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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Eikmeyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelly Rhodes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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254 lbs
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270 lbs
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Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Eikmeyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kelly Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhodes closes the distance and clinches.
Rhodes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Mario Eikmeyer has been cut.
Rhodes is pressed up against the cage. Eikmeyer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rhodes down to the mat. Rhodes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rhodes rushes Eikmeyer and presses him up against the cage.
Eikmeyer wants a takedown but no success here.
Eikmeyer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rhodes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Eikmeyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rhodes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Eikmeyer's defenses.
Rhodes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Eikmeyer up against the cage.
Eikmeyer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rhodes prevents it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Eikmeyer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rhodes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Eikmeyer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rhodes.
Eikmeyer is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Rhodes can't fight it off and eventually Eikmeyer manages to take the fight to the floor. Rhodes looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eikmeyer chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes working a defensive guard here.
Eikmeyer postures up in Rhodes's guard and throws a big left but Rhodes blocks it.
Eikmeyer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Eikmeyer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Eikmeyer pushing down on Rhodes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Eikmeyer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Eikmeyer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Eikmeyer content to control rather than advance.
Eikmeyer is trying to control. Rhodes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eikmeyer working the head and body with strikes.
Eikmeyer wants to advance to full mount but Rhodes doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Eikmeyer 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.
Eikmeyer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhodes looking to control.
Eikmeyer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Eikmeyer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Eikmeyer lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eikmeyer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rhodes can't keep his opponent in guard - Eikmeyer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Eikmeyer thows a huge punch but Rhodes dodges it nicely.
Eikmeyer throws a strike but Rhodes avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eikmeyer wants to control from the top but Rhodes keeps moving.
Eikmeyer passes Rhodes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Eikmeyer seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Rhodes has recovered full guard.
Eikmeyer with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eikmeyer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rhodes's head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rhodes is on top in guard.
Eikmeyer is looking for a triangle but Rhodes pushes his legs off easily.
Eikmeyer is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rhodes wanted to stand there but Eikmeyer had control of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eikmeyer is trying to control the position but Rhodes postures up.
Eikmeyer throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Eikmeyer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mario Eikmeyer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Eikmeyer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rhodes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Eikmeyer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rhodes swivels and escapes.
Eikmeyer shoots in for a takedown but Rhodes shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Eikmeyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rhodes pushes Eikmeyer up against the cage in a clinch.
Rhodes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Eikmeyer.
Kelly Rhodes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rhodes closes the distance and pushes Eikmeyer back into the cage.
Eikmeyer wants to take the fight to the mat but Rhodes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rhodes crunches a lovely knee into Eikmeyer's ribcage.
Rhodes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rhodes instigates a clinch.
Rhodes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rhodes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eikmeyer misses with a takedown attempt - Rhodes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Eikmeyer with a poor takedown
and Rhodes counters with a head kick. That will keep Eikmeyer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
An inside leg kick lands from Rhodes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rhodes forces Eikmeyer back against the cage and clinches.
Eikmeyer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rhodes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rhodes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rhodes manages to break the clinch.
Mario Eikmeyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rhodes drives through and clinches with Eikmeyer against the cage.
Rhodes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rhodes breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes moves into range and clinches up with Eikmeyer.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rhodes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rhodes lands a knee to the head.
Rhodes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rhodes lands a damaging elbow.
Rhodes landing knees to the head.
Rhodes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rhodes breaks from the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Eikmeyer.
Rhodes moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Rhodes.
Eikmeyer is looking for a takedown.
Rhodes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Eikmeyer being controlled against the cage.
Rhodes looking to stall.
Rhodes lands an elbow just above Eikmeyer 's eye.
Nice elbow from Rhodes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rhodes.
Rhodes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rhodes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rhodes breaks from the clinch.
Rhodes shoots in and gets a takedown into Eikmeyer's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eikmeyer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rhodes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rhodes slips nicely into half guard.
Eikmeyer throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rhodes in particular looking to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eikmeyer flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Eikmeyer tries to get to full guard but Rhodes has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly Rhodes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mario Eikmeyer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rhodes closes the distance and clinches.
