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Galaxy 27: Equinox PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Burneika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Safforn (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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279 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Burneika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraham Safforn!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Safforn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Safforn has closed the distance and engaged Burneika in a clinch.
Safforn lands with a left to the head.
Burneika misses with a punch on the inside.
Safforn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Burneika as the two fighters clinch.
Safforn blocks a body shot from Burneika.
Burneika blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Safforn.
Burneika blocking some punches.
Safforn swings wildly with an uppercut but Burneika uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Safforn.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Safforn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Safforn breaks the clinch.
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!
Burneika tries to clinch but Safforn is having none of it.
Some bone on bone action there as Burneika checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Burneika throws a sloppy head kick and Safforn moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Burneika checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Burneika scores with a jab to the head.
Safforn throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Robert Burneika is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Safforn lands but Burneika takes it in his stride.
Burneika throws a half hearted mid kick.
Safforn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Safforn breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Safforn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Safforn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Burneika uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Safforn.
Safforn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Safforn just misses with a punch to the body.
Burneika tries to clinch but Safforn moves away
and Safforn counters with a thumping low kick.
Burneika ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Safforn moves away.
Safforn misses the jab.
Safforn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Burneika throws a head kick that misses.
Safforn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Burneika fails with an attempt to clinch.
Safforn lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Safforn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Safforn blocks a head kick by Burneika.
Safforn throws a leg kick but Burneika sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Safforn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burneika.
Burneika closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Abraham Safforn has been cut.
Burneika takes a swing at Safforn's ribcage but misses.
Safforn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burneika wants to clinch up but Safforn keeps it at a distance.
Burneika checks a leg kick.
Good shot there by Burneika.
Burneika scores with a nice head shot.
Robert Burneika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burneika stuffs the takedown attempt from Safforn. Safforn gets slowly back to his feet.
Burneika throws a sloppy head kick
and Safforn counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Burneika!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Safforn postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Burneika can't do much from the bottom here.
Safforn working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Safforn misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Safforn landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Burneika takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Safforn trying to control the position but Burneika is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burneika is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Safforn off and has taken his back!
Safforn rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Safforn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Burneika wants to stand up but Safforn has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Safforn is staying active underneath Burneika, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Safforn is trying to get back to full guard.
Safforn has his hands clasped together around Burneika's back. He's all about the action.
Safforn wants to get back to full guard.
Safforn is staying active underneath Burneika, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Robert Burneika wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Safforn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Burneika keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Safforn avoids the head kick by Burneika.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Safforn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Safforn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Burneika tries to move into range but Safforn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Safforn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abraham Safforn's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Burneika cracks the inside of Safforn's front leg.
Burneika avoids the body shot from Safforn.
Safforn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burneika is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Safforn throws a sloppy head kick and Burneika moves out of range easily.
Safforn connects with a high kick.
Abraham Safforn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burneika moves in looking to clinch but Safforn pushes him off.
Burneika stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Safforn.
Safforn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Safforn thuds a left hand into Burneika's body.
Burneika works over Safforn's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burneika darts in and clinches Safforn up against the cage.
Safforn working aggressively here.
Burneika's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burneika lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Burneika.
Safforn blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Safforn tries a body shot but Burneika blocks it.
Burneika goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Safforn can't break the clinch.
Safforn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Safforn on the inside.
Safforn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Safforn.
Safforn throws a jab but it's blocked by Burneika.
Safforn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burneika misses with the combination.
Safforn ducks right into an uppercut from Burneika.
Burneika lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Burneika fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Safforn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Safforn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burneika was well out of range. Poor timing from Safforn.
Burneika is looking to clinch but Safforn is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Safforn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Burneika checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Burneika looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burneika looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Safforn drives through with a takedown into Burneika's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Burneika is trying to keep Safforn in close.
Safforn trying to control the position from guard on top but Burneika is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burneika is looking to sweep but instead, Safforn has passed into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burneika trying to hold on to Safforn's head to control him but Safforn postures up.
Burneika controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Safforn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Burneika is not content to let Safforn control the position.
Safforn performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Safforn moves in looking to clinch but Burneika pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burneika tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Safforn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Safforn is looking to slow Burneika down with leg kicks.
Burneika tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Burneika.
Robert Burneika is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burneika moves out of range as Safforn throws a body kick.
Safforn connects with a high kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burneika throws a head kick but Safforn moves out of range.
Burneika avoids the head kick by Safforn.
