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DFC 3 - Stampede vs Butrovic PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Sweet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Reagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimbo Sweet has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kimbo Sweet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Urijah Reagan!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reagan darts in and clinches Sweet up against the cage.
Reagan pulls guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sweet pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reagan is keeping the position for now.
Sweet controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sweet throwing strikes but missing.
Sweet got a little sloppy there for a moment and Reagan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sweet has managed to get both his arms back between Reagan's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sweet stopping the sweep attempt from Reagan.
Sweet sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Reagan's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweet missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Reagan is pressing down on Sweet's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sweet accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reagan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sweet doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sweet manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Reagan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reagan tries to strike from the bottom.
Reagan is trying to control the position but Sweet postures up.
Sweet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sweet tries to stand but Reagan is controlling from the bottom.
Sweet decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweet shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Reagan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sweet cracks Reagan with a big elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sweet misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Reagan gets back to half guard.
Sweet is trying to control. Reagan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sweet working over Reagan with some ground and pound. Reagan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sweet stands up out of the half guard.
Sweet takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Reagan looks gassed!
Reagan misses with a takedown attempt - Sweet sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Reagan throws a head kick but Sweet moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweet keeps the fight on the outside.
Sweet misses with a double jab.
Sweet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sweet takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sweet shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Reagan's guard.
Sweet passes Reagan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Reagan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sweet wants to free his trapped foot but Reagan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Reagan has hold of Sweet's hands but Sweet slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Reagan is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweet prevents Reagan from standing back up.
Reagan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Reagan has hold of Sweet's hands but Sweet slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reagan tries to get to full guard but Sweet has control of the leg.
Sweet working the head and body with strikes.
Reagan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sweet scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sweet trying to pass the guard but Reagan defending well.
Sweet is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Sweet dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A left and a right from Sweet both land. Nice combination.
Reagan shoots in but no luck this time.
Sweet scores a takedown into full mount!
Reagan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sweet is pressing down on Reagan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Reagan is holding on for now.
Sweet working Reagan over with strikes.
Reagan tries to kick Sweet off but Sweet keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kimbo Sweet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sweet is thwarting Reagan's attempts to control the position.
Reagan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweet sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Reagan trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Sweet manages to pass to mount!
Sweet lands a big shot there that rocks Reagan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sweet lands with some strikes.
Reagan tries to lock up and control but Sweet gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sweet connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sweet fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sweet cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Reagan is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Reagan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Reagan is still in real trouble! Can Sweet finish him?
Sweet knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reagan on the ground.
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!
BOOM! Sweet connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Reagan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sweet breaks from Reagan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sweet is landing with some decent strikes but Reagan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Reagan tries to buck Sweet off but he can't manage it.
Sweet takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sweet unloading with bombs!
Sweet in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sweet looking to control but Reagan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Reagan seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweet landing shots from mount.
Sweet looking to finish Reagan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Reagan!
Reagan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sweet lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sweet postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Reagan looks a forlorn figure.
Sweet in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sweet controlling the pace for now.
Reagan is looking to improve his position but Sweet isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweet working Reagan over with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sweet is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Reagan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Reagan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sweet controlling from the full mount.
Sweet is landing with some decent strikes but Reagan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sweet raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sweet cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sweet is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Reagan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Sweet dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A combination from Sweet does no damage.
Sweet shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reagan as he avoids it easily.
Kimbo Sweet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reagan fails to land the takedown.
Sweet misses with a head kick.
Sweet throws a right and a left that Reagan avoids nicely.
Reagan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A left and a right from Sweet both land. Nice combination.
Reagan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sweet eats them both and turns towards Reagan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Reagan enables Sweet to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Reagan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reagan working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweet chips away with some ground and pound.
Sweet preventing the sweep.
Sweet throws a big elbow that misses.
Reagan wants to stand up but Sweet is controlling him.
Sweet tries to free his leg and advance position but Reagan is retaining full guard.
Sweet engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Reagan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sweet doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sweet manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sweet controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweet stands up over Reagan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Reagan trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sweet wanted to stand there but Reagan had control of the position.
Reagan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sweet gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sweet content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kimbo Sweet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweet stays in close to Reagan's body and controls the position.
Reagan trying to control the position.
Sweet stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reagan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sweet cracks Reagan with a solid left hand.
Sweet works over Reagan with some ground and pound from guard.
