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LFNC Presents - Fight Night 29 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Kenway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Eliott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenway comes to the cage accompanied by Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ray Kenway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Eliott!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenway throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kenway shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kenway was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Eliott sneaks back into half guard.
Eliott looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Eliott is trying to maintain the position but Kenway is very close to passing his half guard.
Eliott looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kenway tries to stand but can't do so whilst Eliott controls his leg.
Eliott actively working from the bottom here.
Eliott looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eliott tries to get to full guard but Kenway has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eliott wants to control but Kenway is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kenway trying to mount his opponent but Eliott defends it.
Eliott trying to hold on to Kenway's head to control him but Kenway postures up.
Kenway slips a nice elbow through Eliott's hands, connecting with Eliott's forehead.
Kenway trying to pass the guard but Eliott defending well.
Kenway moves into full mount! Eliott won't be happy about that!
BOOM! Kenway connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eliott regains half guard.
Eliott works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kenway stands and steps away. Eliott gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
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!
Kenway wants to clinch up but Eliott keeps it at a distance.
Eliott closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kenway to the mat! Kenway manages to get full guard.
Kenway is breathing heavily.
Kenway avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kenway has his foot on Eliott's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Eliott works his way back into a safe position though.
Eliott passes into half guard.
Eliott is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kenway has managed to free his arm - good work.
Eliott prevents Kenway from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eliott has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Kenway defend it? Eliott steps over the head and cranks it - Kenway is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Eliott!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jon Eliott!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Pucci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Madison Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Grant's choice of entrance music: donald wheres your troosers. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugh Pucci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Madison Grant!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pucci misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pucci misses with a two punch combination.
Grant ducks under a wild hook from Pucci.
Pucci fails to land with a series of punches.
Grant is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Madison Grant has been cut.
Grant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pucci.
Pucci scores with a nice strike.
Grant tries for a takedown but Pucci sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pucci throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grant counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grant is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Grant 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.
Grant lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pucci is defending against the submission attempts here by Grant.
Pucci taking some punishment here, with Grant in his half guard.
Grant lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant is taking a breather. Pucci says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Grant is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pucci is just riding it out for now. Grant eventually gives up the hold.
Grant seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant is trying for a kimura here. Pucci looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Grant wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Madison Grant!
After winning the bout, Madison Grant thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Filip Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Filip Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andersson manages to avoid it.
Andersson defending well as Tyson loads up on a big left hand.
Andersson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyson moves away.
Andersson connects with a single shot there.
Tyson throws a right hand that misses
and Andersson counters by moving into the clinch.
Andersson just leaning against Tyson, taking a breather.
Andersson misses with some punches.
Andersson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyson's elbow.
Andersson avoiding damage.
Tyson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andersson has Tyson pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson is looking to control Andersson's arms but Andersson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tyson has his back to the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Andersson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andersson.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tyson has a couple of punches blocked by Andersson.
Andersson has Tyson pressed against the cage, preventing Tyson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Andersson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Tyson is trying to keep an underhook but Andersson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Andersson controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Andersson is thwarting Tyson's attempts to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tyson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Andersson controlling the action here.
Tyson wants to control but Andersson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tyson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Andersson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andersson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tyson doesn't seem bothered though.
Andersson avoids the body shot from Tyson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Andersson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Andersson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tyson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Andersson has him pressed against the cage.
Andersson looking for a takedown.
Andersson scores with a hook to the body.
Tyson tries a body shot but Andersson blocks it.
Tyson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Andersson.
Tyson tries to stall but Andersson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Andersson stalling.
A nice left hand lands by Andersson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Filip Andersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andersson defending well as Tyson loads up on a big left hand.
Andersson slips a jab from Tyson.
Andersson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
A jab from Andersson misses.
Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andersson.
Tyson lands with a cross.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andersson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andersson lands a nice looking body shot.
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Andersson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyson moves away.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andersson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Andersson dives in and scores a takedown into Tyson's guard.
Andersson working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filip Andersson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tyson misses with a looping left.
Andersson throws a looping overhand right but Tyson ducks down to avoid it.
Tyson dodges the punch combination from Andersson.
Andersson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyson is just out of range.
Andersson fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyson misses with a double jab.
Tyson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Andersson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Filip Andersson is winning the standup battle so far.
Andersson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tysons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Andersson lands a really nice looking cross but Tyson seems unphased.
