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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Booth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Moony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles Booth had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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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213 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Booth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Moony!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booth gets a double leg takedown into Moony's guard.
Moony is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Moony is looking for a triangle but Booth pushes his legs off easily.
Booth trying to control the position from guard on top but Moony is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moony is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Booth is aware though and is defending well.
Booth engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Booth won't allow Moony to get back to his feet.
Booth content to stall in guard here.
Moony looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Charles Booth has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Booth gets the takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Booth controlling the position.
Moony throws Booth to one side and escapes!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth scores a takedown into full mount!
Moony is looking to improve his position but Booth isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Booth working Moony over with strikes here.
Moony is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Moony is squirming around, avoiding Booth's attempts to control the action.
Booth sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Moony is trying desperately to improve position.
Moony is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Booth can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moony is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booth controlling the pace for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Moony is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Moony really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Booth tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Moony really wants to buck Booth off and get back to his feet.
Moony looks gassed!
Booth controlling from mount.
Moony's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth content just to control the position here.
Moony is trying to escape the mount.
Booth controlling from mount.
Moony's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Booth controlling the position easily from mount.
Moony working to try and regain half guard.
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.
Booth controlling the pace for now.
Moony wants to try and get back to his feet.
Moony can't escape the position.
Moony is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Booth controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Booth wants to control the pace but Moony is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Booth dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Moony shoots and misses
and Booth counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Booth.
Moony throws a head punch that misses.
Booth tries for a takedown but Moony manages to get underhooks.
Moony tries for a takedown but Booth manages to get underhooks.
Moony misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Booth.
Stalling in the clinch from Moony.
Moony looking for a takedown.
Charles Booth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Moony.
Moony prevents a takedown attempt there.
Booth is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Moony pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Booth has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Moony avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Moony with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Moony wants a takedown but no success here.
Moony missing with knees to the body.
Moony looking to throw knees to the head but Booth is blocking nicely.
Booth gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Moony wants to get back to his feet.
Moony works his way to full guard. Good work.
Moony has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Booth can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Charles Booth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Booth wants to pass the guard but Moony is keeping the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Booth trying to control but Moony is working from the bottom.
Booth got a little sloppy there for a moment and Moony has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Booth has managed to get both his arms back between Moony's legs - danger averted.
Moony is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Booth is aware though and is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Booth trying to control the position from guard on top but Moony is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Booth got a little sloppy there for a moment and Moony has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Booth has managed to get both his arms back between Moony's legs - danger averted.
Moony is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Booth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moony swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moony working for a triangle but Booth defends it easily.
Moony has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Booth off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Moony shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Moony stops Booth from getting back to his feet.
Moony is trying for a kimura here. Booth looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Moony wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). James Moony!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Sansom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eskil Lemmelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sansom comes to the cage accompanied by PUBLIC DOMAIN - Operation Blade. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, James Sansom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eskil Lemmelin!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sansom closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lemmelin counters with a nice uppercut.
Lemmelin lands a nice shot that snaps Sansom's head back.
Sansom misses with a few strikes there.
Sansom feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lemmelin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sansom in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lemmelin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sansom is one step ahead there.
Lemmelin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemmelin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lemmelin wants to control the pace but Sansom is squirming around nicely.
Lemmelin thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The referee warns Sansom that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee warns Sansom that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lemmelin looking to ground and pound but Sansom is blocking nicely.
Lemmelin with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lemmelin lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lemmelin unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemmelin wants to control but Sansom has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Lemmelin is taking a breather. Sansom 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.
Lemmelin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lemmelin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sansom does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lemmelin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sansom defending well though.
Nice strikes from Lemmelin there.
Lemmelin trying to pass the guard but Sansom defending well.
Lemmelin stalling away here and it's allowed Sansom to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Sansom on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sansom tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemmelin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lemmelin stands up over Sansom, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lemmelin stands and throws Sansom's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lemmelin fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lemmelin wants to control for a moment but Sansom uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Lemmelin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lemmelin connects with a nice short shot to Sansom's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Lemmelin seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemmelin working the head and body with strikes.
Lemmelin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lemmelin wants to pass the guard but Sansom is defending well.
Lemmelin uses his free foot to push down on Sansom's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sansom.
Lemmelin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sansom can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lemmelin looking to control but Sansom is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lemmelin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lemmelin is landing with some decent strikes but Sansom is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eskil Lemmelin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sansom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lemmelin throws a right and a left that Sansom avoids nicely.
Sansom closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lemmelin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lemmelin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lemmelin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lemmelin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lemmelin throwing strikes from guard but Sansom blocks nicely.
