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HMMA 53 Walter v Newton PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri CoxX (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trip Kenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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210 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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154 cm
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213 lbs
20 - 22 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuri CoxX!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Trip Kenzie!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenzie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around CoxX's waist but CoxX gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kenzie off to one side.
CoxX moves into the clinch.
Kenzie is trying to break free.
CoxX misses with a body punch.
CoxX softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
CoxX working aggressively here.
CoxX breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
CoxX tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kenzie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and CoxX counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
CoxX wants to pass the guard but Kenzie is defending well.
CoxX will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
CoxX throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
CoxX prevents Kenzie from standing back up.
CoxX throwing shots but Kenzie is blocking nicely.
Kenzie is trying to stand.
CoxX missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
CoxX missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kenzie actively working from the bottom here.
CoxX stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Kenzie to get to his feet.
Kenzie misses the jab.
Kenzie does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
CoxX throws a right hand that Kenzie ducks under and follows up with a left that Kenzie also avoids with ease.
CoxX is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kenzie's half guard.
Kenzie wants to get back to full guard.
CoxX missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kenzie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kenzie punching from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
CoxX is looking to advance position but Kenzie won't allow it.
CoxX is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kenzie has managed to free his arm - good work.
CoxX throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
CoxX wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kenzie keeps working.
Kenzie wants to control but CoxX is keeping busy.
Kenzie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from CoxX.
Kenzie wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
CoxX working Kenzie over with strikes.
CoxX is working for a kimura but Kenzie is defending it quite comfortably.
Kenzie works his way to full guard. Good work.
CoxX won't allow Kenzie to sweep him here.
CoxX loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kenzie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
CoxX looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
CoxX is working hard here to advance position.
Kenzie keeping moving, preventing CoxX from controlling successfully.
CoxX advances to half guard.
Kenzie trying to hold on to CoxX's head to control him but CoxX postures up.
CoxX is pressing down on Kenzie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kenzie is holding on for now.
Kenzie has a hand on CoxX's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. CoxX takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
CoxX is landing with some decent strikes but Kenzie is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
CoxX punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri CoxX dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice uppercut lands for CoxX. That snapped Kenzie's head back.
CoxX has Kenzie up against the cage in a clinch.
CoxX misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kenzie.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, CoxX creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kenzie fails to pull guard.
CoxX lands a hook that snaps the head of Kenzie backwards.
Kenzie is trying to break the clinch but CoxX has him pressed against the cage.
CoxX stalling the fight.
Kenzie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. CoxX smiles and moves away.
Yuri CoxX seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenzie dives in and grabs CoxX's left leg, looking for a takedown. CoxX pushes down on Kenzie's head and hops out.
Yuri CoxX has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trip Kenzie.
Kenzie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kenzie misses with a combination
and CoxX counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
CoxX is trying to control. Kenzie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
CoxX seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
CoxX looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
CoxX 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.
Kenzie trying to control from the bottom.
CoxX 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.
Kenzie wants to control but CoxX is keeping busy.
CoxX is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kenzie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time CoxX.
Kenzie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
CoxX pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kenzie is keeping the position for now.
Kenzie is looking to stand up but CoxX isn't so interested in that idea.
Kenzie keeping moving, preventing CoxX from controlling successfully.
CoxX gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
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!
Kenzie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
CoxX fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yuri CoxX is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kenzie throws a head kick but CoxX moves out of range.
Kenzie closes this distance looking for a takedown but CoxX circles away.
Kenzie is breathing heavily.
CoxX has Kenzie up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie wants the takedown. CoxX is fighting it off but Kenzie persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in CoxX's guard against the cage.
Kenzie preventing the sweep.
CoxX is looking to sweep but instead, Kenzie has passed into half guard.
CoxX gets back to full guard.
CoxX trying to control the position.
Kenzie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
CoxX working a defensive guard here.
CoxX keeping moving, preventing Kenzie from controlling successfully.
Kenzie preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
CoxX keeping moving, preventing Kenzie from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Trip Kenzie hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A punch combination from Kenzie misses.
CoxX tries to clinch but Kenzie is having none of it.
CoxX moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
CoxX throws an elbow that misses.
Kenzie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kenzie avoids the elbow strike from CoxX, against the cage.
Kenzie can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kenzie jumps guard but CoxX turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
CoxX scores with a shot to the side of Kenzie's head.
CoxX lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kenzie or not.
Kenzie gets control of CoxX's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kenzie will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri CoxX dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
CoxX avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kenzie fails to land the takedown.
CoxX tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kenzie was well out of range. Poor timing from CoxX.
Kenzie gets tackled into the cage by CoxX. CoxX maintains the clinch.
Kenzie can't get the takedown.
CoxX scores with an uppercut up the middle.
CoxX tries to land knees in the clinch but Kenzie avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by CoxX.
CoxX pushes Kenzie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kenzie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
CoxX lands on the inside with an uppercut.
