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VFC 55: Hastings v. Jakoavain PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between M I Callis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that M I Callis has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily M I Callis seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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175 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
5 - 2 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, M I Callis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Lorenzo Montana!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Callis.
Montana tries to clinch up but Callis circles away and keeps his distance.
Montana throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Callis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Callis misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Callis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Callis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Montana avoids the body shot from Callis.
Horrible takedown by Callis or perhaps it was just good defense by Montana which made him look bad.
Callis lands a nice hook to Montana's body. Montana takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Callis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Montana is fending him off so far but Callis persists. Nope, Montana circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for M I Callis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Montana is looking to clinch but Callis is avoiding it.
Montana keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callis cracks Montana with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Lorenzo Montana has been cut.
Callis shoots in looking for a takedown. Montana tries to sprawl out of it but Callis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Montana manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Callis scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Callis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Montana is looking to escape.
Callis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Callis looking for a guillotine from mount but Montana is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Callis thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Montana is desperately trying to improve his position but Callis has a good base and remains in mount.
Montana defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Callis.
Callis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Callis's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callis jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Montana is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Montana and Callis has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Montana being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Callis wants to control for a moment but Montana uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. M I Callis just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Callis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Montana as he avoids it easily.
Callis throws a jab but it's blocked by Montana.
Callis connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
M I Callis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lorenzo Montana's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Callis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Montana.
Lorenzo Montana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Callis throws the left hand but Montana avoids the punch easily.
Montana doesn't manage to clinch there - Callis circles away.
Callis keeps the fight on the outside.
Callis keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Callis misses.
Montana doesn't manage to clinch there - Callis circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montana tries to close the distance and clinch but Callis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Callis takes a swing at Montana's ribcage but misses.
Callis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Montana looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Callis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Montana is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana defending against the ground and pound.
Callis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Callis taking a breather here.
Montana manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Montana thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Callis's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montana not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Montana wants to lay and pray for a moment but Callis keeps working.
Callis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Montana thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Montana missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Callis works his way to full guard. Good work.
Callis keeping moving, preventing Montana from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Callis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Callis shoots for a takedown but Montana saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana is looking to clinch but Callis is avoiding it.
Callis swats away the attempt to clinch by Montana.
A swing and a miss from Callis.
Montana defending well as Callis loads up on a big left hand.
Callis swats away the attempt to clinch by Montana.
Montana slips under a jab.
Montana gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Callis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Callis looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Callis trying to control the position from guard on top but Montana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Callis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Montana is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Callis looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Callis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
M I Callis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lorenzo Montana's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Montana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Montana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Callis shoots in for a double leg but Montana sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Callis throws a lazy right hand but Montana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Montana.
A punch combination from Callis misses.
Callis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Callis misses with a hook. Montana ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Montana.
Callis misses with a hook. Montana ducked under it nicely.
Callis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callis throws a looping overhand right but Montana ducks down to avoid it.
Montana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Callis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Montana tries to clinch up.
Callis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Montana wants to clinch.
Callis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montana was well out of range. Poor timing from Callis.
Callis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Callis missing with a left hand there. Montana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Callis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Montana sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Callis somewhat.
Lorenzo Montana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for M I Callis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Montana ducks under a wild hook from Callis.
Montana closes the distance and clinches.
Callis goes for a takedown attempt but Montana pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Montana tries to clinch but Callis moves out of range.
Callis scores with a jab.
Montana is looking to clinch.
Callis looks to throw the jab but Montana is out of range.
Montana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Callis throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callis connects with a crisp jab.
Montana is rocked!
Montana defending well as Callis loads up on a big left hand.
Montana is still on wobbly legs! Can Callis finish him?
Callis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Montana as he jumps to the side.
Montana seems to have recovered his senses.
Montana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Callis with a jab.
That has opened up Lorenzo Montana's cut even more.
Montana leaves Callis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Callis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Callis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Montana tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Callis, pushing him back against the cage.
Callis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Montana landing knees to the body.
Callis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
M I Callis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Montana scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like M I Callis has been cut.
Montana using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Callis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Callis is trying to drag Montana to the mat but Montana just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Callis avoiding damage as Montana throws knees to the body.
Montana using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Callis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Montana tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Montana scores with a knee to the head.
Montana lands an elbow that stopped Callis in his tracks for a moment.
Callis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Montana gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Montana throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to M I Callis.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Callis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... M I Callis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Denham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Textmark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denham's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Primal Scream - Miss Lucifer. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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203 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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222 lbs
8 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Robbie Denham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Justin Textmark!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Textmark does no damage.
Denham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Textmark.
Denham misses with a wild body shot.
Denham shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Textmark takes a swing at Denham's ribcage but misses.
Textmark lands with an uppercut that bounces Denham off the cage and back into rage.
Denham misses with a body punch
and Textmark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Denham takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Denham just misses with a punch to the body.
Denham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Textmark was well out of range. Poor timing from Denham.
Denham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Textmark.
