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Feral Combat 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huw Alen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huw Alen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Huw Alen!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Alen misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson stalling.
Alen tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Alen back against the cage.
Alen is looking to control Jackson's arms but Jackson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alen has his back to the cage.
Jackson is pushing Alen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jackson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jackson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Alen wants to control position but Jackson is using a can opener to pass guard... He's turned it into a full on guillotine from mount now! Big trouble for Alen here! He's turning a lovely shade of purple and yep! He's tapping out! I would say world class Jiu Jitsu but is it really? It was nice but let's not get silly about it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ben Jackson!
In his post fight interview, Ben Jackson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Dorrance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Slowhand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slowhand has chosen Eric Clapton - Bad Boy as his entrance music. Eric Slowhand struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Eric Slowhand has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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202 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Edmund Dorrance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Slowhand!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorrance dodges the punch combination from Slowhand.
Dorrance's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dorrance duly obliges.
Dorrance tries to bum rush Slowhand with a series of wild strikes but Slowhand uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dorrance dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dorrance takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Slowhand rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dorrance moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dorrance doesn't manage to clinch there - Slowhand circles away.
Slowhand rushes Dorrance and presses him up against the cage.
Slowhand breaks the clinch.
Slowhand lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dorrance circles away quickly and effectively.
Slowhand keeps the fight on the outside.
Slowhand has closed the distance and engaged Dorrance in a clinch.
Dorrance can't find room to land a body shot as Slowhand controls the action.
Slowhand pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Dorrance keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Slowhand does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slowhand drops Dorrance with a beautiful combination! Dorrance stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Slowhand is looking for the KO!
It looks like Edmund Dorrance has been cut.
Edmund Dorrance is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Slowhand. Those never looked like landing.
Slowhand misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slowhand throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dorrance swinging wildly here.
Dorrance rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slowhand moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slowhand misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dorrance tries to clinch up but Slowhand circles away and keeps his distance.
Slowhand showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dorrance.
Dorrance scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
No joy there for Dorrance, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A cross from Slowhand lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slowhand clinches up against the cage.
Slowhand breaks the clinch.
Slowhand rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dorrance moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slowhand motions for Dorrance to come forward. Slowhand throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Slowhand fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slowhand closes the distance and clinches.
Slowhand pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Dorrance, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dorrance tries to bum rush Slowhand with a series of wild strikes but Slowhand uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed right hand from Slowhand misses the target.
Dorrance swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Slowhand attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, jab by Slowhand - just one landing.
Dorrance throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Slowhand.
Slowhand connects with a superb combination that knocks Dorrance out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Slowhand before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Dorrance!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eric Slowhand!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Bing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Christmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Bing has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Bing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Christmas!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christmas lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Jack Bing has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from Christmas as Bing shoots in.
Bing throws the left hand but Christmas avoids the punch easily.
Bing throws a nice looking combination but Christmas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Christmas misses with a few strikes there.
Christmas scores with a three punch combo!
Christmas throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christmas is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Bing like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Bing from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Christmas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Sigbjornsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle has chosen Biohazard- Punishment as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Frank Castle was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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265 lbs
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285 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunnar Sigbjornsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Castle!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sigbjornsson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Castle on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sigbjornsson slips a nice elbow through Castle's hands, connecting with Castle's forehead.
It looks like Frank Castle has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castle wants to control but Sigbjornsson is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sigbjornsson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The cut above Frank Castle's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sigbjornsson wants to pass to mount but Castle is defending the position.
Castle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sigbjornsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Castle defending well though.
Ground and pound from Sigbjornsson.
Frank Castle's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frank Castle's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gunnar Sigbjornsson!
A less than humble Gunnar Sigbjornsson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dany Hardstyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Fring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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205 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dany Hardstyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gustavo Fring!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fring shoots for a double leg takedown but Hardstyle sprawls well. He's pushed Fring's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hardstyle throws a hook to the side of Fring's head but Fring sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Hardstyle.
Hardstyle thows a body shot but no joy.
Fring scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hardstyle tries to bench press Fring off him but Fring keeps the position.
Fring in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Hardstyle is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gustavo Fring!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damn Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sabaton- Metal machine kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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162 lbs
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162 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damn Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith rushes Hardy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hardy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith jumps into guard, dragging Hardy to the mat.
Hardy wants to stand but Smith has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Smith escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hardy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hardy is looking to stand up but Smith won't let him.
Smith escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hardy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hardy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hardy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardy stands and throws Smith's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hardy stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith has managed to clinch.
Hardy is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Hardy into the cage.
Hardy is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smith gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hardy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hardy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hardy advances position into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith is not content to let Hardy control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hardy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Smith gets full guard.
Smith throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hardy wants to stand but Smith has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hardy throws an elbow that misses. Smith uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hardy's guard. Nice move by Smith!
Smith trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Hardy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smith is aware though and is defending well.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Hardy is retaining full guard.
Smith postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hardy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smith is aware though and is defending well.
Hardy is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Smith slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith swings around for an armbar but Hardy sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Smith's guard.
Smith tries to strike from the bottom.
Hardy is looking to stand up but Smith won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smith defends it easily.
Hardy has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hardy slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hardy misses with a low kick.
Hardy closes the distance and clinches.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Hardy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hardy clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Smith trying to control.
Smith lands with a hammerfist to the side of Hardy's head.
Hardy preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Smith.
