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"Set-To Succession" PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Lamb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Speight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Lamb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Speight!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamb throws a body punch but Speight moves out of range.
Lamb tries a head kick but it misses.
Lamb looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Speight looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lamb trying to control from half guard but Speight is working away.
Lamb with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lamb is trying to control. Speight wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Speight looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Speight is trying to stand up here but Lamb is controlling him well.
Lamb wants to take a breather but Speight is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lamb is really struggling to control Speight but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb wants to pass to mount but Speight is defending the position.
Lamb performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've been hearing good reports from Lamb's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Speight is trying to stand up here but Lamb is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb throwing shots but Speight is blocking nicely.
Speight wants to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lamb.
David Speight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Speight keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lamb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lamb throws a sloppy head kick and Speight moves out of range easily.
Lamb misses with a body shot
and Speight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Josh Lamb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lamb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Speight.
Lamb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Speight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lamb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamb throws a low kick but Speight moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Lamb, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Speight thuds a left hand into Lamb's body.
Speight lands a body shot.
Lamb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Speight moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lamb.
Lamb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Speight was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamb.
Lamb darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speight wants to get back to his feet.
Speight kicks Lamb off and gets back to his feet.
Lamb looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb stops Speight from standing up.
Lamb looking to pass the guard.
Lamb trying to control the position from guard on top but Speight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Speight is looking to stand up but Lamb isn't so interested in that idea.
Lamb working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lamb working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lamb trying to control the position from guard on top but Speight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Speight can do anything to dispel that myth.
Speight wants to stand but Lamb is controlling the position.
Speight avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Speight manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Speight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamb 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.
Lamb wants to control from the top but Speight keeps moving.
Speight is looking to stand up but Lamb isn't so interested in that idea.
Lamb trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Speight wants to stand and escape but Lamb is having none of it.
Speight really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lamb. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lamb trying to control but Speight is working from the bottom.
Lamb looking to pass the guard.
Lamb wants to control from the top but Speight keeps moving.
Speight wants to stand and escape but Lamb is having none of it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A combination from Speight does no damage.
Lamb shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Speight as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Lamb dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lamb shoots in for a double leg but Speight sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Speight misses with the combination.
Speight ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Speight blocks a jab.
Speight throws a series of punches but Lamb avoids them all with ease.
Speight wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
David Speight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lamb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb throws a head kick that misses
and Speight counters with a stiff right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Speight. Those never looked like landing.
Lamb scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamb throws the kick towards the body but Speight avoids it.
Lamb goes for a double leg but Speight avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Speight continues to drive forward.
Speight connects with a knee to the head.
Lamb is pressed up against the cage. Speight has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lamb down to the mat. Lamb avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lamb is looking to wear down Speight with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lamb avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lamb shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Speight is trying to defend but Lamb finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lamb is looking to advance position but Speight won't allow it.
Lamb wants to take a breather but Speight is having none of it.
Lamb works his way into side control.
Speight throws Lamb to one side and escapes!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamb misses with an attempted mid kick.
Speight avoids the head kick by Lamb.
Speight swings for the body but Lamb moves out of range.
Speight avoids the head kick by Lamb.
Speight staying out of range there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lamb.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Lamb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lamb dodges the punch combination from Speight.
Speight throws the left hand but Lamb avoids the punch easily.
Speight misses with an uppercut
and Lamb counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Speight is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lamb throws a low kick but Speight avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb misses with a wild body shot.
Lamb shoots for a double leg takedown but Speight sprawls well. He's pushed Lamb's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lamb misses with a kick to the body.
Lamb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Speight stuffs the takedown.
Lamb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lamb throws the left hand but Speight avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Speight.
Lamb tries for a takedown but Speight sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lamb shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Speight pinned against the cage. Speight gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamb manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Speight on his heels. He'll look to pass Speight's guard now, I'm sure.
Speight wants to stand up but Lamb is controlling him.
Speight keeping full guard, as Lamb tries to pass.
Lamb trying to control but Speight is working from the bottom.
Lamb pushes down on Speight's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Speight manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Speight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Speight ducks under a wild hook from Lamb.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but David Speight will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lamb throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lamb throws a sloppy head kick and Speight moves out of range easily.
Lamb shoots for a takedown but Speight saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Speight stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Speight wants it to stay on the feet.
Lamb moves in looking to clinch but Speight pushes him off.
