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Galaxy 97: Till I Collapse PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Metal Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ripper comes to the cage accompanied by Sabaton - Metal ripper. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Metal Ripper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 18 - 2, fighting out of London, Anton Walter!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walter misses with a leg kick.
Ripper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walter was well out of range. Poor timing from Ripper.
Walter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ripper fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Walter is out of range.
Walter fails to land with a series of punches.
Good leg kick by Ripper there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Walter clinches with his opponent.
Ripper is looking to break free of the clinch but Walter has double underhooks.
Ripper misses with a punch to the body.
Walter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Walter as Ripper tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Walter breaks from the clinch.
Walter moves in looking to clinch but Ripper pushes him off.
Ripper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ripper keeps the fight on the outside.
Walter misses with a leg kick.
Walter wants to clinch.
Walter tries to land a front kick but Ripper steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Walter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walter tries to move into range but Ripper moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter misses with the combination.
Walter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ripper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Walter counters with a one-two to the body.
Ripper throws a right and a left that Walter avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walter jabs Ripper to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Walter.
Walter connects with a body shot that sends Ripper's belly button to the back.
Ripper tries to bum rush Walter with a series of wild strikes but Walter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ripper clinches up with Walter and pushes him back against the cage.
Walter presses Ripper against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripper tries a body shot but Walter blocks it.
Walter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Walter.
Ripper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walter dodges the punch combination from Ripper.
Walter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walter tries to clinch up
and Ripper counters with a nice low kick that buckles Walter's knee momentarily.
Anton Walter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ripper.
Sloppy strikes from Ripper. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter cracks Ripper with a right hand to the side of the head.
Walter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walter misses with a wild combination.
Walter closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Walter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ripper counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walter throws a right and a left that Ripper avoids nicely.
Walter lands a jab to the nose.
Ripper motions for Walter to come forward. Ripper throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ripper keeps the fight on the outside.
Anton Walter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Walter.
Walter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walter tries to move into range but Ripper moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Walter dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Walter walks into a stiff left hand from Ripper.
Walter is looking to clinch but Ripper is avoiding it.
Metal Ripper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Ripper.
Walter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ripper was well out of range. Poor timing from Walter.
Walter misses with a few strikes there.
Walter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ripper blocks the elbow strike.
Walter is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Walter trying to land knees to the body.
Walter holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ripper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter working Ripper over with knees to the body.
Ripper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ripper misses with a punch to the body.
Walter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walter is looking to clinch but Ripper is avoiding it.
Walter misses with a body shot.
Walter wants to clinch up but Ripper keeps it at a distance.
Walter rushes Ripper and presses him up against the cage.
Ripper misses with some punches.
Walter blocks a body shot from Ripper.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Walter.
Ripper has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Walter clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ripper looking for the choke but no joy.
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!
Walter holding both Ripper 's hands and preventing any damage.
Ripper tightening his grip on Walter, looking for the choke.
Ripper tries to keep control of the position but Walter is staying busy.
Walter is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ripper has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Walter has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ripper sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Walter taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Metal Ripper!
Metal Ripper seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramstein Rommel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Godley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Godley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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211 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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36
206 lbs
10 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramstein Rommel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Godley!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Godley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rommel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rommel jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Godley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rommel.
Rommel scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A clash of legs there as Godley blocks the low kick.
Rommel jabs at Godley's body.
Godley moves out of range as Rommel throws a body kick.
We've been told by Rommel's head coaches at Stark Slugger Society - NY that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Godley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rommel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rommel clobbers Godley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rommel throws a series of punches but Godley moves out of range.
Rommel misses with a two punch combination.
Rommel throws a sloppy head kick and Godley moves out of range easily.
Rommel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rommel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ramstein Rommel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rommel shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Godley eats them both and turns towards Rommel to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rommel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rommel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rommel misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rommel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Godley is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rommel lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Godley crumples to the floor! Rommel milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ramstein Rommel!
During a confident post fight interview, Ramstein Rommel 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Alan Langer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Hollyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollyfield has chosen Paris as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
151 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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156 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alan Langer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Hollyfield!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Langer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Langer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hollyfield checks a low kick from Langer.
A combination from Langer does no damage.
Langer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hollyfield circles away quickly and effectively.
