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BCF 6: Knights Of The Empire PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baldomir Zsofka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rat Scabies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rat Scabies has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Baldomir Zsofka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rat Scabies!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zsofka thumps Scabies with a low kick.
Zsofka thows a body shot but no joy.
Scabies fails in his attempt to clinch.
Scabies scores with a kick to the midsection.
Zsofka slaps away a takedown attempt from Scabies, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zsofka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zsofka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scabies.
Zsofka moves out of range of the body kick from Scabies.
Scabies on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zsofka. Zsofka obviously looking to wear him down.
Scabies fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zsofka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Scabies has time to react.
Zsofka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scabies tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scabies tries to clinch up.
Rat Scabies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scabies slips under a jab from Zsofka.
Scabies misses with a double jab.
Scabies bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zsofka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsofka with a jab.
Zsofka misses with a hook.
Zsofka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Baldomir Zsofka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rat Scabies.
Zsofka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zsofka gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zsofka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Scabies defending well though.
Zsofka working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Zsofka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zsofka throwing shots but Scabies is blocking nicely.
Scabies looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka working Scabies over with strikes.
Zsofka wants to control but Scabies is keeping him busy.
Zsofka throwing shots but Scabies is blocking nicely.
Zsofka lands strikes from half guard.
Scabies has hold of Zsofka's hands but Zsofka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zsofka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Scabies defending well though.
Zsofka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zsofka looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zsofka is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scabies keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zsofka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Scabies on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zsofka is looking to take a break and control but Scabies is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Scabies has hold of Zsofka's hands but Zsofka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zsofka prevents Scabies from standing back up.
Ground and pound from Zsofka.
Zsofka lands strikes from half guard.
Zsofka is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Scabies defends it well.
Zsofka content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Scabies avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zsofka.
Scabies has hold of Zsofka's hands but Zsofka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zsofka seems to be looking for submissions.
Zsofka is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Scabies has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baldomir Zsofka dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zsofka feints and then cracks Scabies's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Scabies down.
Scabies gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zsofka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Scabies's knee momentarily.
Zsofka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zsofka scores with a shot to the body.
Zsofka connects with a body shot.
Zsofka feints and as Scabies raises his hands in defense, Zsofka changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zsofka working some strikes from top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zsofka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zsofka passes Scabies's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Scabies is breathing heavily.
Zsofka looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zsofka thows a huge punch but Scabies dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scabies is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zsofka scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zsofka working Scabies over with strikes.
Zsofka wants to control but Scabies is keeping him busy.
Zsofka looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Scabies with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zsofka wants to take a breather but Scabies is having none of it.
Zsofka looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zsofka takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zsofka wants to free his trapped foot but Scabies is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Scabies is not content to let Zsofka control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Scabies sees it coming and defends easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Zsofka lands a nice short elbow.
Zsofka content to control rather than advance.
Ground and pound from Zsofka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka is looking for a kimura here.
Scabies is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zsofka scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zsofka scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Zsofka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zsofka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Zsofka.
Zsofka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zsofka slips a nice elbow through Scabies's hands, connecting with Scabies's forehead.
Zsofka thows a huge punch but Scabies dodges it nicely.
Scabies blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zsofka.
Scabies is defending against the submission attempts here by Zsofka.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zsofka tries to pass the half guard into mount. Scabies knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baldomir Zsofka dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Zsofka scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Zsofka prevents Scabies from standing back up.
Zsofka with the ground and pound but Scabies uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Zsofka working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zsofka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zsofka cracks Scabies with a solid left hand.
Scabies avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zsofka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Scabies working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zsofka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scabies keeping moving, preventing Zsofka from controlling successfully.
Zsofka drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Zsofka jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zsofka trying to control but Scabies is working from the bottom.
Zsofka working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zsofka trying to control the position from guard on top but Scabies is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zsofka closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Baldomir Zsofka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka controlling the action here.
Scabies tries to kick Zsofka off but Zsofka keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Zsofka moves nicely into side control.
Zsofka just content to control the position.
Zsofka'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldomir Zsofka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Scabies is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zsofka has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rat Scabies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee stands the fighters back up. Baldomir Zsofka just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Scabies takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zsofka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Zsofka.
Zsofka throws a body punch but Scabies moves out of range.
