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VERSUS - Wednesday Wipeout 15 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sigmund Bjorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bjorn comes to the cage accompanied by Slipknot - Wait And Bleed. Fisher has chosen Must Be The Money as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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304 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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287 lbs
22 - 19 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sigmund Bjorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Steve Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher ducks under a wild hook from Bjorn.
Fisher misses with a body kick.
Bjorn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bjorn misses with a few strikes there.
Fisher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bjorn doesn't seem bothered though.
Bjorn misses the shot to the body.
Bjorn throws a hook to the side of Fisher's head but Fisher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bjorn scores with a body shot.
Sigmund Bjorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Fisher with that takedown attempt.
Fisher looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bjorn!
Fisher punching from mount but Bjorn doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjorn gets back to half guard.
Fisher is looking to advance position but Bjorn won't allow it.
Fisher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bjorn keeps working.
Bjorn keeping hold of Fisher's head, controlling as best he can.
Fisher is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjorn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fisher is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Fisher postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bjorn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fisher trying to control the position from guard on top but Bjorn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fisher throws a strike but Bjorn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fisher can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bjorn controls the pace.
Fisher is looking to stand up but Bjorn isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fisher moves in looking to clinch but Bjorn pushes him off.
Bjorn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fisher has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fisher wants to clinch.
Fisher misses with a combination
and Bjorn counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Bjorn.
Fisher defending well as Bjorn loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bjorn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steve Fisher will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bjorn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fisher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bjorn swats away the attempt to clinch by Fisher.
Fisher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fisher tries to clinch up but Bjorn circles away and keeps his distance.
Bjorn with a hook.
Bjorn throws the left hand but Fisher avoids the punch easily.
Fisher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bjorn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fisher.
Bjorn swats away the attempt to clinch by Fisher.
Fisher moves in looking to clinch but Bjorn pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bjorn.
Good work by Fisher as he checks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Bjorn.
Bjorn throws a hook but Fisher avoids it easily.
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bjorn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Fisher.
Fisher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bjorn counters with a one-two to the body.
Bjorn cracks Fisher with a good jab.
Fisher ducks under a wild hook from Bjorn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bjorn. Fisher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fisher avoids the body shot from Bjorn.
Fisher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sigmund Bjorn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bjorn 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.
Bjorn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bjorn misses with an uppercut.
Fisher looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fisher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bjorn.
Bjorn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bjorn duly obliges.
It looks like Steve Fisher has been cut.
Bjorn throws a nice looking combination but Fisher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjorn lands a glancing blow to the side of Fisher's head.
Bjorn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fisher clinches up against the cage.
Bjorn can't break the clinch.
Bjorn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fisher moves into the clinch.
Bjorn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fisher has him pressed against the cage.
Bjorn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fisher works over Bjorn's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Sigmund Bjorn has been cut.
Bjorn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fisher was well out of range. Poor timing from Bjorn.
Bjorn misses with a right hand
and Fisher counters with a shoot takedown. Bjorn fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Fisher wants to pass the guard but Bjorn is keeping the position.
Fisher landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjorn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fisher postures up in Bjorn's guard and throws a big left but Bjorn blocks it.
Fisher throws an elbow that misses. Bjorn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fisher's guard. Nice move by Bjorn!
Bjorn prevents Fisher from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bjorn decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Fisher, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sigmund Bjorn will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bjorn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bjorn looks to land a right hand but Fisher moved out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Bjorn there.
Bjorn staying out of range there.
Bjorn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fisher's head.
Bjorn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fisher counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fisher pushes Bjorn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bjorn takes a shot to the head.
Bjorn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fisher misses with a body punch.
Bjorn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bjorn moves out of range of the strikes.
Fisher dives in and scores a takedown into Bjorn's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fisher throwing strikes from guard but Bjorn blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fisher accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fisher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bjorn controlling Fisher's posture.
Fisher missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fisher throws a strike but Bjorn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bjorn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjorn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sigmund Bjorn has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bjorn misses with an uppercut
and Fisher counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bjorn.
Bjorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fisher tries to land a knee to the head but Bjorn blocks with his arms.
Bjorn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fisher moves out of range of the strikes.
Bjorn is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fisher gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fisher struggles to land a body shot inside as Bjorn controls his hands.
Fisher trying to land knees to the body.
Bjorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bjorn lands with an uppercut that bounces Fisher off the cage and back into range.
Nice shot lands for Bjorn.
Bjorn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fisher.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bjorn misses with a right hand
and Fisher counters with a nice body shot.
Bjorn throws a low kick, looking for Fisher's leg but Fisher calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher moves away from the strike by Bjorn.
Fisher shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bjorn pinned against the cage. Bjorn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fisher shoots in and gets a takedown into Bjorn's guard.
Fisher trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bjorn's guard.