The fight stays on the outside here - Burneika looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Burneika.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burneika tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Safforn throws a hook to the side of Burneika's head but Burneika sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Safforn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Burneika is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Burneika lands a two punch combo.
Burneika blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Abraham Safforn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Abraham Safforn's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Burneika ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Safforn moves away.
Safforn throws a low kick, looking for Burneika's leg but Burneika calmly moves out of range.
Burneika fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burneika wants to clinch up but Safforn keeps it at a distance.
Safforn swats away the attempt to clinch by Burneika.
Burneika tries to close the distance and clinch up but Safforn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Safforn avoids the head kick by Burneika.
Safforn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burneika looks to clinch
and Safforn counters with a right hand to the body.
Safforn lunges at Burneika with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Burneika's hand.
Safforn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Safforn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burneika tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Safforn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Safforn.
Burneika tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Safforn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Safforn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burneika showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Safforn.
Safforn cracks the inside of Burneika's front leg.
Safforn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burneika closes the distance but Safforn moves to the side
and Safforn counters with a stiff right hand.
Safforn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Burneika is rocked!
Safforn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Burneika checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Burneika cracks Safforn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Burneika keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Safforn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burneika as he avoids it easily.
Burneika doesn't manage to clinch there - Safforn circles away.
Burneika avoids the body shot from Safforn.
Burneika fails in his attempt to clinch.
Safforn takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burneika lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burneika can't find room to land a body shot as Safforn controls the action.
Burneika blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Safforn trying to stall but Burneika improves his position.
Safforn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Safforn tries to stall but Burneika uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Safforn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Safforn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burneika backwards.
Oh Burneika is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Safforn tries to stall but Burneika uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burneika.
A short right from Safforn on the inside.
Burneika tries a body shot but Safforn blocks it.
Nice body punch from Safforn - that landed with a thud.
Burneika seems to have got his legs back now.
Safforn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burneika backwards.
Burneika tries to throw a body punch but Safforn avoids it by throwing Burneika back against the cage.
Safforn taking a breather.
Safforn is looking to control Burneika's arms but Burneika gets an underhook and turns him. Now Safforn has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burneika goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Burneika misses with some punches.
Safforn misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Safforn.
Safforn can't find room to land a body shot as Burneika controls the action.
Safforn can't find room to land a body shot as Burneika controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Burneika tries a body shot but Safforn blocks it.
Safforn wants to take the fight to the mat but Burneika manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Burneika is trying to break free.
Burneika blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Safforn.
Burneika prevents a body shot from Safforn.
A right handed body shot lands from Burneika.
Burneika misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burneika holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Safforn is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burneika misses with a hook from the clinch.
Safforn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Burneika up against the cage.
Burneika is looking to break free of the clinch but Safforn has double underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burneika prevents a body shot from Safforn.
Burneika misses with some punches.
Burneika is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Safforn is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Safforn.
Safforn is pushing Burneika up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Robert Burneika has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burneika scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Safforn blocks a body shot from Burneika.
Abraham Safforn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Burneika as Safforn tries to tie him up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abraham Safforn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Safforn 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abraham Safforn!
A very excited looking Abraham Safforn 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Dziku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem,50 Cent-till in collapse. Damian Dziku is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
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176 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Damian Dziku!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Dziku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dziku clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Dziku misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Dziku working hard to break the clinch.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dziku backwards.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dziku wants to get back to striking at distance but Jones won't allow it.
Dziku looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dziku rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Dziku looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones pushes Dziku back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short left from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Dziku is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dziku tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dziku tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Dziku using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dziku tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dziku jumps guard but Jones stands there with Dziku around his waist. Dziku gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
John Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Dziku.
Dziku working hard to break the clinch.
Dziku will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jones up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Dziku is blocking nicely.
Jones prevents Dziku from breaking the clinch.
Dziku wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones prevents Dziku from breaking the clinch.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Dziku wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dziku jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Dziku gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Dziku looks winded!
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Dziku's ribcage.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Dziku backwards.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dzikus head.
Dziku drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jones darts in and clinches Dziku up against the cage.
Jones working Dziku over with knees to the body.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones lands a big knee to the head and Dziku goes down! Jones is looking to finish!
Dziku is rocked!
It looks like Damian Dziku has been cut.
Jones decides to stand back up. Jones steps back and let's Dziku get back to his feet.
