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BFC: 8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Siggas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fletcher comes into the arena with Gallows - London is the reason blaring out of the sound system. Siggas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Teach me how 2 BARNEY kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Johnny Fletcher has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Fletcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Barney Siggas!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fletcher wants to clinch
and Fletcher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Siggas throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fletcher was covering up waiting for the punch and Siggas finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Siggas stopping the sweep attempt from Fletcher.
Siggas drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Fletcher dives on top into guard.
Siggas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Siggas is pulling down on Fletcher's head. It's preventing any offense from Fletcher, at least for the moment.
Siggas 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fletcher is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Siggas has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Fletcher is looking to defend but Siggas has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Fletcher! Siggas pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Fletcher taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Barney Siggas!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johny Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stella Artois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Johny Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stella Artois!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artois is looking to slow Walker down with leg kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Artois. Those never looked like landing.
Artois throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Artois slips a jab from Walker.
Artois pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Artois is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Artois misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Artois in his tracks.
Artois fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Walker jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Walker swings widly with a right hand
and Artois counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Artois throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Walker avoiding damage as Artois throws knees to the body.
Walker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Artois tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walker avoids it.
Artois tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Artois's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Artois has him pressed against the cage.
Artois tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Artois is working for takedown but Walker is calmly controlling the position for now.
Johny Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stella Artois.
Artois wants to get back to striking at distance but Walker won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artois tries to break free but Walker pushes him back against the cage.
Artois misses with a knee to the head.
Artois wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walker has him pressed against the cage.
Artois keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walker's efforts to push away.
Walker wants to break free but Artois has control.
Walker can't break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Walker.
Artois looks gassed!
Artois is looking to break free of the clinch but Walker has double underhooks.
Walker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Walker can't break the clinch.
Walker lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker is looking to break free of the clinch but Artois has double underhooks.
Walker is trying to force a seperation but Artois has the dominant position.
Walker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Walker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Walker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker throws a lazy right hand but Artois sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Artois ducks right into an uppercut from Walker.
Artois steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Nice defenses there by Artois.
Stella Artois seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Artois swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Walker counters with a nice body shot.
Walker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Johny Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Artois's head backwards.
Walker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Walker jabs at Artois's body.
Walker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Artois.
Artois on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Artois slips under a jab from Walker.
Artois looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Walker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Walker moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Artois goes down! Can Walker finish him!?
Artois is rocked!
Walker thows a big elbow that misses.
Walker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Walker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Artois works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Walker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Walker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Walker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Walker passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Walker creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Artois sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Walker throws a strike aimed at the side of Artois's head but Artois avoids it well.
Walker has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Walker scores with a shot to the body.
Walker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Artois.
Walker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Walker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab from Walker.
Walker lands with a straight right. Artois didn't see that one coming.
Walker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Artois's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Artois moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walker lands a jab to the nose.
Walker lands an overhand right.
Walker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Artois.
Artois is still on wobbly legs! Can Walker finish him?
Artois walks into a left hand.
Artois takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Artois seems to have recovered his senses.
A jab lands there for Walker.
Artois on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Walker fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Artois to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Artois looks to clinch but Walker throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Artois taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Johny Walker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Jacobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Bowron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Bowron has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Dan Jacobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Bowron!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobson misses with a combination
and Bowron counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Dan Jacobson has been cut.
Bowron shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bowron not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bowron looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bowron prevents Jacobson from standing back up.
Bowron is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bowron looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jacobson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bowron throws a strike but Jacobson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jacobson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bowron doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bowron manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bowron controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowron chips away with some ground and pound.
Bowron is in close to Jacobson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bowron stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jacobson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bowron gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bowron has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bowron lands an elbow inside that Jacobson shrugs off.
Jacobson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bowron pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bowron closes the distance and clinches.
Jacobson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bowron gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jacobson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bowron has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Jacobson regains guard immediately.
Bowron works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jacobson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowron is taking a breather. Jacobson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bowron sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jacobson defending well though.
Jacobson trying to hold on to Bowron's head to control him but Bowron postures up.
