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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alessandro Rizzuto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and trevor chisholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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, Alessandro Rizzuto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, trevor chisholm!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzuto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rizzuto looks to land a combination. chisholm sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rizzuto cracks chisholm with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! chisholm looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Rizzuto finish him?
chisholm is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
chisholm shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than chisholm was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rizzuto keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
chisholm sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rizzuto tries to hold on but chisholm pushes him away.
chisholm thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Rizzuto is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Poor strikes thrown by chisholm there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
chisholm unloads with some shots from mount but Rizzuto bucks and avoids them well.
Rizzuto is trying to escape the mount.
Rizzuto gets back to half guard.
chisholm throwing shots but Rizzuto is blocking nicely.
Rizzuto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from chisholm.
chisholm is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rizzuto trying to control but chisholm postures up.
Rizzuto tries to roll over but chisholm keeps him under control.
chisholm not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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.
chisholm trying to control from half guard but Rizzuto is working away.
Rizzuto is trying to get back to full guard.
Rizzuto gets back to full guard.
chisholm trying to control the position from guard on top but Rizzuto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rizzuto misses with the combination.
Rizzuto moves out of range as chisholm strikes.
chisholm misses with a takedown attempt - Rizzuto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rizzuto lands a nice looking body shot.
chisholm looks gassed!
Rizzuto lands a jab to the nose.
Rizzuto scores with a nice head shot.
chisholm doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rizzuto staying out of range there.
Rizzuto works chisholm's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
chisholm takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rizzuto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alessandro Rizzuto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Rizzuto finds it's way through chisholm's defenses.
Rizzuto scores with a hook.
chisholm is still on wobbly legs! Can Rizzuto finish him?
Rizzuto lands a brutal uppercut that launches chisholm off his feet! chisholm tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alessandro Rizzuto!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Rob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Martello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Rob has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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248 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy Rob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Martello!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rob tries to clinch but Martello is having none of it.
Rob tries to clinch up but Martello circles away and keeps his distance.
Rob throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Martello's head.
It looks like Max Martello has been cut.
Rob wants to clinch up but Martello keeps it at a distance.
Rob keeps the fight on the outside.
Rob throws a series of punches but Martello avoids them all with ease.
Rob misses with a takedown attempt - Martello sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Rob as Martello shoots in.
Rob tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Martello counters by clinching up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Martello ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Martello no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Martello looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rob pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martello is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martello is looking for a triangle but Rob pushes his legs off easily.
Rob is looking to work some ground and pound but Martello has wrist control.
Martello uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Rob doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Martello counters by clinching up.
Rob wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Rob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rob escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Rob.
Martello changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rob looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Martello goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rob rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Martello's guard! Nice work there by Rob!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martello wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rob's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Martello trying to control the position here.
Martello's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Rob trying to control the position from guard on top but Martello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rob preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martello is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rob tries to stand but Martello is controlling from the bottom.
Rob trying to control but Martello is working from the bottom.
Rob pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martello is keeping the position for now.
Rob is breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rob fails with the takedown
and Martello counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Martello.
Martello has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rob regains guard immediately.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rob is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Martello looking to pass the guard.
Martello trying to control but Rob is working from the bottom.
Rob is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Martello looking to sit in guard and control but Rob gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Martello bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rob's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Martello dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Martello's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rob tries to clinch but Martello moves away
and Martello counters by moving into the clinch.
Rob breaks the clinch.
Rob rushes Martello and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Martello softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Martello missing with knees to the body.
Martello wants a takedown.
Martello lands a takedown into guard.
Rob is trying to keep Martello in close.
Martello throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rob works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martello stops Rob from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martello accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Martello wants to pass the guard but Rob is keeping the position.
Rob looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martello is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martello got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rob has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Martello has managed to get both his arms back between Rob's legs - danger averted.
Martello slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rob tries to clinch up
and Martello counters by moving into the clinch.
Rob prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rob wants a takedown.
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.
Martello just leaning against Rob, taking a breather.
Rob taking a breather.
Rob breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rob tries to clinch up but Martello circles away and keeps his distance.