Rhodes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Eikmeyer.
Rhodes crunches a lovely knee into Eikmeyer's ribcage.
Rhodes lands a nice elbow.
Eikmeyer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rhodes is defending well.
Eikmeyer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rhodes lands an elbow just above Eikmeyer 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rhodes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rhodes has Eikmeyer up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rhodes lands an elbow inside that Eikmeyer shrugs off.
Rhodes lands an elbow that stopped Eikmeyer in his tracks for a moment.
Rhodes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes lands with a short shot to the head.
Eikmeyer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Rhodes.
Rhodes lands a knee to the body.
Rhodes working Eikmeyer over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eikmeyer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rhodes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Eikmeyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crunch! Rhodes slams his shin into Eikmeyer's torso.
Rhodes darts in and clinches Eikmeyer up against the cage.
Rhodes manages to break the clinch.
Eikmeyer shoots in for a takedown but Rhodes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rhodes moves into the clinch successfully.
Rhodes working Eikmeyer over with knees to the body.
Kelly Rhodes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eikmeyer is working for takedown but Rhodes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rhodes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rhodes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rhodes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rhodes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eikmeyer.
Rhodes throws a head kick that half lands.
Rhodes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rhodes wants it to stay on the feet.
Rhodes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Eikmeyer misses with a takedown attempt - Rhodes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eikmeyer tries to keep at a distance but Rhodes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rhodes breaks the clinch.
Eikmeyer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rhodes's waist but Rhodes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Eikmeyer off to one side.
Eikmeyer gets tackled into the cage by Rhodes. Rhodes maintains the clinch.
Rhodes lands an elbow inside.
Rhodes is pressed up against the cage. Eikmeyer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rhodes down to the mat. Rhodes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rhodes clinches.
Eikmeyer has Rhodes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rhodes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Eikmeyer being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rhodes.
Eikmeyer wants a takedown.
Rhodes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Eikmeyer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Eikmeyer letting Rhodes take a breather here.
Mario Eikmeyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rhodes landing knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kelly Rhodes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rhodes 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Kelly Rhodes!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Kelly Rhodes!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Kelly Rhodes!
Kelly Rhodes wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wojtek Brudasek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dzoko Dzoko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brudasek comes to the cage accompanied by LL Cool J - Its Time for War. 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 Dzoko Dzoko was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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192 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wojtek Brudasek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dzoko Dzoko!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dzoko fails with the takedown.
Dzoko shoots in but Brudasek avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dzoko with a poor takedown
and Brudasek counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dzoko!
Wojtek Brudasek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dzoko Dzoko.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Brudasek in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Brudasek thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dzoko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brudasek wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Brudasek trying to control the position but Dzoko is working away.
Brudasek is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Dzoko is trying to escape and Brudasek transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Dzoko is forced to tap! Nice work there by Brudasek! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wojtek Brudasek!
Wojtek Brudasek seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eyelove Fucked up (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fucked up comes into the arena with call to prayer blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Eyelove Fucked up!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fucked up misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice shot lands for Fucked up.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fucked up.
Fucked up clinches up against the cage.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Fucked up forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sanchez pulls Fucked up into guard.
Sanchez trying to keep a closed guard but Fucked up is proving a slippery customer.
Sanchez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sanchez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fucked up's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fucked up moves into full guard.
Sanchez drops back looking for a leg! Fucked up is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fucked up manages to kick Sanchez off! Sanchez jumps back into Fucked up's guard.
Fucked up avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez postures up and lands a big shot to Fucked up's brow.
Fucked up manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sanchez manages to get himself to full guard.
Sanchez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fucked up defends it easily.
Sanchez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fucked up working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sanchez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sanchez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fucked up throws an elbow that misses. Sanchez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fucked up's guard. Nice move by Sanchez!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanchez throws a strike but Fucked up rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fucked up postures up in Sanchez's guard and throws a big left but Sanchez blocks it.
Fucked up is in close to Sanchez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sanchez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fucked up.