Langer looks to land a combination but Hollyfield avoids it well.
Langer circles away from the clinch attempt.
A shot to the liver by Langer. Beautiful body shot.
Hollyfield scores with a three punch combo!
Langer shoots for a takedown but Hollyfield saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hollyfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hollyfield is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Langer misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Langer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Langer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hollyfield moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Langer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Langer can't get the takedown.
Hollyfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Langer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hollyfield gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hollyfield holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Langer looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hollyfield landing knees to the body.
Hollyfield creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Langer's defenses.
Hollyfield just leaning against Langer, taking a breather.
Langer tries to pull guard but Hollyfield forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Langer takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Alan Langer has been cut.
Hollyfield lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Hollyfield.
A knee to the head by Hollyfield.
Hollyfield prevents a takedown attempt there.
Langer is breathing heavily.
Hollyfield scores with a shot to the side of Langer's head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hollyfield.
Langer tries to pull guard but Hollyfield won't allow it.
Hollyfield breaks from the clinch.
Hollyfield has managed to clinch.
Hollyfield lands an elbow inside that Langer shrugs off.
Hollyfield lands an elbow inside that Langer shrugs off.
Langer wants to take the fight to the mat but Hollyfield manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hollyfield dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hollyfield creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Langer's defenses.
Hollyfield landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hollyfield slowing the pace effectively.
Hollyfield creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Langer's defenses.
Alan Langer's cut is getting worse.
Langer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Langer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hollyfield pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hollyfield is defending well.
Hollyfield is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hollyfield.
Hollyfield stops a takedown attempt from Langer.
Hollyfield is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hollyfield creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Langer's defenses.
Alan Langer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Langer is trying to drag Hollyfield to the mat but Hollyfield just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Langer is trying to drag Hollyfield to the mat but Hollyfield just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hollyfield.
Hollyfield putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Langer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hollyfield gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Langer.
Hollyfield lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Langer backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollyfield gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jeez, Alan Langer's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Hollyfield.
Hollyfield displaying some good clinch control by pressing Langer up against the cage.
Hollyfield lands a knee to the head.
Hollyfield manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Langer takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alan Langer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tyson Hollyfield!
A relieved looking Tyson Hollyfield 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Schindler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rhys Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhys Evans told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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32
169 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
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169 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Kurt Schindler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rhys Evans!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans fails with an attempt to clinch.
Evans misses with a double jab.
Schindler connects with a high kick.
Evans throws a right hand that Schindler ducks under and follows up with a left that Schindler also avoids with ease.
Schindler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Evans fails in his attempt to clinch.
Evans is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schindler swats away the attempt to clinch by Evans.
Schindler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Evans misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Evans throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Schindler was covering up waiting for the punch and Evans finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Evans with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans throws a big elbow that misses.
Evans missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Schindler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Evans.
Evans throwing strikes from guard but Schindler blocks nicely.
Schindler keeping full guard, as Evans tries to pass.
Evans drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Schindler manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Evans has Schindler in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schindler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schindler won't allow Evans to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schindler is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Schindler won't allow Evans to sweep him here.
Evans thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Schindler sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Schindler passes Evans's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Evans is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schindler slips a nice elbow through Evans's hands, connecting with Evans's forehead.
Evans wants to improve his position but Schindler is controlling well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schindler trying to mount his opponent but Evans defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans is doing well to control the position and prevent Schindler from advancing to side control.
Schindler trying to control from half guard but Evans is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schindler lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Evans is staying active underneath Schindler, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Evans is trying to control but can't.
Evans wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Evans lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schindler circles away quickly and effectively.
Schindler throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Evans or perhaps it was just good defense by Schindler which made him look bad.
Evans dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Evans does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Evans fails with a takedown attempt.
Kurt Schindler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rhys Evans.
Evans swinging wildly here.
Schindler shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Evans is trying to defend but Schindler finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schindler controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schindler moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kurt Schindler will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Evans gets a clinch.
Evans can't get the takedown.
Schindler taking a breather.
Evans stalls.
Evans breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rhys Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schindler thuds his shin into the meat of Evans's side.
Schindler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Evans as he jumps to the side.
Some wild striking there from Evans.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Schindler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schindler throws a body kick that misses.