Martello plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Randy Rob has been cut.
Martello forces Rob back against the cage and clinches.
Rob fails to pull guard.
Martello has clasped his hands together around Rob's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Rob is looking for a sweep.
Rob is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rob seems a little lost for a moment, as Martello dominates the positioning.
Rob manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Martello seems to be working for a kimura but Rob defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rob has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Martello is working away from the top position though.
Martello passes to side control.
You can see the frustration on Rob's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Martello has knee on belly and moves into mount.
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.
Martello controlling the pace for now.
Rob is looking to improve his position but Martello isn't that keen on the idea.
Martello tries to control but Rob wriggling away.
Rob taking shots to the head.
Martello cracks Rob with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Martello showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rob has his takedown stuffed
and Martello counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rob's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martello changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rob looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Martello is looking to take a break and control but Rob is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rob tries to buck Martello off but Martello is having none of it.
Martello trying to control the action but Rob is working from the bottom.
Martello is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rob has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Rob's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Martello landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Martello is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rob is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rob tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rob gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Martello prevents Rob from improving his position.
Rob wants to control but Martello is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Martello slips a nice elbow through Rob's hands, connecting with Rob's forehead.
Martello is looking to stall here but Rob recovers full guard.
Martello trying to control but Rob is working from the bottom.
Martello scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martello trying to control the position from guard on top but Rob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rob wants to stand and escape but Martello is having none of it.
Martello throws a big right hand that misses.
Martello wants to control from the top but Rob keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rob shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Martello manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Martello tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rob trying to control the position from guard on top but Martello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rob wanted to stand there but Martello had control of the position.
Max Martello is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martello bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rob's guard.
Rob trying to keep a closed guard but Martello is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martello sitting in guard here, content to control.
Randy Rob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Martello comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martello has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Martello!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sub Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cane Gairzinio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sub Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cane Gairzinio!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gairzinio stalks Jones and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jones's face. Jones staggers backwards, shaken.
Gairzinio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Gairzinio lands a head shot.
Gairzinio tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones wants to clinch
and Gairzinio counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Gairzinio counters with a straight right hand.
Jones is rocked!
Gairzinio connects with a nice cross there... Jones is looking wobbly and Gairzinio recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Jones to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Gairzinio jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cane Gairzinio!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jony Jony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tanishk Soni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jony Jony has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jony Jony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Tanishk Soni!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soni looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jony!
Soni controlling from mount.
Jony is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Soni looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jony is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jony throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jony is trying to escape the mount.
Soni trying to control but Jony is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jony swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Jony might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jony is working to get back to half guard.
Jony is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jony is working to get back to half guard.
Jony looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Jony is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
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.
Soni avoiding Jony 's attempts to control his hands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Soni is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tanishk Soni dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jony crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Soni - the referee stops the clock and Jony gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Soni. Jony manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice uppercut there from Soni.
Soni lands a slapping body shot.
Soni scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Soni blocks the strikes from Jony.
Jony wants to improve his position but Soni is controlling well.
Soni is taking a breather. Jony 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jony wants to improve his position but Soni is controlling well.
Soni is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jony actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jony wants to get back to his feet.
Jony won't allow Soni to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soni slows the pace down in half guard.
Soni stands up and beckons Jony to join him on the feet.
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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Soni.
Tanishk Soni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jony moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jony takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Soni gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Soni lands a nice uppercut.
Soni using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Soni landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Soni lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jony.
Soni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soni darts in and clinches Jony up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Soni.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Soni lands a hook that snaps the head of Jony backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tanishk Soni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Soni darts in and clinches Jony up against the cage.
Soni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Soni.
Soni pushes Jony up against the cage in a clinch.
Soni breaks the clinch.
Soni connects with a solid leg kick.
Jony misses with a takedown attempt
and Soni counters with an outside leg kick.
Soni rushes Jony and presses him up against the cage.
Soni pushes Jony back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Soni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soni scores with a takedown into Jony's guard.
Soni is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soni gets to his feet. Jony looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Soni gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Soni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jony Jony is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jony on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Soni moves into the clinch.