Sanchez wants to sweep here but Fucked up controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sanchez is on top in guard.
Sanchez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fucked up wants to get back to his feet but Sanchez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sanchez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanchez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanchez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sanchez landing with the ground and pound.
Fucked up looking for a sweep. Not yet Fucked up, not yet.
Sanchez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fucked up working a defensive guard here.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Fucked up keeps moving.
Sanchez postures up in Fucked up's guard and throws a big left but Fucked up blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanchez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez lands a couple of digs.
Sanchez landing some decent shots from guard.
Sanchez landing some decent shots from guard.
Sanchez is looking to work some ground and pound but Fucked up has wrist control.
Sanchez connects with a couple of short punches.
Fucked up keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez is working Fucked up over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fucked up is rocked!
Fucked up is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sanchez is controlling him.
Sanchez throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Sanchez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sanchez.
A head kick misses from Fucked up.
Fucked up throws the kick towards the body but Sanchez avoids it.
Fucked up wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Fucked up moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Fucked up moves into the clinch.
Fucked up breaks the clinch.
Fucked up throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Fucked up.
Eyelove Fucked up seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fucked up circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fucked up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fucked up tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown but Fucked up manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sanchez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fucked up fails with the takedown.
Fucked up swinging wildly here.
Fucked up is looking to clinch.
Fucked up misses with a two punch combination.
Fucked up connects with a high kick.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fucked up defends it nicely.
Eyelove Fucked up has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Sanchez.
Fucked up thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sanchez if he has to take too many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez blocks a leg kick.
Fucked up lands with a kick to the temple. Sanchez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sanchez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fucked up tries to avoid it but Sanchez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fucked up to the ground. Fucked up escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fucked up has Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez pulls guard.
Sanchez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fucked up manages to get himself to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fucked up is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fucked up is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sanchez stands up over Fucked up, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sanchez won't allow Fucked up to get back to his feet.
Fucked up wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
Fucked up has momentary wrist control but Sanchez slips an elbow through the middle.
Sanchez won't allow Fucked up to get back to his feet.
Sanchez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fucked up's head.
Sanchez stops Fucked up from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fucked up works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanchez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanchez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanchez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sanchez slips nicely into half guard.
Sanchez wants to work for an arm triangle but Fucked up is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sanchez uses his free foot to push down on Fucked up's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fucked up.
Sanchez is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Fucked up is surviving well by controlling Sanchez's body position as best he can.
Sanchez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fucked up?
Sanchez dominating with strikes here.
Oh Fucked up is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanchez postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Fucked up in real trouble here! The ref calls for Fucked up to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Sanchez!
Thiago Sanchez really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Brute logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Strike Hearth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandao has chosen beast as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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155 lbs
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144 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Strike Hearth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hearth manages to avoid it.
Brandao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hearth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hearth ducks under a wild hook from Brandao.
Hearth moves out of range as Brandao strikes.
Hearth slips a jab and a cross from Brandao.
Hearth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hearth fails with a takedown attempt.
Hearth moves away from the strike by Brandao.
Brandao stuffs the takedown.
Brandao lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Brandao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brandao lands with a nice body punch.
Brandao looks to throw the jab but Hearth is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Hearth 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Brandao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brandao thuds his right hand into Hearth's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hearth misses with a looping left.
Hearth misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Brandao. Those never looked like landing.
Brandao misses the jab.
Brandao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hearth shoots in and bounces Brandao off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandao has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Hearth should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Brandao has tightened it up now! Hearth should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Diego Brandao!
Diego Brandao got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bud Djeiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Akulov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bud Djeiba could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mikhail Akulov's chin.
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264 lbs
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272 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Bud Djeiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Akulov!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Djeiba lands a body shot.
Bud Djeiba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Djeiba lands with a kick to the temple. Akulov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Mikhail Akulov has been cut.
Djeiba buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Djeiba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Akulov gets a takedown into half guard.
Akulov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Djeiba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Akulov.
Akulov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Djeiba avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Akulov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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. Akulov connects with a nice short shot to Djeiba's temple.
