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LFNC 40 - Fists of Fury PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Albert Wesker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heimdall Aegir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wesker comes to the cage accompanied by Thriller. Heimdall Aegir has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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161 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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162 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Wesker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Heimdall Aegir!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aegir shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Aegir wants to free his trapped foot but Wesker is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Aegir wants to work for an arm triangle but Wesker is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Aegir is looking to advance position but Wesker won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aegir is looking for a kimura but Wesker is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Aegir to get the leverage.
Wesker is looking for a sweep. Aegir is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wesker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wesker throws a body kick that misses.
Wesker throws a solid leg kick but Aegir takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wesker.
Aegir shoots for a takedown but Wesker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wesker. Aegir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wesker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aegir shoots in but no luck this time.
A shot to the liver by Wesker. Beautiful body shot.
Aegir looks gassed!
Aegir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wesker.
Wesker takes a swing at Aegir's ribcage but misses.
Wesker looks to land a right hand but Aegir moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aegir shoots in looking for a takedown. Wesker tries to sprawl out of it but Aegir keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wesker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Albert Wesker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Heimdall Aegir.
Wesker swings for the body but Aegir moves out of range.
Aegir fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wesker thows a body shot but no joy.
Aegir avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wesker misses with a hook.
Aegir clinches with his opponent.
Aegir has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wesker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Aegir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wesker is trying to break the clinch but Aegir is controlling him.
Aegir lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wesker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aegir on the ground.
Aegir is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Wesker reverses the position - he's now on top in Aegir's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesker trying to control the position from guard on top but Aegir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aegir wants to sweep here but Wesker controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wesker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aegir wants to sweep here but Wesker controlling him for the moment.
Aegir controls Wesker momentarily but Wesker frees himself.
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.
Wesker preventing the sweep.
Aegir working a defensive guard here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wesker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wesker throws a looping overhand right but Aegir ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Wesker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wesker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aegir moves away.
Aegir tries to bum rush Wesker with a series of wild strikes but Wesker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aegir dodges the punch combination from Wesker.
Wesker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Albert Wesker will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wesker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aegir is out of range.
Aegir slips a straight right by Wesker.
Wesker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aegir throws a series of punches but Wesker moves out of range.
Wesker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aegir.
Aegir bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Aegir wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wesker, who protects the arm well.
Aegir is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wesker is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Aegir working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aegir is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesker is looking to reverse the position.
Wesker can't do much from the bottom here.
Aegir goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Wesker rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Aegir's guard! Nice work there by Wesker!
Weskeris looking to pass into half guard but Aegir pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Aegir is in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Aegir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wesker can't keep his opponent in guard - Aegir advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Aegir wants to pass to mount but Wesker is defending the position.
Aegir is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Aegir is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aegir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wesker wants to stand but Aegir is controlling the position.
Aegir trying to move into half guard but instead Wesker has managed to sweep!
Aegir looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wesker gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wesker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aegir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wesker is keeping the position for now.
Wesker wants to stand and escape but Aegir is having none of it.
Wesker keeping full guard, as Aegir tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heimdall Aegir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Wesker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wesker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aegir moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wesker misses the shot to the body.
Aegir shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wesker sprawls well. Wesker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Aegir gets slowly back to his feet.
Wesker misses the shot to the body.
Wesker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aegir was well out of range. Poor timing from Wesker.
Aegir fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wesker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aegir.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wesker throws a jab but it's blocked by Aegir.
Albert Wesker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Wesker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wesker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aegir.
Wesker thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Wesker.
Aegir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wesker.
Wesker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aegir counters with a single leg into guard. Wesker didn't expect that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aegir wants to pass the guard but Wesker is keeping the position.
Aegir forces his way into half guard.
Aegir is pressing down on Wesker's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wesker is holding on for now.
Aegir works his foot free and advances to mount.
Aegir takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aegir looking for the choke but no joy.
Wesker showing good submission defense here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aegir looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Wesker is controlling Aegir 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aegir wants to hit a switch here but Wesker passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Aegir there!
Aegir can't escape the position.
That's four 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.
Wesker trying to control but Aegir is having none of it.
