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TIP 16 - PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanderson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Run the Military. On his way into the cage it seems that Dan Sanderson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dan Sanderson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Sanderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Davidson !
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanderson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Davidson avoids it really well and circles away.
Davidson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Davidson stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanderson. Sanderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Davidson throws a jab when Sanderson was well out of range.
Davidson gets caught napping as Sanderson dives in and scores a takedown. Davidson manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanderson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dan Sanderson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Davidson throws a looping overhand right but Sanderson ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Davidson does it's job there.
Sanderson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sanderson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sanderson stands and throws Davidson 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sanderson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Sanderson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Davidson for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dan Sanderson.
Davidson gets tackled into the cage by Sanderson. Sanderson maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Davidson prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Sanderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davidson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sanderson has hold of one of Davidson 's legs. Davidson is fighting the takedown attempt but Sanderson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Sanderson looking to pass the guard.
Sanderson 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.
Sanderson 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.
Davidson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sanderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Davidson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sanderson landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dan Sanderson.
Davidson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Davidson wants it to stay on the feet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Sanderson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Davidson sprawls well. Davidson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanderson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Davidson circles away.
Horrible takedown by Sanderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Davidson which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Sanderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Davidson misses.
Davidson misses with a hook.
Sanderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davidson .
Sanderson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Davidson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson happy to just control the position for now.
Sanderson working the head with strikes.
Dan Sanderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanderson is staying tight to Davidson 's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sanderson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Davidson , who protects the arm well.
Sanderson scoring with punches from side control.
Sanderson controls the position from side control.
Sanderson advances to full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sanderson landing punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sanderson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sanderson has control of Davidson 's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Davidson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sanderson lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson controlling the position easily from mount.
Sanderson landing strikes from the mount and Davidson is in trouble!
Sanderson with good strikes from the mount here!
Davidson is bucking up trying to escape but Sanderson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sanderson controlling his opponent.
Sanderson looking to secure an arm triangle but Davidson defends it well.
Sanderson has control of Davidson 's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Davidson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sanderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sanderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sanderson cracks Davidson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Sanderson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanderson dives in and grabs Davidson 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davidson pushes down on Sanderson's head and hops out.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sanderson in particular looking to stall.
Sanderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Davidson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanderson controlling the pace.
Sanderson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Davidson is bucking up trying to escape but Sanderson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Davidson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Davidson hang on?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sanderson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sanderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Davidson hang on?
Davidson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sanderson controlling the pace for now.
Sanderson with good strikes from the mount here!
Sanderson controlling from the full mount.
Sanderson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sanderson lands a heavy elbow.
Sanderson controlling from mount.
Sanderson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Davidson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sanderson controlling the position easily from mount.
Sanderson looking to secure an arm triangle but Davidson defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson raining down shots from the mount!
Sanderson controlling from mount.
Sanderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sanderson raining down shots from the mount!
Sanderson has control of Davidson 's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Davidson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson controlling from mount.
Dave Davidson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanderson working Davidson over with strikes here.
Sanderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanderson landing punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Sanderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanderson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Sanderson!
Dan Sanderson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Booth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Booth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Williams!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick lands from Williams that sends Booth to the canvas. Booth tries to scramble back to his feet but Williams brings him back down into side control.
It looks like Charles Booth has been cut.
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!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Booth manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Booth makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Williams tries to clinch but Booth moves away
and Booth counters with a shoot takedown. Williams fights it but they end up in guard.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Booth from controlling successfully.
Booth passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Williams managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Booth.
Booth throws a strike aimed at the side of Williams's head but Williams avoids it well.
Williams is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth working the ground and pound but Williams is defending the strikes.
Booth lands a decent elbow from side control.
You can see the frustration on Williams's face as Booth controls the position.
Booth sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Williams is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Booth tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sloppy strikes there by Booth.
Booth misses with the ground and pound.
Booth moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Booth postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booth fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Williams is working to avoid the ground and pound but Booth connects with a decent elbow.
Williams is trying to escape the position but Booth is controlling the position.
Williams wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Booth postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Booth working the head and body with strikes.
Williams is not content to let Booth control the position.
Booth throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Booth throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
An elbow from Booth crashes against the mat.
Booth scores with punches from side control.
Booth looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Williams is avoiding damage well.
Booth tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Booth is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Williams will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Booth in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Booth seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Booth with the ground and pound but Williams regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Booth is trying to control. Williams wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nice strikes from Booth there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Booth sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williams defending well though.
Booth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Booth.
Booth not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Booth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charles Booth's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Booth tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams wants to clinch up but Booth keeps it at a distance.
Booth clinches up against the cage.
Williams is fighting off a takedown attempt but Booth is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Williams to the mat. Williams regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Booth postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
Booth has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Williams wants to stand up but Booth is controlling him.
