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QFC Tournament 277 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Lugo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Huerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Lugo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Huerta!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huerta gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lugo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lugo.
Huerta tried to score with a low kick but Lugo checks it.
Huerta avoids the head kick by Lugo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lugo.
Lugo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Huerta.
Huerta tries for a takedown but Lugo circles away easily
and Lugo counters with a nice leg kick.
Huerta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lugo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Huerta throws a lazy head kick
and Lugo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Huerta looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerta looks for a takedown but Lugo sprawls well.
Daniel Lugo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Huerta.
Lugo circles away from the clinch attempt
and as Huerta loses concentration momentarily, Lugo counters with a picture perfect head kick! Huerta goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Daniel Lugo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bulan Cordit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cordit comes to the cage accompanied by System Of A Down - Chop Suey!. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bulan Cordit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mariusz Nowak!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cordit tries for a takedown but Nowak sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cordit looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nowak controls Cordit momentarily but Cordit frees himself.
Nowak manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cordit manages to get himself to full guard.
Cordit looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nowak passes into half guard.
Cordit might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cordit is looking for a sweep. Nowak is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cordit moves into full guard.
Cordit keeping moving, preventing Nowak from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordit lands an upkick as Nowak stands over him.
Cordit is looking for a triangle but Nowak pushes his legs off easily.
Cordit tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cordit is working hard here to advance position.
Nowak is looking to stand up but Cordit won't let him.
Nowak must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nowak wants to control from the top but Cordit keeps moving.
Nowak's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nowak prevents Cordit from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mariusz Nowak has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Cordit scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nowak wants to get back to his feet.
Nowak is not content to let Cordit control the position.
Nowak trying to hold on to Cordit's head to control him but Cordit postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cordit frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nowak regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cordit controlling the pace.
Cordit throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cordit decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Cordit really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nowak closes the distance and clinches up with Cordit, looking for a takedown. Nowak pushes Cordit against the cage but Cordit circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cordit wants to clinch up but Nowak keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cordit scores with a kick to the body.
Nowak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cordit lands a head kick!
Cordit moves into the clinch.
Nowak is trying to pull guard but Cordit turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cordit tries a knee to the head but Nowak blocks it.
Nowak pulls guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nowak trying to keep a closed guard but Cordit is proving a slippery customer.
Cordit wants to control from the top but Nowak keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bulan Cordit dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cordit shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nowak blocks a head kick by Cordit.
Cordit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cordit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cordit tries to clinch up.
Nowak tries to clinch up but Cordit circles away and keeps his distance.
Cordit has a takedown stuffed.
Nice sprawl there from Nowak as Cordit shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bulan Cordit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nowak closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cordit to the mat! Cordit manages to get full guard.
Cordit is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nowak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nowak trying to control the position from guard on top but Cordit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nowak wants to pass the guard but Cordit is keeping the position.
Cordit throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cordit has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Nowak has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordit tries to pull guard but Nowak forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nowak jumps guard.
Nowak is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nowak is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cordit defends well.
Nowak working for a triangle but Cordit defends it easily.
Cordit wants to control from the top but Nowak keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordit is pushing down on Nowak's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nowak is fighting to maintain full guard but Cordit has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nowak wants to get back to full guard but Cordit has passed into side control.
Cordit lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nowak down.
Nowak takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cordit stands up.
Cordit throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cordit is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nowak's half guard.
Nowak wants to control but Cordit is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nowak wants to get back to his feet.
Cordit slows the pace down in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bulan Cordit dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cordit feints a jab promting Nowak to slip. Cordit then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nowak slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cordit shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cordit stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Nowak to get to his feet.
Cordit closes the distance and pushes Nowak back into the cage.
Cordit tries to pull guard but Nowak won't allow it.
Cordit stalling in the clinch but Nowak improves position.
Cordit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordit is trying to pull guard but Nowak turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nowak wants to get back to striking at distance but Cordit won't allow it.
Nowak has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nowak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Nowak.
Cordit shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nowak defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bulan Cordit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cordit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nowak shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nowak showed some decent athleticism there.
Nowak trying to control from half guard but Cordit is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordit manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Nowak keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Cordit is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nowak is defending well.
Cordit manages to break the clinch.
Nowak throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cordit's waist but Cordit gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nowak off to one side.