Aegir working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heimdall Aegir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Aegir 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heimdall Aegir!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Whitby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Legend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitby comes to the cage accompanied by You Suffer. Legend has chosen Edit Mix as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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218 lbs
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207 lbs
1 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Whitby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Johnny Legend!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legend closes the distance and clinches up with Whitby, looking for a takedown. Legend pushes Whitby against the cage but Whitby circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Whitby throws the kick towards the body but Legend avoids it.
Legend keeps the fight on the outside.
Legend fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Whitby doesn't manage to clinch there - Legend circles away.
Whitby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Legend throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whitby.
Whitby takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Whitby walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Whitby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whitby closes the distance and pushes Legend back into the cage.
Whitby scores a nice knee to the body.
Whitby connects with a nasty looking knee right to Legend's face.
Whitby tries to throw a body punch but Legend avoids it by throwing Whitby back against the cage.
Legend on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Whitby displaying some good clinch control by pressing Legend up against the cage.
Legend can't get the takedown.
Whitby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Legend.
Whitby using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Whitby with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legend drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Whitby gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Paul Whitby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Legend.
Whitby can't find room to land a body shot as Legend controls the action.
Whitby using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Legend has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whitby has Legend pressed against the cage.
Whitby connects with a nasty looking knee right to Legend's face.
It looks like Johnny Legend has been cut.
Whitby putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Legend in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Whitby stops a takedown attempt from Legend.
Whitby crunches a lovely knee into Legend's ribcage.
Legend looks gassed!
Legend looking for a takedown.
Legend takes a knee right on the jaw!
Whitby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Legend backwards.
Whitby putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Legend in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Whitby just misses with a elbow thrown towards Legend's brow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Whitby.
Whitby lands a hook that snaps the head of Legend backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitby misses with a knee to the head.
Whitby tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Whitby gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Legend.
Whitby putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Legend in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Whitby connects with a knee to the head.
Legend drops down looking for an ankle pick but Whitby pulls his leg out and moves away.
Legend moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Whitby throws a right hand that Legend ducks under and follows up with a left that Legend also avoids with ease.
Whitby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Legend digs a good body shot into Whitby's ribs.
Legend throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Legend lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Legend.
Whitby ducks right into an uppercut from Legend.
Whitby tries to clinch but Legend moves out of range.
A left and a right from Legend both land. Nice combination.
Legend circles away from the clinch attempt.
Legend moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Legend scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Horrible takedown by Legend or perhaps it was just good defense by Whitby which made him look bad.
Legend looks to land a combination. Whitby sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Legend throws a combination that misses
and Legend takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Legend lands a nice shot to the body.
Legend has his takedown stuffed
and Whitby counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Legend is trying to drag Whitby to the mat but Whitby just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whitby lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Legend can't get the takedown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Whitby throws an elbow but misses.
Whitby has Legend pushed against the cage.
Whitby gets underhooks to prevent Legend's takedown attempt.
Legend on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Legend blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Whitby tries to throw a body punch but Legend avoids it by throwing Whitby back against the cage.
Legend tries to score a body lock takedown but Whitby shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whitby tries a knee to the head but Legend blocks it.
Whitby pushes off an throws an elbow but Legend leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Legend goes for a takedown attempt but Whitby pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Legend lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Whitby backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johnny Legend will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Legend'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.
Legend throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Legend circles away from the clinch attempt.
Legend throws a nice looking combination but Whitby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Whitby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Whitby on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Legend lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Whitby circles away quickly and effectively.
Legend lands a right hook to the body.
Legend connects with a right hand. Whitby shakes it off.
Legend looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Legend shoots in for a takedown but Whitby shows good takedown defense.
Whitby doesn't manage to clinch there - Legend circles away.
Legend tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Whitby swivels and escapes.
Legend misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Legend throws a series of punches but Whitby moves out of range.
Whitby rushes Legend and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Whitby trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitby lands a body shot in the clinch.
Whitby tries a knee to the head but Legend blocks it.
Legend blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whitby tries to land a knee to the head but Legend blocks with his arms.
