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BKC 17 : Aziz Vs De Troyer PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mocny Vlad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and karl morph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mocny Vlad could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to karl morph's chin.
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260 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Mocny Vlad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, karl morph!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
morph is looking to clinch.
Vlad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vlad shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Vlad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vlad seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Vlad wants to free his trapped foot but morph is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Vlad seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vlad lands a nice short elbow.
morph is looking to control Vlad's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can morph avoid being mounted?
morph throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Vlad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
morph wants to control but Vlad is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlad is taking a breather. morph says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
morph is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vlad tries to stand and escape but morph is controlling the position.
morph has hold of Vlad's hands but Vlad slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
It looks like karl morph has been cut.
Vlad prevents morph from standing back up.
Vlad 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.
Vlad is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Vlad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vlad tries to pass the half guard into mount. morph knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Vlad lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vlad trying to mount his opponent but morph defends it.
Vlad decides to stand up.
Vlad gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vlad throwing shots but morph is blocking nicely.
morph trying to hold on to Vlad's head to control him but Vlad postures up.
morph tries to roll over but Vlad keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vlad tries to pass the half guard into mount. morph knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vlad stands up from half guard.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vlad - that will leave a mark!
morph looks gassed!
Vlad lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That has opened up karl morph's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vlad shoots in and bounces morph off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Vlad is in close to morph's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Vlad works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ground and pound from Vlad.
Vlad decides to stand and escape the position.
morph gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vlad to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vlad's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vlad decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on morph, up you get!
Vlad throws a quick head kick that skims the top of morph's head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Vlad!
The cut above karl morph's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Vlad shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. morph is trying to defend but Vlad finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
morph has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vlad is working away from the top position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vlad stands up out of the half guard.
Vlad scores with a nice body kick.
Vlad closes the distance and pushes morph back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mocny Vlad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on karl morph's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Vlad works over morph's head and body with a nice combination.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Vlad! morph is out on his feet! Vlad rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - morph is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! morph is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mocny Vlad!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Diagana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ortiz killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diagana comes to the cage accompanied by Judas Priest - Painkiller. 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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133 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Alberto Diagana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, ortiz killer!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
killer scores with a takedown into Diagana's guard.
Diagana wants to stand but killer is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
killer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
killer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
killer trying to control but Diagana is working from the bottom.
killer prevents Diagana from getting back to his feet.
killer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and killer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Diagana wants to stand up but killer is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
killer misses with a looping left.
Alberto Diagana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
killer swats away the attempt to clinch by Diagana.
Diagana throws a sloppy head kick and killer moves out of range easily.
killer shoots in but no luck this time.
Diagana fails with an attempt to clinch.
killer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diagana wants to clinch.
killer throws a right and a left that Diagana avoids nicely.
Diagana is looking to clinch.
killer tries to clinch up but Diagana circles away and keeps his distance.
Diagana clinches but killer breaks the clinch
enabling killer to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diagana on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
killer looks to land a body kick but Diagana moved away.
Diagana tries to clinch
and killer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
killer trying to control the position from guard on top but Diagana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diagana wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and killer manages to pass to side control.
Diagana wants to stand back up but killer manages to pass into side control.
killer is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Diagana's shoulder. That is not cool.
killer trying to control the position but Diagana is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
killer swings around for an armbar but Diagana sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into killer's guard.
Diagana has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of killer is proving hard to escape from.
killer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diagana's guard.
Diagana wants to get back to his feet but killer passes into half guard.
killer wants to take a breather but Diagana is having none of it.
Diagana is defending against the submission attempts here by killer.
Diagana is trying to stand up here but killer is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Diagana is breathing heavily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Diagana buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
killer throws a nice looking combination but Diagana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diagana takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
killer moves in looking to clinch but Diagana pushes him off.
Diagana misses with a body kick.
Diagana tries to clinch up
and killer counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ortiz killer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Diagana takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diagana dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on killer. That did some damage!
Diagana looks to clinch
and killer counters with a left to the body.
killer slips a jab and a cross from Diagana.
killer fails to land the takedown.
