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HFC 13 - Little Guys PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Crazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crazy has chosen DEVIL as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Super Crazy!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jackson. Crazy shrugs it off though.
Crazy closes the distance and clinches up with Jackson, looking for a takedown. Crazy pushes Jackson against the cage but Jackson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Crazy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jackson circles away.
Jackson jabs Crazy right on the nose. Crazy blinks but takes it well.
Jackson shoots in and bounces Crazy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jackson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Crazy needs to keep his hands up - Jackson had a free shot at his head there.
Crazy fails with a takedown attempt.
Jim Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Super Crazy.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Crazy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson drives through and clinches with Crazy against the cage.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Crazy letting Jackson take a breather here.
Crazy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jackson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Crazy tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Crazy has Jackson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jackson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jackson stalling in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jackson obliges.
Jackson pulls guard effortlessly.
Crazy throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Crazy throws a strike but Jackson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Crazy looks winded!
Crazy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jackson is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson stands and steps away. Crazy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crazy defends it nicely.
Crazy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jackson defends it nicely.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crazy as he jumps to the side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
Crazy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Crazy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jackson to the mat! Jackson manages to get full guard.
Crazy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crazy throws an elbow that misses. Jackson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Crazy's guard. Nice move by Jackson!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazy wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling him.
Jackson stands and steps away. Crazy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Crazy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crazy as he jumps to the side.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Crazy shoots in.
Crazy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jackson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Crazy is trying to buck Jackson off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson stands up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crazy misses with a takedown attempt - Jackson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Crazy circles away and keeps his distance.
Crazy shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crazy shoots in looking for a takedown but Jackson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Crazy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson throws a right and a left that Crazy avoids nicely.
Jackson leaves Crazy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jackson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Jackson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jackson tries to clinch but Crazy moves out of range.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crazy can't get the takedown.
Crazy drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jackson slaps away a takedown attempt from Crazy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jim Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Super Crazy.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crazy missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson scores with a sloppy right hand. Crazy should have avoided that one.
Jackson fails to land the takedown.
Super Crazy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Crazy.
Jim Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Crazy throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Crazy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Crazy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crazy is breathing heavily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
Crazy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jackson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Crazy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jackson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jackson working Crazy over with knees to the body.
Jackson has picked Crazy up - he's going for a ride! Jackson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Crazy tries to kick Jackson off in order to stand up. Jackson Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Jackson stands up and beckons Crazy to his feet.
Jackson closes the distance and pushes Crazy back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Crazy tries for a takedown. No joy.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Jackson.
Jim Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jackson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Come on Jackson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson pulls Crazy into guard.
Jackson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
Crazy takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crazy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
Crazy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jackson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Crazy tries for a takedown but Jackson manages to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a nice elbow.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crazy can do to turn this around?
Jackson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Crazy regains guard immediately.
Crazy is looking to stand up but Jackson isn't so interested in that idea.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crazy wants to stand and escape but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson gets to his feet - Crazy follows without any prompting.
Crazy throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson moves into the clinch successfully.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Jackson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jackson stops a takedown attempt from Crazy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson stalling the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jackson.
Jackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson stalling the fight.
Jackson decides to pull guard.
Crazy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Crazy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Crazy!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crazy is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Jackson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Crazy sprawls well.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Crazy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jackson after a bit of a struggle.
Jackson prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jim Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Super Crazy.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Crazy is keeping busy.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Jackson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Crazy up against the cage.
Crazy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jackson prevents it.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson pulls guard successfully.
Jim Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crazy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crazy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crazy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson has his feet on Crazy's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Crazy shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crazy, pushing him back against the cage.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson landing knees to the head.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Super Crazy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crazy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Crazy off to one side.
Jackson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A good leg kick by Jackson.
Jackson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Crazy.
Crazy fails with the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Crazy shoots in.
Jackson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Crazy to the mat! Crazy manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crazy is wriggling around but Jackson manages to pass to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crazy is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Crazy defends it well.
Jackson stops Crazy from getting back to his feet.
