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Bloodsport 43: The Big Brawl PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hes Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reece Ferrer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferrer has chosen Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear the Reaper as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hes Good!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Reece Ferrer!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Good slips a straight right by Ferrer.
Ferrer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ferrer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Good.
Ferrer misses with a two punch combination.
Ferrer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good connects with a right hand. Ferrer shakes it off.
It looks like Reece Ferrer has been cut.
Good showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferrer.
Good closes the distance and pushes Ferrer back into the cage.
Ferrer working aggressively here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Good - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Good escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Ferrer.
Ferrer throws a right hand that Good ducks under and follows up with a left that Good also avoids with ease.
Good closes the distance and pushes Ferrer back into the cage.
Ferrer is trying to break the clinch but Good has him pressed against the cage.
Good landing knees to the head.
Ferrer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good just leaning against Ferrer, taking a breather.
A fake to the body and Good gets the Thai clinch. He wastes no time and tries to connect with knees to the head. This is dangerous for Ferrer! He should get out! Another devastating knee and Ferrer falls head first to the ground. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Hes Good!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Long!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers tries to keep at a distance but Long has taken the fight into the clinch.
Powers drops down looking for an ankle pick but Long pulls his leg out and moves away.
Powers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Long as he avoids it easily.
Powers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Long's waist but Long gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Powers off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Powers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Long misses.
Long fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Powers on the side of the head.
Long misses with a wild combination.
Long misses with a body shot.
Powers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Long throws a hook but Powers blocks it.
Powers looks for a takedown but Long sprawls well.
Powers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Long scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Rocky Powers has been cut.
Long stuffs the takedown attempt from Powers. Powers gets slowly back to his feet.
Long lunges at Powers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Powers's hand.
Powers is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Long throws a nice looking combination but Powers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Long lands the left hand.
Oh Powers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
No joy there for Long, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Long throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Powers seems to have got his legs back now.
Powers is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Powers falls backwards - clearly groggy! Long dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Long!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gunter Kicurasz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cal Tennant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kicurasz comes to the cage accompanied by Stemm - Face the Pain. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunter Kicurasz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Cal Tennant!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kicurasz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Kicurasz.
Kicurasz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tennant drives through with a really 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.
Tennant is looking to take a break and control but Kicurasz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kicurasz is trying to get back to his feet.
Tennant looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kicurasz is avoiding damage well.
Kicurasz is not content to let Tennant control the position.
Kicurasz tries to improve position but can't.
Kicurasz struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tennant misses with the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Kicurasz as Tennant shoots in.
Tennant throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kicurasz was covering up waiting for the punch and Tennant finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tennant has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Kicurasz to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Tennant is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Kicurasz pulls down on the head and he's put Tennant to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gunter Kicurasz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Leigh Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Achilles The Immortal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kent's entrance music is Stand Up (Akala). A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Leigh Kent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Achilles The Immortal !
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kent shoots for a takedown but The Immortal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kent shoots in for a takedown but The Immortal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kent shoots in looking for a takedown. The Immortal tries to sprawl out of it but Kent keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Immortal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Leigh Kent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Immortal stuffs the takedown.
Kent has a takedown stuffed.
Kent looks for a takedown but The Immortal sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from The Immortal . No joy for Kent on that attempt.
Kent is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kent is trying hard to land a takedown here. The Immortal sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kent shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Immortal pinned against the cage. The Immortal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Immortal shoots in and bounces Kent off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The Immortal drops back looking for a leg! Kent is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kent manages to kick The Immortal off! The Immortal jumps back into Kent's guard.
The Immortal drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Immortal jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Immortal drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kent looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kent looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kent!
Kent swings around for an armbar but The Immortal sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kent's guard.
The Immortal drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Immortal jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Immortal drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Immortal jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The Immortal thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The Immortal drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kent manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now The Immortal has Kent in his guard.
