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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eerik Rikkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eerik Rikkonen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Eerik Rikkonen!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dick goes for a double leg but Rikkonen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rikkonen continues to drive forward.
Dick is trying to drag Rikkonen to the mat but Rikkonen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rikkonen breaks from the clinch.
Dick shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dick showed some decent athleticism there.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dick connects with a nice short shot to Rikkonen's temple.
Dick throwing shots but Rikkonen is blocking nicely.
Dick not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dick looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rikkonen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dick is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rikkonen holds on for dear life.
Rikkonen can't escape the position.
Dick landing strikes from the mount.
Dick cracks Rikkonen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rikkonen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rikkonen wants to control but Dick is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dick winds up and cracks Rikkonen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dick working Rikkonen over with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dick is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Rikkonen reverses the position - he's now on top in Dick's guard.
Rikkonen prevents Dick from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick wants to get back to his feet but Rikkonen passes into half guard.
Dick is looking to escape.
Dick is trying to escape back to his feet but Rikkonen uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Dick is pushing Rikkonen's head away, looking to escape. Rikkonen manages to hold on to the position though.
Dick is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rikkonen trying to control the action but Dick is working from the bottom.
Rikkonen prevents Dick from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rikkonen wants to control but Dick is keeping him busy.
Dick wants to get back to his feet but Rikkonen drags him back down.
Dick on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dick tries to get out of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rikkonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dick keeps working.
Dick wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Dick dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rikkonen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dick but Dick pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice sprawl there from Dick as Rikkonen shoots in.
Dick tries for a takedown but Rikkonen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rikkonen tries to clinch but Dick is having none of it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Rikkonen enables Dick to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rikkonen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nick Dick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rikkonen wants to stand and escape but Dick is having none of it.
Dick slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Rikkonen.
Rikkonen taking some punishment here, with Dick in his half guard.
Rikkonen is looking to control Dick's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rikkonen avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dick 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.
Dick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dick is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dick lands a big elbow.
Rikkonen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dick lands a big shot there that rocks Rikkonen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Dick.
Rikkonen is rocked!
Rikkonen is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dick breaks from Rikkonen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rikkonen is still in real trouble! Can Dick finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Rikkonen in real trouble here! The ref calls for Rikkonen to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Dick!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalisto Amudeng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Sheppard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalisto Amudeng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Sheppard!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheppard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Amudeng on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sheppard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Amudeng.
Amudeng is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sheppard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jimmy Sheppard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sheppard. Amudeng does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sheppard throws out a loose jab but Amudeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Amudeng moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Sheppard. No joy for Amudeng on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalisto Amudeng. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Sheppard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sheppard throws a jab when Amudeng was well out of range.
Amudeng takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sheppard looks to throw the jab but Amudeng is out of range.
Sheppard scores with a shot to the body.
Sheppard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Amudeng.
We've been told by Amudeng's head coaches at DanceClub that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sheppard drops Amudeng with a straight right hand, right on the button! Sheppard follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Sheppard!
A relieved looking Jimmy Sheppard thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos De Souza has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos De Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Jensen!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jensen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jensen wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jensen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jensen tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Souza swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Souza throws a body punch but Jensen moves out of range.
Jensen tries to close the distance and clinch but De Souza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Souza shoots in but Jensen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
De Souza throws a jab but it's blocked by Jensen.
De Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jensen was well out of range. Poor timing from De Souza.
Jensen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jensen tries to clinch there but De Souza circles away.
Martin Jensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Souza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jensen.
Jensen tries to clinch but De Souza is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jensen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Souza swats away the attempt to clinch by Jensen.
De Souza takes a swing at Jensen's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen tries to clinch but De Souza is having none of it.
De Souza circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jensen darts in and clinches De Souza up against the cage.
Jensen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jensen avoids a wild elbow strike from De Souza.
Jensen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
De Souza is looking to control Jensen's arms but Jensen gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Souza has his back to the cage.
Jensen trying to control the position but instead, De Souza has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jensen into the cage.
Jensen has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed De Souza clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
De Souza trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
De Souza staying busy and making it hard for Jensen to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen is trying to stick to De Souza's back but De Souza is turning into Jensen. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Jensen's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by De Souza.
De Souza looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Souza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
De Souza is looking to work some ground and pound but Jensen has wrist control.
Jensen keeping moving, preventing De Souza from controlling successfully.
De Souza with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Souza throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Souza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Souza throws a big elbow that misses.
De Souza postures up in Jensen's guard and throws a big left but Jensen blocks it.
De Souza trying to control but Jensen is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Souza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jensen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Souza postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Souza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jensen wants to sweep here but De Souza controlling him for the moment.