Jackson passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Jackson dives in and grabs Crazy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Crazy pushes down on Jackson's head and hops out.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crazy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jackson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Crazy wants a takedown.
Jackson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crazy's defenses.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Crazy 's eye.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crazy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Crazy sprawls well.
Crazy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Crazy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jackson is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crazy landing strikes.
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!
Jackson parries the strikes from Crazy easily there. Crazy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jackson to escape.
Jackson explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Crazy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown. Crazy tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crazy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Crazy throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson leaves Crazy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Crazy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Super Crazy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jim Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crazy has Jackson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jackson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Jackson!
Jim Jackson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Javon Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maciej Jewtuszko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison comes to the cage accompanied by Mallory Knox-Beggars. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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19
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Javon Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Maciej Jewtuszko!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling eachother endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Jewtuszko thuds his right hand into Morrison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Morrison shoots in and bounces Jewtuszko 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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Morrison throws a big elbow that misses.
Morrison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morrison accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morrison throws a big elbow that misses.
Morrison slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Morrison sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jewtuszko is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Morrison with the ground and pound but Jewtuszko regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Morrison thows a huge punch but Jewtuszko dodges it nicely.
Morrison missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morrison sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jewtuszko defending well though.
Morrison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throwing shots but Jewtuszko is blocking nicely.
Morrison lands with a punch from half guard.
Morrison drops an elbow to the side of Jewtuszko's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrison lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Morrison connects with a nice short shot to Jewtuszko's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jewtuszko looks winded!
Morrison scores with a big shot! Jewtuszko's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Jewtuszko! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javon Morrison!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dolor Pulchra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aslak Joikhaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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26
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dolor Pulchra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aslak Joikhaaja!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulchra defending well as Joikhaaja loads up on a big left hand.
Joikhaaja fails with the takedown
and Pulchra counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Joikhaaja is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pulchra pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pulchra gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Joikhaaja.
Dolor Pulchra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aslak Joikhaaja.
Pulchra has hold of one of Joikhaaja's legs. Joikhaaja is fighting the takedown attempt but Pulchra gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Pulchra has gone for a leg lock! Joikhaaja slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pulchra's guard.
Pulchra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Joikhaaja with a flurry of punches that miss.
Joikhaaja lands a couple of elbows.
Joikhaaja in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pulchra escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Joikhaaja gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joikhaaja working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulchra looking for a sweep. Not yet Pulchra, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pulchra holds on and takes a little breather.
Joikhaaja has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Joikhaaja prevents Pulchra from getting back to his feet.
Joikhaaja throws a big right hand that misses.
Pulchra is looking to stand up but Joikhaaja isn't so interested in that idea.
Joikhaaja chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Joikhaaja's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Joikhaaja throwing strikes from guard but Pulchra blocks nicely.
Joikhaaja throws a big elbow that misses.
Joikhaaja is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Joikhaaja throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pulchra works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Joikhaaja landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joikhaaja lands a couple of elbows.
Pulchra keeping moving, preventing Joikhaaja from controlling successfully.
Pulchra wants to sweep but no luck.
Pulchra is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pulchra can't keep his opponent in guard - Joikhaaja advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pulchra is looking to improve his position.
Pulchra is working hard here to advance position.
Pulchra makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pulchra.
Joikhaaja trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joikhaaja chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Joikhaaja accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joikhaaja trying to control but Pulchra is working from the bottom.
Joikhaaja working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pulchra's head.
Joikhaaja is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Joikhaaja trying to control the position from guard on top but Pulchra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joikhaaja throwing strikes from guard but Pulchra blocks nicely.
Pulchra on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pulchra tries to get out of the position.
Joikhaaja throws a big elbow that misses.
Joikhaaja missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joikhaaja postures up.
Joikhaaja wants to control from the top but Pulchra keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joikhaaja with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joikhaaja with a nice head shot there.
Pulchra looking for a guillotine here but Joikhaaja defends easily.
Pulchra trying to keep a closed guard but Joikhaaja is proving a slippery customer.
