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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jone Cheapbone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostas Bleidelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kostas Bleidelis acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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212 lbs
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202 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jone Cheapbone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kostas Bleidelis!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bleidelis scores with a push kick.
Bleidelis slaps away a takedown attempt from Cheapbone, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cheapbone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bleidelis misses with a two punch combination.
Bleidelis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bleidelis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bleidelis.
Bleidelis lands a jab to the nose.
Cheapbone moves in looking to clinch but Bleidelis pushes him off.
Bleidelis tried to score with a low kick but Cheapbone checks it.
Bleidelis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bleidelis takes the fight into the clinch.
Cheapbone tries to pull guard but Bleidelis won't allow it.
Bleidelis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cheapbone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bleidelis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cheapbone's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cheapbone wants to sweep here but Bleidelis controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheapbone working for a triangle but Bleidelis defends it easily.
Bleidelis trying to control but Cheapbone is working from the bottom.
Cheapbone wants to control the position but Bleidelis says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Cheapbone is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Bleidelis jumps into side control!
Cheapbone managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bleidelis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bleidelis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cheapbone keeps working.
Bleidelis might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cheapbone kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cheapbone looks to move to half guard but instead Bleidelis has passed into mount! Damn!
Cheapbone wants to control but Bleidelis is having none of it.
Cheapbone wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bleidelis.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheapbone keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bleidelis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cheapbone really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bleidelis is landing with some decent strikes but Cheapbone is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cheapbone tries to hold on but Bleidelis pushes him away.
Cheapbone is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cheapbone is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bleidelis wants to finish this one by submission but Cheapbone is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bleidelis.
Cheapbone is looking to improve his position but Bleidelis isn't that keen on the idea.
Bleidelis trying to control but Cheapbone is having none of it.
Cheapbone bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kostas Bleidelis 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.
Bleidelis tries a head kick but it misses.
Bleidelis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bleidelis duly obliges.
Cheapbone is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bleidelis's half guard.
Bleidelis is trying to control but can't.
Bleidelis tries to get to full guard but Cheapbone has control of the leg.
Bleidelis is not content to let Cheapbone control the position.
Bleidelis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bleidelis is trying to stand up here but Cheapbone is controlling him well.
Cheapbone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cheapbone is trying to control the action in half guard but Bleidelis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheapbone drops an elbow to the side of Bleidelis's head.
Cheapbone is working for a kimura but Bleidelis is defending it quite comfortably.
Cheapbone trying to work for an americana but Bleidelis has managed to regain full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cheapbone throws and elbow that misses. Bleidelis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cheapbone's guard. Nice move by Bleidelis!
Cheapbone throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bleidelis uses it to pass to side control.
Bleidelis decides to stand back up. Bleidelis steps back and let's Cheapbone get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleidelis is looking to land body kicks.
A punch combination from Bleidelis misses.
Bleidelis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bleidelis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cheapbone is trying to defend but Bleidelis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cheapbone wants to get back to full guard but Bleidelis has mounted him!
Cheapbone keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cheapbone is squirming around, avoiding Bleidelis's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheapbone is looking to get to half guard.
Bleidelis landing shots from mount.
Bleidelis avoids the attempt from Cheapbone to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cheapbone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cheapbone tries to hold on but Bleidelis pushes him away.
Bleidelis controlling from mount.
Cheapbone can't escape the position.
Bleidelis throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kostas Bleidelis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bleidelis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cheapbone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cheapbone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bleidelis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cheapbone moves away.
Bleidelis throws an overhand right that lands on Cheapbone's shoulder, as Cheapbone tries to avoid the shot.
Bleidelis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bleidelis wants to stand up but Cheapbone has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Cheapbone gets full guard.
Bleidelis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bleidelis stopping the sweep attempt from Cheapbone.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleidelis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Cheapbone has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cheapbone there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cheapbone blocks a leg kick.
Bleidelis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cheapbone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bleidelis.
Bleidelis misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bleidelis throws an overhand right that lands on Cheapbone's shoulder, as Cheapbone tries to avoid the shot.
Cheapbone clinches but Bleidelis breaks the clinch
and Bleidelis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bleidelis scores with a hook.
Bleidelis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cheapbone.
Bleidelis throws a combination that misses
and Cheapbone counters by moving into the clinch.
Bleidelis managing to block the knees to the body from Cheapbone.
Bleidelis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bleidelis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cheapbone cracks a nice hook into Bleidelis's ribs.
Cheapbone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cheapbone tries for a takedown but Bleidelis circles away easily
and Bleidelis moves into the clinch.
Bleidelis manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheapbone moves in looking to clinch but Bleidelis pushes him off.
A combination from Bleidelis does no damage.
Cheapbone throws a head kick but Bleidelis moves out of range.