Schindler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Evans fails in his attempt to clinch.
Evans blocks a head kick by Schindler.
Schindler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Schindler avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Evans avoids a kick to the body.
Evans feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schindler's calf.
Evans closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Evans lands in his opponent's guard.
Evans with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schindler keeping full guard, as Evans tries to pass.
Evans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Evans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Schindler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evans throwing strikes from guard but Schindler blocks nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schindler looking for a sweep. Not yet Schindler, not yet.
Evans has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Schindler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Evans.
Evans with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schindler keeping full guard, as Evans tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Evans accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Evans postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Evans trying to control but Schindler is working from the bottom.
Evans is in close to Schindler's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Evans throws a big elbow that misses.
Schindler pulls Evans in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws an elbow that misses. Schindler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Evans's guard. Nice move by Schindler!
Rhys Evans has got the better of the ground game so far.
Evans 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.
Schindler sitting in guard here, content to control.
Schindler trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Schindler is pushing down on Evans's leg trying to pass to half guard. Evans is fighting to maintain full guard but Schindler has managed to sneak the leg through.
Evans is looking to control Schindler's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Evans avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Evans keeps trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rhys Evans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Evans steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Schindler. That one must have hurt.
No joy there for Evans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schindler dodges the punch combination from Evans.
Evans closes the distance and clinches.
Evans is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Schindler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Evans avoids it.
Schindler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schindler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schindler changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Evans looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Evans takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Evans prevents Schindler from moving into mount.
Schindler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Evans keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans being controlled for a moment.
Evans manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Schindler is controlling Evans's trapped leg to prevent Evans from advancing to side control.
Schindler is refusing to be controlled, as Evans sits in half guard.
Schindler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Evans.
Evans thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schindler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Evans throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Schindler trying to hold on to Evans's head to control him but Evans postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Evans wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schindler keeps working.
Schindler trying to hold on to Evans's head to control him but Evans postures up.
Kurt Schindler has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Schindler just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Evans.
Evans tries a head kick but it misses.
Schindler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Evans avoids it really well and circles away.
Evans tries to clinch up but Schindler circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck for Evans with that takedown attempt.
Schindler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Evans shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Schindler as he jumps to the side.
Evans tries to clinch but Schindler is having none of it.
Schindler lands a nice looking kick to the body. Evans takes a step back to recover.
Evans takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Evans keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schindler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Schindler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Evans.
Schindler checks a low kick from Evans.
Evans fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Evans tries to clinch there but Schindler circles away.
Schindler lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Evans tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Evans misses the shot to the body.
Evans misses with the combination.
Evans stuffs the takedown.
Kurt Schindler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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.
Evans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schindler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Schindler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Schindler showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Schindler has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kurt Schindler!
Kurt Schindler managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Skinny Vince's Overpriced Laundry Service, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Fluke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Cichon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cichon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eminem - Berzerk. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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175 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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182 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luke Fluke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mariusz Cichon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fluke looking to score a takedown here. Cichon is defending well but Fluke drives through and ends up in Cichon's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cichon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fluke.
Fluke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fluke has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fluke wants to control from the top but Cichon keeps moving.
Cichon managing to control the position.
Cichon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fluke.
Fluke wants to pass the guard but Cichon is keeping the position.
Fluke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cichon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cichon is looking to stand up but Fluke isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke throws a big elbow that misses.
Our spies down at at London MMA Club inform us that Cichon has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Cichon looking to control.
Fluke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cichon is keeping the position for now.
Cichon keeping moving, preventing Fluke from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fluke fails to land the takedown.
Fluke cracks Cichon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cichon moves out of range as Fluke throws a body kick.
Fluke shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cichon but Cichon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fluke shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cichon but Cichon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Fluke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cichon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fluke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fluke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fluke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cichon throws a front kick aimed at Fluke's knee but Fluke avoids it well.
Fluke fails in his attempt to clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fluke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fluke misses with a low kick.
Cichon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fluke can pounce on him.
Fluke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luke Fluke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cichon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fluke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Cichon.
Fluke has a takedown stuffed.
Fluke misses with a hook.
Cichon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mariusz Cichon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fluke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fluke cracks Cichon with a good jab.
Cichon throws a body punch but Fluke moves out of range.