Joikhaaja pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pulchra is keeping the position for now.
Pulchra is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pulchra keeping moving, preventing Joikhaaja from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Joikhaaja accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aslak Joikhaaja dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Joikhaaja throws an overhand right that lands on Pulchra's shoulder, as Pulchra tries to avoid the shot.
Pulchra tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Joikhaaja swivels and escapes.
Pulchra lands with a slapping head kick.
Joikhaaja is looking to chop away at Pulchra's legs.
Joikhaaja is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pulchra sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pulchra closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Joikhaaja to the mat! Joikhaaja manages to get full guard.
Pulchra passes Joikhaaja's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Joikhaaja trying to hold on to Pulchra's head to control him but Pulchra postures up.
Joikhaaja is looking for a sweep. Pulchra is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Joikhaaja is still trying to improve position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joikhaaja works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pulchra preventing the sweep.
Pulchra wants to control from the top but Joikhaaja keeps moving.
Joikhaaja 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joikhaaja not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Joikhaaja 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.
Pulchra chips away with some ground and pound.
Joikhaaja is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pulchra is trying to maintain the position but Joikhaaja is very close to passing his half guard.
Pulchra on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Joikhaaja is thwarting Pulchra's attempts to control the position.
Joikhaaja is keen to just control but Pulchra is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulchra desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Joikhaaja scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pulchra is looking to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulchra is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Joikhaaja scores with a couple of nice shots.
Joikhaaja seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Joikhaaja lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Joikhaaja scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pulchra trying to control here.
Joikhaaja thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pulchra's head.
Joikhaaja sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pulchra defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulchra wants to get back to full guard.
Joikhaaja wants to control but Pulchra is keeping him busy.
Joikhaaja winds up and cracks Pulchra with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Joikhaaja working over Pulchra with some ground and pound. Pulchra looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pulchra manages to get to full guard.
Joikhaaja in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Joikhaaja scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pulchra can't keep his opponent in guard - Joikhaaja advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Joikhaaja is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Joikhaaja seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pulchra does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulchra wants to control but Joikhaaja is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulchra is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Joikhaaja trying to control from half guard but Pulchra is working away.
Joikhaaja sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pulchra has a takedown stuffed.
Pulchra closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Joikhaaja did well to prevent Pulchra getting side control.
Aslak Joikhaaja has got the better of the ground game so far.
Joikhaaja is looking to control Pulchra's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Joikhaaja avoid being mounted?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joikhaaja is trying to get back to full guard.
Joikhaaja holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aslak Joikhaaja showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Joikhaaja is looking to slow Pulchra down with leg kicks.
Pulchra takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Joikhaaja fails with a takedown attempt.
Joikhaaja avoids the head kick by Pulchra.
Joikhaaja throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pulchra.
Pulchra throws a wild body kick that Joikhaaja sees coming a mile off.
Pulchra throws a head kick that misses.
Joikhaaja fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pulchra to the ground. Joikhaaja is now in Pulchra's guard.
Pulchra has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pulchra wants to sweep here but Joikhaaja controlling him for the moment.
Joikhaaja is looking to work some ground and pound but Pulchra has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joikhaaja loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Joikhaaja stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pulchra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Joikhaaja is in close to Pulchra's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pulchra is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Joikhaaja working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pulchra's head.
Joikhaaja throwing strikes but missing.
Joikhaaja working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Joikhaaja pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pulchra is keeping the position for now.
Pulchra not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pulchra utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulchra keeping moving, preventing Joikhaaja from controlling successfully.
Pulchra wants to stand up but Joikhaaja is controlling him.
Joikhaaja pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pulchra is keeping the position for now.
Joikhaaja looking to sit in guard and control but Pulchra gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Joikhaaja looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joikhaaja is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pulchra showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pulchra forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joikhaaja tries to kick Pulchra off but Pulchra keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Joikhaaja is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pulchra is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Joikhaaja on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Joikhaaja is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Joikhaaja manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pulchra has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Joikhaaja is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pulchra wants to control from the top but Joikhaaja keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joikhaaja wants to sweep here but Pulchra controlling him for the moment.