Fisher looking to sit in guard and control but Bjorn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bjorn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
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 Sigmund Bjorn.
I think Bjorn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sigmund Bjorn!
Our winner, Sigmund Bjorn, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hernandez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dysfunctional. Ramon Hernandez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Peter Walter's chin.
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22
150 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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30
157 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramon Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Walter!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walter shoots in for a takedown but Hernandez shows good takedown defense.
Walter fails to land the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Hernandez. No joy for Walter on that attempt.
Ramon Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Walter.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hernandez enables Walter to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hernandez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Walter has gone for a leg lock! Hernandez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Walter's guard.
Hernandez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Walter has his foot on Hernandez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hernandez works his way back into a safe position though.
Hernandez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Walter throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Walter working for submissions but it's allowed Hernandez to get to half guard.
Walter trying to control here.
Walter misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Walter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Walter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Walter is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hernandez pulls his head out easily.
Walter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Walter gets back to full guard.
Hernandez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hernandez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Walter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Walter 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.
Walter trying to control the position here.
Hernandez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Walter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hernandez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Walter is tightening it up a little... Hernandez has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Hernandez reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Hernandez taps out! Nice BJJ there by Walter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Peter Walter!
An out of breath and clearly excited Peter Walter thanked Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus of Nazareth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romano Schoots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). of Nazareth kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is call to prayer. Romano Schoots has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesus of Nazareth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Romano Schoots!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
of Nazareth fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Schoots has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Decent striking displayed by of Nazareth there.
A slow jab from of Nazareth misses its intended target.
of Nazareth throws a half hearted mid kick.
Schoots walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
of Nazareth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schoots clinches up against the cage.
of Nazareth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schoots lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
of Nazareth throws a punch but it's blocked by Schoots.
of Nazareth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schoots tries to land a knee to the head but of Nazareth blocks with his arms.
A short left from Schoots.
Schoots pushes of Nazareth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schoots looking to throw knees to the head but of Nazareth is blocking nicely.
Schoots tries to land a knee to the head but of Nazareth blocks with his arms.
Schoots throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schoots softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
of Nazareth gets underhooks to prevent Schoots's takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schoots crunches a lovely knee into of Nazareth's ribcage.
Schoots is trying to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schoots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
of Nazareth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schoots lands with a short punch from the clinch.
of Nazareth lands with a short shot to the head.
Schoots trying to stall but of Nazareth improves his position.
Schoots pushes of Nazareth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schoots using the Thai plumb to throw knees but of Nazareth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schoots using the Thai plumb to throw knees but of Nazareth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schoots blocks an uppercut.
of Nazareth lands with a left to the head.
Schoots goes for a takedown attempt but of Nazareth pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jesus of Nazareth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
of Nazareth throws a leg kick but Schoots sees it coming and moves out of range.
of Nazareth looks to land a body kick but Schoots moved away.
of Nazareth keeps the fight on the outside.
of Nazareth attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Schoots throws a hook but of Nazareth blocks it.
Schoots uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from of Nazareth.
Nice straight punches there by Schoots. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Schoots.
A slow jab from of Nazareth misses its intended target.
Schoots throws the left hand but of Nazareth avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth stuffs the takedown attempt from Schoots. Schoots gets slowly back to his feet.
Jesus of Nazareth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Romano Schoots.
A slow jab from Schoots misses its intended target.
Schoots cracks of Nazareth with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
of Nazareth lands with a thumping leg kick.
of Nazareth swats away the attempt to clinch by Schoots.
Schoots shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
of Nazareth really wants to buck Schoots off and get back to his feet.
Schoots throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Schoots prevents of Nazareth from getting the reversal.
Schoots with good strikes from the mount here!
of Nazareth tries to get back to half guard but can't.
of Nazareth might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Schoots throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for of Nazareth because Schoots loaded up on that one.
Schoots in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Schoots controlling the pace for now.
of Nazareth is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
of Nazareth trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Schoots with a couple of short strikes.
of Nazareth trying desperately to get to his feet.
Schoots working the ground and pound effectively.
of Nazareth is rocked!
Schoots lands a heavy elbow.
Oh of Nazareth is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schoots trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Schoots with shots to the head and body - of Nazareth looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
of Nazareth slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
of Nazareth is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Schoots scores with a couple of nice shots.
Schoots thows a huge punch but of Nazareth dodges it nicely.
of Nazareth kicks off Schoots and gets to his feet.
of Nazareth listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
of Nazareth seems to have got his legs back now.
Schoots changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. of Nazareth tries to avoid it but Schoots manages to keep hold of a leg and drag of Nazareth to the ground. of Nazareth escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from of Nazareth misses the target.
of Nazareth throws a hook but Schoots avoids it easily.
of Nazareth looks to land a left hand but Schoots moved out of range nicely.