Reagan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sweet gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sweet stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reagan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweet chips away with some ground and pound.
Sweet is looking to stand up but Reagan won't let him.
Sweet wants to pass the guard but Reagan is keeping the position.
Sweet controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sweet has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sweet throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reagan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kimbo Sweet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sweet, 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimbo Sweet!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalvin Abrum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Born (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Abrum might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Leave Home. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kalvin Abrum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Born!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Born throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Abrum's waist but Abrum gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Born off to one side.
Abrum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Born.
Born throws a leg kick but Abrum sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Born closes this distance looking for a takedown but Abrum circles away.
Born tries to close the distance and clinch but Abrum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Born displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Abrum.
Kevin Born seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Born changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Abrum tries to avoid it but Born manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Abrum to the ground. Abrum escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kalvin Abrum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Born.
Born shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Abrum is not content to let Born control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kevin Born was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Born closes this distance looking for a takedown but Abrum circles away.
Born fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Born shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Abrum as he avoids it easily.
Born fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Abrum avoids it really well and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Born.
Born looks gassed!
Abrum drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Abrum content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abrum is working Born over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Abrum in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Abrum throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Born not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Born wants to stand but Abrum is controlling the position.
Abrum gets to his feet - Born follows without any prompting.
Nice sprawl there from Born as Abrum shoots in.
Born tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Abrum counters with a shoot 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!
Born is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Abrum scores with a couple of nice shots.
Abrum is nestled in close to Born, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Abrum seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Born keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Born blocking the ground and pound attempt from Abrum.
Abrum throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Born looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Abrum is nestled in close to Born, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Born is trying to stand back up but Abrum is controlling him
Abrum landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Abrum lands with a punch from half guard.
Born is rocked!
Abrum lands strikes from half guard.
Born is still in real trouble! Can Abrum finish him?
Abrum is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Abrum knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Born on the ground.
Born wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Born has hold of Abrum's hands but Abrum slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Abrum lands strikes from half guard.
Abrum lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Born! More strikes land and this one is all over! Abrum jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalvin Abrum!
A pretty intense looking Kalvin Abrum took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Dores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaki Sumitani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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, Jamie Dores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Masaki Sumitani!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sumitani looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Sumitani.
Dores is trying to stand.
Sumitani content to control rather than advance.
Dores keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sumitani in particular looking to stall.
It looks like Sumitani might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Masaki Sumitani has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sumitani slaps away a takedown attempt from Dores, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dores is breathing heavily.
Dores fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sumitani lands a left and a right that send Dores crashing to the mat, dazed. Sumitani thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Dores is rocked!
It looks like Jamie Dores has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sumitani lands a huge takedown. Dores is out but the ref is slow to react and Sumitani lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Dores lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Masaki Sumitani!
Masaki Sumitani thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Tennant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Tennant has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Tennant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Baxter!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxter takes one to the chin there.
Tennant moves in looking to clinch but Baxter pushes him off.
Tennant looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baxter is fending him off so far but Tennant persists. Nope, Baxter circles away and we're back to standing.
Tennant tries to clinch up
and Baxter counters by moving into the clinch.
Baxter tries to throw a body punch but Tennant avoids it by throwing Baxter back against the cage.
Baxter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baxter misses with a body punch.
Baxter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tennant jumps into guard, dragging Baxter to the mat.
Tennant is trying to keep Baxter in close.
Baxter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Baxter throws a big elbow that misses.
Baxter tries to free his leg and advance position but Tennant is retaining full guard.
Baxter throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tennant pulls Baxter in close to his closed guard and prevents Baxter from doing any damage or advancing position.
Baxter looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baxter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tennant keeping full guard, as Baxter tries to pass.
Baxter postures up in Tennant's guard and throws a big left but Tennant blocks it.
Baxter throws a big right hand that misses.
Tennant is controlling Baxter's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tennant keeping full guard, as Baxter tries to pass.
Tennant preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Baxter trying to control but Tennant is working from the bottom.
Baxter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Baxter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baxter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Baxter throwing strikes but missing.
Tennant is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter stands and throws Tennant's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Baxter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tennant keeps working.
Baxter throwing strikes but Tennant manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Tennant sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Baxter is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Baxter gets back to half guard.
Baxter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Baxter.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Baxter is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tennant keeping moving, preventing Baxter from controlling successfully.
Baxter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tennant is keeping the position for now.
