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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael MacRoberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Boris Brejcha - Flockentanz kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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140 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael MacRoberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Kahn!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacRoberts misses with a low kick.
MacRoberts closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - MacRoberts lands in his opponent's guard.
Kahn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. MacRoberts doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. MacRoberts manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
MacRoberts wants to control from the top but Kahn keeps moving.
MacRoberts thows a big elbow that misses.
MacRoberts wants to control from the top but Kahn keeps moving.
Kahn is looking to sinch up a triangle. MacRoberts throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Kahn's body to avoid the submission. Kahn has instead reached around MacRoberts's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Kahn arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Oliver Kahn!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marzio Bangs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marzio Bangs will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marzio Bangs!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hunt was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bangs is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hunt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bangs is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bangs defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hunt.
Bangs really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangs is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hunt scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bangs?
Hunt looking to secure an arm triangle but Bangs defends it well.
Bangs tries to reverse the position but Hunt maintains control.
Hunt trying to control but Bangs is having none of it.
Bangs is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bangs slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hunt wants to free his trapped foot but Bangs is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangs moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bangs keeping full guard, as Hunt tries to pass.
Hunt wants to control from the top but Bangs keeps moving.
Hunt trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bangs's guard.
Bangs is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hunt stopping the sweep attempt from Bangs.
Bangs is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangs 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.
Hunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Bangs is retaining full guard.
Bangs bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hunt's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bangs accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bangs drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hunt manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bangs has Hunt in his guard.
Bangs is looking for a triangle but Hunt pushes his legs off easily.
Bangs looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hunt puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangs tries to get to full guard but Hunt has control of the leg.
Bangs actively working from the bottom here.
Hunt moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Bangs.
Bangs looks gassed!
Bangs is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hunt is looking to take a break and control but Bangs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Hunt will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Bangs has his takedown stuffed
and Hunt counters by clinching up.
Bangs drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hunt pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bangs gets tackled into the ropes by Hunt. Hunt maintains the clinch.
Bangs tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mike Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marzio Bangs.
Bangs jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hunt walks away with a smile on his face. Bangs gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hunt takes the fight into the clinch.
Hunt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bangs is working for takedown but Hunt is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bangs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bangs is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bangs shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hunt counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bangs's guard now.
Hunt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bangs is keeping the position for now.
Bangs is breathing heavily.
Hunt wants to control from the top but Bangs keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bangs is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hunt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bangs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hunt throws a big right hand that misses.
Hunt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bangs looking for a guillotine here but Hunt defends easily.
Bangs being controlled here, momentarily.
Bangs is looking for a triangle but Hunt pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bangs looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bangs manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bangs avoids the attempt from Hunt to control.
Hunt is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangs avoids the attempt from Hunt to control.
Bangs goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hunt turns into him and now he's in Bangs's guard.
Mike Hunt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hunt wants to control from the top but Bangs keeps moving.
Bangs working for submissions but it's allowed Hunt to get to half guard.
Hunt prevents Bangs from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangs works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Bangs is retaining full guard.
Bangs has an active guard here but Hunt has managed to pass into half guard.
Bangs is looking for a sweep. Hunt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bangs is staying active underneath Hunt, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bangs is looking for a sweep. Hunt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hunt content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bangs is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hunt dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bangs misses with a takedown attempt
and Hunt counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bangs's guard now.
Bangs working for a triangle but Hunt defends it easily.
Hunt would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hunt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bangs has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hunt has managed to get both his arms back between Bangs's legs - danger averted.
Bangs looking for a sweep. Not yet Bangs, not yet.
Bangs working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hunt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hunt manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bangs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangs is looking for a triangle here but Hunt uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Bangs tries to bench press Hunt off him but Hunt keeps the position.
Bangs taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hunt trying to control the action but Bangs is working from the bottom.
Bangs is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hunt decides to stand and escape the position.
Bangs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangs gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hunt counters with a takedown into side control.
Bangs is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Hunt is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Hunt in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bangs is in all sorts of trouble here.
The referee warns Bangs that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt breaks from Bangs's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bangs defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hunt.
Hunt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangs is working to get back to half guard.
Bangs slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bangs looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bangs is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hunt jumps into side control!
Bangs is looking for a sweep.
Hunt tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hunt has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bangs is looking to regain half guard here but Hunt keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangs gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hunt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bangs does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bangs is trying to get back to full guard.
Hunt blocks the strikes from Bangs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bangs gets full guard.
Bangs working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hunt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hunt manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Marzio Bangs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Hunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bangs looking for a guillotine here but Hunt defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Hunt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hunt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Hunt!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Matice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Mallakia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matice comes to the ring accompanied by It's a Fight. Gregory Matice could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marcos Mallakia's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gregory Matice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcos Mallakia!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matice jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mallakia with a poor takedown
and Matice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mallakia has his takedown stuffed
and Matice counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Matice stands up out of the half guard.
Matice throws a lazy uppercut
and Mallakia counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mallakia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mallakia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mallakia is rocked!
It looks like Marcos Mallakia has been cut.
Gregory Matice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Mallakia.