Diagana wants to clinch but killer slips to the side
and killer finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - killer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
ortiz killer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diagana lands a head kick. killer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like ortiz killer has been cut.
killer throws a head kick that Diagana semi-blocks.
Diagana misses with a telegraphed body shot
and killer counters with a one-two to the body.
killer throws a low kick, looking for Diagana's leg but Diagana calmly moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
killer has Diagana up against the cage in a clinch.
killer lands a body shot.
killer misses with a punch on the inside.
killer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
killer avoids a wild elbow strike from Diagana.
Diagana scores a nice knee to the body.
killer trying to control the position but instead, Diagana has worked for underhooks and has pushed killer into the cage.
A body shot lands from killer.
killer misses with the head strike.
Diagana controlling the action here for a moment.
Diagana tries to stall but killer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Diagana wants to stall.
Diagana is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Diagana slows down the pace here.
killer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diagana backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, killer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diagana's brow.
Diagana misses with a knee to the head.
killer can't find room to land a body shot as Diagana controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Diagana tries a knee to the head but killer blocks it.
Diagana looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diagana trying to stall but killer improves his position.
Diagana misses with an elbow strike.
killer managing to block the knees to the body from Diagana.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diagana.
A quick uppercut on the inside from killer.
Diagana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. killer is defending well for now.
killer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
killer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
killer blocks an elbow strike from Diagana.
killer lands an elbow inside that Diagana shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diagana.
A right hook to the body lands for killer.
Diagana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
killer avoids a wild elbow strike from Diagana.
killer leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting on killer's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Diagana missing with knees to the body.
killer looking to slow down the pace here.
killer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diagana is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maybe Diagana would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
killer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
killer lands with a light punch inside.
killer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Diagana taking a breather.
killer leaning his opponent against the cage.
killer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
killer lands a shoulder strike.
killer throws a head punch that misses.
Diagana missing with knees to the body.
killer misses with an elbow over the top.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diagana as killer tries to tie him up.
killer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
killer lands a right hand.
Diagana takes an elbow to the temple.
killer lands a shoulder strike.
killer lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Alberto Diagana has been cut.
Diagana misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Diagana using the Thai plumb to throw knees but killer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
killer avoiding damage as Diagana throws knees to the body.
killer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diagana backwards.
Diagana working killer over with knees to the body.
killer working aggressively here.
Diagana throws an elbow but it's blocked.
killer is struggling to control the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diagana as killer tries to tie him up.
killer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from killer.
killer lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from killer.
killer pushes off an throws an elbow but Diagana leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
killer managing to block the knees to the body from Diagana.
killer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A hook to the body from killer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for killer.
killer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diagana backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
killer throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ortiz killer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
killer blocks the body kick.
Diagana closes the distance looking to clinch
and killer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by killer.
Diagana keeping moving, preventing killer from controlling successfully.
Diagana looking to hit a scissor sweep but killer is one step ahead there.
Diagana is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and killer dives into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
killer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
killer has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Diagana is squirming around, avoiding killer's attempts to control the action.
killer prevents Diagana from getting the reversal.
killer tries to control but Diagana wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Diagana slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
ortiz killer has got the better of the ground game so far.
killer wants to take a breather but Diagana is having none of it.
killer wants to free his trapped foot but Diagana is holding on for dear life with his legs.
killer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Diagana wants to get back to his feet.
killer is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Diagana tries to kick killer off in order to stand up. killer Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diagana wants to get back to his feet.
killer working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diagana is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, killer asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Alberto Diagana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
killer wants to control but Diagana is keeping him busy.
Diagana is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Diagana wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
killer wants to control but Diagana is keeping him busy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
killer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
killer takes the fight into the clinch.
Diagana is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but killer is keeping busy.
killer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diagana throws an elbow but it misses.
Diagana trying to land knees to the body.
Diagana avoiding damage as killer throws knees to the body.
killer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
killer tries to stall but Diagana uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
killer being controlled against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
ortiz killer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well killer 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ortiz killer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Horus Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and william wednesday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horus Ra has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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, Horus Ra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, william wednesday!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ra tries to clinch but wednesday moves out of range.
