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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Wrzeszczycki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stroud kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Vallenfyre - Iconoclast. 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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168 lbs
13 - 12 - 0 |
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145 lbs
15 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Stroud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrzej Wrzeszczycki!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroud is looking to clinch.
Wrzeszczycki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stroud paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stroud closes the distance and pushes Wrzeszczycki back into the cage.
Wrzeszczycki breaks the clinch.
Stroud thows a body shot but no joy.
Wrzeszczycki tries a head kick but it misses.
Stroud closes the distance and clinches.
Stroud stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wrzeszczycki throws an elbow but it misses.
Stroud lands with a right to the head.
Wrzeszczycki keeps control of Stroud as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stroud holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wrzeszczycki lands a knee to the body.
Stroud lands a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stroud stopping the sweep attempt from Wrzeszczycki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrzeszczycki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stroud is aware though and is defending well.
Wrzeszczycki is looking to stand up but Stroud isn't so interested in that idea.
Stroud throws a big elbow that misses.
Wrzeszczycki is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Stroud works over Wrzeszczycki with some ground and pound from guard.
Wrzeszczycki looking to control.
Wrzeszczycki keeping full guard, as Stroud tries to pass.
Stroud distracts Wrzeszczycki with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stroud is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Lawson MMA (UK) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
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.
Wrzeszczycki is trying to control the position but Stroud postures up.
Stroud sitting in guard here, content to control.
Stroud postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stroud wants to get up but he can't break Wrzeszczycki's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Wrzeszczycki looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Andrzej Wrzeszczycki wasn't active enough on the ground.
Wrzeszczycki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stroud manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stroud misses with a two punch combination.
Stroud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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!
Stroud moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wrzeszczycki shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stroud's guard.
Wrzeszczycki being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrzeszczycki controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stroud wants to clinch
and Wrzeszczycki counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Stroud looks to throw the jab but Wrzeszczycki is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wrzeszczycki.
Wrzeszczycki scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wrzeszczycki decides to stand back up. Wrzeszczycki steps back and let's Stroud get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroud digs a good body shot into Wrzeszczycki's ribs.
Stroud throws the left hand but Wrzeszczycki avoids the punch easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stroud misses with a left hand
and Wrzeszczycki counters with a good low kick that Stroud was not able to check.
Stroud fails to land with a series of punches.
Wrzeszczycki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stroud as he jumps to the side.
Stroud rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wrzeszczycki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stroud wants to clinch.
Stroud wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wrzeszczycki closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stroud did well to prevent Wrzeszczycki getting side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andrzej Wrzeszczycki 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.
Stroud keeps the fight on the outside.
Stroud is looking to clinch.
Stroud connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wrzeszczycki momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Wrzeszczycki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stroud tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wrzeszczycki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stroud paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wrzeszczycki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wrzeszczycki checks the leg kick.
Stroud tries to clinch but Wrzeszczycki is having none of it.
Stroud looks to land a left hand but Wrzeszczycki moved out of range nicely.
Stroud misses with a straight right.
Stroud scores with a decent looking hook.
Stroud darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stroud wants to control but Wrzeszczycki is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrzeszczycki wants to get back to full guard.
Stroud wants to control but Wrzeszczycki is keeping him busy.
Stroud wants to pass the guard but Wrzeszczycki is defending well.
Stroud is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wrzeszczycki defends it well.
Wrzeszczycki is trying to control but can't.
Stroud winds up and cracks Wrzeszczycki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrzeszczycki manages to get to full guard.
Stroud postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wrzeszczycki is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wrzeszczycki wants to sweep but no luck.
Stroud throwing strikes but missing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wrzeszczycki holds on and takes a little breather.
Stroud landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrzeszczycki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wrzeszczycki keeping moving, preventing Stroud from controlling successfully.
Stroud postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andrzej Wrzeszczycki has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Wrzeszczycki misses with a takedown attempt - Stroud sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wrzeszczycki keeps the fight on the outside.
Wrzeszczycki wants to clinch up but Stroud keeps it at a distance.