Cheapbone looks to clinch
and Cheapbone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cheapbone lands a nice hook to Bleidelis's body. Bleidelis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cheapbone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kostas Bleidelis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheapbone closes the distance and pushes Bleidelis back into the ropes.
Bleidelis tries for a takedown. No joy.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Cheapbone throws an elbow but misses.
Cheapbone 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 Jone Cheapbone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bleidelis blocks the elbow strike.
Bleidelis stalling in the clinch but Cheapbone improves position.
Cheapbone keeps control of Bleidelis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cheapbone jumps guard but Bleidelis stands there with Cheapbone around his waist. Cheapbone gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bleidelis breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bleidelis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cheapbone tries to clinch up.
Cheapbone is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bleidelis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cheapbone swivels and escapes.
Cheapbone tries to clinch but Bleidelis moves away
and Bleidelis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cheapbone is looking to improve his position.
Cheapbone throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Cheapbone moves into full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bleidelis won't allow Cheapbone to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kostas Bleidelis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bleidelis 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kostas Bleidelis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Faryzeusz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faryzeusz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Funky Polak - Pamietaj. Dan Cooper could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andrew Faryzeusz's chin.
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Faryzeusz!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faryzeusz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Faryzeusz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cooper tries to avoid it but Faryzeusz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cooper to the ground. Cooper escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cooper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Faryzeusz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cooper's waist but Cooper gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Faryzeusz off to one side.
Cooper throws a shot from downtown. Faryzeusz moves away and avoids it.
Cooper looks to throw the jab but Faryzeusz is out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Faryzeusz.
Dan Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Faryzeusz.
Cooper loads up on a big right hand but Faryzeusz slips the punch.
Faryzeusz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Faryzeusz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooper scores with a sloppy right hand. Faryzeusz should have avoided that one.
It looks like Andrew Faryzeusz has been cut.
Faryzeusz should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Cooper scores with a jab to the body.
Faryzeusz looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooper digs a good hook to Faryzeusz's body.
Cooper scores with a body shot.
Cooper drops Faryzeusz with a naaaaasty hook - Faryzeusz is in real trouble here! Cooper dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Cooper!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyril O Reily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Stone might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to God Save the Queen. Martin Stone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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215 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Cyril O Reily!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Reily swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Reily closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stone to the mat! Stone manages to get full guard.
O Reily preventing the sweep.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stone is on top in guard.
Stone is looking to stand up but O Reily won't let him.
O Reily preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
O Reily looking to control but Stone passes into half guard.
O Reily is doing well to control the position and prevent Stone from advancing to side control.
Stone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
O Reily gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone gets to his feet - O Reily follows without any prompting.
Stone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stone wants it to stay on the feet.
Stone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stone throws a series of punches but O Reily avoids them all with ease.
O Reily shoots in for a double leg but Stone sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stone scores with a body shot.
O Reily on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
O Reily tries to clinch up.
Stone connects with the punch.
Stone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stone shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Stone was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
O Reily is in all sorts of trouble here.
Stone controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone avoids the attempt from O Reily to control.
Stone jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… O Reily is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by O Reily and Stone has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
O Reily is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Stone stands up and beckons O Reily to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Stone misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
O Reily blocking the ground and pound.
O Reily tries to reverse the position but Stone maintains control.
O Reily is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Stone misses with a head shot.
O Reily is looking to improve his position but Stone isn't that keen on the idea.
Stone landing punches.
O Reily regains half guard.
Stone wants to stand but O Reily has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reily is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
O Reily is controlling Stone's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Stone trying to control from half guard but O Reily is working away.
Stone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. O Reily defending well though.
It looks like Stone is going to stand back up.
O Reily is staying active underneath Stone, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Stone dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stone misses with a wild combination.
O Reily stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and O Reily wants it to stay on the feet.
Stone scoring well with a low kick there.
O Reily shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Stone napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Stone takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
O Reily advances to mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
O Reily content just to control the position here.
O Reily with the ground and pound from mount.
O Reily controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is trying desperately to improve position.
Stone holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as O Reily tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
O Reily is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Stone has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Stone!
Stone wants to get up but he can't break O Reily's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
O Reily looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stone is one step ahead there.
Stone trying to control but O Reily is working from the bottom.
O Reily is looking to stand up but Stone isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reily has his hands on Stone's head, controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stone's corner calls for a 1-2. Stone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stone shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Stone wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stone trying to control the action but O Reily is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Stone landing strikes from the mount and O Reily is in trouble!
O Reily working to try and regain half guard.
Stone throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Stone prevents O Reily from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cyril O Reily 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!
Stone misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stone lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stone falls off balance throwing a combination
and O Reily counters with a shoot takedown. Stone fights it but they end up in guard.
Stone 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.
O Reily stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stone on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stone tries to get out of the position.
