
Hibbert showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from ko.
ko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
ko throws a right and a left that Hibbert avoids nicely.
ko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hibbert takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
mrs ko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from ko does no damage.
Hibbert dives in and grabs ko's left leg, looking for a takedown. ko pushes down on Hibbert's head and hops out.
Hibbert wants to clinch.
ko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hibbert has a takedown stuffed.
mrs ko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Hibbert.
ko misses with the combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by ko!
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.
ko misses with a wild combination.
Good shot there by ko.
Hibbert tries to clinch there but ko circles away.
ko misses with a wild combination.
Hibbert shoots for a double leg takedown but ko sprawls well. He's pushed Hibbert's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
ko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hibbert moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
ko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hibbert showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from ko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ko misses with a wild combination.
ko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and ko wants it to stay on the feet.
Hibbert will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Good shot there by ko.
Hibbert misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jab from ko.
ko throws a series of punches but Hibbert avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ko punishes Hibbert's body with a nice straight punch.
Hibbert is breathing heavily.
ko throws a series of punches but Hibbert moves out of range.
ko looks to land a body kick but Hibbert moved away.
Some wild striking there from ko.
Hibbert shoots for a takedown but ko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hibbert shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with ko but ko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hibbert looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hibbert stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. ko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mrs ko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josh Hibbert's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
ko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hibbert has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
ko fails to land with a series of punches.
Hibbert closes this distance looking for a takedown but ko circles away.
ko looks to land a combination. Hibbert sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
ko swinging wilding here.
ko misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for ko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
ko lands a nice looking body shot.
ko fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ko misses the shot to the body.
Hibbert closes this distance looking for a takedown but ko circles away.
Hibbert slips a jab and a cross from ko.
Hibbert takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hibbert looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
ko throws a series of punches but Hibbert moves out of range.
Hibbert tries to clinch but ko is having none of it.
ko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
ko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hibbert drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from ko both land. Nice combination.
Hibbert tries to clinch up but ko circles away and keeps his distance.
ko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
ko throws a combination that misses
and Hibbert counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hibbert looking to sit in guard and control but ko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
ko stands up and waves to Hibbert to follow him.
mrs ko is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hibbert walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert closes the distance and clinches up with ko, looking for a takedown. Hibbert pushes ko against the cage but ko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
mrs ko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Hibbert.
ko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hibbert shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. ko is trying to defend but Hibbert finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
ko wants to get back to his feet.
Hibbert controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hibbert wants to control but ko is keeping him busy.
Hibbert is figuring out what he wants to do next.
ko is not content to let Hibbert control the position.
Hibbert throwing shots but ko is blocking nicely.
Josh Hibbert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
mrs ko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
ko won't allow Hibbert to pass to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
mrs ko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for ko, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mrs ko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and samsung bronze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as samsung bronze enters the cage!
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250 lbs
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265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Big D!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, samsung bronze!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from bronze.
bronze throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around D's waist but D gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing bronze off to one side.
D takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
D slaps away a takedown attempt from bronze, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Big D has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of samsung bronze.
D shoots in and bounces bronze off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
D looking to pass the guard.
D won't allow bronze to sweep him here.
D chips away with some ground and pound.
D tries to free his leg and advance position but bronze is retaining full guard.
D postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D tries to free his leg and advance position but bronze is retaining full guard.
bronze tries to land a sweep but no joy.
bronze is trying to control the position but D postures up.
bronze is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst D is controlling him.
D passes into half guard.
bronze is trying to control but D manages to pass to mount!
D swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Big D!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Hust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Hutch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hutch has chosen Cowboys from Hell as his entrance music. Bill Hutch told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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184 lbs
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180 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, George Hust!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Hutch!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hust tries to bum rush Hutch with a series of wild strikes but Hutch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hust lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hutch circles away quickly and effectively.
Hust stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hust wants it to stay on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Hust or perhaps it was just good defense by Hutch which made him look bad.
Hust looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hust moves into the clinch.
Hust's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hust forces Hutch back against the cage and clinches.
Hust is looking to break free of the clinch but Hutch has double underhooks.
Hutch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hust throws a series of punches but Hutch avoids them all with ease.
