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2009 HW Grand Prix - 2nd Round PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sandy Jakh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lane Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sandy Jakh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lane Lau!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jakh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Jakh.
Jakh is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lau.
Jakh drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lau manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jakh not doing much here.
Lau tries to get to full guard but Jakh has control of the leg.
Jakh is thwarting Lau's attempts to control the position.
Lau tries to roll over but Jakh keeps him under control.
Jakh trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau is trying to maintain the position but Jakh is very close to passing his half guard.
Jakh is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lau wants to control but Jakh passes into side.
You can see the frustration on Lau's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Decent striking displayed by Lau there.
Sandy Jakh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lau tries to clinch up but Jakh circles away and keeps his distance.
Lau pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jakh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lau throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice sprawl there from Lau as Jakh shoots in.
Jakh is breathing heavily.
Jakh changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lau looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jakh will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lau struggling a bit here.
Jakh tries for a kimura but Lau is defending well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lau tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jakh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jakh decides to stand up, so the ref orders Lau to his feet.
Jakh decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
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.
Lau tries to roll over but Jakh keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakh keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jakh is working for a kimura but Lau is defending it quite comfortably.
Jakh perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jakh really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lau is trying to get back to full guard.
Lau is looking to control Jakh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lau avoid being mounted?
Jakh with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jakh is keen to just control but Lau is a slippery customer.
That's four 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.
Lau wants to improve his position but Jakh is controlling well.
Lau gets full guard.
Jakh slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jakh passes Lau's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lau is looking to improve his position.
Lau regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lau wants to sweep but no luck.
Lau bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jakh's guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lau looking to sit in guard and control but Jakh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lau looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lau is pulling down on Jakh's head to control his posture.
Lau looking to control.
Jakh preventing the sweep.
Jakh tries to free his leg and advance position but Lau is retaining full guard.
Jakh trying to control the position from guard on top but Lau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lau throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lau lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jakh!
Lau goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Jakh is on top in guard.
Jakh trying to control the position from guard on top but Lau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lau looking for a sweep. Not yet Lau, not yet.
Lau is trying to keep Jakh in close.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lau had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jakh is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Lau Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jakh's back instead.
Jakh covers up after that shot from Lau.
Jakh tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Lau trying to control but Jakh is having none of it.
Lau prevents Jakh from getting the reversal.
Lau is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jakh has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jakh!
Jakh controlling from the top position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jakh stands up from Lau's guard - Jakh perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jakh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lau but Lau pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jakh throws a head kick that misses.
Lau lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lau tries to clinch but Jakh is having none of it.
Lau has his takedown stuffed
and Jakh counters with a single leg into guard. Lau didn't expect that.
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!
Jakh passes Lau's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lau missing with punches from the bottom.
Lau is looking to improve his position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lau is trying to control but can't.
Lau is trying to stand back up but Jakh is controlling him
Lau looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lau trying to control here.
Jakh wants to pass the guard but Lau is defending well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Lau looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Lau, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lau tries for a takedown but Jakh circles away easily
and Jakh counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sandy Jakh dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jakh shoots in looking for a takedown. Lau tries to sprawl out of it but Jakh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Lau manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lau closes the distance but Jakh moves to the side
and Jakh counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lau is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jakh's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jakh's back!
Lau working for a choke but Jakh is defending well.
Jakh turns into Lau and is now in his guard.
Jakh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lau is trying to keep Jakh in close.
Jakh tries to free his leg and advance position but Lau is retaining full guard.
Jakh trying to control but Lau is working from the bottom.
Lau is looking for a triangle here but Jakh uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jakh takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jakh trying to control the action but Lau is working from the bottom.
Jakh is thwarting Lau's attempts to control the position.
Lau tries to get to full guard but Jakh has control of the leg.
Jakh 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lau is trying to get back to full guard.
Jakh is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lau is trying to maintain the position but Jakh is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jakh shoots in but Lau avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jakh circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jakh counters with a single leg into guard. Lau didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau keeping full guard, as Jakh tries to pass.
Lau had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jakh is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Lau Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jakh's back instead.
Jakh wants to control his opponent's hands but Lau gets his hands free.
Jakh covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Will Lau go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Jakh trying to control the position but Lau manages to sink in the hooks.