Legend drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Whitby gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Paul Whitby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Legend.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Whitby obliges.
Legend has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Whitby avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Legend tries for a takedown but Whitby manages to get underhooks.
Whitby throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Whitby gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Legend.
Whitby trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Whitby obliges.
Whitby landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whitby.
Whitby gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Legend.
Legend blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Legend is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Whitby misses with a knee to the head.
Legend drops down looking for an ankle pick but Whitby pulls his leg out and moves away.
Legend throws a shot to the body.
Legend's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Legend duly obliges.
Legend with a nice cross.
Legend connects with a good right hand that stumbles Whitby. Whitby circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Whitby doesn't manage to clinch there - Legend circles away.
Whitby takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Legend.
Whitby takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Legend misses with a two punch combination.
Johnny Legend seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Legend swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Whitby.
Whitby keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Legend shoots in looking for a takedown. Whitby tries to sprawl out of it but Legend keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Whitby manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Whitby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whitby throws a right hand that Legend ducks under and follows up with a left that Legend also avoids with ease.
Whitby throws a nice looking combination but Legend bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paul Whitby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheers as Legend lands an impressive looking overhand right. Whitby doesn't seem phased though.
Legend shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Whitby as he avoids it easily.
Whitby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitby takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Legend lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Legend scores with a nice strike.
Whitby with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Legend to score with a decent uppercut.
Legend fails with a takedown attempt.
Whitby clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Whitby.
Legend looking for a takedown.
Whitby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Whitby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Legend avoids it.
Legend trying to control the position but instead, Whitby has worked for underhooks and has pushed Legend into the cage.
Whitby stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Legend showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Legend's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
No joy there for Legend, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Whitby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Legend fails to land with a series of punches.
Whitby looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Whitby is looking to clinch but Legend is avoiding it.
Whitby walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Whitby is looking to clinch.
Legend fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Whitby tries to clinch up.
Whitby fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck for Legend with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitby is looking to clinch but Legend is avoiding it.
Legend looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Legend fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Whitby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Legend swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Legend lands.
Whitby displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Legend.
Paul Whitby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Legend.
The fighters circle momentarily. Legend darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab lands there for Legend.
Whitby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Legend swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Whitby lands with a good body shot.
Legend throws a series of punches but Whitby moves out of range.
Whitby tries to clinch up but Legend circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whitby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Whitby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Legend throws a right hand that Whitby ducks under and follows up with a left that Whitby also avoids with ease.
Whitby gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legend has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Whitby avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Legend takes a knee to the side of the body.
Whitby lands a shot to the body.
Whitby scores with a knee to the head.
Whitby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Whitby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Legend.
Legend goes for a takedown in the clinch but Whitby prevents it.
Whitby unloads a knee to the mid-section. Legend lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Whitby with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Legend can't get the takedown.
Whitby lands a good knee to the midsection. Legend won't want to take too many of those.
Whitby lands a nice knee to the body.
Legend drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Whitby tries a knee to the head but Legend blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitby trying to land knees to the body.
Legend looking for a takedown.
Whitby lands a shoulder strike.
Legend drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Paul Whitby has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Whitby unloads a knee to the mid-section. Legend lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnny Legend is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Whitby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whitby throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Whitby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Legend.
Whitby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Legend avoids it.
Whitby prevents a takedown attempt there.
Whitby gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Legend.
Legend on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Legend takes a knee to the side of the body.
Whitby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Whitby.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Whitby throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paul Whitby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whitby gets underhooks to prevent Legend's takedown attempt.
Whitby tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Legend is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Whitby gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Legend avoiding damage as Whitby throws knees to the body.
Whitby misses with an elbow strike.
Legend goes for a takedown attempt but Whitby pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Legend scores with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Whitby showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Legend 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dean Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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169 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dean Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Roberto Gracie!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Stevens.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stevens throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Stevens.
Stevens showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Stevens tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gracie is able to avoid easily.
Stevens misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stevens looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gracie swings around for an armbar but Stevens sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gracie's guard.
Gracie looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Stevens postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stevens's guard.