CoxX stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
CoxX breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
CoxX closes the distance and clinches.
Kenzie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
CoxX lands a shoulder strike.
CoxX breaks from the clinch.
CoxX forces Kenzie back against the cage and clinches.
Kenzie tries to work over CoxX's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
CoxX makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
CoxX working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kenzie breaks from the clinch.
Kenzie feints a jab promting CoxX to slip. Kenzie then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. CoxX slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
CoxX moves into the clinch.
CoxX drags the fight down to the ground.
CoxX is trying to keep Kenzie in close.
Kenzie is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! CoxX is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! CoxX has escaped and now he's on top!
CoxX stops Kenzie from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
CoxX trying to control but Kenzie is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
CoxX being controlled here momentarily.
Yuri CoxX overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
CoxX pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kenzie is keeping the position for now.
Kenzie tries to strike from the bottom.
Kenzie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from CoxX.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
CoxX loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
CoxX stays in close to Kenzie's body and controls the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
CoxX content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
CoxX loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
CoxX forces his way into half guard.
CoxX passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kenzie!
CoxX looking to finish Kenzie with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kenzie!
CoxX scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
CoxX prevents Kenzie from getting the reversal.
CoxX connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
CoxX looking to finish Kenzie with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kenzie!
CoxX with good strikes from the mount here!
CoxX lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
CoxX working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
CoxX lands a big elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
CoxX lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kenzie hang on?
CoxX raining down shots from the mount!
Trip Kenzie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yuri CoxX is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
CoxX looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri CoxX showed his dominance in that final round.
Well CoxX has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri CoxX!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anton Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ishi Kiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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167 lbs
11 - 13 - 0 |
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173 cm
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167 lbs
26 - 18 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Powerful |
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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
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Anton Walter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ishi Kiki!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Kiki.
Kiki cracks Walter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Walter misses with a straight left.
Walter wants to clinch up but Kiki keeps it at a distance.
Kiki jabs Walter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kiki throws an overhand right that lands on Walter's shoulder, as Walter tries to avoid the shot.
Kiki looks to score with a jab to the body but Walter is just out of range.
Kiki swings for the body but Walter moves out of range.
Walter misses with a head kick.
Walter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Walter is trying to break the clinch but Kiki has him pressed against the cage.
Kiki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Kiki.
Walter breaks the clinch.
Walter misses with a wild body shot.
Kiki jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Walter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kiki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kiki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter moves in looking to clinch but Kiki pushes him off.
Kiki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walter was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiki.
Anton Walter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiki throws a jab but it's blocked by Walter.
Kiki throws a body punch but Walter moves out of range.
Kiki lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walter. Kiki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walter avoids the head kick by Kiki.
Kiki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Walter tries to clinch there but Kiki circles away.
Walter pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kiki back to the cage. Walter follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kiki swats away the attempt to clinch by Walter.
Kiki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walter was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiki.
Walter tries to clinch but Kiki is having none of it.
Walter tries to clinch up but Kiki circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter tries to clinch up.
Kiki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kiki throws a big shot that misses.
Kiki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kiki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kiki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Walter's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walter misses with a head kick.
Walter feints and then cracks Kiki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kiki down.
Walter connects with a body shot.
Walter throws a right and a left that Kiki avoids nicely.
Kiki tries to score with a low kick but Walter moves his leg out of the way.
Walter has managed to clinch.
Kiki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walter is defending well for now.
Walter slowing the pace effectively.
Walter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiki misses with a wild body shot.
Walter has closed the distance and engaged Kiki in a clinch.
Walter tries to break free but Kiki pushes him back against the cage.
Walter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kiki scores with a takedown into Walter's guard.
Kiki gets to his feet. Walter looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kiki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kiki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walter.
Walter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Walter fails in his attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walter has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Kiki.
Kiki misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Kiki.
Walter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Kiki.
Kiki tries for a takedown but Walter manages to get underhooks.
Walter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kiki has him pressed against the cage.
Walter is looking to break free of the clinch but Kiki has double underhooks.
Walter breaks from the clinch.
Walter tries to score with a low kick but Kiki moves his leg out of the way.
Kiki's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kiki duly obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kiki counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ishi Kiki will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kiki slips under a jab from Walter.
Walter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Walter.
Kiki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Walter avoids it really well and circles away.
Kiki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walter tries to clinch there but Kiki circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Walter.
Walter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walter moves in looking to clinch but Kiki pushes him off.
Walter drops his hands momentarily and Kiki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Walter clinches.
Kiki can't find room to land a body shot as Walter controls the action.
Kiki misses with a body punch.
Kiki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Walter stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiki misses with a punch on the inside.
Walter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kiki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kiki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Good body shot from Kiki.
Kiki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kiki misses with a body punch.
Walter is trying to break free.
Walter tries to break the clinch but Kiki is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter blocks the elbow strike.
Walter is trying to push Kiki away but Kiki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kiki looking to stall.