Mallakia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Matice counters with a HUGE slam that knocks Mallakia out cold!!! When he eventually wakes up, that one's gunna hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Gregory Matice!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Franko Begbie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Begbie comes to the ring accompanied by Lonely Island - Jizz in My Pants. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Franko Begbie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Erik Drake!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Begbie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Begbie prevents Drake from standing back up.
Begbie is trying to work for a kimura but Drake is defending well.
Begbie is working for a kimura but Drake is defending it quite comfortably.
Drake tries to roll over but Begbie keeps him under control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Begbie wants to work for an arm triangle but Drake is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Drake regains full guard. Nicely done.
Begbie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Begbie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Begbie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Begbie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Begbie wants to control but Drake is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake is trying to improve his position.
Begbie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Drake knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Drake is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Begbie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Begbie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Begbie working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Drake tries to improve position but can't.
Begbie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Begbie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Drake is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Drake is looking to regain half guard here but Begbie keeps moving and retains side control.
Begbie goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Drake rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Begbie's guard! Nice work there by Drake!
Drake drops back, looking for a kneebar! Begbie looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Begbie looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Begbie!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake wants to control but Begbie postures up.
Drake is trying to improve his position.
Begbie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Drake, who protects the arm well.
Drake is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Drake is looking to reverse the position.
Drake stops Begbie from passing to mount.
Begbie is trying to get an arm triangle but Drake is defending well.
Begbie has an Americana. Drake didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Begbie is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Begbie hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Franko Begbie!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyle ONeill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Spaten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle ONeill 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle ONeill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Goran Spaten!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ONeill throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Spaten tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. ONeill is in Spaten's guard.
ONeill is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
ONeill distracts Spaten with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
ONeill trying to control but Spaten is working from the bottom.
ONeill sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kyle ONeill wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Spaten tries to clinch but fails miserably
and ONeill decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Spaten's guard.
ONeill postures up in Spaten's guard and throws a big left but Spaten blocks it.
ONeill looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ONeill missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
ONeill is stalling in the full guard.
Spaten keeping full guard, as ONeill tries to pass.
ONeill throws and elbow that misses. Spaten uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in ONeill's guard. Nice move by Spaten!
Spaten throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Spaten wanted to stand there but ONeill had control of the position.
ONeill trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
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.
Spaten missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
ONeill being controlled here, momentarily.
ONeill has his foot on Spaten's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Spaten works his way back into a safe position though.
Spaten prevents ONeill from getting back to his feet.
ONeill is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Spaten is aware though and is defending well.
Spaten trying to control but ONeill is working from the bottom.
Spaten wants to stand but ONeill is controlling his posture from full guard.
ONeill is looking to stand up but Spaten isn't so interested in that idea.
ONeill has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Spaten can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONeill is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
ONeill wants to control but Spaten is keeping him busy.
ONeill thows a huge punch but Spaten dodges it nicely.
ONeill seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Spaten is looking to escape.
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.
ONeill performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kyle ONeill has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
ONeill connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
ONeill throws a right and a left that both miss.
ONeill fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Spaten to the ground. ONeill is now in Spaten's guard.
ONeill throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Spaten works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
ONeill's corner is telling him to maintain position.
ONeill wants to control from the top but Spaten keeps moving.
ONeill trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle ONeill dominated that round.
That's time! ONeill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Spaten wants to clinch but ONeill slips to the side
and ONeill counters with a nice body shot.
Spaten takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
ONeill closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
ONeill is figuring out what he wants to do next.
ONeill 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.
Spaten is looking to improve his position.
Spaten looks like he's trying to stand up.
ONeill wants to pass to mount but Spaten is defending the position.
ONeill is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ONeill controlling the pace.
ONeill not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Spaten has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. ONeill is working away from the top position though.
ONeill sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
ONeill shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than ONeill was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by ONeill.
ONeill content just to control the position here.
ONeill lands a heavy elbow.
ONeill unloading with bombs!
ONeill lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Spaten hang on?
ONeill controlling from mount.
Spaten is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONeill avoids the attempt from Spaten to control.
ONeill controlling the pace for now.
ONeill raining down shots from the mount!
ONeill controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ONeill punishing his opponent with strikes.
ONeill sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Spaten in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ONeill controlling the pace for now.
ONeill lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle ONeill dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
ONeill shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
ONeill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Spaten is trying to control the position from the bottom.
ONeill controls from within his opponent's guard.
ONeill works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Spaten is refusing to be controlled, as ONeill sits in half guard.
ONeill thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Spaten's head.
Spaten is trying to maintain the position but ONeill is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ONeill drops an elbow to the side of Spaten's head.
ONeill working over Spaten with some ground and pound. Spaten looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
ONeill moves into full mount! Spaten won't be happy about that!
ONeill controlling his opponent.
Spaten working to try and regain half guard.
ONeill with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONeill landing strikes from the mount and Spaten is in trouble!
BOOM! ONeill connects with a massive shot to the dome!
ONeill landing strikes from the mount and Spaten is in trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
ONeill working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Spaten is rocked!