Nice uppercut lands for Andersson. That snapped Tyson's head back.
Andersson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tyson backs up against the cage.
Andersson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyson.
Andersson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyson stuffs the takedown attempt from Andersson. Andersson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson dodges the punch combination from Tyson.
Andersson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Andersson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyson slaps away a takedown attempt from Andersson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Filip Andersson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andersson avoids the body shot from Tyson.
Tyson misses with an uppercut
and Andersson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyson.
Andersson scores with a hook to the body.
Tyson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tyson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Tyson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Andersson as Tyson tries to tie him up.
Andersson misses with a body punch.
Tyson slows down the pace here.
Tyson wants to get back to striking at distance but Andersson won't allow it.
Andersson wants the takedown. Tyson is fighting it off but Andersson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Tyson's guard against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andersson stays in close to Tyson's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andersson is stalling in the full guard.
Andersson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Andersson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Andersson is pushing down on Tyson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tyson is fighting to maintain full guard but Andersson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Andersson controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tyson trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Andersson manages to pass to mount!
Andersson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tyson?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andersson cracks Tyson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Andersson controlling the pace for now.
Andersson raining down shots from the mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andersson is landing with some decent strikes but Tyson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filip Andersson dominated that second round.
That's time! Andersson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tyson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andersson.
Tyson catches Andersson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Andersson lands a jab to Tyson's midsection.
Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Andersson is just out of range.
Andersson misses with a wild body shot.
Mike Tyson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Andersson clinches with his opponent.
Tyson wants to stall.
Andersson is trying to drag Tyson to the mat but Tyson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but Andersson has double underhooks.
Tyson looking to stall.
Tyson can't break the clinch.
Andersson lands with a left to the head.
Andersson stalling in the clinch.
Andersson has Tyson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Andersson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Tyson tumbling to the mat - Andersson dives into Tyson's guard.
Andersson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tyson for as long as he can get away with.
Andersson lands a couple of elbows.
Andersson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filip Andersson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A big left from Tyson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyson avoids the body shot from Andersson.
Andersson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tyson.
Decent striking displayed by Andersson there.
Andersson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Filip Andersson has been cut.
Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyson throws a hook but Andersson avoids it easily.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Andersson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Andersson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson walks into a stiff left hand from Andersson.
Andersson takes a swing at Tyson's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Tyson. Those never looked like landing.
Tyson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tyson swinging wildly here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Andersson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andersson. Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Andersson scores with a jab. Tyson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Andersson throws a hook to the side of Tyson's head but Tyson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andersson shoots in and bounces Tyson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Andersson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Andersson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mike Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson wants to control the position but Andersson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Filip Andersson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Andersson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Filip Andersson!
Filip Andersson got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joran van der Sloot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Reva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Reva's choice of entrance music: The Fighter. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joran van der Sloot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Alexander Reva!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reva fails with the takedown
and van der Sloot counters with an inside leg kick.
Reva avoids a kick to the body.
Reva fails with a takedown attempt.
Reva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from van der Sloot.
Reva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Reva checks a low kick from van der Sloot.
van der Sloot misses with a straight right.
van der Sloot lands with a nice body punch.
Reva tries for a takedown but van der Sloot circles away easily
and van der Sloot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joran van der Sloot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Reva.
Reva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. van der Sloot did well to prevent Reva getting side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Reva tries to pass the half guard into mount. van der Sloot knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reva trying to control the action but van der Sloot is working from the bottom.
Reva trying to work for an americana but van der Sloot has managed to regain full guard.
van der Sloot will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
van der Sloot wants to stand up but Reva is controlling him.
Reva is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! van der Sloot is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! van der Sloot has escaped and now he's on top!
van der Sloot cracks Reva with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells van der Sloot's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
van der Sloot is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
van der Sloot is in close to Reva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
van der Sloot makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
van der Sloot avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
van der Sloot is working Reva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
van der Sloot loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Reva keeping moving, preventing van der Sloot from controlling successfully.
van der Sloot throws a big elbow that misses.
Reva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. van der Sloot doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Reva is tightening it up a little... van der Sloot has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! van der Sloot reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! van der Sloot taps out! Nice BJJ there by Reva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Alexander Reva!
