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QFC Tournament 73 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Bruneau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reuben Marduk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Counter striker
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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, Maurice Bruneau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Reuben Marduk!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruneau closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Marduk's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bruneau trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marduk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bruneau is one step ahead there.
Bruneau is stalling in the full guard.
Bruneau connects with a couple of short punches.
Marduk throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bruneau 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.
Bruneau throws a strike but Marduk rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bruneau on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bruneau tries to get out of the position.
Marduk wants to control from the top but Bruneau keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marduk stands up over Bruneau, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bruneau keeping full guard, as Marduk tries to pass.
Marduk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marduk throwing strikes from guard but Bruneau blocks nicely.
Bruneau utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marduk preventing the sweep.
Marduk with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruneau pulls Marduk in close to prevent any damage.
Bruneau wants to sweep here but Marduk controlling him for the moment.
Marduk is fighting to break Bruneau's control of his arms but Bruneau is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Marduk working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bruneau's head.
Marduk trying to control but Bruneau is working from the bottom.
Marduk throwing strikes from guard but Bruneau blocks nicely.
Marduk preventing the sweep.
Bruneau might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marduk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruneau wants to sweep but no luck.
Bruneau keeping moving, preventing Marduk from controlling successfully.
Bruneau could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marduk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bruneau wants to sweep here but Marduk controlling him for the moment.
Marduk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bruneau works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marduk is looking to work some ground and pound but Bruneau has wrist control.
Marduk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marduk throwing strikes from guard but Bruneau blocks nicely.
Bruneau keeping moving, preventing Marduk from controlling successfully.
Bruneau trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marduk wants to pass the guard but Bruneau is keeping the position.
Bruneau trying to keep a closed guard but Marduk is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marduk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bruneau had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Marduk defends it easily.
Bruneau looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bruneau is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Reuben Marduk will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bruneau shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Marduk as he jumps to the side.
Bruneau fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bruneau really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Bruneau fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maurice Bruneau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marduk shoots in for a takedown but Bruneau shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Reuben Marduk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruneau shoots and misses
and Marduk counters with a shoot takedown. Bruneau fights it but they end up in guard.
Marduk postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bruneau 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.
Bruneau is trying to keep Marduk in close.
Marduk throws a strike but Bruneau rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bruneau distracts Marduk with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Marduk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bruneau.
Marduk keeping moving, preventing Bruneau from controlling successfully.
Bruneau working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marduk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bruneau doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bruneau manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Marduk keeping moving, preventing Bruneau from controlling successfully.
Marduk is pulling down on Bruneau's head. It's preventing any offense from Bruneau, at least for the moment.
Reuben Marduk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marduk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bruneau is one step ahead there.
Marduk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruneau landing with the ground and pound.
Bruneau wants to control from the top but Marduk keeps moving.
Marduk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marduk wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bruneau throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruneau landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bruneau accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marduk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bruneau.
Bruneau looking to pass the guard.
Bruneau is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bruneau trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruneau passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Marduk being controlled for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maurice Bruneau dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Marduk misses with a takedown attempt
and Bruneau decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Marduk's guard.
Marduk has his hands on Bruneau's head, controlling the position.
Marduk keeping full guard, as Bruneau tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bruneau accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marduk trying to keep a closed guard but Bruneau is proving a slippery customer.
Bruneau pushes down on Marduk's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bruneau wants to advance to full mount but Marduk doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruneau working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bruneau working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Marduk trying to keep a closed guard but Bruneau is proving a slippery customer.
Bruneau scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bruneau wants to control from the top but Marduk keeps moving.
Bruneau with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Marduk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bruneau accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marduk keeping moving, preventing Bruneau from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marduk working for a triangle but Bruneau defends it easily.
Marduk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bruneau trying to control but Marduk is working from the bottom.
Bruneau throwing strikes but missing.
Bruneau works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruneau missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bruneau lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bruneau is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Marduk reverses the position - he's now on top in Bruneau's guard.
Bruneau has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marduk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bruneau looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marduk looking to pass the guard.
Bruneau controls Marduk momentarily but Marduk frees himself.
Bruneau looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Marduk wants to pass the guard but Bruneau is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Maurice Bruneau wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Marduk drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruneau tries to improve position but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maurice Bruneau showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bruneau 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 William Gold scores the fight for Maurice Bruneau!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Maurice Bruneau!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Maurice Bruneau!
