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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stu Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Nero (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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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stu Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Javier Nero!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nero shoots for a double leg takedown but Marshall sprawls well. He's pushed Nero's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Marshall is looking to clinch but Nero is avoiding it.
Marshall looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nero!
Nero is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Marshall with the ground and pound from mount.
Nero is working to get back to half guard.
Marshall 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.
Nero tries to buck Marshall off but he can't manage it.
Marshall controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Marshall controlling from mount.
Nero really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nero tries to hold on but Marshall pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nero is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nero tries to hold on but Marshall postures up.
Marshall controlling his opponent.
Marshall avoids the attempt from Nero to control.
Nero really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall wants to control the pace but Nero is squirming around nicely.
Marshall takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nero tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marshall avoids the attempt from Nero to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nero tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marshall content just to control the position here.
Marshall looking to control but Nero is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stu Marshall dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marshall misses with a series of wild punches.
Nero needs to keep his hands up - Marshall had a free shot at his head there.
Marshall changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nero looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nero is trying to work for a sweep but Marshall has mounted him!
Marshall avoids the attempt from Nero to control.
Nero is working to get back to half guard.
Marshall wants to control the pace but Nero is squirming around nicely.
Nero is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nero is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nero is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Marshall trying to control but Nero is having none of it.
Marshall takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nero is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Stu Marshall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nero tries to hold on but Marshall pushes him away.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Nero has eaten all the pies!
Marshall controlling his opponent.
Nero is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nero is squirming around, avoiding Marshall's attempts to control the action.
Marshall controlling from the full mount.
Nero sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Stu Marshall has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nero tries for a takedown but Marshall circles away easily
and Marshall counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marshall bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marshall thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Marshall misses its intended target.
Marshall swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nero.
Marshall is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nero tries to bum rush Marshall with a series of wild strikes but Marshall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nero will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stu Marshall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marshall. Marshall obviously looking to wear him down.
Nero slips a straight right by Marshall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stu Marshall dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Some wild striking there from Marshall.
Marshall fails with the takedown.
Marshall fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nero sprawls well initially but Marshall persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Marshall escapes and gets back to his feet.
Marshall tries to score with a low kick but Nero moves his leg out of the way.
Marshall misses with a double jab.
Nero slaps away a takedown attempt from Marshall, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nero wants to clinch up but Marshall keeps it at a distance.
Marshall connects with a body shot.
Marshall tries to clinch but Nero moves out of range.
Marshall keeps the fight on the outside.
Nero wants to clinch but Marshall slips to the side
and Marshall counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nero has him pressed against the ropes.
Nero taking a breather.
Marshall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marshall is defended easily by Nero.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stu Marshall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nero throws a head kick that misses.
Nero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marshall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nero shoots in but no luck this time.
Marshall stuffs the takedown.
Nero tries to clinch up.
Marshall tries to score with a low kick but Nero moves his leg out of the way.
Marshall changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nero tries to avoid it but Marshall manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nero to the ground. Nero escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nero throws a looping overhand right but Marshall ducks down to avoid it.
Stu Marshall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall is looking to score with low kicks.
Nero shoots and misses
and Marshall counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshall gets to his feet - Nero follows without any prompting.
Marshall shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nero manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Nero thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Marshall tries to free his leg and advance position but Nero is retaining full guard.
Nero tries to strike from the bottom.
Nero is looking to sweep but instead, Marshall has passed into half guard.
Marshall prevents Nero from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall working the head and body with strikes.
Nero pushes Marshall off looking to stand but Marshall dives back in and keeps control.
Marshall wants to stand up but Nero has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Nero is looking for a sweep. Marshall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nero is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Marshall pulls his head out easily.
Nero wants to improve his position but Marshall is controlling well.
Nero looks like he's trying to stand up.
Javier Nero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marshall gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
And that's the end of the fight!
Stu Marshall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marshall has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Stu Marshall!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Stu Marshall!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Stu Marshall!
Stu Marshall wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Stu Marshall made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael MacRoberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacRoberts's entrance music is Pretty Vacant by The Sex Pistols. A fine choice. White is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by higher ground. Jack White told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael MacRoberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack White!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacRoberts tries a head kick but it misses.
White looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
White takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
White looks to land a combination. MacRoberts sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
MacRoberts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White slips a jab and a cross from MacRoberts.
MacRoberts drives through and clinches with White against the ropes.
MacRoberts wants a takedown but no success here.
MacRoberts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White wants to clinch.
MacRoberts thows a body shot but no joy.
White avoids the head kick by MacRoberts.
White avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from MacRoberts.
MacRoberts swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with the combination.
Michael MacRoberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacRoberts misses with a few strikes there.
MacRoberts lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
MacRoberts lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
MacRoberts goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
MacRoberts misses with a few strikes there.
MacRoberts paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
White is rocked!
MacRoberts cracks White with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends White tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but MacRoberts pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! White is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael MacRoberts!
Michael MacRoberts 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Georgesten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tokui Kano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tokui Kano will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Georgesten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tokui Kano!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Georgesten keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Georgesten shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Georgesten was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Georgesten scoring with strikes but Kano is staying in there.
Kano gets back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kano slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Georgesten lands a couple of digs.
Kano has control of Georgesten's left arm, preventing Georgesten from doing any damage.
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.
Kano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Georgesten is working Kano over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Georgesten pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kano is keeping the position for now.
Georgesten throwing strikes from guard but Kano blocks nicely.
Kano is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Georgesten frees his head nicely. Oh but Kano has switched to an armbar! Georgesten is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Tokui Kano!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thijs Koeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Miller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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11 - 32 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 32 - 0, fighting out of London, James Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Thijs Koeman!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koeman scores with a nice right hand.
Koeman swinging wildly here.
Miller fails with the takedown.
Koeman misses with a double jab.
Koeman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Miller's hands.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Koeman throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koeman swinging wildly here.
Koeman misses with the combination.
Koeman scores with a nice head shot.
Miller is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koeman dances in with a quick combination. Miller is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Koeman snaps Miller's head back. Miller stumbles backwards against the ropes. Koeman steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Miller's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Miller just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Thijs Koeman!
Thijs Koeman decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vanilla Ice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ice comes to the ring accompanied by 50 Cent - Disco Inferno. Phuttharaksa has chosen TP outro as his entrance music. 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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130 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vanilla Ice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiraphon Jr Phuttharaksa!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phuttharaksa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ice's 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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Phuttharaksa 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.
Phuttharaksa looking to pass the guard.
Ice has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Phuttharaksa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Phuttharaksa drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ice looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ice looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ice!
Phuttharaksa is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Ice has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phuttharaksa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ice has hold of Phuttharaksa's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Phuttharaksa seems comfortable defending it but Ice has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Phuttharaksa is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Phuttharaksa is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Ice couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vanilla Ice!
Vanilla Ice 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Goran Spaten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spaten's entrance music is Knockin Boots by Candyman. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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175 lbs
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Goran Spaten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Patton!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Spaten sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Patton somewhat.
Spaten tries to close the distance and clinch but Patton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Patton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Spaten is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Spaten is leaning against Patton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Patton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spaten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goran Spaten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spaten closes the distance and pushes Patton back into the ropes.
Spaten is trying to stall.
Spaten lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spaten is looking to control Patton's arms but Patton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Spaten has his back to the ropes.
Spaten landing knees to the body.
Patton looks gassed!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Spaten lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton being controlled against the ropes.
Spaten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Patton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spaten is fending him off so far but Patton persists. Nope, Spaten circles away and we're back to standing.
Spaten throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Patton.
Patton walks into a left hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Spaten, right into the meat.
Patton looks for a takedown but Spaten sprawls well.
Goran Spaten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Patton.
Patton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spaten counters with a big head kick but Patton shrugs it off.
Patton is rocked!
Spaten has Patton up against the ropes in a clinch.
Spaten cracks Patton with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spaten putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Patton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Spaten can't find room to land a body shot as Patton controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spaten scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Spaten - that landed with a thud.
Spaten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spaten instigates a clinch.
Spaten manages to break the clinch.
Patton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spaten is looking to clinch.
Spaten clinches.
Spaten with a knee to the head.
Spaten lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Spaten utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Spaten obliges.