Zsofka shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baldomir Zsofka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zsofka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baldomir Zsofka!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Bowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Bowman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Dias!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dias paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bowman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dias pinned against the cage. Dias gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dias connects with a nice looking jab.
Bowman clinches.
Dias wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bowman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bowman shoots in but Dias avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dias throws a nice looking combination but Bowman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dias fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bowman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bowman fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Bowman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dias darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dias.
It looks like Mike Bowman has been cut.
Bowman shoots in for a takedown but Dias shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dias circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bowman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bowman wants to clinch.
Bowman tries to clinch but Dias is having none of it.
Dias cracks Bowman with a good jab.
Bowman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bowman tries to clinch up.
Bowman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bowman is breathing heavily.
Dias lands a glancing blow to the side of Bowman's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dias lands a really nice looking cross but Bowman seems unphased.
Bowman is rocked!
Dias connects with a superb combination that knocks Bowman out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Dias before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Bowman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dave Dias!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Executioner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Gregory St Pierre was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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176 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicky Executioner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gregory St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Executioner lands with a kick to the temple. St Pierre shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Executioner blocks a head kick by St Pierre.
Executioner takes the fight into the clinch.
Executioner lands a good knee to the midsection. St Pierre won't want to take too many of those.
Executioner tries for a takedown but St Pierre manages to get underhooks.
Executioner misses with a body punch.
Executioner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Executioner is trying to maintain a safe position but St Pierre gets an underhook and turns Executioner into the cage.
St Pierre keeps control of Executioner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Executioner looking to throw knees to the head but St Pierre is blocking nicely.
Executioner jumps guard and drags St Pierre to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
St Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Executioner's head.
Executioner keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
St Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Executioner looking for a guillotine here but St Pierre defends easily.
St Pierre postures up in Executioner's guard and throws a big left but Executioner blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre postures up in Executioner's guard and throws a big left but Executioner blocks it.
Executioner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Executioner keeping full guard, as St Pierre tries to pass.
St Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
Executioner controls St Pierre momentarily but St Pierre frees himself.
St Pierre is working Executioner over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
St Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St Pierre really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Executioner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
St Pierre postures up and lands a big shot to Executioner's brow.
St Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Executioner is looking for a triangle but St Pierre pushes his legs off easily.
Executioner is breathing heavily.
St Pierre trying to control but Executioner is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Executioner working for a triangle but St Pierre defends it easily.
St Pierre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Executioner's head.
Executioner has momentary wrist control but St Pierre slips an elbow through the middle.
St Pierre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Executioner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St Pierre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
St Pierre is working Executioner over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St Pierre is working Executioner over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
St Pierre trying to control but Executioner is working from the bottom.
St Pierre lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Executioner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St Pierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
St Pierre trying to control but Executioner is working from the bottom.
Executioner trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
St Pierre is in close to Executioner's body, working some short punches and elbows.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Executioner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre lands a couple of digs.
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Executioner is keeping the position.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Executioner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
St Pierre avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
St Pierre works over Executioner with some ground and pound from guard.
Executioner looking for a triangle here. St Pierre is fighting it but it looks tight! Executioner pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, St Pierre is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Nicky Executioner!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Liandro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Eqari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Eqari's choice of entrance music: The Prodigy - Out Of Space. Nate Liandro is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nate Liandro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Eqari!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eqari misses with a jab, cross combination.
Eqari misses with a two punch combination.
Eqari should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Liandro shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Eqari manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Liandro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Liandro prevents Eqari from getting back to his feet.
Liandro thows a big elbow that misses.
Liandro is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Liandro trying to control but Eqari is working from the bottom.
Eqari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Liandro.
Liandro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eqari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Liandro content to stall in guard here.
Liandro wants to control from the top but Eqari keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eqari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Liandro.
Liandro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Eqari really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Liandro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Eqari keeping moving, preventing Liandro from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Liandro fails with a takedown attempt.
Liandro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck for Liandro with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Liandro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eqari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liandro circles away quickly and effectively.
Liandro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Eqari defends it nicely.
Paul Eqari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Liandro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Eqari sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Liandro is breathing heavily.
Eqari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eqari gets caught flat footed, as Liandro shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Liandro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Liandro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Liandro looking to pass the guard.
Liandro wants to control from the top but Eqari keeps moving.
Liandro won't allow Eqari to get back to his feet.
Liandro distracts Eqari with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liandro is stalling in the full guard.
Liandro trying to control but Eqari is working from the bottom.
