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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blade Ruffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Kilburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilburn has chosen Always as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kane Kilburn is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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160 lbs
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162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Blade Ruffo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kane Kilburn!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilburn lands a front kick.
Ruffo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kilburn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ruffo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kilburn throws a leg kick which misses Ruffo's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruffo tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kilburn. Ruffo shrugs it off though.
Ruffo is breathing heavily.
Ruffo shoots in looking for a takedown. Kilburn tries to sprawl out of it but Ruffo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Kilburn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kilburn lands with a nice body kick.
Kilburn lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kilburn rushes Ruffo and presses him up against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Kilburn.
Kilburn holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Ruffo is working for takedown but Kilburn is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blade Ruffo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kilburn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kilburn has Ruffo pressed up against the ropes in a tight Thai clinch. Ruffo is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Kilburn - that's hurt Ruffo badly! Oh, another knee lands and Ruffo is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Ruffo doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Kane Kilburn!
A victorious Kane Kilburn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Kaiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaiser has chosen Oben am jungen Rhein as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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189 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leo Kaiser!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaiser works Black's body with a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Black.
Black moves out of range of the body kick.
Kaiser tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Black fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Big Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black looks to clinch
and Kaiser counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kaiser throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaiser thows a body kick. Black tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Black is breathing heavily.
Kaiser scoring well with a low kick there.
Kaiser lands a nice shot to the body.
Black takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Black walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice body punch from Kaiser.
Kaiser takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Kaiser misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaiser moves into the clinch.
Kaiser throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kaiser is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kaiser tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Kaiser lands with a light punch inside.
Kaiser keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Black's efforts to push away.
Kaiser taking a breather.
Kaiser misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaiser misses with a hook to the ribs.
Black blocks an uppercut.
Kaiser tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Black blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Black.
Black takes a shot to the head.
Kaiser tries to work over Black's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Black tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Kaiser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Black lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaiser backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black tries to stall but Kaiser uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Black swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaiser uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaiser lands with a left to the head.
Kaiser scores with a shot to the side of Black's head.
Kaiser misses with a body punch.
Black digs a right hand underneath Kaiser's ribcage. Kaiser let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Black can't break the clinch.
Black is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kaiser blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Black is looking to break free of the clinch but Kaiser has double underhooks.
Kaiser misses with the head strike.
Black wants to get back to striking at distance but Kaiser won't allow it.
Kaiser tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser scores with a shot to the side of Black's head.
Kaiser struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Kaiser.
Black wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kaiser has him pressed against the ropes.
Black struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaiser controls his hands.
Kaiser goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaiser is leaning against Black and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kaiser working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kaiser blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaiser scores with a shoulder strike.
Kaiser struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Kaiser fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaiser lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Black blocks a body shot from Kaiser.
Kaiser doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Black blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black can't break the clinch.
Black stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kaiser lands a left hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Black is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Black lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Black prevents a body shot from Kaiser.
Black prevents a body shot from Kaiser.
Kaiser tries a body shot but Black blocks it.
Black has had enough of the clinch but Kaiser keeps him there for the moment.
Kaiser lands a nice shot to the body.
Kaiser taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black blocks a body shot from Kaiser.
Kaiser misses with the head strike.
Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaiser misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Kaiser 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.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaiser.
Nice body kick from Kaiser.
A slow jab from Kaiser misses its intended target.
Whack! Kaiser lands a heavy head kick that drops Black. The ref tackles Kaiser to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Black was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Leo Kaiser!
After winning the bout, Leo Kaiser thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Franko Begbie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Whitehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Begbie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lonely Island - Jizz in My Pants. Craig Whitehead will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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156 lbs
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163 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Franko Begbie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Whitehead!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitehead throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Whitehead lands a head kick!
Whitehead throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Begbie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Whitehead moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whitehead tries a head kick but it misses.
Whitehead swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Begbie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whitehead.
Whitehead misses with a head kick.
Whitehead throws a head kick that half lands.
Begbie dips to his left and cracks Whitehead with an uppercut!