After winning the bout, Alexander Reva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Tamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Klein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tamad comes into the arena with The Joker blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Klein's choice of entrance music: Mortal Kombat. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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160 lbs
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132 lbs
13 - 10 - 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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Juan Tamad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Klein!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamad with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Klein to score with a decent uppercut.
Klein tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Klein looks to clinch
and Tamad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Klein misses with a head kick.
Tamad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Klein tries a head kick but it misses.
Klein moves in looking to clinch but Tamad pushes him off.
Tamad lands a jab-cross combination.
Tamad lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tamad lands with an uppercut that bounces Klein off the cage and back into range.
Klein gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees to the body from Klein.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klein has Tamad pressed against the cage, preventing Tamad from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tamad manages to break the clinch.
Tamad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tamad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Klein throws a jab but it's blocked by Tamad.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tamad darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klein throws a head kick that misses.
Tamad scores with a jab to the body.
Tamad is looking to slow Klein down with leg kicks.
Klein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tamad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Klein.
Tamad lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Klein wants to clinch
and Tamad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Klein fails to land with a series of punches.
Tamad blocks a head kick by Klein.
Klein throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Klein drops his hands momentarily and Tamad takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tamad lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tamad misses with a few strikes there.
Klein throws a head kick but Tamad moves out of range.
Klein tries to clinch up but Tamad circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klein misses with a right hand
and Tamad counters with a nice leg kick.
Klein gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Juan Tamad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tamad throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tamad feints and then cracks Klein's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Klein down.
Klein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tamad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tamad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tamad thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Klein if he has to take too many more of those.
The fight stays on the outside here - Klein looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Klein takes one to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Klein misses.
Klein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tamad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tamad bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tamad avoids the head kick by Klein.
Klein tries to clinch there but Tamad circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Klein tries to clinch there but Tamad circles away.
That kick from Tamad tenderised Klein's leg. Klein is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tamad feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Klein's calf.
Klein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tamad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Klein throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tamad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Klein's sensitive parts.
A lazy left from Tamad finds it's target.
Klein tries to clinch up but Tamad circles away and keeps his distance.
Tamad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tamad wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tamad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Klein misses with an elbow over the top.
Klein looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad swings wildly with an uppercut but Klein uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tamad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Klein backwards.
Tamad scores with a shoulder strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Klein just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tamad's brow.
Klein manages to break the clinch.
Klein throws a head kick that misses
and Tamad counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tamad keeps the fight on the outside.
Klein takes one on the button.
Tamad is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tamad lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klein. Tamad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tamad lands a nice shot that snaps Klein's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klein takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Klein tries to clinch but Tamad moves away
and Tamad counters with a left and a right that stings Klein.
Tamad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Klein's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Klein gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tamad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Tamad dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tamad tests Klein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Klein moves to clinch but Tamad breaks away
and Tamad counters with a good low kick that Klein was not able to check.
Klein throws a right and a left that Tamad avoids nicely.
Juan Tamad is winning the standup battle so far.
Tamad throws a shot to the body.
Klein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Klein has closed the distance and engaged Tamad in a clinch.
Tamad is looking to break free of the clinch but Klein has double underhooks.
Tamad misses with a punch to the body.
Tamad breaks from the clinch.
Klein tries to clinch but Tamad moves out of range.
Tamad ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Klein tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tamad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Klein tries to clinch but Tamad is having none of it.
Tamad lands with a straight right. Klein didn't see that one coming.
Klein takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad tests Klein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tamad tries to bum rush Klein with a series of wild strikes but Klein uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tamad is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tamad gets tackled into the cage by Klein. Klein maintains the clinch.
Tamad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A lazy left from Tamad finds it's target.
Tamad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tamad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Klein's sensitive parts.
Klein wants to clinch up but Tamad keeps it at a distance.
Tamad cracks Klein with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tamad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tamad lands a front kick.
Tamad lands with a right hand.
Tamad looks to score with a jab to the body but Klein is just out of range.
Klein is looking to clinch.
Klein throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klein misses with a hook
and Tamad counters with a nice low kick that buckles Klein's knee momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klein on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tamad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tamad shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Klein eats them both and turns towards Tamad to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Good leg kick by Tamad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tamad moves into the clinch.
Tamad lands with a right to the head.
Tamad breaks the clinch.
Klein throws a head kick that misses.
Tamad connects with an inside leg kick.
Tamad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tamad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Klein.
