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Bloodsport 11 - Proving Ground PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micky Hatton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rule Britannia. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Micky Hatton!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hatton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hatton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hatton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hatton postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Souza looks a forlorn figure.
It looks like Ronaldo Souza has been cut.
Souza is desperately trying to improve his position but Hatton has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hatton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Souza hang on?
Hatton is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Souza has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Souza!
Hatton is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Souza frees his head nicely. Oh but Hatton has switched to an armbar! Souza is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Micky Hatton!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Irish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Young I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paddy Irish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerald Young I!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young I scores with a takedown into Irish's guard.
Young I trying to control the position from guard on top but Irish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Young I is posturing up here but Irish has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Young I tries to roll out but it's too tight and Young I has to tap! Slick submission there by Irish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paddy Irish!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Shoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hal Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Shoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hal Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shoe.
Jordan dodges the punch combination from Shoe.
Shoe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jordan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jordan cracks Shoe with a big elbow.
Jordan prevents Shoe from escaping the position.
Jordan is trying to get an arm triangle but Shoe is defending well.
Jordan decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jordan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jimmy Shoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Shoe misses.
Shoe gets caught flat footed, as Jordan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Shoe has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jordan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Jordan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoe throws a series of punches but Jordan avoids them all with ease.
Shoe thows a body shot but no joy.
Shoe throws a lazy right hand but Jordan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shoe loads up on a big right hand but Jordan slips the punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jordan.
Shoe throws a series of punches but Jordan avoids them all with ease.
Shoe throws a shot from downtown. Jordan moves away and avoids it.
Shoe misses the shot to the body.
Shoe misses with a wild body shot.
Jordan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shoe wants to stand but Jordan is controlling the position.
Jordan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jordan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Shoe is breathing heavily.
Shoe wants to get back to his feet but Jordan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jordan stands and steps away. Shoe gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The fighters circling - Shoe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shoe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jordan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jordan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jordan stops Shoe from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Jordan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jordan lands strikes from half guard.
Jordan 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.
Shoe is trying to stand back up but Jordan is controlling him
Jordan wants to take a breather but Shoe is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jordan wants to free his trapped foot but Shoe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jordan is working for a kimura but Shoe is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jordan wants to pass to mount but Shoe is defending the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shoe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jordan slips a jab and a cross from Shoe.
Shoe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jordan feints and as Shoe raises his hands in defense, Jordan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jordan won't allow Shoe to get back to his feet.
Shoe trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Jordan gets to his feet - Shoe follows without any prompting.
Shoe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hal Jordan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jordan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jordan prevents Shoe from standing back up.
Shoe manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Shoe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shoe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jordan.
Shoe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jordan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jordan decides to stand back up. Jordan steps back and let's Shoe get back to his feet.
Jordan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Shoe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jordan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jordan decides to stand back up. Jordan steps back and let's Shoe get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shoe throws a series of punches but Jordan moves out of range.
Jordan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Shoe sprawls well initially but Jordan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jordan seems to be working for a kimura but Shoe defends the submission attempt.
Shoe pushes Jordan off looking to stand but Jordan dives back in and keeps control.
Jordan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Shoe pushes Jordan off looking to stand but Jordan dives back in and keeps control.
Jordan is looking to advance position but Shoe won't allow it.
Jordan stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan avoids the body shot from Shoe.
Jordan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Shoe is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jordan stands up and beckons Shoe to his feet.
Shoe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jordan.
Shoe gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jordan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jordan landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jordan is controlling him.
Jordan stands up from Shoe's guard - Jordan perhaps looking for a knockout.
Shoe gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jordan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jordan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hal Jordan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jordan gets to his feet. Shoe looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Shoe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jordan stands up.
Shoe looks to score with a jab to the body but Jordan is just out of range.
Shoe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jordan 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.
Shoe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jordan is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jordan with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jordan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shoe keeping full guard, as Jordan tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hal Jordan 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Shoe tries to bum rush Jordan with a series of wild strikes but Jordan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jordan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shoe.
Jordan shoots for a takedown but Shoe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shoe misses the shot to the body.
Jordan dodges the punch combination from Shoe.
Shoe throws the left hand but Jordan avoids the punch easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan avoids the body shot from Shoe.
