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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Flynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael B Simson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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154 lbs
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133 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Flynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael B Simson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Simson wants to pass the guard but Flynn is keeping the position.
Simson passes into half guard.
Ground and pound from Simson.
Simson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Flynn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Simson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Flynn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Simson seems to be working for a kimura but Flynn defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Flynn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Simson on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flynn pushes Simson off looking to stand but Simson dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flynn keeps working.
Simson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Simson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Simson controlling the position easily from mount.
Simson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Simson controlling the position easily from mount.
Simson lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flynn throwing hammer fists to the chest of Simson. What's that going to do exactly?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simson controlling the position easily from mount.
Simson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Simson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simson has isolated one of Flynn's arms. Flynn looking to fight him off but Simson twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael B Simson!
After winning the bout, Michael B Simson 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Vic Vantrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Shine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vic Vantrell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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180 lbs
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177 lbs
23 - 26 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vic Vantrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 26 - 1, fighting out of London, Sun Shine!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vantrell gets the takedown into side control.
Vantrell in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Vantrell trying to control the action but Shine is working from the bottom.
Shine tries to bench press Vantrell off him but Vantrell keeps the position.
Shine managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Vantrell.
Shine is trying to control Vantrell's posture but Vantrell avoids it.
Shine might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Vantrell haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
You can see the frustration on Shine's face as Vantrell controls the position.
Vantrell tries to score with some ground and pound. Shine controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Vantrell controlling from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vantrell is looking to take a break and control but Shine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shine manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Vantrell passes the guard and advances to mount!
Vantrell avoids the attempt from Shine to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Shine that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vantrell throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Shine because Vantrell loaded up on that one.
Vantrell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vantrell misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Vantrell throwing strikes here but Shine is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Vantrell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Shine hang on?
Vantrell wants to control the pace but Shine is squirming around nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vantrell avoids the attempt from Shine to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vantrell cracks Shine with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Vantrell lands a heavy elbow.
Shine is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Vantrell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Shine hang on?
Shine is rocked!
Shine takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Vantrell's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vic Vantrell!
Our winner, Vic Vantrell, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arturo Gatti had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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180 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
17 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arturo Gatti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Gatti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez slaps away a takedown attempt from Gatti, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sanchez scores with a takedown into Gatti's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sanchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sanchez distracts Gatti with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gatti looking for a sweep. Not yet Gatti, not yet.
Sanchez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gatti, up you get!
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Gatti pushes him off.
Sanchez fails with the takedown.
Gatti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Arturo Gatti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Sanchez.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Gatti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti misses with the combination.
Gatti tries to keep at a distance but Sanchez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gatti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've been informed that Sanchez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Gatti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
No luck for Sanchez with that takedown attempt.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Gatti.
Gatti closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sanchez circles away.
Gatti looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Gatti displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanchez.
Gatti throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Gatti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Gatti.
Gatti cracks the inside of Sanchez's front leg.
Gatti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez shoots in for a double leg but Gatti sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gatti thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez has a takedown stuffed.
A right-left combo lands from Gatti.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez goes for a double leg but Gatti avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gatti continues to drive forward.
Sanchez has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gatti regains guard immediately.
Sanchez stopping the sweep attempt from Gatti.
Sanchez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a couple of elbows.
Sanchez works over Gatti with some ground and pound from guard.
Sanchez won't allow Gatti to get back to his feet.
Sanchez stopping the sweep attempt from Gatti.
Sanchez postures up and lands a big shot to Gatti's brow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sanchez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanchez chips away with some ground and pound.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanchez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gatti throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez stands and steps away. Gatti gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gatti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gatti stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanchez. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
Gatti swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gatti scores with a three punch combo!
Sanchez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gatti circles away.
Sanchez shoots for a takedown but Gatti saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gatti scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Gatti tests Sanchez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gatti throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Sanchez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanchez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gatti looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sanchez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gatti wants to get back to his feet but Sanchez drags him back down.
Sanchez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gatti is trying to buck Sanchez off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gatti, who protects the arm well.
Gatti knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanchez on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatti is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sanchez is controlling him well.
Check out the look on Sanchez's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez decides to stand back up. Sanchez steps back and let's Gatti get back to his feet.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gatti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arturo Gatti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gatti.
Nice sprawl there from Gatti as Sanchez shoots in.
Sanchez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gatti to the mat! Gatti manages to get full guard.
Gatti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez chips away with some ground and pound.
Sanchez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sanchez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sanchez lands a couple of elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez drops back looking for a leg! Gatti is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gatti manages to kick Sanchez off! Sanchez jumps back into Gatti's guard.
Sanchez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez won't allow Gatti to sweep him here.
Sanchez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sanchez passes into half guard.
Sanchez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sanchez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gatti is just riding it out for now. Sanchez eventually gives up the hold.
Sanchez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sanchez working over Gatti with some ground and pound. Gatti looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti has hold of Sanchez's hands but Sanchez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gatti wants to get back to his feet.
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. Sanchez connects with a nice short shot to Gatti's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanchez lands a nice short elbow.
Gatti is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sanchez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Sanchez.
