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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carsten Van Amstel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trip Kenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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213 lbs
20 - 18 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Carsten Van Amstel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Trip Kenzie!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Amstel is looking to clinch but Kenzie is avoiding it.
Kenzie keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Amstel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Van Amstel digs a good body shot into Kenzie's ribs.
Kenzie swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Amstel.
Kenzie rushes Van Amstel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Van Amstel stalling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Van Amstel.
Van Amstel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kenzie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Van Amstel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kenzie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Van Amstel fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Van Amstel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Carsten Van Amstel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Amstel pushes Kenzie up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Van Amstel.
Van Amstel lands an elbow that stopped Kenzie in his tracks for a moment.
Van Amstel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Amstel moves in looking to clinch but Kenzie pushes him off.
Carsten Van Amstel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Amstel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kenzie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Amstel moves in looking to clinch but Kenzie pushes him off.
Van Amstel darts in and clinches Kenzie up against the cage.
Van Amstel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Van Amstel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Amstel lands a knee to the body.
Kenzie looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Amstel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van Amstel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Van Amstel scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Van Amstel.
Van Amstel landing knees to the body.
Van Amstel lands a nice knee to the body.
Van Amstel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kenzie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Van Amstel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Van Amstel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kenzie's face.
Van Amstel landing knees to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Van Amstel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Amstel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Van Amstel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kenzie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Amstel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kenzie has a takedown stuffed.
Carsten Van Amstel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trip Kenzie.
Some wild striking there from Van Amstel.
Van Amstel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kenzie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Amstel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kenzie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kenzie moves into the clinch successfully.
Van Amstel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Amstel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Amstel blocks a head kick by Kenzie.
Kenzie forces Van Amstel back against the cage and clinches.
Van Amstel avoiding damage.
Kenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Amstel scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Amstel slowing the pace effectively.
Kenzie working hard to break the clinch.
Van Amstel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van Amstel lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Amstel stalling.
Van Amstel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carsten Van Amstel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Van Amstel rushes Kenzie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Van Amstel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Amstel tries a head kick but it misses.
Kenzie fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Amstel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kenzie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carsten Van Amstel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Van Amstel. Those never looked like landing.
Van Amstel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kenzie throws a big shot that misses.
Kenzie swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Amstel.
Van Amstel clinches.
Van Amstel scores with a knee to the head.
Kenzie is breathing heavily.
Van Amstel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kenzie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Van Amstel stalling in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Amstel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Amstel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Van Amstel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kenzie drives through and clinches with Van Amstel against the cage.
Van Amstel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kenzie takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Van Amstel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Amstel delivers a nice body kick.
Van Amstel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Amstel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Van Amstel throws a head kick that Kenzie semi-blocks.
Van Amstel throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Van Amstel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kenzie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Van Amstel throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Van Amstel is looking to clinch but Kenzie is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie 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 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Carsten Van Amstel!
A relieved looking Carsten Van Amstel thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cho Kwan Seung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cho Kwan Seung has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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274 lbs
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220 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Cho Kwan Seung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Knight!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight misses with a two punch combination.
Seung throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Knight was covering up waiting for the punch and Seung finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Seung looking to pass the guard.
Seung gets to his feet - Knight follows without any prompting.
Seung shoots in for a takedown but Knight shows good takedown defense.
Knight swinging wildly here.
Knight looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Seung shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Seung working for a guillotine from mount but Knight is in no mood to give up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seung controlling the position easily from mount.
Seung trying to control but Knight is having none of it.
Seung looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight is squirming around, avoiding Seung's attempts to control the action.
Seung working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Knight is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Seung has taken his back.
Seung sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Knight taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cho Kwan Seung!
Cho Kwan Seung seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sandor Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marsellus Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clegane comes to the cage accompanied by Goodbye. Marsellus Wallace acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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25
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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289 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sandor Clegane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marsellus Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Sandor Clegane has been cut.
Wallace turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wallace throws a push kick but Clegane slaps the foot to one side.
Clegane stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clegane drops Wallace with a left and a right! Oh, Wallace is hurt - Clegane dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Marsellus Wallace has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Clegane tries to get to his feet but Wallace is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Clegane in his guard.
Clegane wants to stand and escape but instead Wallace has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Clegane keeping moving, preventing Wallace from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace pushing down on Clegane's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wallace is trying to control the action in half guard but Clegane is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Clegane on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Clegane tries to get out of the position.