Schoots lands an overhand right.
of Nazareth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
of Nazareth tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
of Nazareth swinging wildly here.
Schoots tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but of Nazareth was well out of range. Poor timing from Schoots.
of Nazareth throws a leg kick which misses Schoots's front leg but catches the back leg as Schoots tries to avoid it.
Schoots throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romano Schoots dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Schoots is defended easily by of Nazareth.
of Nazareth swings for the body but Schoots moves out of range.
Schoots swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting of Nazareth counter with a right hand.
of Nazareth catches Schoots with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
of Nazareth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
of Nazareth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Schoots to score with a decent uppercut.
of Nazareth throws a leg kick but Schoots checks it.
of Nazareth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schoots throws out a loose jab but of Nazareth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schoots is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by of Nazareth.
Schoots takes a jab right on the kisser.
Schoots throws a hook to the side of of Nazareth's head but of Nazareth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schoots misses with a looping left.
of Nazareth connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jesus of Nazareth is winning the standup battle so far.
Schoots thows a body shot but no joy.
Schoots throws out a powerful jab.
Schoots misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Schoots tries for a takedown but of Nazareth sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jesus of Nazareth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Romano Schoots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
of Nazareth just misses with a punch to the body.
of Nazareth's corner calls for a 1-2. of Nazareth obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Schoots is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
of Nazareth stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
of Nazareth walks into a jab.
of Nazareth on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Schoots tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
of Nazareth loads up on a big right hand but Schoots slips the punch.
of Nazareth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schoots manages to avoid it.
Schoots just misses with a punch to the body.
of Nazareth throws a big shot that misses.
of Nazareth throws a jab when Schoots was well out of range.
Schoots misses with a looping right.
Schoots slips a straight right by of Nazareth.
Jesus of Nazareth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
of Nazareth tries to land a leg kick but Schoots saw it coming and moves away.
Schoots uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from of Nazareth.
of Nazareth thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Schoots.
Schoots jabbing away but nothing is landing.
of Nazareth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Schoots avoids the body shot from of Nazareth.
Left hook, right uppercut from Schoots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from of Nazareth does no damage.
of Nazareth takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
of Nazareth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
of Nazareth tries a low kick but Schoots avoids it.
Schoots pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
of Nazareth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
of Nazareth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
of Nazareth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schoots misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from of Nazareth.
Schoots ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Schoots feints and as of Nazareth raises his hands in defense, Schoots changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Schoots throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Schoots trying to control the position from guard on top but of Nazareth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
of Nazareth wants to stand but Schoots is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth controls Schoots momentarily but Schoots frees himself.
Schoots has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
of Nazareth looking for a sweep. Not yet of Nazareth, not yet.
Schoots loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schoots postures up and lands a big shot to of Nazareth's brow.
of Nazareth seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Schoots postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Schoots throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
of Nazareth trying to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Schoots prevents of Nazareth from getting back to his feet.
Schoots connects with a couple of short punches.
of Nazareth wants to stand up but Schoots is controlling him.
Schoots wants to pass the guard but of Nazareth is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schoots in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schoots throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as of Nazareth works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schoots accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schoots loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schoots postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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!
of Nazareth wants to get back to his feet but Schoots is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Schoots is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Schoots trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Schoots trying to control but of Nazareth is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schoots scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Schoots throws a big right hand that misses.
Schoots trying to control but of Nazareth is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romano Schoots showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
of Nazareth throws a nice inside leg kick.
of Nazareth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schoots will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Schoots misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from of Nazareth.
Schoots throws a jab but it's blocked by of Nazareth.
Good shot there by Schoots.
of Nazareth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Schoots finds it's way round the side to connect with of Nazareth's head.
Schoots scores with a jab. of Nazareth acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
of Nazareth throws the kick towards the body but Schoots avoids it.
of Nazareth thows a body shot but no joy.
of Nazareth throws a hook but Schoots avoids it easily.
of Nazareth feints and then cracks Schoots's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Schoots down.
Schoots pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
of Nazareth ducks under a wild hook from Schoots.
Schoots moves to clinch but of Nazareth breaks away
and of Nazareth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good leg kick by of Nazareth there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Some bone on bone action there as Schoots checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Schoots's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
of Nazareth misses with a straight right.
of Nazareth is looking to score with low kicks.
Schoots misses with a wild body shot.
of Nazareth scores with a hook to the body. Schoots takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters circling a little - of Nazareth finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Schoots defending well as of Nazareth loads up on a big left hand.
Schoots throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from of Nazareth.
Schoots throws a hook but of Nazareth blocks it.
of Nazareth gets caught flat footed, as Schoots shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Schoots postures up and lands a big shot to of Nazareth's brow.
of Nazareth wants to stand up but Schoots is controlling him.
of Nazareth seems keen to control Schoots's posture.