Tamad lands a leg kick that knocks Klein off balance momentarily.
Tamad with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Klein to score with a decent uppercut.
Tamad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klein takes a swing at Tamad's ribcage but misses.
Tamad lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Klein tries to close the distance and clinch but Tamad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tamad.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Klein fails in his attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Tamad.
Tamad cracks a nice hook into Klein's ribs.
Tamad chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tamad jabs Klein to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Klein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tamad lands with a thumping leg kick.
Klein wants to clinch
and Tamad counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Klein has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad lands a head shot.
Klein looks to score with a jab to the body but Tamad is just out of range.
Tamad lands with a thumping leg kick.
Klein fails in his attempt to clinch.
Klein has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klein tries to close the distance and clinch but Tamad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tamad scores with a punch to the head.
Tamad with a jab.
Klein looks to clinch
and Tamad counters with a nice leg kick.
Tamad looks to score with a jab to the body but Klein is just out of range.
Tamad changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tamad lands a body shot.
Klein throws a head kick that misses
and Tamad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Klein moves in looking to clinch but Tamad pushes him off.
Klein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Tamad dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tamad slips a jab and a cross from Klein.
Tamad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Klein closes the distance and pushes Tamad back into the cage.
Tamad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tamad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Klein lands a damaging elbow.
Klein landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Klein breaks from the clinch.
Tamad works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tamad feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Klein's calf.
Klein is looking to clinch but Tamad is avoiding it.
Klein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Klein tries to clinch up but Tamad circles away and keeps his distance.
Klein throws a head kick that misses
and Tamad counters with a stiff right hand.
Klein misses with a head kick.
Klein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Tamad.
Klein on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tamad. Tamad obviously looking to wear him down.
Klein chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tamad can pounce on him.
That kick from Tamad tenderised Klein's leg. Klein is trying to keep his angry face on.
Klein throws a sloppy head kick and Tamad moves out of range easily.
Tamad moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tamad digs a good hook to Klein's body.
Tamad is looking to slow Klein down with leg kicks.
Klein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donk. Tamad catches Klein right on the button with a cross.
Tamad fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Klein takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tamad scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tamad swats away the attempt to clinch by Klein.
Tamad scores with a jab to the head.
Tamad lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tamad lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tamad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tamad scores with a nice head shot.
Tamad misses with a combination
and Klein counters with a left and a right that stings Tamad.
Tamad lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Klein backs up against the cage.
Tamad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klein.
Klein takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tamad feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Klein's calf.
Klein tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tamad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad lands a nice looking body shot.
Klein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tamad swats away the attempt to clinch by Klein.
Klein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Klein doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Juan Tamad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tamad misses with a wild combination.
Tamad lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tamad throws a sloppy head kick and Klein moves out of range easily.
Klein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tamad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Klein tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tamad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tamad fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Tamad.
Klein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tamad connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Klein momentarily.
Klein on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tamad. Tamad obviously looking to wear him down.
Tamad keeps the fight on the outside.
Tamad slips a jab from Klein.
Klein throws out a loose jab but Tamad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klein takes a swing at Tamad's ribcage but misses.
Klein moves in looking to clinch but Tamad pushes him off.
The crowd cheers as Tamad lands an impressive looking overhand right. Klein doesn't seem phased though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tamad connects with a leg kick. Klein looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tamad.
Mickey Klein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tamad swats away the attempt to clinch by Klein.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Tamad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tamad, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Tamad!
Our winner, Juan Tamad, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Edward Pattinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pattinson comes to the cage accompanied by Blue (Da Ba Dee) - Eiffel 65. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Edward Pattinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthew Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pattinson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jacobs looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pattinson is avoiding damage well.
Jacobs is working Pattinson over with some ground and pound from side control.
The strikes coming from Jacobs are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jacobs fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pattinson gets back to half guard.
Pattinson is trying to control but can't.
Pattinson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pattinson gets back to full guard.
Pattinson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jacobs with a nice head shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacobs throws a big elbow that misses.
Jacobs is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pattinson trying to control the position here.
Jacobs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs throws a big elbow that misses.
Jacobs wants to pass the guard but Pattinson is keeping the position.
Pattinson has momentary wrist control but Jacobs slips an elbow through the middle.
Jacobs wants to pass the guard but Pattinson is keeping the position.
