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DFC 1 - The Path To Greatness PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Sachz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fat Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sachz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Storstadsidyll by Petter. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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324 lbs
0 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Harry Sachz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fat Jobber!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sachz shoots in and bounces Jobber off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sachz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sachz postures up and lands a big shot to Jobber's brow.
Sachz working some strikes from top position.
Sachz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sachz is working Jobber over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sachz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sachz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sachz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sachz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sachz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jobber's guard.
Sachz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jobber on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sachz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sachz drops an elbow to the side of Jobber's head.
Jobber is rocked!
Sachz in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Jobber tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Sachz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Harry Sachz!
After the fight, Harry Sachz was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Zummi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azaran Hidhen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zummi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gummi Bears. Steve Zummi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Azaran Hidhen's chin.
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180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Zummi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Azaran Hidhen!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hidhen misses with a takedown attempt - Zummi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hidhen is looking to clinch but Zummi is avoiding it.
Hidhen clinches up against the cage.
Come on Hidhen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hidhen goes for a takedown attempt but Zummi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hidhen shoots in but Zummi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Steve Zummi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Azaran Hidhen.
Zummi throws a jab but it's blocked by Hidhen.
Hidhen misses with a takedown
and Zummi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zummi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hidhen eats them both and turns towards Zummi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hidhen has a takedown stuffed.
Hidhen looks gassed!
Zummi lands with a good body shot.
Zummi throws a leg kick but Hidhen moved away.
Zummi lands a left and a right that send Hidhen crashing to the mat, dazed. Zummi thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hidhen is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zummi looks to land a left hand but Hidhen moved out of range nicely.
Hidhen is still on wobbly legs! Can Zummi finish him?
Hidhen drops his hands for a split second and Zummi immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Hidhen face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Zummi follows up with a right hand that knocks Hidhen into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Steve Zummi!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Steve Zummi waved his t-shirt featuring KINGDOM's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mugsy Boges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Boges's choice of entrance music: welcome to the jungle. The key to victory for Michael Griffin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mugsy Boges!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boges moves out of range as Griffin strikes.
Griffin swings widly with a right hand
and Boges moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Griffin.
Griffin gets underhooks to prevent Boges's takedown attempt.
Boges wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Boges just misses with a elbow thrown towards Griffin's brow.
Griffin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boges's elbow.
Griffin pushes Boges back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Griffin.
Boges looking to slow down the pace here.
Griffin lands a shoulder strike.
Griffin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boges has Griffin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Griffin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Boges looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Boges throws an elbow but misses.
Boges taking a breather.
Griffin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boges has him pressed against the cage.
Boges misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Griffin.
Boges wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Griffin'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.
Griffin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boges backwards.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griffin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boges.
Boges will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Michael Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mugsy Boges.
Boges will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boges looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boges showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boges's hands.
It looks like Mugsy Boges has been cut.
Griffin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Griffin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boges's head.
Michael Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griffin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boges takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boges is rocked!
Griffin is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Boges flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Boges is out cold! Griffin holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Griffin!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Moonra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Lappin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Moonra might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cosmic Gate - Back 2 the future. Chris Lappin 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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275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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165 lbs
6 - 21 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacob Moonra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Lappin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lappin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moonra counters with a leg kick.
Lappin looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Moonra shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lappin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Moonra works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Moonra is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lappin!
Moonra connects with a bit shot that sees Lappin covering up! More strikes from Moonra and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Moonra is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacob Moonra!
A relieved looking Jacob Moonra thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Born (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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203 lbs
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205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, George Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Born!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin tries to clinch but Born moves out of range.
Austin clinches with his opponent.
Austin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Austin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Born jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Austin walks away with a smile on his face. Born gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Austin doesn't manage to clinch there - Born circles away.
Born avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Austin looks to clinch
and Born counters with a shoot takedown. Austin fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Born wants to pass the guard but Austin is keeping the position.
Born 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.
Austin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin is working an open guard so Born takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Born tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Austin tries to clinch up.