Fluke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fluke connects with a nice looking jab.
Cichon ducks right into an uppercut from Fluke.
Cichon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cichon. Fluke does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fluke throws a body punch but Cichon moves out of range.
Fluke punishes Cichon's body with a nice straight punch.
Fluke throws a leg kick
and Cichon counters with a nice uppercut.
Fluke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fluke. That's going to slow Cichon down.
Cichon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Fluke.
Fluke goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cichon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cichon blocks a low kick nicely.
Fluke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cichon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Fluke dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cichon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fluke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fluke tries a low kick but Cichon avoids it.
Cichon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fluke tries to throw a body punch but Cichon avoids it by throwing Fluke back against the cage.
Fluke has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cichon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fluke lands an uppercut.
Cichon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fluke.
Fluke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fluke throws a leg kick which misses Cichon's front leg but catches the back leg as Cichon tries to avoid it.
Fluke wants to slow Cichon down by chopping away at his legs.
Cichon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fluke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cichon moves out of range as Fluke strikes.
A big left from Cichon misses.
Fluke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fluke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cichon. That did some damage!
Fluke throws a body punch but Cichon moves out of range.
Fluke blocks a head kick by Cichon.
A jab from Cichon misses.
Fluke connects with a high kick.
Cichon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fluke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Fluke.
Luke Fluke is winning the standup battle so far.
Fluke throws a low kick, looking for Cichon's leg but Cichon calmly moves out of range.
Fluke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fluke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cichon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cichon avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Fluke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fluke scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Cichon misses.
Fluke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Fluke - just one landing.
Fluke throws a head kick that misses.
Fluke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fluke moves forwards but Cichon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fluke is rocked!
Fluke throws the left hand but Cichon avoids the punch easily.
Oh Fluke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fluke misses with a hook
and Cichon counters with a nice body shot.
Fluke seems to have got his legs back now.
Fluke slips a jab and a cross from Cichon.
Cichon tried to score with a low kick but Fluke checks it.
Nice sprawl there from Cichon as Fluke shoots in.
Fluke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cichon checks it well.
Cichon is looking to clinch.
Fluke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fluke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That kick from Fluke tenderised Cichon's leg. Cichon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cichon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fluke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cichon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fluke at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cichon blocks a head kick by Fluke.
Cichon gets a clinch.
Fluke misses with some punches.
Fluke can't break the clinch.
Cichon is looking to control Fluke's arms but Fluke gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cichon has his back to the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fluke tries for a takedown but Cichon manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Fluke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fluke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fluke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fluke lands with an overhand left.
Fluke lands with a thumping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cichon misses with an uppercut.
Cichon throws a shot from downtown. Fluke moves away and avoids it.
Fluke shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cichon but Cichon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
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 Luke Fluke will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Cichon connects with a crisp jab.
Cichon lands a head shot.
Cichon moves into the clinch.
Fluke stalling the fight.
Cichon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cichon trying to control the position but instead, Fluke has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cichon into the cage.
Fluke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cichon misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cichon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Fluke.
Fluke's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fluke tries to work over Cichon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Fluke.
Cichon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fluke is keeping busy.
Fluke goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cichon prevents it.
Cichon misses with a punch to the body.
Fluke lands a hook that snaps the head of Cichon backwards.
Cichon is trying to stall.
Cichon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fluke working aggressively here.
Fluke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cichon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fluke is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cichon is pressed up against the cage. Fluke has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cichon down to the mat. Cichon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fluke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cichon. That did some damage!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fluke.
Cichon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cichon defending well as Fluke loads up on a big left hand.
Fluke punishes Cichon's body with a nice straight punch.
Fluke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cichon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fluke throws a head kick but Cichon moves out of range.
Fluke shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cichon sprawls well. Cichon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fluke gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Fluke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cichon needs to keep his hands up - Fluke had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cichon moves in looking to clinch but Fluke pushes him off.
Crunch! Fluke slams his shin into Cichon's torso.
Cichon blocks the body kick.
Fluke cracks the inside of Cichon's front leg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fluke. Cichon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cichon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fluke swings for the body but Cichon moves out of range.
Cichon throws a hook but Fluke avoids it easily.
Cichon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fluke checks it well.
Cichon tries to clinch but Fluke moves out of range.
