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BCF 27: Tatum vs Awesome PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ruedi Gschwend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Griffen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robbie Griffen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
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156 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ruedi Gschwend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robbie Griffen!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffen tries a head kick but it misses.
Griffen tries a head kick but it misses.
Gschwend shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gschwend showed some decent athleticism there.
Gschwend is working for a kimura but Griffen is defending it quite comfortably.
Griffen pushes Gschwend off looking to stand but Gschwend dives back in and keeps control.
Gschwend is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Griffen defends it well.
Griffen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gschwend is trying to work for a kimura but Griffen is defending well.
Griffen is trying to stand back up but Gschwend is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gschwend looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Griffen wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gschwend not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gschwend seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Griffen is trying to stand up here but Gschwend is controlling him well.
Griffen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gschwend scores with a couple of nice shots.
Griffen pushes Gschwend off, looking to escape but Gschwend dives into side control. He's locked up a kimura now - that was fast! He's cranking on it and Griffen is forced to tap! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ruedi Gschwend!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Brookins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Ives (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Brookins has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
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302 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Brookins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Ives!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brookins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ives sprawls well. Ives wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brookins gets slowly back to his feet.
Brookins shoots for a double leg takedown but Ives sprawls well. He's pushed Brookins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brookins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ives lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brookins circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnny Ives seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Ives throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brookins.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Brookins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ives.
Ives lands a nice hook to Brookins's body. Brookins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brookins shoots in looking for a takedown. Ives tries to sprawl out of it but Brookins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ives manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ives misses with a wild body shot.
Brookins is looking to clinch.
Ives lands a nice shot to the body.
Brookins is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ives rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brookins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brookins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ives.
Ives tests Brookins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ives lands a hook that stumbles Brookins back into the cage. Ives follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Brookins to the canvas! Ives pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Brookins has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Johnny Ives!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ian Mcdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ismet Hoxha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian Mcdonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ismet Hoxha!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcdonald shoots for a takedown but Hoxha saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mcdonald looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mcdonald missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mcdonald thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hoxha's head.
Hoxha tries to roll over but Mcdonald keeps him under control.
Hoxha trying to control but Mcdonald postures up.
Mcdonald slips a nice elbow through Hoxha's hands, connecting with Hoxha's forehead.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hoxha can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mcdonald wants to pass to mount but Hoxha is defending the position.
Hoxha is not content to let Mcdonald control the position.
Hoxha really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mcdonald. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mcdonald closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mcdonald lands in his opponent's guard.
Mcdonald looking to sit in guard and control but Hoxha gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hoxha wants to pass the guard but Mcdonald is keeping the position.
Hoxha wants to control from the top but Mcdonald keeps moving.
Mcdonald not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hoxha must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mcdonald has his foot on Hoxha's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hoxha works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald is trying to control the position but Hoxha postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcdonald looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hoxha is one step ahead there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hoxha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ian Mcdonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoxha tries to clinch but Mcdonald moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Hoxha as Mcdonald shoots in.
Nice defenses there by Mcdonald.
Mcdonald shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hoxha pinned against the cage. Hoxha gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ian Mcdonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcdonald shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mcdonald with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hoxha blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hoxha to regain full guard.
Mcdonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoxha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mcdonald in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mcdonald trying to control but Hoxha is working from the bottom.
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.
Hoxha will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mcdonald dives in and grabs Hoxha's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hoxha pushes down on Mcdonald's head and hops out.
Hoxha with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mcdonald counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hoxha!
Mcdonald lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mcdonald prevents Hoxha from getting the reversal.
Hoxha in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hoxha tries to hold on but Mcdonald postures up.
Mcdonald tries to control but Hoxha wriggling away.
Mcdonald is landing with some decent strikes but Hoxha is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Mcdonald 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.
Hoxha tries to clinch there but Mcdonald circles away.
Mcdonald with a poor takedown
and Hoxha counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mcdonald wants to control but Hoxha is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mcdonald wants to get back to full guard.
Hoxha throwing shots but Mcdonald is blocking nicely.
Mcdonald wants to get back to full guard.
Mcdonald trying to control but Hoxha postures up.
Mcdonald moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hoxha lands a couple of digs.
Hoxha working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mcdonald's head.
Hoxha chips away with some ground and pound.
Mcdonald lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hoxha!
Hoxha tries to hold on but Mcdonald pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Mcdonald there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hoxha slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mcdonald throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mcdonald throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mcdonald trying to control the action but Hoxha is working from the bottom.
