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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Russell Brand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Olof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brand comes to the cage accompanied by Russell Brand and Katie Perry. Olof has chosen I am a poor lonesome cowboy as his entrance music. 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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140 lbs
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140 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Russell Brand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, John Olof!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olof pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brand throws a head kick but Olof moves out of range.
Brand fails with a takedown attempt.
Olof moves into the clinch successfully.
Olof breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brand ducks under a wild hook from Olof.
Olof clinches.
Olof breaks the clinch.
Olof closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brand really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Olof is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Brand is looking to control Olof's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brand avoid being mounted?
Olof stands up from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brand fails with the takedown.
Brand is looking to clinch.
Olof grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Brand takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Olof cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Olof!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Mercury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dax Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freddie Mercury has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Powerful |
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Freddie Mercury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dax Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins lands with an overhand left.
Mercury shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mercury swinging wildly here.
Hawkins misses with a straight left.
Hawkins misses the jab.
Mercury closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hawkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mercury sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Hawkins misses.
Hawkins stalks Mercury and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mercury's face. Mercury staggers backwards, shaken.
Hawkins connects with a body shot.
Hawkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mercury fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mercury tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hawkins is able to avoid easily.
A jab from Hawkins does it's job there.
Hawkins with a hook.
Mercury defending well as Hawkins loads up on a big left hand.
Hawkins with a nice cross.
Hawkins closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dax Hawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercury moves into the clinch successfully.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mercury obliges.
Mercury manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mercury is trying to control the position but Hawkins postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mercury punching from the bottom.
Mercury has his foot on Hawkins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hawkins works his way back into a safe position though.
Mercury is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hawkins must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mercury has his foot on Hawkins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hawkins works his way back into a safe position though.
Mercury has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hawkins can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mercury trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mercury is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins stands up and waves to Mercury to follow him.
Hawkins connects with the punch.
Hawkins connects with a single shot there.
Mercury will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hawkins.
Hawkins tests Mercury's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hawkins throws a good cross that connects.
Hawkins moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mercury takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hawkins jabs Mercury right on the nose. Mercury blinks but takes it well.
Mercury fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddie Mercury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut there from Hawkins.
Danga de danga de dang - Hawkins scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins scores with a hook to the body. Mercury takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mercury drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hawkins bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mercury's head.
Hawkins throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dax Hawkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawkins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mercury moves in looking to clinch but Hawkins pushes him off.
Mercury walks into a jab.
Hawkins lands a jab to the head.
Hawkins with a hook.
Hawkins throws a combination. Mercury tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mercury avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mercury has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mercury there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hawkins scores with the left hand. Mercury knows he should have avoided that one.
Mercury has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hawkins finds it's way round the side to connect with Mercury's head.
Hawkins is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hawkins catches Mercury with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hawkins catches Mercury with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mercury takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mercury wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercury wants to clinch.
Hawkins moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hawkins sizes up Mercury with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mercury walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hawkins is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hawkins scores with a jab.
Hawkins listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hawkins throws a series of strikes that have Mercury backpedaling.
Hawkins is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mercury had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hawkins thuds his right hand into Mercury's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hawkins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hawkins misses with the combination.
Hawkins tests Mercury's chin there with a solid looking shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hawkins missing with a left hand there. Mercury was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hawkins connects with a single shot there.
Hawkins lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dax Hawkins dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hawkins connects with a looping right hand.
Hawkins lands an overhand right.
Hawkins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hawkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dax Hawkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hawkins lands a really nice looking cross but Mercury seems unphased.
Hawkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hawkins smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hawkins jabs Mercury right on the nose. Mercury blinks but takes it well.
Hawkins lands an overhand right.
Mercury is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mercury fails with the takedown.
Hawkins cracks Mercury with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice uppercut there from Hawkins.
Hawkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hawkins connects with the punch.
Hawkins has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mercury tries for a takedown but Hawkins sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Hawkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice shot by Hawkins.
Hawkins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercury showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hawkins.
Mercury takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hawkins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hawkins catches Mercury with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mercury moves forwards but Hawkins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mercury looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hawkins is fending him off so far but Mercury persists. Nope, Hawkins circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddie Mercury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A left lands for Hawkins.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hawkins.