Wrzeszczycki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tom Stroud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stroud throws a lazy right hand but Wrzeszczycki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrzeszczycki ducks under a wild hook from Stroud.
Stroud tries to clinch there but Wrzeszczycki circles away.
Stroud scores with a one two! Wrzeszczycki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wrzeszczycki is rocked!
Stroud grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Wrzeszczycki takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Stroud cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tom Stroud!
An out of breath Tom Stroud thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tito Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daarstknasset Oystenteller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oystenteller has chosen The Satanic Darkness as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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21
170 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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175 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tito Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daarstknasset Oystenteller!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oystenteller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Santana gets caught napping as Oystenteller dives in and scores a takedown. Santana manages to retain guard.
Santana looking to control.
Oystenteller with a nice head shot there.
Santana 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.
Santana might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Santana wants to sweep here but Oystenteller controlling him for the moment.
Oystenteller trying to control but Santana is working from the bottom.
Santana manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Oystenteller manages to get himself to full guard.
Santana pushing down on Oystenteller's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Santana is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Oystenteller sees it coming and defends easily.
Santana is thwarting Oystenteller's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Oystenteller doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Santana.
Santana uses his free foot to push down on Oystenteller's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Oystenteller.
Santana is looking to take Oystenteller's back but instead Oystenteller gets back to half guard. Nice work.
Oystenteller is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana is looking to advance position but Oystenteller won't allow it.
Santana is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Santana moves nicely into side control.
Santana is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Oystenteller is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana has an Americana. Oystenteller didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Santana is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Santana hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tito Santana!
Daarstknasset Oystenteller spoke after the fight, saying 'This fight is not over until my opponent tests negative for performance-enhancing drugs, and I doubt that his system is clean.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jj Mcgarry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Karate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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170 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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181 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
Powerful |
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jj Mcgarry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ed Karate!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgarry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mcgarry shoots and misses
enabling Karate to counter with a crisp jab.
Mcgarry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Karate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mcgarry shoots and misses
and Karate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jj Mcgarry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcgarry walks into a straight right hand from Karate.
Karate lands a lovely overhand right.
Jj Mcgarry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karate. Mcgarry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mcgarry takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mcgarry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Karate counters with a right hand to the body.
Mcgarry doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Karate to counter with a crisp jab.
Mcgarry moves out of range as Karate throws a body kick.
Mcgarry shoots and misses
and Karate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Karate there.
Mcgarry fails with the takedown
and Karate counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgarry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Karate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karate ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mcgarry is breathing heavily.
Karate lands a really nice looking cross but Mcgarry seems unphased.
Karate connects with a looping right hand.
Mcgarry misses with a takedown attempt
and Karate counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Karate lands a nice looking body shot.
Good shot there by Karate.
Karate throws a head kick but Mcgarry moves out of range.
Karate tests Mcgarry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karate shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mcgarry eats them both and turns towards Karate to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcgarry misses with a takedown attempt
and Karate counters with a stiff right hand.
Mcgarry shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Karate counters with a nice uppercut.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Mcgarry. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karate lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Karate throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mcgarry on the side of the head.
Mcgarry on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Karate scores with a hook.
Mcgarry doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Karate makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Karate lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Karate wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mcgarry tries for a takedown but Karate circles away easily
enabling Karate to counter with a crisp jab.
Mcgarry dodges the punch combination from Karate.
Mcgarry misses with a takedown
and Karate counters with a one-two to the body.
Karate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karate keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mcgarry tries for a takedown but Karate circles away easily
and Mcgarry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mcgarry fails with the takedown
enabling Karate to counter with a crisp jab.
Mcgarry gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Karate makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Karate works Mcgarry's body with a nice hook.
Mcgarry walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Karate sizes up Mcgarry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Karate scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mcgarry is rocked!
It looks like Jj Mcgarry has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcgarry shoots and misses
and Karate counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Karate throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Karate misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karate scores with the left hand. Mcgarry knows he should have avoided that one.
Mcgarry shoots and misses
and Karate counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mcgarry thinking.
Karate lands the left hand.
Mcgarry shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Karate counters with a straight right hand.