Jacobson tries to kick Bowron off but Bowron keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jacobson is breathing heavily.
Bowron seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bowron prevents Jacobson from standing back up.
Bowron landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bowron content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bowron lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowron decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Jacobson misses with a two punch combination.
Jacobson misses with a double jab
and Bowron counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jacobson!
Bowron lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jacobson hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bowron with a couple of short strikes.
Bowron sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bowron is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowron sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bowron postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jacobson looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowron controlling from mount.
Bowron jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jacobson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bowron scoring with punches and elbows.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Bowron dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Jacobson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bowron fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jacobson, pushing him back against the cage.
Bowron lands an elbow that stopped Jacobson in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jacobson.
Bowron pulls guard effortlessly.
Bowron is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Jacobson frees his head nicely. Oh but Bowron has switched to an armbar! Jacobson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ryan Bowron!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J T OKeeffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Morrison could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to J T OKeeffe's chin.
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, J T OKeeffe!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
OKeeffe struggling a bit here.
Morrison lands a nice forearm strike.
Morrison trying to control the position but OKeeffe is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Morrison.
Morrison lands a few punches from side control.
Morrison in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Morrison working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Morrison lands an elbow.
Morrison landing strikes.
Morrison throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
OKeeffe can't do much from the bottom here.
Morrison throws a strike aimed at the side of OKeeffe's head but OKeeffe avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison in side control, throwing shots but OKeeffe defends.
An elbow from Morrison crashes against the mat.
Morrison scoring with punches from side control.
Morrison in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Morrison landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
OKeeffe can't do much from the bottom here.
OKeeffe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morrison landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
OKeeffe is trying to control Morrison's posture but Morrison avoids it.
Morrison scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Morrison's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OKeeffe parries the strikes from Morrison easily there. Morrison is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable OKeeffe to escape.
OKeeffe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Morrison tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Morrison scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OKeeffe manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Morrison makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Morrison.
Morrison looking for a triangle here. OKeeffe is fighting it but it looks tight! Morrison pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, OKeeffe is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). James Morrison!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between That Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Koksu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). That Guy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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135 lbs
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, That Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Johny Koksu!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Guy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Koksu looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Guy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Guy is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Koksu hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). That Guy!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aldin Arifi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Swick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arifi comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Not Afraid. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Aldin Arifi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Swick!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arifi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Swick can do anything to dispel that myth.
Swick is wriggling around trying to escape.
Swick wants to control but Arifi is having none of it.
Swick is working to get back to half guard.
Arifi throwing strikes here but Swick is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Arifi thowing shots but they're missing.
Arifi looking to ground and pound but Swick is blocking nicely.
Swick wants to control but Arifi is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swick holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Arifi tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Swick is looking to improve his position but Arifi isn't that keen on the idea.
Arifi thowing shots but they're missing.
Swick is in all sorts of trouble here.
Arifi lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Arifi looking to finish with strikes here!
Arifi throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Swick blocking the ground and pound.
Arifi working the ground and pound effectively.
Arifi content just to control the position here.
Arifi thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swick wants to control but Arifi is having none of it.
Arifi throwing strikes but Swick bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Swick is trying to control the position but Arifi postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Arifi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Arifi postures up in Swick's guard and throws a big left but Swick blocks it.
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.
Arifi postures up in Swick's guard and throws a big left but Swick blocks it.
Arifi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Swick tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Arifi 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.
Arifi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Swick is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Arifi, into his guard.
Swick won't allow Arifi to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Swick postures up.
Swick trying to control but Arifi is working from the bottom.
Arifi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldin Arifi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Arifi tries for a takedown but Swick circles away easily
enabling Swick to counter with a crisp jab.
Arifi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Swick is trying to control Arifi's posture but Arifi avoids it.
Arifi throws a strike aimed at the side of Swick's head but Swick avoids it well.
Swick trying to control but Arifi flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Arifi landing with strikes.
Arifi is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Swick. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Arifi gets his hands free as Swick looks to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arifi misses with an elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arifi missing with strikes.