Pattinson is pulling down on Jacobs's head. It's preventing any offense from Jacobs, at least for the moment.
Jacobs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pattinson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jacobs wants to pass the guard but Pattinson is keeping the position.
Jacobs is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs tries to free his leg and advance position but Pattinson is retaining full guard.
Jacobs chips away with some ground and pound.
Jacobs being controlled here momentarily.
Jacobs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jacobs tries to free his leg and advance position but Pattinson is retaining full guard.
Pattinson pulls Jacobs in to control the position.
Jacobs looking to pass the guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacobs is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jacobs advances to half guard.
Pattinson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jacobs lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs works his foot free and advances to mount.
Jacobs with good strikes from the mount here!
Pattinson holds on to Jacobs as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Pattinson is working to get back to half guard.
Jacobs with a couple of short strikes.
Pattinson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jacobs works his way into side control.
Pattinson stops Jacobs from passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacobs cracks Pattinson with a big elbow.
Pattinson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jacobs wants to pass the guard but Pattinson is defending well.
Jacobs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pattinson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jacobs wants to pass to mount but Pattinson is defending the position.
Pattinson wants to improve his position but Jacobs is controlling well.
Jacobs scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pattinson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Pattinson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Jacobs 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.
Pattinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jacobs.
Pattinson leaves Jacobs with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jacobs takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pattinson forces Jacobs back against the cage and clinches.
Pattinson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pattinson stalling.
Pattinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jacobs shoots in but no luck this time.
Edward Pattinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Jacobs.
Jacobs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pattinson's waist but Pattinson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jacobs off to one side.
Pattinson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pattinson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pattinson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jacobs has time to react.
Pattinson throws a head kick but Jacobs moves out of range.
Pattinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jacobs fails with a takedown attempt.
Jacobs avoids the head kick by Pattinson.
Pattinson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pattinson drives through and clinches with Jacobs against the cage.
Pattinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jacobs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jacobs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jacobs. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jacobs tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pattinson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jacobs somewhat.
Jacobs closes the distance and clinches up with Pattinson, looking for a takedown. Jacobs pushes Pattinson against the cage but Pattinson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pattinson throws a head kick that half lands.
Jacobs is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Pattinson! Jacobs is out on his feet! Pattinson rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Jacobs is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Jacobs is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edward Pattinson!
An out of breath Edward Pattinson 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mobb Deep - Shook Ones Part II. Troy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Two Steps from Hell - Norwegian Pirate kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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200 lbs
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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
20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Malcolm Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francis Troy!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troy throws a sloppy head kick and Hopkins moves out of range easily.
Hopkins delivers a nice body kick.
Troy tries a head kick but it misses.
Hopkins throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Troy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hopkins is in Troy's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Troy keeping full guard, as Hopkins tries to pass.
Troy 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.
Hopkins pushing down on Troy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hopkins keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hopkins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Troy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins uses his free foot to push down on Troy's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Troy.
Hopkins jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Troy is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Troy and Hopkins has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hopkins in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins tries for a kimura but Troy is defending well.
Troy prevents Hopkins from improving position.
Troy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hopkins wants to free his trapped foot but Troy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hopkins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Troy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hopkins seems to be working for a kimura but Troy defends the submission attempt.
Hopkins is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Troy defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Hopkins.
Hopkins works his way into full mount!
Troy is working to get back to half guard.
Hopkins is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Troy has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Troy!
Hopkins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins has his foot on Troy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Troy works his way back into a safe position though.
Troy wants to control from the top but Hopkins keeps moving.
Hopkins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Troy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hopkins is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Troy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troy with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hopkins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Troy is aware though and is defending well.
Hopkins is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Troy defends well.
Hopkins is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Troy preventing the sweep.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Troy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hopkins has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Troy trying to control the position from guard on top but Hopkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Hopkins 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.
Troy throws a leg kick but Hopkins sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Troy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hopkins.
Francis Troy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Troy throws a body punch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Troy throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Hopkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Troy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Troy is looking to land body kicks.
Hopkins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Troy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopkins cracks Troy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hopkins tests Troy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Troy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Troy.
Troy swings for the body but Hopkins moves out of range.
Troy misses with a double jab.
Troy misses with a two punch combination.
Troy misses with a wild combination.
Troy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hopkins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hopkins cracks the inside of Troy's front leg.
Troy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Troy tries a head kick but it misses.