Dziku is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Dziku drops his hands momentarily and Jones needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Dziku just on the top of the head. Dziku drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Dziku - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). John Jones!
John Jones bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Alejandro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcos Alejandro is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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205 lbs
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211 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcos Alejandro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Knight!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alejandro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Knight tries to avoid it but Alejandro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Knight to the ground. Knight escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Knight throws a good cross that connects.
Knight fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marcos Alejandro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alejandro shoots and misses
and Knight counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Knight slows down the pace here.
Knight lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alejandro backwards.
Knight gets underhooks to prevent Alejandro's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Alejandro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alejandro jumps guard but Knight turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Knight is leaning against Alejandro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knight lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alejandro looking for a takedown.
Alejandro is breathing heavily.
Knight lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alejandro letting Knight take a breather here.
Knight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alejandro tries for a takedown but Knight circles away easily
and Knight counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Marcos Alejandro has been cut.
Knight throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Knight lands a body shot.
Knight gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knight manages to break the clinch.
Alejandro fails with the takedown
and Knight counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knight looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Knight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Knight throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Alejandro is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Julian Knight!
A relieved looking Julian Knight thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Erin Dolor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen Calvin Harris ft. Ayah Marar - Thinking About You as his entrance music. Erin Dolor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
162 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erin Dolor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Luiz Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dolor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dolor instigates a clinch.
Diaz tries to score a body lock takedown but Dolor shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Diaz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dolor is defending well.
Dolor is pressed up against the cage. Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dolor down to the mat. Dolor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Erin Dolor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Diaz.
Dolor wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dolor.
A jab from Dolor finds it's way through Diaz's defenses.
Diaz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dolor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dolor counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Diaz is working for takedown but Dolor is calmly controlling the position for now.
Diaz goes for a takedown attempt but Dolor pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dolor darts in and clinches Diaz up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Dolor.
It looks like Luiz Diaz has been cut.
Dolor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dolor tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Erin Dolor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dolor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dolor rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Dolor on the inside.
Diaz is rocked!
Dolor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Dolor finish him?
Dolor is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolor manages to break the clinch.
Dolor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dolor breaks from the clinch.
Diaz fails with the takedown
and Dolor counters by moving into the clinch.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Dolor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dolor moves into the clinch successfully.
Dolor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dolor.
Diaz misses with a takedown
and Dolor counters with a crisp right that sends Diaz to the canvas! Dolor follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erin Dolor!
Our winner, Erin Dolor, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pawel Konopacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zabit Samedov (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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21
171 lbs
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32
179 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pawel Konopacki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Zabit Samedov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samedov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Konopacki counters with a nice uppercut.
Konopacki lands a lovely overhand right.
Samedov shoots and misses
and Konopacki counters by moving into the clinch.
Samedov is trying to drag Konopacki to the mat but Konopacki just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pawel Konopacki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zabit Samedov.
Samedov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Samedov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Konopacki after a bit of a struggle.
Konopacki stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Konopacki lands a right hand.
Konopacki lands a nice uppercut.
Konopacki lands a left hand.
Konopacki misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Konopacki to work.
Konopacki misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Konopacki.
Samedov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Konopacki gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Konopacki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Konopacki throws a head punch that misses.
Konopacki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Konopacki scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Konopacki.
Konopacki lands a right hand.
Samedov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Konopacki gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Konopacki is pushing Samedov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konopacki digs a right hand underneath Samedov's ribcage. Samedov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Konopacki leaning his opponent against the cage.
Konopacki gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Konopacki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Samedov backwards.
Konopacki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Samedov's elbow.
Konopacki stalling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Konopacki has a couple of punches blocked by Samedov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samedov prevents a body shot from Konopacki.
Konopacki throws a punch but it's blocked by Samedov.
A short right from Konopacki on the inside.
Konopacki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Samedov backwards.
Konopacki lands a right hand.
Konopacki is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Konopacki tries to work over Samedov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Konopacki.
Konopacki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Konopacki gets underhooks to prevent Samedov's takedown attempt.
Konopacki has a couple of punches blocked by Samedov.
Konopacki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Konopacki throws a punch but it's blocked by Samedov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konopacki lands with a short shot to the head.
Konopacki struggles to land a body shot inside as Samedov controls his hands.
Samedov goes for a takedown attempt but Konopacki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Samedov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Konopacki counter with a right hand.
