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CFL 4: 3 Title Fights! PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cain Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Pressley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mir comes to the ring accompanied by Sub-Mission. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Cain Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren Pressley!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pressley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Pressley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mir 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.
Pressley is trying to keep Mir in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Good leg kick by Pressley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pressley has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mir.
Pressley avoids the head kick by Mir.
Mir throws a head kick that misses.
Mir shoots in but Pressley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pressley avoids the head kick by Mir.
Mir tries a head kick but it misses.
Pressley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pressley looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mir trying to control but Pressley postures up.
Pressley content to control rather than advance.
Pressley trying to control from half guard but Mir is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Pressley 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.
Darren Pressley has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Pressley shoots in but no luck this time.
Pressley scores with a hook.
Mir takes one on the button.
Pressley has a takedown stuffed.
Cain Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Pressley.
Pressley fails to land the takedown.
Mir tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pressley sizes up Mir with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pressley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Darren Pressley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Mir misses with a head kick.
Pressley lands with a right hand.
Mir is rocked!
Pressley bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Oh Mir is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mir seems a little lost for a moment, as Pressley dominates the positioning.
Mir wants to get back to his feet but Pressley drags him back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pressley decides to stand back up.
Mir tries for a takedown but Pressley circles away easily
and Pressley counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mir's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Pressley dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Mir tries a head kick but it misses.
Pressley misses with a takedown attempt
and Mir counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mir seems to have got his legs back now.
Mir is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pressley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pressley lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Mir sprawling to the canvas. Pressley follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Mir hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mir wants to get back to his feet.
Pressley tries to stand but can't do so whilst Mir controls his leg.
Pressley is thwarting Mir's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pressley prevents Mir from improving his position.
Mir has one foot on Pressley's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Darren Pressley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pressley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Darren Pressley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mir throws a sloppy head kick and Pressley moves out of range easily.
Mir walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pressley fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mir to the ground. Pressley is now in Mir's guard.
Mir looking for subs off his back but Pressley has passed one foot through into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pressley slows the pace down in half guard.
Mir is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pressley trying to pass the guard but Mir defending well.
Darren Pressley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mir pushes Pressley off looking to stand but Pressley dives back in and keeps control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mir is looking to get back to full guard here but Pressley has managed to pass to side control instead.
Mir prevents Pressley from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pressley trying to control the position but Mir is working away.
Pressley decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mir to his feet.
Pressley throws a right hand that Mir ducks under and follows up with a left that Mir also avoids with ease.
Pressley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pressley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pressley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pressley wants it to stay on the feet.
Pressley scores with a hook to the body. Mir takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Pressley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pressley cracks Mir with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pressley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mir's head.
Mir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pressley.
Pressley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pressley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mir sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mir tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pressley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mir somewhat.
Mir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pressley tries for a takedown but Mir circles away easily
and Mir decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pressley's guard.
Cain Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Pressley.
Pressley keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
Pressley is looking to stand up but Mir isn't so interested in that idea.
Mir trying to control but Pressley is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pressley is trying to keep Mir in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cain Mir wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mir avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mir fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mir shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pressley sprawls well. Pressley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mir gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pressley is defended easily by Mir.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mir throws a nice head kick!
Pressley throws a nice looking combination but Mir bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pressley looks to land a left hand but Mir moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Pressley.
Mir throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pressley's waist but Pressley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mir off to one side.
Pressley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mir tries for a takedown but Pressley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mir gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pressley to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cain Mir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mir has an active guard here but Pressley has managed to pass into half guard.
Darren Pressley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mir throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Pressley manages to pass to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Darren Pressley.
Well Pressley 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 28:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darren Pressley!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Giri Essex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Marsden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Essex comes to the ring accompanied by Hypest Hype. Marsden has chosen I got 5 on it by Luniz as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Giri Essex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Marsden!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsden fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marsden shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Essex misses with a body shot
and Marsden counters with a shoot takedown. Essex fights it but they end up in guard.
Marsden drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Essex manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Marsden has Essex in his guard.
Marsden wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Essex trying to control but Marsden is working from the bottom.
Essex wants to pass the guard but Marsden is keeping the position.
Essex avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Essex trying to control but Marsden is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Essex wants to stand but Marsden has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Marsden looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Essex trying to control but Marsden is working from the bottom.
Marsden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Essex is looking to stand up but Marsden won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marsden is on top in guard.
Marsden looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Marsden is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Marsden is looking to advance position but Essex has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Marsden is trying to escape the mount.
Essex looking to control and managing it successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marsden is looking to improve his position but Essex isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Essex is looking to stand but Essex has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Marsden is trying desperately to improve position.
Essex looking to control and managing it successfully.
Essex tries to control but Marsden wriggling away.
Essex controlling from mount.
Marsden is desperately trying to improve his position but Essex has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Essex trying to control but Marsden is having none of it.