Austin tries to clinch up but Born circles away and keeps his distance.
Austin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Born swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Austin moves to clinch but Born breaks away
and Born counters with a takedown into side control.
Austin is trying to escape the position but Born is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin is pushing Born's head away, looking to escape. Born manages to hold on to the position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Born in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kevin Born wasn't active enough on the ground.
Austin moves in looking to clinch but Born pushes him off.
Austin looks to clinch
and Born counters with a nice double leg into side control. Austin won't be happy with that.
Austin prevents Born from improving position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin wants to get back to his feet.
Born takes a little break here. Austin wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Born has an Americana. Austin didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Born is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Born hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kevin Born!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chada Zdr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Chada Zdr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Black!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black lands a nice shot to the body.
Zdr tries to score a power double leg takedown but Black sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zdr somewhat.
Donk. Black catches Zdr right on the button with a cross.
Chada Zdr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black lands with a nice body punch.
Zdr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Black takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zdr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Black sprawls well. Black wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zdr gets slowly back to his feet.
Black lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zdr tries to bum rush Black with a series of wild strikes but Black uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zdr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Black connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chada Zdr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black connects with a body shot.
Black works the jab nicely.
A big right from Zdr misses.
Zdr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Zdr is breathing heavily.
Zdr misses with a combination
and Black counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Black comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Zdr. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Black works Zdr's body with a nice hook.
Black scores with a jab to the body.
Black lands an overhand right.
A nice combination there by Black.
Zdr is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zdr walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Black! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Black!
Big Black decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Howard Wolowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr E (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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161 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Great wrestler
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Howard Wolowitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr E!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
E looks to land a combination but Wolowitz avoids it well.
E throws a right and a left that Wolowitz avoids nicely.
E blocks a jab.
Wolowitz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? E is fending him off so far but Wolowitz persists. Nope, E circles away and we're back to standing.
E misses with the combination.
E moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
E slips under a jab.
A big left from Wolowitz misses.
E throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
E throws a right hand that Wolowitz ducks under and follows up with a left that Wolowitz also avoids with ease.
No joy there for E, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for E, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
E is looking to chop away at Wolowitz's legs.
Wolowitz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Es jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Some wild striking there from E.
Wolowitz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
E uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wolowitz.
E tries to land a front kick but Wolowitz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
E gets caught flat footed, as Wolowitz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wolowitz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wolowitz is pushing down on E's leg trying to pass to half guard. E is fighting to maintain full guard but Wolowitz has managed to sneak the leg through.
E gets full guard.
Wolowitz 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolowitz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wolowitz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wolowitz scoring with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolowitz throwing strikes but missing.
Wolowitz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wolowitz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wolowitz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolowitz seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. E is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Howard Wolowitz!
After winning the bout, Howard Wolowitz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Nolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J J Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
272 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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229 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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Solid Muay Thai
Very confident |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Nolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, J J Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nolan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Daniels manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Daniels is trying to control the position but Nolan postures up.
Daniels is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
J J Daniels has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Daniels misses with a head kick.
Daniels shoots for a double leg takedown but Nolan sprawls well. He's pushed Daniels's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Daniels looks gassed!
Nolan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Nolan is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Daniels to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Daniels shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nolan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Daniels is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Nolan is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Nolan extends the arm and Daniels is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Nolan!
In his post fight interview, Chris Nolan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kari Tapio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Kari Tapio!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Lynch.
Jamie Lynch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tapio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tapio avoids a punch combination nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Tapio.
Lynch shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tapio sprawls well. Tapio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lynch gets slowly back to his feet.
Lynch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lynch is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lynch throws a head kick but Tapio moves out of range.
Tapio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tapio cracks Lynch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Jamie Lynch has been cut.
Tapio scoring well with a low kick there.
Tapio circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Lynch to the canvas! Lynch doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Tapio keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kari Tapio!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kari Tapio waved his t-shirt featuring Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire's logo in front of the cameras.
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