Speight keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Lamb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lamb showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Speight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamb fails with a takedown attempt.
Speight fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speight blocks a jab.
Speight misses with a wild combination.
Lamb fails to land the takedown.
Speight lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lamb backs up against the cage.
It looks like Josh Lamb has been cut.
Lamb dives in and grabs Speight's left leg, looking for a takedown. Speight pushes down on Lamb's head and hops out.
Speight stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lamb shoots in looking for a takedown. Speight tries to sprawl out of it but Lamb keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Speight manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lamb throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Speight's waist but Speight gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lamb off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speight fails to land with a series of punches.
Speight attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Speight rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lamb moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lamb throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Speight's waist but Speight gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lamb off to one side.
Lamb tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Speight swivels and escapes.
David Speight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lamb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Speight moves away.
Lamb fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamb throws a body shot but no joy.
Lamb tries to clinch
and Speight counters with a three punch combo that has Lamb backing up. Lamb nods at Speight to acknowledge the strikes.
Lamb throws an off balance right hand
and Speight counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Speight scores with a sloppy right hand. Lamb should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Speight manages to avoid it.
Lamb looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Speight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Speight blocks a head kick by Lamb.
Lamb scores with a jab. Speight acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Speight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamb.
Speight avoids the body shot from Lamb.
Speight gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lamb throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lamb trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Speight wriggles free and stands up.
Speight looks to land a left hand but Lamb moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamb throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Speight counters with a left and a right that stings Lamb.
Josh Lamb's cut is getting worse.
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!
Speight swings widly with a right hand
and Lamb counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lamb.
Lamb might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Speight is looking to stand up but Lamb isn't so interested in that idea.
Josh Lamb overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lamb stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Speight swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Speight is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lamb trying to control but Speight is working from the bottom.
Speight is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Speight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Speight 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Speight!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Baratheon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baratheon comes to the cage accompanied by House Baratheon. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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265 lbs
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246 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good in bed |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Baratheon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Nowak!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowak misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nowak shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nowak showed some decent athleticism there.
Baratheon is refusing to be controlled, as Nowak sits in half guard.
Baratheon pushes Nowak off looking to stand but Nowak dives back in and keeps control.
Nowak takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Baratheon is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baratheon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Baratheon tries to get out of the position.
Nowak trying to control the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Baratheon tries to kick Nowak off but Nowak keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baratheon wants to clinch up but Nowak keeps it at a distance.
Nowak throws a head kick but Baratheon moves out of range.
Robert Baratheon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baratheon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baratheon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nowak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nowak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baratheon misses with some punches.
Nowak using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Nowak.
Nowak is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Baratheon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Baratheon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nowak drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Baratheon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Robert Baratheon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Nowak.
Baratheon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baratheon misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Baratheon.
Baratheon avoiding damage as Nowak throws knees to the body.
Baratheon swings wildly with an uppercut but Nowak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nowak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baratheon blocks the elbow strike.
Baratheon misses with some punches.
Baratheon misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Baratheon.
Nowak drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Baratheon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Baratheon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baratheon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nowak drops down looking for an ankle pick but Baratheon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Baratheon moves into range and clinches up with Nowak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak misses with a knee strike.
Nowak tries to score a body lock takedown but Baratheon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Baratheon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Come on Baratheon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nowak misses with a punch on the inside.
Nowak scores with a shot to the side of Baratheon's head.
Nowak drops down looking for an ankle pick but Baratheon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Baratheon moves into the clinch successfully.
Baratheon misses with some punches.
Nowak wants to take the fight to the mat but Baratheon manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Baratheon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Baratheon.
Baratheon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nowak backwards.
Baratheon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowak is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Baratheon is defending well.
Baratheon could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nowak looks winded!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nowak.
Baratheon presses Nowak against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nowak blocking some punches.
Baratheon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nowak backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baratheon.
Nowak blocks an uppercut.
Baratheon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nowak blocks it with crossed arms.
Nowak blocks an uppercut.
Nowak prevents a body shot from Baratheon.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Baratheon blocking some punches.
Baratheon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nowak is looking for a takedown.
Nowak has a couple of punches blocked by Baratheon.
Baratheon scores with a shot to the side of Nowak's head.
Baratheon is pressed up against the cage. Nowak has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Baratheon down to the mat. Baratheon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Baratheon dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nowak shoots for a takedown but Baratheon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Baratheon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nowak changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Baratheon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Baratheon throws a jab when Nowak was well out of range.