Booth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Booth throwing strikes but missing.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Booth wants to pass the guard but Williams is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Booth slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Booth throws an elbow but Williams slips to the side and avoids it well.
Booth looks up at the clock and then as Williams takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Booth smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Booth throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Williams dodges the ground and pound from Booth.
Williams takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The strikes coming from Booth are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booth working the head and body with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Booth moves into full mount!
Williams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Booth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Williams avoids a series of strikes thrown by Booth.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Booth fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Booth working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Booth lands a big elbow.
Booth dominating with strikes here.
Williams is rocked!
A big strike lands for Booth! That's really hurt Williams and he's turned his back - Booth keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Booth jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Booth!
Charles Booth very nearly forgot to thank Broken Halo Pride Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Obi Wan King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Roqua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Police On My Back. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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134 lbs
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Obi Wan King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jean Roqua!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King works Roqua's body with a nice hook.
Roqua fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Roqua looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
King manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Roqua tries to score with a low kick but King moves his leg out of the way.
Roqua shoots in looking for a takedown. King tries to sprawl out of it but Roqua keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. King manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Roqua closes the distance and clinches.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Roqua has double underhooks.
King lands with a light punch inside.
Roqua jumps guard but King stands there with Roqua around his waist. Roqua gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Obi Wan King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Roqua.
King scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is trying to force a seperation but Roqua has the dominant position.
Roqua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roqua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. King is defending well for now.
Roqua breaks from the clinch.
King throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
King lands a body shot.
King lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by King.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roqua slips a jab and a cross from King.
King throws a series of strikes that have Roqua backpedaling.
Roqua should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roqua shoots in for a takedown but King shows good takedown defense.
King throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roqua.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roqua.
Roqua shoots for a takedown but King saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roqua misses with a takedown attempt - King sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Roqua looks gassed!
King tries to keep at a distance but Roqua has taken the fight into the clinch.
King gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Roqua.
Roqua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roqua prevents King from breaking the clinch.
Roqua fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A frustrated look appears on Roqua's face as he tries to break the clinch.
King is looking to break free of the clinch but Roqua has double underhooks.
Roqua keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Roqua is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Roqua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has King in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
King has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Roqua has King pressed against the cage, preventing King from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Roqua pulls King into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roqua doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Roqua controls King momentarily but King frees himself.
Roqua looking for a sweep. Not yet Roqua, not yet.
King will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
King lands a right hook to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Obi Wan King will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Roqua dodges the punch combination from King.
King looks to land a combination but Roqua avoids it well.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
King feints a jab promting Roqua to slip. King then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Roqua slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Roqua has eaten all the pies!
King throws a right hand that Roqua ducks under and follows up with a left that Roqua also avoids with ease.
Roqua has a takedown stuffed.
Obi Wan King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
King connects with a good right hand that stumbles Roqua. Roqua circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
King shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Roqua eats them both and turns towards King to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Obi Wan King is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck for Roqua with that takedown attempt.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roqua doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
King throws a left and a right that both miss
and Roqua counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roqua looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
King is staying active underneath Roqua, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Roqua thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed King's head.
Roqua is working for a kimura but King is defending it quite comfortably.
King tries to kick Roqua off but Roqua keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roqua throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Roqua stops King from getting back to his feet.
Roqua stands up from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
King throws a combination that misses
so Roqua counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Roqua tries to free his leg and advance position but King is retaining full guard.
Roqua won't allow King to get back to his feet.
Roqua stands up from guard. Let's bang!
King is looking to wear down Roqua with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roqua shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts King as he jumps to the side.
Obi Wan King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Roqua.
Roqua looks for a takedown but King sprawls well.
Obi Wan King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Roqua.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roqua circles away quickly and effectively.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King throws a nice looking combination but Roqua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roqua shoots in looking for a takedown but King manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Roqua's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roqua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roqua is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roqua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roqua shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts King as he jumps to the side.
Left hook, right uppercut from King.
Roqua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roqua.
Obi Wan King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roqua gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and King counters with a one-two to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jean Roqua will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
King looks to land a combination. Roqua sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
King throws a series of punches but Roqua avoids them all with ease.
Roqua moves into the clinch successfully.
King breaks from the clinch.
King misses with the combination.
King really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
King stuffs the takedown.
Roqua shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. King defends it nicely.
Roqua looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? King is fending him off so far but Roqua persists. Nope, King circles away and we're back to standing.
Obi Wan King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Roqua.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King throws a series of punches but Roqua moves out of range.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
Roqua closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming King to the mat! King manages to get full guard.
King wants to stand and escape but Roqua is having none of it.
Roqua trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roqua throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King wants to get back to his feet but Roqua is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jean Roqua has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jean Roqua.
Roqua shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts King as he jumps to the side.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
King looks to land a combination but Roqua avoids it well.