Walter slowing the pace effectively.
Walter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kiki!
Walter has managed to clinch.
Walter stalling against the cage.
Kiki has a couple of punches blocked by Walter.
Walter misses with some punches.
Walter blocks an uppercut.
Walter tries to break free but Kiki pushes him back against the cage.
Walter manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Walter. Those never looked like landing.
Walter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kiki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walter wants to clinch up but Kiki keeps it at a distance.
Walter throws a series of punches but Kiki avoids them all with ease.
Kiki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anton Walter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walter looks to clinch
and Kiki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kiki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kiki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Walter misses.
Walter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anton Walter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walter walks into a jab.
Kiki throws a lazy right hand but Walter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kiki connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiki lands the left hand.
Walter throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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!
Kiki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walter doesn't seem bothered though.
Walter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kiki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Walter scrambles back to his feet.
Walter wants to clinch up but Kiki keeps it at a distance.
Walter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kiki.
Walter tries to clinch there but Kiki circles away.
Walter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kiki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Walter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kiki misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kiki fails to land the takedown.
A clash of legs there as Kiki blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Anton Walter will probably get the nod.
That's time! Walter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Walter tries to clinch but Kiki moves out of range.
Kiki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Walter is looking to wear down Kiki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kiki throws a hook to the side of Walter's head but Walter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walter tries to clinch up.
Kiki throws a sloppy body shot
and Walter counters with a three punch combo that has Kiki backing up. Kiki nods at Walter to acknowledge the strikes.
Walter is looking to clinch.
Walter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kiki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiki looks to land a combination but Walter avoids it well.
Walter slips a jab from Kiki.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kiki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Walter knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Walter wants to get back to his feet but Kiki drags him back down.
Walter throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Walter ducks right into an uppercut from Kiki.
Kiki shoots in for a double leg but Walter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Walter tries to clinch but Kiki is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter stuns Kiki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Walter swats away the attempt to clinch by Kiki.
Kiki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walter circles away quickly and effectively.
Walter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walter throws a nice looking combination but Kiki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kiki fails to land with a series of punches.
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kiki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kiki.
Kiki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kiki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walter throws a right hand that Kiki ducks under and follows up with a left that Kiki also avoids with ease.
Walter has closed the distance and engaged Kiki in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiki misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walter closes the distance and clinches.
Anton Walter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Walter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kiki tries a body shot but Walter blocks it.
Walter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Walter.
Walter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kiki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Walter.
Walter wants to clinch.
Walter tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Walter wants to clinch up but Kiki keeps it at a distance.
Kiki swats away the attempt to clinch by Walter.
Walter throws a shot from downtown. Kiki moves away and avoids it.
Kiki tries to move into range but Walter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Walter lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walter moves in looking to clinch but Kiki pushes him off.
Kiki throws a hook but Walter avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walter doesn't manage to clinch there - Kiki circles away.
Walter tries to clinch up but Kiki circles away and keeps his distance.
Kiki misses with the combination.
Walter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Walter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Walter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bosko Baltic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baltic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nesanica. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
260 lbs
6 - 10 - 0 |
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20
260 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Bosko Baltic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cain Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baltic misses with a takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a one-two to the body.
Baltic shoots and misses
and Dos Santos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Baltic tries for a takedown but Dos Santos circles away easily
and Dos Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bosko Baltic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Santos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dos Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Dos Santos misses the target.
Dos Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Baltic.
Baltic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dos Santos closes the distance and pushes Baltic back into the cage.
Dos Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baltic tries for a takedown but Dos Santos circles away easily
and Dos Santos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Baltic.
Baltic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dos Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Baltic is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cain Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baltic tries to keep at a distance but Dos Santos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baltic jumps guard but Dos Santos stands there with Baltic around his waist. Baltic gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Baltic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dos Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baltic.
Baltic tries to pull guard but Dos Santos won't allow it.
Baltic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dos Santos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Baltic tries to score a body lock takedown but Dos Santos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dos Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dos Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos drives through and clinches with Baltic against the cage.
Baltic jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dos Santos walks away with a smile on his face. Baltic gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bosko Baltic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Dos Santos stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baltic misses with a takedown attempt
and Dos Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baltic with a poor takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a left to the body.
Dos Santos moves into the clinch.
Dos Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dos Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Baltic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a two punch combo.
Dos Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dos Santos gets a clinch.
Dos Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baltics head.
Good body shot from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Baltic, pushing him back against the cage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Baltic. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Baltic is trying to pull guard but Dos Santos turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dos Santos is leaning against Baltic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dos Santos'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.
Dos Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Baltic takes one on the button.
Baltic has his takedown stuffed
and Dos Santos counters with a two punch combo.
Dos Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Baltic circles away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dos Santos enables Baltic to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dos Santos manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baltic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Baltic throws an elbow that misses. Dos Santos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Baltic's guard. Nice move by Dos Santos!
Dos Santos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Baltic, up you get!
Dos Santos scores with a nice head shot.
Baltic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dos Santos clinches.