Clegane tries to kick Wallace off but Wallace keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is trying to control. Clegane wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Marsellus Wallace has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Clegane takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jab from Clegane.
Wallace chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Clegane lands a lovely overhand right.
Clegane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wallace. Wallace obviously looking to wear him down.
Clegane is breathing heavily.
Wallace with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wallace fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clegane.
Wallace lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wallace tries to clinch up but Clegane circles away and keeps his distance.
Clegane avoids the head kick by Wallace.
Wallace lands a nice looking kick to the body. Clegane takes a step back to recover.
Wallace lands a big head kick that sends Clegane to the canvas! Wallace follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marsellus Wallace!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thierry Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Henry's choice of entrance music: Shoot To Thrill. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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216 lbs
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205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Thierry Henry!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry throws a hook but Kowalski blocks it.
Henry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kowalski counters with a three punch combo that has Henry backing up. Henry nods at Kowalski to acknowledge the strikes.
Henry staying out of range there.
Henry wants to clinch up but Kowalski keeps it at a distance.
Kowalski misses with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Henry doesn't manage to clinch there - Kowalski circles away.
Henry avoids the body shot from Kowalski.
Henry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kowalski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kowalski scores with a jab to the body.
Kowalski circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Henry lands but Kowalski takes it in his stride.
Henry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kowalski misses with a leg kick
so Henry counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Henry won't allow Kowalski to get back to his feet.
Henry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henry throws a strike but Kowalski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kowalski decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry moves in looking to clinch but Kowalski pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kowalski. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henry thumps Kowalski with a low kick.
Henry throws a right hand that misses
and Kowalski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kowalski connects with a body shot that sends Henry's belly button to the back.
Henry blocks the body kick.
Kowalski cracks Henry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A combination from Henry does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry avoids the head kick by Kowalski.
Henry lands a head kick!
Henry scores with a three punch combo!
Kowalski throws a head kick but Henry moves out of range.
Henry stuffs the takedown attempt from Kowalski. Kowalski gets slowly back to his feet.
Henry tries to bum rush Kowalski with a series of wild strikes but Kowalski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kowalski counters with a nice body shot.
Henry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kowalski looks to land a combination. Henry sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kowalski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kowalski misses with a wild body shot.
Henry looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kowalski lands a nice shot that snaps Henry's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kowalski shoots in looking for a takedown but Henry manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kowalski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thierry Henry dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kowalski is looking to clinch but Henry is avoiding it.
Henry plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Jan Kowalski has been cut.
Henry tries a head kick but it misses.
Thierry Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henry slips a straight right by Kowalski.
Kowalski misses with an uppercut.
Kowalski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kowalski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kowalski has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski is looking to clinch but Henry is avoiding it.
Henry throws a combination. Kowalski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
No luck for Kowalski with that takedown attempt.
Kowalski just misses with a punch to the body.
Kowalski throws a head kick but Henry moves out of range.
Henry lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henry has a takedown stuffed.
Kowalski lands with a cross.
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!
Henry tries a head kick but it misses.
Henry throws a series of punches but Kowalski moves out of range.
Henry misses with the combination.
Horrible takedown by Henry or perhaps it was just good defense by Kowalski which made him look bad.
Jan Kowalski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thierry Henry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski misses with a leg kick
and Henry counters with a low kick, right behind Kowalski 's knee.
Henry throws a solid leg kick but Kowalski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Henry.
Henry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kowalski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kowalski cracks Henry with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Henry misses with a combination
and Kowalski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kowalski. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thierry Henry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kowalski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henry.
Kowalski closes the distance and pushes Henry back into the cage.
Henry misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kowalski fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thierry Henry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jan Kowalski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Kowalski.
Kowalski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kowalski 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.
Kowalski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henry tries a head kick but it misses.
Henry wants to clinch up but Kowalski keeps it at a distance.
Kowalski wants to clinch.
Kowalski misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry throws a series of punches but Kowalski moves out of range.
Henry tries to clinch up but Kowalski circles away and keeps his distance.
Henry throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kowalski tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Henry is in Kowalski's guard.
Kowalski uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Henry on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kowalski lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jan Kowalski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kowalski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Henry avoids the body shot from Kowalski.