Textmark fails to land with a series of punches.
Denham is looking to wear down Textmark with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Denham takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Textmark lands a with a good body shot.
Denham is breathing heavily.
Textmark lands with a big right hook that stumbles Denham - he's out on his feet here! Textmark follows up with another monster hook that separates Denham from consciousness! Denham falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Textmark stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Justin Textmark!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khalid Fatim El Hazad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dell Trotter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fatim El Hazad's entrance music is Paul Van Dyk - Crush. A fine choice. 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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165 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Khalid Fatim El Hazad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dell Trotter!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trotter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fatim El Hazad stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fatim El Hazad tries to clinch up.
Fatim El Hazad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fatim El Hazad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trotter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fatim El Hazad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trotter looks to land a combination but Fatim El Hazad avoids it well.
Fatim El Hazad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trotter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fatim El Hazad rushes Trotter and presses him up against the cage.
Trotter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fatim El Hazad smiles and moves away.
Trotter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fatim El Hazad is looking to clinch.
Fatim El Hazad moves into the clinch.
Trotter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Trotter is trying to break the clinch but Fatim El Hazad is controlling him.
Trotter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fatim El Hazad landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fatim El Hazad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatim El Hazad keeps control of Trotter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Trotter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fatim El Hazad connects with a knee to the head.
Trotter looks gassed!
Fatim El Hazad scores a nice knee to the body.
Fatim El Hazad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trotter's face.
Trotter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fatim El Hazad crunches a lovely knee into Trotter's ribcage.
Fatim El Hazad scores a nice knee to the body.
Fatim El Hazad with a knee to the head.
Fatim El Hazad lands a good knee to the midsection. Trotter won't want to take too many of those.
Fatim El Hazad is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Trotter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fatim El Hazad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trotter avoids it.
Trotter wants to break free but Fatim El Hazad has control.
Trotter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fatim El Hazad just stands there and leans against the cage.
Trotter takes a knee right on the jaw!
Trotter tries to break free but Fatim El Hazad pushes him back against the cage.
Trotter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fatim El Hazad landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fatim El Hazad has Trotter pressed against the cage, preventing Trotter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trotter tries to break free but Fatim El Hazad pushes him back against the cage.
Trotter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Trotter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Fatim El Hazad.
Trotter is looking to break free of the clinch but Fatim El Hazad has double underhooks.
Trotter wants to get back to striking at distance but Fatim El Hazad won't allow it.
Trotter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fatim El Hazad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Trotter can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatim El Hazad scores a nice knee to the body.
Trotter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trotter wants to get back to striking at distance but Fatim El Hazad won't allow it.
Fatim El Hazad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trotter is defending well for now.
Fatim El Hazad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trotter avoids it.
Trotter can't break the clinch.
Trotter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fatim El Hazad gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Khalid Fatim El Hazad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dell Trotter.
Trotter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fatim El Hazad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trotter is defending well for now.
Fatim El Hazad missing with knees to the body.
Fatim El Hazad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trotter can't break the clinch.
Trotter tries to break the clinch but Fatim El Hazad is controlling the position.
Fatim El Hazad trying to land knees to the body.
Trotter is trying to break the clinch but Fatim El Hazad has him pressed against the cage.
Trotter tries to break free but Fatim El Hazad pushes him back against the cage.
Trotter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trotter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fatim El Hazad landing knees to the body.
Trotter jumps guard but Fatim El Hazad stands there with Trotter around his waist. Trotter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fatim El Hazad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trotter working hard to break the clinch.
Fatim El Hazad lands a knee to the body.
Trotter is trying to break the clinch but Fatim El Hazad has him pressed against the cage.
Fatim El Hazad keeps control of Trotter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Trotter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trotter is trying to break the clinch but Fatim El Hazad has him pressed against the cage.
Fatim El Hazad tries to land knees in the clinch but Trotter avoids the damage to the body.
Trotter is trying to break the clinch but Fatim El Hazad is controlling him.
Fatim El Hazad prevents Trotter from breaking the clinch.
Fatim El Hazad trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Trotter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trotter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fatim El Hazad using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Trotter tries to pull guard but Fatim El Hazad won't allow it.
Trotter wants to get back to striking at distance but Fatim El Hazad won't allow it.
Fatim El Hazad scores a nice knee to the body.
Trotter working hard to break the clinch.
Trotter managing to block the knees to the body from Fatim El Hazad.
Fatim El Hazad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trotter is defending well for now.
Fatim El Hazad missing with knees to the body.
Trotter tries to circle away but Fatim El Hazad has him pinned against the cage.
Trotter working hard to break the clinch.
Trotter has had enough of the clinch but Fatim El Hazad keeps him there for the moment.
Fatim El Hazad tries to land knees in the clinch but Trotter avoids the damage to the body.
Trotter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Trotter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fatim El Hazad prevents it.
Trotter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fatim El Hazad lands a good knee to the midsection. Trotter won't want to take too many of those.
Fatim El Hazad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Trotter is trying to break the clinch but Fatim El Hazad is controlling him.
