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Bloody Sunday II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between jens pulver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Salek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). pulver comes into the arena with littlle evil 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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140 lbs
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137 lbs
8 - 18 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, jens pulver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Salek!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
pulver shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Salek as he avoids it easily.
Salek scores with a head kick.
Salek closes the distance and clinches.
Salek is pressed up against the cage. pulver has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Salek down to the mat. Salek avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
pulver shoots for a double leg takedown but Salek sprawls well. He's pushed pulver's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jens pulver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
pulver fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
pulver closes this distance looking for a takedown but Salek circles away.
pulver fails with the takedown.
Salek darts in and clinches pulver up against the cage.
Salek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from pulver.
pulver has Salek pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Salek manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Salek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salek tries for a takedown but pulver sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
pulver has his takedown stuffed
and Salek counters with a low kick, right behind pulver 's knee.
Salek listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Salek scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
pulver is breathing heavily.
Salek forces pulver back against the cage and clinches.
pulver is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Salek pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
pulver changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Salek fights it off and pushes away nicely.
pulver keeps the fight on the outside.
Salek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
pulver doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Salek counters with a nice leg kick.
pulver fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Salek has pulver up against the cage in a clinch.
pulver gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Salek.
pulver drops down looking for an ankle pick but Salek pulls his leg out and moves away.
pulver shoots and misses
and Salek holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Salek manages to break the clinch.
pulver keeps the fight on the outside.
Salek with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salek rushes pulver and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Salek breaks from the clinch.
pulver has his takedown stuffed
and Salek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Salek fails with an attempt to clinch.
pulver shoots and misses
and Salek counters by moving into the clinch.
Salek goes for a takedown attempt but pulver pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Salek tries to clinch up but pulver circles away and keeps his distance.
Salek moves into the clinch successfully.
pulver drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Salek lands a nice shot to the body.
pulver changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Salek fights it off and pushes away nicely.
jens pulver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salek closes the distance and pushes pulver back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
pulver is working for takedown but Salek is calmly controlling the position for now.
Salek is trying to drag pulver to the mat but pulver just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
pulver is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Salek gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Salek lands a takedown into guard.
Salek prevents pulver from getting back to his feet.
pulver manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Salek is looking to clinch but pulver is avoiding it.
pulver with a poor takedown
and Salek counters by moving into the clinch.
Salek misses with a knee to the head.
pulver turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and pulver manages to end up in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
pulver prevents Salek from escaping the position.
The strikes coming from pulver are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
pulver grinds an elbow into Salek's temple.
Salek is not content to let pulver control the position.
pulver is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Salek looks calm but he's in trouble here. pulver gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Salek is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! pulver lets go of the hold and Salek can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). jens pulver!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kammy Karzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karzie comes to the cage accompanied by Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kammy Karzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Devon Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karzie looks for a takedown but Garcia sprawls well.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karzie.
Garcia with a poor takedown
so Karzie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Karzie won't allow Garcia to sweep him here.
Garcia pulls Karzie in to control the position.
Karzie stands and steps away. Garcia gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Garcia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Karzie counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karzie decides to stand back up. Karzie steps back and let's Garcia get back to his feet.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Karzie circles away easily
and Karzie counters with an inside leg kick.
Kammy Karzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devon Garcia.
Garcia looks gassed!
Garcia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Karzie counters with a head kick that drops Garcia to the mat! Garcia scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Garcia is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karzie flashes Garcia a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Garcia's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Garcia crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Karzie punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kammy Karzie!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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339 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Henrique Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Steven Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto misses with a series of wild punches.
Shaw drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yamamoto on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Shaw tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Shaw has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yamamoto is looking for a sweep.
Yamamoto is working hard here to advance position.
Yamamoto is not content to let Shaw control the position.
Yamamoto throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Yamamoto throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Yamamoto is trying to buck Shaw off.
Yamamoto is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Shaw is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yamamoto is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Shaw is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yamamoto is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Shaw is working to tighten is grip on Yamamoto's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Yamamoto has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Shaw is really squeezing tight and eventually Yamamoto passes out! Shaw breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Steven Shaw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Madass Insane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nils Englund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Insane comes to the cage accompanied by Three Days Grace - Animal I Have Become. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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Counter striker
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Madass Insane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Nils Englund!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Englund gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Insane to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Englund trying to control the position.
Insane trying to control but Englund is working from the bottom.
Insane won't allow Englund to get back to his feet.
Insane stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Insane looks to throw the jab but Englund is out of range.