Baratheon fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baratheon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nowak gets tackled into the cage by Baratheon. Baratheon maintains the clinch.
Nowak tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Baratheon smiles and moves away.
Robert Baratheon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jan Nowak.
Nowak fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Baratheon avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baratheon blocks a head kick by Nowak.
Nowak is breathing heavily.
Nowak fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak tries to clinch up.
Baratheon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nowak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Nowak.
Baratheon pushes Nowak up against the cage in a clinch.
Baratheon misses with a punch on the inside.
Nowak changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Baratheon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jan Nowak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nowak stuffs the takedown attempt from Baratheon. Baratheon gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Baratheon misses the target.
Baratheon tries to clinch there but Nowak circles away.
Baratheon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nowak's head.
Nowak tries to keep at a distance but Baratheon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baratheon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nowak tries to score a body lock takedown but Baratheon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak blocks a body shot from Baratheon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nowak.
Nowak blocks an uppercut.
Baratheon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nowak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baratheon blocks it with crossed arms.
Nowak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nowak scores with a takedown into Baratheon's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baratheon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Baratheon trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak trying to control but Baratheon is working from the bottom.
Baratheon is looking to stand up but Nowak isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Baratheon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Baratheon scores with a shot to the side of Nowak's head.
Nowak is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Baratheon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nowak blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Baratheon fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Baratheon fails to land.
Baratheon working aggressively here.
Baratheon throws an elbow but it misses.
Baratheon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nowak misses with an elbow strike.
Nowak has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Baratheon clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Baratheon is trying to get back to his feet but Nowak has full control of the position and if anything, Baratheon has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Nowak working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Baratheon is doing well to defend. Nowak seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Baratheon is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jan Nowak!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garrick Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Saville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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154 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Garrick Head!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Saville!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saville blocks a jab.
Head 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.
Saville slips under a jab from Head.
Saville keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Head fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saville manages to avoid it.
Saville lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Head scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Head ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saville moves away.
Head stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Head wants it to stay on the feet.
Saville looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Saville catches Head with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Head connects with a single shot there.
Nice defenses there by Head.
Head lands with a nice body punch.
Head scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Saville uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Head throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saville shoots in for a takedown but Head shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Saville uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Head.
Saville throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saville misses with a wild combination.
Nice body punch from Saville.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saville looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Head. Saville does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saville takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Head cracks Saville with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Saville takes a swing at Head's ribcage but misses.
Saville misses with an uppercut. Head saw that one coming.
Head lands with an uppercut that bounces Saville off the cage and back into range.
Saville takes one to the chin there.
Head dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Head darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Saville takes a jab right on the kisser.
Saville misses with a few strikes there.
Saville looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot by Head.
Nice shot by Head.
Head avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Head cracks a nice hook into Saville's ribs.
Head ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Head clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saville is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Head lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saville backwards.
Saville has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Head - that landed with a thud.
Head makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Head lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Head cracks Saville with a nice body shot.
Head just leaning against Saville, taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Head.
Head throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Head lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Head scores with a nice short uppercut.
Head manages to break the clinch.
Head connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saville. Saville circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Garrick Head is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Head scores with a hook to the body. Saville takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Head fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Saville looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A shot to the liver by Head. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Head throws a right and a left that both miss.
Head swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Saville.
Head lands with a nice body punch.
Head throws a body punch but Saville moves out of range.
Head getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Head is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Head digs a good hook to Saville's body.
Head ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Head lands a right hook to the body.
Head dips to his left and cracks Saville with an uppercut!
Saville takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saville takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Saville drops his hands momentarily and Head takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A nice combination there by Head.
A jab lands there for Head.
Saville takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Head clobbers Saville with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Saville is rocked!
Head lands a nice hook to Saville's body. Saville takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saville is still on wobbly legs! Can Head finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Head. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Head.
Head lands with a good body shot.
Head throws an overhand right that drops Saville like a sack of potatoes! Head dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Garrick Head!
Garrick Head was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Alexandrovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Kilpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilpatrick has chosen Nightcall as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Adam Kilpatrick is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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18
277 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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26
250 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergei Alexandrovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Kilpatrick!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilpatrick tries to clinch up.
Kilpatrick clinches.