Lemmelin with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemmelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Sansom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sansom trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sansom trying to keep a closed guard but Lemmelin is proving a slippery customer.
Lemmelin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lemmelin wants to control from the top but Sansom keeps moving.
Sansom trying to control the position.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sansom tries to clinch up
enabling Lemmelin to counter with a crisp jab.
Lemmelin thows a body shot but no joy.
Lemmelin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sansom tries for a takedown but Lemmelin circles away easily
and Lemmelin counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lemmelin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sansom's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lemmelin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sansom scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemmelin scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Lemmelin finds it's way through Sansom's defenses.
It looks like James Sansom has been cut.
Lemmelin drops Sansom with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sansom looks back up at him and smiles so Lemmelin waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Sansom is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lemmelin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lemmelin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lemmelin throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Sansom tumbling to the canvas!
Oh Sansom is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lemmelin chips away with some ground and pound.
Sansom seems to have got his legs back now.
Lemmelin tries to free his leg and advance position but Sansom is retaining full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lemmelin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lemmelin landing with the ground and pound.
Sansom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lemmelin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemmelin stands up over Sansom, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lemmelin distracts Sansom with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lemmelin wants to control from the top but Sansom keeps moving.
Lemmelin is in close to Sansom's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lemmelin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lemmelin is looking to work some ground and pound but Sansom has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lemmelin throws a strike but Sansom rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lemmelin seems keen to control Sansom's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eskil Lemmelin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Sansom's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sansom with a poor takedown
and Lemmelin counters with a straight right hand.
Good exchange - Lemmelin coming out on top.
A punch combination from Lemmelin misses.
Lemmelin swinging wildly here.
Sansom looks to clinch
and Lemmelin counters with a straight right hand.
Sansom looks to clinch
and Lemmelin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sansom has his takedown stuffed
and Lemmelin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sansom!
Lemmelin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Eskil Lemmelin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lemmelin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sansom looks a forlorn figure.
Lemmelin lands a big shot there that rocks Sansom but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemmelin working the ground and pound effectively.
Lemmelin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lemmelin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sansom hang on?
Lemmelin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sansom looks a forlorn figure.
Lemmelin breaks from Sansom's wrist control and lands an elbow.
James Sansom's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lemmelin drops a big elbow. That's hurt Sansom! More shots from Lemmelin and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eskil Lemmelin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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176 lbs
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Moon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Smith!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith 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.
Moon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smith rushes Moon and presses him up against the cage.
Moon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Moon jumps guard but Smith stands there with Moon around his waist. Moon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smith makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Moon really felt that one!
Moon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Moon is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moon slips a jab from Smith.
Smith connects with the punch.
Smith lands a left and a right that send Moon crashing to the mat, dazed. Smith thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Moon is rocked!
It looks like Ben Moon has been cut.
Smith instigates a clinch.
Oh Moon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Moon to his knees! Smith keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Smith!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Florent Menez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puerro Armantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Florent Menez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Puerro Armantes!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Menez misses with a takedown attempt - Armantes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Armantes instigates a clinch.
Armantes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Armantes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Menez's face.
It looks like Florent Menez has been cut.
Armantes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Armantes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Menez goes for a takedown attempt but Armantes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Florent Menez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Armantes moves into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Armantes.
Armantes working Menez over with knees to the body.
Menez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Armantes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Armantes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Armantes instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armantes tries to land a knee to the head but Menez blocks with his arms.
Menez wants a takedown.
Armantes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Menez.
Menez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Menez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Armantes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Armantes lands a good knee to the midsection. Menez won't want to take too many of those.
Armantes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Menez's face.
Armantes lands a good knee to the midsection. Menez won't want to take too many of those.
Menez is breathing heavily.
Armantes keeps control of Menez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Armantes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Armantes landing knees to the head.
Armantes misses with a knee to the head.
Armantes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Menez's face.
Menez tries for a takedown but Armantes manages to get underhooks.
Armantes crunches a lovely knee into Menez's ribcage.
Armantes has Menez pressed against the cage.
Armantes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Armantes connects with a knee to the head.
Armantes with a knee to the head.
Armantes lands a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Armantes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armantes tries a knee to the head but Menez blocks it.
Armantes stalling against the cage.
Menez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Armantes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Armantes landing knees to the head.
Armantes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Armantes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Menez blocks it with crossed arms.
Menez managing to block the knees to the body from Armantes.
Armantes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Menez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Armantes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Menez manages to pull guard.
Menez wriggles free and stands up.
Armantes has taken the fight to the clinch.
A knee to the head by Armantes.