Begbie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whitehead takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Whitehead feints a jab promting Begbie to slip. Whitehead then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Begbie slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Begbie throws a head kick that misses.
Begbie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Whitehead avoids it really well and circles away.
Begbie blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Begbie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Whitehead misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Begbie.
Whitehead takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Whitehead tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Begbie 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.
Begbie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Whitehead keeping moving, preventing Begbie from controlling successfully.
Whitehead utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Whitehead throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Begbie trying to control the position from guard on top but Whitehead is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Begbie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitehead looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Whitehead keeping full guard, as Begbie tries to pass.
Whitehead keeping moving, preventing Begbie from controlling successfully.
Begbie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Whitehead is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Begbie, into his guard.
Whitehead throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Begbie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Begbie is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Begbie has escaped and now he's on top!
Begbie throwing strikes from guard but Whitehead blocks nicely.
Whitehead has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Begbie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Whitehead wants to sweep but no luck.
Begbie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Whitehead swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Begbie trying to control but Whitehead is working from the bottom.
Whitehead is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Begbie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Whitehead dives on top into guard.
Whitehead missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whitehead working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Whitehead is posturing up here but Begbie has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Whitehead tries to roll out but it's too tight and Whitehead has to tap! Slick submission there by Begbie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Franko Begbie!
An out of breath Franko Begbie thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Berkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaarel Valtna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kaarel Valtna was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mario Berkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaarel Valtna!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valtna shoots in and gets a takedown into Berkovic's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Valtna drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Valtna jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Valtna trying to control the position from guard on top but Berkovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berkovic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Valtna doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Valtna manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Valtna throwing strikes from guard but Berkovic blocks nicely.
Valtna avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Berkovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valtna drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Valtna jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Berkovic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Valtna controls the pace.
Valtna has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Valtna in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Valtna avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Valtna looking to sit in guard and control but Berkovic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Berkovic looking to pass the guard.
Valtna looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valtna is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Berkovic is aware though and is defending well.
Berkovic drops back, looking for a kneebar! Valtna looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Valtna looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Valtna!
Valtna working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Valtna decides to stand back up. Valtna steps back and let's Berkovic get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valtna has a takedown stuffed.
Valtna slips a jab and a cross from Berkovic.
Berkovic connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valtna looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Berkovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Berkovic tries to clinch up but Valtna circles away and keeps his distance.
Valtna shoots in for a takedown but Berkovic shows good takedown defense.
Valtna dives in and scores a takedown into Berkovic's guard.
Valtna keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Berkovic's head.
Berkovic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Valtna doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Valtna manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Berkovic working for a triangle but Valtna defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Valtna accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valtna pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Berkovic is keeping the position for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valtna is pushing down on Berkovic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Berkovic is fighting to maintain full guard but Valtna has managed to sneak the leg through.
Valtna wants to lay and pray for a moment but Berkovic keeps working.
Valtna not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Valtna is working for a submission of some sort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valtna tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarel Valtna dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Valtna on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Berkovic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Kaarel Valtna has been cut.
Mario Berkovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berkovic lands a two punch combo.
Berkovic stuffs the takedown.
Mario Berkovic is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Berkovic misses.
Berkovic swings for the body but Valtna moves out of range.
Berkovic connects with a right hand. Valtna shakes it off.
Valtna fails to land the takedown.
Berkovic rushes Valtna and presses him up against the ropes.
Valtna is breathing heavily.
Berkovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Valtna shoots in but no luck this time.
Mario Berkovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaarel Valtna.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valtna shoots in and drives through. Berkovic sprawls well.
Mario Berkovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Berkovic does no damage.
Berkovic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Berkovic scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Berkovic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Valtna is trying to control but can't.
Valtna actively working from the bottom here.
Valtna is trying to stand.
Berkovic trying to control the action but Valtna is working from the bottom.
Berkovic is thwarting Valtna's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkovic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valtna trying to control here.
Berkovic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Berkovic is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Valtna wants to control but Berkovic passes into side.