Maurice Bruneau wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Fink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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, Sammy Fink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fink blocks a head kick by Edwards.
Fink throws a body kick that misses.
Edwards lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Edwards clinches.
Edwards lands an elbow inside that Fink shrugs off.
Edwards throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fink blocks it with crossed arms.
Edwards is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fink is defending well for now.
Edwards lands an elbow that stopped Fink in his tracks for a moment.
Fink tries to circle away but Edwards has him pinned against the cage.
Edwards with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Edwards misses with a knee strike.
Fink breaks the clinch.
Edwards throws a right hand that Fink ducks under and follows up with a left that Fink also avoids with ease.
Edwards clinches up with Fink and pushes him back against the cage.
Fink tries for a takedown but Edwards manages to get underhooks.
Fink has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Edwards after a bit of a struggle.
Edwards is pressed up against the cage. Fink has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Edwards down to the mat. Edwards avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Fink. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Edwards has closed the distance and engaged Fink in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards lands a nice elbow.
Edwards throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Edwards lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fink is rocked!
Edwards with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Edwards tries a knee to the head but Fink blocks it.
Fink has had enough of the clinch but Edwards keeps him there for the moment.
Edwards crunches a lovely knee into Fink's ribcage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Edwards just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fink's brow.
Fink tries to circle away but Edwards has him pinned against the cage.
Edwards tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Edwards tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Edwards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Edwards pushes Fink up against the cage in a clinch.
Edwards throws a knee to the head but misses.
Edwards utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Edwards looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fink throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Edwards blocks it with crossed arms.
Edwards scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fink dodges an elbow strike from Edwards.
Edwards with a knee to the head.
Edwards swings wildly with an uppercut but Fink uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fink tightens his grip and picks Edwards up, before dumping him to the ground. Edwards manages to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Edwards trying to control the position.
Fink connects with a couple of short punches.
Fink tries to free his leg and advance position but Edwards is retaining full guard.
Fink throwing strikes from guard but Edwards blocks nicely.
Fink drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Edwards manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Fink has Edwards in his guard.
Fink 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fink throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fink is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Edwards frees his head nicely. Oh but Fink has switched to an armbar! Edwards is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Sammy Fink!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fred Magician (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Awmtea Sailo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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, Fred Magician!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Awmtea Sailo!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magician shoots for a double leg takedown but Sailo sprawls well. He's pushed Magician's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sailo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Awmtea Sailo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sailo pushes Magician up against the cage in a clinch.
Sailo decides to pull guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sailo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sailo keeping full guard, as Magician tries to pass.
Sailo will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Sailo pulls Magician in to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Awmtea Sailo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sailo gets a double leg takedown into Magician's guard.
Magician working for a triangle but Sailo defends it easily.
Sailo content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magician is looking for a triangle but Sailo pushes his legs off easily.
Magician looking for a sweep. Not yet Magician, not yet.
Magician looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sailo passes into side control.
Sailo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sailo misses with the ground and pound.
Sailo is staying tight to Magician's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sailo tries for a kimura but Magician is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailo stands up.
Sailo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sailo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Magician sprawls well initially but Sailo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sailo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Magician does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sailo wants to pass to mount but Magician is defending the position.
Magician has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sailo is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magician tries to roll over but Sailo keeps him under control.
Sailo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sailo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magician keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Awmtea Sailo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Magician shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Magician. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magician gets tackled into the cage by Sailo. Sailo maintains the clinch.
Magician has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Magician can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sailo manages to break the clinch.
Magician misses with a wild body shot.
Sailo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Magician is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sailo pulls his head out easily.
Sailo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Magician tries to lock up and control but Sailo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magician is trying to reverse the position but instead Sailo has taken his back - oops!
Magician is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
I really don't envy Magician right now.
Sailo doesn't have the hooks in and Magician manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Awmtea Sailo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sailo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sailo looking to ground and pound but Magician is blocking nicely.
Sailo controlling from mount.
Sailo looking to control but Magician is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Magician is trying desperately to improve position.
Sailo controlling the pace for now.
Sailo prevents Magician from getting the reversal.
Sailo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Magician is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sailo cracks Magician with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Magician tries to reverse the position but Sailo maintains control.
Sailo controlling his opponent.
Sailo throwing strikes here but Magician is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Awmtea Sailo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sailo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Magician is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sailo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sailo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Magician can't escape the position.
