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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Darker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graham Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Graham Alexander enters the cage!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikey Darker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Graham Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darker closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Alexander quickly recovers to half guard.
Darker thows a huge punch but Alexander dodges it nicely.
Alexander works his way to full guard. Good work.
Darker is stalling in the full guard.
Alexander looking for a sweep. Not yet Alexander, not yet.
Alexander is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Darker is looking to stand up but Alexander won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexander pulls Darker in close to prevent any damage.
Alexander doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Darker looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Darker trying to stand up but can't free himself from Alexander's guard.
Alexander manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Alexander dominating with strikes here.
Darker is wriggling around trying to escape.
Alexander working for a submission but Darker is keeping him at bay.
Darker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Darker is squirming around, avoiding Alexander's attempts to control the action.
Alexander is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Darker is surviving well by controlling Alexander's body position as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Darker wants to hold on but Alexander pushes him away.
Darker is trying to escape the mount.
Alexander gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Darker is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexander blocks a head kick by Darker.
Alexander instigates a clinch.
Alexander lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Darker is looking to improve his position.
Alexander lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander trying to control the action but Darker is working from the bottom.
Alexander wants to work for an arm triangle but Darker is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Darker is looking to escape.
Darker tries to get to full guard but Alexander has control of the leg.
Darker is looking to control Alexander's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Darker avoid being mounted?
Alexander is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Darker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander works his foot free and advances to mount.
Alexander looking for a guillotine from mount but Darker is having none of it.
Alexander looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Darker is squirming around, avoiding Alexander's attempts to control the action.
Alexander with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
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.
Alexander trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Alexander dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Darker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alexander gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Darker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Alexander 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.
Darker trying to control the position from guard on top but Alexander is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darker stopping the sweep attempt from Alexander.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Darker won't allow Alexander to sweep him here.
Darker drops back, looking for a kneebar! Alexander looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Alexander looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Alexander!
Alexander works to advance to full mount. Darker defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Alexander looking to secure an arm triangle but Darker defends it well.
Alexander looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Alexander looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Graham Alexander has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darker is trying to escape the mount.
Darker is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alexander working for a guillotine from mount but Darker is in no mood to give up.
Darker sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexander trying to mount his opponent but Darker defends it.
Darker manages to get to full guard.
Darker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Alexander controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darker looking to control.
Alexander trying to control but Darker is working from the bottom.
Darker working a defensive guard here.
Alexander trying to control the position from guard on top but Darker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alexander slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Alexander thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Darker tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Alexander easily slips into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Darker is looking to escape.
Alexander looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Alexander with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alexander prevents Darker from getting the reversal.
Alexander avoids the attempt from Darker to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Alexander showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Alexander pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alexander throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Darker's head.
Darker thumps Alexander with a low kick.
Alexander shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Alexander is looking for a kimura but Darker is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Alexander to get the leverage.
Alexander is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Darker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Alexander.
Alexander wants to pass the guard but Darker is defending well.
Alexander takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Darker has managed to free his arm - good work.
Alexander is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Darker sees it coming and defends easily.
Alexander prevents Darker from improving his position.
Darker trying to control but Alexander postures up.
Alexander seems to be looking for submissions.
Alexander wants to lay and pray for a moment but Darker keeps working.
Darker is in trouble now - Alexander has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander looking to secure an arm triangle but Darker defends it well.
Alexander is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Darker to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Darker shrugs it off.
Darker gets back to half guard.
Alexander stops Darker from getting back to his feet.
Darker is trying is best to control the position here.
Alexander trying to control from half guard but Darker is working away.
Darker pushes Alexander off looking to stand but Alexander dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander trying to control from half guard but Darker is working away.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Darker is trying to get back to full guard.
Alexander wants to lay and pray for a moment but Darker keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Graham Alexander.
Darker has managed to clinch.
Alexander decides to pull guard.
Darker won't allow Alexander to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alexander is on top in guard.
Darker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander forces his way into half guard.
Alexander is looking for a kimura but Darker is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Alexander to get the leverage.
Alexander 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.
Alexander trying to control from half guard but Darker is working away.
Mikey Darker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graham Alexander is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darker is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Graham Alexander comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alexander has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Graham Alexander!
After the big win, Graham Alexander made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Damnfield clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Misiek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathon Sails (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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196 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rafael Misiek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonathon Sails!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sails shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Misiek defends it nicely.