Shoe takes a swing at Jordan's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shoe. Jordan does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Jordan with that takedown attempt.
Jordan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jordan stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Shoe to get to his feet.
Jordan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Shoe's half guard.
Shoe pushes Jordan off looking to stand but Jordan dives back in and keeps control.
Jordan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jordan postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Shoe to stand up.
Shoe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jordan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoe wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jordan lands a nice short elbow.
Jordan stands up and beckons Shoe to join him on the feet.
Shoe misses with a few strikes there.
Shoe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jordan circles away quickly and effectively.
Shoe is looking to wear down Jordan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jordan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shoe wants to get back to his feet.
Jordan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Shoe tries to kick Jordan off but Jordan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shoe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jordan.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jordan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jordan 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.
Jordan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Shoe is proving hard to escape from.
Jordan gets to his feet - Shoe follows without any prompting.
Jordan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shoe.
Jordan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jimmy Shoe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hal Jordan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shoe fails to land with a series of punches.
Shoe tries to bum rush Jordan with a series of wild strikes but Jordan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shoe gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jordan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Shoe wants to stand but Jordan is controlling the position.
Jordan stands up and waves to Shoe to follow him.
Shoe misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hal Jordan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jordan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Hal Jordan!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Hal Jordan!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Hal Jordan!
Hal Jordan wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Colin robin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pain has chosen Ol' Dirty Bastard - Shimmy Shimmy Ya as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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180 lbs
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186 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Colin robin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Pain!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
robin shoots in and drives through. Pain sprawls well.
robin looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Pain shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pain is looking for a kimura here.
Pain wants to stand up but robin has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Pain is trying to work for a kimura but robin is defending well.
Pain is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pain passes to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain get's back to his feet.
Pain doesn't succeed with the takedown
and robin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pain!
Pain sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pain is staying active underneath robin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pain trying to control but robin postures up.
Pain is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but robin pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain is looking to control robin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pain avoid being mounted?
Pain looking for submissions off his back.
Pain won't allow robin to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
robin is thwarting Pain's attempts to control the position.
Pain is staying active underneath robin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pain shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
robin leaves Pain with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Colin robin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Pain.
robin is looking to clinch but Pain is avoiding it.
Pain tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but robin swivels and escapes.
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.
Pain looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? robin is fending him off so far but Pain persists. Nope, robin circles away and we're back to standing.
robin is looking to clinch but Pain is avoiding it.
Pain tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but robin swivels and escapes.
Colin robin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to de liver by robin. Beautiful body shot.
Pain scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pain is thwarting robin's attempts to control the position.
Pain seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
robin is concentrating on defense, preventing Pain from advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Pain dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pain shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts robin as he jumps to the side.
Pain gets caught flat footed, as robin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
robin trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pain manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Pain thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
robin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pain on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pain drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pain jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pain wants to stand but robin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rob Pain has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! robin is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Pain, into his guard.
Pain looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pain keeping moving, preventing robin from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pain is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pain is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but robin frees his head nicely. Oh but Pain has switched to an armbar! robin is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Rob Pain!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leon Barroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and taff jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). taff jones struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leon Barroni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, taff jones!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Barroni closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Barroni is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Barroni is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so jones is just riding it out for now. Barroni eventually gives up the hold.
jones is looking for a sweep. Barroni is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barroni not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barroni stops jones from getting back to his feet.
Barroni seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Barroni wants to lay and pray for a moment but jones keeps working.
Barroni 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.
The fighters are battling for position here. jones manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
jones is looking to stand up but Barroni isn't so interested in that idea.
Barroni drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barroni jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Barroni loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barroni throwing strikes from guard but jones blocks nicely.
Barroni wants to control from the top but jones keeps moving.
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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now jones is on top in guard.
jones looks gassed!
Barroni wants to sweep here but jones controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barroni is working hard here to advance position.
Barroni looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barroni is looking for a triangle but jones pushes his legs off easily.
jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
jones wants to stand and escape but instead Barroni has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Barroni pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. jones is keeping the position for now.
Barroni drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barroni jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Barroni might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barroni stopping the sweep attempt from jones.
Barroni missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Barroni is aware though and is defending well.
jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barroni defends well.
