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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyler King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tabarik Maisumov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyler King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tabarik Maisumov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maisumov tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maisumov tries to clinch up
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
King shoots and misses
and Maisumov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
King wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Maisumov manages to pass to side control.
King might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Maisumov wants to stand up but King has a hold of him and won't allow it.
King is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maisumov stands up out of the half guard.
King checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
King fails with the takedown
and Maisumov counters with a nice double leg into side control. King won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
King bucks up and tries to throw Maisumov off but instead Maisumov has got his back!
Maisumov has King's back but decides to stand back up... Obviously he fancies his chances in the standup department!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maisumov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maisumov tries a head kick but it misses.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maisumov throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Tabarik Maisumov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maisumov dodges the punch combination from King.
Maisumov stuffs the takedown attempt from King. King gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Maisumov.
Maisumov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King scores with a spinning back kick!
King avoids the head kick by Maisumov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King gets the takedown into side control.
King swings around for an armbar but Maisumov sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into King's guard.
King is breathing heavily.
King wants to stand but Maisumov is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maisumov wanted to stand there but King had control of the position.
King wants to stand and escape but Maisumov is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tabarik Maisumov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
King tries for a takedown but Maisumov circles away easily
and Maisumov counters with a solid body kick.
Maisumov throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Maisumov tries to clinch but King moves away
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King misses with a takedown attempt
and Maisumov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in King's guard.
Maisumov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Maisumov stops King from standing up.
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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Maisumov stands up from King's guard - Maisumov perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maisumov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Maisumov.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maisumov.
King avoids the head kick by Maisumov.
Maisumov misses with a head kick.
Maisumov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from King misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throws a hook but Maisumov blocks it.
Maisumov tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
King shoots in for a takedown but Maisumov shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maisumov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maisumov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from King.
King throws a jab when Maisumov was well out of range.
King changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maisumov tries to avoid it but King manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maisumov to the ground. Maisumov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Maisumov throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
Maisumov tries to clinch but King is having none of it.
Maisumov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maisumov gets caught flat footed, as King shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maisumov wants to stand and escape but King is having none of it.
King throws a big elbow that misses.
King throws a big right hand that misses.
King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maisumov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
King stops Maisumov from standing up.
King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maisumov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
King is looking to pass into half guard but Maisumov pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Maisumov is in guard.
King is wriggling around but Maisumov manages to pass to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maisumov escapes and gets back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Maisumov.
Maisumov moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
Maisumov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maisumov misses with a head kick.
Maisumov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maisumov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tabarik Maisumov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Maisumov tries to clinch up.
King pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Maisumov back to the cage. King follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
King shoots in looking for a takedown but Maisumov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing King's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Maisumov tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
King changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maisumov tries to avoid it but King manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maisumov to the ground. Maisumov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Maisumov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maisumov.
King has been working on his balance at Soul Supremacy - UK, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Maisumov.
Maisumov throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Maisumov ducks under a wild hook from King.
Maisumov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Maisumov as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maisumov tries to clinch there but King circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maisumov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tabarik Maisumov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maisumov tries a head kick but it misses.
Maisumov throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Maisumov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maisumov tries to clinch up.
King comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Maisumov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maisumov is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing.
King avoids the head kick by Maisumov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Maisumov.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maisumov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maisumov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maisumov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Maisumov is just out of range.
Maisumov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maisumov doesn't seem bothered though.
Maisumov wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maisumov throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Maisumov stuffs the takedown attempt from King. King gets slowly back to his feet.
King tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Maisumov defends well and King ends up having to push Maisumov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
King drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
King has Maisumov pressed against the cage, preventing Maisumov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maisumov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. King is defending well for now.
Maisumov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. King just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King tries for a takedown. No joy.
Maisumov is trying to stall.
Maisumov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maisumov throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Maisumov blocks a head kick by King.
Maisumov wants to clinch.
Maisumov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tyler King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tabarik Maisumov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tabarik Maisumov.
Well Maisumov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tabarik Maisumov!
Tyler King was interviewed post fight and said 'Break your face i will. mmMMMMmmm'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toktogulovich Bakiyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Battle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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164 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jared Battle!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Battle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bakiyev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Battle.
Battle swings widly with a right hand
enabling Bakiyev to counter with a crisp jab.
Battle throws a shot from downtown. Bakiyev moves away and avoids it.
Bakiyev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bakiyev defending well as Battle loads up on a big left hand.
Bakiyev scores with a shot to the body.
Bakiyev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Battle manages to avoid it.