Henry wants to clinch but Kowalski slips to the side
and Kowalski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henry closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kowalski did well to prevent Henry getting side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henry.
Henry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Henry lands a nice short elbow.
Kowalski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Henry prevents Kowalski from standing back up.
Henry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kowalski's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henry looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kowalski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kowalski is trying to stand up here but Henry is controlling him well.
Henry scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Henry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kowalski defending well though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kowalski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Henry working the head and body with strikes.
Kowalski is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski wants to get back to his feet.
Oh Kowalski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kowalski has hold of Henry's hands but Henry slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kowalski seems to have got his legs back now.
Kowalski is trying to stand.
Henry working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Henry thows a huge punch but Kowalski dodges it nicely.
Kowalski taking some punishment here, with Henry in his half guard.
Kowalski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Henry scores with a couple of nice shots.
Henry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henry scores with a big shot! Kowalski's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Kowalski! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thierry Henry!
A very excited looking Thierry Henry rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ardian Shiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Nixon is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ardian Shiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, David Nixon!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nixon looks to land a combination but Shiba avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Nixon misses the target.
Shiba clinches with his opponent.
A right hook to the body lands for Nixon.
Shiba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shiba connects with a knee to the head.
Nixon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shiba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shiba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nixon tries to clinch but Shiba moves out of range.
Nixon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shiba is out of range and Nixon settles back down.
Shiba connects with a solid leg kick.
Shiba looks to clinch
and Nixon counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shiba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nixon.
Shiba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nixon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nixon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shiba's head.
David Nixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shiba darts in trying to clinch
and Nixon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nixon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nixon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shiba.
Shiba stuffs the takedown attempt from Nixon. Nixon gets slowly back to his feet.
Shiba closes the distance but Nixon moves to the side
and Shiba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shiba moves in looking to clinch but Nixon pushes him off.
Shiba takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shiba tries to clinch up but Nixon circles away and keeps his distance.
Shiba wants to clinch.
Shiba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nixon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nixon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shiba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nixon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shiba avoids the head kick by Nixon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shiba is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shiba avoids it really well and circles away.
Shiba has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nixon finds it's way round the side to connect with Shiba's head.
Nixon wants to slow Shiba down by chopping away at his legs.
Shiba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nixon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shiba checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nixon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shiba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nixon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nixon counters with a left and a right that stings Shiba.
Nixon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nixon misses with a double jab.
Shiba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nixon.
Nixon throws a wild body kick that Shiba sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiba tries to clinch up.
Nixon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nixon throws a wild body kick that Shiba sees coming a mile off.
A bone on bone clash there as Shiba blocks the leg kick.
Nixon swats away the attempt to clinch by Shiba.
That kick from Shiba tenderised Nixon's leg. Nixon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shiba fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nixon to the ground. Shiba is now in Nixon's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Shiba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nixon is keeping the position for now.
Shiba wants to control from the top but Nixon keeps moving.
Shiba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shiba looking to sit in guard and control but Nixon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon throwing strikes but missing.
Nixon trying to control but Shiba is working from the bottom.
Shiba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nixon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nixon landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Nixon dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nixon throws a nice looking combination but Shiba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shiba tries to clinch
and Nixon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shiba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nixon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shiba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nixon.
Shiba darts in trying to clinch
and Nixon counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shiba's knee momentarily.
Nixon 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.
Shiba is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Nixon.
David Nixon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shiba darts in and clinches Nixon up against the cage.
Shiba scores a nice knee to the body.
Nixon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shiba is defending well for now.
Shiba drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nixon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shiba tries to land a knee to the head but Nixon blocks with his arms.
Nixon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shiba lands a knee to the body.
Nixon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nixon is breathing heavily.
Nixon has Shiba pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shiba manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Shiba lands a knee to the head.
It looks like David Nixon has been cut.
Shiba crunches a lovely knee into Nixon's ribcage.
Nixon takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Shiba.
Shiba lands a knee to the head.
Shiba lands a knee to the body.
Shiba landing knees to the head.
Shiba crunches a lovely knee into Nixon's ribcage.
Shiba landing knees to the body.
Shiba wants the takedown. Nixon is fighting it off but Shiba persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Nixon's guard against the cage.
Shiba trying to control the position from guard on top but Nixon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shiba is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nixon is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon is trying to keep Shiba in close.