That's four 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.
Jakh showing good submission defense here.
Lau gets his hands free as Jakh looks to control.
Lau gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Lau tries to keep control of the position but Jakh is staying busy.
Lau controlling well, preventing Jakh from escaping the position.
Lau is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Lau throwing damaging strikes from the back! Jakh could be in trouble here!
Lau is trying to stick to Jakh's back but Jakh is turning into Lau. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lau's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jakh.
Lau throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jakh uses it to pass to side control.
Lau is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lau can't do much from the bottom here.
Jakh slows the pace down.
Jakh has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lau is not content to let Jakh control the position.
Lau is trying to work for a sweep but Jakh has mounted him!
Jakh looking to control but Lau is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lau tries to hold on but Jakh pushes him away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jakh controlling the position easily from mount.
Lau is working to get back to half guard.
Lau looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Lau breaks Jakh's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Lau avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lau postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lau being controlled here momentarily.
Jakh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lau is one step ahead there.
Lau has gone for a leg lock! Jakh slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lau's guard.
Jakh drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jakh jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lau looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Jakh has picked Lau up and slammed him! Lau can't keep hold of the triangle and Jakh manages to pass to side control!
Lau is looking for a sweep.
That's eight 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.
You can see the frustration on Lau's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lau sneaks back into half guard.
Lau is trying to get back to full guard.
Lau has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Jakh escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Jakh!
Lau tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sandy Jakh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lau struggling a bit here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jakh is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lau knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lau tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jakh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jakh controls the position from side control.
Lane Lau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lau is looking to reverse the position.
Lau looking for a sweep but Jakh has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Jakh controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sandy Jakh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jakh has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Sandy Jakh!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Sandy Jakh!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Sandy Jakh!
Sandy Jakh wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Little Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brij Khali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Little Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brij Khali!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Guy.
Khali misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khali swats away the attempt to clinch by Guy.
Khali lands with a nice body punch.
Guy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guy drops his hands momentarily and Khali takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Guy shoots for a takedown but Khali saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Guy moves away from the strike by Khali.
Khali throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guy.
Khali throws a hook but Guy avoids it easily.
Khali fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice takedown defense from Khali. No joy for Guy on that attempt.
Khali scores with a nice right hand.
A good leg kick by Guy.
Guy shoots in for a double leg but Khali sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Little Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Guy fails with the takedown.
Guy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Khali as he jumps to the side.
Guy is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Khali makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Khali.
Khali looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Khali managing to control the position.
Guy looking to pass the guard.
Khali managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy trying to control but Khali is working from the bottom.
Guy is fighting to break Khali's control of his arms but Khali is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Khali looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Guy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Khali looking to hit a scissor sweep but Guy is one step ahead there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Khali holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy preventing the sweep.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Khali has his hands on Guy's head, controlling the position.
Guy trying to control but Khali is working from the bottom.
Khali wants to sweep here but Guy controlling him for the moment.
Khali had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Guy is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Khali Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Guy's back instead.
Khali is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Guy tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Guy is looking to get to half guard.
Khali stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Khali throws a body punch but Guy moves out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A choreographed right hand from Khali misses the target.
Khali gets caught flat footed, as Guy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Guy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Guy drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Khali dives on top into guard.
Khali must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Guy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Guy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Khali postures up.
Guy wants to stand but Khali is controlling the position.
Guy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Khali passes into side control.
Guy tries to improve position but can't.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Guy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Guy looking for submissions off his back.
Guy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Khali is working away from the top position though.
Guy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Khali's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Khali's back!
Khali is taking damage to the body and head.
Khali is in a bad position with Guy working for a choke. Khali manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Guy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Khali doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Khali manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Guy keeping moving, preventing Khali from controlling successfully.
Guy wants to sweep but no luck.
Guy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Khali sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Guy's guard.
Khali is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Guy manages to get to full guard.
Guy looking for a guillotine here but Khali defends easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Guy keeping busy on the bottom but Khali has passed one foot through into half guard.
Guy manages to get to full guard.
Guy working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Khali has passed into half guard!
Khali prevents Guy from improving his position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Guy is working hard here to advance position.
Khali is looking to take a break and control but Guy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Guy wants to get back to full guard.
