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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maimuta Prunea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gauthier Lambert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gauthier Lambert has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Maimuta Prunea's chin.
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190 lbs
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189 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Maimuta Prunea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Gauthier Lambert!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lambert shoots in for a double leg but Prunea sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lambert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prunea.
Prunea changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lambert tries to avoid it but Prunea manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lambert to the ground. Lambert escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Prunea dives in and grabs Lambert's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lambert pushes down on Prunea's head and hops out.
Prunea ducks under a wild hook from Lambert.
Prunea throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Prunea tries to pull guard but Lambert won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maimuta Prunea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lambert's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lambert scores with a three punch combo!
Prunea throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck for Prunea with that takedown attempt.
Prunea has taken the fight to the clinch.
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!
Lambert is trying to trip Prunea. He has hold of a leg but Prunea is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lambert persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lambert tries to stand but Prunea is controlling from the bottom.
Lambert loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambert missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Prunea has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Lambert doesn't defend quickly enough and Prunea has managed to lock this one up! Can Lambert escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Prunea on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Maimuta Prunea!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sindre Somme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sindre Somme!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Somme is looking to clinch but Ryan is avoiding it.
Ryan shoots in looking for a takedown but Somme manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ryan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ryan avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Somme misses.
Somme tries to clinch there but Ryan circles away.
Sindre Somme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Somme rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ryan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Somme scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ryan gets back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Somme lands a nice short elbow.
Ryan is trying to control but can't.
Somme wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somme throwing shots but Ryan is blocking nicely.
Somme throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Somme thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ryan's head.
Somme is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ryan is just riding it out for now. Somme eventually gives up the hold.
Somme trying to mount his opponent but Ryan defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan trying to hold on to Somme's head to control him but Somme postures up.
Somme is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Somme lands a nice short elbow.
Somme wants to stand up but Ryan has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Somme wants to stand up but Ryan manages to regain full guard.
Somme looks gassed!
Ryan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan moves to the back position.
Somme is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Ryan controlling the positon.
Ryan looking for the choke but no joy.
Somme really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ryan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Somme holding both Ryan 's hands and preventing any damage.
Ryan patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Somme holding both Ryan 's hands and preventing any damage.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Somme trying to get back to his feet but Ryan is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Ryan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Somme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Somme.
Phil Ryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Somme lands a jab to the head.
Ryan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Somme to the ground. Ryan is now in Somme's guard.
Somme is looking to stand up but Ryan isn't so interested in that idea.
Ryan trying to control the position from guard on top but Somme is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ryan is really struggling to control Somme but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ryan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ryan wants to pass the guard but Somme is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somme looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ryan is working for a kimura but Somme is defending it quite comfortably.
Ryan stalling.
Somme looks like he's trying to stand up.
Somme is breathing heavily.
Ryan seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nice strikes from Ryan there.
Ryan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ryan works his way into full mount!
Ryan controlling the position easily from mount.
Ryan takes Somme's back.
Ryan has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Somme is in real trouble here. Ryan gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Somme is tapping out! Ryan wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Phil Ryan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marian Pozzollo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shamus The Killer Skunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marian Pozzollo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marian Pozzollo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shamus The Killer Skunder!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skunder lands with a nice combination. Pozzollo backs away looking to recover.
Skunder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pozzollo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Skunder has a couple of punches blocked by Pozzollo.
Pozzollo letting Skunder take a breather here.
Pozzollo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Skunder smiles and moves away.
Pozzollo swats away the attempt to clinch by Skunder.
Pozzollo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Skunder but Skunder pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pozzollo shoots in for a double leg but Skunder sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marian Pozzollo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pozzollo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Skunder tries to clinch
and Pozzollo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Skunder's guard now.
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!
Pozzollo gets to his feet - Skunder follows without any prompting.
Skunder stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Skunder wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pozzollo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horrible takedown by Pozzollo or perhaps it was just good defense by Skunder which made him look bad.
Skunder tries to clinch there but Pozzollo circles away.
Pozzollo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Skunder sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pozzollo somewhat.
Skunder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Skunder gets caught napping as Pozzollo dives in and scores a takedown. Skunder manages to retain guard.
Pozzollo stands and steps away. Skunder gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pozzollo throws a nice looking combination but Skunder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pozzollo thuds a left hand into Skunder's body.
Skunder tries to clinch but Pozzollo moves out of range.
Skunder moves in looking to clinch but Pozzollo pushes him off.