Sails avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jonathon Sails seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sails misses with a takedown attempt - Misiek sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sails tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Misiek swivels and escapes.
Rafael Misiek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathon Sails.
Sails keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sails shoots for a double leg takedown but Misiek sprawls well. He's pushed Sails's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sails shoots in and drives through. Misiek sprawls well.
Misiek keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sails fails with a takedown attempt.
Misiek shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sails pinned against the cage. Sails gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Misiek tries to clinch but Sails moves out of range.
Misiek lands a leg kick that knocks Sails off balance momentarily.
Sails takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sails shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Misiek is trying to stand up here but Sails is controlling him well.
Misiek wants to improve his position but Sails is controlling well.
Sails looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Misiek wants to control but Sails is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misiek wants to get back to full guard.
Sails content to control rather than advance.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sails shoots in looking for a takedown but Misiek manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sails's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sails with a poor takedown
and Misiek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Misiek defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sails.
Sails shoots in for a double leg but Misiek sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Misiek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sails. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Misiek throws a body punch but Sails moves out of range.
Misiek forces Sails back against the cage and clinches.
Misiek lands an elbow that stopped Sails in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Misiek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misiek lands a nice knee to the body.
Misiek landing knees to the head.
It looks like Jonathon Sails has been cut.
Misiek lands a damaging elbow.
Sails tries to break free but Misiek pushes him back against the cage.
Misiek is trying to stall.
Misiek lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Misiek.
Misiek connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sails's face.
Misiek controlling the action here for a moment.
Sails can't break the clinch.
Sails takes a knee right on the jaw!
Misiek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sails's efforts to push away.
Sails tries to circle away but Misiek has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misiek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Sails's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Misiek gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Misiek lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Misiek lands an elbow inside.
Misiek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Misiek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sails's efforts to push away.
Sails wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Misiek lands a nice knee to the body.
Sails looks winded!
Sails takes a knee right on the jaw!
Misiek slows down the pace here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Misiek lands a knee to the body.
Misiek lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Misiek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonathon Sails's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sails fails with the takedown.
Sails fails with the takedown.
A good leg kick by Misiek.
Sails darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Misiek won't allow Sails to pass to mount.
Misiek is refusing to be controlled, as Sails sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misiek is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Sails jumps into side control!
Misiek is trying to improve his position.
Sails just content to control the position.
Misiek tries to buck Sails off but Sails is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sails wants to control but Misiek is keeping him busy.
Misiek looks to move to half guard but instead Sails has passed into mount! Damn!
Sails controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misiek wants to hold on but Sails pushes him away.
Misiek is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Misiek wants to control but Sails is having none of it.
Misiek tries to control Sails's body but Sails pushes him off. Misiek squirms to his side and now Sails has his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misiek tries to escape but Sails has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Sails gets his hands free as Misiek looks to control.
Misiek avoids the strikes from Sails.
Jonathon Sails has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sails has good solid back control here.
Sails looking for the choke from the back.
Sails keeps control of the position as Misiek tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathon Sails showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jonathon Sails's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sails shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Misiek pinned against the cage. Misiek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sails throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Misiek's waist but Misiek gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sails off to one side.
Misiek closes the distance and clinches up with Sails, looking for a takedown. Misiek pushes Sails against the cage but Sails circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Misiek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sails shoots for a takedown but Misiek saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rafael Misiek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathon Sails.
Sails tries to score a power double leg takedown but Misiek sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sails somewhat.
Misiek misses with a takedown attempt - Sails sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sails tries to score a power double leg takedown but Misiek sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sails somewhat.
Sails shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Misiek pinned against the cage. Misiek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sails fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sails takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sails gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Misiek counters with a body kick.
Misiek dives in and grabs Sails's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sails pushes down on Misiek's head and hops out.
Misiek tries to clinch up.
Misiek wants to clinch up but Sails keeps it at a distance.
No luck for Sails with that takedown attempt.
Misiek thuds his shin into the meat of Sails's side.
Sails looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sails working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Misiek trying to keep a closed guard but Sails is proving a slippery customer.
Misiek keeping moving, preventing Sails from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misiek is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sails defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Misiek is trying to keep Sails in close.
Sails stopping the sweep attempt from Misiek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misiek throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Misiek bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sails's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sails is on top in guard.
Sails controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sails wants to pass the guard but Misiek is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sails works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Misiek tries to get to full guard but Sails has control of the leg.
Misiek has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sails is working away from the top position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Misiek wants to improve his position but Sails is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rafael Misiek.
