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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Nilsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boe Bam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nilsson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Zukyun Love by Mini Moni. Bam is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jacare. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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197 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dennis Nilsson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Boe Bam! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bam misses with a hook. Nilsson ducked under it nicely. Nilsson drives through with a takedown into guard. Nilsson pushing down on Bam's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Bam looking for submissions off his back. Bam with the active half guard here but Nilsson passes nicely into side control. Nilsson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Bam is looking for a sweep. Bam wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done! Bam is looking for a sweep. Nilsson has hold of Bam's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Bam seems comfortable defending it but Nilsson has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Bam is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Bam is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Nilsson couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dennis Nilsson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neil Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fet Bard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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202 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neil Goldman! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Fet Bard! The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Goldman connects with a jab.
It looks like Fet Bard has been cut. Bard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Goldman. Bard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goldman moves away. Goldman looks to land a combination but Bard avoids it well. Bard tries to keep at a distance but Goldman has taken the fight into the clinch. Bard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice left hand lands by Goldman.
Bard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Goldman.
Goldman blocks an elbow strike from Bard.
Goldman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bard throws an elbow but misses. Bard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Goldman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Come on Goldman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Goldman blocks an elbow strike from Bard.
Goldman lands a big right hand that drops Bard! The killer instinct kicks in and Goldman finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Goldman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neil Goldman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaz Passmoor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Passmoor is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: L'amour Toujours by Gigi Agostino. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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222 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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222 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Hung! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gaz Passmoor! The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hung misses with an uppercut. Hung fails to land with a series of punches.
Hung stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hung wants it to stay on the feet. Hung throws out a powerful jab. Hung pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Passmoor ducks under a wild hook from Hung. Passmoor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Hung throws a hook but Passmoor blocks it. Passmoor scores a takedown into full mount! Passmoor scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hung?
Passmoor working the ground and pound effectively.
Hung working to try and regain half guard.
Passmoor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hung regains half guard. Passmoor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Passmoor seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Hung is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Gaz Passmoor!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Funktastic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Protacio Jawo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Mr Funktastic! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Protacio Jawo! The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Funktastic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jawo. A shot to de liver by Funktastic. Beautiful body shot. Funktastic scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Jawo looking for submissions off his back. Funktastic is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jawo trying to control here.
Funktastic wants to pass the guard but Jawo is defending well. Jawo is looking to control Funktastic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jawo avoid being mounted? Funktastic seems to be looking for submissions.
Funktastic tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jawo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Jawo wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Funktastic tries to clinch there but Jawo circles away.
Jawo lands a right hook to the body.
Jawo misses with a body shot
and Funktastic counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Funktastic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Jawo keeping moving, preventing Funktastic from controlling successfully. Funktastic would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Jawo trying to keep a closed guard but Funktastic is proving a slippery customer.
Funktastic works a leg free and moves into half guard. Jawo wants to improve his position but Funktastic is controlling well.
Jawo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Funktastic is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jawo is defending against the submission attempts here by Funktastic.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Jawo misses the shot to the body. Jawo looks to score with a jab to the body but Funktastic is just out of range. Jawo throws a jab but it's blocked by Funktastic. Jawo dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Jawo thows a left - swing and a miss! A jab from Jawo misses. Jose Protacio Jawo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Jawo swings for the body but Funktastic moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A big right from Jawo misses. Funktastic defending well as Jawo loads up on a big left hand. Funktastic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jawo but Jawo pushes him off and we're back to square one. Jawo just misses with a punch to the body.
Funktastic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jawo takes a swing at Funktastic's ribcage but misses. Jawo lands a nice shot to the body.
Jawo swings for the body but Funktastic moves out of range.
Jawo lands a jab to the head.
Jawo throws a jab when Funktastic was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jawo. Funktastic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jawo at a distance.
Jawo thows a left - swing and a miss! Jawo misses with a body shot
and Funktastic counters with a takedown into side control. Funktastic wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jawo, who protects the arm well. Jawo gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Jawo is looking to improve his position but Funktastic isn't that keen on the idea. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Jawo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Funktastic. Jawo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Funktastic dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jawo throws a looping overhand right but Funktastic ducks down to avoid it. Jawo misses the shot to the body. Funktastic shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jawo napping and manages to drive through into side control! Funktastic goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jawo rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Funktastic's guard! Nice work there by Jawo! Funktastic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Jawo tries to free his leg and advance position but Funktastic is retaining full guard. Jawo chips away with some ground and pound. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Jawo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Funktastic has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jawo has managed to get both his arms back between Funktastic's legs - danger averted. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Funktastic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Jawo cracks Funktastic with a solid left hand. Funktastic working for a triangle but Jawo defends it easily.