Barroni 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 four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barroni accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Barroni fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. jones sprawls well initially but Barroni persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Barroni is looking to advance position but jones won't allow it.
Barroni is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. jones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barroni.
Barroni prevents jones from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Barroni dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Barroni closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Barroni is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Barroni looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Barroni working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
jones can't do much from the bottom here.
jones is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
jones is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
jones avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Barroni.
jones keeps Barroni under control for a moment.
jones tries to buck Barroni off but Barroni is having none of it.
Barroni looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Barroni is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, jones has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barroni throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Barroni has control of an arm but jones manages to advance to Barroni's back!
jones is trying to stick to Barroni's back but Barroni is turning into jones. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in jones's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Barroni.
Barroni thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Barroni advances position into side control!
Barroni has hold of jones's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! jones tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Barroni cranks the arm and jones screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from jones, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Leon Barroni!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abel Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Miller 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Abel Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, James Miller!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
Harris throws a right and a left that Miller avoids nicely.
A big right from Harris misses.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Harris shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harris defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Miller.
Harris throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
Harris lands a big uppercut and Miller crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Miller looks OK. Harris waves Miller back to his feet!
It looks like James Miller has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Harris is holding on to half guard well.
Harris is trying to stand up here but Miller is controlling him well.
Harris tries to roll over but Miller keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Miller looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Harris wants to hold on but Miller pushes him away.
Harris avoids a series of strikes thrown by Miller.
Harris is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Miller avoids the attempt from Harris to control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Harris is in all sorts of trouble here.
Harris tries to hold on but Miller postures up.
Harris is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harris doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Harris is trying desperately to improve position.
Harris tries to hold on but Miller pushes him away.
Harris really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Harris is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Harris is desperately trying to improve his position but Miller has a good base and remains in mount.
Harris tries to hold on but Miller pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris is looking to get to half guard.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Miller is working for a guillotine from mount but Harris frees his head quite easily.
Harris gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris controlling the position well.
Harris'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.
Harris is pressing down on Miller's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Harris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harris is pulling down on Miller's head. It's preventing any offense from Miller, at least for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harris is on top in guard.
Harris working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harris postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Harris passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris trying to control the action but Miller is working from the bottom.
Harris scores with a couple of short elbows.
Harris connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Miller some visible discomfort.
Harris lands a nice forearm strike.
Miller tries to improve position but can't.
Harris cracks Miller with a big elbow.
Miller takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Harris connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Miller some visible discomfort.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller is working to avoid the ground and pound but Harris connects with a decent elbow.
Harris scoring with punches from side control.
Harris trying to control the position but Miller is working away.
Harris connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Miller some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Harris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Miller's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harris changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris misses with a looping left.
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from Harris misses.
Miller takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harris scores with a crisp jab that stopped Miller in his tracks.
Harris sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Miller's defenses. It connects perfectly with Miller's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abel Harris!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rousimar Palahares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Patrick Flanery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Flanery's choice of entrance music: Dropkick Murphys - Shipping up to boston. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rousimar Palahares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Patrick Flanery!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palahares shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Flanery but Flanery pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Palahares on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Flanery lands with a kick to the ribs.
Flanery misses with a series of wild punches.
Flanery shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Palahares napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Flanery is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Palahares is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Flanery looks gassed!
Palahares is trying to get back to half guard.
Flanery tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Palahares struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palahares is trying to escape the position but Flanery is controlling the position.
Palahares is looking to reverse the position.
Flanery is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Palahares has escaped the position, nice work there.
Palahares tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Flanery wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Palahares with a poor takedown
and Flanery counters with a good low kick that Palahares was not able to check.
Palahares decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Palahares is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Flanery wants to get back to his feet.
Flanery on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palahares working Flanery over with strikes.
Palahares thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Flanery's head.
Flanery wants to control but Palahares is keeping busy.
Palahares missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Flanery is kicking away at Palahares from the bottom - trying to push off and stand up. Palahares grabs hold of a leg and drops back for a hell hook! The two fighters roll across the mat, with Flanery trying to push Palahares off... Flanery taps! He's tapped! This one is all over! A throwback to the old Pancrase there with an infrequently seen submission hold! Nice work.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Rousimar Palahares!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grant Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Grant Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Carter!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson fails with the takedown.