Baltic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dos Santos manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands with a nice body punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Baltic.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baltic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dos Santos swinging wildly here.
Baltic has his takedown stuffed
and Dos Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baltic misses with a takedown attempt
and Dos Santos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dos Santos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dos Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dos Santos breaks from the clinch.
Dos Santos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dos Santos jabs at Baltic's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dos Santos connects with a body shot that sends Baltic's belly button to the back.
Baltic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dos Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Dos Santos 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.
Dos Santos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jab from Dos Santos.
A punch combination from Dos Santos misses.
Baltic has his takedown stuffed
and Dos Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dos Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dos Santos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dos Santos stalling in the clinch.
Baltic jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dos Santos walks away with a smile on his face. Baltic gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Baltic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dos Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bosko Baltic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baltic is trying to pull guard but Dos Santos turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baltic has Dos Santos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dos Santos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baltic shoots and misses
and Dos Santos counters with a crisp one two that drops Baltic! Dos Santos thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Baltic to his feet! Baltic is in big trouble!
Baltic is rocked!
Cain Dos Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dos Santos clinches up against the cage.
Oh Baltic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baltic jumps guard but Dos Santos stands there with Baltic around his waist. Baltic gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Baltic seems to have got his legs back now.
Dos Santos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Dos Santos's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Baltic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Baltic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dos Santos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Baltic jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dos Santos walks away with a smile on his face. Baltic gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos moves into range and clinches up with Baltic.
Dos Santos controlling the action here for a moment.
Baltic wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baltic is trying to pull guard but Dos Santos turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos works on Baltic's body with a couple of short punches.
Dos Santos manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dos Santos prevents the takedown attempt.
Dos Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Come on Dos Santos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Baltic jumps guard.
Dos Santos decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dos Santos clinches.
Dos Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cain Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baltic misses with a takedown attempt
and Dos Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dos Santos cracks Baltic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baltic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baltic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dos Santos forces Baltic back against the cage and clinches.
Baltic jumps guard but Dos Santos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dos Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A cross from Dos Santos lands.
Baltic with a poor takedown
and Dos Santos counters with a crisp right hand that drops Baltic! Dos Santos lets Baltic back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baltic has his takedown stuffed
and Dos Santos counters with a big right hand! Oh Baltic is in trouble here! Dos Santos follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cain Dos Santos!
An out of breath and clearly excited Cain Dos Santos thanked Brute for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Walujew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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32
291 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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30
283 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolai Walujew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Nigel Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walujew gets caught napping as Swanson dives in and scores a takedown. Walujew manages to retain guard.
Walujew wants to stand but Swanson is controlling the position.
Swanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Walujew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swanson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Walujew works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swanson trying to control but Walujew is working from the bottom.
Swanson postures up in Walujew's guard and throws a big left but Walujew blocks it.
Walujew working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Swanson.
Walujew wants to stand and escape but Swanson is having none of it.
Walujew trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Walujew working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Swanson.
Swanson trying to control but Walujew is working from the bottom.
Swanson prevents Walujew from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walujew pushes Swanson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Walujew with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Swanson does it's job there.
Walujew displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Nigel Swanson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson shoots in looking for a takedown but Walujew manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Swanson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Swanson lands a nice looking body kick.
Walujew is breathing heavily.
Swanson ducks under a wild hook from Walujew.
Swanson slips a straight right by Walujew.
Swanson tries to clinch but Walujew moves out of range.
Swanson thows a body shot but no joy.
Swanson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Walujew avoids it really well and circles away.
Swanson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nikolai Walujew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nigel Swanson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson shoots in and bounces Walujew off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Walujew wants to stand up but Swanson is controlling him.
Swanson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Swanson throwing strikes but Walujew manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Walujew decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Some wild striking there from Walujew.
Swanson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Walujew backs up against the cage.
It looks like Nikolai Walujew has been cut.
Swanson slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walujew throws a nice looking combination but Swanson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Walujew, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Swanson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Walujew manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Swanson tries to free his leg and advance position but Walujew is retaining full guard.
Swanson trying to control but Walujew is working from the bottom.
Swanson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Walujew wants to stand but Swanson is controlling the position.
Swanson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Swanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Walujew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nigel Swanson.
Swanson scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walujew misses with a looping left.
Walujew misses with a few strikes there.
Nigel Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walujew gets caught flat footed, as Swanson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Swanson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Walujew utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Swanson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Walujew is looking to stand up but Swanson isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swanson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Walujew works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel Swanson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Swanson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Swanson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walujew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swanson was well out of range. Poor timing from Walujew.
Walujew tries to sprawl but Swanson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Swanson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Swanson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Walujew pushes Swanson off looking to stand but Swanson dives back in and keeps control.
Swanson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Swanson misses with a head shot. Walujew uses the momentum to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walujew keeping moving, preventing Swanson from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swanson throws a strike but Walujew rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Walujew has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Walujew is one step ahead there.
Swanson is trying to keep Walujew in close.
