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Honor FC 3: Revolution PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Masato Kobayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Jester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Masato Kobayashi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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160 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Masato Kobayashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Jester!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobayashi fakes the leg kick and cracks Jester in the body.
Kobayashi doesn't manage to clinch there - Jester circles away.
Kobayashi tries to clinch but Jester is having none of it.
Masato Kobayashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kobayashi doesn't manage to clinch there - Jester circles away.
Jester shoots in but no luck this time.
Jester avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kobayashi doesn't manage to clinch there - Jester circles away.
Jester swats away the attempt to clinch by Kobayashi.
A big head kick from Kobayashi and Jester is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Jester is rocked!
It looks like Joe Jester has been cut.
Kobayashi drops back looking for a leg! Jester is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jester manages to kick Kobayashi off! Kobayashi jumps back into Jester's guard.
Jester is still in real trouble! Can Kobayashi finish him?
Kobayashi passes into half guard.
Jester is staying active underneath Kobayashi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jester seems to have recovered his senses.
Kobayashi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobayashi working for a guillotine from mount but Jester is in no mood to give up.
Jester is looking to get to half guard.
Kobayashi tries to control but Jester wriggling away.
Jester working to try and regain half guard.
Kobayashi has control of Jester's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jester regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kobayashi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jester regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jester works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jester looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kobayashi stays in close to Jester's body and controls the position.
Kobayashi is breathing heavily.
Kobayashi wants to pass the guard but Jester is keeping the position.
Kobayashi trying to control the position from guard on top but Jester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jester is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Kobayashi frees his head nicely. Oh but Jester has switched to an armbar! Kobayashi is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Joe Jester!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Metzenkauf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Igor Metzenkauf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Melvin McFly!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metzenkauf feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Metzenkauf stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McFly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Metzenkauf 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.
McFly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McFly pulls Metzenkauf in close to prevent any damage.
McFly uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
McFly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McFly looks for a takedown but Metzenkauf sprawls well.
McFly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Metzenkauf moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFly moves into range and clinches up with Metzenkauf.
McFly is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Metzenkauf has McFly pushed against the ropes.
Metzenkauf can't get the takedown.
McFly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McFly tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Metzenkauf smiles and moves away.
Metzenkauf lands with a nice combination. McFly backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Melvin McFly has been cut.
McFly fails with the takedown
and Metzenkauf counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for McFly!
Igor Metzenkauf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Melvin McFly.
Metzenkauf controlling from the full mount.
Metzenkauf has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McFly's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFly defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Metzenkauf.
Metzenkauf is breathing heavily.
McFly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Metzenkauf controlling the pace for now.
Metzenkauf with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McFly takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Metzenkauf is working for a guillotine from mount but McFly frees his head quite easily.
McFly tries to lock up and control but Metzenkauf gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metzenkauf connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Metzenkauf cracks McFly with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
McFly tries to reverse the position but Metzenkauf maintains control.
Metzenkauf controlling from mount.
McFly wants to control but Metzenkauf is having none of it.
Metzenkauf controlling from mount.
McFly looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFly holding both Metzenkauf 's hands and preventing any damage.
McFly wants to control his opponent's hands but Metzenkauf gets his hands free.
Metzenkauf just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
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.
Metzenkauf looking for the choke from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Metzenkauf dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Melvin McFly's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Metzenkauf with a lazy takedown attempt
and McFly counters with a left and a right that stings Metzenkauf.
McFly throws a nice head kick!
Metzenkauf scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
McFly looking for a sweep but Metzenkauf has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Metzenkauf cracks McFly with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
McFly tries to hold on but Metzenkauf postures up.
McFly is wriggling around trying to escape.
McFly tries to buck Metzenkauf off but Metzenkauf takes his back!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
McFly rolls, trying to escape but Metzenkauf keeps control of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Metzenkauf is cranking McFly's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for McFly! He's tightened the choke and McFly is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Igor Metzenkauf!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Jonson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jessup Pike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Jonson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jessup Pike's chin.
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162 lbs
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160 lbs
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Brawler
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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, Max Jonson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jessup Pike!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonson misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jonson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pike darts in and clinches Jonson up against the ropes.
Jonson wants a takedown.
Jonson wants to break free but Pike has control.
Pike gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jonson.
Pike taking a breather.
Jonson is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Jonson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pike lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pike escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jonson tries to keep at a distance but Pike has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pike pulls guard.
Pike has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jonson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pike's guard.