Battle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bakiyev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Battle misses with a lunging right hand
and Bakiyev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Battle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Battle throws a right hand that misses
and Bakiyev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bakiyev misses with a straight right.
Battle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Some wild striking there from Battle.
Battle misses with a two punch combination.
Decent striking displayed by Battle there.
Bakiyev thuds a left hand into Battle's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakiyev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Battle slips under a jab.
Bakiyev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Battle throws a lazy uppercut
and Bakiyev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jared Battle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bakiyev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Battle misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot lands for Battle.
Battle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bakiyev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Battle.
Battle throws a hook to the side of Bakiyev's head but Bakiyev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bakiyev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Battle swings widly with a right hand
and Battle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bakiyev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Battle misses with a hook. Bakiyev ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Battle misses with an uppercut. Bakiyev saw that one coming.
Battle loads up on a big right hand but Bakiyev slips the punch.
Battle throws a poor cross that misses
and Battle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev ducks right into an uppercut from Battle.
Battle misses with a right hand
and Bakiyev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Battle throws a right hand that misses
and Bakiyev counters with a stiff right hand.
Battle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bakiyev blocks a jab.
Good shot there by Battle.
Bakiyev looks to score with a jab to the body but Battle is just out of range.
Battle misses with a lunging right hand
and Bakiyev counters with a stiff right hand.
Battle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good work by Bakiyev as he checks the leg kick.
Bakiyev throws out a powerful jab.
Battle misses with a straight right.
Bakiyev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Battle moves away.
Battle might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bakiyev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Battle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bakiyev is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bakiyev moves away from the strike by Battle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bakiyev, as that shot connected.
Battle is rocked!
and Bakiyev counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Battle! He's just covering up as Bakiyev starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
Toktogulovich Bakiyev decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlo Gambino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Ringo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonny Ringo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlo Gambino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonny Ringo!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ringo shoots and misses
and Gambino counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gambino is looking for a kimura here.
Gambino trying to pass the guard but Ringo defending well.
Ringo wants to get back to full guard.
Ringo is not content to let Gambino control the position.
Ringo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gambino. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ringo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gambino pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ringo is keeping the position for now.
Ringo controlling Gambino's posture.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gambino stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ringo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringo has Gambino pulled in close to control his posture.
Gambino preventing the sweep.
Jonny Ringo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ringo shoots in but Gambino avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gambino punishes Ringo's body with a nice straight punch.
Ringo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gambino decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ringo's guard.
Carlo Gambino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Ringo.
Ringo managing to control the position.
Gambino pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ringo is keeping the position for now.
Gambino drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gambino jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ringo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ringo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gambino is controlling him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gambino won't allow Ringo to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambino tries to free his leg and advance position but Ringo is retaining full guard.
Gambino looking to sit in guard and control but Ringo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ringo landing some decent shots from guard.
Ringo cracks Gambino with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gambino has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ringo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ringo chips away with some ground and pound.
Gambino throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gambino can't keep his opponent in guard - Ringo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ringo throws a strike but Gambino avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ringo working some strikes from top position.
Gambino wants to sweep but no luck.
Gambino might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ringo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gambino is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ringo is aware though and is defending well.
Gambino is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ringo working some strikes from top position.
Ringo wants to control from the top but Gambino keeps moving.
Gambino escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ringo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ringo preventing the sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ringo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gambino's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ringo wants to control from the top but Gambino keeps moving.
Gambino bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ringo's guard.
Gambino won't allow Ringo to sweep him here.
Gambino trying to control the position from guard on top but Ringo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gambino stopping the sweep attempt from Ringo.
Ringo seems keen to control Gambino's posture.
Gambino looking to pass the guard.
Gambino sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ringo's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gambino is pressing down on Ringo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ringo is holding on for now.
Ringo keeping hold of Gambino's head, controlling as best he can.
Gambino is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlo Gambino dominated that round.
That's time! Gambino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ringo.
Gambino loads up on a big right hand but Ringo slips the punch.
Gambino looking to score a takedown here. Ringo is defending well but Gambino drives through and ends up in Ringo's guard.
Gambino prevents Ringo from getting back to his feet.
Gambino wants to control from the top but Ringo keeps moving.
Ringo is trying to keep Gambino in close.
Gambino works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gambino uses his free foot to push down on Ringo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ringo.
Gambino wants to finish this one by submission but Ringo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gambino.
Ringo working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gambino.
Ringo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gambino working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ringo tries to hold on but Gambino pushes him away.