Fatim El Hazad tries to land knees in the clinch but Trotter avoids the damage to the body.
Trotter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fatim El Hazad walks away with a smile on his face. Trotter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Trotter lands a nice hook to Fatim El Hazad's body. Fatim El Hazad takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fatim El Hazad tries to clinch there but Trotter circles away.
Fatim El Hazad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trotter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trotter throws a looping overhand right but Fatim El Hazad ducks down to avoid it.
Trotter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fatim El Hazad was well out of range. Poor timing from Trotter.
Fatim El Hazad is looking to clinch but Trotter is avoiding it.
Fatim El Hazad moves in looking to clinch but Trotter pushes him off.
Khalid Fatim El Hazad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fatim El Hazad swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Trotter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fatim El Hazad looks to clinch
and Trotter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fatim El Hazad clinches but Trotter breaks the clinch
and Trotter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fatim El Hazad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Trotter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khalid Fatim El Hazad dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Trotter thows a body shot but no joy.
Fatim El Hazad is looking to clinch but Trotter is avoiding it.
Trotter scores with a shot to the body.
Fatim El Hazad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fatim El Hazad tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Trotter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Fatim El Hazad 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Trotter lands a head shot.
Fatim El Hazad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fatim El Hazad clinches but Trotter breaks the clinch
and Trotter counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fatim El Hazad closes the distance looking to clinch
and Trotter counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatim El Hazad looks to clinch
and Trotter counters with a stiff right hand.
Fatim El Hazad tries to clinch
and Trotter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Trotter lands a nice looking body shot.
Fatim El Hazad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fatim El Hazad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trotter digs a good body shot into Fatim El Hazad's ribs.
Fatim El Hazad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Trotter lands a glancing blow to the side of Fatim El Hazad's head.
Trotter looks for a takedown but Fatim El Hazad sprawls well.
Trotter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fatim El Hazad has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trotter gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trotter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fatim El Hazad is trying to maintain the position but Trotter is very close to passing his half guard.
Trotter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fatim El Hazad is looking for a sweep. Trotter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fatim El Hazad avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Trotter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trotter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fatim El Hazad with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trotter winds up and cracks Fatim El Hazad with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Trotter trying to pass the guard but Fatim El Hazad defending well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fatim El Hazad has Trotter up against the cage in a clinch.
Fatim El Hazad scores a nice knee to the body.
Fatim El Hazad missing with knees to the body.
Trotter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trotter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Trotter is trying to break the clinch but Fatim El Hazad has him pressed against the cage.
Trotter tries to circle away but Fatim El Hazad has him pinned against the cage.
Trotter can't break the clinch.
Fatim El Hazad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trotter is defending well for now.
Fatim El Hazad keeps control of Trotter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Trotter wants to get back to striking at distance but Fatim El Hazad won't allow it.
Fatim El Hazad crunches a lovely knee into Trotter's ribcage.
Trotter is looking to break free of the clinch but Fatim El Hazad has double underhooks.
Fatim El Hazad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Trotter's efforts to push away.
Trotter tries to circle away but Fatim El Hazad has him pinned against the cage.
Knees to the body from Fatim El Hazad.
Trotter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fatim El Hazad prevents Trotter from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fatim El Hazad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Trotter's efforts to push away.
Trotter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fatim El Hazad just stands there and leans against the cage.
Trotter is looking to break free of the clinch but Fatim El Hazad has double underhooks.
Fatim El Hazad using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fatim El Hazad landing knees to the body.
Fatim El Hazad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trotter is defending well for now.
Trotter has had enough of the clinch but Fatim El Hazad keeps him there for the moment.
Trotter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Trotter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fatim El Hazad trying to land knees to the body.
Trotter can't break the clinch.
Trotter avoiding damage as Fatim El Hazad throws knees to the body.
Fatim El Hazad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Trotter's efforts to push away.
Fatim El Hazad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trotter avoids it.
Fatim El Hazad scores a nice knee to the body.
Trotter is trying to break free.
Trotter avoiding damage as Fatim El Hazad throws knees to the body.
Trotter working hard to break the clinch.
Fatim El Hazad landing knees to the body.
Trotter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trotter avoiding damage as Fatim El Hazad throws knees to the body.
Fatim El Hazad prevents Trotter from breaking the clinch.
Trotter is trying to break free.
Fatim El Hazad landing knees to the body.
Trotter tries to pull guard but Fatim El Hazad holds him up against the cage and eventually Trotter drops back down to his feet.
Khalid Fatim El Hazad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dell Trotter.
Trotter tries to pull guard but Fatim El Hazad holds him up against the cage and eventually Trotter drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dell Trotter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Fatim El Hazad fails to land with a series of punches.
Fatim El Hazad walks into a stiff left hand from Trotter.
Fatim El Hazad doesn't manage to clinch there - Trotter circles away.
Fatim El Hazad wants to clinch but Trotter slips to the side
and Trotter counters with a left to the body.
