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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Simon Fry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Fry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ted Miller!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller keeps the fight on the outside.
Fry lands with a slapping head kick.
Fry wants to clinch.
Fry moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Miller misses with a leg kick
and Fry counters with a nice low kick that buckles Miller's knee momentarily.
Miller looks for the body kick but Fry saw that one coming.
Fry lands an overhand right.
Fry has closed the distance and engaged Miller in a clinch.
Miller is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miller 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.
Fry closes the distance and pushes Miller back into the cage.
Fry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fry pushes Miller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fry breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry lands a big head kick that sends Miller tumbling to the mat! Fry takes a step backwards and waves Miller back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Miller is rocked!
Fry lets loose with a powerful body kick. Miller will feel that in the morning.
Miller is still on wobbly legs! Can Fry finish him?
Simon Fry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fry has Miller up against the cage in a clinch.
Fry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fry lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fry looks to clinch
and Miller counters by clinching up.
Miller is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fry pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fry lands a knee to the body.
Fry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miller tries for a takedown but Fry sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Simon Fry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ted Miller.
Fry lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Miller crumples to the floor! Fry milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Simon Fry!
A victorious Simon Fry 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Quinton Baird has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Quinton Baird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Wang!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baird blocks a head kick by Wang.
Baird avoids the head kick by Wang.
Baird really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baird fails with the takedown.
Baird misses with the combination.
No joy there for Baird, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baird throws a nice looking combination but Wang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wang plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Quinton Baird has been cut.
No joy there for Baird, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baird dodges the punch combination from Wang.
Baird misses with a double jab.
Baird fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wang is out of range.
Baird misses with the combination.
Wang slips a jab and a cross from Baird.
Wang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baird swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird lands a jab.
Wang lands a nice looking body kick.
Wang throws a head kick that half lands.
Wang goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wang on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lee Wang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wang lands a slapping body shot.
Baird's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Baird duly obliges.
It looks like Lee Wang has been cut.
Wang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baird moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wang looks winded!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick misses from Wang.
Baird has his takedown stuffed
and Wang counters with a left and a right that stings Baird.
Baird throws a right hand that Wang ducks under and follows up with a left that Wang also avoids with ease.
Baird swinging wildly here.
Baird showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wang.
Baird throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Baird misses.
Baird throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baird misses with a double jab.
Wang throws a series of punches but Baird avoids them all with ease.
Quinton Baird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baird is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baird avoids the head kick by Wang.
A head kick misses from Wang.
Baird blocks a head kick by Wang.
Wang slips a jab and a cross from Baird.
Baird goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wang throws a sloppy head kick and Baird moves out of range easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Baird!
Wang checks the leg kick.
Wang takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird takes a swing at Wang's ribcage but misses.
Baird moves into range and connects with a jab.
Baird misses with the combination.
Wang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baird swinging wildly here.
Baird takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Baird misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baird tries to clinch up but Wang circles away and keeps his distance.
Wang tries a head kick but it misses.
Baird throws a series of punches but Wang avoids them all with ease.
Baird lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Baird tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloppy strikes from Baird. Those never looked like landing.
Baird moves in looking to clinch but Wang pushes him off.
Wang misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang lands with a slapping head kick.
Baird looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wang lands with a slapping head kick.
Wang misses with a wild combination.
Baird fails to land with a series of punches.
Baird throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wang tries a head kick but it misses.
Wang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wang dodges the punch combination from Baird.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baird throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wang.
A head kick misses from Wang.
Baird tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wang throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Quinton Baird will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Baird fails with the takedown.
Baird fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wang jabs Baird right on the nose. Baird blinks but takes it well.
Baird fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wang throws a sloppy head kick and Baird moves out of range easily.
Baird throws a nice looking combination but Wang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wang scores with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Wang misses.
Baird connects with a jab.
Wang throws a body kick that misses.
Wang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wang throws a head kick but Baird moves out of range.
Wang throws a head kick but Baird moves out of range.