Akulov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Akulov lands a nice short elbow.
Akulov throwing shots but Djeiba is blocking nicely.
Akulov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Djeiba on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Akulov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Akulov controlling the pace.
Akulov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akulov lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Akulov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Djeiba avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Akulov.
Akulov thows a huge punch but Djeiba dodges it nicely.
Akulov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Djeiba defending well though.
Akulov thows a huge punch but Djeiba dodges it nicely.
Akulov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Djeiba is breathing heavily.
Akulov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Djeiba's head.
Akulov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Akulov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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.
Akulov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
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. Akulov connects with a nice short shot to Djeiba's temple.
Akulov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Akulov controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akulov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Djeiba!
Akulov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akulov scoring with strikes but Djeiba is staying in there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akulov lands a heavy elbow.
Akulov throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Djeiba takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Akulov lands a big shot to the head and Djeiba winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mikhail Akulov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mihai Matei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobias Krug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matei's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, MitiS & MaHi - Blu. On his way into the cage it seems that Mihai Matei has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mihai Matei seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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150 lbs
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158 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mihai Matei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tobias Krug!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krug misses with a jab, cross combination.
A right-left combo lands from Matei.
It looks like Tobias Krug has been cut.
A head kick misses from Krug.
Krug slips a jab and a cross from Matei.
Matei misses with a wild combination.
Matei misses with a series of wild punches.
Matei throws a right and a left that Krug avoids nicely.
Matei scores with a body shot.
Matei lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Krug doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krug shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Matei napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Matei is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Krug has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Krug wants to control but Matei is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matei sneaks out the side door and pushes Krug away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Krug will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mihai Matei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooh!!! Matei has knocked Krug down with a huge combo! Matei steps away and waves a wobbly Krug back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matei lands a left and a right that send Krug crashing to the mat, dazed. Matei thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Krug is rocked!
Matei misses with the combination.
Krug is still on wobbly legs! Can Matei finish him?
No joy there for Matei, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Krug seems to have recovered his senses.
Matei throws a series of punches but Krug moves out of range.
Matei stalks Krug and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Krug's face. Krug staggers backwards, shaken.
That has opened up Tobias Krug's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krug shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Matei sprawls well. Matei wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Krug gets slowly back to his feet.
Krug looks winded!
Nice sprawl there from Matei as Krug shoots in.
Mihai Matei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tobias Krug.
Matei misses with a few strikes there.
Krug throws a head kick that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Matei scores with a four punch combination!
Matei pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Krug back to the cage. Matei follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Krug on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Matei lands a jab to the head.
Krug throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matei lands a nice hook to Krug's body. Krug takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Matei connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Krug! He's out on his feet! Matei rushes in and drops Krug with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mihai Matei!
A relieved looking Mihai Matei thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Stapleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Garkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stapleton comes to the cage accompanied by Stick To Your Guns - Against Them All. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Stapleton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Garkov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Garkov.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Garkov.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stapleton slaps away a takedown attempt from Garkov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Garkov shoots in for a double leg but Stapleton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jeremy Stapleton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Garkov.
Garkov tries to clinch but Stapleton is having none of it.
Stapleton lands a nice looking body shot.
Stapleton lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Garkov looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle, before Stapleton throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Garkov's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Stapleton lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Jeremy Stapleton!
Jeremy Stapleton thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gevorg Petrosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrosyan's entrance music is No Turning Back - Stand and Fight. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kowalski's choice of entrance music: Harvey - Get up and move. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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216 lbs
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210 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gevorg Petrosyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Shawn Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrosyan moves into the clinch.
Petrosyan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Petrosyan. Kowalski shrugs it off though.
Petrosyan misses the jab.
Petrosyan connects with a single shot there.
Petrosyan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Petrosyan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kowalski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kowalski is looking to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Petrosyan, right into the meat.
Kowalski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Shawn Kowalski has been cut.
Petrosyan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Petrosyan tries for a kimura but Kowalski is defending well.
Petrosyan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kowalski, who protects the arm well.