Guy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Guy is defending against the submission attempts here by Khali.
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.
Khali seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Guy is pressing down on Khali's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brij Khali 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. This is the final round!
Khali lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Guy falls backwards - clearly groggy! Khali dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brij Khali!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Sjoberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Zieniek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikael Sjoberg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikael Sjoberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Zieniek!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sjoberg 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.
Sjoberg looking to pass the guard.
Sjoberg wants to control from the top but Zieniek keeps moving.
Zieniek wants to sweep here but Sjoberg controlling him for the moment.
Sjoberg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zieniek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Sjoberg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sjoberg wants to control from the top but Zieniek keeps moving.
Sjoberg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zieniek looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sjoberg has a takedown stuffed.
Sjoberg scores with a takedown into Zieniek's guard.
Sjoberg is looking to work some ground and pound but Zieniek has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sjoberg slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sjoberg passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Zieniek looks gassed!
Sjoberg working the body and head with strikes.
Sjoberg is working Zieniek over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sjoberg wants to control but Zieniek is keeping him busy.
Zieniek looks to move to half guard but instead Sjoberg has passed into mount! Damn!
Zieniek is squirming around, avoiding Sjoberg's attempts to control the action.
Zieniek is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sjoberg putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sjoberg prevents Zieniek from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zieniek wants to control but Sjoberg is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sjoberg has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zieniek's face.
Sjoberg looking to finish with strikes here!
Zieniek wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sjoberg.
Sjoberg looking to control but Zieniek is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zieniek keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sjoberg breaks from Zieniek's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sjoberg with shots to the head and body - Zieniek looks very uncomfortable down there.
Zieniek flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Zieniek regains half guard.
Zieniek wants to control but Sjoberg is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zieniek is trying to stand up here but Sjoberg is controlling him well.
Sjoberg blocks the strikes from Zieniek.
Zieniek manages to get to full guard.
Sjoberg has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zieniek is on top in guard.
Zieniek stopping the sweep attempt from Sjoberg.
Sjoberg pushes Zieniek off and gets back to his feet.
Sjoberg feints and as Zieniek raises his hands in defense, Sjoberg changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sjoberg wants to control from the top but Zieniek keeps moving.
Sjoberg gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sjoberg closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sjoberg has a takedown stuffed.
Sjoberg wants to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick misses from Sjoberg.
Sjoberg tries to clinch there but Zieniek circles away.
Sjoberg shoots in for a double leg but Zieniek sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikael Sjoberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sjoberg moves in looking to clinch but Zieniek pushes him off.
Nice takedown defense from Zieniek. No joy for Sjoberg on that attempt.
Sjoberg misses with a few strikes there.
Zieniek looks to land a combination but Sjoberg avoids it well.
Zieniek closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zieniek lands in his opponent's guard.
Sjoberg will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sjoberg throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Sjoberg trying to control the position.
Sjoberg manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sjoberg in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sjoberg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sjoberg controlling from mount.
BOOM! Sjoberg connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Zieniek is looking to improve his position but Sjoberg isn't that keen on the idea.
Sjoberg lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Zieniek hang on?
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Zieniek in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sjoberg unloading with bombs!
Sjoberg tries to control but Zieniek wriggling away.
Zieniek can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Sjoberg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sjoberg pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Zieniek is rocked!
Zieniek tries to reverse the position but Sjoberg maintains control.
Zieniek flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Sjoberg wants to control the pace but Zieniek is squirming around nicely.
Zieniek is looking to improve his position but Sjoberg isn't that keen on the idea.
Zieniek is in a horrible position here. Sjoberg smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sjoberg with shots to the head and body - Zieniek looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sjoberg can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zieniek is looking to escape.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sjoberg fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sjoberg tries to control but Zieniek wriggling away.
Zieniek trying desperately to get to his feet.
Sjoberg lands with some strikes.
Sjoberg avoids the attempt from Zieniek to control.
Sjoberg with the ground and pound from mount.
Zieniek is looking to improve his position but Sjoberg isn't that keen on the idea.
Sjoberg landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sjoberg raining down shots from the mount!
Zieniek is trying desperately to improve position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sjoberg scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sjoberg with a couple of short strikes.
Zieniek regains half guard.