Karate lands an overhand right.
Karate throws a low kick but Mcgarry moves out of range easily.
Karate ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mcgarry avoids the body shot from Karate.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karate lands a nice shot that snaps Mcgarry's head back.
Mcgarry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Karate has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Karate is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mcgarry had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Karate fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Karate dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jj Mcgarry's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Danga de danga de dang - Karate scores with a four punch combination!
Mcgarry with a poor takedown
and Karate makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Karate lands a body shot.
A cross from Karate lands.
Karate fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mcgarry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Karate misses the shot to the body.
Mcgarry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Karate darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Karate lands a jab to Mcgarry's midsection.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mcgarry might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Jab from Karate.
Karate misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mcgarry doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Karate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcgarry misses with a takedown attempt
and Karate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jj Mcgarry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karate scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A jab lands there for Karate.
Mcgarry tries for a takedown but Karate circles away easily
and Karate counters with a straight right hand.
Karate lands an overhand right.
Karate changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Karate is looking to land body kicks.
Karate lands a nice shot that snaps Mcgarry's head back.
Mcgarry moves out of range of the body kick from Karate.
Mcgarry shoots and misses
and Karate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karate scores with a hook to the body. Mcgarry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Karate feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mcgarrys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karate lands with an uppercut that bounces Mcgarry off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karate pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mcgarry tries for a takedown but Karate circles away easily
and Karate counters with a left to the body.
Karate moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Karate pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mcgarry looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jab from Karate.
Karate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mcgarry misses with a takedown
and Karate counters with a stiff right hand.
Karate connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Karate's corner calls for a 1-2. Karate obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mcgarry tries for a takedown but Karate circles away easily
and Karate counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Karate. Beautiful body shot.
Karate lands a body shot.
Mcgarry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Karate is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Karate scores with a jab to the body.
Karate lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ed Karate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mcgarry with a lazy takedown attempt
and Karate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ed Karate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mcgarry takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A shot to the liver by Karate. Beautiful body shot.
Mcgarry doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Karate counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Karate misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgarry walks into a left hand.
Mcgarry doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Karate counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Mcgarry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karate sizes up Mcgarry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mcgarry is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Karate moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ed Karate!
Ed Karate gave a mention to Meet the Future in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor Ja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Statham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thor Ja had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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195 lbs
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196 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thor Ja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Jordan Statham!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ja throws a head kick but Statham moves out of range.
Ja ducks under a wild hook from Statham.
Ja tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Statham counters with a shoot takedown. Ja fights it but they end up in guard.
Statham drops back looking for a leg! Ja is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ja manages to kick Statham off! Statham jumps back into Ja's guard.
Statham won't allow Ja to get back to his feet.
Statham distracts Ja with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ja is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Statham lands a couple of digs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Statham is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Statham keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ja's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Statham keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ja's head.
Statham lands a couple of elbows.
Statham content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Statham passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Statham winds up and cracks Ja with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Statham lands with a punch from half guard.
Statham is trying for a kimura here. Ja looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Statham wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jordan Statham!
During a confident post fight interview, Jordan Statham thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rory Breaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Garkov (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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26
216 lbs
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27
210 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rory Breaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Garkov!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garkov looks for a takedown but Breaker sprawls well.
Breaker looks to land a combination but Garkov avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Garkov.
Breaker throws a jab but it's blocked by Garkov.
Garkov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Breaker is just out of range.
Breaker throws a series of punches but Garkov avoids them all with ease.
Garkov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horrible takedown by Garkov or perhaps it was just good defense by Breaker which made him look bad.
Garkov slips a straight right by Breaker.
Garkov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Garkov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Breaker.
Breaker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garkov.
Garkov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rory Breaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Garkov.
Garkov shoots in but Breaker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Breaker stuns Garkov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Breaker. Beautiful body shot.
Garkov looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Breaker takes a swing at Garkov's ribcage but misses.
Breaker drops Garkov with a beautiful combination! Garkov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Breaker is looking for the KO!
Garkov is rocked!
It looks like Sergei Garkov has been cut.