Berkovic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Berkovic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Valtna pushes Berkovic away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Berkovic gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valtna is looking to regain half guard here but Berkovic keeps moving and retains side control.
Valtna taking a bit of punishment here - Berkovic scoring with strikes.
Berkovic creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Valtna takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
You can see the frustration on Valtna's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Berkovic tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berkovic trying to control the action but Valtna is working from the bottom.
Berkovic has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berkovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Valtna fails to land the takedown.
Donk. Berkovic catches Valtna right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berkovic lands with a good body shot.
Valtna is trying hard to land a takedown here. Berkovic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Berkovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kaarel Valtna's cut.
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 get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Valtna tries to clinch but Berkovic is having none of it.
Valtna closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Berkovic's guard.
Valtna trying to stand up but can't free himself from Berkovic's guard.
Berkovic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Valtna can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Valtna working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Berkovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Berkovic looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Valtna has picked Berkovic up and slammed him! Berkovic can't keep hold of the triangle and Valtna manages to pass to side control!
Valtna tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Valtna has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Valtna looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Valtna takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berkovic tries to improve position but can't.
Valtna is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Berkovic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Berkovic is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Valtna off and has taken his back!
Valtna prevents Berkovic from getting a body triangle.
Berkovic avoiding Valtna 's attempts to control his hands.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Berkovic's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valtna is really stuck here.
Valtna trying to control the action but Berkovic just sinks the hooks in.
Kaarel Valtna has got the better of the ground game so far.
Berkovic trying to control momentarily.
Berkovic lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Valtna hold on?!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Berkovic's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Berkovic is landing with strikes. Valtna can't take much more of this.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valtna trying to control the hands but Berkovic breaks the grip.
Valtna manages to reverse the position and now he's in Berkovic's guard. Nice work there by Valtna.
Valtna throwing strikes but missing.
Valtna thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Valtna postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Berkovic is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Valtna, into his guard.
Berkovic wants to control from the top but Valtna keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valtna not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Valtna throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Valtna is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Berkovic wants to control from the top but Valtna keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Valtna is working an open guard so Berkovic takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kaarel Valtna.
I think Valtna has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Mario Berkovic!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Mario Berkovic!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Mario Berkovic!
Mario Berkovic wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Costanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waranhk Nsembo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costanza comes to the ring accompanied by Jacco- När mörkret faller . Nsembo has chosen ChessBoxin' as his entrance music. Waranhk Nsembo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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275 lbs
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250 lbs
12 - 18 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, George Costanza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Waranhk Nsembo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nsembo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Costanza takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nsembo stuffs the takedown attempt from Costanza. Costanza gets slowly back to his feet.
Nsembo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Costanza is out of range.
Costanza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nsembo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Costanza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nsembo shoots in and gets a takedown into Costanza's guard.
Costanza escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nsembo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Costanza is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Costanza is breathing heavily.
Nsembo wants to stand but Costanza has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nsembo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Costanza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nsembo gets to his feet. Costanza looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nsembo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nsembo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Costanza checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Costanza fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Costanza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Costanza doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nsembo counters with a leg kick.
Nsembo falls off balance throwing a combination
so Costanza counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nsembo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Costanza postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Nsembo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Costanza, into his guard.
Nsembo is looking to stand up but Costanza won't let him.
Costanza is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nsembo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Costanza is proving hard to escape from.
Costanza is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Nsembo has his hands clasped together but Costanza extends an breaks Nsembo's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Costanza.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). George Costanza!
After the big win, George Costanza made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Bushido Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Giljotin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giljotin comes to the ring accompanied by Ticon - Miss 11 PM (DJ CHILLER REMIX 2011) . David Giljotin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, David Giljotin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Adrian Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giljotin was well out of range. Poor timing from Peterson.
Peterson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Giljotin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Peterson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Peterson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Peterson digs a right hand underneath Giljotin's ribcage. Giljotin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Peterson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Giljotin takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like David Giljotin has been cut.
A bit of stalling here from Peterson.