Ringo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gambino wants to pass to mount but Ringo is defending the position.
Ringo is trying to stand up here but Gambino is controlling him well.
Ringo wants to get back to full guard.
Gambino wants to control but Ringo is keeping him busy.
Ringo controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ringo is trying to control but can't.
Ringo is trying to get back to full guard.
Ringo wants to control but Gambino is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jonny Ringo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ringo shoots in looking for a takedown but Gambino manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ringo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ringo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gambino as he jumps to the side.
Carlo Gambino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Ringo.
Ringo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gambino manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ringo shoots in and gets a takedown into Gambino's guard.
Carlo Gambino overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ringo is breathing heavily.
Ringo won't allow Gambino to sweep him here.
Gambino has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Ringo doesn't defend quickly enough and Gambino has managed to lock this one up! Can Ringo escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Gambino on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Carlo Gambino!
Carlo Gambino tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donald Duckke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Dunk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benny Dunk acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Donald Duckke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Dunk!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duckke throws a sloppy head kick and Dunk moves out of range easily.
Duckke looks to land a right hand but Dunk moved out of range.
Donald Duckke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duckke swings for the body but Dunk moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Duckke scores with a four punch combination!
Duckke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dunk.
Good work by Dunk as he checks the leg kick.
Duckke misses with a double jab.
Dunk closes the distance and pushes Duckke back into the cage.
Dunk breaks the clinch.
Duckke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dunk throws a right hand that misses
and Duckke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Duckke definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dunk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Duckke. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duckke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duckke fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dunk feints and then cracks Duckke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duckke down.
A lazy body kick from Duckke
and Dunk holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dunk has a couple of punches blocked by Duckke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunk keeps control of Duckke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dunk presses Duckke against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dunk connects with a knee to the head.
Dunk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dunk lands a shoulder strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dunk - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dunk continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Duckke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duckke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dunk manages to break the clinch.
Dunk throws the left hand but Duckke avoids the punch easily.
A head kick by Duckke misses
and Dunk counters with a nice low kick that buckles Duckke's knee momentarily.
Duckke throws a head kick but Dunk moves out of range.
Duckke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duckke lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duckke tries a head kick but it misses.
Dunk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duckke.
Duckke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duckke throws the kick towards the body but Dunk avoids it.
Duckke throws a leg kick but Dunk checks it.
Duckke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dunk scoring well with a low kick there.
Dunk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Duckke throws a looping overhand right but Dunk ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunk misses with a wild body shot.
Duckke moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short body shot lands from Dunk as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Dunk.
Dunk presses Duckke against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dunk lands a right hand.
Duckke blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Dunk fails to land.
Dunk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dunk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duckke misses with a body kick.
Benny Dunk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duckke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dunk has Duckke up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Duckke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dunk lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Dunk on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dunk.
Duckke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dunk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duckke lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dunk backs up against the cage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dunk.
Dunk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duckke misses with a double jab
and Dunk counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Benny Dunk will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dunk misses with a body shot.
Dunk has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Dunk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dunk lands with a nice body kick.
Duckke lands a two punch combo.
Donald Duckke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick by Duckke misses
and Dunk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dunk, right into the meat.
Dunk looks to land a combination but Duckke avoids it well.
Dunk swings widly with a right hand
and Duckke counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duckke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dunk.
A head kick from Dunk lands but Duckke takes it in his stride.
Donald Duckke is winning the standup battle so far.
Duckke thows a leg kick but Dunk checks it
and Dunk counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Duckke crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dunk - the referee stops the clock and Duckke gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dunk. Duckke manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dunk in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Dunk closes the distance and clinches.
Duckke is looking to break free of the clinch but Dunk has double underhooks.
Dunk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duckke is trying to break the clinch but Dunk is controlling him.
Dunk breaks the clinch.
Duckke misses with the body kick
and Dunk counters with a good low kick that Duckke was not able to check.
Dunk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dunk throws a body punch but Duckke moves out of range.
Dunk misses with a combination
and Duckke counters with a nice uppercut.
That kick from Dunk tenderised Duckke's leg. Duckke is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dunk instigates a clinch.
Dunk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duckke throws a series of punches but Dunk moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Duckke
and Dunk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dunk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Duckke rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunk closes the distance and clinches.
Dunk is pushing Duckke up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dunk misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dunk gets through Duckke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Come on Dunk - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dunk throws a punch but it's blocked by Duckke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunk lands a shoulder strike.