Rory Breaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Breaker cracks Garkov with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Garkov tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Breaker pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Garkov is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rory Breaker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goran Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Dubz (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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210 lbs
15 - 48 - 1 |
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220 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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
15 - 48 - 1, fighting out of London, Goran Schwarzeneg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Dubz!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzeneg clinches with his opponent.
Schwarzeneg is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Schwarzeneg jumps guard but Dubz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dubz looking to slow down the pace here.
Schwarzeneg is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Goran Schwarzeneg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schwarzeneg jumps guard but Dubz stands there with Schwarzeneg around his waist. Schwarzeneg gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Schwarzeneg jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dubz walks away with a smile on his face. Schwarzeneg gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dubz staying out of range there.
Schwarzeneg throws a poor cross that misses
and Dubz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Schwarzeneg throws a nice looking combination but Dubz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schwarzeneg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dubz circles away quickly and effectively.
Schwarzeneg misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Schwarzeneg fails with the takedown.
Schwarzeneg is breathing heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dubz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schwarzeneg throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jay Dubz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schwarzeneg throws a nice looking combination but Dubz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Schwarzeneg wants to slow Dubz down by chopping away at his legs.
Dubz defending well as Schwarzeneg loads up on a big left hand.
Dubz feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Schwarzeneg sprawling to the canvas! Schwarzeneg rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dubz finish him?!
Schwarzeneg is rocked!
Schwarzeneg misses with a hook
and Dubz counters with a right hand from hell and Schwarzeneg is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jay Dubz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tap Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amelie Poulain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
288 lbs
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21
250 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tap Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Amelie Poulain!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Out with that takedown attempt.
Out throws a head kick that misses.
Tap Out seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poulain scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ground and pound from Poulain.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Poulain lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Poulain there.
Poulain content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Out has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Poulain is working away from the top position though.
Poulain wants to pass to mount but Out is defending the position.
Out slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Poulain wants to control from the top but Out keeps moving.
Poulain won't allow Out to get back to his feet.
Poulain postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulain controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Out is looking for a triangle but Poulain pushes his legs off easily.
Out looking for a guillotine here but Poulain defends easily.
Out has momentary wrist control but Poulain slips an elbow through the middle.
Out keeping moving, preventing Poulain from controlling successfully.
Poulain advances to half guard.
Poulain 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.
Poulain is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Out actively working from the bottom here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poulain is looking to take a break and control but Out is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Poulain works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Poulain is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Out can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
It looks like Tap Out has been cut.
Out working to try and regain half guard.
Poulain putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Out wants to control but Poulain is having none of it.
Poulain lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tap Out's cut is getting worse.
Out is in a horrible position here. Poulain smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jeez, Tap Out's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tap Out's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Amelie Poulain!
After winning the bout, Amelie Poulain 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glover Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teixeira has chosen rocky theme song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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
288 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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189 cm
24
221 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keith Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Glover Teixeira!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin lands a nice hook to Teixeira's body. Teixeira takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Martin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Martin sizes up Teixeira with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Teixeira throws a right hand that Martin ducks under and follows up with a left that Martin also avoids with ease.
Teixeira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martin.
Martin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Martin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Teixeira misses with a body shot.
Martin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Teixeira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Martin lands with an uppercut that bounces Teixeira off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Martin connects with a right hand. Teixeira shakes it off.
Keith Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin lands a jab to the nose.
Teixeira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Martin sizes up Teixeira with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Teixeira.
Teixeira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Martin cracks Teixeira with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Martin misses the jab.
Donk. Martin catches Teixeira right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martin.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martin, as that shot connected.
Martin staying out of range there.
Martin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Teixeira. Those never looked like landing.
Teixeira on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Teixeira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martin lands a head shot.
Teixeira has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Martin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Teixeira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martin.
Martin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Teixeiras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Martin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martin scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Martin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Teixeira doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheers as Martin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Teixeira doesn't seem phased though.
Teixeira blocks a jab.
Teixeira throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Teixeira misses with an uppercut. Martin saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira throws a shot from downtown. Martin moves away and avoids it.