Hawkins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mercury on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hawkins works over Mercury's head and body with a nice combination.
Mercury is rocked!
Jab from Hawkins.
Oh Mercury is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mercury uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawkins.
Mercury uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hawkins.
Mercury will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hawkins misses with a straight right.
Mercury blocks a jab.
Hawkins throws a hook but Mercury avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins looks to land a left hand but Mercury moved out of range nicely.
Mercury seems to have got his legs back now.
Hawkins lands with a shot to the body.
Hawkins cracks a nice hook into Mercury's ribs.
A right-left combo lands from Hawkins.
Hawkins works over Mercury's head and body with a nice combination.
Hawkins lands a hook that stumbles Mercury back into the cage. Hawkins follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Mercury to the canvas! Hawkins pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Mercury has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dax Hawkins!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Stones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stones's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I came to bring the pain!. Campbell has chosen Crazy Train as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Stones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lawrence Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stones's guard.
Stones lands a good elbow from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campbell lands a couple of digs.
Campbell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stones throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Campbell looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell thows a big elbow that misses.
Campbell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stones throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Stones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Campbell wants to stand and escape but instead Stones has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Campbell throws his legs up looking for a submission but Stones uses it to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Campbell wants to get back to full guard but Stones has passed into side control.
You get the feeling that Campbell really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Campbell is in all sorts of trouble here.
Campbell wants to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Campbell that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Campbell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stones unloading with bombs!
Campbell looks gassed!
Stones scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stones fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Campbell is rocked!
Stones softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Campbell is out cold! Stones jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Stones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Back Yard Brawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob comes to the cage accompanied by http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=tQ90a_YKASk&feature=related. This should be a great matchup!
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290 lbs
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165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Solid Muay Thai
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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, William Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Back Yard Brawler!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bob changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brawler tries to avoid it but Bob manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brawler to the ground. Brawler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bob just misses with a punch to the body.
Bob fails with the takedown.
Bob shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brawler misses with a takedown attempt - Bob sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bob fails with a takedown attempt.
William Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brawler sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bob somewhat.
Bob throws a right hand that Brawler ducks under and follows up with a left that Brawler also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brawler doesn't manage to clinch there - Bob circles away.
Bob shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brawler counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bob looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brawler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob can't keep his opponent in guard - Brawler advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Brawler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brawler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bob wants to get back to full guard.
Bob avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brawler.
Brawler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bob keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bob on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bob avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Brawler.
Brawler winds up and cracks Bob with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bob tries to get to full guard but Brawler has control of the leg.
Bob is working hard here to advance position.
Brawler scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brawler seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Brawler thows a huge punch but Bob dodges it nicely.
Brawler lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawler working over Bob with some ground and pound. Bob looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brawler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brawler passes to side control.
Brawler working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bob tries to improve position but can't.
Brawler looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bob is avoiding damage well.
Bob pushes Brawler away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Brawler gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Brawler scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bob to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob looks to move to half guard but instead Brawler has passed into mount! Damn!
A nice elbow there by Brawler.
Bob really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Brawler lands a big shot there that rocks Bob but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Brawler punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bob is breathing heavily.
Brawler landing strikes from the mount.
Brawler scoring with strikes but Bob is staying in there.
Brawler lands a nice shot to the head.
Bob is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Brawler working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brawler unloading with bombs!
Brawler lands with some strikes.
Bob is bucking up trying to escape but Brawler cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Brawler lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawler unloading with bombs!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brawler working Bob over with strikes here.
Brawler punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bob really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The referee warns Bob that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Brawler working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Brawler lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Brawler.
Brawler is landing with some decent strikes but Bob is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Brawler scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bob can't escape the position.
Brawler with shots to the head and body - Bob looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bob tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Back Yard Brawler dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bob falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brawler holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brawler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brawler gets caught flat footed, as Bob shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bob drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bob jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brawler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bob pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brawler is keeping the position for now.
Brawler keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Brawler throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Brawler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bob looking to pass the guard.
Bob is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brawler has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bob can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bob has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brawler throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Brawler will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Brawler tries to strike from the bottom.