Ra fails in his attempt to clinch.
wednesday will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
wednesday lands a two punch combo.
wednesday throws a right and a left that both miss.
wednesday avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ra takes the fight into the clinch.
wednesday's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
wednesday misses with a low kick.
Ra is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
wednesday is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ra sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ra staying out of range there.
Ra wants to clinch.
wednesday tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ra swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
wednesday throws out a loose jab but Ra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ra has wednesday up against the cage in a clinch.
wednesday misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ra keeps control of wednesday as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Ra.
Ra leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ra lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ra scores with a hook to the body.
Ra lands a body punch in the clinch.
wednesday pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ra rushes wednesday and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
wednesday working hard to break the clinch.
Ra is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
wednesday throws a punch but it's blocked by Ra.
wednesday content to slow the pace in the clinch.
wednesday pulls guard successfully.
Ra in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra throwing strikes from guard but wednesday blocks nicely.
Ra will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
wednesday is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
wednesday stops Ra from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from wednesday there.
wednesday wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Ra uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
wednesday trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ra's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
wednesday is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ra is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ra has escaped and now he's on top!
Ra is looking to work some ground and pound but wednesday has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
william wednesday dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ra tries to clinch up but wednesday circles away and keeps his distance.
Horus Ra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ra is looking to clinch but wednesday is avoiding it.
wednesday misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ra tries to clinch but wednesday is having none of it.
wednesday throws an overhand right that lands on Ra's shoulder, as Ra tries to avoid the shot.
wednesday looks for a takedown but Ra sprawls well.
Ra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ra clinches up with wednesday and pushes him back against the cage.
wednesday tries to pull guard but Ra won't allow it.
wednesday landing knees to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
wednesday throws a head punch that misses.
Ra digs a right hand underneath wednesday's ribcage. wednesday let out a lung full of air as it connected.
wednesday with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
wednesday can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
wednesday tries to pull guard but Ra won't allow it.
Horus Ra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of william wednesday.
wednesday misses with a short punch on the inside.
wednesday manages to break the clinch.
Ra tries to clinch but wednesday moves out of range.
wednesday throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
wednesday looks to land a combination but Ra avoids it well.
Ra is looking to clinch but wednesday is avoiding it.
william wednesday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
wednesday shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
wednesday fails to land with a series of punches.
wednesday looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
wednesday is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
wednesday swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ra instigates a clinch.
Ra stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
wednesday jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ra walks away with a smile on his face. wednesday gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
wednesday misses with an attempted mid kick.
wednesday misses with a double jab.
Ra is looking to clinch.
wednesday keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck for wednesday with that takedown attempt.
Ra tries to close the distance and clinch up but wednesday swats him away and circles back towards the center.
wednesday misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ra rushes wednesday and presses him up against the cage.
wednesday misses with a hook from the clinch.
wednesday tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ra smiles and moves away.
wednesday misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra moves into range and clinches up with wednesday.
wednesday fails to pull guard.
wednesday jumps guard but Ra stands there with wednesday around his waist. wednesday gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ra has wednesday pressed against the cage, preventing wednesday from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ra lands a nice shot to the body.
Ra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
wednesday breaks the clinch.
wednesday circles away from the clinch attempt
and wednesday counters with a left and a right that stings Ra.
wednesday looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra pushes wednesday up against the cage in a clinch.
Ra pushes wednesday back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ra is stalling here.
Ra presses wednesday against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
wednesday tries to pull guard but Ra holds him up against the cage and eventually wednesday drops back down to his feet.
A body shot lands from Ra.
Ra stalling the fight.
Ra seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horus Ra dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
wednesday misses with a few strikes there.
wednesday misses with a low kick.
wednesday tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ra swivels and escapes.
wednesday tries to bum rush Ra with a series of wild strikes but Ra uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ra fails in his attempt to clinch.
wednesday misses with a jab, cross combination.
wednesday tries to bum rush Ra with a series of wild strikes but Ra uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ra takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
wednesday misses with a low kick as Ra jumps back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ra pushes wednesday up against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by wednesday.
wednesday takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra misses with a body punch.
wednesday tries to break free but Ra pushes him back against the cage.
wednesday is trying to force a seperation but Ra has the dominant position.
wednesday lands with a right to the head.
wednesday's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
wednesday keeps the fight on the outside.