Petrosyan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Petrosyan has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Kowalski is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Petrosyan yanks on the arm and Kowalski is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Petrosyan.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gevorg Petrosyan!
Gevorg Petrosyan bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zeus Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jj Mcgarry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeus Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jj Mcgarry!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgarry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gracie drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mcgarry is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie trying to move into half guard but instead Mcgarry has managed to sweep!
Gracie has his foot on Mcgarry's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mcgarry works his way back into a safe position though.
Mcgarry drops back looking for a leg! Gracie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gracie manages to kick Mcgarry off! Mcgarry jumps back into Gracie's guard.
Mcgarry 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.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mcgarry 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.
Gracie pulls Mcgarry in close to his closed guard and prevents Mcgarry from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mcgarry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is adopting a defensive guard.
Gracie has his foot on Mcgarry's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mcgarry works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mcgarry 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.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is pulling down on Mcgarry's head to control his posture.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mcgarry drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mcgarry jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgarry drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mcgarry jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mcgarry thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Mcgarry drops back looking for a leg! Gracie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gracie manages to kick Mcgarry off! Mcgarry jumps back into Gracie's guard.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mcgarry is aware though and is defending well.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gracie holds on and takes a little breather.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcgarry wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Mcgarry postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgarry drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mcgarry jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mcgarry thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mcgarry drops back looking for a leg! Gracie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gracie manages to kick Mcgarry off! Mcgarry jumps back into Gracie's guard.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Mcgarry postures up.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Mcgarry postures up.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mcgarry defends it easily.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgarry thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Mcgarry pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie is trying to keep Mcgarry in close.
Gracie has control of Mcgarry's left arm, preventing Mcgarry from doing any damage.
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!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Zeus Gracie just wasn't active enough.
Mcgarry fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mcgarry quickly recovers to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeus Gracie dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mcgarry fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie gets the takedown into side control.
Mcgarry is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gracie moves into full mount!
Gracie is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mcgarry is surviving well by controlling Gracie's body position as best he can.
Mcgarry sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Mcgarry is defending well.
Gracie frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mcgarry is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Mcgarry is in real trouble.
You can see the frustration on Mcgarry's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Gracie has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Gracie looking to break Mcgarry's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Mcgarry remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gracie will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Mcgarry wants to escape the position.
Mcgarry trying to control the hands but Gracie won't let him.
Mcgarry is in bad spot here.
Mcgarry defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Mcgarry drops back looking for a leg! Gracie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gracie manages to kick Mcgarry off! Mcgarry jumps back into Gracie's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgarry drops back looking for a leg! Gracie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gracie manages to kick Mcgarry off! Mcgarry jumps back into Gracie's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcgarry thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie is controlling Mcgarry's posture.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie is trying to keep Mcgarry in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgarry thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mcgarry gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mcgarry passes Gracie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mcgarry is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie moves into full guard.
Gracie controlling the position.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mcgarry drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mcgarry jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mcgarry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Gracie is tightening it up a little... Mcgarry has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Mcgarry reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Mcgarry taps out! Nice BJJ there by Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Zeus Gracie!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrzej Wrzeszczycki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Epeli Nailatikau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nailatikau has chosen Number of the Bollywood as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrzej Wrzeszczycki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Epeli Nailatikau!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nailatikau looks to land a body kick but Wrzeszczycki moved away.
Nailatikau throws a head kick but Wrzeszczycki moves out of range.
Wrzeszczycki tries to clinch up but Nailatikau circles away and keeps his distance.
Wrzeszczycki checks a leg kick nicely.
Nailatikau throws a hook but Wrzeszczycki avoids it easily.
Wrzeszczycki tries to clinch but Nailatikau is having none of it.
Nailatikau cracks the inside of Wrzeszczycki's front leg.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wrzeszczycki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wrzeszczycki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wrzeszczycki clinches with his opponent.
Nailatikau blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nailatikau stalling against the cage.
Wrzeszczycki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nailatikau tries a knee to the head but Wrzeszczycki blocks it.
A knee to the head by Wrzeszczycki.