Samedov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Konopacki scores with a counter punch that sends Samedov to the canvas! Konopacki smells blood - he's punishing Samedov with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Samedov has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pawel Konopacki!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Daltrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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22
168 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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27
157 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Daltrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, John Pope!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Daltrey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pope tries to clinch but Daltrey is having none of it.
Daltrey thows a leg kick but Pope checks it
and Pope counters with a head kick. That will keep Daltrey thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Daltrey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pope with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pope takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pope throws a body punch but Daltrey moves out of range.
Daltrey moves into the clinch successfully.
Daltrey dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Daltrey blocks an elbow strike from Pope.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope pushes off an throws an elbow but Daltrey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Daltrey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Daltrey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pope has him pressed against the cage.
Daltrey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pope is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pope pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pope looking to slow down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pope just misses with a elbow thrown towards Daltrey's brow.
Daltrey blocks an elbow strike from Pope.
Daltrey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Daltrey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Daltrey misses with a punch to the body.
Pope lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Daltrey'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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Pope.
Pope stalling.
Pope lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Daltrey on the inside.
Pope tries to land knees in the clinch but Daltrey avoids the damage to the body.
Daltrey takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pope lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Daltrey.
Pope comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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!
Pope lands an elbow inside that Daltrey shrugs off.
Come on Daltrey - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pope throws an elbow but misses.
Pope lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Pope.
Pope blocks an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Daltrey - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Daltrey throws a punch but it's blocked by Pope.
Pope blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daltrey can't find room to land a body shot as Pope controls the action.
Pope is stalling here.
Daltrey dodges an elbow strike from Pope.
Pope throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pope pushes off an throws an elbow but Daltrey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daltrey avoids the elbow strike from Pope, against the cage.
Pope looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Daltrey'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.
Pope looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pope takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pope throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pope.
Pope misses with an elbow over the top.
Pope blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pope throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pope creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Daltrey's defenses.
Daltrey dodges an elbow strike from Pope.
Pope throws an elbow but it misses.
Daltrey tries to break free but Pope pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Pope will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Daltrey pushes Pope up against the cage in a clinch.
Daltrey throws a head punch that misses.
Daltrey avoids a wild elbow strike from Pope.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pope.
Daltrey lands a body punch.
Pope is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Daltrey takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pope misses with an elbow strike.
Pope lands an elbow that stopped Daltrey in his tracks for a moment.
Pope lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pope is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daltrey is defending well for now.
Pope is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daltrey takes an elbow to the forehead.
Daltrey throws an elbow but it misses.
Daltrey dodges an elbow strike from Pope.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pope looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pope misses with an elbow over the top.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pope lands an elbow inside.
Daltrey blocks the elbow strike.
Pope dodges an elbow strike from Daltrey.
Daltrey lands a nice uppercut.
Daltrey misses with a punch to the body.
Pope missing with knees to the body.
Pope lands an elbow inside.
Daltrey takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Daltrey fails to land.
Daltrey takes an elbow to the forehead.
John Pope seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Daltrey blocks an elbow strike.
Pope is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Daltrey blocks the elbow strike.
Daltrey cracks Pope with a nice body shot.
Daltrey lands with a right to the head.
Pope misses with an elbow over the top.
Daltrey is trying to force a seperation but Pope has the dominant position.
Daltrey scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pope throws an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
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!
Daltrey tries to break the clinch but Pope is controlling the position.
Daltrey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pope misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daltrey.
Pope misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pope just misses with a elbow thrown towards Daltrey's brow.
Daltrey unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pope tries to land knees in the clinch but Daltrey avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Daltrey.
Daltrey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pope's elbow.
Pope trying to land knees to the body.
Daltrey stalling in the clinch.
Daltrey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daltrey pushes Pope back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Daltrey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Daltrey lands a right hand.
Daltrey dodges an elbow strike from Pope.
Stalling in the clinch from Daltrey.
Daltrey takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Pope.
Pope taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pope misses with an elbow strike.
Daltrey tries to break the clinch but Pope is controlling the position.
Pope taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Daltrey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pope is trying to stall.
Daltrey avoids a wild elbow strike from Pope.
Pope throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Daltrey as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pope looks to throw an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pope throws an elbow but it misses.
Pope creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Daltrey's defenses.
Pope gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Daltrey will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pope up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Pope will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Daltrey with a hook.
Daltrey misses with the combination.
Daltrey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pope counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Daltrey throws a series of punches but Pope avoids them all with ease.
Daltrey misses with a two punch combination.
