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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Leben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and marek rudzinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Leben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, marek rudzinski!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leben looks to land a combination but rudzinski avoids it well.
Leben gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows rudzinski to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
rudzinski content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
rudzinski postures up.
rudzinski lands a couple of digs.
rudzinski preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben is trying to keep rudzinski in close.
rudzinski prevents Leben from getting back to his feet.
rudzinski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Leben wants to get back to his feet but rudzinski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
rudzinski throws a big right hand that misses.
rudzinski stays in close to Leben's body and controls the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Some wild striking there from Leben.
marek rudzinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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.
rudzinski looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
rudzinski controlling the action here.
Leben is looking to control rudzinski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Leben avoid being mounted?
rudzinski prevents Leben from improving his position.
Still in half guard, rudzinski seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben wants to get back to his feet.
rudzinski is taking a breather. Leben says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Leben is looking for a sweep. rudzinski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Leben pushes rudzinski off looking to stand but rudzinski dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Leben works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leben looking to hit a scissor sweep but rudzinski is one step ahead there.
rudzinski forces his way into half guard.
rudzinski content to control rather than advance.
Leben gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
marek rudzinski dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Leben swinging wildly here.
Leben lands with a slapping head kick.
Michael Leben is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
rudzinski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Leben throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
rudzinski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leben is keeping the position for now.
rudzinski is pushing down on Leben's leg trying to pass to half guard. Leben is fighting to maintain full guard but rudzinski has managed to sneak the leg through.
Leben wants to control the action here but instead rudzinski manages to pass to full mount!
Leben wants to try and get back to his feet.
rudzinski controlling the pace for now.
rudzinski prevents Leben from getting the reversal.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben is working hard here to advance position.
rudzinski with the ground and pound from mount.
rudzinski controlling the pace for now.
A nice elbow there by rudzinski.
rudzinski looking to control and managing it successfully.
Leben can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
rudzinski controlling from mount.
Leben is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
rudzinski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
rudzinski's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that rudzinski has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
rudzinski raining down shots from the mount!
That's four 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.
rudzinski content just to control the position here.
Despite being in the dominant position, marek rudzinski just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
rudzinski scores with a takedown into Leben's guard.
rudzinski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Leben controls rudzinski momentarily but rudzinski frees himself.
rudzinski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
marek rudzinski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
rudzinski feints and as Leben raises his hands in defense, rudzinski changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
rudzinski stopping the sweep attempt from Leben.
rudzinski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Leben is looking to stand up but rudzinski isn't so interested in that idea.
Leben trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben is trying to keep rudzinski in close.
rudzinski controlling from the top position.
Leben is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
rudzinski closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
rudzinski creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Leben sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
rudzinski is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
marek rudzinski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
rudzinski prevents Leben from escaping the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
rudzinski just content to control the position.
Leben is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
rudzinski is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Leben will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael Leben has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leben trying to control but rudzinski flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Leben is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Leben is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by rudzinski.
Leben is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
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.
Leben is trying to stand back up.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
rudzinski controlling well, preventing Leben from escaping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
marek rudzinski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got rudzinski winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... marek rudzinski!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vitv Poko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brij Khali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Rolling Stones : Sympathy For The Devil. Khali has chosen Masters of Mixed Martial Arts as his entrance music. Brij Khali is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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163 lbs
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162 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Vitv Poko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Brij Khali!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poko defending well as Khali loads up on a big left hand.
Poko moves out of range of the strikes.
Khali cracks a nice hook into Poko's ribs.
Khali throws a jab when Poko was well out of range.
Poko moves away from the strike by Khali.
Khali swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Poko slips under a jab.
Poko pushes Khali up against the cage in a clinch.
Khali breaks the clinch.
Khali misses with a straight left.
Khali swinging wildly here.
Khali connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Vitv Poko has been cut.
Poko staying out of range there.
Poko staying out of range there.
Brij Khali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Khali! Poko is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brij Khali!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Van Der Meer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jussi Kyronviita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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198 lbs
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196 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethan Van Der Meer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jussi Kyronviita!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Meer wants to clinch up but Kyronviita keeps it at a distance.
Kyronviita closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kyronviita trying to control the action but Van Der Meer is working from the bottom.
Kyronviita lands with a punch from half guard.
Kyronviita is keen to just control but Van Der Meer is a slippery customer.