Sailo controlling the pace for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magician is squirming around, avoiding Sailo's attempts to control the action.
Magician wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sailo.
Sailo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Sailo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sailo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Magician wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sailo.
Magician holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sailo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Magician is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sailo looking to finish with strikes here!
Magician avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sailo.
Magician keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sailo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magician is looking to get to half guard.
Sailo blocks Magician's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Sailo punching from mount but Magician doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sailo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Magician is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magician tries to hold on but Sailo postures up.
BOOM! Sailo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Awmtea Sailo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Magician tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sailo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Magician bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sailo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Magician's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sailo actively working from the bottom here.
Magician is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Magician stands up out of the half guard.
Magician fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sailo throws a front kick aimed at Magician's knee but Magician avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sailo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sailo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sailo trying to control but Magician is working from the bottom.
Magician manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sailo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sailo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Magician is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magician is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sailo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sailo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sailo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Magician is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sailo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Magician defends it easily.
Magician has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sailo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Magician stopping the sweep attempt from Sailo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sailo pushes Magician off and scrambles back to his feet.
Magician misses with a takedown attempt - Sailo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magician looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Awmtea Sailo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sailo 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Awmtea Sailo!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Awmtea Sailo!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Awmtea Sailo!
Awmtea Sailo wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ozman Lawkilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lotlot Merchant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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18
155 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced |
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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, Ozman Lawkilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lotlot Merchant!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merchant scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Merchant shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lawkilla defends it nicely.
Lawkilla looks for a takedown but Merchant sprawls well.
Merchant scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lawkilla shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Merchant lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lawkilla backs up against the cage.
Merchant motions for Lawkilla to come forward. Merchant throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lawkilla circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lawkilla counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Merchant!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lawkilla has control of Merchant's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Merchant regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Merchant tries to hold on but Lawkilla pushes him away.
Lawkilla punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lawkilla 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.
Lawkilla throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Merchant has his hands clasped together but Lawkilla breaks the hold and Merchant is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Lawkilla!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ozman Lawkilla!
Ozman Lawkilla decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Neace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stu Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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18
135 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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, Dustin Neace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stu Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neace tries to close the distance and clinch but Hughes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hughes shoots for a double leg takedown but Neace sprawls well. He's pushed Hughes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Neace rushes Hughes and presses him up against the cage.
Neace is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Neace prevents a body shot from Hughes.
Neace wants to break free but Hughes has control.
Neace takes an elbow to the temple.
Hughes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hughes landing knees to the head.
It looks like Dustin Neace has been cut.
Neace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Neace tries to stall but Hughes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hughes jumps guard but Neace turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hughes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Neace in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hughes can't find room to land a body shot as Neace controls the action.
Hughes taking a breather.
Hughes breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neace shoots in but no luck this time.
Neace is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hughes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hughes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hughes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Neace, pushing him back against the cage.
Neace is trying to force a seperation but Hughes has the dominant position.
Neace breaks the clinch.
Neace takes one to the chin there.
Neace has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dustin Neace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Neace fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Neace.
Hughes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Neace defends it nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hughes.
Hughes tries to clinch but Neace is having none of it.
Hughes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Neace shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hughes as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes rushes Neace and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Neace tries for a takedown but Hughes manages to get underhooks.
Neace is breathing heavily.
Hughes looking for a takedown.
Hughes digs a right hand underneath Neace's ribcage. Neace let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Neace on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Neace is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hughes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Neace holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hughes lands an elbow inside.
Hughes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Neace is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hughes tries to clinch there but Neace circles away.
Hughes shoots in for a double leg but Neace sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Neace tries to clinch but Hughes moves away
and Hughes counters by moving into the clinch.
Neace has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hughes after a bit of a struggle.
Neace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Neace shoots in for a double leg but Hughes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hughes connects with a body shot that sends Neace's belly button to the back.
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.
Hughes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Neace misses with a takedown attempt - Hughes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stu Hughes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dustin Neace's cut.
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.
Hughes moves into the clinch successfully.
Neace is trying to pull guard but Hughes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hughes leaning his opponent against the cage.
Neace tries to pull guard but Hughes won't allow it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Neace is trying to pull guard but Hughes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dustin Neace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neace throws an elbow that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hughes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neace is looking for a takedown.