Daltrey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pope fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daltrey throws a right and a left that Pope avoids nicely.
Daltrey throws a series of punches but Pope avoids them all with ease.
Frankie Daltrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daltrey clinches up against the cage.
Pope prevents a body shot from Daltrey.
Pope lands an elbow just above Daltrey 's eye.
Pope trying to stall but Daltrey improves his position.
Daltrey lands a nice uppercut.
Pope comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pope pushes off an throws an elbow but Daltrey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Daltrey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pope lands an elbow that stopped Daltrey in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Daltrey.
Daltrey pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pope pushes off an throws an elbow but Daltrey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Daltrey dodges an elbow strike from Pope.
Pope pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Daltrey avoids a wild elbow strike from Pope.
Pope lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Frankie Daltrey has been cut.
Pope misses with an elbow over the top.
Daltrey avoids the elbow strike from Pope, against the cage.
Pope throws an elbow that misses.
Daltrey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pope backwards.
Daltrey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pope's elbow.
Pope missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope misses with an elbow strike.
Daltrey blocks the elbow strike.
Daltrey lands with a right to the head.
Daltrey is trying to force a seperation but Pope has the dominant position.
A short uppercut from Daltrey.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pope just misses with a elbow thrown towards Daltrey's brow.
Daltrey has Pope pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Daltrey.
Pope is rocked!
Pope misses with an elbow strike.
Pope is still on wobbly legs! Can Daltrey finish him?
Pope throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Daltrey throws an elbow but it misses.
Pope seems to have recovered his senses.
Daltrey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Daltrey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pope throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Daltrey leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope trying to land knees to the body.
Daltrey dodges an elbow strike from Pope.
Daltrey is trying to break free.
Daltrey is trying to break the clinch but Pope has him pressed against the cage.
Pope throws an elbow that misses.
Pope pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pope throws an elbow but it misses.
Pope throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Daltrey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Daltrey.
Pope lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daltrey misses with a body punch.
Pope throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Daltrey scores with a hook to the body.
Frankie Daltrey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pope lands an elbow inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Frankie Daltrey.
I think Pope 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... John Pope!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shola Ameobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Mulipola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ameobi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Enemy - Away From Here. Mulipola has chosen ZZ Top - Gimme All Your Lovin' as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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24
270 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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20
256 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Experienced |
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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 London, Shola Ameobi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Mulipola!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mulipola scores with a hook.
Mulipola connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mulipola.
Ameobi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mulipola is trying to control the position but Ameobi postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ameobi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ameobi landing with the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ameobi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mulipola not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mulipola wants to sweep but no luck.
Ameobi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mulipola working a defensive guard here.
Mulipola avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mulipola avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ameobi preventing the sweep.
Mulipola working a defensive guard here.
Ameobi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ameobi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mulipola preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mulipola has momentary wrist control but Ameobi slips an elbow through the middle.
Ameobi throwing strikes but missing.
Mulipola had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ameobi defends it easily.
Ameobi throws a big right hand that misses.
Ameobi chips away with some ground and pound.
Ameobi wants to pass the guard but Mulipola is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ameobi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mulipola looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ameobi is one step ahead there.
Mulipola looking for a guillotine here but Ameobi defends easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ameobi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ameobi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ameobi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ameobi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ameobi throwing strikes from guard but Mulipola blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ameobi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ameobi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mulipola works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ameobi postures up in Mulipola's guard and throws a big left but Mulipola blocks it.
Ameobi scoring with some ground and pound.
Mulipola is looking for a triangle but Ameobi pushes his legs off easily.
Ameobi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ameobi scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ameobi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ameobi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ameobi landing some decent shots from guard.
Ameobi is looking to work some ground and pound but Mulipola has wrist control.
Mulipola has momentary wrist control but Ameobi slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ameobi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ameobi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ameobi working some strikes from top position.
Ameobi postures up.
Ameobi throws a big right hand that misses.
Ameobi connects with a couple of short punches.
Ameobi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ameobi postures up.
Mulipola bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ameobi's guard.
Mulipola stands up out of Ameobi's guard for a moment - Ameobi manages to land a nice upkick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mulipola wants to control from the top but Ameobi keeps moving.
Ameobi tries to strike from the bottom.
Ameobi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mulipola is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shola Ameobi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ameobi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mulipola sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A solid body kick from Mulipola.
Mulipola works Ameobi's body with a nice hook.