Spaten manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spaten drives through with a takedown into guard.
Spaten has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Spaten trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Spaten trying to control but Patton is working from the bottom.
Patton trying to control the position.
Spaten wants to stand but Patton is controlling his posture from full guard.
Spaten stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Patton gets tackled into the ropes by Spaten. Spaten maintains the clinch.
Spaten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spaten is looking to clinch but Patton is avoiding it.
A good leg kick by Spaten.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spaten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spaten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spaten lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Patton as Spaten shoots in.
Patton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Spaten cracks the inside of Patton's front leg.
Spaten tries to clinch but Patton moves out of range.
Patton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Spaten.
Patton is trying desperately to land a takedown but Spaten is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Patton.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spaten moves in looking to clinch but Patton pushes him off.
Spaten lands a leg kick that knocks Patton off balance momentarily.
Patton misses with a body shot
and Spaten counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Patton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Spaten has him pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goran Spaten dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Spaten fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Patton, pushing him back against the ropes.
Spaten lands a nice knee to the body.
Patton takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Craig Patton has been cut.
Spaten's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knees to the body from Spaten.
Spaten lands a good knee to the midsection. Patton won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spaten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spaten moves into the clinch.
Spaten utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Patton is breathing heavily.
Spaten lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Patton tries to break the clinch but Spaten is controlling the position.
Spaten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton stuffs the takedown.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Spaten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Patton blocks it with crossed arms.
Goran Spaten has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Spaten unloads a knee to the mid-section. Patton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Spaten putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Patton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Spaten pushes Patton back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spaten gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Spaten tries to throw a body punch but Patton avoids it by throwing Spaten back against the ropes.
Spaten connects with a nasty looking knee right to Patton's face.
Spaten landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Spaten using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Spaten putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Patton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Spaten breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spaten is looking to clinch but Patton is avoiding it.
Spaten instigates a clinch.
Patton tries to break the clinch but Spaten is controlling the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Spaten obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Spaten.
Stalling in the clinch from Spaten.
Spaten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spaten clinches up with Patton and pushes him back against the ropes.
Patton prevents a body shot from Spaten.
Spaten is working Patton over against the ropes.
Spaten has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Patton goes down! Spaten dives on top of him - Patton manages to get guard.
Patton is still in real trouble! Can Spaten finish him?
Spaten gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Spaten clinches up with Patton and pushes him back against the ropes.
Patton letting Spaten take a breather here.
Spaten gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spaten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patton can do to turn this around?
Knees in the clinch landing for Spaten.
Spaten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spaten instigates a clinch.
Spaten lands a good knee to the midsection. Patton won't want to take too many of those.
Spaten scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spaten lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Spaten lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Spaten.
Spaten lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Spaten.
Spaten lands a knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Spaten as the two fighters clinch.
Spaten has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Patton - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Spaten, and another! Patton is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Goran Spaten!
An out of breath and clearly excited Goran Spaten thanked Crushed Designs (90% return on laundry service) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mr BreakYourBones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maciej Przybyszewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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19
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr BreakYourBones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Maciej Przybyszewski!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BreakYourBones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Przybyszewski is trying to stand.
BreakYourBones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Przybyszewski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with BreakYourBones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Przybyszewski punching from the bottom.
Przybyszewski looks like he's trying to stand up.
BreakYourBones is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Przybyszewski is just riding it out for now. BreakYourBones eventually gives up the hold.
Przybyszewski wants to get back to his feet.
Przybyszewski is looking to control BreakYourBones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Przybyszewski avoid being mounted?
BreakYourBones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
BreakYourBones is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Przybyszewski has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
BreakYourBones is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Przybyszewski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Przybyszewski lands with a few short shots to the body.
BreakYourBones is trying to control the action in half guard but Przybyszewski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Przybyszewski is looking to control BreakYourBones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Przybyszewski avoid being mounted?
BreakYourBones is looking for a kimura but Przybyszewski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for BreakYourBones to get the leverage.
BreakYourBones prevents Przybyszewski from standing back up.
BreakYourBones trying to control from half guard but Przybyszewski is working away.
BreakYourBones prevents Przybyszewski from improving his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
BreakYourBones moves nicely into side control.