Gatti wants to get back to his feet.
Gatti has hold of Sanchez's hands but Sanchez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sanchez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gatti sees it coming and defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatti won't allow Sanchez to pass to mount.
Gatti tries to kick Sanchez off but Sanchez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gatti defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura here.
Sanchez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gatti sees it coming and defends easily.
Gatti taking some punishment here, with Sanchez in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Sanchez there.
Gatti is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sanchez scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gatti defends it well.
Gatti is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanchez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gatti pinned against the cage. Gatti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thiago Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gatti gets caught napping as Sanchez dives in and scores a takedown. Gatti manages to retain guard.
Sanchez working some strikes from top position.
Gatti wants to stand and escape but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez cracks Gatti with a solid left hand.
Sanchez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sanchez prevents Gatti from getting back to his feet.
Sanchez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gatti's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sanchez winds up and cracks Gatti with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gatti is rocked!
Sanchez is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Gatti is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thiago Sanchez!
Thiago Sanchez managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Merciless Gladiators, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Goraidh Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Pistol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armstrong comes to the cage accompanied by Cuntry Boys and City Girls. 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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190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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187 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Goraidh Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Pistol!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pistol tries a head kick but it misses.
Pistol tries to clinch but Armstrong is having none of it.
Jimmy Pistol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pistol wants to clinch but Armstrong slips to the side
and Armstrong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Armstrong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pistol moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Armstrong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pistol looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pistol tries to clinch but Armstrong is having none of it.
Pistol fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pistol misses with a head kick.
Armstrong goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Armstrong scores with a jab. Pistol acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pistol moves to clinch but Armstrong breaks away
and Armstrong counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pistol shoots in for a double leg but Armstrong sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A combination from Armstrong does no damage.
Pistol wants to clinch
and Armstrong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pistol tries to clinch there but Armstrong circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong misses with an uppercut. Pistol saw that one coming.
Pistol tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pistol moves to clinch but Armstrong breaks away
and Armstrong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pistol is looking to clinch but Armstrong is avoiding it.
Pistol tries to clinch but Armstrong moves out of range.
Armstrong tries to land a leg kick but Pistol saw it coming and moves away.
Pistol dodges the punch combination from Armstrong.
Armstrong scores with a nice right hand.
Pistol tries to clinch up
and Armstrong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pistol thinking.
Pistol doesn't manage to clinch there - Armstrong circles away.
Pistol tries to clinch up but Armstrong circles away and keeps his distance.
Pistol tries to clinch but Armstrong moves away
letting Armstrong counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pistol tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Armstrong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Armstrong misses.
Armstrong is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Armstrong swats away the attempt to clinch by Pistol.
Armstrong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pistol tries to clinch up but Armstrong circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pistol looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pistol wants to clinch but Armstrong slips to the side
and Pistol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pistol tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Armstrong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pistol tries to clinch
and Armstrong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pistol tries to clinch but Armstrong moves away
and Armstrong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pistol is rocked!
Pistol closes the distance but Armstrong moves to the side
and Armstrong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pistol is still on wobbly legs! Can Armstrong finish him?
Pistol darts in trying to clinch
and Armstrong makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pistol really felt that one!
Pistol wants to clinch
and Armstrong counters with a big right hand! Oh Pistol is in trouble here! Armstrong follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Goraidh Armstrong!
A relieved looking Goraidh Armstrong 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Wojtek Brudasek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shael Connen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brudasek kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is LL Cool J - Its Time for War. Wojtek Brudasek could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shael Connen's chin.
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196 lbs
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201 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Wojtek Brudasek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Shael Connen!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connen shoots in and bounces Brudasek off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Connen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brudasek is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Connen is aware though and is defending well.
Connen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brudasek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brudasek looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brudasek looking for a guillotine here but Connen defends easily.
Connen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Brudasek is proving hard to escape from.
Connen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Brudasek had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Connen defends it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Connen drops back looking for a leg! Brudasek is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brudasek manages to kick Connen off! Connen jumps back into Brudasek's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brudasek is looking to sweep but instead, Connen has passed into half guard.
Brudasek is looking to improve his position.
Brudasek on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brudasek wants to control but Connen is keeping busy.
Connen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brudasek on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brudasek looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connen is trying to control. Brudasek wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Connen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brudasek is just riding it out for now. Connen eventually gives up the hold.
Brudasek is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Connen pulls his head out easily.
Connen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Brudasek has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Connen trying to control from half guard but Brudasek is working away.
Connen seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Brudasek is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Shael Connen!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Shael Connen made sure he mentioned Merciless Gladiators, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michal Nojman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhammad Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rocky Theme. 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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21
203 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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21
207 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michal Nojman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Muhammad Ali!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Ali misses the target.
Ali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ali misses with a hook.
Ali looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ali keeps the fight on the outside.
Nojman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ali counters with a nice uppercut.
Ali closes the distance and clinches.
Nojman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ali thows a body shot but no joy.
Nojman wants to clinch up but Ali keeps it at a distance.
Nojman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ali paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ali scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nojman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ali manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nojman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nojman moves out of range of the strikes.
Nojman tries to clinch but Ali is having none of it.