Sjoberg slips a nice elbow through Zieniek's hands, connecting with Zieniek's forehead.
Sjoberg prevents Zieniek from standing back up.
Sjoberg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sjoberg wants to stand but Zieniek has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Zieniek is trying to control but can't.
Sjoberg content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sjoberg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zieniek keeps working.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sjoberg tries to stand and escape but Zieniek is controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zieniek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zieniek closes the distance and clinches.
Sjoberg tries to score a body lock takedown but Zieniek shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zieniek has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sjoberg is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sjoberg goes for a takedown attempt but Zieniek pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Zieniek is looking to clinch.
Sjoberg decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sjoberg sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sjoberg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sjoberg is keen to just control but Zieniek is a slippery customer.
Sjoberg trying to pass the guard but Zieniek defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Sjoberg dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sjoberg rushes Zieniek and presses him up against the ropes.
Zieniek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zieniek is pressed up against the ropes. Sjoberg has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Zieniek down to the mat. Zieniek avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sjoberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Zieniek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zieniek tries to bum rush Sjoberg with a series of wild strikes but Sjoberg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zieniek shoots and misses
and Sjoberg counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Zieniek's guard now.
Zieniek had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Sjoberg is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Zieniek Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Sjoberg's back instead.
Sjoberg tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Zieniek looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sjoberg is trying desperately to improve position.
Zieniek with shots to the head and body - Sjoberg looks very uncomfortable down there.
Zieniek lands a big elbow.
Zieniek with good strikes from the mount here!
Sjoberg tries to hold on but Zieniek pushes him away.
Sjoberg keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Zieniek is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sjoberg tries to buck Zieniek off but he can't manage it.
Zieniek avoids the attempt from Sjoberg to control.
Sjoberg squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Sjoberg bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sjoberg wants to control from the top but Zieniek keeps moving.
Sjoberg working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zieniek's head.
Zieniek looking to control.
Zieniek is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zieniek bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sjoberg's guard.
Sjoberg is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sjoberg will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sjoberg striking from the bottom here.
Sjoberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sjoberg will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Sjoberg working a defensive guard here.
Sjoberg keeping full guard, as Zieniek tries to pass.
Sjoberg pushes Zieniek off and gets back to his feet.
Sjoberg shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Zieniek is looking to escape.
Sjoberg is looking to take a break and control but Zieniek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sjoberg looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sjoberg seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zieniek does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sjoberg wants to stand up but Zieniek manages to regain full guard.
Sjoberg landing with the ground and pound.
Zieniek is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Sjoberg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sjoberg moves into the clinch successfully.
Zieniek jumps guard but Sjoberg stands there with Zieniek around his waist. Zieniek gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zieniek has Sjoberg pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Sjoberg manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mikael Sjoberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Zieniek.
Sjoberg has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zieniek is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Zieniek stalling.
Sjoberg misses with a knee to the head.
Zieniek has Sjoberg pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Sjoberg manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sjoberg is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zieniek pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zieniek breaks from the clinch.
Sjoberg shoots for a takedown but Zieniek saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zieniek fails with a takedown attempt.
Sjoberg scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zieniek.
Zieniek fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Zieniek as Sjoberg shoots in.
Zieniek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sjoberg.
Sjoberg is looking to clinch but Zieniek is avoiding it.
Sjoberg has a takedown stuffed.
Zieniek tries to clinch up
and Sjoberg decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zieniek's guard.
Mikael Sjoberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zieniek trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sjoberg scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sjoberg thows a big elbow that misses.
Sjoberg is looking to stand up but Zieniek won't let him.
Sjoberg drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Zieniek manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sjoberg has Zieniek in his guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sjoberg throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sjoberg wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sjoberg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zieniek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sjoberg has control of Zieniek's left arm, preventing Zieniek from doing any damage.
Sjoberg throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Zieniek wants to control from the top but Sjoberg keeps moving.
Sjoberg wants to sweep but no luck.
That's six 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sjoberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sjoberg shoots in but Zieniek avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zieniek throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Sjoberg counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sjoberg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sjoberg pushes down on Zieniek's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sjoberg is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Sjoberg lands a big elbow.
Zieniek is still in real trouble! Can Sjoberg finish him?