Kent stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Immortal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kent drops back, looking for a kneebar! The Immortal looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. The Immortal looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from The Immortal !
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Immortal tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no The Immortal has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The Immortal is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kent has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Immortal tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The Immortal is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kent has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Immortal is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kent has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kent is looking to reverse the position.
Kent wants to control but The Immortal postures up.
Kent is looking to regain half guard here but The Immortal keeps moving and retains side control.
The Immortal looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The Immortal is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kent knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Achilles The Immortal dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kent misses with a takedown attempt
and The Immortal counters with a takedown into side control.
Kent is looking to reverse the position.
The Immortal working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The Immortal looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The Immortal is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Kent looks calm but he's in trouble here. The Immortal gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Kent is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! The Immortal lets go of the hold and Kent can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Achilles The Immortal !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big D had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Counter striker
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Big D!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Hall!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D moves out of range as Hall throws a body kick.
D slips a jab from Hall.
Hall misses with the combination.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Hall misses with a body shot.
D moves out of range as Hall throws a body kick.
Hall misses with a body kick.
Hall misses with the combination.
Hall throws a series of punches but D moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
D prevents Hall from getting back to his feet.
D slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall wants to get back to his feet but D is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
D drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hall manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now D has Hall in his guard.
D isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hall stacks D on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hall!
D is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hall tries to stand but D is controlling his head.
D tries to improve position but can't.
D is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hall's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
D is looking for a sweep. Hall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
D looking for submissions off his back.
D is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes 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.
Hall scores with a jab. D acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
D shoots for a takedown but Hall saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Hall displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Hall misses.
D keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
D takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hall scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall moves into range and connects with a jab.
D fails with the takedown.
D looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big D. That's going to take a lot out of him.
D is breathing heavily.
Hall lunges at D with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by D's hand.
Hall with a nice cross.
Hall walks forward and throws a big overhand right! D drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Hall swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from D's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Hall!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Galvao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sir Benaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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180 lbs
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170 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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Galvao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sir Benaux!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galvao shoots in for a double leg but Benaux sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A slapping body kick lands there for Benaux.
Benaux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Galvao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benaux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Galvao fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Benaux avoids it really well and circles away.
Benaux lands with an uppercut that bounces Galvao off the cage and back into rage.
It looks like Andre Galvao has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benaux throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Galvao is looking to clinch but Benaux is avoiding it.
Benaux scores with a body shot.
Galvao is breathing heavily.
Benaux misses with a wild body shot.
Galvao fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Galvao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benaux misses with a head kick.
Galvao decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Benaux looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Galvao seems to be working for a kimura but Benaux defends the submission attempt.
Benaux has one foot on Galvao's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Galvao is defended easily by Benaux.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Galvao.
Benaux throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Benaux plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Galvao is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Benaux's half guard.
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!
Benaux is trying to stand back up but Galvao is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benaux pushes Galvao off and gets back to his feet.
Galvao feints and as Benaux raises his hands in defense, Galvao changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Galvao has gone for a leg lock! Benaux slips out almost immediately though and dives into Galvao's guard.
Galvao working for a triangle but Benaux defends it easily.
Galvao preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Galvao is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Benaux is aware though and is defending well.
Benaux passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Benaux has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benaux trying to control but Galvao is having none of it.
Benaux landing shots from mount.
Galvao is looking to get to half guard.
Benaux lands a big shot there that rocks Galvao but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Benaux looking to control but Galvao is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Galvao is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sir Benaux dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Galvao'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.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Galvao is defended easily by Benaux.
Galvao takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Benaux scores with a nice body kick.
Galvao fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Benaux avoids it really well and circles away.
Galvao moves into range and connects with a jab.
Benaux turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Galvao is defended easily by Benaux.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Galvao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galvao has a takedown stuffed.
Benaux catches Galvao with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Galvao shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Benaux throws a good cross that connects.
Galvao fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Benaux avoids it really well and circles away.