Joikhaaja keeps trying to improve his position.
Joikhaaja looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pulchra puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Aslak Joikhaaja is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pulchra is keen to just control but Joikhaaja is a slippery customer.
Well, if Pulchra is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joikhaaja is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aslak Joikhaaja comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Joikhaaja winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aslak Joikhaaja!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Devin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Achilles Akhilleus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Devin has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. 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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178 lbs
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthew Devin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Achilles Akhilleus!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Devin takes a swing at Akhilleus's ribcage but misses.
Akhilleus has closed the distance and engaged Devin in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Devin fails to land.
Akhilleus lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Akhilleus.
A knee to the head by Akhilleus.
Devin is breathing heavily.
Akhilleus lands a knee to the body.
Devin takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Matthew Devin has been cut.
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!
Akhilleus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Akhilleus working Devin over with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Akhilleus.
Akhilleus lands a body shot.
Akhilleus with a knee to the head.
Devin is rocked!
Akhilleus misses with a knee strike.
Oh Devin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Akhilleus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Devin blocks it with crossed arms.
Akhilleus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Devin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Akhilleus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Devin blocks it with crossed arms.
Akhilleus looking to throw knees to the head but Devin is blocking nicely.
Akhilleus creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Devin's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Devin drops to his knees and Akhilleus pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Achilles Akhilleus!
An out of breath Achilles Akhilleus thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nico Carri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nico Carri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson misses with a double jab.
Anderson moves into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Carri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carri obliges.
Carri with a knee to the head.
It looks like John Anderson has been cut.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson blocks an elbow strike.
Carri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carri tries a knee to the head but Anderson blocks it.
A short right from Anderson.
Carri has Anderson pressed against the cage, preventing Anderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carri with a knee to the head.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Carri.
Carri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carri displaying some good clinch control by pressing Anderson up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Carri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carri lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carri landing knees to the head.
Carri is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anderson is keeping busy.
Good body shot from Anderson.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Carri tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
Carri using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Carri looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carri wants to stall.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Anderson lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson cracks Carri with a nice body shot.
Carri tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carri tries a knee to the head but Anderson blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Anderson.
Carri trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Anderson as the two fighters clinch.
Anderson manages to break the clinch.
Carri pushes Anderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Carri tries to land a knee to the head but Anderson blocks with his arms.
Carri misses with a knee to the head.
Carri is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Anderson as the two fighters clinch.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carri's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Carri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carri misses with a knee to the head.
Carri tries a knee to the head but Anderson blocks it.
Carri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Anderson.
Anderson throws an elbow but it misses.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carri backwards.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
Carri misses with a knee strike.
Carri's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carri takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
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!
Carri using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Anderson.
Anderson digs a right hand into Carri's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carri's gas tank.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carris head.
Anderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carri.
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson gets a double leg takedown into Carri's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Anderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Anderson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anderson has closed the distance and engaged Carri in a clinch.
John Anderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Anderson avoids the elbow strike from Carri, against the cage.
Anderson digs a right hand into Carri's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carri's gas tank.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Carri backwards.
Carri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anderson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Carri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anderson lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carri throws an elbow but misses.
Carri pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carri's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carri pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short right from Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carri with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carri taking a breather.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carri looking to throw knees to the head but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Anderson digs a right hand into Carri's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carri's gas tank.
Carri is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderson is defending well for now.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carri pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Anderson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carri or not.
Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
John Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carri backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carri taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Anderson is leaning against Carri and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carri backwards.
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carri with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Carri lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carri with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carri has Anderson pressed against the cage, preventing Anderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anderson pushes Carri back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carri is looking to control Anderson's arms but Anderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carri has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Anderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Anderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Anderson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Carri's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
Anderson has Carri pushed against the cage.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carri backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Anderson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Anderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anderson.
Anderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson pushes Carri back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carri throws an elbow but misses.
Carri on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Anderson.