Nojman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ali.
Ali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nojman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ali counters with a straight right hand.
Ali lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Nojman goes down and covers up as Ali starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Muhammad Ali!
In his post fight interview, Muhammad Ali gave a big smile as he said 'Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sanex Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis comes to the cage accompanied by Snoop DoGG. Sanex Lewis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Josh Jones's chin.
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30
220 lbs
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213 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Sanex Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
Lewis keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones throws a right and a left that Lewis avoids nicely.
We've been told by Lewis's head coaches at EvolutioN MMA Acadamy & Gym ( 12 ELITE Coaches ) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lewis is looking to clinch.
Lewis tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Lewis gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Jones gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Jones is looking to advance position but Lewis won't allow it.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lewis kicks Jones off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jones on his heels. He'll look to pass Jones's guard now, I'm sure.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Lewis is having none of it.
Lewis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Lewis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Lewis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sanex Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lewis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Lewis moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Lewis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lewis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lewis cracks Jones with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Jones is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lewis is controlling him well.
Lewis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jones gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lewis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis seems to be looking for submissions.
Lewis trying to mount his opponent but Jones defends it.
Lewis wants to work for an arm triangle but Jones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lewis is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lewis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jones has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lewis looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jones is trying to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like Lewis is going to stand back up.
Lewis is looking for a kimura but Jones is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lewis to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sanex Lewis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Lewis. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Lewis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lewis fails to land the takedown.
Lewis tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Lewis feints and as Jones raises his hands in defense, Lewis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lewis slips nicely into half guard.
Jones is trying to stand up here but Lewis is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lewis.
Lewis moves nicely into side control.
Lewis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lewis tries for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Lewis decides to stand back up.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lewis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lewis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sanex Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Lewis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones throws a series of punches but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Lewis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jones is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lewis is controlling him well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis is trying to get an arm triangle but Jones is defending well.
Jones manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lewis's best efforts.
Lewis prevents Jones from standing back up.
Lewis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lewis seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is looking for a kimura here.
Lewis looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lewis trying to mount his opponent but Jones defends it.
Lewis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lewis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lewis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones kicks Lewis off and gets back to his feet.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Lewis or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
Jones clinches up against the cage.
Jones pulls guard.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lewis is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis postures up.
Sanex Lewis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lewis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lewis controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sanex Lewis dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewis. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lewis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jones to the ground. Lewis is now in Jones's guard.
Lewis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lewis is looking for a kimura here.
Lewis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. Lewis eventually gives up the hold.
Lewis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lewis frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lewis is working for a guillotine from mount but Jones frees his head quite easily.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones tries to lock up and control but Lewis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lewis is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
A swing and a miss from Lewis.
Lewis throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lewis to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jones is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wants to stand and escape but instead Jones has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Jones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lewis is proving hard to escape from.
Jones stands up from Lewis's guard - Jones perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lewis wants to clinch.
Lewis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jones looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lewis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lewis is trying to get an arm triangle but Jones is defending well.
Lewis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lewis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones stops Lewis from passing to mount.
Jones tries to escape but Lewis is in control.
Lewis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lewis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lewis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Josh Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanex Lewis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones is looking to regain half guard here but Lewis keeps moving and retains side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sanex Lewis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lewis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Sanex Lewis!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Sanex Lewis!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Sanex Lewis!
Sanex Lewis wins by unanimous decision!
Sanex Lewis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel McFadden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronny Pistole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronny Pistole will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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33
266 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
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25
268 lbs
5 - 26 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel McFadden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronny Pistole!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pistole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pistole is looking to clinch.
McFadden throws a sloppy head kick and Pistole moves out of range easily.
McFadden scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pistole is working to avoid the ground and pound but McFadden connects with a decent elbow.
McFadden 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.
Check out the look on McFadden's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
McFadden cracks Pistole with a big elbow.
It looks like Ronny Pistole has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McFadden is working to tighten his grip on Pistole's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Pistole has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but McFadden is really squeezing tight and eventually Pistole passes out! McFadden breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Daniel McFadden!
A very excited looking Daniel McFadden made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elmo Salty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boro Miranovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salty comes to the cage accompanied by Gonna Fly Now. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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20
260 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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27
250 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Elmo Salty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boro Miranovic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miranovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Miranovic misses with a right hand
and Salty counters with a left to the body.
Miranovic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
No joy there for Salty, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miranovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salty lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miranovic circles away quickly and effectively.
Miranovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Salty counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Miranovic misses with a hook. Salty ducked under it nicely.
Salty looks to score with a jab to the body but Miranovic is just out of range.
Salty connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miranovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Salty scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Salty ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Miranovic looks winded!
Salty uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Miranovic has time to react.
Salty scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Salty throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miranovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Salty looks to land a combination but Miranovic avoids it well.
Miranovic seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Salty shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Miranovic is backing up but Salty catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Miranovic covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Salty Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elmo Salty!
Post fight, an emotional Elmo Salty said 'To all my haters, to all who doubted me and questioned my heart this one is for you suckers! To all the people who support me and to those who doubt themselves man, this win is for you! Never stop believing!'.
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