Ian Mcdonald overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mcdonald sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hoxha defending well though.
Hoxha wants to improve his position but Mcdonald is controlling well.
Mcdonald seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hoxha does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mcdonald is really struggling to control Hoxha but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Mcdonald throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mcdonald has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hoxha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald misses with a takedown attempt
and Hoxha counters with a shoot takedown. Mcdonald fights it but they end up in guard.
Hoxha is breathing heavily.
Mcdonald keeping moving, preventing Hoxha from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mcdonald thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Mcdonald is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mcdonald lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hoxha!
Mcdonald trying to control but Hoxha is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hoxha blocking the ground and pound.
Mcdonald working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Hoxha slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Mcdonald wants to take a breather but Hoxha is having none of it.
Hoxha keeping control of the position.
Hoxha blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mcdonald.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hoxha is pressing down on Mcdonald's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mcdonald thows a big elbow that misses.
Mcdonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Hoxha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mcdonald accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mcdonald wants to control from the top but Hoxha keeps moving.
Hoxha working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ismet Hoxha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mcdonald is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hoxha's half guard.
Hoxha is trying to get back to full guard.
Hoxha is staying active underneath Mcdonald, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mcdonald lands a nice short elbow.
Mcdonald working over Hoxha with some ground and pound. Hoxha looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mcdonald missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mcdonald throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mcdonald is trying to control. Hoxha wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mcdonald thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hoxha's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcdonald sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hoxha defending well though.
Hoxha wants to get back to full guard.
Mcdonald is controlling the pace.
Mcdonald uses his free foot to push down on Hoxha's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hoxha.
Hoxha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mcdonald lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mcdonald content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoxha is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mcdonald lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hoxha hang on?
Mcdonald controlling the position easily from mount.
Mcdonald throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hoxha really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mcdonald looking to control but Hoxha is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcdonald misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mcdonald throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Mcdonald throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Mcdonald has control of Hoxha's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hoxha regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hoxha is in a horrible position here. Mcdonald smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hoxha is squirming around, avoiding Mcdonald's attempts to control the action.
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.
Mcdonald with shots to the head and body - Hoxha looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hoxha in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hoxha is squirming around, avoiding Mcdonald's attempts to control the action.
Hoxha is trying to escape the mount.
Hoxha is squirming around, avoiding Mcdonald's attempts to control the action.
Hoxha tries to lock up and control but Mcdonald gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Mcdonald showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mcdonald 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Mcdonald!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craig Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Executioner (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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178 lbs
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180 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicky Executioner!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Daniels looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Executioner!
Executioner is working to get back to half guard.
Daniels looking to finish with strikes here!
Daniels throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Daniels controlling his opponent.
Executioner holds on to Daniels as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Daniels can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Executioner is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Executioner really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Daniels cracks Executioner with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Executioner is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Daniels throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Executioner because Daniels loaded up on that one.
Daniels lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Daniels is landing with some decent strikes but Executioner is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Executioner is trying to stand up.
Daniels goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Executioner turns into him and now he's in Daniels's guard.
Executioner trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.
Executioner wants to pass the guard but Daniels is keeping the position.
Executioner prevents Daniels from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Executioner wants to stand but Daniels has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Executioner wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Daniels controls Executioner momentarily but Executioner frees himself.
Executioner trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Daniels is on top in guard.
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.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Executioner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Daniels slips nicely into half guard.
Executioner won't allow Daniels to pass to mount.
Executioner keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Daniels is keen to just control but Executioner is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Daniels dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Daniels lands a glancing blow to the side of Executioner's head.
Executioner misses with a head kick.
Executioner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Executioner swivels and escapes.
Executioner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Executioner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Executioner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Executioner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Executioner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daniels.
Craig Daniels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Executioner avoids the head kick by Daniels.
A head kick by Executioner misses
and Daniels counters with a right hand to the body.
Daniels slips under a jab.
Daniels thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Executioner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Executioner is looking to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Executioner misses.
Executioner swats away the attempt to clinch by Daniels.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Daniels was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Daniels misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Daniels thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Daniels cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels trying to control but Executioner is having none of it.
Executioner tries to hold on but Daniels postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniels pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Daniels trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Daniels controlling from the full mount.
Daniels wants to control the pace but Executioner is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels avoids the attempt from Executioner to control.
A nice elbow there by Daniels.
Daniels working Executioner over with strikes here.
Executioner holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Daniels tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Executioner wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Daniels.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Daniels with shots to the head and body - Executioner looks very uncomfortable down there.
Daniels with a couple of short strikes.