De Souza throwing strikes but missing.
Jensen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De Souza.
De Souza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jensen wants to stand but De Souza is controlling the position.
Jensen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Souza lands a couple of digs.
Jensen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jensen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Souza wants to control from the top but Jensen keeps moving.
De Souza postures up in Jensen's guard and throws a big left but Jensen blocks it.
De Souza controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jensen trying to keep a closed guard but De Souza is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Souza tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jensen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten De Souza somewhat.
De Souza keeps the fight on the outside.
Jensen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Souza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jensen tries to clinch but De Souza is having none of it.
Jensen tries to clinch but De Souza is having none of it.
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!
Jensen tries to clinch up but De Souza circles away and keeps his distance.
De Souza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Souza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jensen.
De Souza walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jensen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jensen tries to clinch but De Souza is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jensen with a poor takedown
and De Souza counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jensen!
De Souza throws an elbow but Jensen slips to the side and avoids it well.
De Souza creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jensen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
De Souza working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jensen taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos De Souza dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jensen moves away.
Jensen wants to clinch up but De Souza keeps it at a distance.
Jensen darts in and clinches De Souza up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Souza as Jensen tries to tie him up.
De Souza is trying to drag Jensen to the mat but Jensen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jensen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but De Souza gets the underhooks and prevents it.
De Souza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jensen trying to control the position but instead, De Souza has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jensen into the cage.
De Souza is trying to force a seperation but Jensen has the dominant position.
De Souza tries for a takedown but Jensen manages to get underhooks.
De Souza wants to stall.
Jensen avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jensen is looking to control De Souza's arms but De Souza gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jensen has his back to the cage.
De Souza is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jensen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos De Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jensen stalling in the clinch but De Souza improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Martin Jensen.
Jensen tries to clinch but De Souza is having none of it.
Jensen fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Souza throws the left hand but Jensen avoids the punch easily.
Jensen slips a jab from De Souza.
Jensen is looking to clinch but De Souza is avoiding it.
Jensen doesn't manage to clinch there - De Souza circles away.
A swing and a miss from De Souza.
Jensen moves in looking to clinch but De Souza pushes him off.
Jensen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Souza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen is looking to clinch.
Jensen moves to clinch but De Souza breaks away
and De Souza counters with a big slam. Jensen looks out but De Souza is landing strikes to his unconscious opponent! Eventually the ref steps in to save Jensen from any more punishment. A brutal conclusion to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Carlos De Souza!
A relieved looking Carlos De Souza thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexsandr Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximillian Xezeron (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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexsandr Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximillian Xezeron!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xezeron feints and then cracks Emelianenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Emelianenko down.
Xezeron stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Xezeron wants it to stay on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Xezeron circles away quickly and effectively.
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a takedown. Xezeron tries to sprawl out of it but Emelianenko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Xezeron manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexsandr Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xezeron scores with a leg kick.
Xezeron looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Xezeron.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Xezeron throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xezeron lands a leg kick that knocks Emelianenko off balance momentarily.
Xezeron digs a good hook to Emelianenko's body.
Xezeron jabs at Emelianenko's body.
Emelianenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Xezeron throws a quick inside leg kick.
Emelianenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Xezeron. Xezeron obviously looking to wear him down.
Xezeron scoring well with a low kick there.
Xezeron lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xezeron throws a quick inside leg kick.
Xezeron fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Xezeron throws a front kick that sends Emelianenko stumbling back into the cage.
Emelianenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Xezeron fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Emelianenko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Emelianenko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xezeron moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Xezeron fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Xezeron cracks the inside of Emelianenko's front leg.
Emelianenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Xezeron lands with a right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Xezeron.
Xezeron moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Xezeron connects with a leg kick. Emelianenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Emelianenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Xezeron.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
An inside leg kick lands from Xezeron.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Emelianenko. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A nice inside leg kick there by Xezeron. That's going to slow Emelianenko down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xezeron jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Xezeron.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Xezeron throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Xezeron throws a shot to the body.
Xezeron throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Xezeron lands with a thumping leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Xezeron!
Xezeron with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Xezeron throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Alexsandr Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Xezeron. Xezeron obviously looking to wear him down.
Emelianenko has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Xezeron.
Xezeron scores with a leg kick.
Xezeron connects with an inside leg kick.
Xezeron fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Emelianenko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Xezeron looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Xezeron lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xezeron feints and then cracks Emelianenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Emelianenko down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Xezeron.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Xezeron - that will leave a mark!
Good leg kick by Xezeron there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Emelianenko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Xezeron lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Xezeron.
Xezeron connects with a solid leg kick.