Schoots won't allow of Nazareth to sweep him here.
Schoots makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoots keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of of Nazareth's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schoots trying to control the position from guard on top but of Nazareth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schoots throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as of Nazareth works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jesus of Nazareth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schoots with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Schoots with a flurry of punches that miss.
Schoots wants to control from the top but of Nazareth keeps moving.
of Nazareth pushes Schoots off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Schoots steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from of Nazareth. That one must have hurt.
of Nazareth throws a wild body kick that Schoots sees coming a mile off.
of Nazareth slips a jab from Schoots.
Schoots misses with a hook.
of Nazareth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Schoots thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schoots misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoots looks for a takedown but of Nazareth sprawls well.
of Nazareth fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Schoots on the side of the head.
Schoots shoots in and drives through. of Nazareth sprawls well.
Jesus of Nazareth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Romano Schoots.
of Nazareth dips to his left and cracks Schoots with an uppercut!
Schoots takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Schoots keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
of Nazareth throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Schoots swings and misses with a hook to the body.
of Nazareth lands a leg kick that knocks Schoots off balance momentarily.
of Nazareth looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Schoots steps to the side to avoid the strikes from of Nazareth.
Schoots cracks of Nazareth with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
of Nazareth throws a leg kick but Schoots checks it.
of Nazareth takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
of Nazareth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
of Nazareth throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Schoots counter with a right hand.
of Nazareth swings widly with a right hand
and Schoots counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
of Nazareth scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Schoots checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
of Nazareth misses with a straight left.
of Nazareth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schoots looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Schoots is keen to just control but of Nazareth is a slippery customer.
Schoots throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Schoots takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Schoots content to control rather than advance.
of Nazareth knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schoots on the ground.
of Nazareth wants to control but Schoots is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schoots throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schoots lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Romano Schoots.
I've got Schoots winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romano Schoots!
Romano Schoots decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johny Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maru Sefo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker comes into the arena with Metallica - Fuel blaring out of the sound system. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johny Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Maru Sefo!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sefo walks into a left hand.
Sefo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walker was well out of range. Poor timing from Sefo.
Sefo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Walker defends it nicely.
Walker lands a jab to the nose.
Some wild striking there from Sefo.
Sefo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sefo throws a lazy right hand but Walker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sefo drops his hands momentarily and Walker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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!
Walker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sefo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Sefo fails with a takedown attempt.
Walker jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sefo throws a wild body kick that Walker sees coming a mile off.
Sefo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Walker lands a body shot.
Walker tests Sefo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Walker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Walker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sefo is able to avoid easily.
Nice combo by Walker! Oh, that's hurt him - Sefo falls to the canvas and Walker follows him into side control.
It looks like Maru Sefo has been cut.
Sefo looks gassed!
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!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sefo dodges the ground and pound from Walker.
Walker thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Walker decides to stand back up. Walker steps back and let's Sefo get back to his feet.
Sefo closes the distance and clinches up with Walker, looking for a takedown. Sefo pushes Walker against the cage but Walker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johny Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maru Sefo.
Sefo thows a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Walker.
A thudding body kick lands there by Walker!
Walker blocks a leg kick.
Sefo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Walker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Walker swinging wildly here.
Walker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sefo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sefo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sefo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Walker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Walker! Sefo is out on his feet! Walker rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Sefo is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Sefo is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johny Walker!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salcedo has chosen Remember my NAME! as his entrance music. David Jensen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Oscar Salcedo's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, David Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar Salcedo!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Jensen misses
and Salcedo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salcedo scores with a jab.
It looks like David Jensen has been cut.
Jensen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salcedo was well out of range. Poor timing from Jensen.
Jensen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Oscar Salcedo has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jensen slips under a jab from Salcedo.
Jensen swings for the body but Salcedo moves out of range.
Jensen misses with a head kick.
Salcedo misses with a straight right.
Jensen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Salcedo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salcedo blocks a head kick by Jensen.
Salcedo throws a hook but Jensen blocks it.
Salcedo lands a nice hook to Jensen's body. Jensen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Salcedo throws a lazy right hand but Jensen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jensen scores with a hook to the body. Salcedo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Salcedo shoots for a takedown but Jensen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jensen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jensen is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo throws a shot from downtown. Jensen moves away and avoids it.
Oh Jensen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jensen slips a jab from Salcedo.
Salcedo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jensen.
Salcedo gets a big slam - oh, Jensen is out! Jensen is out! That's a nasty KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Oscar Salcedo!
After winning the bout, Oscar Salcedo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luke Skywalker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Skywalker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Jones!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skywalker connects with an inside leg kick.