Arifi softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Swick is keeping busy.
Swick covering up well and avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Arifi missing with strikes.
Arifi avoiding Swick 's attempts to control his hands.
Good control from Arifi.
Swick covering up well under a series of strikes from Arifi.
Arifi punches the canvas rather than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arifi is hanging on to Swick's back as he tries to escape.
Swick really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Arifi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Swick is trying to stand back up.
Arifi missing with punches from the back.
Arifi is punishing Swick with strikes - can he finish him?!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Swick avoids the strikes from Arifi.
Arifi missing with strikes from the back.
Swick looking very determined here, making life difficult for Arifi.
Swick grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Even with his hooks in, Arifi manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Swick looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldin Arifi dominated that second round.
That's time! Arifi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Arifi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Swick to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Arifi pushes Swick off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Arifi feints and as Swick raises his hands in defense, Arifi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Swick wants to get back to his feet but Arifi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swick working for a triangle but Arifi defends it easily.
Arifi postures up.
Arifi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Arifi throwing strikes from guard but Swick blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Swick utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Swick trying to control the position.
Aldin Arifi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Swick keeping moving, preventing Arifi from controlling successfully.
Aldin Arifi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Arifi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Arifi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Swick quickly recovers to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arifi thows a huge punch but Swick dodges it nicely.
Arifi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Swick is looking for a sweep. Arifi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Arifi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Arifi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Swick trying to control but Arifi postures up.
Arifi wants to control but Swick is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Still in half guard, Arifi seems content to control.
Chris Swick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We're going to have a standup here because Aldin Arifi wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Arifi gets a takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aldin Arifi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arifi, 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aldin Arifi!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between jd beltran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, jd beltran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Riley!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling beltran to counter with a crisp jab.
Riley feints a jab promting beltran to slip. Riley then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. beltran slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Riley closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Riley lands in his opponent's guard.
Riley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Riley thows a big elbow that misses.
beltran keeping moving, preventing Riley from controlling successfully.
Riley drops back, looking for a kneebar! beltran looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. beltran looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from beltran!
beltran is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Riley has escaped the position, nice work there.
Riley tries to control the position but he's not in luck - beltran easily slips into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
beltran sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
beltran looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
beltran punching from mount but Riley doing a good job of avoiding damage.
beltran working Riley over with strikes here.
beltran lands a nice shot to the head.
Poor strikes thrown by beltran there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
beltran cracks Riley with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
beltran is in the full mount, landing strikes.
beltran punching from mount but Riley doing a good job of avoiding damage.
beltran prevents Riley from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
beltran controlling his opponent.
beltran looking to finish with strikes here!
beltran takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
beltran 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.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
beltran throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
beltran is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Riley to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Riley shrugs it off.
beltran takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
beltran is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Riley has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Riley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with beltran. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
beltran sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
jd beltran dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Riley gets caught flat footed, as beltran shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Riley uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Riley gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows beltran to score an easy takedown into full guard.
beltran is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
beltran'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.
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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Riley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref stands the fighters back up. jd beltran wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Riley tries to keep at a distance but beltran has taken the fight into the clinch.
Riley gets control of beltran's arms and successfully pulls guard. Riley will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
beltran is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
beltran gets to his feet - Riley follows without any prompting.
Riley swats away the attempt to clinch by beltran.
Riley looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Riley is working for a kimura but beltran is defending it quite comfortably.
Riley is breathing heavily.
beltran kicks Riley off and gets back to his feet.
Billy Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley misses with a takedown attempt
and beltran counters by clinching up.
beltran tries to stall but Riley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Riley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Riley has a couple of punches blocked by beltran.
beltran is trying to push Riley away but Riley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
beltran looking to stall.
beltran can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Riley managing to block the knees to the body from beltran.
beltran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Riley.
beltran tries to pull guard but Riley won't allow it.
Riley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
jd beltran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Riley.
Riley turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
beltran struggling a bit here.
beltran 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.
Riley with the ground and pound but beltran regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
beltran looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
beltran manages to get to full guard.