Fatim El Hazad keeps the fight on the outside.
Trotter jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fatim El Hazad tries to clinch there but Trotter circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trotter. Fatim El Hazad does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fatim El Hazad throws a left and a right that both miss
and Trotter counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big left from Trotter misses.
Trotter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fatim El Hazad is fending him off so far but Trotter persists. Nope, Fatim El Hazad circles away and we're back to standing.
Trotter throws a jab but it's blocked by Fatim El Hazad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatim El Hazad tries to clinch
and Trotter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fatim El Hazad needs to keep his hands up - Trotter had a free shot at his head there.
Fatim El Hazad tries to clinch but Trotter moves out of range.
Trotter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fatim El Hazad tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Trotter counter with a right hand.
Trotter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Trotter misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Fatim El Hazad.
Trotter misses with a few strikes there.
Fatim El Hazad tries to clinch up
and Trotter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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.
Trotter keeps the fight on the outside.
Trotter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fatim El Hazad gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fatim El Hazad moves out of range as Trotter strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Trotter.
Fatim El Hazad moves into the clinch successfully.
Fatim El Hazad is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fatim El Hazad tries to land knees in the clinch but Trotter avoids the damage to the body.
Trotter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fatim El Hazad landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Trotter takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fatim El Hazad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trotter is defending well for now.
Fatim El Hazad keeps control of Trotter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fatim El Hazad landing knees to the head.
Trotter is looking to break free of the clinch but Fatim El Hazad has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trotter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Khalid Fatim El Hazad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dell Trotter.
Fatim El Hazad unloads a knee to the mid-section. Trotter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Trotter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trotter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trotter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fatim El Hazad scores a nice knee to the body.
Fatim El Hazad lands a good knee to the midsection. Trotter won't want to take too many of those.
Fatim El Hazad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trotter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fatim El Hazad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trotter avoids it.
Trotter is looking to break free of the clinch but Fatim El Hazad has double underhooks.
Fatim El Hazad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fatim El Hazad landing knees to the body.
Fatim El Hazad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trotter.
Trotter managing to block the knees to the body from Fatim El Hazad.
Trotter fails to pull guard.
Trotter avoiding damage as Fatim El Hazad throws knees to the body.
Fatim El Hazad tries a knee to the head but Trotter blocks it.
Khalid Fatim El Hazad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Trotter tries to break the clinch but Fatim El Hazad is controlling the position.
Trotter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fatim El Hazad has him pressed against the cage.
Trotter working hard to break the clinch.
Trotter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Trotter changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fatim El Hazad fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice shot by Trotter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The fighters circle momentarily. Trotter darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fatim El Hazad lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fatim El Hazad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Trotter tries to bum rush Fatim El Hazad with a series of wild strikes but Fatim El Hazad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Trotter swats away the attempt to clinch by Fatim El Hazad.
Fatim El Hazad wants to clinch.
Trotter scores with a jab.
Trotter with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Khalid Fatim El Hazad.
I think Fatim El Hazad has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khalid Fatim El Hazad!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niklas Fleischer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Shankar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fleischer comes to the cage accompanied by The Man Comes Around. The crowd seem to be enjoying Shankar's choice of entrance music: "Them Belly Full" by Bob Marley. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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267 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Powerful |
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Niklas Fleischer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Shankar!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shankar dodges the punch combination from Fleischer.
Shankar looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Shankar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shankar pushing down on Fleischer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Shankar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fleischer defending well though.
Shankar is trying to control the action in half guard but Fleischer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fleischer won't allow Shankar to pass to mount.
Fleischer is defending against the submission attempts here by Shankar.
Shankar looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleischer is trying to stand back up but Shankar is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shankar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fleischer misses with a series of wild punches.
Fleischer misses the shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shankar.
A combination from Fleischer does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shankar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shankar staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shankar dives in and grabs Fleischer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fleischer pushes down on Shankar's head and hops out.
Shankar checks a leg kick.
Shankar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fleischer as he jumps to the side.
Niklas Fleischer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Shankar.
Shankar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shankar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fleischer pinned against the cage. Fleischer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fleischer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shankar's sensitive parts.
Shankar shoots in for a takedown but Fleischer shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleischer sizes up Shankar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A punch combination from Fleischer misses.
Shankar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fleischer pinned against the cage. Fleischer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shankar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fleischer's waist but Fleischer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shankar off to one side.
Fleischer lands with a shot to the body.
Shankar looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fleischer scores with a jab.
Fleischer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fleischer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shankar was well out of range. Poor timing from Fleischer.
Fleischer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niklas Fleischer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shankar tries to clinch up.
Shankar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fleischer pinned against the cage. Fleischer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A big right from Fleischer misses.
Fleischer leaves Shankar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shankar 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.
Shankar drops back, looking for a kneebar! Fleischer looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Fleischer looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Fleischer!
Fleischer tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A lull in the action here as Fleischer stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shankar throws Fleischer to one side and escapes!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shankar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fleischer.