A punch lands to the side of Ameobi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mulipola wants to clinch up but Ameobi keeps it at a distance.
Ameobi gets a takedown into half guard.
Ameobi thows a huge punch but Mulipola dodges it nicely.
Ameobi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ameobi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ameobi lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulipola trying to control from the bottom.
Mulipola regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mulipola looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ameobi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ameobi landing some decent shots from guard.
Ameobi throwing strikes from guard but Mulipola blocks nicely.
Shola Ameobi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ameobi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mulipola is trying to keep Ameobi in close.
Mulipola has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ameobi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ameobi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ameobi chips away with some ground and pound.
Ameobi throwing strikes from guard but Mulipola blocks nicely.
Mulipola avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ameobi working some strikes from top position.
Ameobi chips away with some ground and pound.
Ameobi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mulipola's head.
Ameobi scoring with some ground and pound.
Ameobi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mulipola works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ameobi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ameobi throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ameobi is working Mulipola over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ameobi scoring with some ground and pound.
Ameobi throws an elbow that misses. Mulipola uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ameobi's guard. Nice move by Mulipola!
Ameobi throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ameobi throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ameobi throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ameobi keeping moving, preventing Mulipola from controlling successfully.
Mulipola stands up out of Ameobi's guard for a moment - Ameobi manages to land a nice upkick.
Ameobi tries to strike from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mulipola stopping the sweep attempt from Ameobi.
Ameobi striking off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulipola won't allow Ameobi to sweep him here.
Ameobi tries to strike from the bottom.
Ameobi thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ameobi trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Ameobi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ameobi tries to get out of the position.
Ameobi tries to strike from the bottom.
Ameobi looking for a sweep. Not yet Ameobi, not yet.
Ameobi throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ameobi thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ameobi throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ameobi scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Ameobi throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shola Ameobi dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ameobi keeps the fight on the outside.
Ameobi looks for a takedown but Mulipola sprawls well.
Ameobi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mulipola to the ground. Ameobi is now in Mulipola's guard.
Ameobi lands a couple of elbows.
Ameobi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mulipola trying to control the position.
Mulipola had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ameobi defends it easily.
Ameobi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ameobi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ameobi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ameobi chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ameobi working some strikes from top position.
Mulipola wants to sweep but no luck.
Ameobi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mulipola works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ameobi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mulipola can do to turn this around?
Mulipola avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ameobi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mulipola is keeping the position for now.
Ameobi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mulipola's head.
Ameobi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ameobi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mulipola is keeping the position for now.
Ameobi postures up and lands a big shot to Mulipola's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ameobi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mulipola is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ameobi throws a strike but Mulipola rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ameobi lands a decent shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ameobi throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ameobi throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ameobi will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ameobi throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ameobi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ameobi trying to strike off his back.
Mulipola thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mulipola takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ameobi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mulipola's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulipola utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mulipola working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ameobi.
Ameobi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ameobi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ameobi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Richard Mulipola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shola Ameobi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ameobi postures up in Mulipola's guard and throws a big left but Mulipola blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ameobi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ameobi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ameobi scoring with some ground and pound.
Mulipola not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mulipola looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ameobi is one step ahead there.
Ameobi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mulipola working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ameobi.
Ameobi throws a big right hand that misses.
Ameobi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ameobi throwing strikes but missing.
Ameobi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ameobi lands a couple of elbows.
Ameobi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ameobi stands up over Mulipola, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shola Ameobi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ameobi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shola Ameobi!
An out of breath Shola Ameobi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Aconte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clayton Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magnus Aconte has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Aconte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clayton Black!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aconte drives through and clinches with Black against the cage.
Aconte wants to get back to striking at distance but Black won't allow it.
Aconte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Black or perhaps it was just good defense by Aconte which made him look bad.
Black closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Aconte quickly recovers to half guard.
Aconte is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Black pulls his head out easily.
Black is looking for a kimura but Aconte is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Black to get the leverage.
Aconte looks like he's trying to stand up.
Black wants to work for an arm triangle but Aconte is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Black is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Aconte has one foot on Black's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Aconte clinches up with Black and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aconte is trying to force a seperation but Black has the dominant position.
Aconte pulls guard successfully.
Aconte working for a triangle but Black defends it easily.
Black drops back, looking for a kneebar! Aconte looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Aconte looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Aconte!
Aconte stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Aconte closes the distance and clinches.