Skywalker looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Skywalker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Skywalker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Skywalker - the referee stops the clock and Jones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Skywalker. Jones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd cheers as Skywalker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Skywalker. That's going to slow Jones down.
Skywalker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skywalker.
Skywalker lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jones will feel that in the morning.
Skywalker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skywalker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Skywalker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker misses the shot to the body.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Skywalker, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Skywalker against the cage but Skywalker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Skywalker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
Skywalker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jones drops his hands momentarily and Skywalker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Skywalker.
Skywalker 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.
Skywalker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Skywalker misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Skywalker thows a body shot but no joy.
Skywalker lands the left hand.
Skywalker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Skywalker.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Skywalker blocks the body kick.
Skywalker misses the shot to the body.
Jones fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Skywalker to the ground. Jones is now in Skywalker's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Skywalker is keeping the position for now.
Skywalker keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones throws an elbow that misses. Skywalker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Skywalker!
Skywalker with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Jones 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.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Skywalker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones wants to sweep here but Skywalker controlling him for the moment.
Skywalker with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Skywalker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Skywalker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Skywalker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skywalker trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Skywalker passes Jones's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Skywalker tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jones knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jones slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jones 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.
Skywalker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Skywalker won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Skywalker wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Skywalker dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Skywalker cracks Jones with a good jab.
Skywalker connects with a jab.
Skywalker fakes the leg kick and cracks Jones in the body.
Skywalker checks the leg kick nicely there.
Skywalker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Skywalker's head.
Skywalker lands with a shot to the body.
Luke Skywalker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skywalker lands with a kick to the ribs.
Skywalker pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jones back to the cage. Skywalker follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jones takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jones lets loose with a powerful body kick. Skywalker will feel that in the morning.
Skywalker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Skywalker landing knees to the body.
Skywalker gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jones regains guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Skywalker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jones is looking for a triangle but Skywalker pushes his legs off easily.
Skywalker pushes down on Jones's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skywalker working Jones over with strikes.
Luke Skywalker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Skywalker is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Skywalker lands a nice short elbow.
Skywalker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Skywalker there.
Skywalker wants to free his trapped foot but Jones is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Skywalker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
Skywalker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Skywalker passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Skywalker.
Skywalker works his foot free and advances to mount.
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!
Jones wants to hold on but Skywalker pushes him away.
Skywalker fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skywalker content just to control the position here.
Skywalker has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones's face.
Jones takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
It looks like Peter Jones has been cut.
Skywalker looking to finish Jones with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jones!
Skywalker wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to hold on but Skywalker postures up.
Skywalker lands with some strikes.
Jones is rocked!
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Skywalker with a couple of short strikes.
Jones is still in real trouble! Can Skywalker finish him?
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Skywalker! Jones is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Luke Skywalker!
Luke Skywalker 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 Joe Ball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolai Demikovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ball comes to the cage accompanied by Hammer Smashed Face. Demikovic has chosen Russian National Anthem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nicolai Demikovic acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Ball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 2, fighting out of London, Nicolai Demikovic!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ball scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Nicolai Demikovic has been cut.
Ball scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ball connects with a looping right hand.
Demikovic shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ball is trying to defend but Demikovic finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ball on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Demikovic connects with a nice short shot to Ball's temple.
Demikovic thows a huge punch but Ball dodges it nicely.
Ball keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ball is staying active underneath Demikovic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ball is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Demikovic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Demikovic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demikovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ball keeps working.
Ball keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ball trying to control here.
Demikovic with the ground and pound but Ball uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ball holds on and takes a little breather.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Demikovic drives through with a takedown into Ball's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ball pulls Demikovic in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ball working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Demikovic.
Demikovic is working Ball over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ball keeping full guard, as Demikovic tries to pass.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demikovic wants to control from the top but Ball keeps moving.
Demikovic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demikovic looking to sit in guard and control but Ball gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Demikovic looking for a sweep. Not yet Demikovic, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Demikovic is looking to stand up but Ball isn't so interested in that idea.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ball postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ball working some strikes from top position.
Demikovic is pulling down on Ball's head to control his posture.
Ball throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Demikovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ball wants to control from the top but Demikovic keeps moving.
Ball postures up in Demikovic's guard and throws a big left but Demikovic blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ball wants to pass the guard but Demikovic is keeping the position.
Ball in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ball trying to control but Demikovic is working from the bottom.
Demikovic is looking for a triangle but Ball pushes his legs off easily.
Ball trying to control the position from guard on top but Demikovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ball with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ball postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Demikovic pushes Ball off and gets back to his feet.
Ball shoots in for a double leg but Demikovic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joe Ball will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nicolai Demikovic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Demikovic.
Nicolai Demikovic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Demikovic misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ball is looking to regain half guard here but Demikovic keeps moving and retains side control.