Craig Daniels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Executioner just holding on.
Daniels lands a heavy elbow.
Poor strikes thrown by Daniels there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Executioner tries to lock up and control but Daniels gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Daniels throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniels lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Daniels dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Daniels tries a head kick but it misses.
Executioner misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Executioner.
Executioner lands a head kick!
It looks like Craig Daniels has been cut.
Daniels throws a nice looking combination but Executioner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daniels shoots in looking for a takedown. Executioner tries to sprawl out of it but Daniels keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Executioner manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Executioner throws a head kick that misses
and Daniels counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Daniels.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Executioner controls Daniels momentarily but Daniels frees himself.
Daniels loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels looking to pass the guard.
Daniels throws a big right hand that misses.
Daniels cracks Executioner with a solid left hand.
Executioner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Daniels manages to get himself to full guard.
Executioner gets to his feet. Daniels looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daniels tries to score a power double leg takedown but Executioner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Daniels somewhat.
Executioner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Executioner.
Executioner ducks right into an uppercut from Daniels.
Daniels fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Executioner.
Executioner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Executioner throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Daniels's head.
Good leg kick by Executioner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Executioner throws a sloppy head kick and Daniels moves out of range easily.
Daniels swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Executioner makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Executioner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nicky Executioner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Executioner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Executioner lets loose with a powerful body kick. Daniels will feel that in the morning.
Executioner plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Daniels tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Executioner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nicky Executioner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Executioner throws a nice head kick!
Daniels takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Executioner tries to clinch up.
Executioner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Executioner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daniels drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Executioner keeps moving.
Daniels is looking to work some ground and pound but Executioner has wrist control.
Daniels is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Executioner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Executioner throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Craig Daniels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Executioner wants to sweep here but Daniels controlling him for the moment.
Daniels tries to free his leg and advance position but Executioner is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicky Executioner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Daniels 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Daniels!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jones Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giba Negrao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones Maxwell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jones Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Giba Negrao!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Negrao looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Maxwell!
Negrao scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Negrao jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Maxwell manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Negrao has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Negrao tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Maxwell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Maxwell on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Negrao trying to control the position but Maxwell is working away.
Negrao passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Maxwell!
Negrao looking to finish with strikes here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Negrao can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maxwell is looking to escape.
Negrao throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Negrao sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Maxwell working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maxwell regains half guard.
Maxwell is staying active underneath Negrao, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Negrao tries to pass the half guard into mount. Maxwell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Negrao seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Maxwell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Negrao is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Maxwell reverses the position - he's now on top in Negrao's guard.
Negrao trying to keep a closed guard but Maxwell is proving a slippery customer.
Maxwell is looking to stand up but Negrao won't let him.
Negrao trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Negrao wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Negrao takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Giba Negrao has been cut.
Maxwell lands a big right hand that sends Negrao crashing to the mat! Maxwell stays standing though and waves Negrao back to his feet!
Negrao is rocked!
Maxwell darts in and clinches Negrao up against the cage.
Negrao is still on wobbly legs! Can Maxwell finish him?
Negrao tries to pull guard but Maxwell won't allow it.
Maxwell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones Maxwell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Negrao tries to clinch there but Maxwell circles away.
Negrao seems to have recovered his senses.
Maxwell drops Negrao with a huge uppercut! Negrao drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Maxwell is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jones Maxwell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Gugglebottom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelly McFillin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edward Gugglebottom looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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260 lbs
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265 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Edward Gugglebottom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kelly McFillin!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFillin lands an overhand right.
Gugglebottom looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gugglebottom is defended easily by McFillin.
Kelly McFillin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gugglebottom dodges the punch combination from McFillin.
McFillin scores with the left hand. Gugglebottom knows he should have avoided that one.
McFillin throws a body punch but Gugglebottom moves out of range.
A jab-cross combination lands for McFillin and sends Gugglebottom crashing to the mat! McFillin follows him down to the mat - Gugglebottom regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
It looks like Edward Gugglebottom has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gugglebottom avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McFillin.
McFillin is pressing down on Gugglebottom's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gugglebottom is holding on for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
McFillin is looking to take a break and control but Gugglebottom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gugglebottom is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McFillin scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McFillin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gugglebottom is defending against the submission attempts here by McFillin.
McFillin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gugglebottom blocking the ground and pound attempt from McFillin.
McFillin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McFillin trying to pass the guard but Gugglebottom defending well.
Gugglebottom is not content to let McFillin control the position.
McFillin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gugglebottom has managed to free his arm - good work.