Englund with a lazy takedown attempt
and Insane counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Insane decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Englund darts in trying to clinch
and Insane decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Englund's guard.
Insane drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Insane 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.
Englund wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Insane wanted to stand there but Englund had control of the position.
Englund is controlling Insane's posture.
Insane stands up over Englund, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Insane stands and steps away. Englund gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A slapping leg kick lands for Englund.
Nils Englund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Insane is breathing heavily.
Englund is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Insane.
Insane checks a leg kick.
Englund tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Insane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Englund has his takedown stuffed
and Englund takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Englund tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Englund darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Insane trying to control from the bottom.
Englund stops Insane from getting back to his feet.
Englund is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Insane has managed to free his arm - good work.
Insane gets back to full guard.
Englund throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Insane is on top in guard.
Englund working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Englund is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Englund trying to keep a closed guard but Insane is proving a slippery customer.
Insane trying to control the position from guard on top but Englund is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Insane wanted to stand there but Englund had control of the position.
Insane decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Englund, up you get!
Englund scores with a kick to the midsection.
Insane gets caught flat footed, as Englund shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Insane is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Englund rolls with it to try and escape but Insane cranks on the arm and Englund is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Madass Insane!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson has chosen Blur - Song 2 Remix as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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210 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jones lands in his opponent's guard.
Jones prevents Robinson from getting back to his feet.
Jones trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Robinson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Robinson is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Robinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones shoots in but Robinson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robinson clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
Robinson can't break the clinch.
Jones manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Robinson stands up from Jones's guard - Robinson perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Robinson tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Robinson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Robinson.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robinson connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Robinson lands a big right hand that sends Jones crashing to the mat! Robinson stays standing though and waves Jones back to his feet!
Robinson tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is looking to clinch.
Robinson tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Robinson cracks Jones with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Robinson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jones to stand back up!
Jones is rocked!
Robinson throws an uppercut from hell that sends Jones clean off his feet! He's out cold! Robinson stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricky Robinson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between jang wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Hellwig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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170 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
Experienced |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, jang wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Hellwig!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
wang closes the distance and clinches up with Hellwig, looking for a takedown. wang pushes Hellwig against the cage but Hellwig circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hellwig tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but wang was well out of range. Poor timing from Hellwig.
wang shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
wang shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jang wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hellwig uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from wang.
wang tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hellwig sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten wang somewhat.
wang looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from wang.
wang shoots in for a takedown but Hellwig shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
wang is breathing heavily.
wang shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hellwig on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hellwig pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
wang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hellwig.
Donk. Hellwig catches wang right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hellwig drops wang with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but wang looks back up at him and smiles so Hellwig waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
wang is rocked!
wang walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Hellwig swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Hellwig!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Thunder has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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257 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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250 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Big D!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Thunder as D shoots in.
Thunder really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Thunder misses with a takedown attempt
and D counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
D throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
D is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
D has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
D trying to control from half guard but Thunder is working away.
D uses his free foot to push down on Thunder's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Thunder.
Thunder swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
D takes Thunder's back.
D is persistently looking for the submission but Thunder is defending it well.
D patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
I really don't envy Thunder right now.
D misses with an elbow to the head.
D has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Thunder's body.
D working for the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D tries to get the hooks in deep but Thunder pushed the leg off.
Thunder breaks D's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Thunder trying to control the position from guard on top but D is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thunder sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed D's guard.
D has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thunder is working away from the top position though.
D gets back to full guard.
D had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thunder defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
D looks gassed!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thunder distracts D with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Thunder stands and throws D's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thunder will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thunder wants to lay and pray for a moment but D keeps working.
Thunder working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
D sneaks back into half guard.
D is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Thunder pulls his head out easily.
D looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
D is defending against the submission attempts here by Thunder.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D is trying to maintain the position but Thunder is very close to passing his half guard.
Thunder is sneakily working for an arm triangle but D sees it coming and defends easily.
Thunder is looking for a kimura but D is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Thunder to get the leverage.
D looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thunder lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thunder shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and D decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Thunder's guard.
D slips nicely into half guard.
D maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Thunder could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but D has cracked it and Thunder is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by D!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Big D!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Grant Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yonaz Obsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obsen has chosen Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Grant Jackson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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150 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Grant Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Yonaz Obsen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obsen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jackson digs a good hook to Obsen's body.
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Obsen on that attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Obsen.
Obsen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Grant Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yonaz Obsen.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Obsen slips the punch.