Jonson preventing the sweep.
Pike really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jonson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pike working a defensive guard but Jonson passes into half guard.
Pike tries to roll over but Jonson keeps him under control.
Pike actively working from the bottom here.
Jonson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pike!
Pike tries to reverse the position but Jonson maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jonson tries to control but Pike wriggling away.
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.
Pike is working to get back to half guard.
Pike looks gassed!
Pike wants to control but Jonson is having none of it.
BOOM! Jonson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jonson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jonson trying to control but Pike is having none of it.
Jonson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Pike is surviving well by controlling Jonson's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pike is squirming around, avoiding Jonson's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pike is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pike is working to get back to half guard.
Jonson trying to control but Pike is having none of it.
Jonson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pike taking shots to the head.
Pike is squirming around, avoiding Jonson's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pike tries to lock up and control but Jonson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pike is working to get back to half guard.
Jonson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pike hang on?
Pike tries to lock up and control but Jonson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jonson tries to control but Pike wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jonson lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Jonson.
Jonson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Jonson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jonson clinches.
Jonson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pike is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pike tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jonson just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Jonson can't break the clinch.
Pike pulls Jonson into guard.
Jonson trying to control the position from guard on top but Pike is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pike throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jonson trying to control the position from guard on top but Pike is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pike is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jonson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pike looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pike looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jonson trying to control but Pike is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jonson misses with a head kick.
Pike circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pike counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jonson won't be happy with that.
Jonson is not content to let Pike control the position.
Pike scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pike looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pike stands up and beckons Jonson to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonson doesn't manage to clinch there - Pike circles away.
Pike instigates a clinch.
Pike breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pike misses with a body kick.
Jonson throws a nice looking combination but Pike bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pike clinches up against the ropes.
Pike pulls guard.
Pike working for a triangle but Jonson defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pike is trying to control the position but Jonson postures up.
Jonson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jonson preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pike working for a triangle but Jonson defends it easily.
Jonson preventing the sweep.
Pike bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jonson's guard.
Jonson keeping moving, preventing Pike from controlling successfully.
Pike is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Pike working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pike trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pike chips away with some ground and pound.
Jonson keeping moving, preventing Pike from controlling successfully.
Jonson wants to sweep here but Pike controlling him for the moment.
Pike stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jonson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jonson tries to bum rush Pike with a series of wild strikes but Pike uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jessup Pike showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Jonson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jonson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pike.
Pike closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pike lands in his opponent's guard.
Jonson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pike.
Pike thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jonson wants to stand up but Pike is controlling him.
Pike decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jonson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jonson has his takedown stuffed
and Pike holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jonson is pressed up against the ropes. Pike has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jonson down to the mat. Jonson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jonson wants to clinch but Pike slips to the side
and Pike counters with a one-two to the body.
Jonson tries to clinch up
and Pike holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pike turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Pike wants to control but Jonson is keeping him busy.
Jonson prevents Pike from improving position.
Pike working away.
Jonson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Pike is controlling him well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pike is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jonson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Jonson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jonson is not content to let Pike control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonson is trying to control Pike's posture but Pike avoids it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A bone on bone clash there as Jonson blocks the leg kick.
Jonson has managed to clinch.
Pike is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jonson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pike is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Jonson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jonson can't get the takedown.
Jonson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pike taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pike receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Jonson keeps control of Pike as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jonson tries to break the clinch but Pike is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonson has had enough of the clinch but Pike keeps him there for the moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pike.
The crowd are getting on Pike's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jessup Pike.
Pike closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pike prevents Jonson from improving his position.
Pike decides to stand up.
Jonson misses with a head kick.
Jonson tries to clinch but Pike moves away
and Pike counters by moving into the clinch.
Pike leaning against his opponent.
Pike has had enough of the clinch but Jonson keeps him there for the moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pike throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jonson has Pike pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Pike manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pike tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jonson smiles and moves away.
Max Jonson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jonson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jonson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pike counters by clinching up.
Pike prevents Jonson from breaking the clinch.
Jonson tries to break the clinch but Pike is controlling the position.
Pike fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pike breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pike swats away the attempt to clinch by Jonson.
Jonson lands with a kick to the temple. Pike shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jonson fails with a takedown attempt.
Pike drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
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!
Pike throws a strike but Jonson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jessup Pike comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pike has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Jessup Pike!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Jessup Pike!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Jessup Pike!