I think Misiek has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rafael Misiek!
Rafael Misiek gave a mention to [IMMA] DTK Designs (Laundry) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Thrace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harris Screwball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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240 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 London, Alan Thrace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Harris Screwball!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Screwball chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thrace can pounce on him.
Screwball moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Thrace throws an off balance right hand
and Screwball counters with a body kick that stops Thrace in his tracks momentarily.
Screwball steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thrace.
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!
Screwball ducks under a wild hook from Thrace.
Thrace misses the jab.
Screwball avoids a punch combination nicely.
Screwball shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thrace sprawls well. Thrace wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Screwball gets slowly back to his feet.
Screwball moves into the clinch.
Thrace wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thrace wants to break free but Screwball has control.
Screwball has Thrace pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thrace manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Screwball has Thrace pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thrace manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Alan Thrace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harris Screwball.
Screwball jumps guard but Thrace turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Thrace is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrace is looking to break free of the clinch but Screwball has double underhooks.
Thrace is trying to break free.
Screwball jumps guard but Thrace stands there with Screwball around his waist. Screwball gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Screwball prevents Thrace from breaking the clinch.
Screwball tries to pull guard but Thrace won't allow it.
Screwball misses with a short punch on the inside.
Screwball has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thrace is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Screwball looks winded!
Thrace breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Screwball - that will leave a mark!
Thrace throws a sloppy head kick and Screwball moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Thrace. Those never looked like landing.
Thrace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Screwball.
Thrace throws out a powerful jab.
Thrace lands a jab to Screwball's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thrace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrace scores with the left hand. Screwball knows he should have avoided that one.
Thrace defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Screwball.
Alan Thrace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thrace misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thrace scores with a nice head shot.
Thrace bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Screwball's head.
Thrace swinging wildly here.
Thrace lands a left and a right that send Screwball crashing to the mat, dazed. Thrace thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Screwball is rocked!
Thrace sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Screwball's defenses. It connects perfectly with Screwball's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alan Thrace!
After winning the bout, Alan Thrace 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frontalik Wilder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Eye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eye has chosen EYE OF THE TIGER as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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142 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Frontalik Wilder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lenny Eye!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eye looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wilder changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Eye tries to avoid it but Wilder manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Eye to the ground. Eye escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Eye tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilder fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wilder shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wilder showed some decent athleticism there.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Eye tries to roll over but Wilder keeps him under control.
Wilder 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.
Wilder passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder is working for a guillotine from mount but Eye frees his head quite easily.
Wilder jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Eye manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Wilder tries for a kimura but Eye is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eye prevents Wilder from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder trying to control the action but Eye is working from the bottom.
Wilder has an Americana. Eye didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Wilder is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Wilder hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Frontalik Wilder!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bodzio Helikopter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Tatlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters had to take extra time to make weight as they missed the initial 170lb limit. Bodzio Helikopter came in at 172.0 and Kyle Tatlock came in at 172.0 but after the extra two hours, both guys managed to get within the one pound allowance. No doubt it will have affected them physically though, so let's see if that has an impact on the fight. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kyle Tatlock was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bodzio Helikopter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Tatlock!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helikopter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tatlock.
Tatlock is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tatlock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Helikopter throws a combination that misses
and Tatlock counters with a left and a right that stings Helikopter.
Helikopter lands a left and a right that send Tatlock crashing to the mat, dazed. Helikopter thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Kyle Tatlock has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Helikopter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tatlock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tatlock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Helikopter as he jumps to the side.
Helikopter Rushes Tatlock and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Tatlock is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Helikopter Piles on the pressure and Tatlock crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bodzio Helikopter!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhammad Czuczitez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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287 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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242 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Morrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Muhammad Czuczitez!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Czuczitez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Czuczitez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Morrow.
Morrow drops his hands momentarily and Czuczitez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Czuczitez throws a body kick that misses.
Morrow looking to score a takedown here. Czuczitez is defending well but Morrow drives through and ends up in Czuczitez's guard.
Morrow might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Czuczitez is looking to stand up but Morrow isn't so interested in that idea.
Morrow throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Czuczitez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morrow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Czuczitez's head.
Morrow throwing strikes from guard but Czuczitez blocks nicely.
Morrow wants to stand but Czuczitez is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Czuczitez has momentary wrist control but Morrow slips an elbow through the middle.
