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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Young Buck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Hahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buck's entrance music is The Power. A fine choice. Hahn has chosen why cant we be friends? as his entrance music. The key to victory for Young Buck has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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166 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Young Buck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Hahn!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buck looks to throw the jab but Hahn is out of range.
Buck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hahn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Buck sprawls well. Buck wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hahn gets slowly back to his feet.
Hahn throws a jab but it's blocked by Buck.
Buck ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Buck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hahn shoots in and gets a takedown into Buck's guard.
Hahn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hahn's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Billy Hahn.
Hahn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hahn gets a clinch.
Hahn tries to score a body lock takedown but Buck shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Buck avoiding damage as Hahn throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hahn is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Buck can't fight it off and eventually Hahn manages to take the fight to the floor. Buck looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Buck keeping full guard, as Hahn tries to pass.
Hahn content to stall in guard here.
Buck looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hahn is one step ahead there.
Hahn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hahn 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.
Hahn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Billy Hahn.
Buck scores with a one two! Hahn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Buck throws a leg kick but Hahn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Buck lands a right hook to the body.
Buck lands with a good body shot.
Buck throws an overhand right that lands on Hahn's shoulder, as Hahn tries to avoid the shot.
Buck looks to score with a jab to the body but Hahn is just out of range.
Buck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hahn circles away quickly and effectively.
Hahn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hahn has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Buck uses from the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hahn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Buck doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Hahn is tightening it up a little... Buck has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Buck reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Buck taps out! Nice BJJ there by Hahn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Billy Hahn!
Billy Hahn took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Holy shit I thought he was really gonna win there.I gotta have more confidence.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Plesniak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Plesniak is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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160 lbs
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152 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Plesniak!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plesniak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No luck for Harris with that takedown attempt.
Harris misses with a takedown
and Plesniak moves into the clinch.
Plesniak avoiding damage as Harris throws knees to the body.
Plesniak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris looks for a takedown but Plesniak sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plesniak takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Harris fails to land the takedown.
Plesniak throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
John Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plesniak has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harris is trying to pull guard but Plesniak turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Plesniak stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Plesniak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Plesniak breaks from the clinch.
Plesniak fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plesniak misses with a few strikes there.
Harris tries for a takedown but Plesniak sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Harris shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Plesniak is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Plesniak is not content to let Harris control the position.
Plesniak is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Harris seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Plesniak has his hands clasped together around Harris's back. He's all about the action.
Plesniak blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harris.
Harris prevents Plesniak from improving his position.
Harris will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Plesniak is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Harris's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Harris's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Plesniak's arms.
Harris wants to escape the position.
Plesniak lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Plesniak wants to control but Harris is keeping busy.
Harris tries to escape but Plesniak has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Plesniak has Harris flattened out and is raining down punches.
Harris wants to escape the position.
Harris is trying to remain composed but Plesniak is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Harris is trying to defend against the choke here but Plesniak has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Plesniak Tightens the hold and Harris taps out furiously! Plesniak displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Robert Plesniak!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Sosnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark comes to the cage accompanied by Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out. Robert Sosnowski has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jason Clark's chin.
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200 lbs
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181 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Sosnowski!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosnowski misses with a wild combination.
Clark shoots in for a double leg but Sosnowski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Clark slips a jab and a cross from Sosnowski.
Sosnowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sosnowski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sosnowski throws a series of punches but Clark avoids them all with ease.
Sosnowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Clark lands a jab-cross combination.
Sosnowski misses with a hook
and Clark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sosnowski.
Sosnowski throws a sloppy head kick and Clark moves out of range easily.
Sosnowski pushes Clark away with a front kick.
Sosnowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clark moves into the clinch.
Clark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sosnowski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clark moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosnowski is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Clark turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Clark manages to end up in side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Clark has an Americana. Sosnowski didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Clark is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Clark hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jason Clark!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Morawski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chan Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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148 lbs
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161 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Krzysztof Morawski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chan Le!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Morawski misses.
Le waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morawski.
Le wants to clinch but Morawski slips to the side
and Morawski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Morawski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Le is keeping the position for now.
Morawski won't allow Le to get back to his feet.
Morawski passes Le's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Morawski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Morawski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morawski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Le's head.
Le is looking to escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morawski is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Le!
Le trying desperately to get to his feet.
Morawski landing strikes, looking to finish!
Morawski with shots to the head and body - Le looks very uncomfortable down there.
Morawski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Morawski with good strikes from the mount here!