Jessup Pike wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Faraday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Salvadaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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162 lbs
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dominic Faraday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Salvadaro!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faraday scores with a body shot.
Salvadaro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salvadaro walks into a straight right hand from Faraday.
Salvadaro is rocked!
Faraday has closed the distance and engaged Salvadaro in a clinch.
Salvadaro is still on wobbly legs! Can Faraday finish him?
Faraday connects with a knee to the head.
Faraday with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Faraday has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Salvadaro avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Salvadaro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Faraday has him pressed against the ropes.
Faraday breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Faraday! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dominic Faraday!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Greg House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Michael Patterson enters the ring!
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Greg House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
House shoots in for a takedown but Patterson shows good takedown defense.
House closes the distance and clinches.
House breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Patterson circles away from the clinch attempt.
House gets caught flat footed, as Patterson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
House looking for a guillotine here but Patterson defends easily.
Patterson stands and throws House's legs to the side, diving into side control.
House is looking for a sweep.
Patterson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. House knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Patterson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by House, who protects the arm well.
Patterson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. House knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
House is looking to regain half guard here but Patterson keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, House has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Patterson but great work by House.
House wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Patterson, who protects the arm well.
House is breathing heavily.
Patterson is trying to improve his position.
House is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Patterson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Patterson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Patterson works his way into side control.
Patterson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
House tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Patterson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
House tries to improve position but can't.
Patterson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. House knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
House is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
House is not content to let Patterson control the position.
House tries to buck Patterson off but Patterson is having none of it.
Patterson trying to control the position but House is working away.
Patterson advances nicely into full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. House can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
House taking shots to the head.
House is rocked!
House working to try and regain half guard.
Oh House is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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.
Patterson has control of House's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and House regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Patterson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but House is surviving well by controlling Patterson's body position as best he can.
House seems to have got his legs back now.
House is desperately trying to improve his position but Patterson has a good base and remains in mount.
House is working hard here to advance position.
Patterson lands a nice shot to the head.
House is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
House is controlling an arm, preventing Patterson from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House 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.
House tries to roll over but Patterson keeps him under control.
Patterson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Patterson wants to control the pace but House is squirming around nicely.
Patterson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
House on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if House tries to get out of the position.
Patterson lands a nice shot to the head.
House has given up his back here. Will Patterson look for the submission or keep pounding away?
House turns into Patterson and is now in his guard.
Patterson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. House manages to get himself to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patterson looking to pass the guard.
House has his foot on Patterson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Patterson works his way back into a safe position though.
Patterson drops back looking for a leg! House is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and House manages to kick Patterson off! Patterson jumps back into House's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Patterson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
House takes the fight into the clinch.
Patterson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. House fights it off and pushes away nicely.
House throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
House gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Patterson tries to score a body lock takedown but House shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Patterson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
House gets back to full guard.
House has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Patterson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Patterson passes House's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Patterson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Patterson working House over with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House is trying to escape the mount.
Patterson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Patterson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
House is wriggling around trying to escape.
Patterson looking to isolate an arm here. House doesn't see it coming and as Patterson extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Patterson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Patterson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derek Blackley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cronus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackley comes to the ring accompanied by Shock To The System by Billy Idol. Jones has chosen Never Thought About Going Back as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Derek Blackley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cronus Jones!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackley swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Blackley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Blackley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blackley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blackley moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Blackley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones darts in trying to clinch
and Blackley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jones won't be happy with that.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jones is pushing Blackley's head away, looking to escape. Blackley manages to hold on to the position though.
Jones is trying to control Blackley's posture but Blackley avoids it.
Blackley decides to stand back up.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blackley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Blackley persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Blackley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Blackley darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Blackley wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jones looks gassed!
Blackley wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Blackley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Blackley wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Blackley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Blackley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Blackley preventing the sweep.
Blackley gets to his feet - Jones follows without any prompting.
Blackley moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones avoids the head kick by Blackley.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Blackley counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackley wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Jones tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Blackley presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Blackley is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jones has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jones!
Jones stands up over Blackley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Blackley has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Blackley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blackley looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackley not doing much here.
Blackley is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Blackley escapes and gets back to his feet.
Blackley swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Blackley saw that one coming.
Blackley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Blackley circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blackley counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jones won't be happy with that.
Jones is not content to let Blackley control the position.
Blackley decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jones to his feet.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Blackley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Blackley tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones cracks Blackley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones has managed to clinch.