BreakYourBones tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BreakYourBones is trying to get an arm triangle but Przybyszewski is defending well.
BreakYourBones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Przybyszewski is looking to work his way out of this bad position but BreakYourBones is controlling him well.
Przybyszewski is looking for a sweep.
Przybyszewski pushes BreakYourBones away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, BreakYourBones gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
BreakYourBones wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Przybyszewski, who protects the arm well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Przybyszewski can do anything to dispel that myth.
BreakYourBones is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Przybyszewski looks calm but he's in trouble here. BreakYourBones gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Przybyszewski is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! BreakYourBones lets go of the hold and Przybyszewski can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mr BreakYourBones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Sleep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Powell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Thndrkss 65. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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257 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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260 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthur Sleep!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell fails with the takedown.
Sleep is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sleep wants to land a leg kick but Powell is out of range.
Sleep misses with a double jab.
Sleep misses with a jab, cross combination.
Powell drives through and clinches with Sleep against the ropes.
Sleep working hard to break the clinch.
Powell gets control of Sleep's arms and successfully pulls guard. Powell will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Powell looking for a sweep. Not yet Powell, not yet.
Powell pulls Sleep in to control the position.
Powell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Powell tries to get out of the position.
Powell has his foot on Sleep's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sleep works his way back into a safe position though.
Powell throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Powell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sleep can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Powell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Powell is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell is trying to control the position but Sleep postures up.
Sleep has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Powell is proving hard to escape from.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Powell is on top in guard.
Powell looking to pass the guard.
Sleep has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Powell off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Sleep tries to land a leg kick but Powell saw it coming and moves away.
Sleep fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sleep tries to score with a low kick but Powell moves his leg out of the way.
A nice combination there by Sleep.
It looks like Robert Powell has been cut.
Powell misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sleep keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Powell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sleep sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Powell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sleep connects with a right hand. Powell shakes it off.
Arthur Sleep is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powell shoots for a takedown but Sleep saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sleep leaves Powell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Powell closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Powell is breathing heavily.
Sleep is trying to stand back up but Powell is controlling him
Powell is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Powell lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Powell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleep wants to get back to his feet.
Powell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
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.
Powell works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sleep is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
BOOM! Powell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sleep really wants to buck Powell off and get back to his feet.
Powell lands with some strikes.
Powell 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Powell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sleep can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sleep is rocked!
Powell loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Sleep scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Powell land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Powell stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Powell!
An out of breath Robert Powell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mr Charcoal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franko Begbie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Begbie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lonely Island - Jizz in My Pants. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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156 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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Charcoal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Franko Begbie!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charcoal scores with a hook.
Charcoal fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Charcoal throws a jab when Begbie was well out of range.
Begbie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Begbie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Begbie.
Charcoal falls off balance throwing a combination
and Begbie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Charcoal thinking.
Charcoal gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Begbie to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Charcoal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Begbie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Charcoal dives on top into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charcoal trying to control the position from guard on top but Begbie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charcoal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Charcoal tries to free his leg and advance position but Begbie is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Charcoal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
Charcoal advances to half guard.
Begbie regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Charcoal.
Begbie keeping moving, preventing Charcoal from controlling successfully.
Charcoal passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Charcoal.
Charcoal landing strikes.
Begbie avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Charcoal.
Charcoal throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Charcoal fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charcoal cracks Begbie with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Charcoal is chipping away with strikes.
Charcoal in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Charcoal will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Begbie seems a little lost for a moment, as Charcoal dominates the positioning.
Charcoal with the ground and pound but Begbie regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Charcoal wants to pass to mount but Begbie is defending the position.
Charcoal wants to take a breather but Begbie is having none of it.
Charcoal thows a huge punch but Begbie dodges it nicely.
Charcoal decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Begbie on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Begbie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Begbie lands a slapping body shot.
Charcoal connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Begbie walks into a left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Charcoal. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Charcoal.
Franko Begbie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Begbie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charcoal manages to avoid it.
Begbie looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charcoal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Begbie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Begbie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Charcoal has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Begbie has managed to get both his arms back between Charcoal's legs - danger averted.
Charcoal keeping full guard, as Begbie tries to pass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charcoal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Charcoal working a defensive guard here.