Teixeira lands a nice hook to Martin's body. Martin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Martin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Teixeira looks to throw the jab but Martin is out of range.
Teixeira takes one to the chin there.
Teixeira misses the shot to the body.
Teixeira throws a series of punches but Martin avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Teixeira. Those never looked like landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Martin.
Teixeira looks winded!
Nice shot by Martin.
Martin thuds his right hand into Teixeira's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A decent looking cross lands there for Martin.
Martin lands with a straight right. Teixeira didn't see that one coming.
Martin slips under a jab from Teixeira.
Martin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice uppercut lands for Martin. That snapped Teixeira's head back.
Teixeira walks into a straight right hand from Martin.
A left and a right from Teixeira both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin cracks Teixeira with a right hand to the side of the head.
Martin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice shot lands for Martin.
Teixeira is rocked!
A decent looking cross lands there for Martin.
Teixeira is still on wobbly legs! Can Martin finish him?
Martin circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Teixeira to the canvas! Teixeira doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Martin keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Martin!
A relieved looking Keith Martin 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thors Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Long comes to the cage accompanied by remember the name. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
198 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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26
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thors Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long misses with a takedown
and Hammer counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Long's guard now.
Hammer throws a big right hand that misses.
Long keeping moving, preventing Hammer from controlling successfully.
Long can't keep his opponent in guard - Hammer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Long is breathing heavily.
Hammer content to control rather than advance.
Hammer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Long wants to improve his position but Hammer is controlling well.
Hammer has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hammer lands a big shot there that rocks Long but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Long is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer has hold of Long's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Long manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Oh Long is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hammer is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Long goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Hammer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Thors Hammer!
Thors Hammer thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Jack Long spoke after the fight, saying 'I will be back. Fitter. Faster. Stronger. And I will come away with the win'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Frederick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kowalski has chosen Harvey - Get up and move as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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28
210 lbs
8 - 9 - 2 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Determined |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Frederick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 2, fighting out of London, Shawn Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frederick shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kowalski as he avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Kowalski.
Nice sprawl there from Kowalski as Frederick shoots in.
Frederick darts in and clinches Kowalski up against the cage.
Kowalski prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Frederick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frederick goes for a takedown attempt but Kowalski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Frederick looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kowalski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Frederick swivels and escapes.
Kowalski throws a series of punches but Frederick moves out of range.
Frederick is looking to clinch.
Frederick looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kowalski!
Frederick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kowalski keeps working.
Frederick is breathing heavily.
Kowalski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Frederick cracks Kowalski with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kowalski is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Frederick asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kowalski manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Frederick lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Frederick is keen to just control but Kowalski is a slippery customer.
Frederick is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kowalski is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kowalski wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kowalski is not content to let Frederick control the position.
Kowalski gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frederick loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Frederick stops Kowalski from standing up.
Kowalski is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Kowalski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Frederick 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frederick trying to hold on to Kowalski's head to control him but Kowalski postures up.
Frederick avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kowalski.
Frederick trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kowalski tries to pass to full mount but Frederick defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Frederick wants to sweep but Kowalski has passed to side control!
You can see the frustration on Frederick's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kowalski tries to score with some ground and pound. Frederick controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kowalski has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Frederick looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kowalski has Frederick pulled in close to control his posture.
Kowalski wants to get back to his feet but Frederick is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kowalski has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Frederick is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frederick is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kowalski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kowalski tries to pull guard but Frederick holds him up against the cage and eventually Kowalski drops back down to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kowalski breaks from the clinch.
Frederick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kowalski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frederick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frederick darts in trying to clinch
and Kowalski counters by moving into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frederick goes for a takedown attempt but Kowalski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Frederick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kowalski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shawn Kowalski will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Frederick tries to clinch up.
Kowalski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Frederick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kowalski's coach down at Tycoon Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kowalski's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
No luck for Frederick with that takedown attempt.
Frederick shoots in but no luck this time.
Kowalski shoots for a takedown but Frederick saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Frederick tries to close the distance and clinch but Kowalski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kowalski gets a clinch.