Jawo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jawo pushing down on Funktastic's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Jawo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Jawo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Funktastic looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Jawo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Jawo looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Jawo drops an elbow to the side of Funktastic's head. Funktastic wants to improve his position but Jawo is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Funktastic actively working from the bottom here. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Funktastic has hold of Jawo's hands but Jawo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Jawo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Funktastic wants to improve his position but Jawo is controlling well.
Jawo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Jawo slips a nice elbow through Funktastic's hands, connecting with Funktastic's forehead. Funktastic gets back to full guard.
Funktastic is looking for a triangle but Jawo pushes his legs off easily.
Jawo working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jawo trying to control but Funktastic is working from the bottom. Jawo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Jawo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Jawo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Funktastic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jawo preventing the sweep. Jawo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Funktastic's head. Jawo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Jawo lands a couple of elbows. Funktastic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Funktastic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jawo is one step ahead there. Funktastic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jawo trying to control but Funktastic is working from the bottom. Jawo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jawo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Jawo scoring with punches to the head and body. Jawo wants to control from the top but Funktastic keeps moving. Funktastic looking for a guillotine here but Jawo defends easily.
Jawo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Protacio Jawo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jawo scores with a shot to the body.
Jawo jabbing away but nothing is landing. A big right from Jawo misses. Jawo scores with a body shot.
Funktastic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Jawo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Funktastic.
Jawo swats away the attempt to clinch by Funktastic. Jawo takes a swing at Funktastic's ribcage but misses. Jawo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jawo throws a sloppy body shot
and Funktastic counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jawo's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Funktastic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jawo swivels though and keeps the full guard. Jawo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Funktastic defends well. Funktastic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Jawo seems keen to control Funktastic's posture. Jawo has a closed guard, preventing Funktastic from standing up. Funktastic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Jawo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Jawo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Funktastic tries to roll over but Jawo keeps him under control. Mr Funktastic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Jawo scoring with strikes to the body and head. Jawo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Jawo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Funktastic with the active half guard here but Jawo passes nicely into side control. Funktastic gets back to half guard. Funktastic with the active half guard here but Jawo passes nicely into side control. Funktastic on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jawo looks up at the clock and then as Funktastic takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jawo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jawo is trying to get an arm triangle but Funktastic is defending well. Funktastic tries to get back to half guard but can't. Jawo lands a few punches from side control. Funktastic sneaks back into half guard. Funktastic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Jawo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Funktastic tries to roll over but Jawo keeps him under control. Jawo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Jawo working Funktastic over with strikes. Funktastic gets full guard. Jawo trying to control but Funktastic is working from the bottom. Funktastic looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Jawo throwing strikes from guard but Funktastic blocks nicely. Jawo wants to control from the top but Funktastic keeps moving. Funktastic looking for a guillotine here but Jawo defends easily.
Jawo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Funktastic has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jawo has managed to get both his arms back between Funktastic's legs - danger averted.
And that's the end of the fight! Jose Protacio Jawo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Jawo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29 Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29 Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Protacio Jawo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor comes to the ring accompanied by Dismembered. John Taylor has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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181 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Taylor! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam West! The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Taylor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around West's waist but West gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Taylor off to one side. West scoring well with a low kick there.
West throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taylor thows a leg kick but West checks it and West counters with a stiff right hand. Taylor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and West counters with a three punch combo that has Taylor backing up. Taylor nods at West to acknowledge the strikes. Adam West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Some bone on bone action there as West checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. West misses with a looping left. Taylor takes a kick to the side of the head. West cracks Taylor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes. West connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taylor's hands. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. West misses with a head kick.
West moves into range and connects with a jab. Taylor lands a nice looking kick to the body. West takes a step back to recover. Taylor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round. West paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. West lands a really nice looking cross but Taylor seems unphased.
