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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Basile De Rabat (ranked 4419 p4p, 5120 weight class) and Benny Sanderson (ranked 305 p4p, 328 weight class). Basile De Rabat has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Basile De Rabat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Sanderson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Rabat lands a jab to Sanderson's midsection.
De Rabat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanderson manages to avoid it.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanderson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sanderson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
De Rabat wants to control but Sanderson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sanderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Rabat has hold of Sanderson's hands but Sanderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
De Rabat is trying to maintain the position but Sanderson is very close to passing his half guard.
Sanderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De Rabat's head.
De Rabat trying to hold on to Sanderson's head to control him but Sanderson postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson wants to pass the guard but De Rabat is defending well.
De Rabat on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
De Rabat tries to roll over but Sanderson keeps him under control.
Sanderson stalling.
De Rabat taking some punishment here, with Sanderson in his half guard.
Sanderson is looking to advance position but De Rabat won't allow it.
Sanderson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
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.
Sanderson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De Rabat with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
De Rabat tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Sanderson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Sanderson breaks from De Rabat's wrist control and lands an elbow.
De Rabat really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sanderson lands a nice shot to the head.
Sanderson cracks De Rabat with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sanderson landing punches.
De Rabat definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
BOOM! Sanderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sanderson lands a big shot there that rocks De Rabat but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rabat takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
De Rabat in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns De Rabat that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sanderson cracks De Rabat with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sanderson with a couple of short strikes.
Sanderson controlling the pace for now.
Sanderson lands a big shot there that rocks De Rabat but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sanderson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of De Rabat's face.
De Rabat taking shots to the head.
Sanderson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanderson working De Rabat over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson unloading with bombs!
Sanderson trying to control but De Rabat is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Sanderson.
Sanderson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sanderson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sanderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can De Rabat hang on?
Sanderson with shots to the head and body - De Rabat looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sanderson working De Rabat over with strikes here.
Sanderson with the ground and pound from mount.
De Rabat taking shots to the head.
Sanderson looking to finish De Rabat with some ground and pound. This is bad for De Rabat!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Sanderson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
De Rabat throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanderson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sanderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sanderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of De Rabat's head.
Sanderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sanderson wants to control from the top but De Rabat keeps moving.
Sanderson postures up and lands a big shot to De Rabat's brow.
Sanderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanderson wants to control from the top but De Rabat keeps moving.
De Rabat knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanderson on the ground.
Sanderson passes De Rabat's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanderson passes to full mount!
Sanderson with the ground and pound from mount.
Sanderson with a couple of short strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson looking for a guillotine from mount but De Rabat is having none of it.
The referee warns De Rabat that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sanderson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sanderson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sanderson working De Rabat over with strikes here.
Sanderson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sanderson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
 De Rabat is rocked!
Sanderson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh De Rabat is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanderson lands a heavy elbow.
Sanderson raining down shots from the mount!
Sanderson working the ground and pound effectively.
Sanderson trying to control but De Rabat is having none of it.
Benny Sanderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson with shots to the head and body - De Rabat looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sanderson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sanderson raining down shots from the mount!
Sanderson lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee warns De Rabat that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sanderson lands a big shot there that rocks De Rabat but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sanderson with good strikes from the mount here!
Sanderson is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Sanderson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Benny Sanderson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Momofuku Ando (ranked 4330 p4p, 5097 weight class) and Barry Robertson (ranked 300 p4p, 327 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Momofuku Ando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Barry Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Ando.
Robertson throws a right and a left that Ando avoids nicely.
Ando uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robertson.
Robertson moves into the clinch.
Robertson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ando pulls Robertson into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ando pushes a forearm under Robertson's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Robertson is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Momofuku Ando!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fredrik Haglund (ranked 4218 p4p, 5022 weight class) and Re Mora (ranked 253 p4p, 276 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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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fredrik Haglund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Re Mora!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haglund fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Haglund throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haglund tries to clinch but Mora moves out of range.
Haglund wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mora throws an overhand right that lands on Haglund's shoulder, as Haglund tries to avoid the shot.
Mora is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mora misses with a looping left.
Mora drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Haglund really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mora lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Haglund down.
Mora working away.
Mora controlling from side mount.
Mora working the body and head with strikes.
Mora looks up at the clock and then as Haglund takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mora smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Haglund is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big shot lands for Mora! That's hurt Haglund! Will he recover? Mora fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Re Mora!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Postl (ranked 4248 p4p, 4966 weight class) and Feliciano Lopez (ranked 254 p4p, 275 weight class). Feliciano Lopez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dylan Postl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Feliciano Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Postl defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lopez.
Postl gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Postl is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Postl lands a nice knee to the body.
Lopez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Postl displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lopez up against the cage.
Postl is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Postl is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lopez is defending well for now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez tries to stall but Postl uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lopez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Postl after a bit of a struggle.