Van Der Meer is pressing down on Kyronviita's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kyronviita pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Der Meer is keeping the position for now.
Kyronviita throws and elbow that misses. Van Der Meer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kyronviita's guard. Nice move by Van Der Meer!
Kyronviita has his hands on Van Der Meer's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyronviita is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kyronviita is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The fighters are battling for position here. Van Der Meer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kyronviita postures up in Van Der Meer's guard and throws a big left but Van Der Meer blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kyronviita.
Kyronviita postures up.
Kyronviita is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kyronviita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Der Meer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kyronviita wants to pass the guard but Van Der Meer is keeping the position.
Van Der Meer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kyronviita is looking to control Van Der Meer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kyronviita avoid being mounted?
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.
Van Der Meer controlling the action here.
Kyronviita makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jussi Kyronviita dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Van Der Meer is looking to clinch but Kyronviita is avoiding it.
Van Der Meer doesn't manage to clinch there - Kyronviita circles away.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch there but Kyronviita circles away.
Van Der Meer moves in looking to clinch but Kyronviita pushes him off.
Van Der Meer wants to clinch up but Kyronviita keeps it at a distance.
Jussi Kyronviita is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Der Meer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kyronviita swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Der Meer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Der Meer is looking to clinch.
Van Der Meer is looking to clinch but Kyronviita is avoiding it.
Van Der Meer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch but Kyronviita is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyronviita bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Van Der Meer is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Van Der Meer tries to buck Kyronviita off but Kyronviita is having none of it.
Kyronviita swings around for an armbar but Van Der Meer sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kyronviita's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Meer is pushing down on Kyronviita's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kyronviita is fighting to maintain full guard but Van Der Meer has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kyronviita tries to kick Van Der Meer off but Van Der Meer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kyronviita gets back to full guard.
Kyronviita trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Van Der Meer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Van Der Meer is looking to take a break and control but Kyronviita is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyronviita keeps Van Der Meer under control for a moment.
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.
Van Der Meer is trying to get an arm triangle but Kyronviita is defending well.
Kyronviita is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jussi Kyronviita will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kyronviita drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kyronviita lands a couple of elbows.
Van Der Meer keeping moving, preventing Kyronviita from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kyronviita accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Der Meer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kyronviita throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Van Der Meer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kyronviita is aware though and is defending well.
Van Der Meer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kyronviita postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Van Der Meer keeping full guard, as Kyronviita tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch up.
Van Der Meer wants to clinch.
Van Der Meer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kyronviita swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Der Meer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kyronviita swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch but Kyronviita moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kyronviita.
No luck for Kyronviita with that takedown attempt.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch up.
Van Der Meer moves in looking to clinch but Kyronviita pushes him off.
Kyronviita circles away from the clinch attempt.
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.
Van Der Meer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Der Meer moves into the clinch.
Van Der Meer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van Der Meer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kyronviita has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Der Meer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kyronviita can't get the takedown.
Ethan Van Der Meer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jussi Kyronviita.
Kyronviita takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Der Meer tries to land a knee to the head but Kyronviita blocks with his arms.
Van Der Meer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kyronviita's face.
Kyronviita is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Van Der Meer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Van Der Meer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Van Der Meer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kyronviita tries for a takedown. No joy.
Van Der Meer lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Van Der Meer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Van Der Meer.
Van Der Meer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kyronviita blocks it with crossed arms.
Kyronviita takes a knee to the side of the body.
Van Der Meer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Der Meer lands a nice knee to the body.
Kyronviita has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Van Der Meer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Van Der Meer tries to land a knee to the head but Kyronviita blocks with his arms.
Van Der Meer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Der Meer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Der Meer trying to land knees to the body.
Kyronviita has Van Der Meer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Van Der Meer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Van Der Meer working Kyronviita over with knees to the body.
Van Der Meer tries to land a knee to the head but Kyronviita blocks with his arms.
Jussi Kyronviita is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Van Der Meer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van Der Meer connects with a knee to the head.
Van Der Meer scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Van Der Meer obliges.
Van Der Meer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Der Meer misses with a knee to the head.
Kyronviita looking for a takedown.
Van Der Meer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Der Meer prevents a body shot from Kyronviita.
Kyronviita is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Van Der Meer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Van Der Meer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kyronviita blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Der Meer with a knee to the head.