Nailatikau is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nailatikau throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wrzeszczycki blocks it with crossed arms.
Wrzeszczycki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wrzeszczycki.
Wrzeszczycki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wrzeszczycki wants to clinch up but Nailatikau keeps it at a distance.
Nailatikau lands a right hook to the body.
Nailatikau throws a head kick but Wrzeszczycki moves out of range.
Nailatikau scores with a head kick. Wrzeszczycki tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wrzeszczycki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nailatikau throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nailatikau feints and then cracks Wrzeszczycki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wrzeszczycki down.
Nice defenses there by Wrzeszczycki.
Wrzeszczycki pushes Nailatikau up against the cage in a clinch.
Nailatikau tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nailatikau is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nailatikau looking to throw knees to the head but Wrzeszczycki is blocking nicely.
Wrzeszczycki breaks from the clinch.
Epeli Nailatikau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wrzeszczycki tries to clinch up.
Nailatikau throws a chopping leg kick but Wrzeszczycki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wrzeszczycki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nailatikau.
Wrzeszczycki has managed to clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wrzeszczycki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nailatikau scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Wrzeszczycki.
Nailatikau is stalling here.
Nailatikau successfully pulls guard.
Wrzeszczycki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nailatikau has his foot on Wrzeszczycki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wrzeszczycki works his way back into a safe position though.
Nailatikau has a closed guard, preventing Wrzeszczycki from standing up.
Wrzeszczycki wants to control from the top but Nailatikau keeps moving.
Wrzeszczycki is looking to work some ground and pound but Nailatikau has wrist control.
Wrzeszczycki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrzej Wrzeszczycki has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Wrzeszczycki doesn't manage to clinch there - Nailatikau circles away.
A clash of legs there as Wrzeszczycki blocks the low kick.
Wrzeszczycki clinches with his opponent.
Nailatikau stalling in the clinch but Wrzeszczycki improves position.
Wrzeszczycki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nailatikau has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nailatikau taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nailatikau tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wrzeszczycki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nailatikau has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nailatikau misses with a body punch.
Wrzeszczycki gets control of Nailatikau's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wrzeszczycki will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Nailatikau must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wrzeszczycki wants to sweep here but Nailatikau controlling him for the moment.
Wrzeszczycki is pulling down on Nailatikau's head. It's preventing any offense from Nailatikau, at least for the moment.
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 Andrzej Wrzeszczycki will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wrzeszczycki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wrzeszczycki.
Wrzeszczycki moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wrzeszczycki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nailatikau's brow.
Nailatikau misses with a knee strike.
Wrzeszczycki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wrzeszczycki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wrzeszczycki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nailatikau sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wrzeszczycki somewhat.
Nailatikau throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wrzeszczycki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrzej Wrzeszczycki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nailatikau throws a jab but it's blocked by Wrzeszczycki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nailatikau throws a leg kick that misses.
Nailatikau looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nailatikau stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nailatikau throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nailatikau keeps the fight on the outside.
Epeli Nailatikau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wrzeszczycki scores with a jab to the body.
Nailatikau misses with a head kick.
Wrzeszczycki blocks a low kick nicely.
Nailatikau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wrzeszczycki.
Wrzeszczycki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wrzeszczycki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wrzeszczycki takes the fight into the clinch.
Nailatikau lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nailatikau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wrzeszczycki avoiding damage as Nailatikau throws knees to the body.
Wrzeszczycki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nailatikau tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wrzeszczycki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nailatikau's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wrzeszczycki looking to throw knees to the head but Nailatikau is blocking nicely.
Nailatikau is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nailatikau jumps guard but Wrzeszczycki turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wrzeszczycki tries to pull guard but Nailatikau won't allow it.
Nailatikau wants to get back to striking at distance but Wrzeszczycki won't allow it.
Wrzeszczycki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nailatikau is trying to pull guard but Wrzeszczycki has him pressed against the cage.
Nailatikau stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wrzeszczycki wants a takedown but no success here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wrzeszczycki.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wrzeszczycki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nailatikau's brow.