Troy ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
Troy tries to bum rush Hopkins with a series of wild strikes but Hopkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Hopkins.
Troy tries a head kick but it misses.
Hopkins lands with a right hand.
Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Troy.
Troy connects with a high kick.
Troy misses with a hook.
Hopkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Troy lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Troy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hopkins swings for the body but Troy moves out of range.
Hopkins connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Troy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Troy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Hopkins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Troy doesn't seem phased though.
Troy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopkins.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Troy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hopkins - the referee stops the clock and Troy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hopkins. Troy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Troy throws a hook to the side of Hopkins's head but Hopkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Troy.
Troy throws a sloppy head kick and Hopkins moves out of range easily.
Troy throws a wild body kick that Hopkins sees coming a mile off.
Hopkins lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Troy tries a head kick but it misses.
Hopkins tries to bum rush Troy with a series of wild strikes but Troy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hopkins throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big left from Hopkins misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Troy sprawls well initially but Hopkins persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hopkins slips a nice elbow through Troy's hands, connecting with Troy's forehead.
Troy is refusing to be controlled, as Hopkins sits in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopkins prevents Troy from improving his position.
Troy is not content to let Hopkins control the position.
Malcolm Hopkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hopkins maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Troy could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Hopkins has cracked it and Troy is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Hopkins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Malcolm Hopkins!
Malcolm Hopkins thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mibu Kyoshiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russ Rutger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyoshiro comes to the cage accompanied by Lord Vicar - Sign of Osiris Risen . Rutger has chosen Prince Ital Joe feat. Marky Mark - United as his entrance music. Mibu Kyoshiro is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mibu Kyoshiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Russ Rutger!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutger. Kyoshiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutger goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Mibu Kyoshiro has been cut.
Kyoshiro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kyoshiro dodges the punch combination from Rutger.
Rutger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rutger throws a lazy uppercut
and Kyoshiro counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kyoshiro advances position into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kyoshiro just content to control the position.
Rutger manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rutger is trying to control the action in half guard but Kyoshiro is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rutger is trying to control the action in half guard but Kyoshiro is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rutger content to control rather than advance.
Kyoshiro trying to control from the bottom.
Rutger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kyoshiro throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rutger is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutger working Kyoshiro over with strikes.
Kyoshiro tries to roll over but Rutger keeps him under control.
Kyoshiro is refusing to be controlled, as Rutger sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutger is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kyoshiro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rutger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kyoshiro is keeping the position for now.
Rutger preventing the sweep.
Kyoshiro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kyoshiro looking for a sweep. Not yet Kyoshiro, not yet.
Rutger trying to control the position from guard on top but Kyoshiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutger postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rutger preventing the sweep.
Kyoshiro keeping moving, preventing Rutger from controlling successfully.
Kyoshiro working a defensive guard here.
Rutger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kyoshiro is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutger trying to control but Kyoshiro is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russ Rutger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mibu Kyoshiro's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rutger ducks under a wild hook from Kyoshiro.
Rutger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rutger stuns Kyoshiro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kyoshiro checks a leg kick.
Rutger throws a jab but it's blocked by Kyoshiro.
Rutger throws a leg kick that misses.
Kyoshiro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rutger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rutger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kyoshiro counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rutger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rutger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kyoshiro's sensitive parts.
Nice jab there from Kyoshiro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rutger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rutger tries to clinch up
and Kyoshiro decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rutger's guard.
Kyoshiro stands up over Rutger, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rutger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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!
Rutger has momentary wrist control but Kyoshiro slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rutger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rutger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyoshiro is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kyoshiro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rutger keeping moving, preventing Kyoshiro from controlling successfully.
Kyoshiro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kyoshiro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rutger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kyoshiro postures up and lands a big shot to Rutger's brow.
Mibu Kyoshiro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kyoshiro advances to half guard.
Kyoshiro working over Rutger with some ground and pound. Rutger looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rutger wants to control but Kyoshiro is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kyoshiro trying to control from Rutger's half guard. Rutger has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kyoshiro is looking to work some ground and pound but Rutger has wrist control.
Rutger bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kyoshiro's guard.
Rutger advances position into side control!
Rutger passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kyoshiro!
Kyoshiro really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rutger 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Rutger avoids the attempt from Kyoshiro to control.
A nice elbow there by Rutger.