Ra tries to clinch up.
Ra moves in looking to clinch but wednesday pushes him off.
wednesday fails to land with a series of punches.
Ra takes the fight into the clinch.
wednesday prevents a body shot from Ra.
Ra misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
wednesday can't break the clinch.
Ra tries to work over wednesday's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ra.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for wednesday.
wednesday tries to pull guard but Ra holds him up against the cage and eventually wednesday drops back down to his feet.
Ra keeps control of wednesday as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ra works on wednesday's body with a couple of short punches.
wednesday jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ra walks away with a smile on his face. wednesday gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Horus Ra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of william wednesday.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horus Ra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ra tries to clinch but wednesday is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
wednesday looks to score with a jab to the body but Ra is just out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Ra. No joy for wednesday on that attempt.
wednesday looks to land a left hand but Ra moved out of range nicely.
wednesday avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ra gets in close and instigates a clinch.
wednesday wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ra throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
wednesday is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ra pulls him back up using the underhooks.
wednesday is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with wednesday's elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Ra.
wednesday tries to break the clinch but Ra is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
wednesday pushes off an throws an elbow but Ra leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
wednesday can't break the clinch.
Ra has wednesday pushed against the cage.
wednesday tries to break free but Ra pushes him back against the cage.
Ra pressing his opponent against the cage.
wednesday swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
wednesday tries to break free but Ra pushes him back against the cage.
Ra cracks wednesday with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Horus Ra showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ra has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horus Ra!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Defoe Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roger Nelson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Defoe Gracie's chin.
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135 lbs
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136 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Defoe Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nelson avoids it really well and circles away.
Nelson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gracie is able to avoid easily.
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
Nelson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nelson lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nelson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gracie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gracie throws a jab when Nelson was well out of range.
Nelson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nelson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Roger Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Nelson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Nelson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gracie's guard! Nice work there by Nelson!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson passes Gracie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nelson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nelson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gracie is looking to control Nelson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie.
Nelson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nelson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Nelson pushes his legs off easily.
Nelson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nelson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie working for submissions but it's allowed Nelson to get to half guard.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nelson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Nelson controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gracie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nelson trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Nelson content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Nelson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nelson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
Nelson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Nelson.
The referee calls for Nelson to work.
Nelson missing with knees to the body.
Nelson lands a nice knee to the body.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.
Nelson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nelson landing knees to the body.
Nelson tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nelson landing knees to the body.
Nelson stalling.
Nelson working Gracie over with knees to the body.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nelson slowing the pace effectively.
Nelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Nelson stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Nelson landing knees to the head.
Nelson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.
Nelson taking a breather.
Nelson gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Nelson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nelson obliges.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Nelson lands an elbow inside that Gracie shrugs off.
Nelson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nelson working Gracie over with knees to the body.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gracie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gracie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nelson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Defoe Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gracie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nelson crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Nelson prevents a takedown attempt there.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nelson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nelson obliges.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoiding damage as Nelson throws knees to the body.
Nelson with a knee to the head.
Nelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gracie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nelson tries to land knees in the clinch but Gracie avoids the damage to the body.
Nelson lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nelson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nelson prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Nelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nelson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
Nelson crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Nelson scores a nice knee to the body.
Nelson landing knees to the body.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nelson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nelson obliges.
Gracie letting Nelson take a breather here.
Roger Nelson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice elbow from Nelson.
Nelson landing knees to the body.
Nelson trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Nelson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nelson landing knees to the body.
Nelson is leaning against Gracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nelson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nelson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Defoe Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nelson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.
Nelson lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie letting Nelson take a breather here.
Gracie goes for a takedown attempt but Nelson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nelson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nelson lands a nice looking body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nelson.
Defoe Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Gracie avoids the body shot from Nelson.
Nelson throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nelson.
Nelson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Nelson takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gracie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nelson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Crunch! Nelson slams his shin into Gracie's torso.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nelson.
Nelson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick lands from Nelson.
Nelson lands with a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Nelson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Nelson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nelson.