Ball is trying to control Demikovic's posture but Demikovic avoids it.
Ball is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Ball is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Demikovic throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball struggling a bit here.
Demikovic fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ball is looking for a sweep.
Demikovic throws a strike aimed at the side of Ball's head but Ball avoids it well.
Demikovic wants to stand but Ball has his arm trapped.
Demikovic is looking to take a break and control but Ball is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ball tries to bench press Demikovic off him but Demikovic keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ball managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Demikovic.
Demikovic tries to advance to mount but Ball denies him.
Ball wants to control but Demikovic postures up.
Demikovic working the ground and pound from side control.
Demikovic in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ball manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ball wants to control but Demikovic is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demikovic is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Ball still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Ball has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
The strikes coming from Ball are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Demikovic is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ball has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Demikovic is looking for a sweep.
Ball creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Demikovic is looking for a sweep.
Ball is working Demikovic over with some ground and pound from side control.
Demikovic is trying to control Ball's posture but Ball avoids it.
Ball tries to advance position but instead Demikovic slips a leg back in to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demikovic wants to improve his position but Ball is controlling well.
Ball thows a huge punch but Demikovic dodges it nicely.
Ball not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Demikovic is trying to control but Ball passes into side control!
Ball in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ball trying to control the action but Demikovic is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Check out the look on Ball's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ball lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Ball dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nicolai Demikovic's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Demikovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ball paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Demikovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ball doesn't seem bothered though.
Demikovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ball scores with a jab to the jaw.
Demikovic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Demikovic lands a couple of digs.
Demikovic throws a strike but Ball rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demikovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Demikovic is looking for a triangle but Ball pushes his legs off easily.
Demikovic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ball with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demikovic is trying to control the position but Ball postures up.
Demikovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ball is one step ahead there.
Ball works over Demikovic with some ground and pound from guard.
Ball 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.
Ball is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ball stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Demikovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Demikovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Demikovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Demikovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ball.
Ball stopping the sweep attempt from Demikovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ball throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Demikovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ball is pushing down on Demikovic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Demikovic is fighting to maintain full guard but Ball has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ball thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Demikovic has one foot on Ball's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A jab from Ball misses.
Demikovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ball tries to sprawl but Demikovic drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Demikovic seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Demikovic prevents Ball from improving his position.
Ball makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ball.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ball controls Demikovic momentarily but Demikovic frees himself.
Demikovic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Demikovic looking to pass the guard.
Demikovic trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ball's guard.
Ball looking to control.
Demikovic trying to control but Ball is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ball looks to land a combination but Demikovic avoids it well.
Ball moves into the clinch.
Ball breaks the clinch.
Ball looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Demikovic!
Demikovic is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ball lands a big shot there that rocks Demikovic but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nicolai Demikovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ball scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ball scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Demikovic is squirming around, avoiding Ball's attempts to control the action.
Demikovic throwing hammer fists to the chest of Ball. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Ball showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ball has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Ball!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Surprise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins comes to the cage accompanied by take it like a man. Surprise is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Remember my NAME!. Ace Surprise has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bruce Jenkins's chin.
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201 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
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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
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Bruce Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ace Surprise!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Surprise scores with a jab.
Surprise slaps away a takedown attempt from Jenkins, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Good shot there by Surprise.
Jenkins walks into a straight right hand from Surprise.
Jenkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Surprise circles away quickly and effectively.
Surprise stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Surprise wants it to stay on the feet.
Jenkins lands a body shot.
Surprise takes one on the button.
Surprise bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Surprise lands a body shot.
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!
Jenkins scores with a jab to the body.
Jenkins scores with the left hand. Surprise knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Surprise avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Surprise keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Surprise needs to keep his hands up - Jenkins had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Ace Surprise has been cut.
Surprise misses with a low kick.
Surprise throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jenkins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jenkins stalling in the clinch.
Surprise blocking some punches.
Surprise lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jenkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Surprise.
A short right from Jenkins on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jenkins.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenkins blocks a body shot from Surprise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surprise swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jenkins jumps guard but Surprise stands there with Jenkins around his waist. Jenkins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Jenkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jenkins looking to stall.
Surprise tries to throw a body punch but Jenkins avoids it by throwing Surprise back against the cage.
Jenkins prevents a body shot from Surprise.
Jenkins lands with a left to the head.
Jenkins blocks an uppercut.
Jenkins can't find room to land a body shot as Surprise controls the action.
Jenkins presses Surprise against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jenkins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Surprise throws a punch but it's blocked by Jenkins.
Jenkins will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Surprise up against the cage.
Surprise cracks Jenkins with a nice body shot.
Jenkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins blocks an uppercut.
Jenkins gets through Surprise's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Surprise misses with some punches.
Jenkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jenkins fails to land.