Alexsandr Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xezeron lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Xezeron is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Emelianenko rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xezeron lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Xezeron cracks the inside of Emelianenko's front leg.
Xezeron throws a nice outside leg kick.
Xezeron thumps Emelianenko with a low kick.
Xezeron fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Emelianenko.
Xezeron throws a shot to the body.
Xezeron scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xezeron lands with a thumping leg kick.
Xezeron throws a leg kick which misses Emelianenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Emelianenko tries to avoid it.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Xezeron moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Xezeron dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Emelianenko with a poor takedown
and Xezeron makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Xezeron lands with a slapping head kick.
Xezeron scores with a three punch combo!
Xezeron lands a leg kick that knocks Emelianenko off balance momentarily.
Xezeron lands a leg kick that knocks Emelianenko off balance momentarily.
Emelianenko will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Xezeron fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Emelianenko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Xezeron connects with a high kick.
Emelianenko is rocked!
Xezeron lands a big head kick that sends Emelianenko to the canvas! Xezeron follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximillian Xezeron!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Godefroy Gregorois De Durfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Dance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dance has chosen Roy Jones Jr - Cant Be Touched as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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204 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Godefroy Gregorois De Durfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Dance!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dance dives in for a single leg takedown but De Durfort sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dance has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. De Durfort is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dance on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Durfort stops a takedown attempt from Dance.
Godefroy Gregorois De Durfort has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Dance.
Dance gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from De Durfort.
Dance prevents the takedown attempt.
De Durfort jumps guard and drags Dance to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dance engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dance trying to control the position from guard on top but De Durfort is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Durfort not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dance wants to control from the top but De Durfort keeps moving.
Dance pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Durfort is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dave Dance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
De Durfort wants to take the fight to the mat but Dance manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
De Durfort pulls guard successfully.
Dance stands up over De Durfort, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dance postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dance trying to control but De Durfort is working from the bottom.
Dance throwing strikes but missing.
Dance lands a couple of decent looking shots.
De Durfort wants to sweep here but Dance controlling him for the moment.
Dance is pushing down on De Durfort's leg trying to pass to half guard. De Durfort is fighting to maintain full guard but Dance has managed to sneak the leg through.
De Durfort looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dance is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Durfort really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
De Durfort takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dance landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dance avoids the attempt from De Durfort to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dance is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But De Durfort has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from De Durfort!
De Durfort stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dance swivels though and keeps the full guard.
De Durfort throws an elbow that misses. Dance uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in De Durfort's guard. Nice move by Dance!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dance wants to control from the top but De Durfort keeps moving.
Dance passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Durfort is being controlled here.
Dance lands a few punches from side control.
Dance tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dance is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. De Durfort is trying to escape and Dance transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and De Durfort is forced to tap! Nice work there by Dance! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dave Dance!
After winning the bout, Dave Dance thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Godefroy Gregorois De Durfort spoke after the fight, saying 'That was bad day'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Francisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Jeferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Jeferson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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171 lbs
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171 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Francisco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Jeferson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeferson gets a double leg takedown into Francisco's guard.
Jeferson has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Rage Fighting Fit Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Francisco looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jeferson works over Francisco with some ground and pound from guard.
Francisco is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Francisco utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Francisco controls Jeferson momentarily but Jeferson frees himself.
Jeferson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jeferson is in close to Francisco's body, working some short punches and elbows.
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!
Jeferson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Francisco works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francisco working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jeferson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jeferson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jeferson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Francisco is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jeferson connects with a couple of short punches.
Francisco working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jeferson.
Jeferson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jeferson passes Francisco's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jeferson wants to pass to mount but Francisco is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francisco is looking to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Francisco gets back to full guard.
Jeferson postures up.
Jeferson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jeferson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Francisco throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jeferson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jeferson tries to advance position but instead Francisco slips a leg back in to half guard.
Francisco on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jeferson tries to pass to full mount but Francisco defends it.
Jeferson is thwarting Francisco's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francisco wants to sweep but Jeferson has passed to side control!
Francisco sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jeferson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Francisco is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jeferson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Jeferson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Francisco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jeferson shoots in and bounces Francisco off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jeferson tries to free his leg and advance position but Francisco is retaining full guard.
Jeferson postures up.
Jeferson chips away with some ground and pound.
Jeferson pushes down on Francisco's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Francisco slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jeferson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jeferson chips away with some ground and pound.
Francisco working a defensive guard here.
Jeferson postures up in Francisco's guard and throws a big left but Francisco blocks it.
Jeferson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Francisco. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jeferson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Alex Jeferson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Francisco avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jeferson.