Gracie sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a shot to the body.
Nelson fakes the leg kick and cracks Gracie in the body.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nelson. Nelson obviously looking to wear him down.
Nelson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gracie takes a step back to recover.
Nelson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nelson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nelson obliges.
Roger Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nelson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Nelson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nelson 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 25:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 26:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Nelson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shinji Nishimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Kaiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Shinji Nishimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Kaiser!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaiser defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nishimura.
Kaiser ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kaiser comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kaiser misses with a hook.
Kaiser fails to land with a series of punches.
Nishimura dodges the punch combination from Kaiser.
Kaiser lands a nice shot to the body.
Nishimura closes the distance and clinches.
Nishimura has Kaiser pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kaiser manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nishimura drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kaiser gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinji Nishimura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nishimura prevents Kaiser from breaking the clinch.
Kaiser wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nishimura works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Nishimura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kaiser pulls Nishimura in close to his closed guard and prevents Nishimura from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kaiser's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaiser trying to keep a closed guard but Nishimura is proving a slippery customer.
Kaiser seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nishimura trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaiser is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaiser pulls Nishimura in close to prevent any damage.
Nishimura is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kaiser is pulling down on Nishimura's head to control his posture.
Despite being in the dominant position, Chris Kaiser just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kaiser throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nishimura stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser swings for the body but Nishimura moves out of range.
Kaiser looks to land a combination but Nishimura avoids it well.
Kaiser is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nishimura rather than just go for the knockout.
Nishimura shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kaiser pinned against the cage. Kaiser gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chris Kaiser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nishimura moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nishimura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaiser uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nishimura dodges the punch combination from Kaiser.
Kaiser lands a nice shot that snaps Nishimura's head back.
Nishimura 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nishimura wants to control from the top but Kaiser keeps moving.
Kaiser trying to control the position here.
Nishimura throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kaiser is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kaiser 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.
Kaiser wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kaiser is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nishimura trying to control but Kaiser is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nishimura takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nishimura misses with a takedown attempt - Kaiser sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kaiser works the jab nicely.
Kaiser scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nishimura in his tracks.
Kaiser lands a left and a right that send Nishimura crashing to the mat, dazed. Kaiser thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Nishimura is rocked!
Kaiser lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nishimura at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaiser lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Oh Nishimura is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kaiser has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kaiser tries to bum rush Nishimura with a series of wild strikes but Nishimura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nishimura seems to have got his legs back now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nishimura doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaiser circles away.
Kaiser throws out a powerful jab.
Kaiser misses with a few strikes there.
Chris Kaiser is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaiser swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Kaiser dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nishimura moves into range and clinches up with Kaiser.
Nishimura is trying to drag Kaiser to the mat but Kaiser just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kaiser has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nishimura is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nishimura gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nishimura is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kaiser has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kaiser makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A left lands for Kaiser.
Nishimura wants to land a leg kick but Kaiser is out of range.
Kaiser misses with a two punch combination.
Nishimura shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kaiser defends it nicely.
Kaiser fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaiser's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kaiser duly obliges.
Kaiser lands a slapping body shot.
Kaiser jabs Nishimura right on the nose. Nishimura blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Kaiser does it's job there.
Nice takedown defense from Kaiser. No joy for Nishimura on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinji Nishimura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nishimura takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chris Kaiser seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nishimura finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kaiser throws a right hand that Nishimura ducks under and follows up with a left that Nishimura also avoids with ease.
Nishimura looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kaiser fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nishimura looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kaiser!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaiser keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kaiser tries to hold on but Nishimura postures up.
Kaiser is trying desperately to improve position.
The referee warns Kaiser that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kaiser is desperately trying to improve his position but Nishimura has a good base and remains in mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kaiser tries to hold on but Nishimura pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nishimura working for a submission but Kaiser is keeping him at bay.
Kaiser is working to get back to half guard.
Kaiser wants to hold on but Nishimura pushes him away.
Nishimura is working for a guillotine from mount but Kaiser frees his head quite easily.
Kaiser is working to get back to half guard.
Kaiser tries to hold on but Nishimura pushes him away.