Shankar slips a jab and a cross from Fleischer.
Fleischer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shankar shoots in for a takedown but Fleischer shows good takedown defense.
Niklas Fleischer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Shankar.
Fleischer misses with a head kick.
Shankar misses with a takedown attempt - Fleischer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shankar shoots in and drives through. Fleischer sprawls well.
A combination from Fleischer does no damage.
Fleischer misses with a looping left.
A right-left combo lands from Fleischer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fleischer throws a right and a left that Shankar avoids nicely.
Niklas Fleischer is winning the standup battle so far.
Fleischer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Niklas Fleischer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shankar dodges the punch combination from Fleischer.
Fleischer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shankar.
Shankar is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fleischer's half guard.
Shankar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fleischer wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niklas Fleischer dominated that second round.
That's time! Fleischer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fleischer misses with a series of wild punches.
Fleischer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shankar was well out of range. Poor timing from Fleischer.
Fleischer gets caught flat footed, as Shankar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Shankar throws a big right hand that misses.
Shankar seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Shankar advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shankar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
It looks like Niklas Fleischer has been cut.
Shankar blocks the strikes from Fleischer.
Shankar looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Shankar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Fleischer here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Fleischer works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shankar trying to control but Fleischer is working from the bottom.
Shankar postures up.
Shankar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shankar landing with the ground and pound.
Shankar is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shankar thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shankar drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Fleischer dives on top into guard.
Shankar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shankar keeping moving, preventing Fleischer from controlling successfully.
Niklas Fleischer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fleischer stands and steps away. Shankar gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Andre Shankar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fleischer throws a lazy right hand but Shankar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shankar tries for a takedown but Fleischer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shankar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Shankar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fleischer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niklas Fleischer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Rajala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juhani Ilves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rajala might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to For Whom the Bell Tolls. Ilves has chosen Disco Duck as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
195 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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25
199 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomi Rajala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Juhani Ilves!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rajala paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rajala stuffs the takedown.
Rajala decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ilves works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rajala got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ilves has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rajala has managed to get both his arms back between Ilves's legs - danger averted.
Ilves is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ilves working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rajala doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rajala manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ilves looks gassed!
Rajala pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ilves is keeping the position for now.
Ilves avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rajala throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ilves works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rajala stands up over Ilves, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ilves looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rajala accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajala scoring with some ground and pound.
Ilves has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rajala can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rajala lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rajala is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rajala trying to control the position from guard on top but Ilves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rajala chips away with some ground and pound.
Rajala avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rajala stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ilves swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rajala working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ilves's head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rajala stands up over Ilves, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilves avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rajala stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ilves swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ilves is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rajala working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rajala lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rajala wants to pass the guard but Ilves is keeping the position.
Ilves is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rajala is aware though and is defending well.
Ilves looking for a guillotine here but Rajala defends easily.
Rajala trying to control the position from guard on top but Ilves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajala pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ilves is keeping the position for now.
Ilves working for submissions but it's allowed Rajala to get to half guard.
Rajala is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ilves is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rajala scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ilves wants to control but Rajala is keeping busy.
Rajala working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rajala working over Ilves with some ground and pound. Ilves looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rajala winds up and cracks Ilves with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rajala prevents Ilves from improving his position.
Rajala takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rajala lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Rajala there.
Ilves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Rajala there.
Ilves won't allow Rajala to pass to mount.
Ilves wants to improve his position but Rajala is controlling well.
Ilves is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rajala pulls his head out easily.
Rajala winds up and cracks Ilves with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Rajala dominated that 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.
Rajala looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ilves!
Ilves tries to lock up and control but Rajala gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rajala scoring with strikes but Ilves is staying in there.
Rajala landing shots from mount.
Ilves wants to hold on but Rajala pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ilves is bucking up trying to escape but Rajala cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rajala with good strikes from the mount here!
Rajala with shots to the head and body - Ilves looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ilves is breathing heavily.
Rajala landing strikes from the mount and Ilves is in trouble!
Rajala breaks from Ilves's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajala lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rajala scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ilves?
Ilves tries to hold on but Rajala postures up.
Rajala scoring with strikes but Ilves is staying in there.
Rajala is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ilves can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rajala lands a big shot there that rocks Ilves but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rajala fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rajala raining down shots from the mount!
Ilves bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rajala pulls Ilves in to control the position.
Rajala keeping full guard, as Ilves tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilves trying to control but Rajala is working from the bottom.
Rajala is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ilves wants to control from the top but Rajala keeps moving.
Ilves tries to free his leg and advance position but Rajala is retaining full guard.
Rajala is controlling Ilves's posture.
Ilves slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rajala wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilves preventing the sweep.
Rajala keeping full guard, as Ilves tries to pass.
Ilves wants to control from the top but Rajala keeps moving.
Rajala has Ilves pulled in close to control his posture.
Rajala wants to sweep but no luck.