Kilpatrick slows down the pace here.
Kilpatrick manages to break the clinch.
Kilpatrick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Kilpatrick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kilpatrick misses with a double jab.
Kilpatrick misses with a series of wild punches.
Alexandrovich throws a hook to the side of Kilpatrick's head but Kilpatrick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alexandrovich misses with a few strikes there.
Kilpatrick fails to land with a series of punches.
Kilpatrick clinches with his opponent.
Kilpatrick tries to pull guard but Alexandrovich won't allow it.
Kilpatrick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alexandrovich bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kilpatrick's head.
It looks like Adam Kilpatrick has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilpatrick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alexandrovich.
Kilpatrick throws a series of punches but Alexandrovich avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
and Alexandrovich counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Kilpatrick! He's just covering up as Alexandrovich starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Alexandrovich!
During a confident post fight interview, Sergei Alexandrovich thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Adam Kilpatrick stepped up to the mic, saying 'a dog knows when hes lost congratulations'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pascal Kreuzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Potter is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Super Sharp Shooter - The Ganja Kru . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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19
194 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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32
175 lbs
13 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pascal Kreuzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Potter!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kreuzer.
Kreuzer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Kreuzer does no damage.
Potter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kreuzer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Potter missing with a left hand there. Kreuzer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Potter shoots in but no luck this time.
Pascal Kreuzer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potter closes the distance and pushes Kreuzer back into the cage.
Potter blocking some punches.
Potter dodges an elbow strike from Kreuzer.
Potter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kreuzer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pascal Kreuzer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Potter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kreuzer misses with a knee strike.
Kreuzer looking to stall.
Potter has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kreuzer uses from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreuzer wants to stand but Potter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Potter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kreuzer wants to stand but Potter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Potter is on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Potter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Potter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Potter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Potter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Potter prevents Kreuzer from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Potter advances to half guard.
Potter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kreuzer has managed to free his arm - good work.
Potter wants to control but Kreuzer is keeping him busy.
Potter seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Kreuzer is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ryan Potter!
Ryan Potter 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foster comes to the cage accompanied by If you want blood - AC/DC. Martin Foster has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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282 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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300 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alistair Hari!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Hari as he checks the leg kick.
Foster goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Foster fails to land with a series of punches.
Hari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Foster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Foster swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hari counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Foster is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hari pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Foster tries to throw a body punch but Hari avoids it by throwing Foster back against the cage.
Hari throws an elbow that misses.
Foster tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hari avoids it.
Foster wants to break free but Hari has control.
Foster avoids a wild elbow strike from Hari.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foster blocks an elbow strike from Hari.
Foster stalling against the cage.
Hari lands an elbow just above Foster 's eye.
Hari lands an elbow just above Foster 's eye.
Foster looking to slow down the pace here.
Foster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster blocks the elbow strike.
Hari lands an elbow just above Foster 's eye.
It looks like Martin Foster has been cut.
Hari lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hari lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hari creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Foster's defenses.
Hari misses with an elbow over the top.
A frustrated look appears on Foster's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Foster throws an elbow but it misses.
Foster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hari stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hari wants it to stay on the feet.
Hari avoids the head kick by Foster.
Hari tries to clinch but Foster is having none of it.
Hari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Foster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hari takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Foster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hari throws a looping overhand right but Foster ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari closes the distance and pushes Foster back into the cage.
Hari looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hari throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Foster.
Hari lands a damaging elbow.
Foster is looking to control Hari's arms but Hari gets an underhook and turns him. Now Foster has his back to the cage.
Foster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Foster dodges an elbow strike from Hari.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Foster misses with a punch on the inside.
Hari lands an elbow just above Foster 's eye.
Foster dodges an elbow strike from Hari.
Foster looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Foster tries to throw a body punch but Hari avoids it by throwing Foster back against the cage.
Hari lands an elbow just above Foster 's eye.
Foster misses with a punch to the body.
Hari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hari throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster looking to stall.
Hari pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Foster blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Foster creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Foster misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hari throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Foster blocks an elbow strike from Hari.
Hari pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Foster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hari lands an elbow that stopped Foster in his tracks for a moment.
Hari gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hari lands an elbow inside that Foster shrugs off.
Hari throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Foster takes an elbow to the temple.
Foster tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hari just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hari throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster lands a shot to the body.
Hari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Foster misses with a punch to the body.