Carter keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson gets a clinch.
Carter has Jackson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jackson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jackson lands a really nice looking cross but Carter seems unphased.
Carter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Carter is controlling him.
Carter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson is working an open guard so Carter takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson thuds a left hand into Carter's body.
Carter looks gassed!
Jackson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grant Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Carter slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson clinches up against the cage.
Carter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jackson walks away with a smile on his face. Carter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carter shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.
Grant Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Carter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson gets a clinch.
Carter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jackson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jackson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jackson is working Carter over against the cage.
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!
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee calls for Jackson to work.
Jackson cracks Carter with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carter throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
Carter dives in and grabs Jackson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes down on Carter's head and hops out.
Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Jackson.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grant Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jackson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson clinches up with Carter and pushes him back against the cage.
Carter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jackson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Carter 's eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Jackson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Carter fails to pull guard.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carter, pushing him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Jackson.
Carter takes a shot to the head.
Carter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jackson effectively controlling the action here.
Jackson lands a body punch in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson lands a nice elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
Jackson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Jackson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jackson rushes Carter and presses him up against the cage.
Carter fails to pull guard.
Carter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jackson walks away with a smile on his face. Carter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carter.
Grant Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Carter.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jackson clinches with his opponent.
Jackson has Carter pushed against the cage.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson digs a good hook to Carter's body.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grant Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Jackson both land. Nice combination.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Jackson is looking to wear down Carter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jackson cracks a nice hook into Carter's ribs.
Jackson takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Jackson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grant Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jackson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a nice hook to Carter's body. Carter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackson.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Carter dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Carter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carter can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Carter won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson has Carter pushed against the cage.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Carter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Jackson slaps away a takedown attempt from Carter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carter doesn't seem bothered though.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Carter dives in and grabs Jackson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes down on Carter's head and hops out.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Carter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jackson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jackson works on Carter's body with a couple of short punches.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Jackson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Carter shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson scores with a jab to the body.
Carter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson tries to bum rush Carter with a series of wild strikes but Carter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Carter avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jackson.
Carter shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson tries to bum rush Carter with a series of wild strikes but Carter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson rushes Carter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Jackson.
Jackson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carter's face.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson lands a right hook to the body.
Carter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jackson tries to clinch but Carter moves out of range.
Carter drops his hands momentarily and Jackson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jackson rushes Carter and presses him up against the cage.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Carter's head but Carter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson rushes Carter and presses him up against the cage.
Jackson digs a right hand into Carter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carter's gas tank.
Carter jumps guard but Jackson stands there with Carter around his waist. Carter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Grant Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Carter.
Jackson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Jackson.
Carter drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter has an active guard here but Jackson has managed to pass into half guard.
Jackson decides to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to clinch but Carter moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Carter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
Jackson closes the distance and pushes Carter back into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Carter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Jackson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jackson stuns Carter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson tests Carter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Carter avoids it well.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daniel Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grant Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jackson, 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 James Glass scores the fight for Grant Jackson!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Grant Jackson!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Grant Jackson!
Grant Jackson wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between ben cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Londre Laudinum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). cook comes into the arena with last man blaring out of the sound system. ben cook has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, ben cook!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Londre Laudinum!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laudinum shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
cook shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Laudinum defends it nicely.
Laudinum misses with a wild combination.
cook looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Laudinum misses with a low kick.
cook closes the distance and clinches up with Laudinum, looking for a takedown. cook pushes Laudinum against the cage but Laudinum circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ben cook. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laudinum lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laudinum moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like ben cook has been cut.
Laudinum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laudinum throws a right and a left that both miss.
cook shoots in for a double leg but Laudinum sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Laudinum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laudinum lands a nice looking body shot.
cook is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
cook tries to score a power double leg takedown but Laudinum sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten cook somewhat.
Horrible takedown by cook or perhaps it was just good defense by Laudinum which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laudinum drops cook with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but cook looks back up at him and smiles so Laudinum waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Laudinum throws a low kick but cook avoids it.
Laudinum misses with a head kick.