Sjoberg lands a nice shot to the head.
Sjoberg with good strikes from the mount here!
Zieniek is trying to escape the mount.
Sjoberg putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sjoberg in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sjoberg landing shots from mount.
Sjoberg landing shots from mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zieniek is working to get back to half guard.
Sjoberg punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sjoberg scores with a couple of good head shots there.
BOOM! Sjoberg connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Zieniek is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sjoberg can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zieniek is looking to escape.
Zieniek is looking to improve his position but Sjoberg isn't that keen on the idea.
Zieniek gets back to half guard.
Sjoberg wants to control but Zieniek is keeping him busy.
Zieniek seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zieniek manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Zieniek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sjoberg is one step ahead there.
Zieniek bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sjoberg's guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Zieniek drops back looking for a leg! Sjoberg is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sjoberg manages to kick Zieniek off! Zieniek jumps back into Sjoberg's guard.
Zieniek wants to stand and escape but instead Sjoberg has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Sjoberg works over Zieniek with some ground and pound from guard.
Sjoberg tries to free his leg and advance position but Zieniek is retaining full guard.
Sjoberg scoring with some ground and pound.
Sjoberg throwing strikes from guard but Zieniek blocks nicely.
Zieniek wants to get back to his feet but Sjoberg is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sjoberg forces his way into half guard.
Zieniek has hold of Sjoberg's hands but Sjoberg slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sjoberg works his way into full mount!
Sjoberg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zieniek can do to turn this around?
Sjoberg looking to control but Zieniek is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zieniek is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sjoberg raining down shots from the mount!
Sjoberg wants to control the pace but Zieniek is squirming around nicely.
Sjoberg scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zieniek is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sjoberg looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Zieniek is bucking up trying to escape but Sjoberg cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Michael Zieniek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zieniek throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Sjoberg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sjoberg has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Mikael Sjoberg!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Mikael Sjoberg!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Mikael Sjoberg!
Mikael Sjoberg wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Sincere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sincere has chosen Mainstream Money (Tinchy Stryder) as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fernando Batista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Sincere!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batista looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sincere is fending him off so far but Batista persists. Nope, Sincere circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown by Batista or perhaps it was just good defense by Sincere which made him look bad.
Sincere lands with a slapping head kick.
Batista shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Batista. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Batista shoots in looking for a takedown. Sincere tries to sprawl out of it but Batista keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Sincere manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Batista swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sincere pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sincere stuffs the takedown.
A head kick from Sincere lands but Batista takes it in his stride.
Batista is rocked!
Sincere connects with a nice cross there... Batista is looking wobbly and Sincere recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Batista to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Sincere jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jay Sincere!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Barrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wendell Diefendorf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Barrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wendell Diefendorf!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diefendorf throws the kick towards the body but Barrett avoids it.
Diefendorf throws a head kick but Barrett moves out of range.
Diefendorf lands a big head kick that sends Barrett to the canvas! Diefendorf follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wendell Diefendorf!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Cody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cody's choice of entrance music: 21 questions. 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 Bruce Cody was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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, Brian Bourque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Cody!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cody blocks a head kick by Bourque.
Bourque throws a head kick but Cody moves out of range.
Bourque is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bourque throws a head kick but Cody moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Bourque there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bourque looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bourque doesn't manage to clinch there - Cody circles away.
Bourque tries to close the distance and clinch but Cody swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cody.
Cody is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bourque is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bourque seems a little lost for a moment, as Cody dominates the positioning.
Cody trying to control the action but Bourque is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cody thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cody working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cody is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bourque is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cody looks gassed!
Cody tries for a kimura but Bourque is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cody prevents Bourque from escaping the position.
Bourque striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Cody misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Cody is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bourque has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cody working away.
Cody tries for a kimura but Bourque is defending well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bourque fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cody, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourque throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cody drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cody drags the fight down to the ground.
Bourque knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cody on the ground.
Cody working a defensive guard here.
Bourque wants to control from the top but Cody keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bourque stopping the sweep attempt from Cody.
Bourque postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cody keeping moving, preventing Bourque from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cody looking for a sweep. Not yet Cody, not yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bourque tries to clinch there but Cody circles away.