Andre Galvao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benaux lands with a slapping head kick.
Sir Benaux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Benaux.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benaux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Galvao.
Benaux punishes Galvao's body with a nice straight punch.
Benaux cracks Galvao with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Galvao on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sir Benaux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benaux connects with a nice looking jab.
Benaux ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Benaux throws a right hand that Galvao ducks under and follows up with a left that Galvao also avoids with ease.
Benaux looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Galvao shoots in but no luck this time.
Benaux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Galvao closes this distance looking for a takedown but Benaux circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benaux scores with a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Benaux.
Benaux slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Galvao looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Galvao walks forward, straight into a front kick from Benaux.
Benaux turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benaux lands a nice looking body kick.
Benaux lands a head kick!
Benaux has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Galvao takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Benaux slams his shin into Galvao's torso.
Galvao tries for a takedown but Benaux sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Galvao will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Galvao fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Benaux throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Galvao.
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!
Galvao shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Benaux as he avoids it easily.
Galvao fails with the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benaux connects with a high kick.
Benaux fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Galvao looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sir Benaux showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andre Galvao'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. This is the final round!
Benaux defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Galvao.
Benaux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid body kick from Benaux.
Galvao throws a big shot that misses.
Benaux smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Galvao shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Galvao showed some decent athleticism there.
Galvao wants to pass to mount but Benaux is defending the position.
Galvao thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benaux is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Galvao pulls his head out easily.
Benaux is trying to stand back up but Galvao is controlling him
Galvao is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Galvao thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Benaux's head.
That's two 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.
Benaux is in trouble now - Galvao has advanced to mount!
Galvao get's back to his feet.
Galvao closes this distance looking for a takedown but Benaux circles away.
Galvao looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Galvao postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Benaux is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Galvao, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galvao has his foot on Benaux's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Benaux works his way back into a safe position though.
Benaux loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Benaux throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Galvao has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Benaux can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Benaux with a nice head shot there.
Benaux trying to stand up but can't free himself from Galvao's guard.
Benaux tries to free his leg and advance position but Galvao is retaining full guard.
Galvao has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Benaux should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Galvao has tightened it up now! Benaux should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Andre Galvao!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulie Balletti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forest Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balletti comes into the arena with Ace of spades blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulie Balletti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Forest Gump!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balletti sizes up Gump with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Forest Gump has been cut.
Balletti misses with a body shot.
Balletti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Balletti moves into the clinch.
Balletti manages to break the clinch.
Gump takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gump looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Balletti.
Gump will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Forest Gump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balletti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gump.
Gump bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Balletti comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Gump falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Gump was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paulie Balletti!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clinical CPW (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sepp Maier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maier has chosen Apaga mas năo bate as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Clinical CPW!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sepp Maier!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maier moves into the clinch successfully.
Maier jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as CPW walks away with a smile on his face. Maier gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
CPW swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
CPW looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maier fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Maier looks for a takedown but CPW sprawls well.
Clinical CPW has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sepp Maier.
Maier shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with CPW but CPW pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maier shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maier not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Maier is trying to work for a kimura but CPW is defending well.
Maier is working for a submission of some sort.
Maier has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maier seems to be working for a kimura but CPW defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
CPW regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Maier.
Maier working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maier postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! CPW is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Maier, into his guard.
Maier is looking for a triangle but CPW pushes his legs off easily.
CPW won't allow Maier to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
CPW wanted to stand there but Maier had control of the position.
Maier looking for a sweep. Not yet Maier, not yet.
Maier looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maier has his foot on CPW's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. CPW works his way back into a safe position though.
Maier is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and CPW defends well.
Maier looks gassed!
That's four 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.
CPW wants to stand but Maier has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
CPW 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maier looking for subs off his back but CPW has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sepp Maier dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from CPW.
CPW throws a series of punches but Maier avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
CPW scores with a nice strike.
CPW scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
CPW connects with the punch.