Nishimura manages to capitalize on a mistake by Kaiser to take his back!
Kaiser looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
You can see the frustration on Kaiser's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kaiser showing good submission defense here.
Nishimura is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Kaiser knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Kaiser for a finish.
Nishimura gets his hands free as Kaiser looks to control.
Kaiser might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nishimura kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Nishimura looking to break Kaiser's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Kaiser remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Nishimura will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Kaiser controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaiser trying to control but not successfully.
Nishimura trying to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chris Kaiser will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Nishimura walks into a straight right hand from Kaiser.
Nishimura showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kaiser.
Nishimura fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kaiser is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kaiser misses with a two punch combination.
Kaiser throws a right and a left that Nishimura avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nishimura fails to land the takedown.
Kaiser moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nishimura shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinji Nishimura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishimura takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kaiser moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kaiser lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nishimura showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kaiser.
Kaiser fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kaiser lands with a nice combination. Nishimura backs away looking to recover.
Kaiser stuffs the takedown.
Nishimura decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kaiser has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nishimura is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nishimura throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nishimura is working away from the top position though.
Kaiser avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nishimura.
Kaiser is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nishimura not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kaiser is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kaiser jabs at Nishimura's body.
Horrible takedown by Nishimura or perhaps it was just good defense by Kaiser which made him look bad.
No joy there for Kaiser, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kaiser misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser looks to land a combination but Nishimura avoids it well.
Kaiser moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nishimura fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nishimura shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kaiser trying to control here.
Shinji Nishimura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nishimura prevents Kaiser from improving his position.
Nishimura is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kaiser doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nishimura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nishimura.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaiser keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nishimura is working for a submission of some sort.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Good shot there by Kaiser.
Kaiser lands a nice shot to the body.
Chris Kaiser is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nishimura throws and low kick but Kaiser moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Kaiser comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kaiser winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Kaiser!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timbe Suomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marvin Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Timbe Suomi!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to de liver by Jackson. Beautiful body shot.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Suomi avoids them all with ease.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Suomi shoots in.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Suomi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Suomi off to one side.
Suomi dives in and grabs Jackson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes down on Suomi's head and hops out.
Marvin Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timbe Suomi.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Suomi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suomi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck for Suomi with that takedown attempt.
Suomi looks gassed!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Suomi is defended easily by Jackson.
Jackson stuffs the takedown.
Jackson scores with a one two! Suomi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Timbe Suomi has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suomi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suomi circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson moves in close and cracks Suomi with a massive right hand! Suomi, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Jackson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marvin Jackson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Conlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conlin comes into the arena with Eminem The Way I Am blaring out of the sound system. Jones has chosen TNT as his entrance music. Reggie Jones will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Conlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Reggie Jones!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Conlin. That did some damage!
Conlin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jones to the mat! Jones manages to get full guard.
Conlin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jones's guard.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conlin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Conlin trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conlin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Conlin wants to stand but Jones has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Conlin throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is pulling down on Conlin's head. It's preventing any offense from Conlin, at least for the moment.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Conlin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Conlin pushes him off.
Conlin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jones did well to prevent Conlin getting side control.
Conlin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones is looking to escape.
Conlin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
Conlin prevents Jones from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conlin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Conlin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Conlin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Conlin is looking to advance position but Jones won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Conlin tries to clinch up
and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A knee to the head by Jones.
It looks like Kevin Conlin has been cut.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Conlin is breathing heavily.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Jones takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Conlin is trying to stand.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Conlin is trying to stand up here but Jones is controlling him well.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones stalling.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing shots but Conlin is blocking nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Conlin shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Conlin.
Jones tries to clinch but Conlin is having none of it.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!
Conlin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Conlin takes an elbow to the temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Conlin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Jones will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Conlin up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Conlin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Conlin in a clinch.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Conlin in his tracks for a moment.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Conlin's face.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Conlin takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones is pushing Conlin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Conlin's defenses.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones has Conlin pushed against the cage.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Conlin shrugs off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Conlin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conlin swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Conlin, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Conlin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Conlin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Conlin takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Conlin's face.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones stalling.