Jones breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blackley swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Blackley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Blackley dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Blackley closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jones is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Blackley has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Jones sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Blackley prevents Jones from improving his position.
Blackley wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Jones is staying active underneath Blackley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jones regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blackley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blackley postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blackley is one step ahead there.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Blackley from controlling successfully.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blackley's guard.
Blackley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Blackley wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Blackley wants to work for an arm triangle but Jones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Blackley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Blackley is working for a submission of some sort.
Jones tries to kick Blackley off but Blackley keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as Blackley sits in half guard.
Jones is looking to escape.
Jones tries to roll over but Blackley keeps him under control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones tries to clinch
and Blackley counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Blackley gets to his feet - Jones follows without any prompting.
Blackley scores a takedown into full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackley trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Blackley controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackley working for a submission but Jones is keeping him at bay.
Jones is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Blackley swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Jones is now in Blackley's guard. A big mistake from Blackley there, giving up the dominant position!
Blackley wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Blackley wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Jones is now in half guard.
Blackley trying to get back to full guard but Jones takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jones punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jones looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jones is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Blackley is surviving well by controlling Jones's body position as best he can.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Derek Blackley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blackley working to try and regain half guard.
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Blackley is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.
Jones controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Derek Blackley will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Blackley shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Blackley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blackley shoots in but no luck this time.
Derek Blackley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones tries to clinch there but Blackley circles away.
Blackley dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones wants to clinch up but Blackley keeps it at a distance.
Blackley shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Blackley was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Blackley is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jones has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jones!
Jones stands up over Blackley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blackley looking to control.
Jones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Blackley is proving hard to escape from.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
Blackley managing to control the position.
Jones trying to control but Blackley is working from the bottom.
Blackley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blackley counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jones's guard now.
Blackley stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Blackley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jones's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Blackley preventing the sweep.
Blackley stops Jones from standing up.
Blackley trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand up but Blackley is controlling him.
Blackley trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Blackley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Blackley works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Blackley trying to pass the guard but Jones defending well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Blackley shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Blackley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Blackley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones blocks a head kick by Blackley.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Blackley shoots in.
Jones darts in and clinches Blackley up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blackley tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blackley shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Blackley counters with a single leg into guard. Jones didn't expect that.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jones holds on and takes a little breather.
Blackley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Cronus Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones keeping moving, preventing Blackley from controlling successfully.
Blackley thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Blackley postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jones is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Blackley, into his guard.
Jones decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Blackley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones throws a hook but Blackley avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blackley fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but Blackley persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
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!
Still in half guard, Blackley seems content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Blackley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blackley, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for Derek Blackley!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Derek Blackley!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Derek Blackley!
Derek Blackley wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sven Bjorksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graham Grantham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grantham has chosen Bonkers by Dizzee Rascal as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sven Bjorksen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Graham Grantham!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjorksen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bjorksen fails to land with a series of punches.
Grantham closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Grantham slips a jab and a cross from Bjorksen.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grantham looking to slow down the pace here.
Grantham has had enough of the clinch but Bjorksen keeps him there for the moment.
Bjorksen is pressed up against the ropes. Grantham has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bjorksen down to the mat. Bjorksen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bjorksen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grantham.
Bjorksen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bjorksen misses with an uppercut. Grantham saw that one coming.
Bjorksen misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Grantham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grantham connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bjorksen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bjorksen throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grantham darts in and clinches Bjorksen up against the ropes.
Bjorksen wants to break free but Grantham has control.
Bjorksen wants to break free but Grantham has control.
Grantham stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Grantham wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grantham throws a head punch that misses.
Grantham is working for takedown but Bjorksen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sven Bjorksen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Graham Grantham.
Grantham breaks from the clinch.
Bjorksen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bjorksen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grantham.
Grantham tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bjorksen lunges at Grantham with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grantham's hand.
Grantham looks to land a combination but Bjorksen avoids it well.
Grantham ducks right into an uppercut from Bjorksen.
It looks like Graham Grantham has been cut.
Grantham looks gassed!
Grantham slips a jab and a cross from Bjorksen.
Bjorksen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grantham counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grantham falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Bjorksen to counter with a crisp jab.
Grantham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bjorksen.
Oooh a lovely combination from Bjorksen sends Grantham down but not out. Bjorksen dives into side control looking to finish.