Duckke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dunk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dunk rushes Duckke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dunk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duckke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Duckke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some bone on bone action there as Dunk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Duckke tries a low kick but Dunk avoids it.
Duckke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dunk connects with an inside leg kick.
Dunk lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Duckke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Duckke gets tackled into the cage by Dunk. Dunk maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duckke tries to circle away but Dunk has him pinned against the cage.
Dunk lands a hook that snaps the head of Duckke backwards.
Dunk tries to land a knee to the head but Duckke blocks with his arms.
Dunk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Duckke's efforts to push away.
Dunk breaks from the clinch.
Dunk scores with the left hand. Duckke knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Dunk misses with a straight left.
Duckke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duckke throws out a powerful jab.
Duckke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Duckke gets tackled into the cage by Dunk. Dunk maintains the clinch.
Dunk misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Dunk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Duckke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dunk scores with a spinning back kick!
Duckke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Duckke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dunk.
Dunk misses with a wild body shot.
Duckke displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Duckke misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dunk counters with a nice leg kick.
Duckke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dunk. Dunk obviously looking to wear him down.
Duckke misses with the combination.
Duckke gets tackled into the cage by Dunk. Dunk maintains the clinch.
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!
Dunk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dunk misses with a knee to the head.
Dunk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Dunk.
Dunk manages to break the clinch.
Duckke misses with a double jab.
Duckke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dunk counters with a good, hard body kick but Duckke shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duckke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Dunk there.
Duckke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duckke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duckke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dunk throws the left hand but Duckke avoids the punch easily.
Duckke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dunk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dunk lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duckke throws a right and a left that Dunk avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunk connects with a leg kick. Duckke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dunk instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Dunk.
A shot in the inside from Dunk.
Dunk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duckke misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters circling a little - Dunk finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Good shot there by Dunk.
Duckke is rocked!
A combination from Duckke does no damage.
Oh Duckke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duckke gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dunk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Duckke throws a sloppy head kick
and Dunk counters with a slapping leg kick.
Duckke 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dunk. Duckke shrugs it off though.
Duckke seems to have got his legs back now.
Duckke sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Good leg kick by Dunk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dunk lands a body shot.
Dunk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Duckke slips under a jab from Dunk.
Duckke tries to keep at a distance but Dunk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Duckke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dunk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dunk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dunk breaks from the clinch.
Dunk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donald Duckke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duckke throws a combination that misses
and Dunk counters with a huge head kick that drops Duckke! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benny Dunk!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabryel Catchmaer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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246 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabryel Catchmaer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Jones!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Catchmaer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Catchmaer counters with a big uppercut that knocks Jones off his feet! Catchmaer dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Tom Jones has been cut.
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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jones is trying to buck Catchmaer off.
Catchmaer decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Catchmaer lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Jones falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gabryel Catchmaer!
An out of breath Gabryel Catchmaer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Karl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lex Layser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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153 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Karl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lex Layser!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karl is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Layser tries a low kick but Karl avoids it.
Layser misses with a hook.
Karl looks to clinch
and Layser counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Karl is adopting a defensive guard.
Layser throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Layser trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Karl manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
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!
Layser looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karl slips nicely into half guard.
Karl wants to control but Layser is keeping him busy.
Karl wants to pass the guard but Layser is defending well.
Layser is trying to get back to full guard.
Layser has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Karl is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Layser is holding on to half guard well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Karl tries to clinch up.
Layser moves forwards but Karl connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Karl tries to clinch there but Layser circles away.
Layser throws an overhand right that lands on Karl's shoulder, as Karl tries to avoid the shot.
A left and a right from Layser both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Jimmy Karl has been cut.
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!
Layser moves in looking to clinch but Karl pushes him off.
Jimmy Karl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Layser rushes Karl and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Karl looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karl throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Karl trying to stall but Layser improves his position.
Layser taking a breather.
Layser tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Karl misses with a knee to the head.
Layser wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Layser content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Layser throws a head punch that misses.
Layser is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Layser has Karl pushed against the cage.
Layser lands a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karl keeping full guard, as Layser tries to pass.
Karl looking to control.
Karl seems keen to control Layser's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karl looking for a sweep. Not yet Karl, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lex Layser dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Karl's cut.
That's time! Karl's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Karl closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Layser to counter with a crisp jab.
Layser wants to clinch up but Karl keeps it at a distance.
Karl throws a jab but it's blocked by Layser.
Karl is looking to clinch but Layser is avoiding it.
Layser lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Karl throws a big shot that misses.
Karl scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Layser swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Layser is looking to clinch.