Gracie trying to control but Stevens is working from the bottom.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Stevens is keeping the position.
Gracie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Stevens is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gracie, into his guard.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stevens is one step ahead there.
That's two 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.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stevens manages to get himself to full guard.
Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Stevens looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Stevens looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Stevens!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stevens creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Stevens decides to stand back up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stevens.
Stevens throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Stevens throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Stevens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dean Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevens is looking to slow Gracie down with leg kicks.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stevens, right into the meat.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Stevens.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Gracie looks gassed!
Stevens moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
A swing and a miss from Stevens.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Stevens.
Stevens connects with a solid leg kick.
Stevens avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Stevens. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stevens.
Stevens lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevens cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Stevens finds it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stevens.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick from Stevens.
Stevens scores with a push kick.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stevens as he avoids it easily.
Stevens scores with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Stevens.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Stevens dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stevens cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.
Stevens throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Stevens tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Dean Stevens is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stevens is trying to defend but Gracie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Stevens defends it.
Stevens wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stevens is not content to let Gracie control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
Gracie is keen to just control but Stevens is a slippery customer.
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stevens is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stevens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Stevens lands a head kick!
Nice body punch from Stevens.
Stevens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
A big left from Stevens misses.
Gracie moves out of range as Stevens throws a body kick.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gracie walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stevens.
Stevens scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stevens lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A lazy left from Stevens finds it's target.
Stevens lands a head kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevens. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stevens is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Stevens circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice straight punches there by Stevens. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stevens.
Stevens ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stevens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stevens counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie's knee momentarily.
Stevens steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Stevens with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stevens.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Stevens.
Stevens defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Dean Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick.
Gracie misses with a low kick as Stevens jumps back.
Stevens turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stevens keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stevens swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stevens looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Stevens looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Stevens looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Stevens!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Stevens dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gracie walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stevens.
Stevens throws a left and a right that both miss
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gracie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevens utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stevens wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie thows a big elbow that misses.
Roberto Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie trying to control but Stevens is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gracie throws a jab when Stevens was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Stevens sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stevens defends it nicely.
Stevens throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Stevens.
Stevens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stevens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevens.
Stevens throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Stevens throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
Stevens connects with a solid leg kick.
Stevens throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Stevens misses with a body shot.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stevens counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie's knee momentarily.
Dean Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Gracie.
Stevens tries to land a front kick but Gracie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice takedown defense from Stevens. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie needs to keep his hands up - Stevens had a free shot at his head there.
Gracie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stevens sprawls well initially but Gracie persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gracie is working for a kimura here but Stevens manages to reverse the position and he's now in Gracie's guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Stevens from controlling successfully.
Dean Stevens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie pulls Stevens in to control the position.
Stevens slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stevens on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stevens tries to get out of the position.
Gracie sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stevens has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Stevens!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy has chosen Rock the Casbah as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Lashley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lashley tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hardy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hardy drops Lashley with a left and a right! Oh, Lashley is hurt - Hardy dives into side control looking to finish!
Lashley is rocked!
It looks like Bobby Lashley has been cut.
Hardy is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lashley's shoulder. That is not cool.
Oh Lashley is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lashley is trying to get back to his feet.
The referee asks Hardy politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hardy prefers to stall for the moment though.
Lashley seems to have got his legs back now.
Hardy decides to stand back up. Hardy steps back and let's Lashley get back to his feet.
Paul Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lashley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Lashley or perhaps it was just good defense by Hardy which made him look bad.
Hardy missing with a left hand there. Lashley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
Hardy clinches up with Lashley and pushes him back against the cage.
Lashley is trying to drag Hardy to the mat but Hardy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lashley prevents Hardy from breaking the clinch.
Hardy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hardy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lashley slips a jab and a cross from Hardy.
Lashley fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Lashley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lashley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hardy sprawls well. Hardy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lashley gets slowly back to his feet.
Hardy scores with a jab. Lashley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hardy jabs at Lashley's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice combo by Hardy! Oh, that's hurt him - Lashley falls to the canvas and Hardy follows him into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Lashley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lashley is breathing heavily.
Hardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hardy misses with a few strikes there.
Hardy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lashley has a takedown stuffed.
Hardy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lashley counters by moving into the clinch.
Hardy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lashley.
Hardy wants to get back to striking at distance but Lashley won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hardy smiles and moves away.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Lashley. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hardy takes the fight into the clinch.
Hardy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hardy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hardy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardy misses the target.
Hardy lunges at Lashley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lashley's hand.
Nice body kick there by Hardy.
Hardy moves into the clinch successfully.
Lashley jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lashley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hardy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hardy passes Lashley's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lashley is trying to maintain the position but Hardy is very close to passing his half guard.
Hardy stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Lashley to get to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lashley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lashley forces Hardy back against the cage and clinches.
Lashley has Hardy pressed against the cage, preventing Hardy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Hardy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Lashley's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hardy works over Lashley's head and body with a nice combination.
Hardy misses with a wild combination.
Lashley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hardy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lashley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hardy.
Hardy tries to bum rush Lashley with a series of wild strikes but Lashley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hardy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hardy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lashley shoots in but Hardy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hardy cracks a nice hook into Lashley's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Hardy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hardy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lashley looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hardy stands up from half guard.
A nice combination there by Hardy.
Hardy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hardy.
Hardy lands with a big left! Lashley is wobbled badly! Hardy comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Lashley to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Paul Hardy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph McKillskey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Joseph McKillskey was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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245 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joseph McKillskey!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Michaels showed some decent athleticism there.
Michaels is working for a submission of some sort.
McKillskey is looking for a sweep. Michaels is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Michaels wants to control but McKillskey is keeping him busy.
McKillskey is pressing down on Michaels's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Michaels works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Michaels sitting and controlling from the half guard.
McKillskey is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels trying to control the action but McKillskey is working from the bottom.
McKillskey is trying to get back to full guard.
Michaels is trying to control. McKillskey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McKillskey is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Michaels's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Michaels's 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.
McKillskey is striking from the back but Michaels escapes and manages to recover to half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Michaels.
Michaels sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but McKillskey is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Michaels wants to lay and pray for a moment but McKillskey keeps working.
McKillskey dodges the ground and pound from Michaels.
Michaels looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Michaels swings around for an armbar but McKillskey sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Michaels's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKillskey trying to control the position from guard on top but Michaels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Michaels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Michaels is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McKillskey defends well.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
McKillskey postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Michaels is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of McKillskey, into his guard.
McKillskey 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.
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.
McKillskey is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Michaels is looking to work some ground and pound but McKillskey has wrist control.
McKillskey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
McKillskey wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Michaels trying to control but McKillskey is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Michaels dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Michaels dodges the punch combination from McKillskey.
Michaels slips a jab and a cross from McKillskey.
McKillskey stuffs the takedown attempt from Michaels. Michaels gets slowly back to his feet.
McKillskey moves out of range of the body kick.
Michaels looks to land a body kick but McKillskey moved away.
McKillskey cracks Michaels with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Michaels takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McKillskey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice combination there by McKillskey.
McKillskey moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Joseph McKillskey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McKillskey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Michaels circles away quickly and effectively.
McKillskey throws a right and a left that both miss.
McKillskey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McKillskey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michaels misses with a body kick.
McKillskey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Michaels is fending him off so far but McKillskey persists. Nope, Michaels circles away and we're back to standing.
McKillskey connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKillskey moves out of range as Michaels throws a body kick.
Michaels takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McKillskey lands a nice shot that snaps Michaels's head back.
McKillskey scores with a decent looking hook.
McKillskey fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice combination there by McKillskey.
McKillskey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McKillskey throws a right and a left that Michaels avoids nicely.
McKillskey is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
McKillskey throws a low kick, looking for Michaels's leg but Michaels calmly moves out of range.
McKillskey shoots for a takedown but Michaels saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No joy there for McKillskey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McKillskey misses with a low kick.
McKillskey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Michaels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McKillskey.
Michaels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McKillskey.