Ethan Van Der Meer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Der Meer misses with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Van Der Meer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kyronviita has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jussi Kyronviita!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Handelman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Foti Vasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Handelman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Amazing. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Handelman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Foti Vasa!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handelman lands a hook that stumbles Vasa back into the cage. Handelman follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Vasa to the canvas! Handelman pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Vasa has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kevin Handelman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Cuu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and konrad marcinkiewicz (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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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Elijah Cuu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, konrad marcinkiewicz!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from marcinkiewicz finds it's target.
marcinkiewicz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cuu momentarily.
marcinkiewicz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cuu in his tracks.
Jab from marcinkiewicz.
marcinkiewicz forces Cuu back against the cage and clinches.
Come on marcinkiewicz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cuu lands a knee to the body.
Cuu letting marcinkiewicz take a breather here.
Cuu lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cuu.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
marcinkiewicz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cuu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but marcinkiewicz blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by marcinkiewicz.
Cuu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from marcinkiewicz.
Cuu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from marcinkiewicz.
Cuu looking to throw knees to the head but marcinkiewicz is blocking nicely.
marcinkiewicz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Elijah Cuu has been cut.
Cuu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
marcinkiewicz effectively controlling the action here.
Cuu connects with a knee to the head.
Cuu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
marcinkiewicz lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
marcinkiewicz lands a shoulder strike.
Cuu misses with a knee strike.
marcinkiewicz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cuu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cuu looking to throw knees to the head but marcinkiewicz is blocking nicely.
Cuu is breathing heavily.
marcinkiewicz lands a right hand.
marcinkiewicz works on Cuu's body with a couple of short punches.
marcinkiewicz manages to break the clinch.
Cuu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cuu is rocked!
marcinkiewicz throws out a loose jab but Cuu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cuu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Oh Cuu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
marcinkiewicz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from marcinkiewicz misses its intended target.
marcinkiewicz instigates a clinch.
Cuu seems to have got his legs back now.
Cuu working marcinkiewicz over with knees to the body.
marcinkiewicz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cuu up against the cage.
marcinkiewicz breaks the clinch.
marcinkiewicz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cuu, pushing him back against the cage.
A short left from marcinkiewicz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
marcinkiewicz taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on marcinkiewicz's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Cuu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
marcinkiewicz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
marcinkiewicz throws a monster overhand right that drops Cuu! marcinkiewicz follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). konrad marcinkiewicz!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Estoban Valquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tony sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). tony sinclair told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Estoban Valquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, tony sinclair!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valquez is looking to clinch but sinclair is avoiding it.
Valquez gets a clinch.
Valquez lands an elbow inside that sinclair shrugs off.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Valquez lands an elbow that stopped sinclair in his tracks for a moment.
sinclair goes for a takedown attempt but Valquez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
sinclair fails with the takedown.
Valquez slaps away a takedown attempt from sinclair, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Estoban Valquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of tony sinclair.
No luck for sinclair with that takedown attempt.
Valquez tries to close the distance and clinch up but sinclair swats him away and circles back towards the center.
sinclair shoots in but Valquez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Valquez moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valquez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through sinclair's defenses.
sinclair can't get the takedown.
Valquez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Valquez lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like tony sinclair has been cut.
Valquez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
sinclair looks gassed!
Valquez landing knees to the body.
Valquez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Valquez is pushing sinclair up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Valquez lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valquez lands an elbow just above sinclair 's eye.
Valquez lands an elbow inside that sinclair shrugs off.
Valquez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Valquez jerks sinclair's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! sinclair drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Valquez goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Valquez because sinclair was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Estoban Valquez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between mr amber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Paquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). amber's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, yes. mr amber has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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160 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, mr amber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Manuel Paquiao!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for amber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paquiao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by amber.
amber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
mr amber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paquiao throws a looping overhand right but amber ducks down to avoid it.
Paquiao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Paquiao fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
amber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paquiao.
amber swings for the body but Paquiao moves out of range.
A shot to the body from amber misses
and Paquiao counters with a two punch combo.
Paquiao dodges the punch combination from amber.
Paquiao dodges the punch combination from amber.
amber digs a good body shot into Paquiao's ribs.
Paquiao scores with a jab to the jaw.
amber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paquiao is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paquiao misses with a wild body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Paquiao, as that shot connected.
amber takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Paquiao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as amber throws out the jab.
amber misses with an uppercut.
amber darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
amber is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Paquiao!
amber working Paquiao over with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
amber landing punches.