Walujew stands up from Swanson's guard - Walujew perhaps looking for a knockout.
Walujew throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson slips a jab and a cross from Walujew.
Walujew feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Swansons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Swanson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Walujew sprawls well. Walujew wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Swanson gets slowly back to his feet.
Walujew takes a swing at Swanson's ribcage but misses.
Swanson walks into a stiff left hand from Walujew.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walujew throws a right and a left that Swanson avoids nicely.
Walujew lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Swanson backs up against the cage.
Nikolai Walujew is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walujew swinging wildly here.
Swanson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Swanson lands strikes from half guard.
Swanson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Walujew's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Walujew pushes Swanson off looking to stand but Swanson dives back in and keeps control.
Swanson trying to control the action but Walujew is working from the bottom.
Swanson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Walujew with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Swanson 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.
Walujew wants to get back to his feet.
Swanson trying to control the action but Walujew is working from the bottom.
Walujew won't allow Swanson to pass to mount.
Swanson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Swanson wants to free his trapped foot but Walujew is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Swanson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Swanson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Walujew defending well though.
Nigel Swanson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walujew is looking to escape.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Swanson lands a nice short elbow.
Walujew wants to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swanson 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.
Walujew is looking to escape.
Swanson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Walujew pushes Swanson off looking to stand but Swanson dives back in and keeps control.
Swanson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Swanson wants to control but Walujew is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swanson is pressing down on Walujew's thigh, looking to free his foot. Walujew is holding on for now.
Swanson is keen to just control but Walujew is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel Swanson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. 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.
Swanson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Walujew on his heels. He'll look to pass Walujew's guard now, I'm sure.
Swanson landing with the ground and pound.
Walujew pushes Swanson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Walujew throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walujew misses with a looping left.
Walujew uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swanson.
Swanson slips a jab and a cross from Walujew.
Swanson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Swanson has managed to clinch.
Walujew is trying to break the clinch but Swanson has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walujew wants to break free but Swanson has control.
Walujew wants to break free but Swanson has control.
Walujew is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Walujew's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walujew avoids it.
Good body shot from Swanson.
Swanson lands a left hand.
Walujew wants to break the clinch but can't.
Swanson has Walujew pressed against the cage, preventing Walujew from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Swanson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Swanson lands with a right hand.
Swanson connects with a combination that backs up Walujew into the cage. Swanson lands a flurry of punches that gets past Walujew's guard. Walujew is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Swanson bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nigel Swanson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Nigel Swanson waved his t-shirt featuring Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riddle has chosen Hatsikidee! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
280 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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24
275 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Riddle!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Riddle sprawls well initially but Dean persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dean drops an elbow to the side of Riddle's head.
Riddle wants to get back to full guard.
Riddle manages to get to full guard.
Riddle keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
Riddle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dean.
Riddle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dean is aware though and is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dean trying to control the position from guard on top but Riddle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dean got a little sloppy there for a moment and Riddle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dean has managed to get both his arms back between Riddle's legs - danger averted.
Riddle keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
Dean throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dean preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dean manages to get himself to full guard.
Dean trying to control the position.
Riddle pushing down on Dean's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dean blocking the ground and pound attempt from Riddle.
Riddle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dean defending well though.
Dean has hold of Riddle's hands but Riddle slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Riddle is trying to control the action in half guard but Dean is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dean wants to control but Riddle is keeping busy.
Riddle prevents Dean from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle wants to control but Dean is keeping him busy.
Dean wants to get back to full guard.
Riddle seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dean does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riddle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Riddle wants to pass the guard but Dean is defending well.
Riddle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Riddle sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Riddle gets caught flat footed, as Dean shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle is trying to keep Dean in close.
Riddle keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
Riddle will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Riddle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dean manages to get himself to full guard.
Dean knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Riddle on the ground.
Riddle tries to free his leg and advance position but Dean is retaining full guard.
Dean wants to stand but Riddle is controlling the position.
Dean looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddle throws a big right hand that misses.
Riddle wants to control from the top but Dean keeps moving.
Dean not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dean wants to stand but Riddle is controlling the position.
Riddle stays in close to Dean's body and controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Max Dean has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dean stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dean wants it to stay on the feet.
Riddle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riddle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Riddle dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Riddle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dean misses with a straight left.
Riddle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dean doesn't seem bothered though.
Dean attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dean takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Riddle shoots in but no luck this time.
Max Dean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riddle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riddle shoots in for a takedown but Dean shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dean scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Tom Riddle has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Dean. Those never looked like landing.
Dean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riddle.
Dean rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Riddle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Riddle thows a body shot but no joy.
Riddle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Riddle misses.
Dean swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riddle avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Riddle was covering up waiting for the punch and Dean finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Riddle is trying to keep Dean in close.
Riddle has Dean pulled in close to control his posture.
Riddle 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.
Riddle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dean manages to get himself to full guard.
Riddle is stalling in the full guard.