Morrow is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Morrow content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Czuczitez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morrow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrow lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Morrow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morrow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Morrow makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morrow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morrow stops Czuczitez from standing up.
Czuczitez keeping moving, preventing Morrow from controlling successfully.
Morrow throwing strikes but missing.
Morrow throwing strikes from guard but Czuczitez blocks nicely.
Czuczitez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morrow postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morrow postures up in Czuczitez's guard and throws a big left but Czuczitez blocks it.
Czuczitez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morrow is controlling him.
Morrow postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Czuczitez wants to stand up but Morrow is controlling him.
Morrow 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.
Morrow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Morrow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Czuczitez keeping moving, preventing Morrow from controlling successfully.
Czuczitez pushes Morrow off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Czuczitez tries to clinch
and Morrow counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Morrow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morrow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Czuczitez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morrow forces his way into half guard.
Czuczitez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morrow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ground and pound from Morrow.
Morrow lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Morrow dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A clash of legs there as Morrow blocks the low kick.
Czuczitez blocks a low kick nicely.
Morrow blocks the body kick.
Czuczitez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Czuczitez clinches up with Morrow and pushes him back against the cage.
Morrow has Czuczitez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Czuczitez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Czuczitez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Morrow is trying to pull guard but Czuczitez has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Czuczitez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morrow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Czuczitez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Morrow blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Morrow as Czuczitez tries to tie him up.
Czuczitez misses with a knee strike.
Czuczitez misses with a knee strike.
Czuczitez lands an elbow that stopped Morrow in his tracks for a moment.
Czuczitez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morrow changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Czuczitez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Morrow throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Morrow has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Czuczitez tries to clinch there but Morrow circles away.
Czuczitez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Czuczitez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Czuczitez moves in looking to clinch but Morrow pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Czuczitez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Morrow counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Morrow.
Morrow takes an elbow to the temple.
Czuczitez is trying to break free.
Czuczitez is fighting off a takedown attempt but Morrow is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Czuczitez to the mat. Czuczitez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Morrow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morrow is looking to work some ground and pound but Czuczitez has wrist control.
Morrow throwing strikes from guard but Czuczitez blocks nicely.
Morrow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Morrow decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Czuczitez, up you get!
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!
Morrow checks the leg kick.
Muhammad Czuczitez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Czuczitez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fighters circling - Czuczitez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morrow misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Morrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Czuczitez, right into the meat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Czuczitez throws a head kick that Morrow semi-blocks.
Czuczitez connects with a solid leg kick.
Czuczitez looks to clinch
and Morrow counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Morrow dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Czuczitez wants to clinch up but Morrow keeps it at a distance.
Czuczitez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Czuczitez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Czuczitez tries to clinch
and Morrow counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Morrow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Czuczitez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Morrow counters with a shoot takedown. Czuczitez fights it but they end up in guard.
Morrow trying to control the position from guard on top but Czuczitez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrow scoring with punches to the head and body.
Czuczitez is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Czuczitez keeping moving, preventing Morrow from controlling successfully.
Morrow looking to sit in guard and control but Czuczitez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Morrow has his hands on Czuczitez's head, controlling the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ricky Morrow just wasn't active enough.
Morrow takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Muhammad Czuczitez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Czuczitez misses with a body kick.
Czuczitez tries to clinch up but Morrow circles away and keeps his distance.
Muhammad Czuczitez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Czuczitez misses.
Czuczitez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Czuczitez moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
Czuczitez tries to close the distance and clinch but Morrow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick from Czuczitez lands but Morrow takes it in his stride.
Czuczitez doesn't manage to clinch there - Morrow circles away.
Czuczitez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Czuczitez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Czuczitez lands a big head kick that sends Morrow tumbling to the mat! Czuczitez takes a step backwards and waves Morrow back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Czuczitez.
Czuczitez looks to clinch
and Morrow counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Czuczitez!
Morrow with the ground and pound but Czuczitez regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Morrow throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Czuczitez to regain full guard.
Czuczitez has momentary wrist control but Morrow slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Morrow's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrow cracks Czuczitez with a solid left hand.
Morrow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ricky Morrow overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morrow scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow throws a big elbow that misses.
Morrow with a flurry of punches that miss.
Morrow throws a big right hand that misses.
Czuczitez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Morrow chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Czuczitez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ricky Morrow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Czuczitez keeping full guard, as Morrow tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Muhammad Czuczitez.
I think Morrow has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Morrow!
Ricky Morrow decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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