Bob stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brawler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brawler scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Bob stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brawler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brawler throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bob lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brawler circles away quickly and effectively.
Bob misses with a takedown attempt - Brawler sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Brawler as Bob shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A right-left combo lands from Bob.
Bob throws a shot from downtown. Brawler moves away and avoids it.
Brawler checks a low kick from Bob.
Bob looks for a takedown but Brawler sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Bob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brawler shoots in but Bob avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A combination from Bob does no damage.
Bob throws a combination that misses
and Brawler counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bob's guard now.
Brawler keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bob's head.
Brawler landing with the ground and pound.
Brawler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Brawler content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brawler decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bob throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brawler rushes Bob and presses him up against the cage.
Bob is trying to drag Brawler to the mat but Brawler just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brawler drags the fight down to the ground.
Brawler throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bob is looking to work some ground and pound but Brawler has wrist control.
Brawler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bob gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bob advances to half guard.
Bob stops Brawler from getting back to his feet.
Brawler flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brawler punching from the bottom.
Bob seems to be looking for submissions.
Bob is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Brawler gets full guard.
Back Yard Brawler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brawler looking for a triangle here. Bob is fighting it but it looks tight! Brawler pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Bob is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Back Yard Brawler!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David comes into the arena with Craig David - Rise and Fall blaring out of the sound system. Craig David has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Brawler
Determined |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lewis Harrington!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David shoots in looking for a takedown. Harrington tries to sprawl out of it but David keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harrington manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
David shoots in and drives through. Harrington sprawls well.
Harrington scores with a spinning back kick!
David swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrington.
Harrington leaves David with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig David. That's going to take a lot out of him.
David is breathing heavily.
Harrington fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Harrington.
It looks like Craig David has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrington is looking to clinch.
Harrington scores with a spinning back kick!
Harrington closes the distance and clinches.
Harrington breaks the clinch.
Harrington shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Harrington lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Harrington scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Craig David's cut is getting worse.
Harrington controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Harrington has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
I looks like Harrington 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington looking to control but David is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harrington lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jeez, Craig David's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Craig David's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lewis Harrington!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaari Kuukonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oshea Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuukonen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Armin Van Buuren - Rapture. 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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25
204 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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279 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaari Kuukonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Oshea Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Kuukonen moves out of range easily.
Jackson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kuukonen tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kuukonen.
Kuukonen throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Kuukonen connects with a body shot.
Kuukonen scores a takedown into full mount!
Kuukonen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kuukonen unloading with bombs!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuukonen 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! Kuukonen extends the arm and Jackson is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jaari Kuukonen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bread Butter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by Black Flood Diesel - Lost Cause. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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277 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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211 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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Basic striking
KO power |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brad Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bread Butter!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Nelson catches Butter right on the button with a cross.
Nelson throws a shot from downtown. Butter moves away and avoids it.
Nelson loads up on a big right hand but Butter slips the punch.
Nelson throws a body punch but Butter moves out of range.
Nelson misses with the combination.
Nelson throws out a loose jab but Butter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Butter dodges the punch combination from Nelson.
Nelson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Butter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nelson as he avoids it easily.
Nelson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Butter avoids the body shot from Nelson.
Butter tries to clinch but Nelson moves out of range.
A jab from Nelson misses.
Nelson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nelson misses the shot to the body.
Butter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Butter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nelson but Nelson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nelson scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson throws a looping overhand right but Butter ducks down to avoid it.
Nelson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Butter feints and as Nelson raises his hands in defense, Butter changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nelson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Butter is one step ahead there.
Nelson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Butter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Butter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Butter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Butter looks gassed!
Nelson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Butter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Nelson is tightening it up a little... Butter has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Butter reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Butter taps out! nice BJJ there by Nelson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Brad Nelson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abekula Malelei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Popov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malelei comes to the cage accompanied by Broken, beat & scarred - Metallica. Popov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Goombas have souls too kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jack Popov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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19
295 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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23
300 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Counter striker
Very confident |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Abekula Malelei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Popov!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Malelei misses with a series of wild punches.
Malelei circles away from the clinch attempt.
Popov keeps the fight on the outside.
Popov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Popov looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malelei lands a body shot.
Malelei drives through and clinches with Popov against the cage.