Giljotin tries to pull guard but Peterson forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Giljotin is trying to drag Peterson to the mat but Peterson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Giljotin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peterson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Giljotin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Giljotin backwards.
Giljotin goes for a takedown attempt but Peterson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Peterson pushes Giljotin up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson tries to land a knee to the head but Giljotin blocks with his arms.
Giljotin is working for takedown but Peterson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Peterson scores with a knee to the head.
Giljotin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Peterson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Giljotin is breathing heavily.
Peterson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Giljotin up against the ropes.
Peterson lands an elbow inside.
Peterson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Giljotin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Peterson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Giljotin jumps guard but Peterson turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Peterson landing knees to the body.
Peterson lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson lands a knee to the body.
Peterson lands a knee to the body.
Peterson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Giljotin's defenses.
Peterson taking a breather.
Peterson lands a damaging elbow.
Peterson lands a damaging elbow.
Peterson missing with knees to the body.
Peterson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Peterson landing knees to the head.
Peterson avoids a wild elbow strike from Giljotin.
Peterson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Peterson lands an elbow that stopped Giljotin in his tracks for a moment.
Peterson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Peterson.
Peterson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Giljotins head.
Giljotin takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Peterson lands an elbow inside.
Giljotin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Giljotin wants to take the fight to the mat but Peterson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Giljotin has Peterson pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Peterson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nice elbow from Peterson.
Peterson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Giljotin backwards.
Giljotin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Peterson is defending well.
Nice elbow from Peterson.
Peterson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Giljotin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Peterson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Peterson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Peterson lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Peterson.
Giljotin takes a shot to the head.
Peterson lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Peterson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Peterson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Giljotin's defenses.
David Giljotin's cut is getting worse.
Peterson drops Giljotin with a big knee straight up the middle! Giljotin is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Giljotin is rocked!
Peterson clinches up against the ropes.
Oh Giljotin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Peterson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Peterson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Giljotin up against the ropes.
Giljotin seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peterson drops Giljotin with a big knee straight up the middle! Giljotin is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Adrian Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Peterson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Giljotin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Peterson closes the distance and clinches.
Peterson looking to stall.
Peterson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Peterson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Peterson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Peterson lands a knee to the head.
Giljotin jumps guard but Peterson stands there with Giljotin around his waist. Giljotin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Peterson.
Peterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Giljotin works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Giljotin wanted to stand there but Peterson had control of the position.
Giljotin stops Peterson from standing up.
Peterson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Giljotin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson keeping full guard, as Giljotin tries to pass.
Giljotin trying to control the position from guard on top but Peterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Giljotin prevents Peterson from getting back to his feet.
Giljotin postures up in Peterson's guard and throws a big left but Peterson blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Giljotin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Giljotin wants to control from the top but Peterson keeps moving.
Peterson wants to stand but Giljotin is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giljotin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Giljotin drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Giljotin as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Peterson screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Giljotin! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). David Giljotin!
David Giljotin made sure to mention his sponsor, Bushido Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Phineus Gage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Monk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gage's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Guns N Roses - Welcome to the Jungle. Phineus Gage has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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158 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Phineus Gage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Monk!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monk has his takedown stuffed
and Gage counters with a two punch combo.
Gage lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Monk at a distance.
Monk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gage pinned against the ropes. Gage gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Monk tries to clinch there but Gage circles away.
Monk with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phineus Gage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Monk.
Monk tries to clinch up.
Gage lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Monk shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gage looks to land a combination. Monk sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Monk is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Gage ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Monk clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phineus Gage!
Phineus Gage thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane McMahon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyril Kalenth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane McMahon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane McMahon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Cyril Kalenth!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMahon walks into a left hand.
McMahon staying out of range there.
Kalenth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McMahon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kalenth lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kalenth swings for the body but McMahon moves out of range.
Kalenth throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kalenth misses with a hook to the body
and Kalenth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kalenth misses with a wild body shot.
McMahon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kalenth.
McMahon throws a body punch but Kalenth moves out of range.
McMahon avoids the body shot from Kalenth.
Kalenth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McMahon swings for the body but Kalenth moves out of range.