Stone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reily is looking to advance position but Stone has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Stone misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Stone looking to control but O Reily is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
O Reily can't escape the position.
Stone working the ground and pound effectively.
Stone goes for an armbar but he's not got it… O Reily turns into him and now he's in Stone's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Reily tries to free his leg and advance position but Stone is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as O Reily accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stone wants to sweep but no luck.
O Reily throws and elbow that misses. Stone uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in O Reily's guard. Nice move by Stone!
Stone wants to control from the top but O Reily keeps moving.
Stone wants to get up but he can't break O Reily's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reily seems keen to control Stone's posture.
Stone working some strikes from top position.
O Reily has a closed guard, preventing Stone from standing up.
O Reily wants to sweep here but Stone controlling him for the moment.
Stone has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of O Reily is proving hard to escape from.
Stone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
O Reily working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stone trying to control but O Reily is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Reily takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stone closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stone lands in his opponent's guard.
Stone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stone sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed O Reily's guard.
Stone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed O Reily's head.
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 Martin Stone.
Well Stone 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 Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Martin Stone!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and HUSSAIN FAISAL (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves comes to the ring accompanied by A Tendencia. FAISAL is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: rush. HUSSAIN FAISAL looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulo Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, HUSSAIN FAISAL!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
FAISAL fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alves drops FAISAL with a beautiful combination! FAISAL stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Alves is looking for the KO!
FAISAL is rocked!
It looks like HUSSAIN FAISAL has been cut.
FAISAL looks gassed!
Alves misses the jab.
FAISAL is still on wobbly legs! Can Alves finish him?
Alves lands with a right and another and another! FAISAL is in big trouble! Alves lands again and this time it's lights out for FAISAL! A quality knockout there for Alves.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Paulo Alves!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derek Boase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and nate diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boase has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Derek Boase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, nate diaz!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Boase looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boase is breathing heavily.
diaz shoots in looking for a takedown. Boase tries to sprawl out of it but diaz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Boase manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
diaz moves away from the strike by Boase.
Boase just misses with a punch to the body.
diaz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Boase manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
diaz wants to control from the top but Boase keeps moving.
diaz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
diaz wants to control from the top but Boase keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boase keeping full guard, as diaz tries to pass.
Boase has an active guard here but diaz has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
diaz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boase trying to control but diaz postures up.
diaz seems to be working for a kimura but Boase defends the submission attempt.
diaz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
diaz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
diaz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Boase is just riding it out for now. diaz eventually gives up the hold.
diaz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boase looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
diaz 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 three minutes gone in the round.
diaz 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.
diaz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
diaz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Boase sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
diaz trying to control from half guard but Boase is working away.
diaz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boase knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boase looking for submissions off his back.
Boase tries to get to full guard but diaz has control of the leg.
diaz is nestled in close to Boase, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Boase wants to control but diaz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
nate diaz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derek Boase'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.
diaz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
diaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Boase sprawls well. Boase wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boase.
diaz fails with the takedown.
Derek Boase has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of nate diaz.
Boase is looking to clinch but diaz is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boase fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but diaz is out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boase cracks diaz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boase doesn't manage to clinch there - diaz circles away.
Boase slaps away a takedown attempt from diaz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Boase misses the target.
Boase displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from diaz.
Boase moves into the clinch successfully.
Boase jumps guard but diaz stands there with Boase around his waist. Boase gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
diaz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Boase fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
diaz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Boase slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boase keeping moving, preventing diaz from controlling successfully.
diaz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and diaz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
diaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Boase is retaining full guard.
Boase looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Boase is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boase isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. diaz stacks Boase on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by diaz!
You can see the frustration on Boase's face as diaz controls the position.
diaz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Boase sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Boase is trying to get back to half guard.
diaz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
diaz tries for a kimura but Boase is defending well.
Boase is trying to control diaz's posture but diaz avoids it.
diaz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Boase has escaped the position, nice work there.
diaz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
nate diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Derek Boase's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Boase. That's going to slow diaz down.
diaz tries to clinch up
and Boase counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Boase tries to stand but can't do so whilst diaz controls his leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. diaz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
diaz working for a triangle but Boase defends it easily.
diaz has his foot on Boase's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Boase works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boase is pushing down on diaz's leg trying to pass to half guard. diaz is fighting to maintain full guard but Boase has managed to sneak the leg through.
Boase stalling away here and it's allowed diaz to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Boase trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
diaz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Boase's guard.
diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Boase is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
diaz 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.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Boase is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Boase keeping moving, preventing diaz from controlling successfully.
Boase is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
diaz trying to control but Boase is working from the bottom.
Boase had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. diaz defends it easily.
Boase wants to control but diaz passes easily into half guard.
Boase is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
diaz wants to control but Boase is keeping him busy.
diaz 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.
Boase is not content to let diaz control the position.