Dean has control of Riddle's left arm, preventing Riddle from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean looking to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Riddle stands and throws Dean's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Riddle working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Riddle tries to score with some ground and pound. Dean controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Riddle tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
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!
Dean is not content to let Riddle control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Dean works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Riddle looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dean has a hand on Riddle's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Riddle takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Dean is squirming around, avoiding Riddle's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddle cracks Dean with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dean keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Riddle raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dean is in a horrible position here. Riddle smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Riddle controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riddle breaks from Dean's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Riddle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tom Riddle's cut.
That's time! Dean's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Riddle slips under a jab from Dean.
Riddle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Riddle misses the jab.
Max Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dean scores with a takedown into Riddle's guard.
Riddle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dean is one step ahead there.
Riddle lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dean!
Riddle takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Riddle wants to control but instead Dean manages to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Riddle is trying to control. Dean wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dean wants to get back to full guard.
Riddle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Riddle tries to pass to full mount but Dean defends it.
Riddle looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Riddle throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dean to regain full guard.
Riddle has gone for a leg lock! Dean slips out almost immediately though and dives into Riddle's guard.
Riddle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dean manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle trying to control but Dean is working from the bottom.
Riddle tries to free his leg and advance position but Dean is retaining full guard.
Riddle trying to control the position from guard on top but Dean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dean working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riddle.
Riddle trying to control but Dean is working from the bottom.
Riddle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dean bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Riddle's guard.
Dean wants to control from the top but Riddle keeps moving.
Dean postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dean trying to control the position from guard on top but Riddle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riddle is looking for a triangle but Dean pushes his legs off easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riddle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dean is aware though and is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dean postures up and lands a big shot to Riddle's brow.
Dean has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dean wants to control from the top but Riddle keeps moving.
Max Dean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dean throwing strikes from guard but Riddle blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Riddle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Riddle has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Riddle!
A very excited looking Tom Riddle made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Meg Didion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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19
191 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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198 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Meg Didion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mac Lombard!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Didion lands a jab.
Lombard fails to land the takedown.
Didion misses with a wild body shot.
Didion throws a jab when Lombard was well out of range.
Didion jabs Lombard right on the nose. Lombard blinks but takes it well.
Didion throws an overhand right that lands on Lombard's shoulder, as Lombard tries to avoid the shot.
Lombard fails to land with a series of punches.
Didion throws a body punch but Lombard moves out of range.
Didion scores with a jab to the head.
Didion looks to land a combination but Lombard avoids it well.
Lombard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Mac Lombard 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!
Lombard clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Didion.
Lombard blocking some punches.
Didion pushes Lombard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lombard has hold of one of Didion's legs. Didion is fighting the takedown attempt but Lombard gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Didion keeping moving, preventing Lombard from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Didion is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lombard dives into side control.
Lombard just content to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Didion struggling a bit here.
Lombard lands some shots froms side control.
Didion dodges the ground and pound from Lombard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lombard in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Didion tries to buck Lombard off but Lombard is having none of it.
Lombard is looking to take a break and control but Didion is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard scores with punches from side control.
Lombard in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Lombard trying to control the action but Didion is working from the bottom.
Lombard taking a breather here.
Lombard landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Didion is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lombard off and has taken his back!
Lombard has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Didion missing with strikes from the back.
Lombard covering up well and avoiding damage.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Didion's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Didion controlling the position well here. Lombard rolled but Didion kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Lombard trying to control the hands but Didion won't let him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Didion is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Lombard up.
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 Meg Didion will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mac Lombard's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lombard tries to clinch up but Didion circles away and keeps his distance.
Didion works Lombard's body with a nice hook.
Didion moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lombard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lombard takes one to the side of the head.
Lombard slips a straight right by Didion.
Didion thuds his right hand into Lombard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mac Lombard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lombard is defended easily by Didion.
Nice shot lands for Didion.
That has opened up Mac Lombard's cut even more.
A punch combination from Didion misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Didion.
Meg Didion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Didion misses.
Didion throws a series of punches but Lombard moves out of range.
Lombard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lombard moves out of range of the strikes.
Lombard fails with a takedown attempt.
Didion throws an overhand right that lands on Lombard's shoulder, as Lombard tries to avoid the shot.
Lombard has managed to clinch.
Didion scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Didion just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lombard's brow.
Didion is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lombard avoids the elbow strike from Didion, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Didion pushes Lombard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Didion managing to block the knees to the body from Lombard.
Didion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lombard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Didion's efforts to push away.
Didion is trying to break the clinch but Lombard is controlling him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Didion.
Didion wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lombard prevents Didion from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Didion.
Lombard has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Didion after a bit of a struggle.
Meg Didion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mac Lombard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Didion.
Didion working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Didion looking to stall.
Lombard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Didion lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lombard is trying to stall.
Didion prevents the takedown attempt.
Didion has a couple of punches blocked by Lombard.
Lombard trying to stall but Didion improves his position.