Pozzollo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Skunder tries to avoid it but Pozzollo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Skunder to the ground. Skunder escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Skunder throws a series of punches but Pozzollo moves out of range.
Pozzollo swats away the attempt to clinch by Skunder.
Pozzollo shoots in for a takedown but Skunder shows good takedown defense.
Pozzollo is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skunder looks for a takedown but Pozzollo sprawls well.
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!
Pozzollo fails to land the takedown.
Pozzollo moves into the clinch successfully.
Pozzollo breaks the clinch.
Skunder wants to clinch.
Pozzollo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Skunder defends it nicely.
Skunder misses with a takedown attempt - Pozzollo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Skunder moves into the clinch.
Pozzollo manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pozzollo is defended easily by Skunder.
Pozzollo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Skunder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pozzollo clinches with his opponent.
Pozzollo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Skunder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Skunder wants to clinch up but Pozzollo keeps it at a distance.
Pozzollo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Skunder tries to clinch up but Pozzollo circles away and keeps his distance.
Skunder tries to clinch but Pozzollo is having none of it.
Skunder checks a leg kick.
Skunder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pozzollo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Skunder wants to clinch up but Pozzollo keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skunder tries to clinch up but Pozzollo circles away and keeps his distance.
Pozzollo fails with the takedown.
Skunder moves in looking to clinch but Pozzollo pushes him off.
Pozzollo shoots in but Skunder avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Skunder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pozzollo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Skunder closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Skunder.
Skunder lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Skunder fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Skunder fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skunder has a couple of punches blocked by Pozzollo.
Skunder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pozzollo manages to break the clinch.
Pozzollo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
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 Marian Pozzollo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Left hook, right uppercut from Skunder.
Skunder tries to clinch up but Pozzollo circles away and keeps his distance.
Skunder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pozzollo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Skunder wants to clinch up but Pozzollo keeps it at a distance.
Shamus The Killer Skunder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pozzollo darts in and clinches Skunder up against the cage.
Pozzollo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pozzollo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Skunder walks away with a smile on his face. Pozzollo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pozzollo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pozzollo passes to side control.
Skunder is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pozzollo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Pozzollo happy to just control the position for now.
Pozzollo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skunder tries to escape but Pozzollo is in control.
Pozzollo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Skunder is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Pozzollo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Pozzollo looks up at the clock and then as Skunder takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Pozzollo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Pozzollo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pozzollo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Skunder is trying to buck Pozzollo off.
Marian Pozzollo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Skunder is breathing heavily.
Skunder tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pozzollo throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Skunder!
Skunder looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Pozzollo is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Skunder has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Pozzollo has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Skunder taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Pozzollo doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marian Pozzollo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Kettering (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Kettering had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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180 lbs
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195 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Kettering!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lester Marley!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A punch combination from Marley misses.
Kettering gets the takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kettering postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kettering has hold of Marley's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Marley seems comfortable defending it but Kettering has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Marley is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Marley is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Kettering couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Billy Kettering!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rhys Greville Griffiths (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orjan Somme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Greville Griffiths might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rage Against The Machine-Killing in the Name Of. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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155 lbs
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Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rhys Greville Griffiths!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Orjan Somme!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greville Griffiths drives through and clinches with Somme against the cage.
Somme jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Greville Griffiths walks away with a smile on his face. Somme gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Somme gets the takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Greville Griffiths is trying to improve his position.
Greville Griffiths is working hard here to advance position.
Greville Griffiths throws Somme to one side and escapes!
Greville Griffiths swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Somme counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Greville Griffiths's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greville Griffiths trying to keep a closed guard but Somme is proving a slippery customer.
Somme slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greville Griffiths keeping moving, preventing Somme from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greville Griffiths is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Somme would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Greville Griffiths throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Somme tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Greville Griffiths is in Somme's guard.
Somme tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Greville Griffiths wants to stand but Somme has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greville Griffiths lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greville Griffiths drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Somme manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Greville Griffiths has Somme in his guard.
Greville Griffiths is breathing heavily.
Somme lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Somme looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Greville Griffiths looking to control.
Greville Griffiths keeping moving, preventing Somme from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somme won't allow Greville Griffiths to get back to his feet.
Somme is stalling in the full guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Orjan Somme wasn't active enough on the ground.
Greville Griffiths stuffs the takedown attempt from Somme. Somme gets slowly back to his feet.
Greville Griffiths scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Somme connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Greville Griffiths throwing shots but Somme is blocking nicely.