Shiba tries to free his leg and advance position but Nixon is retaining full guard.
Nixon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shiba.
Shiba drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Nixon manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Shiba has Nixon in his guard.
Shiba working for a triangle but Nixon defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon pushing down on Shiba's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nixon is thwarting Shiba's attempts to control the position.
Nixon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shiba is concentrating on defense, preventing Nixon from advancing position.
Shiba wants to control but Nixon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nixon wants to pass the guard but Shiba is defending well.
Shiba trying to hold on to Nixon's head to control him but Nixon postures up.
Nixon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shiba keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiba gets full guard.
Shiba is trying to control the position but Nixon postures up.
Nixon tries to stand but Shiba is controlling from the bottom.
Nixon won't allow Shiba to sweep him here.
Nixon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shiba is keeping the position for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shiba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shiba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nixon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shiba closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shiba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nixon is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ardian Shiba dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Nixon's cut.
That's time! Shiba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Shiba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nixon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shiba doesn't manage to clinch there - Nixon circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shiba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nixon looks for the body kick but Shiba saw that one coming.
Nixon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nixon shoots for a takedown but Shiba saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shiba has a takedown stuffed.
Nixon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shiba holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nixon trying to land knees to the body.
Shiba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nixon blocks it with crossed arms.
Shiba lands a knee to the body.
Shiba putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nixon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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!
Shiba has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Nixon regains guard immediately.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shiba trying to control the position from guard on top but Nixon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shiba trying to control the position from guard on top but Nixon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shiba forces his way into half guard.
Nixon desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Shiba is looking to take a break and control but Nixon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shiba is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Nixon!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Shiba locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Nixon is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ardian Shiba!
A very excited looking Ardian Shiba made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seany Scholes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Arroyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scholes comes into the arena with Wonderwall - Oasis blaring out of the sound system. Arroyo has chosen Slayer - Raining Blood as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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155 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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21
145 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very quick |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Seany Scholes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Arroyo!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arroyo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arroyo drives through with a takedown into Scholes's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Scholes has his foot on Arroyo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Arroyo works his way back into a safe position though.
Arroyo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Scholes is keeping the position for now.
Scholes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Arroyo 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.
Scholes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Arroyo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Scholes's guard.
Scholes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scholes with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Scholes goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Arroyo turns into him and now he's in Scholes's guard.
Arroyo trying to control the position from guard on top but Scholes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scholes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Arroyo is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scholes wants to sweep here but Arroyo controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Scholes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Arroyo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Scholes trying to keep a closed guard but Arroyo is proving a slippery customer.
Scholes can't keep his opponent in guard - Arroyo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Scholes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Scholes looking for a guillotine here but Arroyo defends easily.
Scholes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo won't allow Scholes to sweep him here.
Arroyo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Scholes controls Arroyo momentarily but Arroyo frees himself.
Arroyo wants to stand and escape but instead Scholes has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Arroyo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scholes trying to control but Arroyo is working from the bottom.
Scholes drops back, looking for a kneebar! Arroyo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Arroyo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Arroyo!
Scholes tries to buck Arroyo off but Arroyo is having none of it.
Arroyo decides to stand back up. Arroyo steps back and let's Scholes get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scholes gets caught flat footed, as Arroyo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scholes looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mickey Arroyo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Scholes shoots for a double leg takedown but Arroyo sprawls well. He's pushed Scholes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Arroyo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Scholes to the ground. Arroyo is now in Scholes's guard.
Arroyo wants to get up but he can't break Scholes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Scholes working a defensive guard here.
Arroyo wants to stand but Scholes has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Scholes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Arroyo defends it easily.
Scholes is pulling down on Arroyo's head. It's preventing any offense from Arroyo, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mickey Arroyo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Scholes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Arroyo is one step ahead there.
Scholes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Arroyo controls the pace.
Arroyo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Scholes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Scholes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Arroyo tries to avoid it but Scholes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Arroyo to the ground. Arroyo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Arroyo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arroyo is pressing down on Scholes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Scholes is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo slows the pace down in half guard.
Scholes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Scholes has a closed guard, preventing Arroyo from standing up.
Scholes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Arroyo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Arroyo stopping the sweep attempt from Scholes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scholes looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Arroyo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Scholes is looking to control Arroyo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Scholes avoid being mounted?