Taylor with a poor takedown and West counters with a stiff right hand. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him. Taylor shoots and misses and West counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Taylor is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Taylor is rocked! West thuds a left hand into Taylor's body. Taylor is breathing heavily. 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! West drops Taylor with a naaaaasty hook - Taylor is in real trouble here! West dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam West!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between R J MacReady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and amir alltime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). R J MacReady is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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178 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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, R J MacReady! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, amir alltime! The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! MacReady throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
alltime fails to land with a series of punches.
alltime thows a left - swing and a miss! MacReady fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
MacReady connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed alltime momentarily.
MacReady throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A cross from MacReady lands. alltime throws out a leg kick but MacReady moves out of range and alltime only half commits. alltime throws a wild combination but nothing lands. alltime uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from MacReady. MacReady misses with an uppercut. MacReady finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
alltime tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but MacReady swivels and escapes. MacReady swinging wildly here.
MacReady throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round. alltime fails to land with a series of punches.
alltime ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. alltime drops his hands momentarily and MacReady takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. alltime misses with a series of wild punches.
MacReady throws a nice looking combination but alltime bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A head kick misses from alltime. MacReady rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but alltime moves out of range and avoids them all easily. R J MacReady is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A looping hook to the body misses from alltime. MacReady does a little dance to reset his feet. MacReady lands the left hand. MacReady jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
MacReady looks to land a combination. alltime sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
alltime is rocked!
It looks like amir alltime has been cut. alltime goes for a high kick. It partially lands. MacReady throws a leg kick which misses alltime's front leg but catches the back leg as alltime tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nice defenses there by MacReady. alltime closes the distance and clinches up with MacReady, looking for a takedown. alltime pushes MacReady against the ropes but MacReady circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. alltime looking to land some kicks to the body here.
alltime displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MacReady throws out the jab. MacReady loads up on a big right hand but alltime slips the punch. alltime will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
alltime avoids the head kick by MacReady.
alltime walks into a stiff left hand from MacReady. alltime pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. alltime throws a nice looking combination but MacReady bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. amir alltime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. alltime swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
alltime takes a kick to the side of the head. alltime misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round. alltime throws a sloppy head kick and alltime takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. alltime is still on wobbly legs! Can MacReady finish him? alltime loses concentration momentarily and MacReady pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! alltime crashes face first to the mat, out cold! MacReady finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). R J MacReady!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austenite Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the ring accompanied by Wiley - Take That. Iron is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pantera - Walk. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Lee! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Austenite Iron! The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Iron avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Iron swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee. Iron punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch. Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Iron avoids the body shot from Lee.
Iron throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut. Nice defenses there by Lee. Nice straight punches there by Iron. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Iron. Lee slips a straight right by Iron. Lee moves out of range of the strikes. Iron lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively. Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Iron!
Lee shoots for a takedown but Iron saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Lee misses with an uppercut. Iron saw that one coming. A jab lands there for Iron. Lee throws a jab when Iron was well out of range. Jason Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lee misses with a looping left. Lee takes one to the side of the head.
Iron digs a good hook to Lee's body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Iron lands a head shot. Iron works Lee's body with a nice hook. Lee is breathing heavily. Iron lands with a nice body punch. Iron slips a jab from Lee. Iron connects with a nice looking jab.
Iron lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head. Iron changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Austenite Iron is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Iron swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Iron.
A jab from Iron finds it's way through Lee's defenses. Lee walks into a jab. Lee takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lee is rocked! Iron feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Lee crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Austenite Iron!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bas De Groote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Groote comes into the arena with Bas' Theme blaring out of the sound system. Fisher is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Must Be The Money. On his way into the ring it seems that Bas De Groote has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bas De Groote seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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287 lbs
10 - 7 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bas De Groote! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Steve Fisher! The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! De Groote throws a series of strikes that have Fisher backpedaling.
It looks like Steve Fisher has been cut. De Groote throws a low kick but Fisher avoids it. De Groote tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A big left from Fisher misses. De Groote tries to work over Fisher's front leg with a kick but Fisher checks it. De Groote takes a swing at Fisher's ribcage but misses. Fisher tries to clinch up but De Groote circles away and keeps his distance. De Groote scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Fisher pushing out the jab but it's not landing. De Groote ducks under a wild hook from Fisher. De Groote misses with a hook. Fisher slips under a jab from De Groote. De Groote moves out of range of the strikes. The fighters circling - De Groote throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Fisher blocks a jab. De Groote misses with a wild combination.