Riley is sitting in close to beltran's body. beltran has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Riley is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Riley is tapping! That was a very nice submission by beltran.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). jd beltran!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Buckner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dan Svensson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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144 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Buckner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Svensson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson forces Buckner back against the cage and clinches.
Svensson misses with a knee strike.
Buckner breaks the clinch.
Svensson tries for a takedown but Buckner circles away easily
and Buckner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dan Svensson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Svensson has his takedown stuffed
and Buckner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Svensson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Buckner counters with a straight right hand.
Matt Buckner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Svensson.
Svensson shoots and misses
and Buckner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Buckner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Buckner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Svensson. That did some damage!
Svensson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Buckner counters with a nice body shot.
Svensson looks gassed!
Buckner does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Svensson moves to clinch but Buckner breaks away
and Buckner counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buckner scores with a leg kick.
Buckner scores with a jab. Svensson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Buckner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckner scores with a jab to the head.
Svensson has his takedown stuffed
and Buckner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buckner lands with a nice combination. Svensson backs away looking to recover.
Svensson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Buckner is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Svensson.
Nice jab there from Buckner.
Svensson is rocked!
Buckner scores with a punch to the head.
Svensson is still on wobbly legs! Can Buckner finish him?
Svensson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Buckner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Svensson scrambles back to his feet.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Buckner and Svensson goes tumbling to the canvas! Buckner follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buckner uses his free foot to push down on Svensson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Svensson.
Buckner is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Svensson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Svensson shrugs it off.
Svensson seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice elbow there by Buckner.
Svensson tries to lock up and control but Buckner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckner takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Svensson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Svensson tries to free his leg and advance position but Buckner is retaining full guard.
Buckner looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Svensson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Svensson is working for a kimura but Buckner is defending it quite comfortably.
Buckner gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson throws a big right hand that misses.
Buckner keeping moving, preventing Svensson from controlling successfully.
Svensson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Svensson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Svensson thows a big elbow that misses.
Svensson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Buckner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Svensson has gone for a leg lock! Buckner slips out almost immediately though and dives into Svensson's guard.
Buckner seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Buckner wants to pass the guard but Svensson is keeping the position.
Svensson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buckner is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Buckner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Svensson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Buckner counters with a nice uppercut.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Buckner dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Buckner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Svensson tries for a takedown but Buckner circles away easily
and Buckner counters with a thumping low kick.
Buckner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Svensson.
Svensson misses with a takedown attempt
and Buckner counters with a right hand to the body.
Svensson misses with a takedown attempt
and Buckner counters with a nice low kick that buckles Svensson's knee momentarily.
Matt Buckner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Svensson.
Buckner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good exchange - Buckner coming out on top.
Svensson fails with the takedown
and Buckner counters with an outside leg kick.
Svensson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Svensson misses with a takedown
and Buckner counters with a nice leg kick.
Svensson is breathing heavily.
Buckner stuns Svensson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Svensson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Buckner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Buckner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Svensson doesn't seem bothered though.
Buckner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Buckner jabs Svensson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Buckner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Svensson can do to turn this around?
Buckner swinging wildly here.
Buckner looks to land a combination. Svensson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Svensson misses with a takedown attempt
and Buckner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Svensson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Buckner scores with a decent looking hook.
Svensson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Buckner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buckner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Svenssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Svensson tries to clinch up
and Buckner counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson shoots and misses
and Buckner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Svensson fails with the takedown
enabling Buckner to counter with a crisp jab.
Svensson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Buckner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Svensson.
Buckner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Svensson doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Buckner counter with a right hand.
Buckner scores with a decent looking hook.
Buckner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buckner throws a shot to the body.
Matt Buckner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buckner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Matt Buckner is winning the standup battle so far.
Buckner lands with a straight right. Svensson didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Buckner throws a low kick but Svensson moves out of range easily.
Buckner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Buckner throws a nice looking combination but Svensson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Svensson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Svensson moves to clinch but Buckner breaks away
and Buckner counters with a straight right hand.
Svensson checks a low kick from Buckner.