Marsden really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Marsden manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Marsden is looking to get back to full guard here but Essex has managed to pass to side control instead.
Essex tries to stand but Marsden is controlling his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsden tries to bench press Essex off him but Essex keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Marsden dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Essex has Marsden up against the ropes in a clinch.
Marsden drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Essex gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Marsden has had enough of the clinch but Essex keeps him there for the moment.
Marsden blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Essex.
Essex prevents the takedown attempt.
Essex lands with a left to the head.
Marsden fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Giri Essex has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Marsden.
Marsden jumps guard but Essex stands there with Marsden around his waist. Marsden gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Marsden breaks the clinch.
Essex throws a one two combo.
It looks like Brandon Marsden has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Essex darts in trying to clinch
and Marsden decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Essex's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Essex has control of Marsden's left arm, preventing Marsden from doing any damage.
Marsden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marsden passes into half guard.
Marsden trying to pass the guard but Essex defending well.
Essex is trying to stand.
Marsden trying to pass the guard but Essex defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden is working for a kimura but Essex is defending it quite comfortably.
Marsden passes the guard and advances to mount!
Marsden looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
You get the feeling that Essex really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Marsden is trying to take his opponent's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Essex tries to lock up and control but Marsden gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Marsden raining down shots from the mount!
Marsden dominating with strikes here.
Marsden looking for a guillotine from mount but Essex is having none of it.
Marsden wants to take Essex's back here but Essex is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Marsden looking to take Essex's back but Essex rolls and after a scramble, Essex ends up on top in guard. Nice escape there from Essex to escape a tricky position.
Marsden escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Essex gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Essex wants to get up but he can't break Marsden's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Marsden looking to hit a scissor sweep but Essex is one step ahead there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Marsden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brandon Marsden's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Essex drives through and clinches with Marsden against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Essex.
Essex throws a punch but it's blocked by Marsden.
Marsden decides to pull guard.
Essex showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Marsden keeping moving, preventing Essex from controlling successfully.
Marsden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marsden manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Essex manages to get himself to full guard.
Marsden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden postures up in Essex's guard and throws a big left but Essex blocks it.
Marsden stands and throws Essex's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Marsden tries to advance to mount but Essex denies him.
Marsden thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Essex is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Essex gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden is looking to advance position but Essex won't allow it.
Essex looks like he's trying to stand up.
Essex is trying to maintain the position but Marsden is very close to passing his half guard.
Marsden passes into side control, despite Essex's attempt to control the position.
Essex throws Marsden to one side and escapes!
Giri Essex has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Essex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Marsden paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marsden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Giri Essex is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Essex connects with a crisp jab.
Essex closes the distance and clinches.
Marsden pulls guard effortlessly.
Marsden is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Essex knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marsden on the ground.
Marsden tries to strike from the bottom.
Marsden is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Essex defends well.
Marsden tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Essex is trying to stand back up but Marsden is controlling him
Essex is positioning himself well to prevent Marsden advancing to mount.
Marsden is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Essex is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Marsden trying to pass the guard but Essex defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marsden is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brandon Marsden.
I've got Marsden 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Marsden!
Post fight, Brandon Marsden stared into the camera and said 'A weakling like you doesn't deserve fists to fight with, now go fade to nothingness!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chwytny Vlad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas De Groote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Groote is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bas' Theme. 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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265 lbs
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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Chwytny Vlad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Bas De Groote!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vlad closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Groote circles away.
De Groote gets the takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
De Groote controlling the position.
De Groote tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Vlad is looking for a sweep.
Vlad is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked De Groote off and has taken his back!
Vlad looking for the choke from the back.
De Groote is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Vlad lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Groote is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlad is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! De Groote is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chwytny Vlad!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gigi Ceausu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armas Ruutana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruutana comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ennio Morricone - Man With A Harmonica kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
17 - 17 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gigi Ceausu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Armas Ruutana!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ceausu blocks the body kick.
Ruutana scores with a nice body kick.
Ceausu throws a lazy right hand but Ruutana sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ceausu feints and as Ruutana raises his hands in defense, Ceausu changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ruutana avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ruutana is pulling down on Ceausu's head. It's preventing any offense from Ceausu, at least for the moment.
Ruutana looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ceausu is one step ahead there.
Ruutana lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ceausu!
Ceausu avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ruutana.
Ruutana throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ruutana thowing shots but they're missing.
Ruutana punching from mount but Ceausu doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ceausu tries to hold on but Ruutana postures up.
Ruutana has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ruutana trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ruutana avoids the attempt from Ceausu to control.
Ruutana pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ruutana thowing shots but they're missing.
Ceausu is trying to escape the mount.
Ruutana lands with some strikes.
Ceausu blocking the ground and pound.
Ruutana postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Ceausu bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Ruutana and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Armas Ruutana!