Foster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Foster pushes Hari back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Foster trying to stall but Hari improves his position.
Foster trying to land knees to the body.
Hari throws an elbow that misses.
Hari lands a damaging elbow.
Martin Foster's cut is getting worse.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hari just misses with a elbow thrown towards Foster's brow.
Hari creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Foster's defenses.
Foster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Foster - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've been informed that Hari has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hari lands an elbow that stopped Foster in his tracks for a moment.
Hari creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Foster's defenses.
Hari creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Foster's defenses.
Foster misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Hari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Foster's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Foster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Foster shoots for a takedown but Hari saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Foster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hari.
Hari tries to clinch
and Foster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hari throws a hook but Foster blocks it.
Hari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Foster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hari throws a nice looking combination but Foster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martin Foster is winning the standup battle so far.
Foster scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Foster lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hari doesn't seem phased though.
Hari glances at the clock... BAM! Foster nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Hari crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Hari is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Martin Foster!
A very excited looking Martin Foster rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Davison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davison comes to the cage accompanied by Cinderella Man - Eminem. Kevin James has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joshua Davison's chin.
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32
155 lbs
17 - 23 - 0 |
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35
169 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
17 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Joshua Davison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin James!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James catches Davison with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
James looks to land a combination. Davison sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Davison takes one on the button.
Davison takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
James scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big left from Davison misses.
Davison takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from James - that will leave a mark!
James closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Davison did well to prevent James getting side control.
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!
James is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
James working Davison over with strikes here.
James connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Davison is rocked!
James postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Davison in real trouble here! The ref calls for Davison to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin James!
After winning the bout, Kevin James 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julian Casablancas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Materson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Casablancas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gers Pardoel - Bagagedrager ft. Sef . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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33
219 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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200 lbs
14 - 18 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Julian Casablancas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Materson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casablancas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Materson.
Casablancas misses with a low kick.
Materson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Casablancas misses with a low kick.
Materson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Casablancas defends it nicely.
Casablancas throws a sloppy head kick and Materson moves out of range easily.
Materson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Julian Casablancas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Materson.
Casablancas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Materson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Materson shoots in looking for a takedown but Casablancas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Materson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Materson tries for a takedown but Casablancas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Casablancas throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Mike Materson has been cut.
Materson gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Casablancas counter with a right hand.
Casablancas throws a leg kick but Materson checks it.
Materson ducks under a wild hook from Casablancas.
Casablancas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Materson is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Materson takes a swing at Casablancas's ribcage but misses.
Materson feints and as Casablancas raises his hands in defense, Materson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Casablancas pulls Materson in close to prevent any damage.
Casablancas keeping moving, preventing Materson from controlling successfully.
Materson drops back looking for a leg! Casablancas is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Casablancas manages to kick Materson off! Materson jumps back into Casablancas's guard.
Casablancas is controlling Materson's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Casablancas has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Materson tries to free his leg and advance position but Casablancas is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casablancas is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Materson trying to control but Casablancas is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Materson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Casablancas.
Materson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Casablancas manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Casablancas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Materson manages to get himself to full guard.
Casablancas passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Casablancas taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Casablancas.
Materson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Casablancas wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Casablancas is staying tight to Materson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Casablancas's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Casablancas continues to hold on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Materson is trying to get back to half guard.
Materson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Casablancas has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Casablancas is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Materson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Casablancas passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Materson!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Casablancas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Materson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Materson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Materson takes one on the button.
Casablancas rushes Materson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Casablancas is pressed up against the cage. Materson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Casablancas down to the mat. Casablancas avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Casablancas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Materson misses with a takedown attempt - Casablancas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Materson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Casablancas swings for the body but Materson moves out of range.
Materson shoots in looking for a takedown. Casablancas tries to sprawl out of it but Materson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Casablancas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Julian Casablancas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Materson.
Materson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Materson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Casablancas tests Materson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Materson is still on wobbly legs! Can Casablancas finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Casablancas instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Materson missing with knees to the body.
Materson seems to have recovered his senses.
I was talking to Casablancas's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Casablancas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Materson blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Casablancas.
A body shot lands from Casablancas.
Materson is working for takedown but Casablancas is calmly controlling the position for now.
Materson is working for takedown but Casablancas is calmly controlling the position for now.
Materson is breathing heavily.
Materson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Casablancas after a bit of a struggle.
Casablancas prevents the takedown attempt.