Paquiao is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
amber lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Paquiao hang on?
Paquiao is still in real trouble! Can amber finish him?
Paquiao really doesn't want to stay on the ground with amber. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
amber landing strikes from the mount and Paquiao is in trouble!
amber lands a big elbow - Paquiao is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Paquiao is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). mr amber!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktors Bricis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mr mustard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). mustard comes into a darkened arena with his song building. yes kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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208 lbs
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210 lbs
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Viktors Bricis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, mr mustard!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bricis moves out of range as mustard strikes.
mustard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
mustard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bricis sprawls well. Bricis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. mustard gets slowly back to his feet.
Bricis looks to land a right hand but mustard moved out of range.
mr mustard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
mustard instigates a clinch.
mustard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bricis or not.
mustard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bricis's efforts to push away.
mustard tries a body shot but Bricis blocks it.
Bricis working hard to break the clinch.
mustard has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bricis uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
mustard has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Bricis doesn't defend quickly enough and mustard has managed to lock this one up! Can Bricis escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to mustard on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). mr mustard! mr mustard retains his light heavyweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knocko Blocko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knocko Blocko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
268 lbs
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261 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Knocko Blocko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blocko misses the shot to the body.
Blocko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Roberts moves out of range as Blocko strikes.
Blocko avoids the head kick by Roberts.
Roberts pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Roberts pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blocko is out of range and Roberts settles back down.
Blocko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roberts moves away.
Roberts is looking to clinch but Blocko is avoiding it.
Blocko throws the left hand but Roberts avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts ducks under a wild hook from Blocko.
Blocko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roberts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blocko misses with a series of wild punches.
Blocko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Roberts's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blocko takes a swing at Roberts's ribcage but misses.
Blocko lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Bruce Roberts has been cut.
Blocko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Blocko.
Roberts walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blocko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blocko throws a hook but Roberts avoids it easily.
Blocko throws a looping overhand right but Roberts ducks down to avoid it.
Knocko Blocko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blocko misses with an uppercut. Roberts saw that one coming.
Roberts motions for Blocko to come forward. Roberts throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blocko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roberts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roberts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts misses with a low kick.
Blocko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roberts has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Roberts there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big left from Blocko misses.
Blocko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blocko lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blocko sizes up Roberts with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Blocko throws a hook but Roberts avoids it easily.
A jab from Blocko misses.
Roberts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roberts ducks under a wild hook from Blocko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blocko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blocko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roberts.
Roberts lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blocko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blocko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roberts slips under a jab from Blocko.
A slapping leg kick lands for Roberts.
Roberts takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blocko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roberts.
Roberts is looking to slow Blocko down with leg kicks.
Blocko is breathing heavily.
Blocko looks to land a right hand but Roberts moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blocko avoids the head kick by Roberts.
A leg kick checked by Blocko.
A swing and a miss from Blocko.
Blocko misses with a straight right.
Blocko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blocko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roberts.
Blocko checks the leg kick.
Blocko throws a big shot that misses.
Roberts tries for a takedown but Blocko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blocko looks to land a left hand but Roberts moved out of range nicely.
Blocko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roberts.
Blocko misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knocko Blocko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Roberts's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Blocko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roberts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roberts moves away from the strike by Blocko.
Blocko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roberts throws a head kick that Blocko semi-blocks.
It looks like Knocko Blocko has been cut.
Blocko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blocko connects with a single shot there.
Blocko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big right from Blocko misses.
Roberts fails with the takedown.
Blocko throws out a loose jab but Roberts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blocko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blocko misses with a wild body shot.
Roberts takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blocko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roberts finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Roberts ducks under a wild hook from Blocko.
Blocko throws a jab when Roberts was well out of range.
Roberts misses with a head kick.
Roberts throws a sloppy head kick and Blocko moves out of range easily.
Roberts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blocko.
Blocko lands a jab.
Blocko lands a body shot.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blocko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Roberts 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Roberts doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blocko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blocko lands a right hook to the body.
Blocko cracks Roberts with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Roberts looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Blocko finish him?
Roberts is rocked!
That has opened up Bruce Roberts's cut even more.
Knocko Blocko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blocko ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Roberts's jaw. Roberts's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Blocko does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Knocko Blocko!
Knocko Blocko is the new heavyweight champion!
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