Armantes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Menez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Armantes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Armantes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Menez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Armantes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Menez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Armantes has him pressed against the cage.
Armantes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Menez blocks it with crossed arms.
Menez wants a takedown but no success here.
Armantes with a knee to the head.
Menez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Armantes trying to stall but Menez improves his position.
Armantes is pressed up against the cage. Menez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Armantes down to the mat. Armantes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Armantes stuffs the takedown attempt from Menez. Menez gets slowly back to his feet.
Armantes moves into the clinch successfully.
Menez takes a knee right on the jaw!
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.
Menez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Armantes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Armantes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Menez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Armantes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Armantes clinches.
Armantes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Menez can't break the clinch.
Menez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Menez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Menez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Armantes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Armantes scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Armantes connects with a knee to the head.
Armantes stops a takedown attempt from Menez.
Armantes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Menez letting Armantes take a breather here.
Armantes misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Puerro Armantes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Florent Menez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Armantes slaps away a takedown attempt from Menez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Menez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Menez counters with a takedown into side control.
Menez trying to control the action but Armantes is working from the bottom.
Menez is working to tighten is grip on Armantes's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Armantes has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Menez is really squeezing tight and eventually Armantes passes out! Menez breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Florent Menez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samir Nasri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Vickrage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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260 lbs
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250 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Samir Nasri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vinny Vickrage!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vickrage shoots and misses
and Nasri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Vinny Vickrage has been cut.
Vickrage darts in trying to clinch
and Nasri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vickrage wants to clinch but Nasri slips to the side
and Nasri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vickrage with a poor takedown
and Nasri counters with a three punch combo that has Vickrage backing up. Vickrage nods at Nasri to acknowledge the strikes.
Nasri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vickrage gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Nasri counter with a right hand.
Samir Nasri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinny Vickrage.
Nasri displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nasri circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Nasri counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vickrage slips a jab and a cross from Nasri.
Nasri falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vickrage counters with a solid body kick.
Nasri swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vinny Vickrage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Nasri.
That has opened up Vinny Vickrage's cut even more.
Vickrage shoots and misses
and Nasri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vickrage looks gassed!
Nasri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nasri misses with a series of wild punches.
Vickrage tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nasri counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasri throws a series of punches but Vickrage avoids them all with ease.
Nasri throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vickrage counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nasri's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nasri keeping moving, preventing Vickrage from controlling successfully.
Nasri seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nasri is trying to control the position but Vickrage postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Samir Nasri just wasn't active enough.
Vickrage fails with the takedown
and Nasri counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Nasri.
Nasri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nasri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vickrage looks to clinch
and Nasri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The cut above Vinny Vickrage's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nasri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vickrage tries for a takedown but Nasri circles away easily
and Nasri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nasri throws a series of strikes that have Vickrage backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vickrage has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nasri tries to bum rush Vickrage with a series of wild strikes but Vickrage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vickrage fails with the takedown
and Vickrage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vinny Vickrage's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nasri is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Oooooh!!! Nasri has knocked Vickrage down with a huge combo! Nasri steps away and waves a wobbly Vickrage back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vinny Vickrage's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Samir Nasri!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seth Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lot Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes into the arena with Domination blaring out of the sound system. Lot Edwards has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Seth Morgan's chin.
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220 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Seth Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lot Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards looks to land a combination. Morgan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Morgan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Edwards.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick
and Edwards makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Morgan really felt that one!
Morgan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Edwards scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan tries to clinch
and Edwards counters with a crisp one two that drops Morgan! Edwards thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Morgan to his feet! Morgan is in big trouble!
Morgan is rocked!
Edwards lands a leg kick that knocks Morgan off balance momentarily.
Oh Morgan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Edwards wobbles Morgan with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Edwards dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Morgan to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lot Edwards!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Diprose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hes Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hes Good has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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205 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Diprose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hes Good!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diprose misses with a hook
and Good makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Diprose really felt that one!
Good moves to clinch but Diprose breaks away
and Diprose counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Good tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Good keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Diprose sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Good defending well though.
Diprose misses with a head shot. Good uses the momentum to regain guard.
Good utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diprose wants to control from the top but Good keeps moving.
Diprose knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Good on the ground.
Diprose content to stall in guard here.
Good looking for a sweep. Not yet Good, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diprose is looking to work some ground and pound but Good has wrist control.
Diprose prevents Good from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Good is trying to control the position but Diprose postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Good lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Diprose!
Diprose is trying desperately to improve position.
Good wants to control the pace but Diprose is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Good looking to ground and pound but Diprose is blocking nicely.
Good controlling the pace for now.
Good looking to ground and pound but Diprose is blocking nicely.