Begbie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Charcoal has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Begbie has managed to get both his arms back between Charcoal's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Charcoal dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Charcoal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Begbie throws a body kick the misses
and Charcoal counters with a straight right hand.
Begbie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Charcoal scores with a punch to the head.
Begbie moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Begbie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Charcoal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Begbie throws a body punch but Charcoal moves out of range.
Charcoal scores with a sloppy right hand. Begbie should have avoided that one.
Begbie lands a body shot.
Begbie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Begbie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Charcoal, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Begbie working the ground and pound.
Charcoal is looking to regain half guard here but Begbie keeps moving and retains side control.
Begbie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Charcoal, who protects the arm well.
Charcoal gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Begbie prevents Charcoal from improving his position.
Charcoal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Begbie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Charcoal is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Begbie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Begbie's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Charcoal is controlling the position but Begbie somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Charcoal is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mr Charcoal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Charcoal is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Charcoal trying to control the position from guard on top but Begbie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal looking to sit in guard and control but Begbie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Charcoal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Charcoal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Begbie's head.
Charcoal is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Begbie sees it coming and defends easily.
Charcoal is keen to just control but Begbie is a slippery customer.
Charcoal looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Begbie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal slips a nice elbow through Begbie's hands, connecting with Begbie's forehead.
Charcoal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Charcoal wants to advance to full mount but Begbie doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Begbie keeping moving, preventing Charcoal from controlling successfully.
Begbie keeping full guard, as Charcoal tries to pass.
Charcoal with a flurry of punches that miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charcoal tries to free his leg and advance position but Begbie is retaining full guard.
Charcoal postures up in Begbie's guard and throws a big left but Begbie blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Charcoal dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Charcoal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Begbie was well out of range. Poor timing from Charcoal.
Charcoal dodges the punch combination from Begbie.
Nice defenses there by Begbie.
No joy there for Begbie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Charcoal closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Begbie to the mat! Begbie manages to get full guard.
Charcoal throwing strikes from guard but Begbie blocks nicely.
Charcoal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Begbie has momentary wrist control but Charcoal slips an elbow through the middle.
Charcoal with a nice head shot there.
Begbie is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charcoal loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Charcoal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Begbie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Charcoal content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Charcoal slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Charcoal works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Charcoal tries to score with some ground and pound. Begbie controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Charcoal throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Charcoal sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Begbie is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal trying to control the action but Begbie is working from the bottom.
Charcoal working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Begbie parries the strikes from Charcoal easily there. Charcoal is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Begbie to escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charcoal looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Begbie is avoiding damage well.
Charcoal trying to control the position but Begbie is working away.
Charcoal throws an elbow but Begbie slips to the side and avoids it well.
Begbie managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Charcoal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Begbie is trying to control Charcoal's posture but Charcoal avoids it.
Begbie taking punishment in the form of punches.
Charcoal working the body and head with strikes.
Charcoal fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Charcoal trying to control the position but Begbie is working away.
Charcoal misses with the ground and pound.
Begbie parries the strikes from Charcoal easily there. Charcoal is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Begbie to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charcoal throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Charcoal in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Charcoal misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Begbie takes a nasty elbow to the side of 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!
Charcoal landing a few strikes.
Charcoal scoring with punches from side control.
Mr Charcoal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Charcoal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Begbie keeps working.
Franko Begbie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Begbie struggling a bit here.
Begbie managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Charcoal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Charcoal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Charcoal has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Mr Charcoal!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Mr Charcoal!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Mr Charcoal!
Mr Charcoal wins by unanimous decision!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mr Charcoal waved his t-shirt featuring GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Skank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eza Nahka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skank comes to the ring accompanied by The Professionals. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Skank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Eza Nahka!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skank lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Skank leaves Nahka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice body kick from Skank.
Nahka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nahka looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nahka checks a leg kick nicely.
Nahka shoots and misses
and Skank counters with a good low kick that Nahka was not able to check.
Skank tries a low kick but Nahka avoids it.
Nahka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Skank lands a brutal head kick. Nahka looks out on his feet and Skank throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Billy Skank!
A very excited looking Billy Skank made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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