Ilves throws and elbow that misses. Rajala uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ilves's guard. Nice move by Rajala!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rajala trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ilves looking for a guillotine here but Rajala defends easily.
Ilves not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rajala got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ilves has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rajala has managed to get both his arms back between Ilves's legs - danger averted.
Rajala with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rajala working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ilves's head.
Rajala working some strikes from top position.
Ilves is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Rajala 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rajala swats away the attempt to clinch by Ilves.
Rajala misses with a body kick.
Rajala gets the takedown into side control.
Ilves on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rajala grinds an elbow into Ilves's temple.
Ilves is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ilves looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ilves trying to hold on to Rajala's head to control him but Rajala postures up.
Rajala landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ilves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rajala landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ilves is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rajala scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajala working over Ilves with some ground and pound. Ilves looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ilves is trying to maintain the position but Rajala is very close to passing his half guard.
Rajala lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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. Rajala connects with a nice short shot to Ilves's temple.
Rajala working Ilves over with strikes.
Tomi Rajala overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rajala sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ilves defending well though.
Ilves is pressing down on Rajala's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rajala trying to control the position from guard on top but Ilves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rajala working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ilves's head.
Rajala looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilves had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rajala defends it easily.
Rajala connects with a couple of short punches.
Ilves throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rajala escapes and throws Ilves's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Rajala cracks Ilves with a big right hand but Ilves just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rajala has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ilves!
Rajala looking to finish Ilves with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ilves!
Rajala is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ilves is surviving well by controlling Rajala's body position as best he can.
Ilves is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilves tries to hold on but Rajala postures up.
Rajala is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rajala lands a big shot there that rocks Ilves but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ilves bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ilves lands a couple of digs.
Ilves preventing the sweep.
Ilves postures up in Rajala's guard and throws a big left but Rajala blocks it.
Rajala is pulling down on Ilves's head. It's preventing any offense from Ilves, at least for the moment.
Ilves trying to move into half guard but instead Rajala has managed to sweep!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rajala's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rajala wants to control from the top but Ilves keeps moving.
Ilves looking to control.
Ilves is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rajala with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rajala with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rajala postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tomi Rajala is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ilves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rajala wants to pass the guard but Ilves is keeping the position.
Juhani Ilves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rajala shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ilves napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomi Rajala showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rajala 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomi Rajala!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between mr brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chalupa Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think brown might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to yes. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jones's choice of entrance music: Ode to Taco Bell. Chalupa Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with mr brown's 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
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, mr brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chalupa Jones!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
brown slips a jab from Jones.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
brown scores with a jab to the body.
Jones lands with a right hand.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but brown manages to avoid it.
Jones throws a series of punches but brown moves out of range.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
brown misses the shot to the body.
brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jones looks gassed!
Jones slips a straight right by brown.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones lands a jab to brown's midsection.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by brown.
brown scores with a jab to the head.
Jones tries to move into range but brown moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
brown drops Jones with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Jones looks back up at him and smiles so brown waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Jones is rocked!
brown feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Jones crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). mr brown!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kuure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rhomboid Goatcabin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuure's entrance music is Mark Tyler - London Let's 'Ave Yer!. A fine choice. Goatcabin has chosen Selfishly Irritating as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kuure has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kuure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rhomboid Goatcabin!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goatcabin tries to clinch up.
Kuure connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Goatcabin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuure paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kuure stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kuure wants it to stay on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Goatcabin.
Nice takedown defense from Kuure. No joy for Goatcabin on that attempt.
Kuure has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rhomboid Goatcabin.
Goatcabin looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuure is just out of range.
Goatcabin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Goatcabin lands in his opponent's guard.
Kuure seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Goatcabin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Goatcabin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kuure works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Goatcabin wants to pass the guard but Kuure is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuure pulls Goatcabin in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuure is looking to stand up but Goatcabin isn't so interested in that idea.
Goatcabin looking to pass the guard.
Kuure wants to stand and escape but Goatcabin is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Goatcabin misses with a few strikes there.
Goatcabin doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuure circles away.
Goatcabin tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuure swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kuure is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuure avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kuure connects with a jab.
Kuure buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Goatcabin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goatcabin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kuure's half guard.
Goatcabin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuure wants to get back to his feet.
Goatcabin thows a huge punch but Kuure dodges it nicely.
Goatcabin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kuure knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kuure is trying to get back to full guard.
Goatcabin is looking to advance position but Kuure won't allow it.
Goatcabin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kuure with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Goatcabin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kuure's head.
Goatcabin wants to pass to mount but Kuure is defending the position.
Goatcabin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goatcabin throws a strike but Kuure avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Goatcabin looking to pass the guard.
Kuure might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Goatcabin is looking to work some ground and pound but Kuure has wrist control.
Kuure seems keen to control Goatcabin's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kuure displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Goatcabin.
Kuure throws a leg kick which misses Goatcabin's front leg but catches the back leg as Goatcabin tries to avoid it.
Goatcabin fails with a takedown attempt.