Greville Griffiths is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Somme doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Greville Griffiths.
Greville Griffiths prevents Somme from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Somme slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Greville Griffiths trying to move into half guard but instead Somme has managed to sweep!
Greville Griffiths is trying to control the position but Somme postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Greville Griffiths is looking to sweep but instead, Somme has passed into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greville Griffiths is not content to let Somme control the position.
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 Rhys Greville Griffiths will probably get the nod.
That's time! Greville Griffiths's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Somme shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Somme showed some decent athleticism there.
Greville Griffiths throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Somme content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Greville Griffiths looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Greville Griffiths is looking to improve his position.
Somme looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greville Griffiths has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Somme is working away from the top position though.
Greville Griffiths tries to roll over but Somme keeps him under control.
Greville Griffiths is staying active underneath Somme, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Greville Griffiths 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 ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Orjan Somme wasn't active enough on the ground.
Greville Griffiths rushes Somme and presses him up against the cage.
Greville Griffiths jumps guard and drags Somme to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Somme wants to control from the top but Greville Griffiths keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greville Griffiths wants to hit a switch here but Somme passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Greville Griffiths there!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Somme lands a nice shot to the head.
Greville Griffiths working to try and regain half guard.
Greville Griffiths is squirming around, avoiding Somme's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somme is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Greville Griffiths has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Greville Griffiths is trying desperately to improve position.
Somme tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Somme dominating with strikes here.
Somme looking to control but Greville Griffiths is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greville Griffiths tries to reverse the position but Somme maintains control.
Somme lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Greville Griffiths can't escape the position.
Somme tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Somme looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Greville Griffiths regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greville Griffiths is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orjan Somme showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Greville Griffiths shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Greville Griffiths was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Greville Griffiths with a couple of short strikes.
Greville Griffiths goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Somme is on top in guard.
Greville Griffiths wants to get back to his feet but Somme passes into half guard.
Greville Griffiths is looking to improve his position.
Somme is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Greville Griffiths defends it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greville Griffiths tries to get to full guard but Somme has control of the leg.
Somme is working for a kimura but Greville Griffiths is defending it quite comfortably.
Greville Griffiths is looking for a sweep. Somme is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somme is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Somme prevents Greville Griffiths from improving his position.
Somme controlling the action here.
Greville Griffiths is refusing to be controlled, as Somme sits in half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Orjan Somme.
Greville Griffiths shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Somme's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somme not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Greville Griffiths pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Somme is keeping the position for now.
Somme trying to control the position.
Greville Griffiths being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Orjan Somme was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Greville Griffiths leaves Somme with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Greville Griffiths instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greville Griffiths tightens his grip and picks Somme up, before dumping him to the ground. Somme manages to land in guard.
Somme is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Greville Griffiths working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Greville Griffiths is looking to advance position but Somme has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Somme controlling the pace for now.
Greville Griffiths looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Greville Griffiths tries to escape but Somme has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rhys Greville Griffiths showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Greville Griffiths 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Rhys Greville Griffiths!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Rhys Greville Griffiths!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Orjan Somme!
Rhys Greville Griffiths wins by split decision!
After the big win, Rhys Greville Griffiths made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors HITME! Clothing Line (Chuck Norris Collection) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ante Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Mullard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gattuso comes to the cage accompanied by Wiz Khalifa - On my level. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
277 lbs
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29
228 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ante Gattuso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Mullard!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gattuso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mullard swinging wildly here.
Mullard shoots for a double leg takedown but Gattuso sprawls well. He's pushed Mullard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mullard shoots for a double leg takedown but Gattuso sprawls well. He's pushed Mullard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mullard shoots in but no luck this time.
Ante Gattuso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Mullard.
Mullard drops his hands momentarily and Gattuso takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gattuso tries to bum rush Mullard with a series of wild strikes but Mullard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mullard tries for a takedown but Gattuso sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gattuso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mullard counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gattuso!
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!
Gattuso is in a horrible position here. Mullard smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gattuso is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mullard working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gattuso really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mullard lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mullard cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
BOOM! Mullard connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mullard working Gattuso over with strikes here.
Mullard postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Gattuso out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Mullard goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Andre Mullard!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Denis Opal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Sparazzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sparazzo has chosen MegaDeth- This Day We FIGHT! as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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135 lbs
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Denis Opal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Luca Sparazzo!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparazzo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Opal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Opal moves into the clinch.
Sparazzo can't break the clinch.
Sparazzo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Opal manages to break the clinch.