Hughes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Neace fails to pull guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neace drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hughes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hughes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hughes taking a breather.
Hughes pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hughes controlling the position.
Hughes throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hughes looking for a guillotine here but Neace defends easily.
Neace has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hughes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hughes controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Neace passes into side control.
Hughes manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Neace won't allow Hughes to pass to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hughes in particular looking to stall.
Hughes wants to pass the guard but Neace is defending well.
Neace tries to kick Hughes off but Hughes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes controlling the action here.
Stu Hughes has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hughes darts in and clinches Neace up against the cage.
Neace tries to break the clinch but Hughes is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hughes.
Hughes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Neace after a bit of a struggle.
Hughes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stu Hughes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dustin Neace'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!
Neace throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
Neace is looking to clinch.
Hughes tries to clinch up.
Hughes dives in and grabs Neace's left leg, looking for a takedown. Neace pushes down on Hughes's head and hops out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hughes. Neace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hughes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hughes darts in and clinches Neace up against the cage.
Neace is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hughes to keep the fight standing.
Hughes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Neace has had enough of the clinch but Hughes keeps him there for the moment.
Neace is trying to break the clinch but Hughes has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hughes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Neace drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hughes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Neace breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Neace tries to clinch but Hughes is having none of it.
Hughes moves into the clinch.
Neace wants to get back to striking at distance but Hughes won't allow it.
Hughes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Neace to keep the fight standing.
Dustin Neace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stu Hughes.
Hughes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Neace blocks a head kick by Hughes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes stuffs the takedown.
No joy there for Hughes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hughes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Neace paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stu Hughes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hughes is looking to clinch.
Neace stuffs the takedown attempt from Hughes. Hughes gets slowly back to his feet.
Neace misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hughes drives through and clinches with Neace against the cage.
Neace gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hughes.
Hughes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Neace gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes stops a takedown attempt from Neace.
Neace gets underhooks to prevent Hughes's takedown attempt.
Neace tries to throw a body punch but Hughes avoids it by throwing Neace back against the cage.
Neace is trying to force a seperation but Hughes has the dominant position.
Hughes managing to block the knees to the body from Neace.
Neace wants to take the fight to the mat but Hughes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Neace displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hughes up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is working for takedown but Neace is calmly controlling the position for now.
Neace is trying to force a seperation but Hughes has the dominant position.
Neace tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hughes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Neace avoiding damage.
Neace fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neace tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hughes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hughes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hughes manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stu Hughes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hughes 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Stu Hughes!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Stu Hughes!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Stu Hughes!
Stu Hughes wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between San Ji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Weston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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174 cm
23
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Big heart |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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, San Ji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Weston!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weston just misses with a punch to the body.
Weston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ji lands a head kick!
Ji misses with a head kick.
Ji throws a head kick that misses.
Weston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ji moves away.
Ji misses with a head kick.
Weston is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ji's half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ji misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Weston moves nicely into side control.
Weston is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ji's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weston working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weston advances to mount.
Weston has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ji's face.
Ji tries to lock up and control but Weston gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Weston connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Weston with good strikes from the mount here!
Weston with shots to the head and body - Ji looks very uncomfortable down there.
Weston landing strikes from the mount and Ji is in trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ji in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Weston is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Weston is working for a guillotine from mount but Ji frees his head quite easily.
Ji has left one of his arms exposed and Weston doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Ji screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Weston!
Michael Weston decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Callum Finley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ned Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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23
164 lbs
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23
135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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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, Callum Finley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ned Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finley has Edwards up against the cage in a clinch.
Edwards jumps guard but Finley turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Edwards tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Finley just stands there and leans against the cage.
Finley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Finley.
Finley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Edwards has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Finley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Edwards.
Finley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Edwards.
Finley lands a left and a right that sends Edwards crashing to the canvas! Finley dives into mount looking to finish!
It looks like Ned Edwards 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!
Edwards is in all sorts of trouble here.
Finley lands a nice shot to the head.
Edwards is rocked!
Finley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Edwards is still in real trouble! Can Finley finish him?
Finley's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Edwards bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Edwards seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards pushing down on Finley's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Edwards is looking to take a break and control but Finley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Edwards trying to mount his opponent but Finley defends it.
Edwards is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Finley has managed to free his arm - good work.
Edwards is working for a submission of some sort.
Edwards is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Finley is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ned Edwards!
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