Hutch shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hust misses with a two punch combination.
Hutch just misses with a punch to the body.
Hutch tries to clinch but Hust moves out of range.
Hust misses with a few strikes there.
Hust lands with a nice body punch.
Hutch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hust.
Hust fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Decent striking displayed by Hust there.
Hutch cracks Hust with an open hand slap.
Hutch shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hust counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutch tries to clinch up
and Hust decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hutch's guard.
Hust wants to get up but he can't break Hutch's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hutch trying to keep a closed guard but Hust is proving a slippery customer.
Hust sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hust is looking to stand up but Hutch won't let him.
Hutch trying to keep a closed guard but Hust is proving a slippery customer.
Hutch pushes Hust off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hust crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hutch - the referee stops the clock and Hust gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hutch. Hust manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hust checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hust swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hust lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hutch circles away quickly and effectively.
Hutch shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hust sprawls well. Hust wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hutch gets slowly back to his feet.
George Hust has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Hutch.
Hust bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hutch's head backwards.
Hust drives through and clinches with Hutch against the cage.
Hust breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Hust.
Hutch checks the leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hust.
Hust scores with a takedown into Hutch's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hutch looking for a guillotine here but Hust defends easily.
Hutch looks gassed!
Hutch is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutch keeping moving, preventing Hust from controlling successfully.
Hutch controls Hust momentarily but Hust frees himself.
Hutch looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hutch keeping moving, preventing Hust from controlling successfully.
Hust wants to stand but Hutch has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hust is working Hutch over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hust bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hutch wants to clinch but Hust slips to the side
and Hust counters with a one-two to the body.
Hust has Hutch up against the cage in a clinch.
Hutch is trying to break the clinch but Hust has him pressed against the cage.
Hutch goes for a takedown attempt but Hust pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hust.
Hutch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hust.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hust.
Hust lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hutch at a distance.
Hust displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hust closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hutch did well to prevent Hust getting side control.
Hutch looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Hust dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hust misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hutch misses with a double jab
and Hust counters with a single leg into guard. Hutch didn't expect that.
Hust gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hust doesn't manage to clinch there - Hutch circles away.
Hust throws a right hand that Hutch ducks under and follows up with a left that Hutch also avoids with ease.
Hust displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
George Hust is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hutch lands with a nice combination. Hust backs away looking to recover.
Hutch throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hust counters with a left to the body.
A punch combination from Hutch misses.
Hutch takes one to the side of the head.
Hust shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hutch is trying to defend but Hust finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hust wants to stand but Hutch has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Hust takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hust prevents Hutch from improving his position.
Hust wants to stand up but Hutch is controlling the position.
Hust trying to pass the guard but Hutch defending well.
Hutch trying to control but Hust postures up.
Hust performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hust is keen to just control but Hutch is a slippery customer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hust checks a low kick from Hutch.
Nice uppercut there from Hust.
Hutch takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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.
Hutch dodges the punch combination from Hust.
Hutch tries to close the distance and clinch but Hust swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hutch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hutch tries to clinch but Hust moves away
and Hust connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hust keeps the fight on the outside.
Hust lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A good leg kick by Hust.
Hutch tries to clinch but Hust moves out of range.
Hutch works the jab nicely.
Hust cracks Hutch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hust connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hust stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hutch shoots in but Hust avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A right-left combo lands from Hust.
Hust scores with a one two! Hutch had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hust throws a series of punches but Hutch moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutch throws a front kick aimed at Hust's knee but Hust avoids it well.
Hutch pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hust with a nice cross.
Hust wants to clinch.
Hust lands a jab to the nose.
A left and a right from Hust both land. Nice combination.
Hust scores with a shot to the body.
Hust scores with a three punch combo!
Nice straight punches there by Hust. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hust.
Hust shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hutch's guard.
Hust slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hutch has momentary wrist control but Hust slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutch had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hust defends it easily.
Hust gets to his feet - Hutch follows without any prompting.
Hutch shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hust as he avoids it easily.
Hust clinches with his opponent.
Hutch is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hust is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hutch.
Hust breaks the clinch.