Maier tries for a takedown but CPW sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Maier throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around CPW's waist but CPW gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maier off to one side.
Maier is trying hard to land a takedown here. CPW sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Clinical CPW has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sepp Maier.
Maier looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
CPW looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clinical CPW is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maier has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maier there as he acknowledges the shot.
Maier tries to clinch there but CPW circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
CPW throws a looping overhand right but Maier ducks down to avoid it.
Maier will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
CPW stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and CPW wants it to stay on the feet.
Maier misses with a takedown attempt - CPW sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
CPW with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maier takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maier is breathing heavily.
Maier closes the distance and clinches up with CPW, looking for a takedown. Maier pushes CPW against the cage but CPW circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Clinical CPW seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
CPW throws a solid leg kick but Maier takes the impact on his shin and smiles at CPW.
Clinical CPW is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
CPW lands a two punch combo.
Maier takes one to the chin there.
CPW swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maier fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but CPW avoids it really well and circles away.
No joy there for CPW, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from CPW.
CPW defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maier.
CPW lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by CPW.
Maier rushes CPW and presses him up against the cage.
Maier ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Maier no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
CPW is looking to stand up but Maier won't let him.
Maier had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. CPW defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clinical CPW dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
CPW lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Horrible takedown by Maier or perhaps it was just good defense by CPW which made him look bad.
CPW looks to score with a jab to the body but Maier is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maier shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says CPW as he avoids it easily.
CPW scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
CPW lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maier circles away quickly and effectively.
CPW lands a head shot.
CPW stuffs the takedown attempt from Maier. Maier gets slowly back to his feet.
Clinical CPW has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sepp Maier.
Maier walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Clinical CPW is winning the standup battle so far.
Maier slips a jab from CPW.
A combination from CPW does no damage.
A combination from CPW does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from CPW. No joy for Maier on that attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Maier.
CPW throws a one two combo.
CPW throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maier shoots in looking for a takedown. CPW tries to sprawl out of it but Maier keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. CPW manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Maier shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
CPW throws a right and a left that Maier avoids nicely.
CPW lands a body shot.
CPW throws a series of punches but Maier moves out of range.
Maier shoots for a takedown but CPW saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
CPW throws a right hand that Maier ducks under and follows up with a left that Maier also avoids with ease.
CPW misses with a wild combination.
CPW swinging wildly here.
That's four 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.
CPW swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maier shoots in for a takedown but CPW shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sepp Maier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
CPW lands a jab to the nose.
Maier shoots for a takedown but CPW saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
CPW misses with a few strikes there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clinical CPW showed his dominance in that final round.
I think CPW has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Clinical CPW!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Clinical CPW!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Clinical CPW!
Clinical CPW wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Brannigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Psiho Borec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borec has chosen Carl orff - o fortuna as his entrance music. Alex Brannigan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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205 lbs
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222 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Alex Brannigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Psiho Borec!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brannigan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Borec fails with a takedown attempt.
Brannigan misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Borec.
Borec's corner calls for a 1-2. Borec obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Borec circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brannigan looks to land a body kick but Borec moved away.
Borec lands a body shot.
Brannigan is looking to slow Borec down with leg kicks.
Borec has a takedown stuffed.
Some bone on bone action there as Borec checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Borec takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brannigan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Borec throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brannigan's waist but Brannigan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Borec off to one side.
Alex Brannigan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Psiho Borec.
Borec scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Borec throws a sloppy head kick and Brannigan moves out of range easily.
Brannigan tries a head kick but it misses.
Borec shoots for a takedown but Brannigan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Borec looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Brannigan trying to control here.
Brannigan is trying to get back to full guard.
Borec missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brannigan gets full guard.
Borec trying to control but Brannigan is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borec postures up.
Brannigan keeping full guard, as Borec tries to pass.