Soni lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soni manages to break the clinch.
Soni scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Soni scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Soni advances to full mount.
Soni gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Soni bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jony's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Soni. That's going to slow Jony down.
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!
Soni darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jony looking for submissions off his back.
Jony trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Soni manages to pass to mount!
Soni has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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.
Soni content just to control the position here.
Soni quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Soni but it's paid off an Jony is forced to tap! Nice work by Soni.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tanishk Soni!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ponury grabaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ponury grabaz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Dunham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, ponury grabaz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by grabaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Dunham which made him look bad.
Dunham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
grabaz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dunham as he avoids it easily.
Dunham throws a one two combo.
Dunham scores with a nice strike.
Dunham scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
grabaz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dunham is looking for a sweep. grabaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dunham moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dunham wants to sweep here but grabaz controlling him for the moment.
grabaz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dunham dives on top into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
grabaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dunham doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dunham manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dunham distracts grabaz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dunham trying to control the position from guard on top but grabaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dunham with a nice head shot there.
grabaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
grabaz looks gassed!
Dunham is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dunham stands up over grabaz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
grabaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dunham defends well.
Dunham slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
grabaz wants to get back to his feet but Dunham drags him back down.
Dunham is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, grabaz has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
grabaz is trying to stand.
Dunham has control of grabaz's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and grabaz regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Dunham putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dunham lands with some vicious ground and pound - can grabaz hang on?
Dunham tries to control but grabaz wriggling away.
grabaz trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham prevents grabaz from getting the reversal.
Dunham looking to control but grabaz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dunham fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
grabaz trying desperately to get to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
grabaz regains half guard.
grabaz makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Dunham throws a series of punches but grabaz avoids them all with ease.
Dunham looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Horrible takedown by grabaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Dunham which made him look bad.
Steve Dunham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ponury grabaz.
Dunham misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
grabaz shoots in for a takedown but Dunham shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dunham lands a right hook to the body.
Dunham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but grabaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Dunham.
Dunham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but grabaz circles away quickly and effectively.
grabaz closes the distance and clinches up with Dunham, looking for a takedown. grabaz pushes Dunham against the cage but Dunham circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Dunham as grabaz shoots in.
Dunham lands with a nice combination. grabaz backs away looking to recover.
Dunham misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
grabaz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dunham tries to avoid it but grabaz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dunham to the ground. Dunham escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dunham misses with a wild body shot.
grabaz gets the takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Dunham dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dunham with a poor takedown
and grabaz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
grabaz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
grabaz gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
grabaz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dunham 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.
grabaz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dunham, up you get!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danga de danga de dang - Dunham scores with a four punch combination!
grabaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
grabaz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
grabaz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dunham sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten grabaz somewhat.
Steve Dunham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dunham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from grabaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
grabaz with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Dunham to counter with a crisp jab.
Steve Dunham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ponury grabaz.
Dunham clinches but grabaz breaks the clinch
and grabaz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dunham's guard now.
ponury grabaz has got the better of the ground game so far.
grabaz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
grabaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dunham swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dunham tries to land a sweep but no joy.
grabaz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dunham wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dunham not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
grabaz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
grabaz preventing the sweep.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
grabaz has a takedown stuffed.
Dunham throws a quick head kick that skims the top of grabaz's head.
grabaz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunham sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Dunham trying to hold on to grabaz's head to control him but grabaz postures up.
Dunham wants to get back to full guard.
Dunham wants to control but grabaz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
grabaz is trying to work for a kimura but Dunham is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
grabaz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dunham is just riding it out for now. grabaz eventually gives up the hold.
grabaz stands up from half guard.
Dunham lands with a shot to the body.
grabaz shoots in for a double leg but Dunham sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
grabaz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dunham.
grabaz misses with a takedown
and Dunham cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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.
Nice uppercut lands for Dunham. That snapped grabaz's head back.
Dunham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dunham gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows grabaz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dunham throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
grabaz stands up from Dunham's guard - grabaz perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dunham cracks a nice hook into grabaz's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dunham leaves grabaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
grabaz takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ponury grabaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
grabaz dodges the punch combination from Dunham.