Obsen shoots in and bounces Jackson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Obsen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Obsen throwing strikes but missing.
Obsen stops Jackson from standing up.
Obsen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jackson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jackson tries to get out of the position.
Obsen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obsen throwing strikes but missing.
Obsen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jackson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson pushes Obsen off and scrambles back to his feet.
Grant Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obsen.
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Obsen on that attempt.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Obsen keeps it at a distance.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Obsen avoids them all with ease.
Obsen avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obsen.
Nice uppercut lands for Obsen. That snapped Jackson's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jackson stalks Obsen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Obsen's face. Obsen staggers backwards, shaken.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obsen moves away.
Obsen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jackson's half guard.
Obsen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Obsen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Obsen is looking for a kimura here.
Jackson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Obsen on the ground.
Obsen looks gassed!
Obsen working Jackson over with strikes.
Jackson has one foot on Obsen's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Grant Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Obsen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Obsen lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Obsen shoots in.
Obsen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jackson tries to avoid it but Obsen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jackson to the ground. Jackson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Obsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson clinches with his opponent.
Jackson is pressed up against the cage. Obsen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jackson down to the mat. Jackson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Obsen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jackson clinches with his opponent.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Jackson scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Yonaz Obsen has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Obsen misses with a kick to the body.
A left lands for Jackson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Obsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown by Obsen or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson which made him look bad.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson punishes Obsen's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good shot there by Jackson.
Jackson cracks Obsen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Obsen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yonaz Obsen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Obsen walks into a straight right hand from Jackson.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Obsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Obsen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jackson tries to bum rush Obsen with a series of wild strikes but Obsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jackson swings for the body but Obsen moves out of range.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab from Jackson.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jackson swings for the body but Obsen moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson connects with a single shot there.
Jackson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Obsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jackson.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Obsen misses with a wild combination.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Obsen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Obsen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jackson as he avoids it easily.
Jackson lands a nice looking body shot.
Obsen is breathing heavily.
Obsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Obsen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Grant Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yonaz Obsen.
Obsen throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Jackson jabs at Obsen's body.
Grant Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Grant Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson throws a series of strikes that have Obsen backpedaling.
Obsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Obsen keeps it at a distance.
Jackson misses with a body shot
and Obsen counters with a shoot takedown. Jackson fights it but they end up in guard.
Obsen is looking to advance position but Jackson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Obsen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jackson stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Obsen.
Jackson works Obsen's body with a nice hook.
Obsen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jackson is looking to wear down Obsen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Obsen counters with a takedown into side control.
Obsen trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Obsen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jackson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jackson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Obsen is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obsen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Obsen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Jackson is avoiding damage well.
Jackson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Obsen is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obsen tries to advance to mount but can't.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Obsen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Grant Jackson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yonaz Obsen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Jackson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Obsen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Obsen throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Yonaz Obsen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Obsen is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
Obsen is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
Obsen postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Obsen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Obsen stands and throws Jackson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ground and pound from Obsen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jackson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Obsen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Obsen.
Obsen wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Obsen looking to sit in guard and control but Jackson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackson wants to get up but he can't break Obsen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Obsen has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Jackson doesn't defend quickly enough and Obsen has managed to lock this one up! Can Jackson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Obsen on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Yonaz Obsen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellis comes into the arena with Nightmare blaring out of the sound system. Dos Santos De Souza Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Darude - Sandstorm. 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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168 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos De Souza Silva thows a body kick. Ellis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva scores with a one two! Ellis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Andrew Ellis has been cut.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva fails to land the takedown.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ellis misses with a few strikes there.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva throws and low kick but Ellis moves out of range easily.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva throws a shot from downtown. Ellis moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ellis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ellis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
Ellis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Horrible takedown by Dos Santos De Souza Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Ellis which made him look bad.
Ellis ducks under a wild hook from Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
Ellis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dos Santos De Souza Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva throws a series of punches but Ellis avoids them all with ease.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva misses with a double jab
enabling Ellis to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ellis.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva missing with a left hand there. Ellis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ellis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
Andrew Ellis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
Ellis throws a right and a left that Dos Santos De Souza Silva avoids nicely.
Ellis throws a right hand that Dos Santos De Souza Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Santos De Souza Silva also avoids with ease.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva fails with the takedown.
Ellis checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Ellis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dos Santos De Souza Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ellis throws a combination. Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Good shot there by Ellis.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ellis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Andrew Ellis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva shoots in and drives through. Ellis sprawls well.
Ellis sizes up Dos Santos De Souza Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva shoots in but Ellis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Andrew Ellis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is breathing heavily.