McFillin is trying to control the action in half guard but Gugglebottom is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McFillin misses with a double jab.
McFillin misses with a looping right.
Gugglebottom shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McFillin as he jumps to the side.
A telegraphed right hand from McFillin misses the target.
McFillin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gugglebottom looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gugglebottom defending against the ground and pound.
McFillin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
McFillin working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFillin trying to control the position but Gugglebottom is working away.
McFillin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McFillin scoring with punches from side control.
McFillin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gugglebottom is looking for a sweep.
Gugglebottom dodges the ground and pound from McFillin.
McFillin is trying to get an arm triangle but Gugglebottom is defending well.
Gugglebottom is trying to control McFillin's posture but McFillin avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFillin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gugglebottom knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
McFillin trying to control the action but Gugglebottom is working from the bottom.
McFillin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McFillin is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
McFillin wants to control but Gugglebottom is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly McFillin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edward Gugglebottom'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.
McFillin lands a nice shot to the body.
McFillin throws a series of punches but Gugglebottom moves out of range.
McFillin scores with a punch to the head.
McFillin has closed the distance and engaged Gugglebottom in a clinch.
McFillin pulls guard.
McFillin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gugglebottom doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gugglebottom manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McFillin is trying to keep Gugglebottom in close.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gugglebottom wants to control from the top but McFillin keeps moving.
McFillin pulls Gugglebottom in close to prevent any damage.
McFillin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McFillin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
McFillin trying to keep a closed guard but Gugglebottom is proving a slippery customer.
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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McFillin is on top in guard.
Gugglebottom keeping moving, preventing McFillin from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kelly McFillin.
McFillin throws a right and a left that both miss.
McFillin throws a hook but Gugglebottom blocks it.
McFillin throws a series of punches but Gugglebottom moves out of range.
McFillin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
McFillin trying to pass the guard but Gugglebottom defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFillin passes to full mount!
Gugglebottom is squirming around, avoiding McFillin's attempts to control the action.
McFillin throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
McFillin scoring with strikes but Gugglebottom is staying in there.
McFillin with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by McFillin.
McFillin wants to control the pace but Gugglebottom is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gugglebottom tries to lock up and control but McFillin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
McFillin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
McFillin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
McFillin looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
McFillin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gugglebottom is looking to escape.
McFillin landing shots from mount.
Gugglebottom takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McFillin tries to control but Gugglebottom wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelly McFillin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Edward Gugglebottom's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McFillin misses with a hook. Gugglebottom ducked under it nicely.
McFillin throws a nice looking combination but Gugglebottom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McFillin looks to land a left hand but Gugglebottom moved out of range nicely.
McFillin throws a nice looking combination but Gugglebottom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McFillin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gugglebottom takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McFillin wants to control but Gugglebottom is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McFillin tries for a kimura but Gugglebottom is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFillin wants to control but Gugglebottom is keeping him busy.
Gugglebottom wants to control but McFillin postures up.
McFillin controlling the position.
Gugglebottom is not content to let McFillin control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kelly McFillin.
Gugglebottom with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gugglebottom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kelly McFillin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McFillin misses with a wild combination.
McFillin scores with a takedown into Gugglebottom's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFillin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kelly McFillin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gugglebottom being controlled here, momentarily.
McFillin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
McFillin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gugglebottom holds on and takes a little breather.
Gugglebottom avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McFillin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gugglebottom swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McFillin stays in close to Gugglebottom's body and controls the position.
Gugglebottom keeping moving, preventing McFillin from controlling successfully.
McFillin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gugglebottom is keeping the position for now.
Gugglebottom wants to sweep here but McFillin controlling him for the moment.
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.
McFillin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McFillin passes Gugglebottom's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
McFillin is looking to take a break and control but Gugglebottom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McFillin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gugglebottom is just riding it out for now. McFillin eventually gives up the hold.
Gugglebottom tries to get to full guard but McFillin has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gugglebottom is not content to let McFillin control the position.
Edward Gugglebottom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McFillin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kelly McFillin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McFillin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 25:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelly McFillin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Liandro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Mullard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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22
264 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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25
228 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Very strong |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nate Liandro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Mullard!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Liandro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mullard looks gassed!
Liandro looks to throw the jab but Mullard is out of range.
Liandro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mullard shoots in but no luck this time.
Liandro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Liandro. No joy for Mullard on that attempt.
Nate Liandro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Mullard.
Liandro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mullard.
Liandro misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liandro throws a series of punches but Mullard avoids them all with ease.
Liandro catches Mullard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Andre Mullard has been cut.