Borec is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No joy there for Borec, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brannigan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Borec changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brannigan tries to avoid it but Borec manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brannigan to the ground. Brannigan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A punch combination from Borec misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brannigan.
Borec looks gassed!
Brannigan closes the distance and pushes Borec back into the cage.
Nice elbow from Brannigan.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brannigan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Borec's brow.
Brannigan misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brannigan.
Brannigan avoiding damage.
Borec is working for takedown but Brannigan is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brannigan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Psiho Borec has been cut.
Borec dodges an elbow strike from Brannigan.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brannigan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Brannigan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brannigan tries to stall but Borec uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brannigan.
Brannigan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brannigan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Borec is defending well for now.
Brannigan lands an elbow just above Borec 's eye.
Brannigan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brannigan obliges.
Brannigan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brannigan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Borec up against the cage.
Borec tries to pull guard but Brannigan holds him up against the cage and eventually Borec drops back down to his feet.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Borec looking for a takedown.
Brannigan lands an elbow inside that Borec shrugs off.
That has opened up Psiho Borec's cut even more.
Brannigan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Borec misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brannigan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Borec tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brannigan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brannigan misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brannigan throws an elbow but misses.
Brannigan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brannigan tries a knee to the head but Borec blocks it.
Brannigan lands an elbow inside.
Brannigan lands an elbow inside.
The cut above Psiho Borec's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Brannigan lands an elbow that stopped Borec in his tracks for a moment.
Borec avoiding damage as Brannigan throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Borec as Brannigan tries to tie him up.
Borec tries to pull guard but Brannigan won't allow it.
Brannigan trying to control the position but instead, Borec has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brannigan into the cage.
Brannigan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Borec up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alex Brannigan.
Borec throws a combination. Brannigan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Borec.
Brannigan throws a leg kick but Borec checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Brannigan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Psiho Borec's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brannigan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Borec's sensitive parts.
Brannigan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Borec was well out of range. Poor timing from Brannigan.
Brannigan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Borec counters with a nice uppercut.
Borec shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brannigan defends it nicely.
Brannigan wants to clinch.
Brannigan tries to clinch there but Borec circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brannigan tries to close the distance and clinch but Borec swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brannigan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Borec is breathing heavily.
Borec tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borec shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brannigan avoids the head kick by Borec.
Borec misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brannigan.
Brannigan looks to clinch
and Borec counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Brannigan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Brannigan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brannigan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Borec paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Borec blocks a leg kick.
Brannigan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brannigan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alex Brannigan is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borec tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brannigan throws a wild body kick that Borec sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brannigan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Psiho Borec seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borec fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brannigan manages to avoid it.
Borec shoots in for a takedown but Brannigan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alex Brannigan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Psiho Borec.
Borec avoids the head kick by Brannigan.
Borec uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brannigan.
Borec shoots in looking for a takedown. Brannigan tries to sprawl out of it but Borec keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brannigan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brannigan is looking to wear down Borec with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brannigan thows a body kick. Borec tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brannigan throws a body punch but Borec moves out of range.
Borec fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brannigan is looking to slow Borec down with leg kicks.
Brannigan thumps Borec with a low kick.
Brannigan scores with a leg kick.
Brannigan tries to clinch but Borec is having none of it.
Brannigan tries to clinch there but Borec circles away.
Borec's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Borec takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brannigan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brannigan tries to work over Borec's front leg with a kick but Borec checks it.
Brannigan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brannigan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Borec keeps the fight on the outside.
Brannigan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Borec is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brannigan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Borec misses the shot to the body.
Borec shoots in looking for a takedown. Brannigan tries to sprawl out of it but Borec keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brannigan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Borec moves out of range as Brannigan throws a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Borec checks a leg kick.
Borec throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brannigan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brannigan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brannigan tries a low kick but Borec avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Brannigan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Psiho Borec's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Brannigan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borec.
Borec ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brannigan moves away.
Borec checks a leg kick.
Brannigan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Borec swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brannigan.