Boase misses with some strikes from the bottom.
diaz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
diaz trying to control from half guard but Boase is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
diaz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Derek Boase has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boase misses with some strikes from the bottom.
nate diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boase is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Boase is looking to clinch but diaz is avoiding it.
And that's the end of the fight!
nate diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got diaz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... nate diaz!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Jonsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Birk Smygare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonsson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lover's Concerto by Kelly Chen. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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179 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Andreas Jonsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Birk Smygare!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smygare shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jonsson pinned against the cage. Jonsson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jonsson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Smygare is trying to defend but Jonsson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jonsson is working for a kimura but Smygare is defending it quite comfortably.
Jonsson is looking for a kimura but Smygare is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jonsson to get the leverage.
Jonsson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Smygare sees it coming and defends easily.
Jonsson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jonsson is thwarting Smygare's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonsson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jonsson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Smygare knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Smygare tries to get to full guard but Jonsson has control of the leg.
Jonsson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jonsson is looking to advance position but Smygare won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jonsson closes the distance and clinches.
Smygare is trying to break the clinch but Jonsson has him pressed against the ropes.
Jonsson looking for a takedown.
Jonsson is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Smygare gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jonsson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Jonsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jonsson can't get the takedown.
Jonsson looking for a takedown.
Jonsson is breathing heavily.
Jonsson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smygare walks away with a smile on his face. Jonsson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jonsson tries to clinch up but Smygare circles away and keeps his distance.
Jonsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smygare tries to clinch but Jonsson moves away
so Jonsson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smygare is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jonsson is controlling him.
Jonsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smygare is keeping the position for now.
Smygare is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson wants to pass the guard but Smygare is keeping the position.
Jonsson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Smygare dives on top into guard.
Jonsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smygare trying to control but Jonsson is working from the bottom.
Smygare pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jonsson is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Smygare trying to control but Jonsson is working from the bottom.
Jonsson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smygare can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smygare won't allow Jonsson to sweep him here.
Smygare looking to sit in guard and control but Jonsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jonsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andreas Jonsson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Smygare lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jonsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jonsson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jonsson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jonsson takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Jonsson avoiding Smygare 's attempts to control his hands.
Jonsson working for the choke.
Smygare tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Smygare keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jonsson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Smygare has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Smygare!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonsson has a closed guard, preventing Smygare from standing up.
Jonsson trying to control the position.
Jonsson wants to sweep but no luck.
Jonsson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jonsson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smygare can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Smygare passes into half guard.
Smygare is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jonsson!
Smygare looking to control but Jonsson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smygare avoids the attempt from Jonsson to control.
Smygare takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson is looking to improve his position but Smygare isn't that keen on the idea.
Smygare wants to control the pace but Jonsson is squirming around nicely.
Smygare prevents Jonsson from getting the reversal.
Jonsson wants to hold on but Smygare pushes him away.
Smygare controlling his opponent.
Jonsson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Smygare working Jonsson over with strikes.
Jonsson tries to get to full guard but Smygare has control of the leg.
Smygare looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jonsson tries to kick Smygare off in order to stand up. Smygare Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Jonsson is trying to get back to half guard.
Smygare trying to control the position but Jonsson is working away.
Andreas Jonsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smygare decides to take the fight back to the feet.
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 Andreas Jonsson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Smygare instigates a clinch.
Jonsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smygare avoids it.
Jonsson tries to pull guard but Smygare holds him up against the ropes and eventually Jonsson drops back down to his feet.
Jonsson is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smygare is trying to drag Jonsson to the mat but Jonsson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Jonsson tries to pull guard but Smygare holds him up against the ropes and eventually Jonsson drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Jonsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smygare escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smygare gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jonsson has hold of one of Smygare's legs. Smygare is fighting the takedown attempt but Jonsson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Smygare working for a triangle but Jonsson defends it easily.
Smygare looking for a sweep. Not yet Smygare, not yet.
Jonsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smygare swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smygare is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jonsson tries to roll over but Smygare keeps him under control.
Jonsson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jonsson scores a takedown into full mount!
Smygare has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Jonsson is trying to stick to Smygare's back but Smygare is turning into Jonsson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Jonsson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Smygare.
Smygare trying to control but Jonsson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smygare doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smygare manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smygare prevents Jonsson from getting back to his feet.
Smygare trying to control the position from guard on top but Jonsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jonsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jonsson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smygare's guard.
Smygare is trying to keep Jonsson in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smygare trying to keep a closed guard but Jonsson is proving a slippery customer.
Jonsson passes Smygare's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jonsson tries to pass to full mount but Smygare defends it.
Jonsson passes to full mount!
Smygare is trying desperately to improve position.
Birk Smygare has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jonsson looking to isolate an arm here. Smygare doesn't see it coming and as Jonsson extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Jonsson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andreas Jonsson!
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