Nailatikau fails to pull guard.
A short uppercut from Wrzeszczycki.
Wrzeszczycki gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nailatikau tries to get to full guard but Wrzeszczycki has control of the leg.
Wrzeszczycki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wrzeszczycki is keen to just control but Nailatikau is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrzeszczycki decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Wrzeszczycki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wrzeszczycki tries to close the distance and clinch but Nailatikau swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horrible takedown by Wrzeszczycki or perhaps it was just good defense by Nailatikau which made him look bad.
Nailatikau throws a head kick but Wrzeszczycki moves out of range.
Andrzej Wrzeszczycki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wrzeszczycki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nailatikau.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nailatikau, as that shot connected.
Wrzeszczycki dives in and grabs Nailatikau's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nailatikau pushes down on Wrzeszczycki's head and hops out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Nailatikau misses.
Wrzeszczycki avoids a kick to the body.
Wrzeszczycki shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wrzeszczycki showed some decent athleticism there.
Nailatikau is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andrzej Wrzeszczycki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Nailatikau tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nailatikau throws a sloppy head kick and Wrzeszczycki moves out of range easily.
Wrzeszczycki darts in and clinches Nailatikau up against the cage.
Nailatikau throws a punch but it's blocked by Wrzeszczycki.
Wrzeszczycki wants to stall.
Andrzej Wrzeszczycki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wrzeszczycki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wrzeszczycki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nailatikau.
Nailatikau cracks Wrzeszczycki with a good jab.
Nailatikau tries to clinch up.
Nailatikau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wrzeszczycki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nailatikau avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wrzeszczycki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nailatikau digs a good body shot into Wrzeszczycki's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nailatikau lands a high kick!
Nailatikau gets tackled into the cage by Wrzeszczycki. Wrzeszczycki maintains the clinch.
Wrzeszczycki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nailatikau throws a head kick but Wrzeszczycki moves out of range.
Nailatikau lands with a slapping head kick.
Wrzeszczycki shoots in for a takedown but Nailatikau shows good takedown defense.
Wrzeszczycki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nailatikau manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wrzeszczycki moves in looking to clinch but Nailatikau pushes him off.
Nailatikau shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wrzeszczycki.
Nailatikau is looking to land body kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nailatikau. That's going to slow Wrzeszczycki down.
Wrzeszczycki defending well as Nailatikau loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nailatikau thows a leg kick but Wrzeszczycki checks it
and Wrzeszczycki counters by moving into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nailatikau pushes Wrzeszczycki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nailatikau tries to break the clinch but Wrzeszczycki is controlling the position.
Nailatikau scores with a knee to the head.
Wrzeszczycki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nailatikau's defenses.
Nailatikau jumps guard but Wrzeszczycki turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nailatikau throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wrzeszczycki is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrzej Wrzeszczycki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wrzeszczycki breaks from the clinch.
Wrzeszczycki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nailatikau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nailatikau tries to work over Wrzeszczycki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wrzeszczycki manages to break the clinch.
Nailatikau throws a body kick that misses.
Nailatikau throws a solid leg kick but Wrzeszczycki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nailatikau.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Nailatikau enables Wrzeszczycki to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nailatikau manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nailatikau working a defensive guard but Wrzeszczycki passes into half guard.
Nailatikau trying to hold on to Wrzeszczycki's head to control him but Wrzeszczycki postures up.
Wrzeszczycki is trying to control. Nailatikau wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wrzeszczycki is thwarting Nailatikau's attempts to control the position.
Wrzeszczycki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wrzeszczycki content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrzeszczycki has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
We're going to have a standup here because Andrzej Wrzeszczycki wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wrzeszczycki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nailatikau's half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nailatikau desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Wrzeszczycki throwing shots but Nailatikau is blocking nicely.
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 Andrzej Wrzeszczycki.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wrzeszczycki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Andrzej Wrzeszczycki!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Andrzej Wrzeszczycki!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Andrzej Wrzeszczycki!
Andrzej Wrzeszczycki wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Andrzej Wrzeszczycki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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