Rutger raining down hammerfists from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutger dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rutger avoids the attempt from Kyoshiro to control.
Rutger scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russ Rutger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mibu Kyoshiro's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rutger lands a jab to the nose.
Rutger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kyoshiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Rutger.
Rutger ducks under a wild hook from Kyoshiro.
Rutger with a nice cross.
Rutger throws a body kick that misses
and Rutger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kyoshiro throws a lazy right hand but Rutger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rutger is looking to land body kicks.
Kyoshiro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kyoshiro cracks Rutger with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rutger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kyoshiro slips under a jab.
Kyoshiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rutger lands a jab to Kyoshiro's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyoshiro slips a jab and a cross from Rutger.
Russ Rutger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kyoshiro closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rutger quickly recovers to half guard.
Rutger is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kyoshiro's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kyoshiro's back!
Rutger trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Kyoshiro tries to escape the position.
Rutger lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rutger thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutger is landing with strikes. Kyoshiro can't take much more of this.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutger tries to get the hooks in deep but Kyoshiro pushed the leg off.
Kyoshiro is trapped and Rutger is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Rutger cracks Kyoshiro with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Kyoshiro from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Rutger really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Kyoshiro.
Rutger cracks Kyoshiro with a big right hand from the back mount! Kyoshiro immediately covers up and the referee dives in to save him under a barrage of more strikes! Rutger takes this one by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Russ Rutger!
Russ Rutger thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yang Leiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Krook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krook has chosen Courage as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
29 - 10 - 0 |
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209 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Purple 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
29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yang Leiden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Kalle Krook!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leiden drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Leiden trying to control the action but Krook is working from the bottom.
Krook is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Leiden off and has taken his back!
Krook missing with strikes.
Even with his hooks in, Krook manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Well, with Krook on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Leiden is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Leiden just trying to survive but Krook is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Krook is working the ground and pound. Can Leiden escape?
Leiden covers up after that shot from Krook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krook lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Leiden hold on?!
Krook lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Leiden knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Krook on the ground.
Leiden is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leiden turns into Krook and is now in his guard.
Krook is looking for a triangle but Leiden pushes his legs off easily.
Krook working a defensive guard here.
Krook working for a triangle but Leiden defends it easily.
Leiden content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krook has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Leiden can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Krook has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Leiden can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Krook has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leiden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krook has an active guard here but Leiden has managed to pass into half guard.
Leiden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krook keeps working.
Krook looking for submissions off his back.
Leiden is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leiden slows the pace down in half guard.
Krook wants to improve his position but Leiden is controlling well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Krook manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leiden trying to control the position from guard on top but Krook is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krook tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Krook dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Krook misses with a head kick.
Krook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leiden.
Krook thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Leiden if he has to take too many more of those.
Leiden decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Krook tries to roll over but Leiden keeps him under control.
Krook moves into full guard.
Krook had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Leiden defends it easily.
Krook keeping full guard, as Leiden tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krook manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Krook lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Leiden hang on?
Krook lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krook looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Leiden tries to hold on but Krook pushes him away.
Krook looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krook scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Leiden?
Leiden is working to get back to half guard.
Krook connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Krook punishing his opponent with strikes.
Krook lands a big shot to the head and Leiden winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kalle Krook!
A victorious Kalle Krook thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarja Halonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Poulter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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208 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tarja Halonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Poulter!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Poulter. Halonen shrugs it off though.
Nice body punch from Poulter.
Halonen fails with the takedown.
Poulter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Poulter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poulter throws a push kick but Halonen slaps the foot to one side.
Halonen tries to clinch but Poulter moves away
and Poulter counters with a nice body kick.
Poulter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Halonen shoots for a double leg takedown but Poulter sprawls well. He's pushed Halonen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Poulter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Halonen counters with an outside leg kick.
Poulter throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick from Poulter lands but Halonen takes it in his stride.
It looks like Tarja Halonen has been cut.
Halonen tries for a takedown but Poulter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tarja Halonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Halonen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Halonen wants to clinch
and Poulter counters by moving into the clinch.
Poulter tries a body shot but Halonen blocks it.
Poulter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Poulter decides to pull guard.
Poulter is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Halonen has his hands clasped together but Poulter extends an breaks Halonen's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Poulter.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paul Poulter!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Paul Poulter waved his t-shirt featuring KAISER's logo in front of the cameras.
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