Jones connects with a knee to the head.
Jones working Conlin over with knees to the body.
Reggie Jones seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones slows down the pace here.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Conlin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones has Conlin pressed against the cage.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones avoiding damage.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Conlin avoids the damage to the body.
Conlin tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Conlin drops back down to his feet.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Conlin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Conlin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Conlin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
A bit of stalling here from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Conlin in his tracks for a moment.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Conlin's face.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Conlin.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Jones will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Conlin up against the cage.
Conlin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Conlin avoids the damage to the body.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Conlin.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Conlin shrugs off.
Jones stalling in the clinch.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Conlin's defenses.
Jones keeps control of Conlin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Conlin has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Jones taking a breather.
Conlin decides to pull guard.
Jones showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Conlin is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conlin keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kevin Conlin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones wants to clinch
and Conlin counters with a takedown into side control.
Conlin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Conlin has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Conlin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Jones just leaning against Conlin, taking a breather.
Conlin has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jones dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Conlin fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Conlin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Conlin is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Conlin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones landing knees to the head.
Jones leaning against his opponent.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones taking a breather.
Conlin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Jones lands an elbow just above Conlin 's eye.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Conlin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones taking a breather.
Conlin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reggie Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Conlin.
Jones's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Conlin tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Conlin drops back down to his feet.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Conlin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Come on Jones - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Conlin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Conlin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jones darts in trying to clinch
and Conlin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conlin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Conlin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Conlin's head.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
Conlin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conlin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kevin Conlin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones is looking to slow Conlin down with leg kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reggie Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jones winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reggie Jones!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Randaberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Cheese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randaberg comes to the cage accompanied by The Lucky Bullets . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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178 lbs
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174 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Ricky Randaberg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Cheese!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheese lands with a cross.
It looks like Ricky Randaberg has been cut.
Randaberg loads up on a big right hand but Cheese slips the punch.
Randaberg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cheese tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Randaberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cheese throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cheese closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Randaberg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cheese as he avoids it easily.
Randaberg 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Randaberg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Randaberg showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cheese avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cheese avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randaberg throwing strikes from guard but Cheese blocks nicely.
Randaberg postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cheese is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Randaberg, into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Randaberg is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cheese wants to stand but Randaberg is controlling his posture from full guard.
Randaberg is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Randaberg wants to sweep here but Cheese controlling him for the moment.
Randaberg 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.
Randaberg has a closed guard, preventing Cheese from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cheese looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Richard Cheese is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Randaberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cheese closes the distance looking to clinch
so Randaberg counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cheese has his feet on Randaberg's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Randaberg takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Randaberg closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cheese did well to prevent Randaberg getting side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese is trying to stand.
Randaberg 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! Cheese is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricky Randaberg!
Ricky Randaberg retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gerry Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerry Butler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Rico!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rico lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rico drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rico slows the pace down.
Rico in side control, throwing shots but Butler defends.
Rico working the strikes but Butler uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Butler wants to get back to his feet.
Rico is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico trying to control the action but Butler is working from the bottom.
Rico seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Let's hope that Rico has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rico throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rico is trying to work for a kimura but Butler is defending well.
Rico with the ground and pound but Butler uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rico controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler keeping full guard, as Rico tries to pass.
Rico trying to control but Butler is working from the bottom.
Butler is looking to stand up but Rico isn't so interested in that idea.
Rico trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rico sitting in guard here, content to control.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jonny Rico just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Butler misses with a combination
and Rico counters with a nice body shot.
Butler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rico decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Butler's guard.
Rico stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Butler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rico is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rico throwing strikes from guard but Butler blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Rico dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rico slips under a jab.
Butler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Butler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rico scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rico moves forwards but Butler connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Jonny Rico has been cut.
Butler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rico counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rico.
Rico won't allow Butler to get back to his feet.
Rico looking to sit in guard and control but Butler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Butler tries to stand but Rico is controlling from the bottom.