Layser avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Layser closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Karl misses with some punches.
Karl has a couple of punches blocked by Layser.
Karl lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Karl.
Karl is trying to maintain a safe position but Layser gets an underhook and turns Karl into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Layser.
Karl pressing his opponent against the cage.
Karl swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Layser has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Karl avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Layser changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Karl fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Karl pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Karl misses the target.
Karl with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Layser to score with a decent uppercut.
Jimmy Karl is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karl tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Layser counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Layser shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jimmy Karl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lex Layser.
Layser looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Layser controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karl pulls Layser in close to prevent any damage.
Karl looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Layser missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Layser trying to control the position from guard on top but Karl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Layser passes into half guard.
Layser wants to work for an arm triangle but Karl is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Layser seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Karl does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
My spies in Ironfist Athletics inform me that Layser has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karl moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Karl trying to control the position.
Karl is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Layser trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karl is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Layser looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lex Layser showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Karl's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Layser cracks Karl with a right hand to the side of the head.
Karl moves to clinch but Layser breaks away
and Layser counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Layser is looking to advance position but Karl won't allow it.
Karl is looking to improve his position.
Layser controlling the action here.
Layser is stalling here. Karl is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Layser seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Karl has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karl looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Layser is avoiding damage well.
Layser gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Layser is staying active underneath Karl, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Karl is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Layser is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Karl is pressing down on Layser's thigh, looking to free his foot. Layser is holding on for now.
Layser trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karl wants to control but Layser is keeping him busy.
Layser is looking to improve his position.
Karl trying to control the action but Layser is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Layser trying to control but Karl postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Layser tries to keep at a distance but Karl has taken the fight into the clinch.
Karl throws a punch but it's blocked by Layser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Layser fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Karl taking a breather.
Layser lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Layser is looking to advance position but Karl won't allow it.
Lex Layser is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Layser is keen to just control but Karl is a slippery customer.
Layser slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lex Layser was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Karl fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karl tries to clinch there but Layser circles away.
Karl tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Karl doesn't manage to clinch there - Layser circles away.
Karl throws a left and a right that both miss
and Layser counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Layser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Layser is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jimmy Karl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Let's hope that Layser 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.
Karl is striking off his back. Layser thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lex Layser comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Layser 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lex Layser!
Lex Layser thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Theodore Ruxpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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20
164 lbs
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26
145 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theodore Ruxpin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyrion Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruxpin clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Lannister's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ruxpin lands a body shot.
Ruxpin pushes off an throws an elbow but Lannister leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ruxpin lands a nice shot to the body.
Ruxpin lands a nice uppercut.
Ruxpin pushes Lannister back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Ruxpin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lannister wants to stall.
Ruxpin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ruxpin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ruxpin lands an elbow inside that Lannister shrugs off.
Ruxpin misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Ruxpin.
It looks like Tyrion Lannister has been cut.
Ruxpin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruxpin throws an elbow but it misses.
Ruxpin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lannister dodges an elbow strike from Ruxpin.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ruxpin.
Ruxpin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ruxpin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ruxpin - that landed with a thud.
Lannister dodges an elbow strike from Ruxpin.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lannister has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ruxpin lands a body shot.
Ruxpin lands a nice shot to the body.
Lannister looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Ruxpin.
Ruxpin with a knee to the head.
Ruxpin digs a right hand into Lannister's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lannister's gas tank.
Ruxpin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruxpin pushes Lannister back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lannister blocks the elbow strike.
Ruxpin lands with a short shot to the head.
Ruxpin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lannister throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Ruxpin.
Ruxpin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lannister fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ruxpin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lannister or not.
Ruxpin pushes off an throws an elbow but Lannister leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ruxpin pushes Lannister back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lannister blocks an elbow strike from Ruxpin.
Ruxpin lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruxpin lands a nice elbow.
Ruxpin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Ruxpin as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Ruxpin.
Lannister jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ruxpin walks away with a smile on his face. Lannister gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ruxpin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lannister is rocked!
Ruxpin ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Lannister out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Theodore Ruxpin!
Theodore Ruxpin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fat Burger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sewy Cide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burger comes to the cage accompanied by Parry Grip - Nom Nom Nom. Sewy Cide will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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26
270 lbs
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260 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Fat Burger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sewy Cide!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burger closes the distance and clinches.
Burger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Cide fails to land.
Cide looking to stall.
Cide misses with some punches.
Burger throws a head punch that misses.
Cide pushes Burger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Cide.