Hust comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hutch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Some bone on bone action there as Hutch checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hutch thuds his right hand into Hust's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hutch shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hutch throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hust counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hust.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hust wants to stand but Hutch has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hutch escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hust gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hutch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hust is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Hust dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hust scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hust throws a combination. Hutch tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hutch is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hutch throws a big shot that misses.
Hust's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hust duly obliges.
Hust scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hutch shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hutch looking to pass the guard.
Hust is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hust trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hutch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hutch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hust.
Hust swats away the attempt to clinch by Hutch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hutch.
Hutch gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hutch looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
George Hust overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutch 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.
Hust tries to stand but Hutch is controlling from the bottom.
Hutch controls Hust momentarily but Hust frees himself.
Hutch has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hust can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hust wants to control from the top but Hutch keeps moving.
Hutch has his foot on Hust's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hust works his way back into a safe position though.
Hust sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hust has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hutch is proving hard to escape from.
Bill Hutch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hust trying to control the position from guard on top but Hutch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
George Hust is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hust tries to stand but Hutch is controlling from the bottom.
Hutch looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hutch looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hust's corner is telling him to maintain position.
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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hust's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hust stopping the sweep attempt from Hutch.
Hust trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hutch's guard.
Hutch keeping full guard, as Hust tries to pass.
Hutch wants to stand up but Hust is controlling him.
Hutch is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hust is aware though and is defending well.
Hutch wants to sweep here but Hust controlling him for the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hust jabs at Hutch's body.
Hust scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bill Hutch.
Well Hust has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Hust!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between HUSSAIN FAISAL (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cheetah del Mexico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). FAISAL kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is rush. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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214 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, HUSSAIN FAISAL!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cheetah del Mexico!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
FAISAL closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. del Mexico did well to prevent FAISAL getting side control.
del Mexico is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of FAISAL's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take FAISAL's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
del Mexico has got one arm under FAISAL's chin. This could be trouble... FAISAL trying to control the other hand but del Mexico gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, FAISAL has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cheetah del Mexico!
Cheetah del Mexico is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ibbe Ribbler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribbler comes to the cage accompanied by Madball - For My Enemies. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Nate Diaz enters the cage!
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24
160 lbs
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ibbe Ribbler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nate Diaz!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a series of punches but Ribbler moves out of range.
Ribbler throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Ribbler closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Ribbler is controlling him.
Ribbler ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ribbler no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz chips away with some ground and pound.
Ribbler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diaz.
Diaz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ribbler keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Ribbler thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ribbler trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Diaz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ribbler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Diaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ribbler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Diaz passes Ribbler's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ribbler flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribbler works his way to full guard. Good work.
Diaz scoring with some ground and pound.
Ribbler throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Diaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ribbler had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Diaz defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diaz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.
Diaz is sitting in close to Ribbler's body. Ribbler has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Diaz is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Diaz is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Ribbler.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ibbe Ribbler!
Ibbe Ribbler retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prince Nana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aston Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nana's entrance music is Diamonds From Sierra Leone. A fine choice. Gracie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tic, Tic Tac kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Prince Nana has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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265 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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242 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Prince Nana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Aston Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Nana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gracie passes to full mount!
Nana keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie looking to secure an arm triangle but Nana defends it well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie looking to secure an arm triangle but Nana defends it well.
Nana wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
You get the feeling that Nana really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Gracie looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Nana working to try and regain half guard.
Gracie looking for a guillotine from mount but Nana is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking to secure an arm triangle but Nana defends it well.
Nana is trying to escape the mount.
Nana tries to lock up and control but Gracie gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gracie looking for a guillotine from mount but Nana is having none of it.
Nana really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nana wants to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Nana is surviving well by controlling Gracie's body position as best he can.
Gracie looks gassed!
Nana is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoids the attempt from Nana to control.
Gracie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nana can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gracie prevents Nana from getting the reversal.
Gracie is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Nana is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Nana flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Gracie anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Nana and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Gracie slips an arm under Nana chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Gracie has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Gracie is squeezing on Nana like an anaconda would it's prey. Nana fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Aston Gracie!
Aston Gracie is the new heavyweight champion!
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