Roqua fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Roqua or perhaps it was just good defense by King which made him look bad.
King lands a jab to the head.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roqua counters with a body kick that stops King in his tracks momentarily.
Roqua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
Roqua tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from King. No joy for Roqua on that attempt.
King changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
King scores with a jab.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from King as Roqua shoots in.
King lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Roqua closes the distance and clinches up with King, looking for a takedown. Roqua pushes King against the cage but King circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
King's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and King duly obliges.
King's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Roqua connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! King scrambles back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from King.
Roqua lands a body shot.
King misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roqua shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with King but King pushes him off and we're back to square one.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Obi Wan King.
I think King has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Obi Wan King!
Obi Wan King was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romulus Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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19
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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22
195 lbs
1 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Romulus Man!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man ducks right into an uppercut from White.
It looks like Romulus Man has been cut.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Man closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Man obliges.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Man connects with a nasty looking knee right to White's face.
It looks like Tom White has been cut.
Man lands a knee to the head.
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!
White breaks the clinch.
Tom White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Man throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
White is squirming around, avoiding Man's attempts to control the action.
Man goes for an armbar but White turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from White.
Man really doesn't want to stay on the ground with White. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Man looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! White has picked Man up and slammed him! Man can't keep hold of the triangle and White manages to pass to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
White grinds an elbow into Man's temple.
Man tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but White wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
White scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Man to see if he's OK.
Man is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on White's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Man is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but White pulls his head out easily.
White scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
White content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Man tries to regain full guard. Instead though, White has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Man has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White stands up from mount. Strange move.
White paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
White sends Man crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! White is motioning to the referee to let Man up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Man is rocked!
White looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Man is still on wobbly legs! Can White finish him?
White slips a straight right by Man.
Man misses with a double jab.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
White throws the left hand but Man avoids the punch easily.
White throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Man seems to have recovered his senses.
Man bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of White's head.
White tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
White misses with the combination.
White misses with an uppercut
and Man counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Man.
Man looks gassed!
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Man.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by White.
Man throws a nice head kick!
Man on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Man slips a jab from White.
Man gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Man tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but White is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Man buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Man!! Man is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. White throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom White!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mary Pubic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mary Pubic has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nicholas Johnson's chin.
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25
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicholas Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mary Pubic!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnson showed some decent athleticism there.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pubic's head.
Johnson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Johnson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Johnson throws a strike but Pubic avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is standing up over Pubic. Pubic looks to escape but Johnson dives into side control.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pubic down.
Johnson working the body and head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pubic taking punishment in the form of punches.
Johnson lands some shots froms side control.
Pubic looks gassed!
Johnson lands a few punches from side control.
Johnson is putting a hurting on Pubic here, landing some big shots from side control.
Pubic is rocked!
Johnson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pubic down.
Pubic is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson is chipping away with strikes.
Johnson is putting a hurting on Pubic here, landing some big shots from side control.
Johnson in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Pubic looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Johnson turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicholas Johnson!
After the big win, Nicholas Johnson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Untouchable Fight Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Rysakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Kremer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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180 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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25
171 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolai Rysakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Kremer!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rysakov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rysakov closes the distance and clinches.
Rysakov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kremer looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kremer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rysakov with a knee to the head.
It looks like Matt Kremer has been cut.
Rysakov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rysakov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rysakov working the clinch nicely. Kremer is working for position but Rysakov cracks him with a big knee to the head! Kremer crumples up against the cage and Rysakov lands two more shots before the ref can save Kremer! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Nikolai Rysakov!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Merithweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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27
146 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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18
130 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Floyd Merithweather!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merithweather misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Merithweather misses.
Merithweather misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Floyd Merithweather seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Merithweather was covering up waiting for the punch and Jones finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jones slips nicely into half guard.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones passes the guard and advances to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Merithweather because Jones loaded up on that one.
Jones controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merithweather is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Jones controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merithweather wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peter Jones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Merithweather misses with a hook
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Jones finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Merithweather tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Merithweather.
Jones throws a combination. Merithweather tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Merithweather throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Merithweather throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Merithweather misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Merithweather throws out the jab.
Jones gets the takedown into side control.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Jones dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Merithweather misses the body punch
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Merithweather quickly recovers to half guard.
Jones is taking a breather. Merithweather says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Merithweather is looking to escape.
Jones keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jones works his way into full mount!
Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has isolated one of Merithweather's arms. Merithweather looking to fight him off but Jones twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Peter Jones!
Peter Jones looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Floyed Merithweather is a talented young kid. He has got great boxing skills and I hope to see him carry on in this game because he has a lot of potential. Thankfully I managed to pick up another win here today and the champion better watch out because I'm coming for the that belt!!'.
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