Buckner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Svensson darts in trying to clinch
enabling Buckner to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Buckner misses its intended target.
Svensson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Svensson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Buckner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson shoots and misses
and Buckner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buckner scores with a leg kick.
Svensson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Buckner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Buckner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Buckner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Buckner stalks Svensson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Svensson's face. Svensson staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buckner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A right-left combo lands from Buckner.
Buckner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Svensson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Buckner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buckner cracks the inside of Svensson's front leg.
Svensson looks to clinch
and Buckner counters with an outside leg kick.
Buckner scoring well with a low kick there.
Buckner throws a chopping leg kick but Svensson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Buckner dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Svensson with a poor takedown
and Buckner counters with a three punch combo that has Svensson backing up. Svensson nods at Buckner to acknowledge the strikes.
A cross from Buckner lands.
Svensson wants to clinch but Buckner slips to the side
and Buckner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Buckner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Svensson shoots and misses
and Buckner counters with a left and a right that stings Svensson.
Buckner lands a leg kick that knocks Svensson off balance momentarily.
Buckner scores with a leg kick.
Buckner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Svensson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Buckner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Buckner counters with a stiff right hand.
Buckner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Svensson tries to clinch up
enabling Buckner to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckner lands a nice hook to Svensson's body. Svensson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Svensson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Svensson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Buckner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Matt Buckner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Svensson.
Svensson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Svensson tries to clinch up
and Buckner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Buckner lands a nice shot that snaps Svensson's head back.
Svensson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Buckner.
Svensson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Svensson misses with a takedown attempt
and Buckner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buckner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Buckner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Buckner scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice uppercut there from Buckner.
Buckner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Svensson on the side of the head.
Svensson misses with a takedown
and Buckner counters with a stiff right hand.
Buckner connects with a jab.
Svensson has his takedown stuffed
and Buckner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matt Buckner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buckner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Svensson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Svensson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Svensson misses with a takedown
and Buckner counters with a stiff right hand.
Buckner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Buckner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Svensson's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Buckner lunges at Svensson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Svensson's hand.
Buckner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Buckner digs a good body shot into Svensson's ribs.
Buckner cracks Svensson with a good jab.
Svensson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Buckner counters with a two punch combo.
Buckner connects with a single shot there.
Nice shot by Buckner.
A decent looking cross lands there for Buckner.
Svensson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Svensson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Buckner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Svensson thinking.
Nice body punch from Buckner.
Buckner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svensson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Buckner scores with a jab.
Buckner connects with a single shot there.
Dan Svensson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A leg kick checked by Svensson.
Svensson with a poor takedown
and Buckner counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Svensson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Buckner scores with a body shot.
Matt Buckner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Svensson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Buckner finds it's way round the side to connect with Svensson's head.
Buckner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Buckner with a hook.
Svensson misses with a takedown
and Buckner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buckner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Buckner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Buckner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Buckner, 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Buckner!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Raybould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Heckingstall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Raybould has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Raybould!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Gavin Heckingstall!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heckingstall shoots in but Raybould avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Raybould stuffs the takedown attempt from Heckingstall. Heckingstall gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Heckingstall.
Raybould scores with a nice right hand.
Raybould misses with a straight right.
Raybould circles away from the clinch attempt
and Raybould counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Raybould. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Raybould.
Raybould scores with a shot to the body.
Heckingstall looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raybould throws a low kick but Heckingstall avoids it.
Raybould connects with the punch.
Heckingstall gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Raybould with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raybould dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raybould lands a right hook to the body.
Raybould connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raybould listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Raybould drops Heckingstall with a naaaaasty hook - Heckingstall is in real trouble here! Raybould dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Raybould!
Kevin Raybould retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Edward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Edward!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Corey Wright!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edward misses with a few strikes there.
Edward swinging wildly here.
Wright lands a left and a right that send Edward crashing to the mat, dazed. Wright thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Edward is rocked!
It looks like Ryan Edward has been cut.
Edward gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Wright points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Edward wakes up just in time to hear Wright thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Corey Wright!
Corey Wright is the new light heavyweight champion!
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