Diprose wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Good.
Good throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Good prevents Diprose from getting the reversal.
Diprose is squirming around, avoiding Good's attempts to control the action.
Good has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diprose is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diprose wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Good.
Good looking to finish with strikes here!
Good thowing shots but they're missing.
Diprose is trying to escape the mount.
Good avoids the attempt from Diprose to control.
Good throwing strikes here but Diprose is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Good sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Diprose keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Good avoids the attempt from Diprose to control.
Good working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Diprose can't escape the position.
Good trying to control but Diprose is having none of it.
Diprose is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hes Good dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Good lands a head kick!
It looks like Anthony Diprose has been cut.
Diprose swats away the attempt to clinch by Good.
Diprose lands with a hook. Good tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good walks into a left hand.
Good darts in trying to clinch
and Diprose counters with a nice double leg into side control. Good won't be happy with that.
Diprose throws an elbow but Good slips to the side and avoids it well.
Good manages to work his way to half guard, despite Diprose's best efforts.
Diprose thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Good's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Good manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diprose throws and elbow that misses. Good uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Diprose's guard. Nice move by Good!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diprose looking to control.
Diprose is working an open guard so Good takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Good ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good slips under a jab from Diprose.
Good misses the shot to the body.
Good tries to clinch up
and Diprose counters with a shoot takedown. Good fights it but they end up in guard.
Anthony Diprose overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diprose looking to sit in guard and control but Good gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Good trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good tries to stand but Diprose is controlling from the bottom.
Diprose wants to improve his position but instead Good has moved into half guard.
Diprose tries to roll over but Good keeps him under control.
Good is looking to advance position but Diprose won't allow it.
Diprose makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Diprose.
Diprose looking for a sweep. Not yet Diprose, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good tries to stand but Diprose is controlling from the bottom.
Good gets to his feet. Diprose looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Good tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diprose swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good tries to clinch up
and Diprose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good tries to clinch but Diprose moves out of range.
Diprose thuds his right hand into Good's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Diprose misses with a looping left.
Good throws the kick towards the body but Diprose avoids it.
Good is looking to clinch but Diprose is avoiding it.
Good throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good wants to clinch up but Diprose keeps it at a distance.
Good keeps Diprose at a distance using the push kick.
Diprose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Good manages to avoid it.
Good fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diprose avoids the head kick by Good.
Good swinging wildly here.
Hes Good is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good tries to clinch up but Diprose circles away and keeps his distance.
Good takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Diprose lands a glancing blow to the side of Good's head.
Good tries to clinch there but Diprose circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diprose misses with a straight right.
Good tries to clinch up
and Diprose counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Diprose dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Diprose's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Good tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Diprose manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diprose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Good.
Diprose keeps the fight on the outside.
Good misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Diprose misses.
Diprose just misses with a punch to the body.
Good tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diprose shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Diprose prevents Good from getting the reversal.
Good is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Diprose lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Diprose lands with some strikes.
Diprose lands a nice shot to the head.
Good blocking the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diprose trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Diprose throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Good tries to reverse the position but Diprose maintains control.
Diprose with shots to the head and body - Good looks very uncomfortable down there.
Diprose trying to control but Good is having none of it.
Diprose landing punches.
Good avoids a series of strikes thrown by Diprose.
Diprose trying to control but Good is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diprose with good strikes from the mount here!
Good wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Diprose throws some wild stikes that Good manages to avoid easily.
Good wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Diprose.
Good tries to hold on but Diprose pushes him away.
Good is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Diprose raining down shots from the mount!
Diprose dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diprose postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Good looks a forlorn figure.
Good is in a horrible position here. Diprose smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Diprose landing shots from mount.
Diprose cracks Good with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Diprose!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Smith has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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19
183 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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179 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nathan Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Robert Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robert Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Robert Smith.
Nathan Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Robert Smith bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nathan Smith's head.
Robert Smith lands a jab to Nathan Smith's midsection.
Nathan Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Robert Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Smith.
Nathan Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Robert Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nathan Smith misses with a takedown
and Robert Smith counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nathan Smith thinking.
Nathan Smith looks gassed!
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!
Oooooh!!! Robert Smith has knocked Nathan Smith down with a huge combo! Robert Smith steps away and waves a wobbly Nathan Smith back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Nathan Smith has been cut.
Robert Smith drops Nathan Smith with a beautiful combination! Nathan Smith stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Robert Smith is looking for the KO!
Nathan Smith is rocked!
Robert Smith catches Nathan Smith with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Nathan Smith forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Robert Smith!
Robert Smith retains his welterweight title!
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