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!
Smith is not going to allow Hardy to sit and survive in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy tries to roll but Smith sticks to his back.
Smith is punishing Hardy with strikes - can he finish him?!
Smith controlling well, preventing Hardy from escaping the position.
Smith biding his time, controlling Hardy.
Smith is trying to control but Hardy is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Smith landing strikes, looking to finish!
Smith lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hardy can't escape the position.
Smith raining down hammerfists from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hardy hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is landing with some decent strikes but Hardy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Smith working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hardy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smith lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Smith unloading with bombs!
Smith dominating with strikes here.
Smith lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hardy is rocked!
Smith controlling from the full mount.
Hardy is trying to escape the mount.
Smith lands a nice shot to the head.
Smith lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hardy hang on?
Smith landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is landing with some decent strikes but Hardy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oh Hardy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Smith landing shots from mount.
A big strike lands for Smith! That's really hurt Hardy and he's turned his back - Smith keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Smith jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Smith!
During a confident post fight interview, Dan Smith thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Vanko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frederick Barbarossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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261 lbs
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186 cm
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213 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Vanko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Frederick Barbarossa!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vanko has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Barbarossa uses from the top position.
Barbarossa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Barbarossa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vanko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barbarossa stopping the sweep attempt from Vanko.
Vanko is working hard here to advance position.
Barbarossa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbarossa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Vanko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barbarossa is one step ahead there.
Barbarossa wants to pass the guard but Vanko is keeping the position.
Vanko is striking but Barbarossa is not phased and passes to half guard.
Barbarossa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanko has a hand on Barbarossa's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Barbarossa takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Barbarossa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vanko is in all sorts of trouble here.
Barbarossa controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frederick Barbarossa has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Barbarossa instigates a clinch.
Vanko jumps into guard, dragging Barbarossa to the mat.
Vanko controls Barbarossa momentarily but Barbarossa frees himself.
Barbarossa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Barbarossa looking to pass the guard.
Vanko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanko looking for a sweep. Not yet Vanko, not yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ivan Vanko wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Barbarossa clinches up with Vanko and pushes him back against the cage.
Barbarossa lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ivan Vanko has been cut.
Barbarossa pushes off an throws an elbow but Vanko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vanko avoids a wild elbow strike from Barbarossa.
Barbarossa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbarossa tries to land knees in the clinch but Vanko avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vanko jumps guard and drags Barbarossa to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Barbarossa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Vanko wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frederick Barbarossa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Vanko's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Barbarossa clinches.
Barbarossa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Barbarossa.
Barbarossa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Barbarossa throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barbarossa throws an elbow but misses.
Barbarossa tries to land a knee to the head but Vanko blocks with his arms.
Barbarossa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barbarossa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vanko jumps guard.
Barbarossa's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Vanko looking for a sweep. Not yet Vanko, not yet.
Barbarossa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vanko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanko working a defensive guard here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Barbarossa's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Frederick Barbarossa has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Vanko clinches up against the cage.
Barbarossa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vanko dodges an elbow strike from Barbarossa.
Barbarossa misses with an elbow over the top.
Vanko avoids the elbow strike from Barbarossa, against the cage.
Vanko pulls guard effortlessly.
Barbarossa controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Vanko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Frederick Barbarossa.
Barbarossa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barbarossa tries a knee to the head but Vanko blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barbarossa throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vanko avoiding damage as Barbarossa throws knees to the body.
Vanko pulls guard.
Barbarossa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Barbarossa wants to control from the top but Vanko keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Barbarossa is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Frederick Barbarossa was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Barbarossa drives through and clinches with Vanko against the cage.
Vanko pulls guard effortlessly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbarossa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vanko looking to control.
Vanko keeping moving, preventing Barbarossa from controlling successfully.
Barbarossa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Frederick Barbarossa.
Vanko moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vanko pulls guard successfully.
Barbarossa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frederick Barbarossa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ivan Vanko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Barbarossa has Vanko up against the cage in a clinch.
Vanko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barbarossa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vanko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barbarossa throws an elbow but it misses.
Vanko drags the fight down to the ground.
Barbarossa won't allow Vanko to sweep him here.
Vanko has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Barbarossa has passed into side control.
Barbarossa controls the position from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanko is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Frederick Barbarossa has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Frederick Barbarossa hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Vanko tries to keep at a distance but Barbarossa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vanko pulls guard.
Barbarossa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Let's hope that Barbarossa has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Frederick Barbarossa hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Barbarossa gets a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barbarossa throws an elbow but misses.
Vanko blocks an elbow strike from Barbarossa.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vanko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Frederick Barbarossa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barbarossa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vanko successfully pulls guard.
Barbarossa is stalling in the full guard.
Barbarossa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barbarossa won't allow Vanko to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbarossa postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Vanko is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Barbarossa, into his guard.
Barbarossa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vanko postures up in Barbarossa's guard and throws a big left but Barbarossa blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frederick Barbarossa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barbarossa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frederick Barbarossa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickinson comes to the cage accompanied by turisas- stand up and fight. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Dickinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Fist!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickinson pushes Fist up against the cage in a clinch.
Dickinson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dickinson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fist avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dickinson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dickinson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fist is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Dickinson has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Fist is looking to defend but Dickinson has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Fist! Dickinson pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Fist taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Will Dickinson!
Will Dickinson very nearly forgot to thank Bloodsport Nutrition (100% Genuine)SALE 159Q $30 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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