McMahon gets tackled into the ropes by Kalenth. Kalenth maintains the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMahon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kalenth. McMahon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kalenth lands a nice looking body shot.
Kalenth misses with a wild body shot.
Kalenth misses with a body shot
enabling McMahon to counter with a crisp jab.
Kalenth thows a body shot but no joy.
McMahon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McMahon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kalenth lands a right hook to the body.
Kalenth lands with an uppercut that bounces McMahon off the ropes and back into range.
Kalenth throws a body punch but McMahon moves out of range.
Kalenth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McMahon.
McMahon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalenth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMahon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kalenth just misses with a punch to the body.
Kalenth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McMahon manages to avoid it.
Kalenth clinches with his opponent.
Kalenth misses with a body punch.
McMahon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalenth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McMahon dodges the punch combination from Kalenth.
Kalenth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kalenth lands a nice hook to McMahon's body. McMahon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kalenth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McMahon moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMahon misses with a hook
and Kalenth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kalenth with a jab.
Kalenth slips under a jab.
McMahon cracks Kalenth with a good jab.
McMahon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kalenth misses with a hook to the body
and McMahon counters with a series of strikes. Kalenth will be more careful next time no doubt.
McMahon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kalenth throws a series of punches but McMahon moves out of range.
Kalenth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McMahon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kalenth cracks McMahon with a good jab.
McMahon throws a lazy right hand but Kalenth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalenth closes the distance and clinches.
Kalenth breaks the clinch.
McMahon throws a right hand that misses
and Kalenth counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McMahon is breathing heavily.
Kalenth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McMahon was well out of range. Poor timing from Kalenth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalenth thows a body shot but no joy.
McMahon throws a jab when Kalenth was well out of range.
Kalenth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McMahon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McMahon misses with an uppercut. Kalenth saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McMahon keeps the fight on the outside.
McMahon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kalenth is looking to clinch but McMahon is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyril Kalenth 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.
Kalenth pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kalenth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McMahon was well out of range. Poor timing from Kalenth.
Kalenth just misses with a punch to the body.
McMahon throws a big shot that misses.
Kalenth moves into the clinch successfully.
Kalenth has had enough of the clinch but McMahon keeps him there for the moment.
McMahon takes a shot to the head.
McMahon is trying to force a seperation but Kalenth has the dominant position.
Kalenth keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McMahon's efforts to push away.
Kalenth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McMahon blocks a body shot from Kalenth.
Kalenth tries a body shot but McMahon blocks it.
McMahon wants to break free but Kalenth has control.
Kalenth tries to throw a body punch but McMahon avoids it by throwing Kalenth back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalenth tries to throw a body punch but McMahon avoids it by throwing Kalenth back against the ropes.
McMahon is looking to break free of the clinch but Kalenth has double underhooks.
McMahon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kalenth has him pressed against the ropes.
McMahon breaks from the clinch.
Kalenth swings for the body but McMahon moves out of range.
McMahon takes a swing at Kalenth's ribcage but misses.
Kalenth works McMahon's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kalenth scores with a shot to the body.
Kalenth tries to close the distance and clinch up but McMahon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kalenth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kalenth tries to clinch up but McMahon circles away and keeps his distance.
Kalenth pushes McMahon up against the ropes in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kalenth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMahon is trying to break the clinch but Kalenth is controlling him.
Kalenth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McMahon is looking to break free of the clinch but Kalenth has double underhooks.
Kalenth tries to work over McMahon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kalenth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kalenth is trying to maintain a safe position but McMahon gets an underhook and turns Kalenth into the ropes.
Kalenth prevents McMahon from breaking the clinch.
McMahon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kalenth's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalenth lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kalenth.
Kalenth tries to break the clinch but McMahon is controlling the position.
Kalenth lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kalenth pushes McMahon back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kalenth tries a body shot but McMahon blocks it.
Kalenth digs a right hand into McMahon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McMahon's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalenth wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kalenth.
Kalenth tries to break the clinch but McMahon is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on McMahon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Kalenth.
Good body shot from Kalenth.
Kalenth stalling.