Dunham throws a series of punches but grabaz moves out of range.
Dunham misses the shot to the body.
Dunham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dunham tries a head kick but it misses.
grabaz misses with a takedown attempt - Dunham sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
grabaz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dunham counters with a left and a right that stings grabaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunham looks to land a combination but grabaz avoids it well.
Dunham stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dunham wants it to stay on the feet.
Steve Dunham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ponury grabaz.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dunham misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
grabaz circles away from the clinch attempt
and grabaz counters with a shoot takedown. Dunham fights it but they end up in guard.
Dunham wants to sweep but no luck.
grabaz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
grabaz closes the distance and clinches up with Dunham, looking for a takedown. grabaz pushes Dunham against the cage but Dunham circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
grabaz moves out of range of the leg kick from Dunham.
Dunham throws a series of punches but grabaz moves out of range.
grabaz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
grabaz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dunham regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
grabaz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dunham, up you get!
Dunham misses with a takedown attempt
and grabaz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by grabaz.
grabaz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
grabaz wants to get up but he can't break Dunham's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
grabaz gets to his feet - Dunham follows without any prompting.
grabaz walks into a stiff left hand from Dunham.
Dunham punishes grabaz's body with a nice straight punch.
Dunham defends well against a solid takedown attempt from grabaz.
Nice sprawl there from Dunham as grabaz shoots in.
Some wild striking there from Dunham.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham leaves grabaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
grabaz takes one to the side of the head.
Dunham throws a left and a right that both miss
and grabaz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
grabaz stopping the sweep attempt from Dunham.
Dunham trying to keep a closed guard but grabaz is proving a slippery customer.
Dunham trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
grabaz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dunham connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Dunham.
grabaz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dunham manages to get back to half guard.
Dunham makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dunham.
grabaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
grabaz stands and steps away. Dunham gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dunham scores with a body shot.
Dunham with a poor takedown
and grabaz counters with a shoot takedown. Dunham fights it but they end up in guard.
Dunham not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dunham wants to sweep but no luck.
Dunham 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.
Dunham is trying to keep grabaz in close.
grabaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
grabaz slips nicely into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
ponury grabaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think grabaz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ponury grabaz!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Didier Diane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smokey Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diane comes to the cage accompanied by Let's Get it. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Didier Diane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Smokey Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diane moves out of range of the strikes.
Robinson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Robinson looks to land a left hand but Diane moved out of range nicely.
Diane tries to clinch up.
Diane misses with a series of wild punches.
Diane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diane moves into the clinch.
Diane digs a right hand into Robinson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Robinson's gas tank.
Robinson tries to score a body lock takedown but Diane shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Good body shot from Diane.
Diane lands a left hand.
Robinson tries to break the clinch but Diane is controlling the position.
A right handed body shot lands from Diane.
Diane lands a shot to the body.
Robinson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Diane.
Diane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Robinson or not.
Robinson looks gassed!
Diane lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Diane on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Diane.
Robinson is rocked!
Diane lands a right hand.
Robinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Diane finish him?
Diane managing to block the knees to the body from Robinson.
Robinson seems to have recovered his senses.
Diane pushes Robinson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diane lands a shot to the body.
Diane scores with a nice hook to the head.
A hook to the body from Diane.
Diane lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Robinson to his knees! Diane keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Didier Diane!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taler Guthen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Dorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guthen comes to the cage accompanied by Bei uns in Tirol. Dorian comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'm no Superman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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173 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Taler Guthen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Dorian!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guthen throws a push kick but Dorian slaps the foot to one side.
Guthen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dorian keeps the fight on the outside.
Dorian lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dorian slaps away a takedown attempt from Guthen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Guthen or perhaps it was just good defense by Dorian which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taler Guthen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Guthen or perhaps it was just good defense by Dorian which made him look bad.
Guthen misses with a takedown attempt - Dorian sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dorian stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dorian wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorian lands a left and a right that send Guthen crashing to the mat, dazed. Dorian thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Guthen is rocked!
Dorian closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Guthen out cold! Guthen corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jon Dorian!
Jon Dorian is the new welterweight champion!
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