Cordit closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nowak circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nowak.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nowak closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cordit circles away.
Cordit shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordit trying to control the position from guard on top but Nowak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cordit gets to his feet. Nowak looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nowak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cordit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cordit darts in and clinches Nowak up against the cage.
Cordit is trying to pull guard but Nowak turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nowak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nowak darts in looking for a takedown but Cordit gets double underhooks and turns Nowak into the cage.
Cordit breaks from the clinch.
Nowak misses with a straight right.
Cordit dives in and scores a takedown into Nowak's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cordit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nowak keeping moving, preventing Cordit from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cordit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nowak is keeping the position for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cordit is in close to Nowak's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bulan Cordit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cordit stopping the sweep attempt from Nowak.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bulan Cordit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cordit 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight for Bulan Cordit!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Bulan Cordit!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Bulan Cordit!
Bulan Cordit wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Bulan Cordit thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Silvano Condrea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Silvano Condrea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Mendez!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Condrea lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Jim Mendez has been cut.
Mendez stuffs the takedown.
Mendez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Condrea is trying to defend but Mendez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mendez wants to work for an arm triangle but Condrea is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mendez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Condrea wants to get back to full guard.
Mendez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mendez seems to be working for a kimura but Condrea defends the submission attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Condrea defends it well.
Condrea looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mendez trying to control the action but Condrea is working from the bottom.
Mendez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Condrea defends it well.
Condrea is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is thwarting Condrea's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendez is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Condrea as he works his way to full guard.
Condrea manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mendez wants to control but Condrea is having none of it.
Mendez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Condrea punching from mount but Mendez doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez tries to hold on but Condrea postures up.
Mendez tries to reverse the position but Condrea maintains control.
Condrea trying to control but Mendez is having none of it.
Mendez tries to hold on but Condrea pushes him away.
Condrea misses with a head shot.
Mendez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mendez can't escape the position.
Mendez wants to control but Condrea is having none of it.
Mendez is desperately trying to improve his position but Condrea has a good base and remains in mount.
Mendez looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Condrea pulls Mendez in close to his closed guard and prevents Mendez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Condrea keeping moving, preventing Mendez from controlling successfully.
Mendez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Condrea is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Condrea has escaped and now he's on top!
Condrea missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mendez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Condrea tries to free his leg and advance position but Mendez is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jim Mendez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jim Mendez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mendez blocks a head kick by Condrea.
Condrea clinches with his opponent.
Condrea is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mendez is defending well.
Condrea taking a breather.
Condrea tries to pull guard but Mendez won't allow it.
Mendez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Condrea is defending well.
Condrea is trying to break free.
Condrea tries to pull guard but Mendez holds him up against the cage and eventually Condrea drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silvano Condrea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mendez is looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Condrea working hard to break the clinch.
Condrea drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Condrea swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mendez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Condrea pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mendez shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez shoots for a takedown but Condrea saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silvano Condrea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mendez is breathing heavily.
Condrea shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Condrea closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Condrea is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mendez is defending well.
Mendez wants a takedown.
Condrea fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Condrea pulls Mendez into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condrea keeping moving, preventing Mendez from controlling successfully.
Condrea trying to keep a closed guard but Mendez is proving a slippery customer.
Condrea is looking to stand up but Mendez isn't so interested in that idea.
Mendez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mendez looking to sit in guard and control but Condrea gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mendez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Condrea's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Condrea pulls Mendez in to control the position.
Condrea looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Condrea is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Condrea has escaped and now he's on top!
Condrea stopping the sweep attempt from Mendez.
Jim Mendez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mendez trying to keep a closed guard but Condrea is proving a slippery customer.
Condrea trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Condrea won't allow Mendez to sweep him here.
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 Silvano Condrea will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jim Mendez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Condrea fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mendez avoids it really well and circles away.
Mendez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Condrea avoids it really well and circles away.
Condrea dives in for a single leg takedown but Mendez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez gets underhooks to prevent Condrea's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silvano Condrea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Condrea prevents the takedown attempt.
Mendez is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Condrea changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mendez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mendez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Condrea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Condrea looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Condrea shoots in and drives through. Mendez sprawls well.
Mendez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mendez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mendez is trying to get an arm triangle but Condrea is defending well.