Kalenth works on McMahon's body with a couple of short punches.
Kalenth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kalenth tries to throw a body punch but McMahon avoids it by throwing Kalenth back against the ropes.
Kalenth misses with a punch to the body.
Kalenth tries a body shot but McMahon blocks it.
Kalenth struggles to land a body shot inside as McMahon controls his hands.
Kalenth stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalenth can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalenth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kalenth tries to stall but McMahon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kalenth keeps control of McMahon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kalenth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kalenth.
Kalenth lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kalenth digs a right hand underneath McMahon's ribcage. McMahon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kalenth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kalenth is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kalenth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short body shot lands from Kalenth as the two fighters clinch.
Kalenth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McMahon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Kalenth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyril Kalenth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kalenth fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McMahon on the side of the head.
Kalenth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McMahon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kalenth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kalenth scores with a body shot.
McMahon throws a right hand that misses
and Kalenth counters with a nice body shot.
Kalenth just misses with a punch to the body.
Kalenth thows a body shot but no joy.
Kalenth defending well as McMahon loads up on a big left hand.
Kalenth tries to clinch but McMahon is having none of it.
Kalenth moves into the clinch successfully.
McMahon is looking to break free of the clinch but Kalenth has double underhooks.
McMahon prevents a body shot from Kalenth.
McMahon has had enough of the clinch but Kalenth keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalenth cracks McMahon with a nice body shot.
Kalenth has McMahon pressed against the ropes, preventing McMahon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kalenth tries to land knees in the clinch but McMahon avoids the damage to the body.
McMahon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kalenth tries to land knees in the clinch but McMahon avoids the damage to the body.
Kalenth lands a body shot.
Kalenth misses with a body punch.
Kalenth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kalenth tries to work over McMahon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Kalenth.
A body shot lands from Kalenth.
Kalenth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McMahon is defending well for now.
Kalenth lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Kalenth.
Kalenth is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalenth misses with a punch to the body.
Kalenth can't find room to land a body shot as McMahon controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McMahon is looking to break free of the clinch but Kalenth has double underhooks.
Kalenth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McMahon or not.
Kalenth dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Kalenth struggles to land a body shot inside as McMahon controls his hands.
Kalenth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McMahon prevents a body shot from Kalenth.
Kalenth prevents McMahon from breaking the clinch.
Kalenth digs a right hand into McMahon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McMahon's gas tank.
Kalenth can't find room to land a body shot as McMahon controls the action.
Kalenth slowing the pace effectively.
Kalenth tries to throw a body punch but McMahon avoids it by throwing Kalenth back against the ropes.
Well,McMahon is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalenth stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Kalenth - that landed with a thud.
Kalenth working hard to break the clinch.
Kalenth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kalenth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kalenth tries a body shot but McMahon blocks it.
McMahon is trying to force a seperation but Kalenth has the dominant position.
McMahon breaks the clinch.
Kalenth swings for the body but McMahon moves out of range.
McMahon avoids the head kick by Kalenth.
McMahon misses with a hook.
Kalenth scores with a decent looking hook.
Kalenth comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McMahon throws a jab when Kalenth was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalenth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kalenth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McMahon moves away.
Kalenth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McMahon.
Kalenth tries to clinch up.
Kalenth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kalenth looks to score with a jab to the body but McMahon is just out of range.
Kalenth scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kalenth lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalenth tries to clinch but McMahon moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McMahon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kalenth.
Nice defenses there by Kalenth.
Shane McMahon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cyril Kalenth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kalenth fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cyril Kalenth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kalenth has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Cyril Kalenth!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Cyril Kalenth!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Cyril Kalenth!
Cyril Kalenth wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Cyril Kalenth thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Willy Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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23
166 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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165 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Willy Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace throws out a loose jab but Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reynolds tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed right hand from Reynolds misses the target.
Wallace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wallace dodges the punch combination from Reynolds.
Wallace lands a right hook to the body.
Reynolds on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wallace swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Reynolds counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Reynolds uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wallace.
Sloppy strikes from Reynolds. Those never looked like landing.