McKillskey tries for a takedown but Michaels circles away easily
and Michaels counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kevin Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph McKillskey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKillskey keeping moving, preventing Michaels from controlling successfully.
Michaels has gone for a leg lock! McKillskey slips out almost immediately though and dives into Michaels's guard.
McKillskey throws a big right hand that misses.
McKillskey slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McKillskey sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Michaels is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKillskey wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Michaels, who protects the arm well.
McKillskey trying to control the position but Michaels is working away.
McKillskey misses with the ground and pound.
McKillskey in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Michaels is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McKillskey lands some shots froms side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McKillskey is putting a hurting on Michaels here, landing some big shots from side control.
McKillskey goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Michaels rolls with the submission and now he's on top in McKillskey's guard! Nice work there by Michaels!
Michaels advances position into side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McKillskey tries to buck Michaels off but Michaels is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McKillskey manages to work his way to half guard, despite Michaels's best efforts.
Michaels trying to advance position but McKillskey counters by regaining guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph McKillskey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Michaels gets a takedown into half guard.
Michaels throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McKillskey wants to get back to full guard.
Michaels is trying to control the action in half guard but McKillskey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McKillskey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. McKillskey manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Michaels might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McKillskey keeping moving, preventing Michaels from controlling successfully.
McKillskey looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Michaels has picked McKillskey up and slammed him! McKillskey can't keep hold of the triangle and Michaels manages to pass to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKillskey is looking for a sweep.
Michaels working the body and head with strikes.
Michaels trying to control the action but McKillskey is working from the bottom.
Michaels looking to punish the body of his opponent here but McKillskey is avoiding damage well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McKillskey is not content to let Michaels control the position.
Kevin Michaels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McKillskey regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McKillskey looking for submissions off his back.
McKillskey gets back to full guard.
Michaels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McKillskey is keeping the position for now.
Michaels is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! McKillskey is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! McKillskey has escaped and now he's on top!
Michaels keeping moving, preventing McKillskey from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKillskey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McKillskey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Michaels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McKillskey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McKillskey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Michaels swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Michaels wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McKillskey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Michaels moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Michaels scores a takedown into full mount!
McKillskey working to try and regain half guard.
Michaels with the ground and pound from mount.
Michaels trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McKillskey really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Michaels showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Michaels has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Michaels!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hades Underworld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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195 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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, William Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hades Underworld!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Underworld throws a shot to the body.
Harrison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Underworld scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like William Harrison has been cut.
Underworld drops Harrison with a huge uppercut! Harrison drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Underworld is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hades Underworld!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Concrete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Marker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, James Concrete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Marker!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Concrete.
Concrete shoots in looking for a takedown. Marker tries to sprawl out of it but Concrete keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Donk. Marker catches Concrete right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Concrete is defended easily by Marker.
Josh Marker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Concrete.
Marker lands with a nice combination. Concrete backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
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.
Concrete bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Marker as Concrete shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Concrete. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Concrete shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marker sprawls well. Marker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Concrete gets slowly back to his feet.
Marker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Concrete momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concrete shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Marker defends it nicely.
James Concrete seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marker gets caught flat footed, as Concrete shoots in with a quick takedown into 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Concrete wants to control from the top but Marker keeps moving.
Concrete seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Concrete postures up in Marker's guard and throws a big left but Marker blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Marker dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marker misses with a looping right.
Concrete closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Marker did well to prevent Concrete getting side control.
Concrete not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Marker is not content to let Concrete control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Concrete trying to pass the guard but Marker defending well.
Concrete missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Concrete content to control rather than advance.
Concrete throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Marker is trying to stand up here but Concrete is controlling him well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Concrete closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Concrete lands in his opponent's guard.
Marker wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concrete trying to control but Marker is working from the bottom.
Concrete works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Marker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Concrete.
Marker is defending against the submission attempts here by Concrete.
The fighters are battling for position here. Marker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Marker wants to get back to his feet but Concrete is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Concrete won't allow Marker to sweep him here.
Marker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Concrete. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Concrete pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marker is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Concrete dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Concrete is trying hard to land a takedown here. Marker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Concrete shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marker sprawls well. Marker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Concrete gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Marker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Concrete with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marker to score with a decent uppercut.