De Groote throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Groote misses with a body shot.
Fisher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Groote was well out of range. Poor timing from Fisher. De Groote misses the shot to the body. Steve Fisher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Fisher gets caught flat footed, as De Groote shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Fisher can't keep his opponent in guard - De Groote advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. De Groote works his way into full mount! De Groote is stalling here but it's allowed Fisher to get half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fisher trying to control from the bottom.
De Groote is just content to waste time from the top position. Fisher takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. De Groote looking to sit in guard and control but Fisher gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. De Groote lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fisher! De Groote punching from mount but Fisher doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Groote looking to finish Fisher with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fisher! De Groote trying to control but he's not successful this time. De Groote swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Fisher is now in De Groote's guard. A big mistake from De Groote there, giving up the dominant position! The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Fisher won't allow De Groote to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. De Groote looking for subs off his back but Fisher has passed one foot through into half guard.
De Groote has a hand on Fisher's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Fisher takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! De Groote really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas De Groote dominated that round. The cut man is working on Steve Fisher's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Groote slips a straight right by Fisher. De Groote checks the leg kick. Fisher misses with a looping left. De Groote throws out a token jab with nothing on it. De Groote lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fisher lands with a straight right. De Groote didn't see that one coming. De Groote dodges the punch combination from Fisher.
Fisher connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. De Groote tries to work over Fisher's front leg with a kick but Fisher checks it. It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting De Groote here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. Fisher lands with a hook. De Groote tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. De Groote misses with the combination.
De Groote throws a chopping leg kick but Fisher manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Groote checks the leg kick. Fisher takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fisher moves away from the strike by De Groote. De Groote dips to his left and cracks Fisher with an uppercut! Fisher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Groote throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fisher counters with a nice uppercut. De Groote throws out a powerful jab. Fisher throws an overhand right that lands on De Groote's shoulder, as De Groote tries to avoid the shot. Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch but De Groote swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. De Groote throws a head kick that misses. Fisher wants to clinch. A lazy left from Fisher finds it's target. De Groote throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fisher was covering up waiting for the punch and De Groote finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Groote trying to control the position from guard on top but Fisher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Fisher is pulling down on De Groote's head. It's preventing any offense from De Groote, at least for the moment. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! De Groote advances position into side control! Fisher struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fisher regains half guard, as De Groote was trying to land strikes. Fisher wants to improve his position but De Groote is controlling well.
De Groote is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fisher is just riding it out for now. De Groote eventually gives up the hold. De Groote trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. De Groote wants to control but Fisher is keeping him busy. Fisher tries to roll over but De Groote keeps him under control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas De Groote dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Steve Fisher's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fisher takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bas De Groote seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. De Groote misses with a low kick. Fisher avoids a kick to the body.
De Groote fakes the leg kick and cracks Fisher in the body. De Groote lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fisher at a distance.
De Groote misses with a looping left. De Groote doesn't succeed with the takedown and Fisher counters with a lovely shot to the body. Fisher walks into a left hand. De Groote gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Fisher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. De Groote swings for the body but Fisher moves out of range.
Fisher is on the wrong end of a nice combination from De Groote. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. De Groote takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Groote connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fisher momentarily.
Fisher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. De Groote fails with the takedown and Fisher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bas De Groote. That's going to take a lot out of him. De Groote uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. De Groote shoots in for a takedown and gets it. De Groote is looking to take a break and control but Fisher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. De Groote missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fisher taking some punishment here, with De Groote in his half guard. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Steve Fisher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Fisher is controlling De Groote's trapped leg to prevent De Groote from advancing to side control. De Groote is keen to just control but Fisher is a slippery customer. De Groote thows a huge punch but Fisher dodges it nicely.
De Groote is looking to stall here but Fisher recovers full guard. De Groote looking to sit in guard and control but Fisher gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Groote looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fisher passes into side control.
Fisher wants to stand but De Groote is controlling his arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. De Groote is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fisher's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Fisher trying to control from half guard but De Groote is working away. De Groote is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Bas De Groote is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. De Groote gets full guard. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. De Groote is controlling Fisher's posture.