Quinton Baird is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Baird does no damage.
Baird throws a series of strikes that have Wang backpedaling.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baird throws a sloppy head kick and Wang moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Wang.
A combination from Baird does no damage.
Baird is looking to clinch but Wang is avoiding it.
Wang swings for the body but Baird moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Wang. No joy for Baird on that attempt.
Baird avoids the head kick by Wang.
Wang throws a head kick that misses.
Baird tries a head kick but it misses.
Baird throws a nice looking combination but Wang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quinton Baird is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wang drives through and clinches with Baird against the cage.
Wang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wang is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Baird.
Wang throws a sloppy head kick and Baird moves out of range easily.
Baird misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baird will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Wang.
Baird is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Baird moves into range and clinches up with Wang.
Wang breaks the clinch.
Baird looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baird misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baird scores with a jab to the head.
Baird scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baird walks into a stiff left hand from Wang.
Wang has managed to clinch.
Wang stalling.
Wang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Baird's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Baird. Those never looked like landing.
Wang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baird fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Baird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wang slips a jab and a cross from Baird.
Wang fails to land with a series of punches.
Baird lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Baird.
Wang throws a head kick but Baird moves out of range.
Wang avoids the head kick by Baird.
A telegraphed right hand from Baird misses the target.
Wang throws a series of strikes that have Baird backpedaling.
Baird blocks a head kick by Wang.
Baird fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baird throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wang misses with a series of wild punches.
Baird misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang tries a head kick but it misses.
Wang looks to score with a jab to the body but Baird is just out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Baird!
Wang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wang throws a right and a left that Baird avoids nicely.
Baird looks to land a combination but Wang avoids it well.
Wang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Baird, pushing him back against the cage.
Baird avoiding damage as Wang throws knees to the body.
Baird prevents Wang from breaking the clinch.
Baird wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baird wants to break the clinch but can't.
Baird pushes off an throws an elbow but Wang leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lee Wang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Wang misses with a body kick.
Baird throws a low kick but Wang avoids it.
Wang throws a head kick but Baird moves out of range.
A slow jab from Wang misses its intended target.
Wang misses with a combination
and Baird counters with a nice uppercut.
Baird is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wang slips a jab and a cross from Baird.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Baird misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wang misses with a head kick.
A jab from Baird finds it's way through Wang's defenses.
Baird throws a series of punches but Wang avoids them all with ease.
Baird misses with a series of wild punches.
Wang moves into range and clinches up with Baird.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wang checks a leg kick.
Wang throws a series of punches but Baird moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird blocks a head kick by Wang.
Baird tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Baird somewhat.
No joy there for Baird, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wang lands a high kick!
Baird stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Baird misses with a double jab.
Baird throws a series of punches but Wang avoids them all with ease.
Wang connects with a high kick.
Baird throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wang throws a sloppy head kick and Baird moves out of range easily.
A combination from Baird does no damage.
Baird misses with a wild combination.
Baird blocks a head kick by Wang.
Baird swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird takes a kick to the side of the head.
Baird fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wang just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Baird!
Baird swinging wildly here.
Wang misses with a head kick.
Baird sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Baird rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wang swinging wildly here.
Baird will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baird swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baird avoids the head kick by Wang.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wang dodges the punch combination from Baird.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wang counters with a big head kick but Baird shrugs it off.
Baird swinging wildly here.
Baird will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wang.
Baird lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wang circles away quickly and effectively.
Wang throws a head kick but Baird moves out of range.
Baird scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wang jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Baird throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baird swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wang uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Baird shoots in and drives through. Wang sprawls well.
Wang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baird rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Baird tries to clinch but Wang moves out of range.
Baird showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wang.
A combination from Wang does no damage.
Baird has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Baird. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wang lands a head kick. Baird smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Baird connects with a solid leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Baird crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wang - the referee stops the clock and Baird gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wang. Baird manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wang throws a sloppy head kick and Baird moves out of range easily.