Concrete steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marker.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Concrete.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Concrete. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Concrete bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Concrete is defended easily by Marker.
A swing and a miss from Marker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concrete tries to clinch but Marker is having none of it.
Concrete misses with a takedown attempt - Marker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Concrete is defended easily by Marker.
Concrete misses with a takedown attempt - Marker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Marker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Marker 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Marker!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerrard Brennan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Caleites (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerrard Brennan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Caleites!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Caleites does no damage.
Brennan avoids the body shot from Caleites.
Brennan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brennan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caleites misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brennan counters with a three punch combo that has Caleites backing up. Caleites nods at Brennan to acknowledge the strikes.
Caleites fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brennan checks it well.
Caleites throws a jab when Brennan was well out of range.
Caleites ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brennan moves away.
Caleites showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brennan.
Caleites throws a solid leg kick but Brennan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Caleites.
Caleites misses with a wild body shot.
Caleites misses with an attempted mid kick.
Caleites misses with a body kick.
Caleites avoids the body shot from Brennan.
Brennan avoids the body shot from Caleites.
Some wild striking there from Brennan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caleites looks to land a combination but Brennan avoids it well.
Caleites slips under a jab from Brennan.
Brennan throws out a loose jab but Caleites uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caleites misses with an attempted mid kick.
A punch combination from Caleites misses.
Caleites loads up on a big right hand but Brennan slips the punch.
Caleites misses with a shot to the body
and Brennan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benny Caleites is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Caleites misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brennan counters with a left and a right that stings Caleites.
Brennan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Caleites tries to avoid it but Brennan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Caleites to the ground. Caleites escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Caleites getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Caleites misses with a body shot
letting Brennan counter with a right hand.
Caleites swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caleites tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brennan was well out of range. Poor timing from Caleites.
Brennan cracks Caleites with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caleites misses with a body shot.
Brennan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Caleites lands with a big left! Brennan is wobbled badly! Caleites comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Brennan to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Benny Caleites!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Silvers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zari Yasuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvers comes to the cage accompanied by Con te Partiro. Yasuda has chosen Volbeat- A Warrior's Call as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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145 lbs
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142 lbs
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Silvers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zari Yasuda!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yasuda.
Zari Yasuda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yasuda plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Chris Silvers has been cut.
Silvers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yasuda circles away.
A head kick from Yasuda lands but Silvers takes it in his stride.
Yasuda lands a lovely overhand right.
A head kick misses from Yasuda.
Yasuda tries to bum rush Silvers with a series of wild strikes but Silvers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yasuda lands a jab to the nose.
Yasuda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yasuda misses with a body shot.
Yasuda connects with a crisp jab.
Yasuda lands with a slapping head kick.
Yasuda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Yasuda. No joy for Silvers on that attempt.
Yasuda is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yasuda throws a head kick but Silvers moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda throws a head kick that misses.
Yasuda scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silvers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yasuda circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Silvers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yasuda lands with a kick to the temple. Silvers shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yasuda is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Yasuda tests Silvers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yasuda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yasuda tries a head kick but it misses.
Zari Yasuda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silvers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yasuda finds it's way round the side to connect with Silvers's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yasuda.
Silvers moves out of range of the strikes.
Yasuda connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvers shoots in and drives through. Yasuda sprawls well.
Yasuda scores with a leg kick.
Yasuda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yasuda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silvers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yasuda.
Silvers looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yasuda wants to control but Silvers is keeping busy.
Yasuda is trying to stand up here but Silvers is controlling him well.
Silvers is pressing down on Yasuda's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yasuda is holding on for now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yasuda manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda pulls Silvers in close to his closed guard and prevents Silvers from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yasuda keeping moving, preventing Silvers from controlling successfully.
Yasuda is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silvers wants to control from the top but Yasuda keeps moving.
Silvers content to stall in guard here.
Yasuda keeping moving, preventing Silvers from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yasuda controlling the position.
Yasuda is trying to keep Silvers in close.
Silvers is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chris Silvers.
Yasuda lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick from Yasuda lands but Silvers takes it in his stride.