Cichon misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fluke delivers a nice body kick.
Fluke shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cichon defends it nicely.
No luck for Fluke with that takedown attempt.
Mariusz Cichon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fluke shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cichon as he jumps to the side.
Cichon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cichon tries to land a leg kick but Fluke saw it coming and moves away.
Luke Fluke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cichon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Luke Fluke.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fluke, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Fluke!
Mariusz Cichon was interviewed post fight and said 'Sorry I couldn't get the win. Next time i will come back better then ever. Thanks to all the fans for coming out.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Belo Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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186 lbs
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180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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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
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Belo Me!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary White!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Me misses with a takedown
and White counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
White prevents Me from improving his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Me gets back to full guard.
White thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
White won't allow Me to sweep him here.
White postures up and lands a big shot to Me's brow.
Me pushes a forearm under White's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, White is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Belo Me!
A victorious Belo Me 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Osko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Osko is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sabotage. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicky Lowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Osko!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowe throws a lazy right hand but Osko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lowe scores with the left hand. Osko knows he should have avoided that one.
Lowe moves out of range as Osko throws a body kick.
Osko shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Osko working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Osko prevents Lowe from improving his position.
We've been hearing good reports from Lowe's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Osko wants to free his trapped foot but Lowe is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lowe is trying to get back to full guard.
Osko is looking for a kimura here.
Osko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Osko working Lowe over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lowe keeps working.
Lowe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lowe gets back to full guard.
Lowe wants to sweep here but Osko controlling him for the moment.
Lowe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Osko manages to get himself to full guard.
Lowe looking to pass the guard.
Osko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lowe lands a couple of elbows.
Lowe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lowe stopping the sweep attempt from Osko.
Osko seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe trying to control the position from guard on top but Osko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Osko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lowe is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Osko pulls Lowe in close to his closed guard and prevents Lowe from doing any damage or advancing position.
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!
OK we're going to have a standup here. Josh Osko hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Osko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lowe throws a sloppy head kick and Osko moves out of range easily.
Lowe moves out of range of the leg kick from Osko.
Lowe misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Lowe misses its intended target.
Nicky Lowe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Osko dives in and scores a takedown into Lowe's guard.
Lowe looking to control.
Lowe manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Osko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lowe misses with a head shot.
Osko manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Osko tries to get to full guard but Lowe has control of the leg.
Lowe is looking to take a break and control but Osko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Osko trying to hold on to Lowe's head to control him but Lowe postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe is looking to take a break and control but Osko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lowe seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nicky Lowe has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lowe throws out a powerful jab.
Lowe swings widly with a right hand
and Osko counters with a single leg into guard. Lowe didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Osko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Osko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lowe's head.
Osko stopping the sweep attempt from Lowe.
Lowe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Osko manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lowe trying to control the position from guard on top but Osko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nicky Lowe will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice sprawl there from Lowe as Osko shoots in.
Lowe loads up on a big right hand but Osko slips the punch.
Lowe misses with an uppercut. Osko saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Lowe. Those never looked like landing.
Osko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lowe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Osko.
Josh Osko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lowe with a jab.
Lowe throws a shot from downtown. Osko moves away and avoids it.
Osko moves out of range of the strikes.
Lowe cracks Osko with an open hand slap.
No joy there for Osko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nicky Lowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lowe slips a jab from Osko.
Osko shoots in but no luck this time.
Lowe throws a hook but Osko avoids it easily.
Lowe throws out a loose jab but Osko uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osko throws a nice looking combination but Lowe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Osko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lowe.
Lowe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Osko checks it well.
Lowe lands a nice shot to the body.
Lowe catches Osko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lowe misses with a hook
and Osko counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lowe gets full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lowe is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Osko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Osko stays in close to Lowe's body and controls the position.
Osko tries to free his leg and advance position but Lowe is retaining full guard.
Osko is in close to Lowe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lowe trying to keep a closed guard but Osko is proving a slippery customer.
Lowe 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.
Osko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Osko stays in close to Lowe's body and controls the position.
Osko trying to control the position from guard on top but Lowe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Osko manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lowe on his heels. He'll look to pass Lowe's guard now, I'm sure.
Osko content to stall in guard here.
Josh Osko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lowe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Osko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lowe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Osko postures up and lands a big shot to Lowe's brow.