Mendez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Condrea keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez taking a break here but Condrea is having none of it and regains half guard.
Mendez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Condrea is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez wants to take a breather but Condrea is having none of it.
Mendez seems to be looking for submissions.
Condrea is trying to stand up here but Mendez is controlling him well.
Mendez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Condrea defends it well.
Mendez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Condrea wants to control but Mendez is keeping busy.
Mendez prevents Condrea from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez seems to be looking for submissions.
Condrea tries to kick Mendez off but Mendez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mendez trying to control from half guard but Condrea is working away.
Condrea is defending against the submission attempts here by Mendez.
Mendez trying to control from half guard but Condrea is working away.
Mendez wants to work for an arm triangle but Condrea is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Mendez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mendez 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 James Atkins scores the fight for Jim Mendez!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Jim Mendez!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Jim Mendez!
Jim Mendez wins by unanimous decision!
Jim Mendez decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clinkz WestWood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Long Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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185 lbs
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Clinkz WestWood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Long Wang!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang is trying hard to land a takedown here. WestWood sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
WestWood goes for a double leg but Wang avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wang continues to drive forward.
Wang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wang stalling in the clinch.
WestWood changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wang fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wang scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wang in particular looking to stall.
It looks like Wang might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
WestWood flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang prevents WestWood from improving his position.
WestWood pushes Wang off looking to stand but Wang dives back in and keeps control.
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. Wang connects with a nice short shot to WestWood's temple.
Wang controlling the action here.
Long Wang has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
WestWood misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
WestWood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Long Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wang is looking to clinch but WestWood is avoiding it.
WestWood shoots in and drives through. Wang sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clinkz WestWood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wang darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wang is thwarting WestWood's attempts to control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wang missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
WestWood trying to control here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wang seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wang dives in and scores a takedown into WestWood's guard.
WestWood working a defensive guard here.
Wang not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
WestWood looking to control.
WestWood can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wang controls the pace.
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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
We're going to have a standup here because Clinkz WestWood wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wang moves out of range of the leg kick from WestWood.
WestWood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wang closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wang lands in his opponent's guard.
Wang controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wang tries to free his leg and advance position but WestWood is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Long Wang dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - WestWood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up but WestWood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
WestWood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
WestWood closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wang circles away.
Wang moves in looking to clinch but WestWood pushes him off.
Wang moves out of range as WestWood throws a body kick.
Wang looks to score with a jab to the body but WestWood is just out of range.
WestWood shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wang looks for a takedown but WestWood sprawls well.
WestWood tries for a takedown but Wang circles away easily
and Wang counters with a shoot takedown. WestWood fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clinkz WestWood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
WestWood is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
WestWood manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wang manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang 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.
WestWood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wang wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Clinkz WestWood wasn't doing enough on the ground.
WestWood manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wang on his heels. He'll look to pass Wang's guard now, I'm sure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
WestWood trying to control the position from guard on top but Wang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
WestWood with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wang looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but WestWood puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Wang tries to roll over but WestWood keeps him under control.
Wang blocking the ground and pound attempt from WestWood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
WestWood wants to control but Wang is keeping him busy.
WestWood throws a strike but Wang avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Wang 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.
WestWood trying to control the position from guard on top but Wang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Clinkz WestWood just wasn't active enough.
No luck with that takedown attempt from WestWood.
WestWood shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wang as he jumps to the side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming WestWood to the mat! WestWood manages to get full guard.
WestWood trying to keep a closed guard but Wang is proving a slippery customer.
Wang controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wang must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wang's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wang is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Long Wang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
WestWood shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than WestWood was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
WestWood wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wang keeps working.
WestWood wants to stand but Wang is controlling his arm.
WestWood trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Long Wang has got the better of the ground game so far.
WestWood scores with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
WestWood has control of an arm but Wang manages to advance to WestWood's back!
Wang loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can WestWood hold on?
Wang is landing with strikes. WestWood can't take much more of this.
Wang punches WestWood on the ear.
Wang is punishing WestWood with some ground and pound.
WestWood looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
WestWood tries to break free.
Wang has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of WestWood's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wang is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. WestWood defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
What can WestWood do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Wang has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
WestWood is covering up but some of the strikes from Wang are getting through and doing damage.
WestWood wants to control his opponent's hands but Wang gets his hands free.