Le is squirming around, avoiding Morawski's attempts to control the action.
Morawski lands a big shot there that rocks Le but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Morawski wants to control the pace but Le is squirming around nicely.
Morawski landing punches.
Le is rocked!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Le can do anything to dispel that myth.
Morawski wants to control the pace but Le is squirming around nicely.
Morawski putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Le is still in real trouble! Can Morawski finish him?
Morawski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Morawski lands a nice shot to the head.
Morawski looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Le covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Krzysztof Morawski!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ubbu Lindo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Caffey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ubbu Lindo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Caffey!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caffey lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lindo will feel that in the morning.
Caffey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lindo throws the left hand but Caffey avoids the punch easily.
Caffey wants to clinch up but Lindo keeps it at a distance.
Caffey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lindo fails with a takedown attempt.
Caffey tries to clinch but Lindo moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lindo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Caffey swivels and escapes.
Caffey throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lindo is breathing heavily.
Caffey lands a leg kick that knocks Lindo off balance momentarily.
Caffey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lindo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caffey moves into the clinch successfully.
Caffey tries a knee to the head but Lindo blocks it.
Caffey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lindo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lindo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caffey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Caffey lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Ubbu Lindo has been cut.
Caffey fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lindo walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caffey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lindo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lindo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Caffey. Caffey obviously looking to wear him down.
Lindo gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Victor Caffey!
During a confident post fight interview, Victor Caffey thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitali Blok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bud Djeiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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264 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitali Blok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bud Djeiba!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blok tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Djeiba swivels and escapes.
Blok fails with a takedown attempt.
Blok throws a series of punches but Djeiba avoids them all with ease.
Blok shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Djeiba defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitali Blok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Djeiba throws a series of strikes that have Blok backpedaling.
It looks like Vitali Blok has been cut.
Blok stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Djeiba.
Blok is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blok throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Djeiba's waist but Djeiba gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blok off to one side.
Djeiba lands a big head kick that sends Blok tumbling to the mat! Djeiba takes a step backwards and waves Blok back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Blok takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Djeiba 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.
Blok is rocked!
Vitali Blok's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Djeiba lands a body shot.
Djeiba lands a nice hook to Blok's body. Blok takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Djeiba scores with a shot to the body.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Djeiba has cracked Blok with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Djeiba lands another huge swinging hook and Blok tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Blok, before Djeiba can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bud Djeiba!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bud Djeiba made sure he mentioned Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $150), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Sutherland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Lynch looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Sutherland!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sutherland shoots in for a takedown but Lynch shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sutherland doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sutherland on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lynch stuffs the takedown.
Sutherland dodges the punch combination from Lynch.
Lynch lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Paul Sutherland has been cut.
Sutherland scores with a head kick. Lynch tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Danny Lynch has been cut.
Sutherland throws a leg kick that misses.
Lynch throws a nice looking combination but Sutherland bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sutherland is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lynch sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Danny Lynch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Sutherland.
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!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sutherland.
Sutherland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lynch throws a series of punches but Sutherland avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutherland takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lynch lands a left and a right that send Sutherland crashing to the mat, dazed. Lynch thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Sutherland is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lynch 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.
Sutherland is still on wobbly legs! Can Lynch finish him?
Sutherland misses with a wild combination.
Lynch throws a low kick, looking for Sutherland's leg but Sutherland calmly moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Sutherland or perhaps it was just good defense by Lynch which made him look bad.
Lynch lands a nice shot to the body.
Lynch circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Sutherland tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Lynch wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Danny Lynch!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Danny Lynch made sure he mentioned nope, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klaus Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rollins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Future World Music - Dream Catchers. Klaus Andersen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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167 lbs
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182 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Hunter Rollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Klaus Andersen!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andersen scores with a hook.
Rollins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Andersen doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick from Andersen lands but Rollins takes it in his stride.
Andersen wants to clinch
and Rollins counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rollins.
Rollins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rollins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Andersen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Andersen.
Andersen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andersen stalling.
Rollins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Andersen tries a body shot but Rollins blocks it.
Rollins pushes off an throws an elbow but Andersen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rollins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Andersen avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rollins lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Klaus Andersen has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rollins stops a takedown attempt from Andersen.
Andersen has hold of one of Rollins's legs. Rollins is fighting the takedown attempt but Andersen gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Andersen stops Rollins from standing up.
Rollins pulls Andersen in to control the position.
Andersen tries to free his leg and advance position but Rollins is retaining full guard.