Nate Liandro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mullard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Liandro defends it nicely.
Mullard misses with a double jab
and Liandro counters with a crisp right that sends Mullard to the canvas! Liandro follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Liandro!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulie Balletti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koldan Heartless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balletti comes to the cage accompanied by Ace of spades. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
283 lbs
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21
275 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulie Balletti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Koldan Heartless!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heartless throws a low kick but it's checked well by Balletti.
Heartless checks a low kick from Balletti.
Balletti scores with a jab. Heartless acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Koldan Heartless has been cut.
Balletti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heartless.
Jab by Balletti.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heartless on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Heartless moves in looking to clinch but Balletti pushes him off.
Balletti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Balletti tries to bum rush Heartless with a series of wild strikes but Heartless uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Heartless doesn't manage to clinch there - Balletti circles away.
Balletti throws a monster overhand right that drops Heartless! Balletti follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulie Balletti!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asmodeus Breed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Breed has chosen I Put A Spell On You - Screaming Jay Hawkins as his entrance music. Asmodeus Breed has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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181 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Dias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Asmodeus Breed!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breed swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dias.
Breed takes one to the chin there.
Dias closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Breed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Breed throws a nice looking combination but Dias bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dias takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Breed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dias slips under a jab from Breed.
Breed throws the left hand but Dias avoids the punch easily.
Nice jab there from Dias.
Breed misses with a hook. Dias ducked under it nicely.
Dias works over Breed's head and body with a nice combination.
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!
Breed fails to land with a series of punches.
Breed lands a nice shot to the body.
Breed misses with a jab to the body
and Dias counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Breed thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Breed lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Breed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Breed looks to land a left hand but Dias moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Breed. Dias does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dias cracks Breed with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Breed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dias takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Breed looks to land a left hand but Dias moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Dias.
Breed looks to score with a jab to the body but Dias is just out of range.
Breed lands a right hook to the body.
Breed throws a jab but it's blocked by Dias.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dias dips to his left and cracks Breed with an uppercut!
Breed scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Breed throws a good cross that connects.
Dias ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Breed loads up on a big right hand but Dias slips the punch.
Breed misses with a straight right.
Breed misses with a shot to the body
and Dias cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice jab there from Dias.
Breed is rocked!
Dias lands with a big right hook that stumbles Breed - he's out on his feet here! Dias follows up with another monster hook that separates Breed from consciousness! Breed falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Dias stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dave Dias!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Awesome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Awesome has chosen This Dummy Doesn't Deserve An Entrance Song as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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148 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Tatum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Awesome!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Awesome misses with a series of wild punches.
Awesome throws a right hand that Tatum ducks under and follows up with a left that Tatum also avoids with ease.
Tatum shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Awesome but Awesome pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tatum circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tatum takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Awesome misses with a low kick.
Awesome is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tatum gets a clinch.
Awesome tries to circle away but Tatum has him pinned against the cage.
Awesome wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Awesome lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Awesome breaks the clinch.
Awesome misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mike Awesome seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Awesome keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tatum circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tatum counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tatum missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Awesome sees it coming and defends easily.
Tatum is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Awesome doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tatum.
Tatum seems to be looking for submissions.
Awesome looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tatum is looking for a kimura but Awesome is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tatum to get the leverage.
Awesome wants to get back to his feet.
Tatum wants to pass to mount but Awesome is defending the position.
Tatum is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awesome pushes Tatum off looking to stand but Tatum dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Awesome misses with a two punch combination.
Mike Awesome is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Awesome missing with a left hand there. Tatum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Awesome misses with the combination.
Tatum shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Awesome is trying to defend but Tatum finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tatum wants to pass the guard but Awesome is defending well.
Tatum working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum trying to advance position but Awesome counters by regaining guard.
Tatum trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tatum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tatum has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Awesome keeping full guard, as Tatum tries to pass.
Tatum thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tatum throwing strikes but missing.
Tatum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Awesome is keeping the position for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Awesome throws a right and a left that Tatum avoids nicely.
Awesome throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tatum.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Awesome darts in trying to clinch
and Tatum counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Awesome!
Awesome avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tatum.
Tatum throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Awesome is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Tatum has hold of Awesome's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Awesome manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Tatum pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Awesome tries to buck Tatum off so he can stand up but Tatum has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! Awesome falls backwards, slamming Tatum to the mat but Tatum holds on tight! Awesome is forced to tap and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Danny Tatum!
Danny Tatum is the new featherweight champion!
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