Butler postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico has a closed guard, preventing Butler from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rico goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gerry Butler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Butler gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rico to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rico is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rico working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rico trying to control the position from guard on top but Butler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rico controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rico looking to sit in guard and control but Butler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler stands up from Rico's guard - Butler perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rico tries to score a power double leg takedown but Butler sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rico somewhat.
Butler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rico closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rico misses with a combination
and Butler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rico slips a straight right by Butler.
Rico lands a nice shot that snaps Butler's head back.
Butler misses with a body shot.
Butler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Rico to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rico.
Rico looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Butler!
Rico misses with a head shot.
Rico thowing shots but they're missing.
Rico controlling from the full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Rico showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jonny Rico's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rico closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rico tries to pass the half guard into mount. Butler knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jonny Rico has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rico prevents Butler from standing back up.
Rico not doing much here.
Rico wants to free his trapped foot but Butler is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rico is trying to control the action in half guard but Butler is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rico tries to pass the half guard into mount. Butler knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rico throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rico with a lazy takedown attempt
and Butler counters with a nice uppercut.
Jonny Rico is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Rico both land. Nice combination.
Rico wants to clinch up but Butler keeps it at a distance.
Rico blocks a jab.
Butler misses with a body shot.
Butler throws an overhand right that lands on Rico's shoulder, as Rico tries to avoid the shot.
Rico ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rico fails to land with a series of punches.
Rico throws a right and a left that Butler avoids nicely.
Rico swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Butler takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Butler goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Butler throws the left hand but Rico avoids the punch easily.
Butler throws a combination that misses
and Rico counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Butler!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rico controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rico controlling the pace for now.
Gerry Butler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Rico comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rico winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Rico!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hassan Al Aziz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olivier De Troyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Troyer has chosen Jay Z - Run This Town as his entrance music. Olivier De Troyer told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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282 lbs
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272 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hassan Al Aziz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Olivier De Troyer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Troyer blocks a head kick by Al Aziz.
De Troyer avoids a kick to the body.
Al Aziz scores with a punch to the head.
Al Aziz with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Troyer throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Troyer fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Al Aziz sprawls well initially but De Troyer persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Al Aziz wants to get back to his feet.
Al Aziz is refusing to be controlled, as De Troyer sits in half guard.
De Troyer not doing much here.
Al Aziz looks like he's trying to stand up.
De Troyer trying to pass the guard but Al Aziz defending well.
Al Aziz pushes De Troyer off and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Troyer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hassan Al Aziz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Al Aziz is breathing heavily.
De Troyer tries to clinch but Al Aziz moves out of range.
De Troyer throws a hook but Al Aziz avoids it easily.
De Troyer drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
De Troyer throwing strikes but missing.
Al Aziz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
De Troyer is in close to Al Aziz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
De Troyer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Aziz wants to stand but De Troyer is controlling the position.
De Troyer wants to control from the top but Al Aziz keeps moving.
Al Aziz is looking to stand up but De Troyer isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Troyer wants to control from the top but Al Aziz keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Al Aziz throws a head kick that De Troyer semi-blocks.
De Troyer throws a good cross that connects.
De Troyer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Al Aziz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Troyer.
Al Aziz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Troyer throws out the jab.
De Troyer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Al Aziz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Troyer misses with a low kick.
De Troyer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Al Aziz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Troyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Al Aziz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Troyer.
De Troyer tries to clinch up.
De Troyer blocks a head kick by Al Aziz.
Al Aziz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Troyer scores with a takedown into Al Aziz's guard.
De Troyer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Al Aziz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Troyer prevents Al Aziz from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Troyer works over Al Aziz with some ground and pound from guard.
Al Aziz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De Troyer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Al Aziz wriggles free and stands up.
De Troyer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Al Aziz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from De Troyer misses its intended target.
De Troyer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Al Aziz sprawling to the canvas! Al Aziz rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can De Troyer finish him?!
Al Aziz is rocked!
It looks like Hassan Al Aziz has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Troyer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Al Aziz blocks the leg kick.
De Troyer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Troyer lands with a big right hook that stumbles Al Aziz - he's out on his feet here! De Troyer follows up with another monster hook that separates Al Aziz from consciousness! Al Aziz falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! De Troyer stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Olivier De Troyer!
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