Black changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Aconte fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Black shoots in but Aconte avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Magnus Aconte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clayton Black.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aconte darts in and clinches Black up against the cage.
Black is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Aconte pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Aconte looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Black has Aconte pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Aconte manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aconte gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Black.
Black drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Aconte gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Aconte has picked Black up - he's going for a ride! Aconte dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aconte is looking for a kimura here.
Aconte landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Aconte is looking for a kimura here.
Black wants to improve his position but Aconte is controlling well.
Aconte seems to be working for a kimura but Black defends the submission attempt.
Black looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to improve his position but Aconte is controlling well.
Black has hold of Aconte's hands but Aconte slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Aconte wants to get back to his feet.
Aconte 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aconte tries to pass to full mount but Black defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Aconte dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Black closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aconte circles away.
Aconte stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aconte wants it to stay on the feet.
Black shoots in for a takedown but Aconte shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Magnus Aconte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clayton Black.
Black shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aconte defends it nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Aconte is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Aconte wants to break the clinch but can't.
Black tries for a takedown. No joy.
Black is working for takedown but Aconte is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black wants a takedown but no success here.
Black drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Aconte gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Black is breathing heavily.
Aconte successfully pulls guard.
Aconte looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Aconte has his foot on Black's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Black works his way back into a safe position though.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Aconte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Aconte keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aconte is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Black defends well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aconte wriggles free and stands up.
Aconte forces Black back against the cage and clinches.
Aconte wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aconte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Magnus Aconte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black shoots in and drives through. Aconte sprawls well.
Black bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Black wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aconte keeps working.
Aconte is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black tries for a kimura but Aconte is defending well.
Aconte wants to get back to his feet but Black drags him back down.
Aconte is looking to reverse the position.
Aconte manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Aconte is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Black has managed to free his arm - good work.
Black is looking for a sweep. Aconte is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aconte is trying for a kimura here. Black looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Aconte wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Magnus Aconte!
Our winner, Magnus Aconte, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adolf Jakobsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angela Merkel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jakobsen's entrance music is Game - The City ft. Kendrick Lamar. A fine choice. Adolf Jakobsen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Adolf Jakobsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Angela Merkel!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jakobsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Merkel.
Merkel scoring well with a low kick there.
Merkel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jakobsen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Merkel closes the distance and clinches.
Merkel pushes off an throws an elbow but Jakobsen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Merkel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Merkel misses with an elbow strike.
Merkel is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Merkel.
Merkel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Merkel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jakobsen's defenses.
It looks like Adolf Jakobsen has been cut.
Jakobsen tries to pull guard but Merkel holds him up against the cage and eventually Jakobsen drops back down to his feet.
Jakobsen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adolf Jakobsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Merkel.
Jakobsen dodges an elbow strike from Merkel.
Jakobsen jumps guard but Merkel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Merkel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jakobsen avoids the elbow strike from Merkel, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Merkel throws an elbow but misses.
Merkel lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakobsen blocks an elbow strike.
Merkel lands an elbow just above Jakobsen 's eye.
Jakobsen dodges an elbow strike from Merkel.
Jakobsen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Merkel walks away with a smile on his face. Jakobsen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jakobsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Merkel.
Merkel drives through and clinches with Jakobsen against the cage.
Merkel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Merkel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jakobsen blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Merkel.
Merkel throws an elbow but it misses.
Merkel lands a damaging elbow.
Merkel lands an elbow inside.
Merkel lands a damaging elbow.
Jakobsen tries to pull guard but Merkel forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Merkel misses with an elbow over the top.
Jakobsen is trying to pull guard but Merkel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakobsen avoids the elbow strike from Merkel, against the cage.
Merkel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Merkel throws an elbow that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jakobsen tries a body shot but Merkel blocks it.
Jakobsen dodges an elbow strike from Merkel.
Merkel throws an elbow that misses.
Nice elbow from Merkel.
Merkel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Adolf Jakobsen's cut is getting worse.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Merkel.
Merkel throws an elbow but it misses.
Merkel throws an elbow but it misses.
Merkel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jakobsen avoids a wild elbow strike from Merkel.
Jakobsen jumps guard.
Jakobsen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Merkel defends well.
Merkel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jakobsen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Merkel is looking to stand up but Jakobsen won't let him.
Merkel looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakobsen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jakobsen looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Merkel is defending well. Jakobsen quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Merkel has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Jakobsen celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Adolf Jakobsen!
A victorious Adolf Jakobsen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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