Osko trying to control the position from guard on top but Lowe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Osko is pushing down on Lowe's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lowe is fighting to maintain full guard but Osko has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe trying to hold on to Osko's head to control him but Osko postures up.
Lowe wants to get back to full guard.
Lowe wants to control but Osko is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lowe manages to get to full guard.
Osko lands a couple of digs.
Lowe trying to control the position here.
Osko trying to control but Lowe is working from the bottom.
Osko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Osko trying to control but Lowe is working from the bottom.
Osko works over Lowe with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osko postures up in Lowe's guard and throws a big left but Lowe blocks it.
Osko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lowe wants to sweep here but Osko controlling him for the moment.
Lowe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Osko trying to control the position from guard on top but Lowe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lowe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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!
Osko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lowe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Osko stands up over Lowe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Osko scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lowe has momentary wrist control but Osko slips an elbow through the middle.
Lowe pulls Osko in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Osko trying to control the position from guard on top but Lowe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Osko postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Osko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Lowe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lowe misses with a lunging right hand
and Osko counters with a shoot takedown. Lowe fights it but they end up in guard.
Osko throwing strikes from guard but Lowe blocks nicely.
Lowe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Osko throwing strikes but missing.
Osko passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Osko trying to control the action but Lowe is working from the bottom.
Lowe is looking for a sweep.
Osko is putting a hurting on Lowe here, landing some big shots from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Osko is looking to take a break and control but Lowe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Osko lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe wants to control but Osko postures up.
Osko throws a strike aimed at the side of Lowe's head but Lowe avoids it well.
Lowe is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Osko off and has taken his back!
Lowe tries to keep control of the position but Osko is staying busy.
Lowe doesn't have the hooks in and Osko manages to turn into his guard.
Lowe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lowe trying to control the position.
Lowe looking for a sweep. Not yet Lowe, not yet.
Osko connects with a couple of short punches.
Lowe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Osko trying to control the position from guard on top but Lowe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Osko sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Osko postures up and lands a big shot to Lowe's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lowe pulls Osko in close to prevent any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lowe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Osko.
Lowe looking to control.
Osko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lowe keeping moving, preventing Osko from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Osko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lowe defends it nicely.
A jab from Lowe misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osko tests Lowe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Lowe misses its intended target.
Osko misses with a low kick.
Lowe is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lowe just misses with a punch to the body.
Lowe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Osko manages to avoid it.
Lowe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lowe looks to land a right hand but Osko moved out of range.
Lowe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lowe lunges at Osko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Osko's hand.
Osko avoids the head kick by Lowe.
Osko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Osko closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lowe quickly recovers to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osko passes to side control.
Osko working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Osko trying to control the action but Lowe is working from the bottom.
Lowe is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Osko off and has taken his back!
Osko just trying to survive but Lowe is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lowe throwing wild punches that miss their target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Osko wants to control his opponent's hands but Lowe gets his hands free.
Lowe wants to control but Osko is keeping busy.
Lowe not allowing Osko to control his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Osko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Osko 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 Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Osko!
A less than humble Josh Osko misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damien Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Kaminski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Marcin Kaminski!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been told by Garcia's head coaches at Disciples Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kaminski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kaminski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kaminski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garcia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kaminski pushes Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Kaminski.
Kaminski throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia.
Kaminski crunches a lovely knee into Garcia's ribcage.
Kaminski working Garcia over with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kaminski throws an elbow but it misses.
Kaminski has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia.
Kaminski tries to stall but Garcia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Garcia avoiding damage as Kaminski throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaminski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kaminski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaminski lands an elbow inside that Garcia shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kaminski.
Nice elbow from Kaminski.
Kaminski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kaminski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Garcia avoiding damage as Kaminski throws knees to the body.
Kaminski tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing Kaminski back against the cage.
Kaminski tries to land a knee to the head but Garcia blocks with his arms.
Kaminski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms.
Garcia is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kaminski is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaminski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaminski doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaminski.
Kaminski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kaminski tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Garcia digs a good body shot into Kaminski's ribs.
Marcin Kaminski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaminski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaminski misses with an elbow over the top.
Kaminski prevents a takedown attempt there.
Garcia blocks an elbow strike from Kaminski.