Brannigan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Borec paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brannigan.
Borec uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brannigan.
Borec shoots for a double leg takedown but Brannigan sprawls well. He's pushed Borec's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brannigan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Borec is out of range.
Borec will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Borec takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Borec shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brannigan as he avoids it easily.
Alex Brannigan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Psiho Borec.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brannigan misses with a straight right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brannigan.
Brannigan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brannigan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Borec uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brannigan.
Borec throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brannigan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brannigan.
Brannigan rushes Borec and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brannigan misses with an elbow over the top.
Borec tries to pull guard but Brannigan holds him up against the cage and eventually Borec drops back down to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brannigan lands an elbow inside.
Brannigan wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borec breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brannigan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Borec avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Borec throws a combination that misses
and Brannigan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brannigan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Borec can do to turn this around?
Brannigan looks to land a body kick but Borec moved away.
A head kick misses from Brannigan.
Borec throws a big shot that misses.
Brannigan misses with a kick to the body.
Brannigan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Psiho Borec is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brannigan throws out a leg kick but Borec moves out of range and Brannigan only half commits.
Brannigan tries to clinch but Borec is having none of it.
Borec misses the shot to the body.
Alex Brannigan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borec rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brannigan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alex Brannigan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brannigan lands a head kick. Borec smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Psiho Borec's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Borec looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Borec tries for a takedown but Brannigan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brannigan is looking to clinch but Borec is avoiding it.
Brannigan throws out a loose jab but Borec uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brannigan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Borec.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brannigan, right into the meat.
Borec closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brannigan moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brannigan looking for a sweep. Not yet Brannigan, not yet.
Psiho Borec has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brannigan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Borec manages to get himself to full guard.
Borec keeping moving, preventing Brannigan from controlling successfully.
Borec looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brannigan looking to pass the guard.
Borec can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brannigan controls the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brannigan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brannigan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brannigan wants to control from the top but Borec keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Brannigan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brannigan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Alex Brannigan!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Alex Brannigan!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Alex Brannigan!
Alex Brannigan wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between tony sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Jitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jitz has chosen Sleepwalking by Blindside as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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23
215 lbs
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26
217 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, tony sinclair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Jitz!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jitz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jitz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
sinclair closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jitz to the mat! Jitz manages to get full guard.
Jitz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jitz keeping full guard, as sinclair tries to pass.
Jitz looking for a sweep. Not yet Jitz, not yet.
sinclair has gone for a leg lock! Jitz slips out almost immediately though and dives into sinclair's guard.
Jitz got a little sloppy there for a moment and sinclair has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jitz has managed to get both his arms back between sinclair's legs - danger averted.
Jitz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
sinclair looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jitz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitz got a little sloppy there for a moment and sinclair has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jitz has managed to get both his arms back between sinclair's legs - danger averted.
Jitz won't allow sinclair to sweep him here.
sinclair working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jitz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jitz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
sinclair working for a triangle but Jitz defends it easily.
sinclair is breathing heavily.
Jitz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
sinclair is not content to let Jitz control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jitz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jitz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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.
sinclair gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
sinclair looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jitz is pressing down on sinclair's thigh, looking to free his foot. sinclair is holding on for now.
sinclair looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
sinclair looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
sinclair actively working from the bottom here.
Jitz wants to control but sinclair is keeping him busy.
sinclair looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
sinclair looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jitz is fending him off so far but sinclair persists. Nope, Jitz circles away and we're back to standing.
A left lands for Jitz.
Jitz lands the left hand.
Jitz cracks a nice hook into sinclair's ribs.
sinclair on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jitz digs a good hook to sinclair's body.
Jitz lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jitz lands with a right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jitz.
Jitz punishes sinclair's body with a nice straight punch.
sinclair walks into a straight right hand from Jitz.
Jitz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
sinclair is rocked!
sinclair walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Jitz swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jake Jitz!
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