Anderson cracks Carri with a nice body shot.
Carri dodges an elbow strike from Anderson.
Anderson digs a right hand underneath Carri's ribcage. Carri let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carri throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carri being controlled against the cage.
Anderson pushes Carri back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Anderson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Anderson moves out of range of the leg kick from Carri.
Anderson cracks Carri with an open hand slap.
Carri gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carri tries to stall but Anderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice elbow from Carri.
Anderson tightens his grip and picks Carri up, before dumping him to the ground. Carri manages to land in guard.
Carri keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Carri wants to stand up but Anderson is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. John Anderson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Carri closes the distance and pushes Anderson back into the cage.
Carri landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Anderson cracks Carri with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson tries to break free but Carri pushes him back against the cage.
Carri misses with an elbow over the top.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Carri misses with a knee to the head.
Carri pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anderson blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson stalling in the clinch.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carri is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carri using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carri is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Oh Carri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A body shot lands from Anderson.
Good body shot from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Anderson avoiding damage as Carri throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a big right hand that drops Carri! The killer instinct kicks in and Anderson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Anderson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Anderson!
After winning the bout, John Anderson 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Andy Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hektor Alexandros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Killer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hektor Alexandros!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killer throws a series of punches but Alexandros avoids them all with ease.
Alexandros scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Alexandros.
Alexandros lands a head kick. Killer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Alexandros avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alexandros lands a high kick!
Killer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alexandros throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alexandros throws a wild body kick that Killer sees coming a mile off.
Good leg kick by Alexandros there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Killer misses with a wild combination.
Killer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Alexandros throws a lazy uppercut
and Killer counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Alexandros badly! Killer follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Alexandros out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Killer finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andy Killer!
A very excited looking Andy Killer made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Connor Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Hurt Soccer Kick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roger Hurt Soccer Kick is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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19
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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146 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Connor Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Hurt Soccer Kick!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soccer Kick throws a sloppy body shot
and Freeman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Soccer Kick's guard.
Soccer Kick wants to stand and escape but Freeman is having none of it.
Freeman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Freeman throws a big right hand that misses.
Soccer Kick utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Freeman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Soccer Kick keeping moving, preventing Freeman from controlling successfully.
Freeman is looking to work some ground and pound but Soccer Kick has wrist control.
Freeman passes Soccer Kick's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soccer Kick blocking the ground and pound attempt from Freeman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freeman trying to control from half guard but Soccer Kick is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freeman trying to control the pace.
Soccer Kick is trying to stand.
Freeman wants to take a breather but Soccer Kick is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman stops Soccer Kick from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Connor Freeman just wasn't active enough.
Freeman fails with the takedown
and Soccer Kick counters with a right hand to the body.
Connor Freeman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soccer Kick slaps away a takedown attempt from Freeman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Freeman avoids the body shot from Soccer Kick.
Soccer Kick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Freeman shoots in and gets a takedown into Soccer Kick's guard.
Freeman looking to pass the guard.
Soccer Kick wants to stand and escape but Freeman is having none of it.
Freeman trying to control the position from guard on top but Soccer Kick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soccer Kick wants to stand but Freeman is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman throwing strikes from guard but Soccer Kick blocks nicely.
Freeman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Freeman throwing strikes from guard but Soccer Kick blocks nicely.
Freeman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Soccer Kick is keeping the position for now.
Freeman throws a big elbow that misses.
Soccer Kick wants to get back to his feet but Freeman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Soccer Kick can do anything to dispel that myth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soccer Kick is working an open guard so Freeman takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Freeman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Freeman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Soccer Kick is looking to escape.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Soccer Kick wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman uses his free foot to push down on Soccer Kick's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Soccer Kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Freeman with good strikes from the mount here!
Soccer Kick is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Soccer Kick is squirming around, avoiding Freeman's attempts to control the action.
The referee warns Soccer Kick that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Freeman raining down shots from the mount!
Soccer Kick's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Freeman dominating with strikes here.