Didion lands a left hand.
The cut above Mac Lombard's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard goes for a takedown attempt but Didion pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lombard moves to clinch but Didion breaks away
and Didion counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Didion scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Didion misses.
Didion leaves Lombard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lombard misses with a takedown attempt - Didion sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Didion throws a hook but Lombard blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Didion fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lombard is breathing heavily.
Lombard defending well as Didion loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meg Didion dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mac Lombard'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!
Didion throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Didion connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Didion thuds his right hand into Lombard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lombard fails with a takedown attempt.
Didion throws a leg kick which misses Lombard's front leg but catches the back leg as Lombard tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lombard shoots in for a double leg but Didion sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lombard throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Didion's waist but Didion gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lombard off to one side.
Meg Didion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mac Lombard.
Didion lands a left and a right that send Lombard crashing to the mat, dazed. Didion thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Lombard is rocked!
Didion lands a jab to Lombard's midsection.
Lombard is still on wobbly legs! Can Didion finish him?
Didion steps in with a hook that catches Lombard right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Didion follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Lombard looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Meg Didion!
During a confident post fight interview, Meg Didion thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seany Scholes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scholes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wonderwall - Oasis. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
155 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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29
167 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Seany Scholes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Jaa!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Scholes checks a leg kick.
Jaa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jaa pushes Scholes up against the cage in a clinch.
Jaa misses with a knee to the head.
Scholes has picked Jaa up - he's going for a ride! Scholes dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Scholes is keen to just control but Jaa is a slippery customer.
Jaa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Scholes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Scholes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jaa has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jaa is staying active underneath Scholes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Scholes passes to full mount!
Scholes jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Jaa is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Jaa and Scholes has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
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!
Scholes tries to advance position but instead Jaa slips a leg back in to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scholes seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jaa has one foot on Scholes's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Jaa tries to clinch up but Scholes circles away and keeps his distance.
Tony Jaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jaa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Scholes counters with a shoot takedown. Jaa fights it but they end up in guard.
Jaa keeping moving, preventing Scholes from controlling successfully.
Scholes looking to pass the guard.
Scholes wants to control from the top but Jaa keeps moving.
Scholes controlling from the top position.
Jaa keeping moving, preventing Scholes from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Seany Scholes wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Scholes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaa is trying to stand back up but Scholes is controlling him
Scholes is looking to advance position but Jaa won't allow it.
Jaa looks like he's trying to stand up.
Scholes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jaa is just riding it out for now. Scholes eventually gives up the hold.
Jaa wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scholes is looking for a kimura here.
Scholes is trying to work for a kimura but Jaa is defending well.
Scholes works his way into full mount!
Scholes is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Scholes extends the arm and Jaa is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Seany Scholes!
Seany Scholes really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ultimate Fighting Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hakeem Diaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lech Trochomirski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trochomirski has chosen Can't Be Stopped as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
201 lbs
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220 lbs
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hakeem Diaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lech Trochomirski!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaw lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diaw tries to clinch there but Trochomirski circles away.
Diaw pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Trochomirski back to the cage. Diaw follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Trochomirski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diaw's head backwards.
Trochomirski gets caught flat footed, as Diaw shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Diaw wants to control from the top but Trochomirski keeps moving.
Diaw postures up in Trochomirski's guard and throws a big left but Trochomirski blocks it.
Trochomirski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diaw is aware though and is defending well.
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!
Diaw pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trochomirski is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaw trying to control but Trochomirski is working from the bottom.
Trochomirski looking for a sweep. Not yet Trochomirski, not yet.
Trochomirski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Trochomirski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Diaw looking to sit in guard and control but Trochomirski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Diaw pulls Trochomirski in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaw throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Diaw is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Trochomirski wants to control from the top but Diaw keeps moving.
Diaw is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diaw will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Trochomirski 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trochomirski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diaw working a defensive guard but Trochomirski passes into half guard.
Trochomirski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diaw does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Trochomirski decides to return to a standing position.
Diaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trochomirski lands with a shot to the body.
Diaw throws an overhand right that lands on Trochomirski's shoulder, as Trochomirski tries to avoid the shot.
Diaw throws a body punch but Trochomirski moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trochomirski tries to clinch up but Diaw circles away and keeps his distance.
Trochomirski moves into the clinch.
Diaw is trying to pull guard but Trochomirski has him pressed against the cage.
Trochomirski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Hakeem Diaw has been cut.
Diaw tries to pull guard but Trochomirski won't allow it.
Trochomirski lands a right hand.
Trochomirski misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trochomirski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaw has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Trochomirski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hakeem Diaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaw swings wildly with an uppercut but Trochomirski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trochomirski lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lech Trochomirski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hakeem Diaw's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Trochomirski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Diaw misses its intended target.
Trochomirski misses with a wild body shot.