Scholes is trying to get back to full guard.
Arroyo is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Scholes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Arroyo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Arroyo's back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arroyo trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Scholes is persistently looking for the submission but Arroyo is defending it well.
Arroyo needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mickey Arroyo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Arroyo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Scholes did well to prevent Arroyo getting side control.
Scholes won't allow Arroyo to pass to mount.
Arroyo prevents Scholes from improving his position.
Arroyo is looking to advance position but Scholes won't allow it.
Arroyo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scholes keeps working.
Scholes trying to hold on to Arroyo's head to control him but Arroyo postures up.
Scholes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scholes is looking to get back to full guard here but Arroyo has managed to pass to side control instead.
Scholes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Arroyo in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Scholes sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo wants to stand up but Scholes has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Scholes wants to get back to his feet.
Arroyo tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Arroyo is looking to advance position but Scholes won't allow it.
Scholes trying to control here.
Scholes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Arroyo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scholes wants to improve his position but instead Arroyo has moved into half guard.
Well, if Arroyo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Scholes keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Arroyo is keen to just control but Scholes is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mickey Arroyo.
Arroyo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arroyo clinches.
Scholes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Arroyo tries to break the clinch but Scholes is controlling the position.
Arroyo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arroyo stuffs the takedown attempt from Scholes. Scholes gets slowly back to his feet.
Scholes shoots in looking for a takedown. Arroyo tries to sprawl out of it but Scholes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Arroyo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Seany Scholes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scholes shoots in for a takedown but Arroyo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Arroyo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arroyo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Arroyo!
During a confident post fight interview, Mickey Arroyo 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Remy Bonjasky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonjasky's entrance music is LP - Hit the floor. A fine choice. Price is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Not Afraid. 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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179 lbs
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169 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Remy Bonjasky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Price!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price throws the left hand but Bonjasky avoids the punch easily.
Price stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Remy Bonjasky has been cut.
Price lands with a cross.
Price throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bonjasky stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bonjasky ducks under a wild hook from Price.
Price tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonjasky was well out of range. Poor timing from Price.
Bonjasky rushes Price and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Price is trying to break the clinch but Bonjasky is controlling him.
Price wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bonjasky has him pressed against the cage.
Price tries to break the clinch but Bonjasky is controlling the position.
Bonjasky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonjasky is looking to clinch but Price is avoiding it.
Price works over Bonjasky's head and body with a nice combination.
Price throws a lazy right hand but Bonjasky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Price throws a right hand that Bonjasky ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonjasky also avoids with ease.
Price misses with a low kick.
Price lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonjasky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Price checks a low kick from Bonjasky.
Bonjasky throws a wild body kick that Price sees coming a mile off.
A punch combination from Bonjasky misses.
Price scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Price misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bonjasky.
Price throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonjasky slips a jab and a cross from Price.
Price misses the jab.
Bonjasky tries to clinch up.
Bonjasky tries to bum rush Price with a series of wild strikes but Price uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Price misses with a looping left.
Price works over Bonjasky's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Price throws out a loose jab but Bonjasky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Price is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonjasky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky tries to clinch but Price moves out of range.
A left and a right from Price both land. Nice combination.
Price moves into range and connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Price misses the target.
Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonjasky moves away.
Price throws an overhand right that lands on Bonjasky's shoulder, as Bonjasky tries to avoid the shot.
Price throws a hook but Bonjasky blocks it.
Bonjasky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Price.
Bonjasky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bonjasky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonjasky tries to clinch there but Price circles away.
Price connects with the punch.
Bonjasky is looking to clinch.
Bonjasky moves into the clinch successfully.
Bonjasky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price lands a big head kick that sends Bonjasky tumbling to the mat! Price takes a step backwards and waves Bonjasky back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bonjasky is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Price misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Oh Bonjasky is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bonjasky throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Price.
Bonjasky feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Prices jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bonjasky throws a wild hook but Price just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Bonjasky gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Price raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Price!
After the big win, Thomas Price made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ultimate Fighting Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Fourie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fourie comes to the cage accompanied by ''Not Afraid'' by Eminem. Alexander Fourie has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Fourie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lewis throws a hook to the side of Fourie's head but Fourie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lewis throws a sloppy body shot
and Fourie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fourie wants to control but Lewis is keeping him busy.
Lewis is trying to stand up here but Fourie is controlling him well.