Laudinum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! cook crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Laudinum - the referee stops the clock and cook gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Laudinum. cook manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
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!
cook shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Laudinum thuds his shin into the meat of cook's side.
cook moves forwards but Laudinum connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Laudinum wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Laudinum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Londre Laudinum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laudinum feints and then cracks cook's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow cook down.
cook checks a low kick from Laudinum.
Laudinum fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops cook to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! cook looks to clinch but Laudinum throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! cook taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Londre Laudinum!
Londre Laudinum is the new middleweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Lite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson TapOut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lite comes to the cage accompanied by Lights out. TapOut has chosen Pump It - Black Eyed Peas as his entrance music. 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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140 lbs
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138 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Lite!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson TapOut!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lite breaks the clinch.
Lite is looking to clinch.
Lite defends well against a solid takedown attempt from TapOut.
Lite feints and as TapOut raises his hands in defense, Lite changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
TapOut looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lite is one step ahead there.
Lite stands up over TapOut, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
TapOut looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lite passes into side control.
TapOut tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lite wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lite controls the position from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TapOut is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
TapOut is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Lite is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
TapOut is working to get back to half guard.
Lite with the ground and pound from mount.
TapOut is working to get back to half guard.
TapOut bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
TapOut postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
TapOut drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lite looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lite looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lite!
Lite is trying to get an arm triangle but TapOut is defending well.
Lite trying to control the position but TapOut is working away.
TapOut manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
TapOut looking for submissions off his back.
Lite slips a nice elbow through TapOut's hands, connecting with TapOut's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lite controlling the action here.
Lite is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
TapOut wants to sweep but Lite has passed to side control!
TapOut is looking to reverse the position.
Lite advances to mount.
Lite prevents TapOut from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lite landing strikes from the mount.
Lite fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
TapOut is bucking up trying to escape but Lite cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lite fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
TapOut is trying to escape the mount.
Lite lands with some vicious ground and pound - can TapOut hang on?
TapOut is desperately trying to improve his position but Lite has a good base and remains in mount.
Lite dominating with strikes here.
TapOut is looking to get to half guard.
TapOut looks gassed!
Lite landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Lite dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lite drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lite throwing strikes from guard but TapOut blocks nicely.
TapOut looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lite landing some decent shots from guard.
Lite scoring with some ground and pound.
TapOut has an active guard here but Lite has managed to pass into half guard.
TapOut is breathing heavily.
TapOut looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lite slips a nice elbow through TapOut's hands, connecting with TapOut's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lite works his way into side control.
TapOut looking for a sweep but Lite has passed into full mount! Oh no!
TapOut is looking to improve his position but Lite isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns TapOut that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
TapOut can't escape the position.
Lite with shots to the head and body - TapOut looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lite takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
TapOut can't escape the position.
Mark Lite overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lite lands with some strikes.
Lite punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lite breaks from TapOut's wrist control and lands an elbow.
TapOut working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TapOut is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lite controlling his opponent.
TapOut really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lite controlling from mount.
Lite putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lite putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
TapOut slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
TapOut looking for submissions off his back.
TapOut wants to get back to full guard but Lite has passed into side control.
Lite lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lite landing shots from mount.
Lite looking to finish TapOut with some ground and pound. This is bad for TapOut!
Lite lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lite controlling the pace for now.
TapOut keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Lite dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
TapOut with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lite counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lite gets caught flat footed, as TapOut shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lite looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
TapOut stands and throws Lite's legs to the side, diving into side control.
TapOut goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lite has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for TapOut but great work by Lite.
Lite lands a few punches from side control.
TapOut tries to bench press Lite off him but Lite keeps the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
TapOut is not content to let Lite control the position.
Lite cracks TapOut with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lite lands a few punches from side control.
TapOut manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
TapOut is looking to improve his position.
TapOut tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Lite has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
TapOut tries to reverse the position but Lite maintains control.
Lite tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
TapOut is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lite punishing his opponent with strikes.
TapOut is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lite with good strikes from the mount here!
TapOut takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lite breaks from TapOut's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lite is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. TapOut can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lite lands a big shot there that rocks TapOut but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lite working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. TapOut looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Lite! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mark Lite!
Mark Lite retains his bantamweight title!
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