Armas Ruutana is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking Armas Ruutana thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gibki Vlad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Calypso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calypso is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jedi Mind Tricks - Genghis Khan . Jack Calypso will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Counter striker
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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
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Gibki Vlad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Calypso!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vlad tries for a takedown but Calypso circles away easily
and Calypso counters with a nice uppercut.
Vlad shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Calypso counters with a left and a right that stings Vlad.
Jack Calypso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vlad shoots and misses
and Calypso counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vlad's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gibki Vlad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calypso wants to pass the guard but Vlad is keeping the position.
Vlad wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Vlad trying to keep a closed guard but Calypso is proving a slippery customer.
Calypso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vlad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Calypso is one step ahead there.
Calypso looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlad has control of Calypso's left arm, preventing Calypso from doing any damage.
Vlad keeping full guard, as Calypso tries to pass.
Calypso advances to half guard.
Vlad actively working from the bottom here.
Vlad is looking to improve his position.
Calypso is looking to advance position but Vlad won't allow it.
Vlad is controlling Calypso's trapped leg to prevent Calypso from advancing to side control.
Calypso looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Vlad is looking for a sweep. Calypso is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vlad is working hard here to advance position.
Calypso lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vlad is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Calypso scores with a couple of nice shots.
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!
Calypso trying to mount his opponent but Vlad defends it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Calypso thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vlad is in trouble now - Calypso has advanced to mount!
Calypso cracks Vlad with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Calypso content just to control the position here.
Calypso wants to control the pace but Vlad is squirming around nicely.
Vlad is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Vlad tries to hold on but Calypso postures up.
Calypso landing strikes from the mount and Vlad is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calypso working the ground and pound effectively.
Vlad is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Calypso fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vlad gets back to half guard.
Calypso wants to take a breather but Vlad is having none of it.
Calypso 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.
Vlad tries to roll over but Calypso keeps him under control.
Calypso has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Calypso raining down shots from the mount!
Vlad wants to hold on but Calypso pushes him away.
Calypso has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Calypso trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vlad is looking to improve his position but Calypso isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calypso lands a big shot there that rocks Vlad but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Calypso postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Vlad out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Calypso goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jack Calypso! Jack Calypso retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giant Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kong comes to the ring accompanied by GIANT KONG. Giant Kong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giant Kong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Jack Bauer!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong tries to land a leg kick but Bauer saw it coming and moves away.
Bauer takes a swing at Kong's ribcage but misses.
Bauer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kong.
Kong stuffs the takedown attempt from Bauer. Bauer gets slowly back to his feet.
Bauer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bauer.
It looks like Giant Kong has been cut.
A jab lands there for Bauer.
Kong really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bauer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kong misses with a straight right.
Kong shoots in for a takedown but Bauer shows good takedown defense.
Bauer tests Kong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kong throws a hook to the side of Bauer's head but Bauer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good work by Bauer as he checks the leg kick.
Bauer misses with a double jab.
Bauer throws the kick towards the body but Kong avoids it.
Bauer ducks right into an uppercut from Kong.
Kong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bauer moves away.
Kong misses the jab.
Bauer keeps the fight on the outside.
Bauer tries to clinch but Kong moves out of range.
Bauer throws a lazy right hand but Kong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kong misses with a body shot.
Bauer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kong.
Bauer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kong misses with a low kick.
Kong shoots for a takedown but Bauer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Bauer blocks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Bauer.
Bauer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kong is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bauer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giant Kong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bauer misses with a two punch combination.
Kong scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice defenses there by Bauer.
Kong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bauer throws a hook to the side of Kong's head but Kong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kong looks to throw the jab but Bauer is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong misses with an uppercut.
A jab lands there for Bauer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Bauer there.
Bauer dips to his left and cracks Kong with an uppercut!
Kong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bauer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bauer checks it well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bauer is defended easily by Kong.
Kong stuffs the takedown attempt from Bauer. Bauer gets slowly back to his feet.
Jack Bauer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bauer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bauer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good exchange - Bauer coming out on top.
Bauer fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauer clinches up against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bauer backwards.
Kong swings wildly with an uppercut but Bauer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kong lands a takedown into guard.
Kong scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bauer looking to control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bauer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kong is one step ahead there.
Kong wants to control from the top but Bauer keeps moving.
Bauer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bauer is trying to keep Kong in close.
Bauer looking for a sweep. Not yet Bauer, not yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kong trying to control but Bauer is working from the bottom.
Bauer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bauer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kong cracks Bauer with a solid left hand.
Bauer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bauer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bauer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kong with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kong lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kong scoring with some ground and pound.
Kong throws a big right hand that misses.
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 Giant Kong will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Giant Kong's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kong misses with a two punch combination.
Kong shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bauer's guard.
Bauer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bauer has his feet on Kong's thighs here. He's pushed Kong off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Kong screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Bauer!
Jack Bauer is the new heavyweight champion!
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