Baxter throwing strikes from guard but Tennant blocks nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tennant keeping moving, preventing Baxter from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Baxter dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Baxter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tennant.
Baxter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tennant throws the left hand but Baxter avoids the punch easily.
Tennant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tennant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tennant shoots in for a takedown but Baxter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Baxter throws a head kick that misses.
Baxter lands a leg kick that knocks Tennant off balance momentarily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tennant is defended easily by Baxter.
Tennant rushes Baxter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tennant wants to break free but Baxter has control.
Baxter has Tennant pressed against the cage, preventing Tennant from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baxter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tennant has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Baxter.
Tennant prevents a body shot from Baxter.
Baxter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baxter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tennant is trying to pull guard but Baxter has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Tennant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Baxter.
Nice body punch from Baxter.
Tennant blocks a body shot from Baxter.
Baxter cracks Tennant with a nice body shot.
Baxter scores with a shot to the side of Tennant's head.
Baxter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tennant gets underhooks to prevent Baxter's takedown attempt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Baxter.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baxter.
Baxter scores with a shot to the side of Tennant's head.
A short uppercut from Baxter.
Baxter is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tennant is defending well.
Tennant prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baxter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baxter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baxter lands with a right to the head.
Baxter misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Baxter fails to land.
Baxter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ryan Baxter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tennant wants a takedown.
A right hook to the body lands for Baxter.
Baxter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Baxter as the two fighters clinch.
Tennant blocks a body shot from Baxter.
Baxter lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Baxter.
Tennant blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tennant.
Tennant goes for a takedown attempt but Baxter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Baxter lands a big head kick that sends Tennant tumbling to the mat! Baxter takes a step backwards and waves Tennant back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Tennant is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter throws an uppercut from hell that sends Tennant clean off his feet! He's out cold! Baxter stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryan Baxter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Far (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pappa Smurf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Far kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Slayed. Smurf has chosen Ignorance as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Far!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pappa Smurf!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smurf checks the leg kick.
Far moves into the clinch.
Far breaks from the clinch.
Smurf gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Far tries to land a knee to the head but Smurf blocks with his arms.
Smurf is trying to stall.
Smurf can't get the takedown.
Far tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smurf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Far.
A short right from Far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Far.
It looks like Pappa Smurf has been cut.
Far lands a shoulder strike.
Smurf taking a breather.
Smurf can't break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Far.
Far scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Far to work.
Far scores with a shot to the side of Smurf's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Far creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Pappa Smurf's cut even more.
Smurf blocks the elbow strike.
Far lands a shoulder strike.
Far pushes Smurf back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Far is pushing Smurf up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Far lands an elbow inside.
Far is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Far working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Far scores a nice knee to the body.
Smurf looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Far lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Far.
Far lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smurf backwards.
The cut above Pappa Smurf's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Far lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Far lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Far throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smurf blocks it with crossed arms.
Far pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Still in the clinch, Far scores with a nice short uppercut.
Far tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Far lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Far misses with a knee to the head.
Far using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smurf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Far stalling the fight.
Far lands with a light punch inside.
Pappa Smurf's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Far.
Smurf takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pappa Smurf's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jason Far!
After the fight, Jason Far 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Correia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leandro Correia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Nelson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Correia dives in and scores a takedown into Nelson's guard.
Nelson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Correia is controlling him.
Correia postures up.
Correia sitting in guard here, content to control.
Correia has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Correia's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Correia has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Leandro Correia has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nelson fails to land the takedown.
Correia lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Correia drops Nelson with a left right combo! Correia follows him down to the ground into side control.
Nelson is rocked!
It looks like Tony Nelson has been cut.
Nelson is trying to buck Correia off.
Nelson is still in real trouble! Can Correia finish him?
Nelson regains half guard.
Correia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nelson on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson tries to roll over but Correia keeps him under control.
Nelson moves into full guard.
Correia controlling from the top position.
Nelson seems to have recovered his senses.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nelson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Leandro Correia has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Correia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson shoots for a takedown but Correia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Correia connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Nelson! He's out on his feet! Correia rushes in and drops Nelson with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Leandro Correia!
Leandro Correia tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter Hannedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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195 lbs
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223 lbs
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter Hannedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Lynch!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch tries to clinch up but Hannedy circles away and keeps his distance.
Hannedy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lynch wants to get back to his feet.
Hannedy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lynch trying to hold on to Hannedy's head to control him but Hannedy postures up.