Goatcabin looks gassed!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kuure, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuure keeps the fight on the outside.
Goatcabin tries to clinch up.
Goatcabin fails with a takedown attempt.
Kuure thuds his shin into the meat of Goatcabin's side.
Goatcabin shoots in for a double leg but Kuure sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rhomboid Goatcabin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goatcabin avoids a punch combination nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Kuure.
Goatcabin moves into the clinch successfully.
Goatcabin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kuure lands a shot to the body.
Kuure lands a nice knee to the body.
Kuure looking to slow down the pace here.
Knees to the body from Kuure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuure will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Goatcabin up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Kuure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuure dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kuure misses with a double jab.
Kuure jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goatcabin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kuure counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Goatcabin shoots in looking for a takedown. Kuure tries to sprawl out of it but Goatcabin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kuure manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Goatcabin dives in and grabs Kuure's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kuure pushes down on Goatcabin's head and hops out.
Kuure keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kuure, right into the meat.
Kuure dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goatcabin shoots in and drives through. Kuure sprawls well.
Kuure has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rhomboid Goatcabin.
A good leg kick by Kuure.
Goatcabin is breathing heavily.
Goatcabin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A lazy left from Kuure finds it's target.
Kuure scores with a spinning back kick!
Kuure cracks Goatcabin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuure misses with a straight left.
Goatcabin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kuure but Kuure pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kuure.
Kuure tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goatcabin checks a low kick from Kuure.
Kuure tries to clinch up.
Kuure connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kuure throws a jab but it's blocked by Goatcabin.
Goatcabin has his takedown stuffed
and Kuure counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kuure.
Kuure prevents the takedown attempt.
Kuure crunches a lovely knee into Goatcabin's ribcage.
Kuure connects with a nasty looking knee right to Goatcabin's face.
Goatcabin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice body punch from Kuure - that landed with a thud.
Kuure lands a knee to the body.
Goatcabin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Goatcabin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kuure lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goatcabin fails with a takedown attempt.
Goatcabin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Goatcabin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goatcabin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kuure napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Goatcabin cracks Kuure with a big right hand but Kuure just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Goatcabin tries to advance to mount but Kuure denies him.
Goatcabin tries to score with some ground and pound. Kuure controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kuure takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Goatcabin scoring with punches and elbows.
Goatcabin working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goatcabin misses with the ground and pound.
Goatcabin lands some shots froms side control.
Goatcabin cracks Kuure with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kuure struggling a bit here.
Goatcabin looks up at the clock and then as Kuure takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Goatcabin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Goatcabin tries to advance to mount but Kuure denies him.
Kuure sneaks out the side door and pushes Goatcabin away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Kuure displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Goatcabin.
Kuure keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kuure lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kuure.
Goatcabin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab, jab by Kuure - just one landing.
Kuure throws a hook to the side of Goatcabin's head but Goatcabin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Goatcabin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kuure connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuure displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Goatcabin.
Goatcabin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kuure avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuure scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kuure misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuure 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Goatcabin checks the leg kick.
Goatcabin misses with a double jab
and Kuure counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Goatcabin thinking.
Goatcabin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Goatcabin looks to land a combination. Kuure sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Goatcabin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kuure swivels and escapes.
Rhomboid Goatcabin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goatcabin looks to clinch
and Kuure counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Goatcabin misses with a double jab.
Kuure connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good leg kick by Kuure there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Goatcabin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kuure looking to slow down the pace here.
Kuure can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Goatcabin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goatcabin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Goatcabin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kuure gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Goatcabin tries to score a body lock takedown but Kuure shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kuure has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rhomboid Goatcabin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goatcabin tries to break free but Kuure pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Kuure.
Kuure keeps control of Goatcabin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kuure prevents Goatcabin from breaking the clinch.
Kuure scores a nice knee to the body.
Goatcabin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kuure content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kuure tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Goatcabin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kuure just leaning against Goatcabin, taking a breather.
Goatcabin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kuure fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kuure moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kuure doesn't manage to clinch there - Goatcabin circles away.
Goatcabin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kuure gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Goatcabin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Goatcabin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuure swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goatcabin throws a strike but Kuure rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Goatcabin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Goatcabin wants to sweep here but Kuure controlling him for the moment.
Kuure tries to stand but Goatcabin is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Goatcabin holds on and takes a little breather.
Kuure is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kuure tries to stand but Goatcabin is controlling from the bottom.
Rhomboid Goatcabin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Goatcabin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kuure swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Goatcabin misses with a takedown attempt
letting Kuure counter with a right hand.
Goatcabin blocks a leg kick.
Kuure on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kuure is winning the standup battle so far.
Goatcabin slips under a jab.
Goatcabin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kuure with a hook.
Goatcabin throws a nice looking combination but Kuure bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Goatcabin with a poor takedown
and Kuure counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Goatcabin shoots in and drives through. Kuure sprawls well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kuure.