Frederick drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kowalski gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Frederick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kowalski working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kowalski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kowalski has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Frederick uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Frederick is aware though and is defending well.
Frederick looking to sit in guard and control but Kowalski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Frederick wants to sweep but no luck.
Kowalski tries to stand but Frederick is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Frederick looking for a sweep. Not yet Frederick, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kowalski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Frederick is working an open guard so Kowalski takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Frederick throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kowalski's waist but Kowalski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Frederick off to one side.
Kowalski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Frederick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frederick closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kowalski circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frederick avoids the head kick by Kowalski.
Kowalski tries to close the distance and clinch but Frederick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paul Frederick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frederick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kowalski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kowalski breaks from the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Kowalski as Frederick shoots in.
Paul Frederick 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!
Frederick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kowalski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kowalski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Frederick momentarily.
Kowalski fails with a takedown attempt.
Frederick fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frederick on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kowalski is defended easily by Frederick.
Horrible takedown by Frederick or perhaps it was just good defense by Kowalski which made him look bad.
Kowalski scores with a one two! Frederick had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Frederick defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kowalski.
Frederick dives in for a single leg takedown but Kowalski sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kowalski is trying to pull guard but Frederick turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kowalski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frederick is looking to clinch.
Frederick tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kowalski counters with a three punch combo that has Frederick backing up. Frederick nods at Kowalski to acknowledge the strikes.
Frederick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kowalski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frederick closes the distance and clinches up with Kowalski, looking for a takedown. Frederick pushes Kowalski against the cage but Kowalski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Frederick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kowalski has a takedown stuffed.
Kowalski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frederick tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kowalski counters with a series of strikes. Frederick will be more careful next time no doubt.
Frederick misses with a series of wild punches.
Kowalski shoots for a double leg takedown but Frederick sprawls well. He's pushed Kowalski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Kowalski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Frederick shoots in for a takedown but Kowalski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Frederick changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kowalski tries to avoid it but Frederick manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kowalski to the ground. Kowalski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kowalski gets a clinch.
Frederick goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kowalski prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Frederick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kowalski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Frederick has Kowalski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kowalski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kowalski tries to pull guard but Frederick holds him up against the cage and eventually Kowalski drops back down to his feet.
Kowalski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frederick shoots for a takedown but Kowalski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kowalski lands a jab to the nose.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kowalski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kowalski misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Frederick with that takedown attempt.
Kowalski scores with a one two! Frederick had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kowalski rushes Frederick and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kowalski breaks from the clinch.
Kowalski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kowalski wants it to stay on the feet.
Frederick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kowalski misses with a few strikes there.
Kowalski gets a double leg takedown into Frederick's guard.
Frederick is trying to control the position but Kowalski postures up.
Kowalski decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Frederick, up you get!
Kowalski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Frederick eats them both and turns towards Kowalski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kowalski works over Frederick's head and body with a nice combination.
Frederick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kowalski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kowalski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kowalski.
Kowalski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kowalski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Frederick tries to score a body lock takedown but Kowalski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Frederick takes a shot to the head.
Kowalski is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kowalski successfully pulls guard.
Frederick won't allow Kowalski to sweep him here.
Frederick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frederick stopping the sweep attempt from Kowalski.
Kowalski can't keep his opponent in guard - Frederick advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kowalski kicks off Frederick and gets to his feet.
Frederick will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kowalski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kowalski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Frederick fails to land the takedown.
Kowalski throws a series of punches but Frederick avoids them all with ease.
Paul Frederick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frederick tries to clinch up but Kowalski circles away and keeps his distance.
Horrible takedown by Frederick or perhaps it was just good defense by Kowalski which made him look bad.
A bone on bone clash there as Frederick blocks the leg kick.
Kowalski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kowalski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Frederick looks for a takedown but Kowalski sprawls well.
Kowalski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frederick misses with a combination
and Kowalski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Kowalski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kowalski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Shawn Kowalski!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Shawn Kowalski!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Shawn Kowalski!
Shawn Kowalski wins by unanimous decision!
Shawn Kowalski gave a mention to Untouchable Fight Nutrition Q160 $125 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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