Fourie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fourie seems to be looking for submissions.
Fourie prevents Lewis from improving his position.
Fourie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lewis defends it well.
Fourie trying to mount his opponent but Lewis defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fourie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lewis sees it coming and defends easily.
Lewis is trying to maintain the position but Fourie is very close to passing his half guard.
Lewis might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fourie kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lewis is looking for a sweep. Fourie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fourie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fourie stops Lewis from getting back to his feet.
Fourie is thwarting Lewis's attempts to control the position.
Fourie trying to control from half guard but Lewis is working away.
Fourie seems to be looking for submissions.
Fourie seems to be working for a kimura but Lewis defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fourie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lewis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fourie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fourie's back!
Lewis is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Fourie is defending well though. Lewis let's go of the attempt for now.
Fourie rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Fourie actively working from the bottom here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fourie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lewis trying to control from half guard but Fourie is working away.
Lewis in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Fourie tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Lewis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Scott Lewis!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bricks Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stroud has chosen Vallenfyre - Iconoclast as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bricks Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Stroud!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stroud paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stroud connects with the punch.
Tyler looks to land a body kick but Stroud moved away.
Tyler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tyler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stroud.
Stroud thows a body shot but no joy.
Tyler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stroud tries to clinch up but Tyler circles away and keeps his distance.
Stroud tries to clinch up.
Stroud scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stroud.
Stroud lands a slapping body shot.
Tyler doesn't manage to clinch there - Stroud circles away.
Stroud avoids the head kick by Tyler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tyler.
Tyler misses with a head kick.
Tyler defending well as Stroud loads up on a big left hand.
Stroud jabs Tyler to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stroud gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tyler taking a breather.
Stroud lands with a short shot to the head.
Tyler tries a body shot but Stroud blocks it.
Stroud gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Tyler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stroud throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stroud trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stroud missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stroud must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tyler wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stroud stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tyler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tyler throws his legs up looking for a submission but Stroud uses it to pass to side control.
Stroud scores with punches from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Tyler tries to improve position but can't.
Stroud lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Tyler is looking to regain half guard here but Stroud keeps moving and retains side control.
Stroud wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tyler keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud tries to score with some ground and pound. Tyler controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tyler is looking to regain half guard here but Stroud keeps moving and retains side control.
Stroud in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Stroud throws an elbow but Tyler slips to the side and avoids it well.
Stroud fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Stroud scores with a couple of short elbows.
Stroud wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tyler keeps working.
Tyler sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Stroud is trying to control. Tyler wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler trying to hold on to Stroud's head to control him but Stroud postures up.
Stroud throwing shots but Tyler is blocking nicely.
Stroud lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tyler tries to get to full guard but Stroud has control of the leg.
Stroud is trying to work for a kimura but Tyler is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyler tries to roll over but Stroud keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stroud passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Stroud dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stroud throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tyler misses with a low kick.
Stroud tests Tyler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tyler misses with a series of wild punches.
Tyler tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stroud misses with a two punch combination.
Tyler shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stroud's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stroud controlling the position.
Tyler trying to control but Stroud is working from the bottom.
Tyler is fighting to break Stroud's control of his arms but Stroud is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Stroud is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Stroud has escaped and now he's on top!
Tyler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stroud distracts Tyler with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stroud is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stroud trying to control but Tyler is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stroud loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stroud stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tyler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler looking for a sweep. Not yet Tyler, not yet.
Tyler controls Stroud momentarily but Stroud frees himself.
Stroud trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stroud won't allow Tyler to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stroud accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stroud scores with a body shot.
Stroud misses with a double jab.
Tyler rushes Stroud and presses him up against the cage.
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!
Tyler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stroud turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Stroud manages to end up in side control.
The ground and pound from Stroud seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tyler is trying to get back to half guard.
Tom Stroud has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stroud creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tyler sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
You can see the frustration on Tyler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tyler is looking to regain half guard here but Stroud keeps moving and retains side control.
Stroud gets to mount! Tyler was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Stroud lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Stroud punishing his opponent with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stroud connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyler taking shots to the head.
Stroud scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tyler?
Tyler is rocked!
Stroud scoring with strikes but Tyler is staying in there.
Oh Tyler is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stroud unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Tyler wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Stroud celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Stroud!
Tom Stroud thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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