Kuure throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kuure darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good leg kick by Kuure there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kuure cracks Goatcabin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kuure cracks the inside of Goatcabin's front leg.
Kuure ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuure showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kuure, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuure!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Gillingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David comes to the cage accompanied by Eluveitie - Calling The Rain. Gillingham has chosen The Lucky Bullets "Walk the Line" as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Gillingham!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
David forces Gillingham back against the cage and clinches.
David tightens his grip and picks Gillingham up, before dumping him to the ground. Gillingham manages to land in guard.
David works over Gillingham with some ground and pound from guard.
Gillingham working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. David doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. David manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gillingham is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and David defends well.
David missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gillingham has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but David can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
David stands up over Gillingham, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gillingham working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. David doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. David manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
David content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
David missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
David cracks Gillingham with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillingham is trying to hold David in close to prevent damage but David has managed to pass into half guard.
Gillingham trying to control but David postures up.
David working the head and body with strikes.
Gillingham is looking to improve his position.
David lands with a punch from half guard.
It looks like Gary Gillingham has been cut.
David looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gillingham with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gillingham looking for submissions off his back.
Gillingham is trying to defend against the ground and pound but David scores with a couple of nice shots.
That has opened up Gary Gillingham's cut even more.
David lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The cut above Gary Gillingham's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ground and pound from David.
Gary Gillingham's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gary Gillingham's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark David!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gilbert Schilt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Jojo III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schilt's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Broodje Bakpao - New kids on the block. Jojo III has chosen Joey Joe Joe Jr Shabadoo as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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216 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gilbert Schilt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joey Jojo III!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schilt misses with a straight right.
Schilt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jojo III lands with a nice body punch.
Schilt scores with a jab to the body.
Joey Jojo III seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schilt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jojo III's head.
It looks like Joey Jojo III has been cut.
Jojo III tries to clinch there but Schilt circles away.
Schilt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Schilt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Schilt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jojo III. That did some damage!
Jojo III is looking to clinch.
Schilt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jojo III sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jojo III throws a lazy head kick
and Jojo III takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jojo III misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jojo III turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schilt looks to score with a jab to the body but Jojo III is just out of range.
Jojo III dives in and grabs Schilt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Schilt pushes down on Jojo III's head and hops out.
Schilt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Schilt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schilt is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jojo III closes this distance looking for a takedown but Schilt circles away.
Jojo III clinches with his opponent.
Jojo III misses with a knee strike.
Jojo III is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schilt is defending well for now.
Jojo III keeps control of Schilt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schilt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jojo III looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jojo III.
Jojo III with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jojo III throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jojo III connects with a nasty looking knee right to Schilt's face.
Jojo III with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schilt is trying to force a seperation but Jojo III has the dominant position.
Schilt lands a shoulder strike.
Schilt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jojo III has him pressed against the cage.
Jojo III missing with knees to the body.
Jojo III utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jojo III looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Schilt is trying to break the clinch but Jojo III has him pressed against the cage.
Jojo III keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schilt's efforts to push away.
Jojo III throws an elbow but it misses.
Jojo III throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Schilt manages to break the clinch.
Schilt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jojo III's head backwards.
An inside leg kick lands from Jojo III.
Jojo III fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schilt.
Jojo III tries to clinch
and Schilt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schilt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schilt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jojo III looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schilt blocks a leg kick.
Jojo III shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Schilt sprawls well. Schilt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jojo III gets slowly back to his feet.
Gilbert Schilt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Jojo III.
Jojo III clinches but Schilt breaks the clinch
and Schilt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jojo III thinking.
Jojo III looks gassed!
Jojo III fails with a takedown attempt.
Schilt scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Schilt, as that shot connected.
Schilt stuffs the takedown attempt from Jojo III. Jojo III gets slowly back to his feet.
Schilt jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Schilt throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Jojo III crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gilbert Schilt!
Gilbert Schilt retains his light heavyweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blaze Hastings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janne Jakoavain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hastings kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Blazin Hazen - Avarage Homeboy. Blaze Hastings has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Blaze Hastings!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Janne Jakoavain!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hastings shoots in for a takedown but Jakoavain shows good takedown defense.
A slow jab from Hastings misses its intended target.
Hastings takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hastings lands a jab to the head.
Hastings throws a series of punches but Jakoavain avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hastings. Jakoavain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hastings will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hastings misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jakoavain lands a nice hook to Hastings's body. Hastings takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hastings thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hastings lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jakoavain lands a body shot.
Hastings is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jakoavain.
Hastings has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blaze Hastings. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice cross by Jakoavain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Hastings misses.
Hastings closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hastings keeps the fight on the outside.
Hastings throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hastings takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Blaze Hastings has been cut.
Hastings misses with a shot to the body
and Jakoavain counters with a left to the body.
Hastings throws a combination that misses
and Jakoavain counters with a left right combination that sends Hastings crashing to the mat - Jakoavain wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Hastings out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Janne Jakoavain!
Janne Jakoavain is the new welterweight champion!
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