Hannedy looking for a submission but Lynch manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Lynch is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hannedy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lynch is keeping the position for now.
Lynch wants to sweep here but Hannedy controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannedy throwing strikes but missing.
Lynch looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lynch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hannedy being controlled here momentarily.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jamie Lynch wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lynch moves in looking to clinch but Hannedy pushes him off.
Lynch closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy regains half guard.
Hannedy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lynch pulls his head out easily.
Lynch is working for a submission of some sort.
Hannedy has his hands clasped together around Lynch's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hannedy gets full guard.
Lynch trying to control but Hannedy is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lynch slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hannedy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lynch gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hannedy looking for a sweep. Not yet Hannedy, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lynch wants to control from the top but Hannedy keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jamie Lynch wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hannedy swats away the attempt to clinch by Lynch.
Hannedy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lynch counters with a head kick. That will keep Hannedy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hannedy has his takedown stuffed
and Lynch counters with a big head kick but Hannedy shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hannedy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lynch quickly recovers to half guard.
Lynch tries to get to full guard but Hannedy has control of the leg.
Lynch keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Lynch is trying to get back to full guard.
Lynch wants to control but Hannedy is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lynch is looking to get back to is feet but Hannedy passes into side control.
Hannedy throws an elbow but Lynch slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Lynch dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hannedy swats away the attempt to clinch by Lynch.
Hannedy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lynch is out of range and Hannedy settles back down.
Lynch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hannedy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lynch tries to avoid it but Hannedy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lynch to the ground. Lynch escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lynch tries to clinch up but Hannedy circles away and keeps his distance.
Lynch throws a combination. Hannedy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lynch feints and then cracks Hannedy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hannedy down.
Hannedy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lynch moves in looking to clinch but Hannedy pushes him off.
Lynch scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hannedy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lynch was well out of range. Poor timing from Hannedy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannedy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lynch tries to close the distance and clinch but Hannedy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lynch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lynch wants it to stay on the feet.
Lynch fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hannedy on the side of the head.
Lynch tries to clinch but Hannedy moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Hannedy. Those never looked like landing.
Lynch wants to clinch up but Hannedy keeps it at a distance.
Lynch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lynch is looking to clinch.
Jamie Lynch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lynch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lynch is looking to clinch but Hannedy is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch shoots in looking for a takedown but Hannedy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lynch's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice takedown defense from Lynch. No joy for Hannedy on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter Hannedy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hannedy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lynch tries to clinch up but Hannedy circles away and keeps his distance.
Hannedy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sloppy strikes from Lynch. Those never looked like landing.
Hannedy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lynch.
Lynch tries a head kick but it misses.
Hannedy works the jab nicely.
Hannedy throws a body punch but Lynch moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
No luck for Lynch with that takedown attempt.
Hannedy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Lynch. No joy for Hannedy on that attempt.
Hannedy throws the left hand but Lynch avoids the punch easily.
Lynch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lynch wants it to stay on the feet.
Hannedy with a hook.
Lynch changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hannedy tries to avoid it but Lynch manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hannedy to the ground. Hannedy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That kick from Hannedy tenderised Lynch's leg. Lynch is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hannedy circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from Hannedy misses.
Lynch swings for the body but Hannedy moves out of range.
Hannedy tries to bum rush Lynch with a series of wild strikes but Lynch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lynch checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hannedy blocks a head kick by Lynch.
Hannedy lands with a straight right. Lynch didn't see that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hannedy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lynch shoots for a double leg takedown but Hannedy sprawls well. He's pushed Lynch's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hannedy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lynch counters with a big head kick but Hannedy shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jamie Lynch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A shot to the body from Hannedy misses
and Lynch counters by moving into the clinch.
Lynch will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hannedy up against the cage.
Lynch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hannedy shoots for a takedown but Lynch saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hannedy throws a big shot that misses.
Lynch looks to land a right hand but Hannedy moved out of range.
Lynch is looking to clinch.
Hannedy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lynch counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lynch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch throws a head kick that misses.
Lynch closes the distance and pushes Hannedy back into the cage.
Lynch dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lynch tries to score a body lock takedown but Hannedy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lynch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lynch moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Walter Hannedy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Hannedy with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter Hannedy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hannedy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hannedy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hannedy trying to control the position but Lynch is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Hannedy.
Lynch is not content to let Hannedy control the position.