Wallace moves out of range of the strikes.
Wallace misses with an uppercut. Reynolds saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace clobbers Reynolds with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wallace misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wallace.
Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reynolds.
Reynolds moves out of range of the leg kick from Wallace.
Willy Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reynolds swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wallace counters with a nice low kick that buckles Reynolds's knee momentarily.
Wallace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wallace has Reynolds up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wallace lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wallace struggles to land a body shot inside as Reynolds controls his hands.
Wallace avoids a wild elbow strike from Reynolds.
Good body shot from Wallace.
Wallace tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reynolds's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reynolds throws an elbow that misses.
Reynolds is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wallace is keeping busy.
Reynolds gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Reynolds lands an elbow inside.
Reynolds taking a breather.
Wallace is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Reynolds pushes off an throws an elbow but Wallace leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Reynolds tries to stall but Wallace uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reynolds misses with a knee strike.
Wallace tries to work over Reynolds's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wallace has a couple of punches blocked by Reynolds.
Wallace lands a right hand.
Wallace lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reynolds's elbow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Reynolds throws an elbow but misses.
Wallace effectively controlling the action here.
Wallace struggles to land a body shot inside as Reynolds controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reynolds prevents a body shot from Wallace.
Wallace lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Reynolds.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wallace.
Wallace tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reynolds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Wallace.
Wallace misses with a body punch.
Wallace struggles to land a body shot inside as Reynolds controls his hands.
Wallace goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wallace misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalling in the clinch from Reynolds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Wallace misses with a punch on the inside.
Wallace working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wallace digs a right hand into Reynolds's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reynolds's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace wants to stall.
Reynolds landing knees to the body.
Wallace is breathing heavily.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Reynolds lands a nice knee to the body.
Reynolds misses with a knee strike.
Wallace trying to control the position but instead, Reynolds has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wallace into the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wallace has Reynolds pushed against the ropes.
Reynolds taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Willy Wallace will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reynolds is looking to clinch but Wallace is avoiding it.
Reynolds closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Willy Wallace has been cut.
Wallace throws a head kick but Reynolds moves out of range.
Wallace throws a head kick but Reynolds moves out of range.
Charlie Reynolds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reynolds throws a front kick that sends Wallace stumbling back into the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reynolds pushes Wallace away with a front kick.
Reynolds throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Reynolds lands a nice looking body kick.
Charlie Reynolds seems to be getting the better of the standup.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Wallace got wobbled bad by a big combination! Reynolds presses forward with punches and knees until Wallace stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Wallace closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Reynolds!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragnatus Carnophage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyov Kirijenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ragnatus Carnophage has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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214 lbs
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ragnatus Carnophage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyov Kirijenko!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirijenko gets a double leg takedown into Carnophage's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kirijenko scoring with some ground and pound.
Kirijenko advances to half guard.
Kirijenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Carnophage is looking to improve his position.
Carnophage on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kirijenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carnophage defending well though.
Carnophage keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kirijenko lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kirijenko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carnophage trying to control but Kirijenko postures up.
Carnophage is staying active underneath Kirijenko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Carnophage keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirijenko moves into full mount! Carnophage won't be happy about that!
Carnophage is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kirijenko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Carnophage is trying desperately to improve position.
Carnophage is bucking up trying to escape but Kirijenko cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Carnophage on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carnophage tries to get out of the position.
Kirijenko dominating with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirijenko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Carnophage is looking to escape.
Kirijenko controlling the position easily from mount.
Kirijenko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko is landing with some decent strikes but Carnophage is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kirijenko controlling from the full mount.
Carnophage wants to control but Kirijenko is having none of it.
Kirijenko prevents Carnophage from getting the reversal.
Kirijenko lands a nice shot to the head.
Kirijenko breaks from Carnophage's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kirijenko postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Carnophage looks a forlorn figure.
Kirijenko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Carnophage is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carnophage tries to lock up and control but Kirijenko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Oh Carnophage is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kirijenko postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Carnophage bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Kirijenko and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyov Kirijenko!
Lyov Kirijenko decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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