Freeman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Soccer Kick is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freeman postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Soccer Kick in real trouble here! The ref calls for Soccer Kick 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 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Connor Freeman!
A relieved looking Connor Freeman 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Murry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Walken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Will Walken will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Murry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Walken!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murry closes the distance and clinches up with Walken, looking for a takedown. Murry pushes Walken against the cage but Walken circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Walken keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Walken fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Walken stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Murry shoots in looking for a takedown. Walken tries to sprawl out of it but Murry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Walken manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Murry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murry looks for a takedown but Walken sprawls well.
Murry fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Walken to the ground. Murry is now in Walken's guard.
Walken wants to get back to his feet but Murry is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walken swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murry advances position into side control!
Walken wants to control but Murry postures up.
Murry looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Murry wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Walken, who protects the arm well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walken is trying to control Murry's posture but Murry avoids it.
Murry in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Walken is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joe Murry!
A victorious Joe Murry thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dark Destroyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Stumpp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Dark Destroyer has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dark Destroyer seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Destroyer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Stumpp!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stumpp tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Destroyer is able to avoid easily.
Destroyer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Destroyer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stumpp.
Destroyer throws a jab when Stumpp was well out of range.
Destroyer scores with a body shot.
Stumpp lands with a thumping leg kick.
Destroyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Destroyer throws a hook but Stumpp avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stumpp. That's going to slow Destroyer down.
Destroyer throws a right hand that Stumpp ducks under and follows up with a left that Stumpp also avoids with ease.
Destroyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stumpp moves away.
Destroyer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stumpp throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab from Destroyer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stumpp.
Dark Destroyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Destroyer throws a jab when Stumpp was well out of range.
Destroyer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Destroyer throws a shot to the body.
Stumpp shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Destroyer defends it nicely.
Stumpp gets the takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Stumpp has hold of Destroyer's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Destroyer tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Stumpp cranks the arm and Destroyer screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Destroyer, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Peter Stumpp!
Peter Stumpp is the new featherweight champion!
After the fight, Peter Stumpp was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas J Mcgarry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Torino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicholas J Mcgarry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicholas J Mcgarry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Torino!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgarry misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Torino to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Nicholas J Mcgarry has been cut.
Mcgarry doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Torino counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Torino stops a takedown attempt from Mcgarry.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicholas J Mcgarry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcgarry is looking for a takedown.
Mcgarry is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Torino to keep the fight standing.
Torino pulls guard successfully.
Mcgarry drops back, looking for a kneebar! Torino looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Torino looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Torino!
Torino lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mcgarry down.
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!
Mcgarry is working to avoid the ground and pound but Torino connects with a decent elbow.
Nicholas J Mcgarry's cut is getting worse.
Mcgarry gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torino throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Torino is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgarry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mcgarry looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mcgarry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Torino.
Torino looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Torino slips a nice elbow through Mcgarry's hands, connecting with Mcgarry's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcgarry won't allow Torino to pass to mount.
Mcgarry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mcgarry has hold of Torino's hands but Torino slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Torino is nestled in close to Mcgarry, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torino working over Mcgarry with some ground and pound. Mcgarry looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Torino lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mcgarry actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgarry is looking for a sweep. Torino is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Torino.
Torino looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Torino lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Torino seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Torino prevents Mcgarry from improving his position.
Mcgarry works his way to full guard. Good work.
Torino lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nicholas J Mcgarry's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Torino working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mcgarry's head.
Torino got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mcgarry has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Torino has managed to get both his arms back between Mcgarry's legs - danger averted.
Torino working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mcgarry's head.
Torino must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Torino stands up over Mcgarry, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgarry working for a triangle but Torino defends it easily.
Mcgarry is looking for a triangle but Torino pushes his legs off easily.
Mcgarry escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Torino gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mcgarry working a defensive guard here.
Torino wants to control from the top but Mcgarry keeps moving.
Torino content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Torino lands a couple of digs.
Torino with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jeez, Nicholas J Mcgarry's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nicholas J Mcgarry's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Max Torino!
Max Torino is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Max Torino thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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