Surprise throws a head punch that misses.
Surprise lands an uppercut.
Jenkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Surprise uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jenkins lands a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Surprise fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Surprise blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jenkins.
Surprise swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Surprise tries a body shot but Jenkins blocks it.
Surprise is leaning against Jenkins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Surprise's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Surprise misses with a punch on the inside.
Jenkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Jenkins misses with some punches.
Jenkins decides to pull guard.
Surprise postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Surprise throws a big elbow that misses.
Jenkins wants to sweep here but Surprise controlling him for the moment.
Jenkins is looking for a triangle but Surprise pushes his legs off easily.
Jenkins wants to sweep but no luck.
Surprise drops back looking for a leg! Jenkins is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jenkins manages to kick Surprise off! Surprise jumps back into Jenkins's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Surprise loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenkins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Surprise manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Jenkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ace Surprise's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
No joy there for Surprise, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jenkins tries to clinch up but Surprise circles away and keeps his distance.
Surprise misses with the combination.
Jenkins shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Surprise manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jenkins throwing strikes from guard but Surprise blocks nicely.
Jenkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jenkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Surprise has wrist control.
Jenkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Surprise is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jenkins throws a big right hand that misses.
Surprise looking to control.
Jenkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jenkins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Surprise avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Surprise working for a triangle but Jenkins defends it easily.
Jenkins got a little sloppy there for a moment and Surprise has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jenkins has managed to get both his arms back between Surprise's legs - danger averted.
Jenkins is pushing down on Surprise's leg trying to pass to half guard. Surprise is fighting to maintain full guard but Jenkins has managed to sneak the leg through.
Surprise is looking to improve his position.
Jenkins wants to control but Surprise is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenkins passes to full mount!
Surprise can't escape the position.
Jenkins landing strikes from the mount.
Surprise is looking to improve his position but Jenkins isn't that keen on the idea.
Jenkins 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.
Jenkins is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Surprise can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jenkins scoring with strikes but Surprise is staying in there.
Surprise tries to reverse the position but Jenkins maintains control.
Bruce Jenkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jenkins putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Surprise is rocked!
Jenkins lands a big elbow - Surprise is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Surprise is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bruce Jenkins!
After the big win, Bruce Jenkins made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Col. John T. Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Costanza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John T. Hall and George Costanza. Costanza has chosen Jacco- När mörkret faller as his entrance music. George Costanza will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Col. John T. Hall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, George Costanza!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costanza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hall.
Costanza shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Costanza was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Costanza jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hall manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Hall is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Costanza looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hall is looking to reverse the position.
Costanza is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hall knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hall manages to work his way to half guard, despite Costanza's best efforts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Costanza can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costanza drops back looking for a leg! Hall is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hall manages to kick Costanza off! Costanza jumps back into Hall's guard.
Hall throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hall is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Costanza is aware though and is defending well.
Costanza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Costanza is pushing down on Hall's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hall is fighting to maintain full guard but Costanza has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hall looking for submissions off his back.
Costanza trying to pass the guard but Hall defending well.
Hall makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hall.
Costanza throwing strikes but missing.
Hall throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Costanza can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Costanza looking to pass the guard.
Hall looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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!
Costanza sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hall's guard.
Hall throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Costanza is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Costanza pulls his head out easily.
Hall looking for submissions off his back.
Costanza is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costanza is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hall doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Costanza.
Hall flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Costanza seems to be working for a kimura but Hall defends the submission attempt.
Hall flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hall missing with punches from the bottom.
Hall tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hall missing with punches from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costanza is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Costanza wants to pass the guard but Hall is defending well.
Hall actively working from the bottom here.
Hall punching from the bottom.
Hall misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Costanza pulls his head out easily.
Costanza is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hall defends it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Col. John T. Hall will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Costanza shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hall napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hall throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Costanza tries to advance to mount but Hall denies him.
Costanza avoids the strikes from the bottom by Hall.
Costanza sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hall is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hall throws a couple of strikes there.
Costanza looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hall is looking for a sweep.
Hall regains half guard.
Hall is defending against the submission attempts here by Costanza.
Hall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hall moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall can't keep his opponent in guard - Costanza advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hall striking from half guard on the bottom.
Hall is pressing down on Costanza's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hall throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hall striking off his back but it's not causing Costanza any problems.
Costanza slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Costanza tries for a kimura but Hall is defending well.
Costanza tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hall wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Costanza looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hall connecting with a few gentle strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall landing small, sideways elbows.
Hall actively working from the bottom here.
Hall blocking the ground and pound attempt from Costanza.
Hall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Costanza pulls his head out easily.
Costanza missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hall keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hall wants to improve his position but Costanza is controlling well.
Costanza wants to pass to mount but Hall is defending the position.