Malelei pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Malelei as he connects with a hook.
Malelei shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Still in half guard, Malelei seems content to control.
Popov is looking to control Malelei's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Popov avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malelei controlling the pace.
Malelei decides to stand up.
Malelei misses with a wild body shot.
Malelei throws a series of punches but Popov avoids them all with ease.
Popov tries for a takedown but Malelei circles away easily
and Malelei counters with a slapping leg kick.
Malelei cracks Popov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two 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!
Malelei closes the distance looking for a takedown. Popov stuffs it but Malelei still has hold of him. Malelei picks Popov up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. Malelei slams Popov to the floor and that's really hurt Popov - he doesn't know where he is! Malelei throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abekula Malelei!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolai Demikovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franz Mueller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demikovic comes to the cage accompanied by Russian National Anthem. 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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250 lbs
6 - 1 - 1 |
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217 lbs
0 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power |
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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
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Nicolai Demikovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Franz Mueller!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demikovic slips a jab and a cross from Mueller.
Demikovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mueller.
Mueller misses with a two punch combination.
Franz Mueller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mueller throws a right and a left that Demikovic avoids nicely.
Demikovic darts in and clinches Mueller up against the cage.
Mueller tries to pull guard but Demikovic won't allow it.
Demikovic tries for a takedown. No joy.
Demikovic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Demikovic goes for a takedown attempt but Mueller pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demikovic circles away from the clinch attempt
and Demikovic counters with a takedown into side control.
Mueller wants to control but Demikovic postures up.
Demikovic scoring with punches and elbows.
Mueller on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mueller throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Demikovic scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mueller to see if he's OK.
Demikovic has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mueller!
Demikovic in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mueller is rocked!
It looks like Franz Mueller has been cut.
Mueller takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Demikovic's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicolai Demikovic!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between R Dekkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). R Dekkers has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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23
140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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23
135 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, R Dekkers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesus Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dekkers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Dekkers checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dekkers tries to clinch up.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Dekkers.
Gonzalez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gonzalez takes one to the side of the head.
Dekkers throws a head kick that misses.
Gonzalez keeps the fight on the outside.
Dekkers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dekkers ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Dekkers misses with a head kick.
Dekkers looks for the body kick but Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Gonzalez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dekkers throws the left hand but Gonzalez avoids the punch easily.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dekkers was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
R Dekkers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez tests Dekkers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gonzalez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gonzalez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dekkers is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzalez misses the target.
Dekkers tries to clinch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dekkers is able to avoid easily.
Jab, jab by Dekkers - just one landing.
Gonzalez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dekkers rather than just go for the knockout.
Dekkers walks into a jab.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dekkers pushes Gonzalez up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzalez misses with an elbow strike.
Gonzalez lands a shot to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gonzalez obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dekkers blocks an elbow strike from Gonzalez.
Dekkers really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gonzalez lands an elbow inside.
Dekkers is trying to break free.
Gonzalez misses with an elbow strike.
Gonzalez missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Gonzalez.
Dekkers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gonzalez is working Dekkers over against the cage.
Dekkers letting Gonzalez take a breather here.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gonzalez presses Dekkers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dekkers wants to get back to striking at distance but Gonzalez won't allow it.
Gonzalez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gonzalez lands an uppercut.
Dekkers takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stalling in the clinch from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez trying to land knees to the body.
Dekkers blocks an elbow strike from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez missing with knees to the body.
Dekkers manages to break the clinch.
Dekkers tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez throws a good cross that connects.
Dekkers misses with a head kick.
Gonzalez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dekkers's calf.
Gonzalez works Dekkers's body with a nice hook.
Gonzalez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dekkers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gonzalez can pounce on him.
Gonzalez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gonzalez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gonzalez thumps Dekkers with a low kick.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dekkers moves away.
Gonzalez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gonzalez scores with a jab.
Gonzalez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dekkers at a distance.
Dekkers tries a head kick but it misses.
Gonzalez drops Dekkers with a beautiful combination! Dekkers stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gonzalez is looking for the KO!
Dekkers is rocked!
It looks like R Dekkers has been cut.
Gonzalez closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Dekkers out cold! Dekkers corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jesus Gonzalez!
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