Hannedy working away.
Lynch is looking for a sweep.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hannedy is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Lynch is trying to escape and Hannedy transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Lynch is forced to tap! Nice work there by Hannedy! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Walter Hannedy!
A very excited looking Walter Hannedy rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Sachz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howard Wolowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sachz comes into the arena with Storstadsidyll by Petter blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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26
161 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
16 - 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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Howard Wolowitz!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolowitz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wolowitz throws a shot from downtown. Sachz moves away and avoids it.
Sachz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sachz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wolowitz throws a right hand that misses
and Sachz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sachz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wolowitz misses with a jab to the body
and Sachz counters with a nice leg kick.
Wolowitz connects with a right hand. Sachz shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolowitz throws a body punch but Sachz moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sachz throws a low kick but Wolowitz moves out of range easily.
Harry Sachz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sachz throws out a leg kick but Wolowitz moves out of range and Sachz only half commits.
Wolowitz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sachz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A leg kick checked by Wolowitz.
Wolowitz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sachz has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sachz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wolowitz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sachz doesn't seem bothered though.
Wolowitz feints and as Sachz raises his hands in defense, Wolowitz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sachz wants to stand up but Wolowitz is controlling him.
Wolowitz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wolowitz sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Harry Sachz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wolowitz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sachz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wolowitz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wolowitz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolowitz scores with a nice right hand.
Sachz misses with a low kick.
Howard Wolowitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolowitz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sachz 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.
Sachz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sachz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wolowitz is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Howard Wolowitz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wolowitz loads up on a big right hand but Sachz slips the punch.
Howard Wolowitz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wolowitz lands with a right hand.
Sachz throws a low kick but Wolowitz moves out of range easily.
Wolowitz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sachz at a distance.
Howard Wolowitz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sachz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wolowitz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sachz. Sachz obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolowitz throws a combination. Sachz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wolowitz misses with a straight left.
Wolowitz fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sachz to the ground. Wolowitz is now in Sachz's guard.
Sachz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sachz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wolowitz controls the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Howard Wolowitz.
Wolowitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sachz.
Wolowitz scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolowitz misses with a few strikes there.
Sachz throws out a leg kick but Wolowitz moves out of range and Sachz only half commits.
Sachz defending well as Wolowitz loads up on a big left hand.
Wolowitz checks a low kick from Sachz.
Wolowitz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sachz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Wolowitz blocks the leg kick.
Sachz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wolowitz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wolowitz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Howard Wolowitz has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sachz throws a leg kick but Wolowitz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolowitz takes a swing at Sachz's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Wolowitz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sachz.
Wolowitz cracks Sachz with an open hand slap.
Sachz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wolowitz.
Sachz throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Howard Wolowitz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Wolowitz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wolowitz scores with a punch to the head.
Wolowitz throws an overhand right that lands on Sachz's shoulder, as Sachz tries to avoid the shot.
Wolowitz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wolowitz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wolowitz lands in his opponent's guard.
Wolowitz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sachz, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sachz misses with a low kick.
Wolowitz lands with a straight right. Sachz didn't see that one coming.
Wolowitz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wolowitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolowitz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harry Sachz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sachz throws out a leg kick but Wolowitz moves out of range and Sachz only half commits.
Wolowitz scores with a jab to the head.
Sachz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wolowitz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sachz throws a leg kick but Wolowitz checks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wolowitz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sachz tries to move into range but Wolowitz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wolowitz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sachz on the side of the head.
Wolowitz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sachz was covering up waiting for the punch and Wolowitz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolowitz is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard Wolowitz has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Wolowitz throws a shot from downtown. Sachz moves away and avoids it.
Wolowitz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolowitz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wolowitz checks a low kick from Sachz.
Wolowitz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Howard Wolowitz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wolowitz 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Howard Wolowitz!
Howard Wolowitz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vash The Stampede (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Butrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vash The Stampede has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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20
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong |
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Basic striking
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vash The Stampede!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hannibal Butrovic!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butrovic fails with the takedown
so The Stampede counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The Stampede throws an elbow that misses. Butrovic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in The Stampede's guard. Nice move by Butrovic!
Butrovic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The Stampede wants to sweep but no luck.
Butrovic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Stampede works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Stampede keeping full guard, as Butrovic tries to pass.
Butrovic stays in close to The Stampede's body and controls the position.
The Stampede is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butrovic throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butrovic trying to control the position from guard on top but The Stampede is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Butrovic connects with a couple of short punches.