Costanza is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hall doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Costanza.
Col. John T. Hall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Costanza seems to be looking for submissions.
Hall throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hall keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hall missing with punches from the bottom.
Hall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Costanza is looking for a kimura here.
Hall tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall missing with punches from the bottom.
Hall punching from the bottom.
Hall actively working from the bottom here.
Hall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Costanza is looking for a kimura here.
Hall is looking for a sweep. Costanza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall landing small, sideways elbows.
Costanza is looking for a kimura but Hall is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Costanza to get the leverage.
Costanza 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costanza scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but George Costanza will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Costanza drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hall throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Costanza fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Costanza avoids the strikes from the bottom by Hall.
Hall sneaks back into half guard.
Costanza is working for a kimura but Hall is defending it quite comfortably.
Hall regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hall bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Costanza's guard.
Costanza is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hall is aware though and is defending well.
Costanza has momentary wrist control but Hall slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hall keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Costanza's head.
Hall connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hall is working Costanza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Costanza had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hall defends it easily.
Costanza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hall postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hall postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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!
Hall lands a couple of digs.
Costanza has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hall can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hall scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hall landing some decent shots from guard.
Hall landing with the ground and pound.
Hall landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costanza keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Hall landing with the ground and pound.
Hall postures up and lands a big shot to Costanza's brow.
Hall not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Costanza working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hall has passed into half guard!
Nice strikes from Hall there.
Costanza tries to get to full guard but Hall has control of the leg.
Hall takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Still in half guard, Hall seems content to control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hall lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall lands with a punch from half guard.
Hall working over Costanza with some ground and pound. Costanza looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Costanza is rocked!
Hall scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Costanza is still in real trouble! Can Hall finish him?
Nice strikes from Hall there.
Costanza missing with punches from the bottom.
Costanza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hall working Costanza over with strikes.
Costanza seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Costanza tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Costanza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Costanza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hall wants to free his trapped foot but Costanza is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall 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.
Hall looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Costanza on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Well, if Hall 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.
Hall lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hall lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Hall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Costanza is refusing to be controlled, as Hall sits in half guard.
Hall looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Costanza tries to get to full guard but Hall has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Col. John T. Hall clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hall instigates a clinch.
Costanza has picked Hall up - he's going for a ride! Costanza dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Costanza wants to work for an arm triangle but Hall is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hall punching from the bottom.
Hall slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hall looking for a guillotine here but Costanza defends easily.
Costanza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hall is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Costanza advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall wants to improve his position but Costanza is controlling well.
Hall tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hall gets back to full guard.
Hall looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Costanza scoring with punches to the head and body.
Costanza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Costanza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Costanza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hall throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Costanza avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hall throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costanza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Costanza 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.
Costanza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Costanza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hall thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costanza got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hall has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Costanza has managed to get both his arms back between Hall's legs - danger averted.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hall is on top in guard.
Costanza working for a triangle but Hall defends it easily.
Hall stands and steps away. Costanza gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costanza shoots in and bounces Hall off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hall throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Costanza lands a couple of elbows.
Costanza is pushing down on Hall's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hall is fighting to maintain full guard but Costanza has managed to sneak the leg through.
Costanza blocks the strikes from Hall.
Hall misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Costanza wants to pass the guard but Hall is defending well.
Costanza is looking for a kimura but Hall is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Costanza to get the leverage.
Hall scores with a few weak punches.
Hall punching from the bottom.
Hall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costanza has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Hall defend it? Costanza steps over the head and cranks it - Hall is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Costanza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). George Costanza!
George Costanza is the new super heavyweight champion!
George Costanza very nearly forgot to thank Bushido Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes to the cage accompanied by yes. Garcia has chosen Ensemble of the restless as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Black!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 2, fighting out of London, Sergio Garcia!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Black lands a lovely overhand right.
Black takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Garcia throws a hook but Black blocks it.
Black misses with an uppercut.
Black throws a leg kick that misses.
Black throws out a powerful jab.
Garcia misses with a looping left.
Garcia swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Black misses the shot to the body.
Black takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black moves forwards but Garcia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garcia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Garcia misses with a hook to the body
and Black counters with a left to the body.
Black punishes Garcia's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black tries to clinch but Garcia moves away
and Garcia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
Garcia is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Black rather than just go for the knockout.
Black with a hook.
Garcia thows a body shot but no joy.
Black lands a jab to the head.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Black avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Black.
Sergio Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garcia.
Garcia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blacks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Black drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Garcia is rocked!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Black lands an elbow.
Garcia is still in real trouble! Can Black finish him?
Black lands a strong strike to the head of Garcia. That's dazed him! Black looking to finish here. Garcia is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Black lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Black!
Mr Black retains his welterweight title!
After the big win, Mr Black made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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