Spaten takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
ONeill takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
ONeill landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spaten wants to hold on but ONeill pushes him away.
ONeill content just to control the position here.
ONeill connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
ONeill looking to finish Spaten with some ground and pound. This is bad for Spaten!
ONeill lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Spaten takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
ONeill controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ONeill punishing his opponent with strikes.
ONeill with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
ONeill controlling the pace for now.
ONeill lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
ONeill content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle ONeill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well ONeill has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle ONeill!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Foulger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaeten Henecor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henecor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Naruto - Strong and Strike. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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25
213 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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KO power |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Foulger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gaeten Henecor!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foulger moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Foulger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henecor manages to avoid it.
Henecor gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Foulger is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Henecor prevents Foulger from improving his position.
Foulger actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Henecor in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Gaeten Henecor hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Henecor gets the takedown into side control.
Foulger wants to control but Henecor postures up.
Foulger is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Foulger is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Henecor's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henecor is working for a kimura but Foulger is defending it quite comfortably.
Foulger wants to get back to full guard.
Henecor moves nicely into side control.
Henecor is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Foulger will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Henecor tries for a kimura but Foulger is defending well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Henecor tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Henecor has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foulger manages to get back to half guard.
Henecor looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Foulger is trying to get back to full guard.
Henecor not doing much here.
Henecor has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
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.
Foulger tries to control the position but Henecor now has his back.
Foulger staying busy and making it hard for Henecor to control.
Henecor is persistently looking for the submission but Foulger is defending it well.
Henecor tightening his grip on Foulger, looking for the choke.
Henecor patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Henecor is trying to stick to Foulger's back but Foulger is turning into Henecor. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Henecor's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Foulger.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foulger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henecor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaeten Henecor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Henecor shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Henecor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Foulger tries to reverse the position but Henecor maintains control.
Foulger wants to control but Henecor is having none of it.
Foulger is trying to reverse the position but instead Henecor has taken his back - oops!
Henecor has the hooks in. Foulger is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Foulger is working hard here to advance position.
Foulger defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henecor has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Foulger has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Henecor has the hooks in. Foulger is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Foulger tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Henecor is working for a guillotine from mount but Foulger frees his head quite easily.
Henecor wants to control the pace but Foulger is squirming around nicely.
Foulger wants to hold on but Henecor pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henecor has control of Foulger's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Foulger regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Foulger tries to hold on but Henecor pushes him away.
Henecor is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Foulger is surviving well by controlling Henecor's body position as best he can.
Foulger can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henecor content just to control the position here.
Foulger is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Foulger is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Henecor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Foulger is desperately trying to improve his position but Henecor has a good base and remains in mount.
Henecor avoids the attempt from Foulger to control.
Henecor has isolated one of Foulger's arms. Foulger looking to fight him off but Henecor twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gaeten Henecor!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane McMahon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Busta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane McMahon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Trevor Busta!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMahon scores with a punch to the head.
McMahon misses with a double jab
and Busta counters by clinching up.
McMahon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Busta lands with a right to the head.
Busta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
McMahon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Busta.
Busta lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Busta on the inside.
Busta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Busta lands with a short shot to the head.
Busta throws a head punch that misses.
Busta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McMahon's efforts to push away.
Busta working aggressively here.
Busta keeps control of McMahon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Busta scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McMahon tries to break free but Busta pushes him back against the ropes.
Busta misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Busta.
A nice right hand lands inside from Busta.
Busta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McMahon is breathing heavily.
Busta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Busta tries to clinch up
and McMahon counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Busta tries to clinch
and McMahon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Busta darts in trying to clinch
and McMahon counters with a one-two to the body.
Busta closes the distance but McMahon moves to the side
and McMahon counters with a three punch combo that has Busta backing up. Busta nods at McMahon to acknowledge the strikes.
McMahon misses with a left hand
and Busta holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Busta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McMahon backwards.
McMahon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Busta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McMahon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McMahon lands with a short shot to the head.
Busta has McMahon pressed against the ropes, preventing McMahon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McMahon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Busta wants to clinch
and McMahon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Busta closes the distance looking to clinch
and McMahon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Busta tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McMahon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Busta moves to clinch but McMahon breaks away
and McMahon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Busta moves to clinch but McMahon breaks away
and McMahon counters with a nice uppercut.
McMahon circles away from the clinch attempt
and McMahon counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Busta tries to clinch
and McMahon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McMahon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Busta closes the distance looking to clinch
and McMahon counters with a nice uppercut.
Busta wants to clinch
letting McMahon counter with a right hand.
McMahon circles away from the clinch attempt
and McMahon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Busta thinking.
Trevor Busta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Busta tries to clinch
letting McMahon counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McMahon circles away from the clinch attempt
and McMahon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McMahon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Busta tries to clinch
and McMahon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Busta thinking.
Busta wants to clinch but McMahon slips to the side
and McMahon counters with a crisp one two that drops Busta! McMahon thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Busta to his feet! Busta is in big trouble!
Busta is rocked!
McMahon goes for a small jab and connects. Now McMahon goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Busta stumbles back but McMahon runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Busta to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Busta will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shane McMahon!
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