Burger takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cide.
Burger lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cide avoids the elbow strike from Burger, against the cage.
Cide lands with a right to the head.
Cide misses with a body punch.
Burger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cide misses with the head strike.
Cide doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Cide.
Burger throws an elbow that misses.
Cide misses with the head strike.
Cide lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cide avoids the elbow strike from Burger, against the cage.
Cide has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Cide lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cide blocks an elbow strike.
Cide is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Burger misses with an elbow over the top.
Cide is working Burger over against the cage.
Burger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Burger blocks a body shot from Cide.
Burger swings wildly with an uppercut but Cide uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cide.
Burger takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Fat Burger has been cut.
Burger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cide pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cide avoids the elbow strike from Burger, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cide lands an elbow inside.
Burger lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Sewy Cide has been cut.
Cide pushes off an throws an elbow but Burger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Burger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cide blocks an uppercut.
Cide makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cide misses with an elbow over the top.
Burger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cide misses with some punches.
Cide lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burger backwards.
Burger throws an elbow but it misses.
Cide blocks an elbow strike.
Burger throws an elbow that misses.
Cide lands an elbow that stopped Burger in his tracks for a moment.
Burger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Burger misses with an elbow strike.
Cide lands an elbow just above Burger 's eye.
The referee calls for Cide to work.
A short body shot lands from Cide as the two fighters clinch.
Cide blocks the elbow strike.
Burger misses with some punches.
Cide working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burger misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cide lands a shot to the body.
Burger is breathing heavily.
Cide is leaning against Burger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Cide.
A hook to the body from Cide.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Cide.
A short right from Cide on the inside.
Cide lands an elbow that stopped Burger in his tracks for a moment.
Cide lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Cide.
Cide lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cide digs a right hand underneath Burger's ribcage. Burger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cide lands a damaging elbow.
Cide lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Cide.
Cide lands a nice uppercut.
Cide creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Burger's defenses.
Cide tries to throw a body punch but Burger avoids it by throwing Cide back against the cage.
Cide lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burger backwards.
Cide lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Cide.
Cide makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cide throws an elbow but it misses.
Burger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Cide as the two fighters clinch.
Cide can't find room to land a body shot as Burger controls the action.
Cide lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Cide.
Cide lands a nice elbow.
Cide lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burger backwards.
Cide lands an uppercut.
Cide lands an elbow just above Burger 's eye.
Cide lands an elbow inside that Burger shrugs off.
Fat Burger's cut is getting worse.
Cide lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burger backwards.
Cide lands a hook that snaps the head of Burger backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cide scores with a shot to the side of Burger's head.
Cide lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Burger is rocked!
Cide throws a big uppercut that drops Burger! More strikes from Cide and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Burger lies dazed against the cage as Cide celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sewy Cide!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clinchy McClinch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark McCain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCain has chosen Hate by Jay-Z as his entrance music. Mark McCain 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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20
260 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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27
300 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Clinchy McClinch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark McCain!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCain shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McClinch defends it nicely.
McClinch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McClinch connects with a body shot that sends McCain's belly button to the back.
McClinch cracks McCain with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCain dives in and scores a takedown into McClinch's guard.
McClinch has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
McCain prevents McClinch from getting back to his feet.
McCain drops back looking for a leg! McClinch is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McClinch manages to kick McCain off! McCain jumps back into McClinch's guard.
McCain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McClinch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCain slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McCain in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... McClinch is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark McCain!
After winning the bout, Mark McCain thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Irvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olek Skilgannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skilgannon has chosen La Ultima Hora - Breed 77 as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
212 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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27
210 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Good knees
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Irvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Olek Skilgannon!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skilgannon throws a body shot but no joy.
Irvin clinches up with Skilgannon and pushes him back against the cage.
Irvin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Irvin lands a nice knee to the body.
Skilgannon wants a takedown.
Skilgannon misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Irvin as Skilgannon tries to tie him up.
Irvin scores a nice knee to the body.
Skilgannon looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Irvin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Irvin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Skilgannon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Irvin scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Olek Skilgannon has been cut.
Irvin drops Skilgannon with a big knee straight up the middle! Skilgannon is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Skilgannon is rocked!
Irvin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Skilgannon is still on wobbly legs! Can Irvin finish him?
Irvin working the clinch nicely. Skilgannon is working for position but Irvin cracks him with a big knee to the head! Skilgannon crumples up against the cage and Irvin lands two more shots before the ref can save Skilgannon! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). James Irvin!
James Irvin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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