Cody shoots in looking for a takedown. Bourque tries to sprawl out of it but Cody keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Bourque manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brian Bourque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cody tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bourque swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bourque throws a one two combo.
Cody is rocked!
Bourque gets a clinch.
Cody is still on wobbly legs! Can Bourque finish him?
Bourque lands a damaging elbow.
Cody tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bourque smiles and moves away.
Cody seems to have recovered his senses.
Brian Bourque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Cody.
Bourque wants to clinch
and Cody decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bourque's guard.
Cody slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cody pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bourque is keeping the position for now.
Bourque keeping moving, preventing Cody from controlling successfully.
Cody pushing down on Bourque's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bourque is controlling Cody's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Cody is looking for a kimura but Bourque is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cody to get the leverage.
Cody is trying to work for a kimura but Bourque is defending well.
Cody is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Bourque reverses the position - he's now on top in Cody's guard.
That's six 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.
Bourque is fighting to break Cody's control of his arms but Cody is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cody trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Cody throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cody wants to sweep but no luck.
Bourque trying to control but Cody is working from the bottom.
Cody manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cody takes Bourque's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Bourque is in trouble.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bourque defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Cody working for a choke but Bourque is defending well.
Cody is controlling the position but Bourque somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Cody thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bourque's head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cody tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bourque knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cody working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Bourque's thigh. Bourque counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Bourque looking to control.
Cody working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bourque looking for a sweep. Not yet Bourque, not yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bourque tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cody counters with a takedown into side control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cody tries to move to mount but Bourque blocks the move with his legs.
Cody is looking to take a break and control but Bourque is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bourque tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bourque takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bourque is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cody asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Cody tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cody advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Cody dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Cody tries for a takedown but Bourque sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bourque gets a clinch.
Bourque looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bourque tries to land a knee to the head but Cody blocks with his arms.
Cody fails to pull guard.
Cody tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bourque just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Brian Bourque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Cody.
Cody escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bourque tries to close the distance and clinch but Cody swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bourque tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cody counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bourque won't be happy with that.
Cody trying to control the action but Bourque is working from the bottom.
Bourque tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cody looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cody working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque is looking to regain half guard here but Cody keeps moving and retains side control.
Cody prevents Bourque from escaping the position.
Cody is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bourque is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cody is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Bourque is trying to escape and Cody transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Bourque is forced to tap! Nice work there by Cody! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruce Cody!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lebron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Boondocks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Boondocks has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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270 lbs
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Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lebron James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Boondocks!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boondocks misses with a body shot.
James misses with a hook.
Boondocks moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Lebron James has been cut.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boondocks looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
James slips a jab and a cross from Boondocks.
Boondocks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boondocks moves out of range of the leg kick from James.
Boondocks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James lands a head shot.
It looks like Billy Boondocks has been cut.
Boondocks misses with a two punch combination.
Boondocks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James drops Boondocks with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Boondocks looks back up at him and smiles so James waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Boondocks is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
James punishes Boondocks's body with a nice straight punch.
Boondocks is still on wobbly legs! Can James finish him?
Boondocks looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
James drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Boondocks's head, knocking him out cold! James is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lebron James!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Kesler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dean Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Kesler!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams lands a glancing blow to the side of Kesler's head.
It looks like Kevin Kesler has been cut.
Kesler tries to clinch up.
Kesler throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Kesler gets a takedown into half guard.
Williams gets full guard.
Williams is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kesler wants to stand but Williams is controlling his posture from full guard.
Williams is looking to sinch up a triangle. Kesler throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Williams's body to avoid the submission. Williams has instead reached around Kesler's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Williams arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dean Williams!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Pitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lipton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitch comes to the ring accompanied by Superfreak. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mitch Pitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lipton Jackson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson scores with a takedown into Pitch's guard.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pitch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pitch looking for a sweep. Not yet Pitch, not yet.
Jackson postures up.
Pitch tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pitch looking for a guillotine here but Jackson defends easily.
Jackson postures up.
Pitch has a closed guard, preventing Jackson from standing up.
Pitch looking for a guillotine here but Jackson defends easily.
Pitch looking for a triangle here. Jackson is fighting it but it looks tight! Pitch pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Jackson is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mitch Pitch!
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