Opal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sparazzo tightens his grip and picks Opal up, before dumping him to the ground. Opal manages to land in guard.
Opal looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sparazzo throws a big right hand that misses.
Sparazzo wants to control from the top but Opal keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparazzo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Opal wants to sweep but no luck.
Sparazzo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Opal has his hands on Sparazzo's head, controlling the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Opal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opal is really struggling to control Sparazzo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Denis Opal wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sparazzo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Opal's half guard.
Opal wants to improve his position but Sparazzo is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Sparazzo there.
Opal is not content to let Sparazzo control the position.
Sparazzo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Opal regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sparazzo.
Opal is pulling down on Sparazzo's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparazzo tries to free his leg and advance position but Opal is retaining full guard.
Opal keeping moving, preventing Sparazzo from controlling successfully.
Opal looking for a sweep. Not yet Opal, not yet.
Opal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sparazzo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sparazzo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sparazzo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sparazzo throws and elbow that misses. Opal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sparazzo's guard. Nice move by Opal!
Sparazzo wants to stand up but Opal is controlling him.
Sparazzo keeping moving, preventing Opal from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparazzo wants to get back to his feet but Opal is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Opal slips nicely into half guard.
Sparazzo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sparazzo.
Opal stops Sparazzo from standing up.
Sparazzo uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Opal shoots in for a takedown but Sparazzo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparazzo misses with a combination
and Opal counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sparazzo's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Opal stands up from Sparazzo's guard - Opal perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sparazzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Opal moves away.
Opal shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sparazzo's guard.
Sparazzo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sparazzo looks gassed!
Opal tries to free his leg and advance position but Sparazzo is retaining full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Opal won't allow Sparazzo to get back to his feet.
Sparazzo keeping moving, preventing Opal from controlling successfully.
Opal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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 Denis Opal will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sparazzo throws a series of punches but Opal moves out of range.
Sparazzo blocks a head kick by Opal.
Opal takes one to the side of the head.
Opal lands a leg kick that knocks Sparazzo off balance momentarily.
Opal wants to clinch.
Sparazzo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sparazzo misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Sparazzo misses its intended target.
Sparazzo is looking to chop away at Opal's legs.
Sparazzo throws a jab but it's blocked by Opal.
Opal throws a head kick that misses.
Sparazzo throws a lazy head kick
and Opal counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Denis Opal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Opal engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sparazzo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opal thows a big elbow that misses.
Sparazzo wants to get back to his feet but Opal is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Opal gets to his feet. Sparazzo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Opal goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Opal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sparazzo.
Opal drives through with a takedown into Sparazzo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Opal trying to control but Sparazzo is working from the bottom.
Opal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Opal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparazzo wants to get back to his feet but Opal is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Opal throwing strikes but missing.
Opal controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sparazzo wants to sweep here but Opal controlling him for the moment.
Opal stops Sparazzo from standing up.
Sparazzo being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Denis Opal just wasn't active enough.
Sparazzo tries to sprawl but Opal drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opal stalling.
Opal prevents Sparazzo from improving his position.
Sparazzo is refusing to be controlled, as Opal sits in half guard.
Sparazzo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Denis Opal has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Opal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sparazzo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Opal rushes Sparazzo and presses him up against the cage.
Sparazzo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Opal smiles and moves away.
Opal shoots in but no luck this time.
Sparazzo scores with a nice right hand.
Sparazzo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Opal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sparazzo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Opal lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sparazzo misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Opal shoots for a takedown but Sparazzo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sparazzo rushes Opal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denis Opal 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.
Sparazzo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Opal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sparazzo 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.
Luca Sparazzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparazzo leaves Opal with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sparazzo throws a jab but it's blocked by Opal.
Sparazzo wants to clinch.
Sparazzo cracks Opal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sparazzo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Opal.
Opal throws a series of punches but Sparazzo avoids them all with ease.
Sparazzo cracks Opal with a good jab.
Sparazzo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Opal looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Opal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sparazzo's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opal is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sparazzo is trying to escape back to his feet but Opal uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Sparazzo parries the strikes from Opal easily there. Opal is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sparazzo to escape.
Sparazzo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Opal working the ground and pound from side control.
Opal wants to control but Sparazzo is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparazzo is looking to reverse the position.
Sparazzo wants to get back to his feet but Opal is dominant here and he's now got Sparazzo's back!
Opal throwing damaging strikes from the back! Sparazzo could be in trouble here!