Grantham is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bjorksen wants to stand but Grantham has his arm trapped.
Grantham is still in real trouble! Can Bjorksen finish him?
Grantham gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Grantham seems to have recovered his senses.
Bjorksen tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Grantham controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjorksen wants to stand but Grantham has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Grantham gets full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Grantham has a closed guard, preventing Bjorksen from standing up.
Grantham is trying to control the position but Bjorksen postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Grantham managing to control the position.
Grantham is looking to stand up but Bjorksen isn't so interested in that idea.
Grantham is trying to keep Bjorksen in close.
Bjorksen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Bjorksen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Graham Grantham's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A lazy left from Bjorksen finds it's target.
Bjorksen lands a glancing blow to the side of Grantham's head.
Bjorksen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Grantham tries to clinch there but Bjorksen circles away.
Grantham misses with a combination
and Bjorksen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grantham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grantham feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bjorksen's calf.
Bjorksen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grantham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sven Bjorksen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grantham throws a jab when Bjorksen was well out of range.
Bjorksen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bjorksen misses with an uppercut
and Grantham counters with a series of strikes. Bjorksen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Grantham throws a hook but Bjorksen avoids it easily.
Grantham closes the distance but Bjorksen moves to the side
and Bjorksen counters with a series of strikes. Grantham will be more careful next time no doubt.
That has opened up Graham Grantham's cut even more.
Bjorksen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grantham throws a right hand that Bjorksen ducks under and follows up with a left that Bjorksen also avoids with ease.
Grantham fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grantham takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bjorksen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grantham.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjorksen misses with a hook
and Grantham counters with a leg kick.
Bjorksen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bjorksen throws a left that rocks Grantham and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Bjorksen dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Grantham regain composure!
Bjorksen decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Grantham tries to clinch up.
Grantham scores with a jab to the head.
Bjorksen throws a poor cross that misses
and Grantham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grantham wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Bjorksen missing with a left hand there. Grantham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bjorksen misses with a wild combination.
Grantham falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bjorksen counters with a straight right hand.
Grantham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bjorksen.
Bjorksen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bjorksen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
No joy there for Grantham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sven Bjorksen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grantham slips under a jab from Bjorksen.
Grantham lands with a nice body kick.
Bjorksen lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjorksen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grantham counters with a left and a right that stings Bjorksen.
Good leg kick by Grantham there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grantham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bjorksen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grantham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grantham throws a combination that misses
and Bjorksen counters with a straight right hand.
Grantham looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grantham with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bjorksen drops Grantham with a nice combination! Bjorksen dives into Grantham's guard, looking to finish!
The cut above Graham Grantham's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bjorksen won't allow Grantham to get back to his feet.
Grantham manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Grantham punching from mount but Bjorksen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grantham trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bjorksen wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Grantham trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bjorksen bucks Grantham off and manages to get back to his feet!
Bjorksen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grantham counters with a leg kick.
Bjorksen throws a series of punches but Grantham avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bjorksen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grantham feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bjorksen's calf.
Grantham throws out a loose jab but Bjorksen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grantham throws a combination. Bjorksen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bjorksen misses with a double jab
and Grantham counters with a nice leg kick.
Sven Bjorksen is winning the standup battle so far.
Bjorksen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A shot to de liver by Bjorksen. Beautiful body shot.
Bjorksen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grantham at a distance.
Grantham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grantham wants to clinch up but Bjorksen keeps it at a distance.
Grantham does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bjorksen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Graham Grantham's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bjorksen.
Grantham on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Graham Grantham's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sven Bjorksen!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Japheth Vasya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Xahli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Xahli's choice of entrance music: Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne. Xavier Xahli struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Japheth Vasya looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Brawler
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Japheth Vasya !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Xavier Xahli!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xahli throws a right and a left that Vasya avoids nicely.
Vasya looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Vasya looks for a takedown but Xahli sprawls well.
Xahli has his takedown stuffed
and Vasya counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Xahli throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Xahli striking off his back but it's not causing Vasya any problems.
Xahli throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Xahli thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Vasya has gone for a leg lock! Xahli slips out almost immediately though and dives into Vasya 's guard.
Vasya has momentary wrist control but Xahli slips an elbow through the middle.
Vasya had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Xahli is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Vasya Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Xahli's back instead.
Xahli defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Vasya 's arms.
Vasya has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Xahli has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Vasya working for the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xahli defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Vasya looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Xahli taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Japheth Vasya !
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