Ellis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva misses the jab.
Ellis misses with the combination.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ellis.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva misses with a combination
and Ellis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ellis circles away.
Ellis throws a right hand that Dos Santos De Souza Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Santos De Souza Silva also avoids with ease.
Ellis fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Ellis.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Ellis counters with a stiff right hand.
Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellis scores with a body shot.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva loads up on a big right hand but Ellis slips the punch.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Ellis to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Ellis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Ellis's cut.
That's time! Ellis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dos Santos De Souza Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Ellis counter with a right hand.
Ellis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ellis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ellis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dos Santos De Souza Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ellis misses with the combination.
Andrew Ellis is winning the standup battle so far.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva throws a leg kick but Ellis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ellis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ellis throws a combination that misses
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Dos Santos De Souza Silva misses.
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.
Ellis throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Dos Santos De Souza Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Ellis stuffs the takedown.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ellis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Andrew Ellis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ellis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ellis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis thuds his right hand into Dos Santos De Souza Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva fails with the takedown
and Ellis counters with a three punch combo that has Dos Santos De Souza Silva backing up. Dos Santos De Souza Silva nods at Ellis to acknowledge the strikes.
Andrew Ellis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
Ellis misses with a combination
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab from Ellis.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva with a poor takedown
enabling Ellis to counter with a crisp jab.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Ellis counters with a left to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Ellis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ellis 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight for Andrew Ellis!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Andrew Ellis!
Andrew Ellis wins by split decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Magic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roope Hartikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roope Hartikainen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andreas Magic's chin.
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andreas Magic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roope Hartikainen!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartikainen throws a series of punches but Magic avoids them all with ease.
Magic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A shot to the liver by Magic. Beautiful body shot.
Magic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Magic gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hartikainen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Magic is working away from the top position though.
Magic is looking to advance position but Hartikainen won't allow it.
Hartikainen wants to get back to his feet.
Magic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hartikainen keeps working.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Magic lands a nice short elbow.
Hartikainen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Magic.
Hartikainen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Magic has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hartikainen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch combination from Hartikainen misses.
Magic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Magic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartikainen lands a head shot.
Nice jab there from Hartikainen.
Andreas Magic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartikainen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Magic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hartikainen is fending him off so far but Magic persists. Nope, Hartikainen circles away and we're back to standing.
Hartikainen misses with a looping left.
Hartikainen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Magic counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magic is looking to take a break and control but Hartikainen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Magic.
Magic cracks Hartikainen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Magic is looking to take a break and control but Hartikainen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Hartikainen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magic throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hartikainen is trying to control Magic's posture but Magic avoids it.
Hartikainen defending against the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Magic tries to clinch there but Hartikainen circles away.
Hartikainen cracks Magic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Magic scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Magic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hartikainen keeps working.
Magic looks up at the clock and then as Hartikainen takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Magic smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Magic connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hartikainen some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Who's going to make the next move?
Hartikainen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hartikainen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hartikainen is trying to control Magic's posture but Magic avoids it.
Hartikainen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Magic tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Magic working away.
Magic trying to control the position but Hartikainen is working away.
Hartikainen is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magic working the ground and pound from side control.
Magic lands a few punches from side control.
Magic in side control lands a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Hartikainen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hartikainen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hartikainen is looking for a sweep.
Magic tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Magic scoring with punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magic cracks Hartikainen with a big elbow.
Hartikainen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Magic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andreas Magic dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Magic.
Hartikainen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Magic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hartikainen.
Magic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hartikainen scores with the left hand. Magic knows he should have avoided that one.
Magic clinches.
Magic blocking some punches.
Magic is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hartikainen pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Magic lands with a right to the head.
Magic wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Magic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magic drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hartikainen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Magic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Magic shoots in looking for a takedown. Hartikainen tries to sprawl out of it but Magic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hartikainen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Magic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hartikainen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hartikainen is fending him off so far but Magic persists. Nope, Hartikainen circles away and we're back to standing.
Magic has Hartikainen up against the cage in a clinch.
Hartikainen goes for a takedown attempt but Magic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hartikainen lands a slapping body shot.
Some wild striking there from Magic.
Magic looks to land a left hand but Hartikainen moved out of range nicely.
Magic lands with an uppercut that bounces Hartikainen off the cage and back into rage.
Hartikainen lands a left and a right that send Magic crashing to the mat, dazed. Hartikainen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Magic is rocked!
Hartikainen lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Magic - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Hartikainen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roope Hartikainen!
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