Baird lands with a nice combination. Wang backs away looking to recover.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wang closes the distance and clinches.
Baird is trying to break the clinch but Wang has him pressed against the cage.
Baird looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lee Wang.
I think Wang has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Chalidow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bojan Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Toni Zen-Vo Moj Stil. This should be a great matchup!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mamed Chalidow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bojan Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chalidow fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chalidow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Chalidow is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Chalidow's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva looking to control but instead Chalidow has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chalidow is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
Chalidow wants to get back to full guard.
Chalidow is working hard here to advance position.
Chalidow looking for submissions off his back.
Chalidow slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Chalidow keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Chalidow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Chalidow manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Silva has Chalidow in his guard.
Silva looks winded!
Chalidow 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.
Chalidow is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chalidow trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chalidow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chalidow tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Chalidow drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Chalidow off! Chalidow jumps back into Silva's guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Chalidow from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalidow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chalidow!
Chalidow keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to control but Chalidow wriggling away.
Chalidow tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Chalidow is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Silva can't control as he wanted to and Chalidow manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Silva wants to take a breather but Chalidow is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mamed Chalidow will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Chalidow as Silva shoots in.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Chalidow, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Chalidow against the cage but Chalidow circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chalidow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chalidow ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Chalidow no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Silva is sitting in close to Chalidow's body. Chalidow has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Silva is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Silva is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Chalidow.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mamed Chalidow!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alaric Cosenza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alaric Cosenza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ash Williams!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cosenza shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Cosenza keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cosenza is trying hard to land a takedown here. Williams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cosenza's guard.
Williams landing with the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cosenza is on top in guard.
Williams is trying to control the position but Cosenza postures up.
Cosenza seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cosenza postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cosenza passes into half guard.
Cosenza has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cosenza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Williams looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosenza is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cosenza thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cosenza thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head.
Cosenza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cosenza seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Williams is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Alaric Cosenza!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marc Hayman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Pistol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marc Hayman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Marc Hayman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Pistol!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pistol tries to pull guard but Hayman won't allow it.
Hayman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pistol tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jimmy Pistol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pistol tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hayman counters by moving into the clinch.
Pistol tries to score a body lock takedown but Hayman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hayman gets underhooks to prevent Pistol's takedown attempt.
Marc Hayman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Pistol.
Hayman can't break the clinch.
Hayman turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hayman lands a nice forearm strike.
Hayman has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Hayman gets a double leg takedown into Pistol's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayman stands up from Pistol's guard - Hayman perhaps looking for a knockout.
Pistol tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pistol tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayman closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pistol's guard.
Pistol throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hayman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pistol has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hayman has managed to get both his arms back between Pistol's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pistol looks winded!
Hayman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pistol's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayman trying to control the position from guard on top but Pistol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pistol is looking for a triangle but Hayman pushes his legs off easily.
Hayman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hayman wants to control from the top but Pistol keeps moving.
Hayman wants to stand but Pistol has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pistol has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hayman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hayman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hayman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pistol has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hayman has managed to get both his arms back between Pistol's legs - danger averted.
Pistol keeping full guard, as Hayman tries to pass.
Hayman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pistol is proving hard to escape from.
Pistol is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayman wants to control from the top but Pistol keeps moving.
Hayman tries to stand but Pistol is controlling from the bottom.
Hayman lands a couple of digs.
Hayman wants to control from the top but Pistol keeps moving.
Pistol is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hayman is aware though and is defending well.
Hayman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pistol's guard.
Pistol looking for submissions off his back.
Pistol looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayman slips a nice elbow through Pistol's hands, connecting with Pistol's forehead.
Hayman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pistol with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hayman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pistol on the ground.
Hayman is pressing down on Pistol's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pistol is holding on for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pistol won't allow Hayman to pass to mount.
Pistol looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pistol wants to improve his position but Hayman is controlling well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayman seems to be looking for submissions.