Sparazzo trying to get back to his feet but Opal is in full control for now.
Opal scores with punches and elbows.
Opal has the hooks in. Sparazzo is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Opal looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Sparazzo taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Denis Opal!
Denis Opal retains his featherweight title!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bull is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Last Shadow Puppets . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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19
255 lbs
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32
255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Bull!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull moves into range and clinches up with Thompson.
Bull breaks from the clinch.
Thompson throws a hook to the side of Bull's head but Bull sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thompson looks to land a left hand but Bull moved out of range nicely.
Bull throws a head kick that misses.
Bull showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thompson.
Bull throws a sloppy head kick and Thompson moves out of range easily.
Thompson throws a right and a left that Bull avoids nicely.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bull was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
Bull looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bull takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thompson.
Bull looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
Thompson thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull wants to clinch.
Thompson lands with a shot to the body.
Bull steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Thompson tries to bum rush Bull with a series of wild strikes but Bull uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bull walks into a stiff left hand from Thompson.
Bull forces Thompson back against the cage and clinches.
Thompson tries to circle away but Bull has him pinned against the cage.
Bull misses with a body punch.
Bull is pushing Thompson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull stalling in the clinch.
Bull tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.
Bull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bull leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bull misses with a body punch.
Bull works on Thompson's body with a couple of short punches.
Bull is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thompson is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull breaks from the clinch.
Thompson throws a body punch but Bull moves out of range.
Bull tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thompson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thompson misses with a double jab.
Bull tries to clinch up but Thompson circles away and keeps his distance.
Bull steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Bull tries a head kick but it misses.
Thompson stalks Bull and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bull's face. Bull staggers backwards, shaken.
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bull bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thompson throws a hook to the side of Bull's head but Bull sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bull dodges the punch combination from Thompson.
Bull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull clinches up with Thompson and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull stalling against the cage.
Bull continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A frustrated look appears on Thompson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Bull.
Bull lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Thompson tries to circle away but Bull has him pinned against the cage.
Thompson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Thompson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thompson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thompson.
It looks like Terry Bull has been cut.
Bull tries to clinch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thompson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bull dodges the punch combination from Thompson.
Bull clinches up with Thompson and pushes him back against the cage.
Bull trying to land knees to the body.
Bull scores with a hook 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!
Knees in the clinch landing for Bull.
A frustrated look appears on Thompson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thompson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bull lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Thompson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bull stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bull keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thompson's efforts to push away.
Bull unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bull presses Thompson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bull just leaning against Thompson, taking a breather.
Bull cracks Thompson with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bull effectively controlling the action here.
A knee to the head by Bull.
Thompson takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Bull.
Bull effectively controlling the action here.
Thompson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Thompson takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull can't find room to land a body shot as Thompson controls the action.
Bull tries to throw a body punch but Thompson avoids it by throwing Bull back against the cage.
Bull lands a nice knee to the body.
Bull lands a nice shot to the body.
Bull lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bull scores a nice knee to the body.
Bull working Thompson over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bull obliges.
Bull breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bull moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Bull on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bull.
Bull dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bull unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thompson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bull lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bull gets through Thompson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bull stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Bull showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Terry Bull's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Thompson lands with a nice body punch.
Thompson takes a swing at Bull's ribcage but misses.
Bull showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thompson.
Thompson stalks Bull and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bull's face. Bull staggers backwards, shaken.
Thompson is looking to wear down Bull with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thompson misses with a few strikes there.
Thompson jabs Bull to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thompson misses with a hook. Bull ducked under it nicely.
Bull throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bull walks into a straight right hand from Thompson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bull gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!
Bull lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thompson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Bull as the two fighters clinch.
Thompson is trying to force a seperation but Bull has the dominant position.
Bull scores with a knee to the head.
Bull is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right from Bull on the inside.
Bull lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thompson or not.
Bull crunches a lovely knee into Thompson's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bull scores with a hook to the body.
Bull working Thompson over with knees to the body.
Bull landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull gets through Thompson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bull unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bull lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thompson.
Bull scores a nice knee to the body.
Bull pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nice elbow from Bull.
Bull lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Terry Bull is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thompson tries to circle away but Bull has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull stalling in the clinch.
Bull breaks from the clinch.
Thompson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bull doesn't seem bothered though.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson throws a lazy right hand but Bull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thompson thows a body shot but no joy.
Thompson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bull.
Thompson throws a hook but Bull blocks it.