Trochomirski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Trochomirski circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Diaw drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Trochomirski follows Diaw to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lech Trochomirski!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaykke Wheaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jong Bak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wheaton kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 50 cent - Ready for War. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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278 lbs
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280 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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaykke Wheaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jong Bak!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wheaton throws a right and a left that Bak avoids nicely.
Wheaton scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Jong Bak has been cut.
Wheaton cracks Bak with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bak looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Wheaton finish him?
Bak is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bak is aggressively charging in as Wheaton backs up avoiding any damage. Wheaton tosses out a jab and Bak runs right into it face first! Bak is out cold! Wheaton dropped down on all fours and is barking in Bak's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jaykke Wheaton!
Jaykke Wheaton 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaac Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephan Walter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Isaac Newton's chin.
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephan Walter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Isaac Newton!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Walter.
Newton misses with a takedown
and Walter counters by clinching up.
Walter is trying to break the clinch but Newton has him pressed against the cage.
Walter prevents a takedown attempt there.
Walter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Newton wants a takedown but no success here.
Stephan Walter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaac Newton.
Newton effectively controlling the action here.
Newton blocks an uppercut.
Newton is working for takedown but Walter is calmly controlling the position for now.
Walter tries to circle away but Newton has him pinned against the cage.
Walter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Newton's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter has had enough of the clinch but Newton keeps him there for the moment.
Walter throws a punch but it's blocked by Newton.
Newton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walter's efforts to push away.
Walter working hard to break the clinch.
Newton has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Walter uses from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Walter trying to stand up but can't free himself from Newton's guard.
Walter trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Newton looking to control.
Walter has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Newton is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton is pulling down on Walter's head to control his posture.
Walter is looking to stand up but Newton won't let him.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Isaac Newton hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Walter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Newton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Newton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walter.
Walter leaves Newton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Newton gets tackled into the cage by Walter. Walter maintains the clinch.
Walter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Newton tries to score a body lock takedown but Walter shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Walter struggles to land a body shot inside as Newton controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Walter misses with a body punch.
Walter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Walter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Newton's elbow.
Newton prevents a body shot from Walter.
Walter is trying to break free.
Walter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Newton pressing his opponent against the cage.
Newton blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton blocks a body shot from Walter.
Walter wants to get back to striking at distance but Newton won't allow it.
Newton prevents Walter from breaking the clinch.
Walter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Walter does no damage.
Newton has a takedown stuffed.
Newton fails with the takedown
and Walter counters with a nice body shot.
Walter tries to clinch up but Newton circles away and keeps his distance.
Walter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newton.
Walter tries to clinch up but Newton circles away and keeps his distance.
Newton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Walter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Newton somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephan Walter dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Newton shoots in looking for a takedown. Walter tries to sprawl out of it but Newton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Walter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Newton with that takedown attempt.
Newton shoots in but Walter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stephan Walter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaac Newton.
Newton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walter circles away.
Newton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Walter's waist but Walter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Newton off to one side.
Walter connects with a single shot there.
Newton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Newton counters with a single leg into guard. Walter didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Newton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Newton won't allow Walter to get back to his feet.
Newton distracts Walter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Newton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Walter wants to stand but Newton is controlling the position.
Newton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walter is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton won't allow Walter to get back to his feet.
Newton tries to free his leg and advance position but Walter is retaining full guard.
Walter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Walter keeping full guard, as Newton tries to pass.
Newton stops Walter from standing up.
Newton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Newton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Newton wants to control from the top but Walter keeps moving.
Newton trying to move into half guard but instead Walter has managed to sweep!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Newton is controlling Walter's posture.
Walter trying to stand up but can't free himself from Newton's guard.
Newton is trying to keep Walter in close.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Walter wants to stand but Newton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Newton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton looking for a sweep. Not yet Newton, not yet.
Walter has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Newton is proving hard to escape from.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Walter has Newton up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walter manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Isaac Newton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Walter closes the distance but Newton moves to the side
and Newton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Newton drops back looking for a leg! Walter is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Walter manages to kick Newton off! Newton jumps back into Walter's guard.
Newton looking to pass the guard.
Newton prevents Walter from getting back to his feet.
Newton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Newton trying to control but Walter is working from the bottom.
Newton is pushing down on Walter's leg trying to pass to half guard. Walter is fighting to maintain full guard but Newton has managed to sneak the leg through.
Walter has one foot on Newton's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton has his takedown stuffed
and Walter moves into the clinch.
Walter is trying to break the clinch but Newton has him pressed against the cage.
Walter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Newton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Walter is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Newton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Walter wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Newton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter pushes Newton away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Newton gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Newton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Walter has escaped the position, nice work there.
Newton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Newton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Walter is not content to let Newton control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Newton has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Newton throws an elbow but Walter slips to the side and avoids it well.
Newton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Walter wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter dodges the ground and pound from Newton.
Newton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Walter knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Newton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Walter knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Walter is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Newton asserts his dominance and retains side control.
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 fight!
Isaac Newton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Newton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaac Newton!
In his post fight interview, Isaac Newton started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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