Pistol is defending against the submission attempts here by Hayman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimmy Pistol will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pistol is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hayman closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Hayman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hayman works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Pistol is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hayman defends well.
Hayman tries to free his leg and advance position but Pistol is retaining full guard.
Pistol is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pistol is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hayman defends well.
Hayman trying to control the position from guard on top but Pistol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pistol is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hayman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jimmy Pistol has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hayman 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.
Hayman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pistol swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hayman works over Pistol with some ground and pound from guard.
Hayman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pistol swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hayman working some strikes from top position.
Pistol is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Hayman has his hands clasped together but Pistol extends an breaks Hayman's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Pistol.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jimmy Pistol!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rulon Gardener Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendall Mole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rulon Gardener Jr has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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245 lbs
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250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rulon Gardener Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kendall Mole!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gardener Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mole moves away.
Mole is looking to clinch but Gardener Jr is avoiding it.
Gardener Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Mole manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gardener Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mole swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gardener Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gardener Jr.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gardener Jr.
Mole misses with the combination.
Gardener Jr walks into a left hand.
Gardener Jr takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gardener Jr rushes Mole and presses him up against the cage.
Mole is trying to pull guard but Gardener Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Mole misses with some punches.
Mole unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gardener Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gardener Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gardener Jr is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardener Jr lands a takedown into guard.
Gardener Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mole works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mole 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gardener Jr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mole keeping full guard, as Gardener Jr tries to pass.
Gardener Jr throwing strikes but missing.
Gardener Jr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardener Jr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mole keeping moving, preventing Gardener Jr from controlling successfully.
Gardener Jr lands a couple of digs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gardener Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Mole has wrist control.
Gardener Jr landing with the ground and pound.
Gardener Jr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardener Jr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gardener Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gardener Jr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mole wants to stand up but Gardener Jr is controlling him.
Mole wants to sweep but no luck.
Mole utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gardener Jr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gardener Jr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gardener Jr slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mole is refusing to be controlled, as Gardener Jr sits in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gardener Jr is nestled in close to Mole, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gardener Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gardener Jr lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gardener Jr connects with a nice short shot to Mole's temple.
Gardener Jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gardener Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gardener Jr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rulon Gardener Jr dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mole creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gardener Jr.
Mole tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gardener Jr just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gardener Jr tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gardener Jr is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mole can't fight it off and eventually Gardener Jr manages to take the fight to the floor. Mole looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gardener Jr distracts Mole with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gardener Jr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gardener Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rulon Gardener Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardener Jr loads up on a big left hand. Mole felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Gardener Jr looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Mole can't hide his disappointment, as Gardener Jr celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rulon Gardener Jr!
Rulon Gardener Jr spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lue Goose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pi Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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230 lbs
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23
268 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lue Goose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pi Ling!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goose throws a leg kick but Ling checks it.
Ling bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ling scores with punches from side control.
Goose is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
It looks like Lue Goose has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ling in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ling grinds an elbow into Goose's temple.
Ling grinds an elbow into Goose's temple.
Goose gets back to half guard.
Ling seems to be working for a kimura but Goose defends the submission attempt.
Goose has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ling is working away from the top position though.
Goose is not content to let Ling control the position.
Ling throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ling prevents Goose from improving his position.
Goose is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goose taking some punishment here, with Ling in his half guard.
Goose gets full guard.
Ling stands and throws Goose's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ling scoring with punches from side control.
Ling really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Goose. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ling working the head with strikes.
Goose gets back to half guard.
Goose moves into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ling makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ling postures up and lands a big shot to Goose's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling tries to free his leg and advance position but Goose is retaining full guard.
Ling working some strikes from top position.
Ling lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ling preventing the sweep.
Ling working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Goose's head.
Ling scoring with punches to the head and body.
Goose looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ling landing some decent shots from guard.
Ling is in close to Goose's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ling must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Goose throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Goose working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ling doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Goose is tightening it up a little... Ling has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Ling reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Ling taps out! Nice BJJ there by Goose!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Lue Goose!
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