Thompson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bull counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bull slips a jab and a cross from Thompson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bull scores with a takedown into Thompson's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Thompson wants to stand but Bull is controlling the position.
Bull content to stall in guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Bull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bull has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Terry Bull!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Terry Bull!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Terry Bull!
Terry Bull wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chwytny Vlad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Navarro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Chwytny Vlad has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Chwytny Vlad seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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16 - 7 - 0 |
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245 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Chwytny Vlad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar Navarro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Navarro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Navarro tries to clinch but Vlad moves out of range.
Vlad fails with a takedown attempt.
Navarro swinging wildly here.
Vlad gets tackled into the cage by Navarro. Navarro maintains the clinch.
Navarro misses with a punch to the body.
Navarro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vlad is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nice body punch from Navarro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlad ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Vlad no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Navarro is looking to work some ground and pound but Vlad has wrist control.
Vlad is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Navarro defends well.
Navarro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vlad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vlad escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Navarro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Navarro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vlad trying to keep a closed guard but Navarro is proving a slippery customer.
Navarro drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Navarro jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Navarro trying to control the position from guard on top but Vlad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Navarro must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Navarro throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vlad 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.
Navarro trying to control the position from guard on top but Vlad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vlad has control of Navarro's left arm, preventing Navarro from doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Navarro won't allow Vlad to sweep him here.
Navarro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vlad is trying to keep Navarro in close.
Navarro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Navarro shoots for a takedown but Vlad saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chwytny Vlad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Navarro.
Navarro doesn't manage to clinch there - Vlad circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Navarro scores with a shot to the side of Vlad's head.
Navarro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Navarro.
Navarro throws a head punch that misses.
Navarro is pressed up against the cage. Vlad has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Navarro down to the mat. Navarro avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vlad needs to keep his hands up - Navarro had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vlad takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Navarro misses with the combination.
Navarro sizes up Vlad with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vlad stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vlad wants it to stay on the feet.
Vlad moves forwards but Navarro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Navarro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Navarro pushes Vlad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Navarro tries a body shot but Vlad blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice left hand lands by Navarro.
Navarro is working Vlad over against the cage.
Navarro slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Navarro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Navarro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Navarro misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vlad displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Navarro.
Navarro misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro throws a right and a left that Vlad avoids nicely.
Navarro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vlad circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Navarro is defended easily by Vlad.
Oscar Navarro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vlad fails to land the takedown.
Navarro misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navarro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vlad counters with a single leg into guard. Navarro didn't expect that.
Vlad trying to control the position from guard on top but Navarro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vlad throwing strikes from guard but Navarro blocks nicely.
Vlad with a nice head shot there.
Vlad tries to free his leg and advance position but Navarro is retaining full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Navarro keeping moving, preventing Vlad from controlling successfully.
Vlad postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Navarro working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vlad stopping the sweep attempt from Navarro.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vlad lands a couple of digs.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vlad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Navarro is pulling down on Vlad's head to control his posture.
Vlad preventing the sweep.
Navarro has control of Vlad's left arm, preventing Vlad from doing any damage.
Vlad preventing the sweep.
Navarro working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oscar Navarro has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Navarro moves into the clinch.
Navarro misses with some punches.
Vlad gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Navarro regains guard.
Navarro has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Vlad off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Navarro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chwytny Vlad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Navarro.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vlad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Navarro throws out a loose jab but Vlad uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chwytny Vlad dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Navarro misses with a series of wild punches.
Vlad keeps the fight on the outside.
Vlad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Navarro misses with a double jab
and Vlad counters with a single leg into guard. Navarro didn't expect that.
Navarro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Navarro is looking to stand up but Vlad isn't so interested in that idea.
Vlad cracks Navarro with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlad wants to pass the guard but Navarro is keeping the position.
Navarro keeping moving, preventing Vlad from controlling successfully.
Vlad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Navarro is keeping the position for now.
Chwytny Vlad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vlad wants to control from the top but Navarro keeps moving.
Vlad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vlad trying to control but Navarro is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Vlad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vlad lands a couple of elbows.
Navarro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Navarro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Navarro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Navarro wants to hit a switch here but Vlad passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Navarro there!
Navarro is working to get back to half guard.
Vlad is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Navarro is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vlad working for a guillotine from mount but Navarro is in no mood to give up.
Navarro is still in real trouble! Can Vlad finish him?
Vlad looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Navarro covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chwytny Vlad!
Chwytny Vlad retains his heavyweight title!
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