Butrovic trying to control but The Stampede is working from the bottom.
Butrovic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Butrovic throws a big right hand that misses.
Butrovic throws a big right hand that misses.
Butrovic wants to control from the top but The Stampede keeps moving.
The Stampede is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic postures up in The Stampede's guard and throws a big left but The Stampede blocks it.
Butrovic postures up in The Stampede's guard and throws a big left but The Stampede blocks it.
Butrovic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Butrovic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Butrovic throws a strike but The Stampede rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The Stampede trying to control but Butrovic is working from the bottom.
Butrovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Stampede is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Butrovic trying to keep a closed guard but The Stampede is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control The Stampede kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The Stampede trying to control but Butrovic is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Stampede wants to get up but he can't break Butrovic's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Vash The Stampede.
Butrovic shoots in for a takedown but The Stampede shows good takedown defense.
Butrovic forces The Stampede back against the cage and clinches.
Butrovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Butrovic with a poor takedown
and The Stampede counters with a takedown into side control.
Vash The Stampede has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannibal Butrovic.
The Stampede thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The Stampede seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Butrovic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The Stampede stalling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butrovic gets back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Stampede looking to pass the guard.
Butrovic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Stampede manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hannibal Butrovic will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Butrovic shoots in but no luck this time.
Butrovic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Stampede is fending him off so far but Butrovic persists. Nope, The Stampede circles away and we're back to standing.
Butrovic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Stampede counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Butrovic!
Vash The Stampede has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannibal Butrovic.
The Stampede swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Butrovic is now in The Stampede's guard. A big mistake from The Stampede there, giving up the dominant position!
Butrovic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Butrovic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Butrovic tries to free his leg and advance position but The Stampede is retaining full guard.
The Stampede looking to control.
Butrovic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butrovic postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The Stampede keeping moving, preventing Butrovic from controlling successfully.
Butrovic sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed The Stampede's guard.
Butrovic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Stampede's head.
Butrovic wants to control but The Stampede is keeping him busy.
Butrovic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Stampede is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Butrovic scores with a couple of nice shots.
Butrovic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but The Stampede does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nice strikes from Butrovic there.
The Stampede tries to roll over but Butrovic keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so The Stampede is just riding it out for now. Butrovic eventually gives up the hold.
Butrovic throws a strike but The Stampede avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Butrovic preventing the sweep.
The Stampede is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butrovic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Stampede is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Butrovic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Stampede tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Stampede wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Butrovic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Butrovic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Butrovic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Butrovic forces his way into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Stampede manages to get to full guard.
Butrovic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butrovic postures up in The Stampede's guard and throws a big left but The Stampede blocks it.
The Stampede wants to sweep but no luck.
The Stampede trying to control the position.
The Stampede looking to hit a scissor sweep but Butrovic is one step ahead there.
Butrovic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Stampede is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Butrovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from The Stampede as Butrovic shoots in.
Butrovic misses with a takedown
so The Stampede counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Butrovic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The Stampede is stalling in the full guard.
The Stampede trying to control the position from guard on top but Butrovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Stampede pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Butrovic is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Stampede passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Butrovic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The Stampede tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no The Stampede has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hannibal Butrovic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Butrovic sneaks back into half guard.
Butrovic trying to hold on to The Stampede's head to control him but The Stampede postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic is trying to get back to full guard.
Butrovic is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Hannibal Butrovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters are battling for position here. Butrovic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Butrovic controls The Stampede momentarily but The Stampede frees himself.
The Stampede throwing strikes from guard but Butrovic blocks nicely.
Butrovic working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butrovic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and The Stampede defends well.
Butrovic pulls The Stampede in close to prevent any damage.
The Stampede wants to pass the guard but Butrovic is keeping the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Butrovic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in The Stampede's guard.
The Stampede is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The Stampede seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Stampede looking to control.
Butrovic trying to control the position from guard on top but The Stampede is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Butrovic is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The Stampede trying to keep a closed guard but Butrovic is proving a slippery customer.
We're going to have a standup here because Vash The Stampede wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Butrovic with a poor takedown
and The Stampede counters with a single leg into guard. Butrovic didn't expect that.
Vash The Stampede has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannibal Butrovic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Stampede looking to pass the guard.
The Stampede wants to control from the top but Butrovic keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vash The Stampede showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Butrovic 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannibal Butrovic!
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