Casablancas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Casablancas lands with a right to the head.
Casablancas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Casablancas.
A knee to the head by Casablancas.
Materson takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Casablancas working the clinch nicely. Materson is working for position but Casablancas cracks him with a big knee to the head! Materson crumples up against the cage and Casablancas lands two more shots before the ref can save Materson! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Julian Casablancas!
Julian Casablancas decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Levchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Hustlin. Levchenko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Zelenoglazoe Taksi. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Shawn Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Artur Levchenko!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooh a lovely combination from Jackson sends Levchenko down but not out. Jackson dives into side control looking to finish.
Jackson controls the position.
Jackson is working Levchenko over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jackson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jackson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jackson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Levchenko is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Levchenko is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Levchenko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Levchenko, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries for a kimura but Levchenko is defending well.
Levchenko can't do much from the bottom here.
Jackson working the strikes but Levchenko uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Jackson wants to take a breather but Levchenko is having none of it.
Levchenko is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Levchenko felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jackson trying to mount his opponent but Levchenko defends it.
Jackson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Levchenko doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jackson.
Jackson trying to control the action but Levchenko is working from the bottom.
Jackson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Levchenko throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levchenko lands with a cross.
It looks like Shawn Jackson has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Levchenko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jackson somewhat.
Jackson drives through with a takedown into Levchenko's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jackson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jackson throws a big elbow that misses.
Levchenko keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Jackson lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Levchenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Levchenko is working an open guard so Jackson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Levchenko connects with the punch.
Jackson shoots in but Levchenko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown. Levchenko tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Levchenko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Jackson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Levchenko can do to turn this around?
Levchenko catches Jackson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jackson moves out of range of the leg kick from Levchenko.
Shawn Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Levchenko missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Levchenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown. Levchenko fights it but they end up in guard.
Jackson is in close to Levchenko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Levchenko is trying to keep Jackson in close.
Jackson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Levchenko has Jackson pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levchenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Levchenko is pulling down on Jackson's head. It's preventing any offense from Jackson, at least for the moment.
Jackson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Levchenko is adopting a defensive guard.
Levchenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Levchenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Levchenko keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from Levchenko. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
Artur Levchenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Levchenko avoids it well.
Jackson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jackson slips a nice elbow through Levchenko's hands, connecting with Levchenko's forehead.
Jackson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Levchenko defends it well.
Levchenko is controlling Jackson's trapped leg to prevent Jackson from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levchenko is staying active underneath Jackson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jackson with the ground and pound but Levchenko uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jackson throws a big elbow that misses.
Levchenko trying to control the position here.
Jackson throws a strike but Levchenko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Levchenko isn't so interested in that idea.
Levchenko wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levchenko trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Levchenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Jackson is trying to keep Levchenko in close.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Levchenko trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Jackson's cut.
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.
Jackson slips a straight right by Levchenko.
Jackson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Levchenko motions for Jackson to come forward. Levchenko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown. Levchenko tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Levchenko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Levchenko.
Artur Levchenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Levchenko, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Levchenko against the cage but Levchenko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jackson takes one to the chin there.
Jackson looks for a takedown but Levchenko sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Levchenko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levchenko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Levchenko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Levchenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Levchenko shows good takedown defense.
Levchenko swings widly with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a nice body kick.
Levchenko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jackson at a distance.
Levchenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson darts in looking for a takedown but Levchenko gets double underhooks and turns Jackson into the cage.
A short right from Levchenko on the inside.
Levchenko controlling the action here for a moment.
Levchenko crunches a lovely knee into Jackson's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levchenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Levchenko stuffs the takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Levchenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Levchenko misses.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Levchenko tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Levchenko to the ground. Levchenko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Levchenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Levchenko throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Levchenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levchenko slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Levchenko as Jackson shoots in.
Levchenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Levchenko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Levchenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Levchenko.
Levchenko misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Levchenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Levchenko.
Jackson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shawn Jackson's cut is getting worse.
Shawn Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Levchenko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Levchenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Levchenko misses its intended target.
Levchenko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick
and Levchenko counters with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artur Levchenko really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Jackson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Levchenko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jackson with a poor takedown
and Levchenko counters with a left to the body.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
Levchenko cracks Jackson with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Jackson tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Levchenko pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Jackson is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artur Levchenko! Artur Levchenko retains his heavyweight title!
Artur Levchenko 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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