Kaminski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaminski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kaminski darts in trying to clinch
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kaminski tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Marcin Kaminski has been cut.
Kaminski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garcia throws a hook but Kaminski avoids it easily.
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaminski throws a head kick that misses.
Kaminski moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kaminski after a bit of a struggle.
Kaminski stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia avoids the elbow strike from Kaminski, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Garcia wants a takedown but no success here.
Kaminski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
Kaminski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kaminski pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kaminski misses with the combination.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaminski manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaminski is looking to clinch but Garcia is avoiding it.
Kaminski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kaminski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcin Kaminski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcin Kaminski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kaminski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kaminski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garcia blocks a head kick by Kaminski.
Kaminski throws a leg kick which misses Garcia's front leg but catches the back leg as Garcia tries to avoid it.
Kaminski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kaminski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kaminski tries to clinch up.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaminski.
Kaminski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garcia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kaminski.
Kaminski wants to clinch.
Kaminski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kaminski tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Garcia is in Kaminski's guard.
Garcia slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Garcia throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garcia controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Garcia slips nicely into half guard.
Garcia is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kaminski looks like he's trying to stand up.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but Kaminski is defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kaminski can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Garcia connects with a nice short shot to Kaminski's temple.
Garcia stops Kaminski from getting back to his feet.
Garcia works his way into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaminski is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Garcia has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Garcia controls the position.
Garcia scoring with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcia in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Kaminski is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Damien Garcia!
Our winner, Damien Garcia, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Red Belt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Belt might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dance of the Knights. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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222 lbs
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24
222 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Red Belt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Braga!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Braga.
Braga working the ground and pound but Belt is defending the strikes.
Braga misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Braga looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Belt is avoiding damage well.
Braga prevents Belt from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Braga wants to control but Belt is keeping him busy.
Braga tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Braga has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Belt wants to get back to his feet but Braga is dominant here and he's now got Belt's back!
Braga looking to break Belt's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Belt remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Braga will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Braga missing with strikes.
Belt trying to get back to his feet but Braga is in full control for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braga is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Belt defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Belt is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braga lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Braga looking to break Belt's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Belt remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Braga will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Belt is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Braga gets his way!
Belt wants to get back to his feet.
Braga has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Braga working for a choke but Belt is defending well.
Braga connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Belt to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belt is trying to stand back up.
Braga looking for the choke from the back.
Belt wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braga is persistently looking for the submission but Belt is defending it well.
Belt controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Belt defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Braga is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braga is punishing Belt with strikes - can he finish him?!
Braga is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Braga is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Belt knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Belt for a finish.
Belt controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Belt prevents Braga from getting a body triangle.
Braga has managed to slip his arm under Belt's chin. This could be all over... yep, Belt is tapping out! Submission win for Braga.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Antonio Braga!
A relieved looking Antonio Braga 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Krush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bruin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krush comes to the cage accompanied by Pusha T- Pain. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Krush!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Bruin!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Krush swivels and escapes.
Bruin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bruin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Krush manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Krush is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bruin drops back looking for a leg! Krush is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Krush manages to kick Bruin off! Bruin jumps back into Krush's guard.
Krush is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bruin working some strikes from top position.
Krush throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bruin stops Krush from standing up.
Bruin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bruin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Krush wants to stand but Bruin is controlling the position.
Krush has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bruin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bruin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bruin wants to control from the top but Krush keeps moving.
Krush working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bruin.
Bruin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bruin throwing strikes from guard but Krush blocks nicely.
Krush is trying to control the position but Bruin postures up.
Bruin landing some decent shots from guard.
Krush is looking for a triangle but Bruin pushes his legs off easily.
Bruin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruin scoring with some ground and pound.
Bruin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Krush keeping moving, preventing Bruin from controlling successfully.
Bruin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Krush keeping moving, preventing Bruin from controlling successfully.
Bruin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bruin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bruin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Krush wants to stand and escape but Bruin is having none of it.
Bruin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bruin wants to control from the top but Krush keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bruin preventing the sweep.
Bruin is sitting in close to Krush's body. Krush has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Bruin is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Bruin is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Krush.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alexander Krush!
Alexander Krush is the new welterweight champion!
Alexander Krush decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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C
A |
G |
S |
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B |
G |
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C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
52% |
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