Liandro won't allow Eqari to get back to his feet.
Liandro scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Liandro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Eqari has eaten all the pies!
Liandro wants to control from the top but Eqari keeps moving.
Eqari preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Liandro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Liandro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Liandro is looking to work some ground and pound but Eqari has wrist control.
Liandro content to stall in guard here.
Liandro landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Liandro dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Eqari wants to clinch.
Eqari gets caught flat footed, as Liandro shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Liandro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Liandro stays in close to Eqari's body and controls the position.
Liandro passes Eqari's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Liandro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Eqari does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Liandro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Liandro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Eqari taking some punishment here, with Liandro in his half guard.
Eqari is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liandro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Eqari avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Liandro.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Liandro drops an elbow to the side of Eqari's head.
Liandro trying to control the action but Eqari is working from the bottom.
Liandro not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liandro is keen to just control but Eqari is a slippery customer.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Nate Liandro just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Liandro slips a jab from Eqari.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Liandro.
Liandro drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Eqari wants to stand but Liandro is controlling the position.
Liandro connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liandro looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Liandro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Liandro controls from within his opponent's guard.
Liandro has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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.
Liandro landing with the ground and pound.
Liandro lands a couple of digs.
Liandro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Liandro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Eqari's head.
Eqari being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eqari has momentary wrist control but Liandro slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Liandro dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Liandro fails with the takedown.
Eqari looks to land a combination but Liandro avoids it well.
Liandro slips a straight right by Eqari.
Liandro shoots in for a double leg but Eqari sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Eqari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Liandro circles away quickly and effectively.
Liandro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Liandro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Liandro or perhaps it was just good defense by Eqari which made him look bad.
Eqari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eqari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liandro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liandro looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nate Liandro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Liandro trying to control the position from guard on top but Eqari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eqari is looking to stand up but Liandro isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eqari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Liandro.
Liandro is working Eqari over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Liandro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Liandro prevents Eqari from getting back to his feet.
Liandro chips away with some ground and pound.
Liandro lands a couple of elbows.
Liandro wants to pass the guard but Eqari is keeping the position.
Liandro content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liandro throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Liandro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Liandro passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Liandro just content to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liandro is chipping away with strikes.
Eqari is working to avoid the ground and pound but Liandro connects with a decent elbow.
Liandro lands a nice forearm strike.
Liandro advances to mount.
Liandro looking to control but Eqari is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Liandro with shots to the head and body - Eqari looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liandro unloading with bombs!
Liandro putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Eqari is trying to stand up.
Liandro unloading with bombs!
Liandro scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Eqari?
Liandro working Eqari over with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eqari is bucking up trying to escape but Liandro cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Paul Eqari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liandro controlling the position easily from mount.
Nate Liandro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Liandro raining down shots from the mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Liandro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Liandro, 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 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Liandro!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Butch Winchester!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winchester instigates a clinch.
Winchester lands a good knee to the midsection. Dean won't want to take too many of those.
Winchester lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Stephen Dean has been cut.
Dean is trapped in a tight thai clinch here. Winchester pulls him left and then right before unleashing a vicious knee to the head. Oh damn - Dean is out cold! That's some serious business! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Butch Winchester!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sutton Ripley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Stamford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ripley comes to the cage accompanied by Danzig - Hand Of Doom. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sutton Ripley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Grant Stamford!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Ripley.
A punch combination from Stamford misses.
Stamford keeps the fight on the outside.
Stamford tries to clinch but Ripley is having none of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stamford clinches up with Ripley and pushes him back against the cage.
Stamford lands a body shot.
Ripley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stamford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ripley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ripley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stamford momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ripley drops Stamford with a beautiful combination! Stamford stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ripley is looking for the KO!
Stamford is rocked!
Ripley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stamford.
Stamford is still on wobbly legs! Can Ripley finish him?
Ripley lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Stamford falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sutton Ripley!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Mcallister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Fox is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Mcallister!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Steve Fox!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox punishes Mcallister's body with a nice straight punch.
Mcallister uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fox.
Fox is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mcallister's half guard.
Fox not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fox trying to control from half guard but Mcallister is working away.
Fox controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fox seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fox is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fox is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fox missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fox has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Mcallister defend it? Fox steps over the head and cranks it - Mcallister is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Fox!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Steve Fox! Steve Fox retains his light heavyweight title!
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