Jeferson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeferson lands a nice forearm strike.
Francisco taking a bit of punishment here - Jeferson scoring with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Francisco is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jeferson lands a nice forearm strike.
Francisco is rocked!
Francisco is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jeferson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Francisco looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jeferson working over Francisco with some ground and pound. Francisco looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco wants to get back to full guard.
Francisco gets back to full guard.
Jeferson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Francisco throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Francisco looking for a guillotine here but Jeferson defends easily.
Jeferson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Francisco is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeferson is working Francisco over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jeferson lands a couple of elbows.
Jeferson passes Francisco's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Jeferson there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jeferson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Jeferson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jeferson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jeferson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jeferson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Francisco is trying to control the position but Jeferson postures up.
Jeferson lands a couple of digs.
Jeferson tries to free his leg and advance position but Francisco is retaining full guard.
Francisco is trying to control the position but Jeferson postures up.
Francisco escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jeferson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jeferson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francisco has momentary wrist control but Jeferson slips an elbow through the middle.
Jeferson throws an elbow that misses. Francisco uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jeferson's guard. Nice move by Francisco!
Francisco thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Francisco wants to control from the top but Jeferson keeps moving.
Francisco prevents Jeferson from getting back to his feet.
Francisco missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeferson is wriggling around but Francisco manages to pass to half guard.
Francisco stops Jeferson from getting back to his feet.
Jeferson is defending against the submission attempts here by Francisco.
Francisco wants to pass to mount but Jeferson is defending the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jeferson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Francisco prevents Jeferson from standing back up.
Francisco is looking for a kimura but Jeferson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Francisco to get the leverage.
Jeferson pushes Francisco off looking to stand but Francisco dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeferson is refusing to be controlled, as Francisco sits in half guard.
Jeferson tries to kick Francisco off but Francisco keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Francisco is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jeferson sees it coming and defends easily.
Well, if Francisco is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Francisco seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jeferson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jeferson tries to kick Francisco off but Francisco keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ground and pound from Francisco.
Francisco is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jeferson has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francisco is trying to control the action in half guard but Jeferson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Francisco thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jeferson's head.
Jeferson is trying to stand back up but Francisco is controlling him
Francisco seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jeferson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chris Francisco.
Francisco gets caught flat footed, as Jeferson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Francisco has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Jeferson doesn't defend quickly enough and Francisco has managed to lock this one up! Can Jeferson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Francisco on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chris Francisco!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Jump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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25
184 lbs
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25
176 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Jump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucas Pierce!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Jump.
Pierce with a hook.
It looks like Alex Jump has been cut.
Pierce fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jump, pushing him back against the cage.
Pierce is trying to break free.
Jump blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jump definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jump tries to break free but Pierce pushes him back against the cage.
Pierce can't find room to land a body shot as Jump controls the action.
Jump pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jump tries to clinch there but Pierce circles away.
Pierce lands a head shot.
Jump tries to bum rush Pierce with a series of wild strikes but Pierce uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jump walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jump is looking to clinch but Pierce is avoiding it.
Lucas Pierce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierce paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pierce throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jump drops his hands momentarily and Pierce takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pierce closes the distance and clinches up with Jump, looking for a takedown. Pierce pushes Jump against the cage but Jump circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pierce's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pierce's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jump tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pierce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jump walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce forces Jump back against the cage and clinches.
Jump content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pierce tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jump's elbow.
Pierce wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jump has him pressed against the cage.
Pierce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jump with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pierce to score with a decent uppercut.
Jump is rocked!
Pierce drives through and clinches with Jump against the cage.
Oh Jump is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pierce wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jump has him pressed against the cage.
Pierce manages to break the clinch.
Pierce dives in for a single leg takedown but Jump sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jump blocking some punches.
Pierce tries to throw a body punch but Jump avoids it by throwing Pierce back against the cage.
Jump seems to have got his legs back now.
A frustrated look appears on Jump's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pierce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jump lands a glancing blow to the side of Pierce's head.
Jump pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jump doesn't manage to clinch there - Pierce circles away.
Pierce fails with the takedown.
Alex Jump has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Pierce.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jump throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Pierce.
Pierce fails with a takedown attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Pierce as he connects with a hook.
Jump tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jump is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jump tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pierce stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pierce fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jump.
Jump pushes Pierce up against the cage in a clinch.
Jump lands a body shot.
Jump wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jump breaks from the clinch.
Pierce misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jump's head.
Pierce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jump tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pierce fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Jump to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Jump looks to clinch but Pierce throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Jump taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Lucas Pierce!
Lucas Pierce took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Steel Penn - Battle Ready Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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