Wang keeps control of the position as WestWood tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Wang looking for the choke but no joy.
WestWood tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
WestWood is working to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Long Wang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wang 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Long Wang!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Long Wang!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Long Wang!
Long Wang wins by unanimous decision!
Long Wang tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hendrik Hansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jens Pedersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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130 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hendrik Hansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jens Pedersen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedersen misses the shot to the body.
Pedersen just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Hansson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Hendrik Hansson has been cut.
Pedersen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hansson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pedersen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hansson is in Pedersen's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pedersen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hansson stands and throws Pedersen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pedersen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hansson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hansson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pedersen can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hansson decides to stand back up. Hansson steps back and let's Pedersen get back to his feet.
Pedersen punishes Hansson's body with a nice straight punch.
Hansson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pedersen was covering up waiting for the punch and Hansson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansson connects with a couple of short punches.
Hansson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hansson won't allow Pedersen to sweep him here.
Hansson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hansson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hansson advances to half guard.
Pedersen tries to roll over but Hansson keeps him under control.
Pedersen trying to hold on to Hansson's head to control him but Hansson postures up.
Hansson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hansson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hansson 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pedersen punching from the bottom.
Hansson content to control rather than advance.
Pedersen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hansson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pedersen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Hendrik Hansson just wasn't active enough.
Pedersen rushes Hansson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hansson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pedersen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pedersen controlling the action here for a moment.
Pedersen taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Pedersen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pedersen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pedersen trying to stall but Hansson improves his position.
Pedersen pushes off an throws an elbow but Hansson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hansson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pedersen avoids it.
Hansson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pedersen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pedersen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hansson blocks the elbow strike.
Hansson tries to break the clinch but Pedersen is controlling the position.
Pedersen throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pedersen is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jens Pedersen.
Pedersen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hansson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hansson.
Pedersen controls Hansson momentarily but Hansson frees himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pedersen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hansson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hansson is breathing heavily.
Hansson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pedersen is trying to control the position but Hansson postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hansson stands and throws Pedersen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pedersen is letting Hansson control him for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hendrik Hansson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hendrik Hansson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pedersen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hansson's hands.
A jab lands there for Pedersen.
Hansson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hansson is rocked!
Hansson ducks into an uppercut from Pedersen and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jens Pedersen!
A victorious Jens Pedersen 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Yorgi Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Vi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Yorgi Cohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Vi!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vi throws a head kick but Cohen moves out of range.
Vi is looking to clinch.
Cohen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cohen is looking for a triangle but Vi pushes his legs off easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cohen is on top in guard.
Cohen tries to free his leg and advance position but Vi is retaining full guard.
Vi wants to control but Cohen passes easily into half guard.
Cohen prevents Vi from standing back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cohen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vi wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen wants to work for an arm triangle but Vi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vi trying to control but Cohen postures up.
Cohen trying to control from half guard but Vi is working away.
Cohen trying to mount his opponent but Vi defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cohen seems to be looking for submissions.
Still in half guard, Cohen seems content to control.
Vi is looking for a sweep. Cohen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vi is trying to maintain the position but Cohen is very close to passing his half guard.
Cohen wants to free his trapped foot but Vi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cohen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cohen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Vi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cohen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vi wants to get back to his feet.
Cohen is looking for a kimura here.
Vi is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Vi is trying to maintain the position but Cohen is very close to passing his half guard.
Vi is in trouble now - Cohen has advanced to mount!
Vi has left one of his arms exposed and Cohen doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Vi screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yorgi Cohen!
During a confident post fight interview, Yorgi Cohen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boo Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Huggens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Boo Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Huggens!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huggens has managed to clinch.
Scott is trying to drag Huggens to the mat but Huggens just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Huggens stalls.
Scott tries to pull guard but Huggens won't allow it.
Huggens working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Scott is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Huggens lands a left hand that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Scott tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boo Scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huggens lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Boo Scott has been cut.
Scott tries to score a body lock takedown but Huggens shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huggens taking a breather.
Scott tries to pull guard but Huggens holds him up against the cage and eventually Scott drops back down to his feet.
Huggens scores with a shoulder strike.
Huggens working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Scott is rocked!
Huggens dips a shoulder and cracks Scott with a mighty uppercut! Scott falls back against the cage and Huggens unloads with a barrage of strikes! Scott is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Huggens screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Huggens!
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