Andersen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rollins keeping moving, preventing Andersen from controlling successfully.
Andersen is stalling in the full guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Klaus Andersen wasn't active enough on the ground.
Andersen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rollins moves away.
Andersen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rollins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andersen tries to clinch up.
Andersen tries to clinch there but Rollins circles away.
Andersen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rollins's waist but Rollins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Andersen off to one side.
Rollins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andersen is looking to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andersen looks to clinch
and Andersen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rollins misses with a low kick.
Andersen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rollins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rollins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andersen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rollins counters with a nice low kick that buckles Andersen's knee momentarily.
Andersen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rollins drives through and clinches with Andersen against the cage.
Andersen avoids a wild elbow strike from Rollins.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rollins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Andersen's defenses.
Rollins blocks a body shot from Andersen.
Rollins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Andersen is trying to maintain a safe position but Rollins gets an underhook and turns Andersen into the cage.
Andersen is trying to break the clinch but Rollins has him pressed against the cage.
Andersen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rollins backwards.
Andersen taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Andersen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rollins lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rollins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Andersen is trying to maintain a safe position but Rollins gets an underhook and turns Andersen into the cage.
Andersen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rollins walks away with a smile on his face. Andersen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hunter Rollins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klaus Andersen.
Nice defenses there by Andersen.
Andersen closes the distance and pushes Rollins back into the cage.
Andersen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rollins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rollins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Andersen's defenses.
That has opened up Klaus Andersen's cut even more.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andersen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rollins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Andersen tries to work over Rollins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andersen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Klaus Andersen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Klaus Andersen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Rollins misses.
Andersen tries to close the distance and clinch but Rollins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rollins stuns Andersen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Andersen tests Rollins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rollins closes the distance and clinches.
Andersen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rollins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Andersen tries to land a knee to the head but Rollins blocks with his arms.
Andersen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rollins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rollins takes a shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rollins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Andersen's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rollins is defending against the submission attempts here by Andersen.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rollins is trying to stand back up but Andersen is controlling him
Andersen with the ground and pound but Rollins uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Andersen postures up in Rollins's guard and throws a big left but Rollins blocks it.
Andersen trying to control the position from guard on top but Rollins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andersen passes Rollins's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen seems to be looking for submissions.
Rollins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Andersen works his way into side control.
Rollins managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Andersen.
Andersen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rollins regains half guard, as Andersen was trying to land strikes.
Rollins is refusing to be controlled, as Andersen sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins kicks off Andersen and gets to his feet.
Rollins feints and then cracks Andersen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Andersen down.
Rollins rushes Andersen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Andersen wants to get back to striking at distance but Rollins won't allow it.
Andersen fails to pull guard.
Rollins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Andersen is defending well for now.
Rollins avoiding damage as Andersen throws knees to the body.
Andersen lands a body punch.
Andersen wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rollins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Andersen's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersen is trying to trip Rollins. He has hold of a leg but Rollins is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Andersen persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Andersen tries to free his leg and advance position but Rollins is retaining full guard.
Andersen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andersen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Andersen looking to pass the guard.
Rollins keeping moving, preventing Andersen from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rollins is wriggling around but Andersen manages to pass to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klaus Andersen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Klaus Andersen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Andersen gets a clinch.
Andersen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rollins lands an elbow just above Andersen 's eye.
Andersen throws an elbow but it misses.
Andersen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rollins walks away with a smile on his face. Andersen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd cheers as Rollins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Andersen doesn't seem phased though.
Rollins instigates a clinch.
Andersen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Andersen manages to break the clinch.
Andersen shoots for a takedown but Rollins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hunter Rollins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klaus Andersen.
Rollins rushes Andersen and presses him up against the cage.
Andersen jumps guard and drags Rollins to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andersen wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Rollins is now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins trying to control from half guard but Andersen is working away.
Andersen is trying to control but can't.
Andersen wants to get back to full guard.
Rollins is keen to just control but Andersen is a slippery customer.
Andersen is trying to get back to full guard.
Andersen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Andersen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rollins has passed into side control.
Andersen tries to improve position but can't.
Rollins trying to control the position but Andersen is working away.
Hunter Rollins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen tries to improve position but can't.
Andersen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rollins works his way to full guard. Good work.
Andersen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Andersen postures up.
Andersen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andersen prevents Rollins from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Andersen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Andersen tries to free his leg and advance position but Rollins is retaining full guard.