Silvers drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zari Yasuda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Silvers'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.
Yasuda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silvers. That did some damage!
Yasuda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yasuda ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yasuda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silvers circles away quickly and effectively.
Yasuda tries a head kick but it misses.
Yasuda is looking to slow Silvers down with leg kicks.
Yasuda scores with a jab. Silvers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yasuda swinging wildly here.
Silvers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yasuda's waist but Yasuda gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silvers off to one side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yasuda connects with a high kick.
Yasuda misses with a double jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yasuda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yasuda keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chris Silvers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silvers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yasuda throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zari Yasuda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick from Yasuda lands but Silvers takes it in his stride.
Chris Silvers's cut is getting worse.
Yasuda cracks the inside of Silvers's front leg.
Yasuda lands a high kick!
Yasuda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yasuda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yasuda feints and then cracks Silvers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silvers down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yasuda throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silvers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yasuda throws a leg kick which misses Silvers's front leg but catches the back leg as Silvers tries to avoid it.
Yasuda cracks Silvers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yasuda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yasuda throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silvers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chris Silvers's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Silvers is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yasuda.
Silvers is rocked!
Yasuda lands a nice shot that snaps Silvers's head back.
Oh Silvers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yasuda.
Silvers seems to have got his legs back now.
Yasuda is looking to slow Silvers down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silvers doesn't seem bothered though.
Silvers is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yasuda goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jeez, Chris Silvers's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Silvers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yasuda lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silvers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yasuda lands a head shot.
Yasuda throws a head kick but Silvers moves out of range.
Yasuda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yasuda fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yasuda throws a head kick that misses.
Yasuda has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silvers slips under a jab from Yasuda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Yasuda.
Silvers blocks a head kick by Yasuda.
Yasuda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yasuda scores with a one two! Silvers had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silvers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yasuda.
Yasuda throws a head kick that half lands.
Yasuda connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yasuda lands a two punch combo.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chris Silvers's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zari Yasuda!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turk's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Y'all must've forgot. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Turk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Jones!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turk lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jones takes a step back to recover.
Turk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones defending well as Turk loads up on a big left hand.
Turk thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones throws a right hand that Turk ducks under and follows up with a left that Turk also avoids with ease.
Jones misses with a double jab
letting Turk counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk lands with a nice body punch.
Turk takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones misses with a shot to the body
and Turk counters with a stiff right hand.
Turk throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Adam Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Turk, as that shot connected.
Turk looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Turk throws a big shot that misses.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Turk tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters circling - Turk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turk misses with a few strikes there.
A lazy left from Turk finds it's target.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turk throws a front kick that sends Jones stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as Turk lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Turk to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Turk. Beautiful body shot.
Turk scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turk was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Turk closes the distance and clinches.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Turk has double underhooks.
Turk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turk ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turk.
Turk does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Turk takes one on the button.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Turk slips the punch.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Turk moved out of range.
Turk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
The fighters circling - Turk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Turk counters with a two punch combo.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Turk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turk.
Turk throws a leg kick but Jones moved away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turk throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Turk had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Turk dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Turk counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Turk to acknowledge the strikes.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turk defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Turk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Turk moved out of range.
Turk with a nice cross.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Turk connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jones slips a jab from Turk.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Turk uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turk.
Jones throws the left hand but Turk avoids the punch easily.
Mario Turk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turk moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones throws a right and a left that Turk avoids nicely.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Turk goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Turk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turk lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Turk.
Turk avoids the body shot from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a combination
and Turk counters with a nice body shot.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones takes a swing at Turk's ribcage but misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Turk.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turk lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Turk comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Turk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones moves out of range as Turk throws a body kick.
Turk throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Turk connects with a crisp jab.
Turk throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Turk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Turk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Turk throws a body kick that misses.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Turk.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Turk saw that one coming.
Turk scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones avoids the body shot from Turk.
Turk scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jones is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turk throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Turk throws a big shot that misses.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turk throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Jones colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Turk as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Jones is left battered and dazed whilst Turk and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Turk!
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