And that's the end of the fight! Bas De Groote showed his dominance in that final round. Well De Groote has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27 Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas De Groote!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Crotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crotch comes to the ring accompanied by Why Can't We Be Friends? by War. Richard Crotch could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Erik Morales's chin.
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130 lbs
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135 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Richard Crotch! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erik Morales! The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Crotch is looking to clinch but Morales is avoiding it.
Crotch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morales throws out the jab. Morales misses with a body shot.
Morales thows a left - swing and a miss! Crotch is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morales sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. A combination from Morales does no damage. Crotch shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morales defends it nicely. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Morales missing with a left hand there. Crotch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round. Crotch misses with a straight right. Horrible takedown by Crotch or perhaps it was just good defense by Morales which made him look bad. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Crotch. That's going to take a lot out of him. Crotch tests Morales's chin there with a solid looking shot. Morales keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Crotch tests Morales's chin there with a solid looking shot. Crotch closes the distance and clinches up with Morales, looking for a takedown. Crotch pushes Morales against the ropes but Morales circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Crotch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morales's waist but Morales gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Crotch off to one side. Morales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crotch moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Crotch shoots in and drives through. Morales sprawls well. Crotch pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Crotch is defended easily by Morales. Crotch fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Morales throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morales throws a hook to the side of Crotch's head but Crotch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Nice sprawl there from Morales as Crotch shoots in. Morales stuffs the takedown attempt from Crotch. Crotch gets slowly back to his feet. Crotch fails to land the takedown. Erik Morales is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Morales misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. A left and a right from Morales both land. Nice combination. Crotch feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Morales wants to get back to his feet but Crotch is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Crotch throwing strikes from guard but Morales blocks nicely. Morales is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Crotch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Crotch drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Crotch jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Morales preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Morales wants to stand but Crotch is controlling the position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Morales dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Morales throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Morales takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Crotch looks for a takedown but Morales sprawls well. Crotch with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morales to score with a decent uppercut. Some wild striking there from Morales.
Crotch gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Crotch stops Morales from getting back to his feet.
Crotch is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Crotch is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Morales is looking to escape. Morales is defending against the submission attempts here by Crotch.
Morales is trying to stand back up but Crotch is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Morales is refusing to be controlled, as Crotch sits in half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Morales fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crotch manages to avoid it. Crotch blocks a jab. Nice takedown defense from Morales. No joy for Crotch on that attempt. Crotch shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morales defends it nicely. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Crotch. That's going to take a lot out of him. Morales displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Crotch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Morales slips a jab from Crotch. Crotch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morales.
Crotch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morales.
Nice defenses there by Crotch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Decent striking displayed by Crotch there. Crotch throws out a token jab with nothing on it. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Crotch. Erik Morales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Crotch looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. A combination from Morales does no damage. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Morales throws a wild combination but nothing lands. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Erik Morales will probably get the nod - 10:9. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Morales throws a right hand that Crotch ducks under and follows up with a left that Crotch also avoids with ease. Crotch shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Morales is trying to stand. Morales in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Morales trying desperately to get to his feet.
Morales takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Morales squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Crotch landing strikes from the mount and Morales is in trouble! The referee warns Morales that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Morales is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Crotch lands a heavy elbow. Morales takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Crotch landing shots from mount. Crotch pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Morales is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round. Crotch unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Morales wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Crotch celebrates on the ropes and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Crotch!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Norris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Sagat! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Norris! The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sagat just misses with a punch to the body.
Sagat throws a nice looking combination but Norris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Sagat chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Norris can pounce on him.
Norris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sagat manages to avoid it. Sagat looks to land a right hand but Norris moved out of range. Norris fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Norris bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. 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. Norris tries for a kimura but Sagat is defending well. What's Sagat going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle. Norris is looking to take a break and control but Sagat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sagat is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Norris off and has taken his back! Good control from Sagat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Norris trying to control the position but Sagat manages to sink in the hooks. Norris tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sagat trying to control. Sagat trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Norris doesn't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Norris dominated that round. That's time! Sagat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sagat!
Norris walks into a straight right hand from Sagat. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sagat misses with a looping left. Norris looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sagat! The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Sagat is wriggling around trying to escape.
Norris tries to push Sagat's head away but Sagat is holding on tight. Norris looking to isolate an arm here. Sagat doesn't see it coming and as Norris extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Norris!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Norris!
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