Rollins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Andersen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rollins pushes Andersen off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Andersen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rollins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rollins scores with a hook.
Rollins lands a leg kick that knocks Andersen off balance momentarily.
Hunter Rollins is winning the standup battle so far.
Rollins throws a shot from downtown. Andersen moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rollins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rollins closes the distance and pushes Andersen back into the cage.
Andersen successfully pulls guard.
Andersen working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andersen 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rollins stands up over Andersen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Klaus Andersen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Andersen looking for a sweep. Not yet Andersen, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hunter Rollins.
I think Andersen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klaus Andersen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alves d'Araujo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). d\'Araujo comes to the cage accompanied by POWER. Stark has chosen P.O.D. - Alive as his entrance music. Arthur Stark acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Alves d'Araujo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthur Stark!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
d'Araujo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stark has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stark checks a low kick from d'Araujo.
Stark tries a low kick but d'Araujo avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stark lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and d'Araujo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from d'Araujo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
d'Araujo avoids a kick to the body.
Stark tries to land a leg kick but d'Araujo saw it coming and moves away.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
d'Araujo loads up on a big right hand but Stark slips the punch.
Stark is looking to score with low kicks.
d'Araujo looks to land a body kick but Stark moved away.
d'Araujo throws a push kick but Stark slaps the foot to one side.
d'Araujo throws a low kick but Stark moves out of range easily.
d'Araujo lands a head kick. Stark smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Arthur Stark has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
d'Araujo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Stark darts in and clinches d'Araujo up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and d'Araujo avoids it.
d'Araujo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
d'Araujo misses with a knee to the head.
d'Araujo has a couple of punches blocked by Stark.
d'Araujo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stark missing with knees to the body.
d'Araujo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stark avoiding damage.
d'Araujo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
d'Araujo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stark avoids it.
d'Araujo managing to block the knees to the body from Stark.
Knees to the body from d'Araujo.
Stark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and d'Araujo avoids it.
d'Araujo working Stark over with knees to the body.
d'Araujo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stark tries to stall but d'Araujo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
d'Araujo can't find room to land a body shot as Stark controls the action.
A short body shot lands from d'Araujo as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
d'Araujo struggles to land a body shot inside as Stark controls his hands.
d'Araujo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stark avoids it.
d'Araujo misses with a punch to the body.
d'Araujo lands a right hand.
d'Araujo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
d'Araujo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stark avoids it.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but d'Araujo blocks with his arms.
Stark with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stark is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. d'Araujo is defending well for now.
d'Araujo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
d'Araujo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
d'Araujo managing to block the knees to the body from Stark.
Stark on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
d'Araujo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
d'Araujo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stark is defending well for now.
Stark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stark is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but d'Araujo is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
d'Araujo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
d'Araujo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
d'Araujo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
d'Araujo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stark has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
d'Araujo tries to work over Stark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and d'Araujo avoids it.
d'Araujo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stark.
Stark tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
d'Araujo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stark looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark takes a knee to the side of the body.
d'Araujo effectively controlling the action here.
d'Araujo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stark is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but d'Araujo is keeping busy.
d'Araujo tries to work over Stark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark letting d'Araujo take a breather here.
Stark tried to land a shot to the body but connects with d'Araujo's elbow.
d'Araujo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stark tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
d'Araujo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
d'Araujo pressing his opponent against the cage.
d'Araujo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for d'Araujo.
d'Araujo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
d'Araujo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
d'Araujo lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still in the clinch, d'Araujo scores with a nice short uppercut.
d'Araujo lands a body shot.
d'Araujo looking to throw knees to the head but Stark is blocking nicely.
d'Araujo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alves d'Araujo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Stark's cut.
That's time! d'Araujo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
d'Araujo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
d'Araujo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stark.
Stark misses with a low kick.
d'Araujo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stark can do to turn this around?
Stark closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That has opened up Arthur Stark's cut even more.
d'Araujo looks to throw the jab but Stark is out of range.
d'Araujo wants to land a leg kick but Stark is out of range.
A swing and a miss from d'Araujo.
Stark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
d'Araujo fakes the leg kick and cracks Stark in the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
d'Araujo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stark is out of range and d'Araujo settles back down.
d'Araujo blocks a head kick by Stark.
Stark is breathing heavily.
d'Araujo cracks Stark with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. d'Araujo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Stark to stand back up!
Stark is rocked!
Stark walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! d'Araujo swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alves d'Araujo!
Alves d'Araujo retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Alves d'Araujo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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