Postl using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Postl stops a takedown attempt from Lopez.
Dylan Postl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Feliciano Lopez.
Postl lands a knee to the body.
Lopez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lopez connects with a knee to the head.
Postl with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like Feliciano Lopez has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Postl lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
 Lopez is rocked!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lopez is still on wobbly legs! Can Postl finish him?
Postl tries to land a knee to the head but Lopez blocks with his arms.
Lopez seems to have recovered his senses.
Postl is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Postl with a knee to the head.
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!
Postl lands a good knee to the midsection. Lopez won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Postl.
Lopez working hard to break the clinch.
Postl lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Postl tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Postl misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Postl displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lopez up against the cage.
Lopez misses with the head strike.
Lopez is looking to control Postl's arms but Postl gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lopez has his back to the cage.
Postl has Lopez pressed against the cage, preventing Lopez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lopez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Postl misses with a knee strike.
Postl misses with a knee to the head.
Postl avoids a wild elbow strike from Lopez.
Postl just leaning against Lopez, taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Postl managing to block the knees to the body from Lopez.
Postl with a knee to the head.
Lopez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Postl lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Postl lands a knee to the body.
Lopez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Postl walks away with a smile on his face. Lopez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lopez throws the kick towards the body but Postl avoids it.
As Lopez tries to get set, Postl tries to push him back and clinch up but Lopez manages to avoid the attempt.
Postl closes the distance and pushes Lopez back into the cage.
Postl landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Postl landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lopez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Postl to keep the fight standing.
Postl using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Postl dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Feliciano Lopez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Postl drives through and clinches with Lopez against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Postl.
Lopez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Postl walks away with a smile on his face. Lopez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lopez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Postl clinches up with Lopez and pushes him back against the cage.
Postl with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Postl misses with a knee to the head.
Lopez wants to break free but Postl has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Postl taking a breather.
Postl misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Postl lands a nice knee to the body.
Postl lands a knee to the body.
Postl with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lopez is trying to push Postl away but Postl has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lopez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Postl tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Postl misses with a knee to the head.
Lopez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Postl prevents it.
Lopez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Postl walks away with a smile on his face. Lopez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dylan Postl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Feliciano Lopez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Postl drives through and clinches with Lopez against the cage.
Postl missing with knees to the body.
Postl lands a good knee to the midsection. Lopez won't want to take too many of those.
Postl lands a good knee to the midsection. Lopez won't want to take too many of those.
Lopez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Postl prevents it.
Postl lands a good knee to the midsection. Lopez won't want to take too many of those.
Lopez is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Postl misses with a knee strike.
Lopez looking for a takedown.
Lopez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Postl utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Postl blocking some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Postl.
Postl with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Postl landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Postl connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lopez's face.
Postl misses with a knee strike.
Lopez looking for a takedown.
Postl throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lopez blocks it with crossed arms.
Postl tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dylan Postl has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Postl scores with a knee to the head.
Postl with a knee to the head.
Postl has Lopez pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Lopez is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Postl - that's hurt Lopez badly! Oh, another knee lands and Lopez is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Lopez doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Dylan Postl!
Dylan Postl decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joesph Dredd (ranked 4267 p4p, 4535 weight class) and Jean Luc Harrison (ranked 433 p4p, 450 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Joesph Dredd has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Joesph Dredd seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joesph Dredd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Luc Harrison!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison misses with a hook. Dredd ducked under it nicely.
Dredd wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dredd defending well as Harrison loads up on a big left hand.
Dredd slips a straight right by Harrison.
Dredd tries to clinch there but Harrison circles away.
Dredd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harrison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harrison throws a jab when Dredd was well out of range.
Dredd rushes Harrison and presses him up against the cage.
Harrison successfully pulls guard.
Harrison has his foot on Dredd's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dredd works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrison is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Harrison keeping moving, preventing Dredd from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison working for a triangle but Dredd defends it easily.
Harrison throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dredd avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Harrison has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Dredd doesn't defend quickly enough and Harrison has managed to lock this one up! Can Dredd escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Harrison on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jean Luc Harrison!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy White (ranked 4201 p4p, 4283 weight class) and Trevon Boyle (ranked 425 p4p, 434 weight class). Trevon Boyle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trevon Boyle!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyle lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
White lands an overhand right.
Some wild striking there from Boyle.
Boyle tries to clinch up.
Boyle throws a right and a left that both miss.
White misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Boyle. Those never looked like landing.
White drops down looking for a counter takedown but Boyle sprawls and moves away.
White dodges the punch combination from Boyle.
Boyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boyle misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Boyle!
White lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boyle misses with a jab, cross combination.
White appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Boyle looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
White tries to counter with a takedown but Boyle is quick to defend against it.
Boyle stalks White and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into White's face. White staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from White.
Trevon Boyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
White connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
White dodges the punch combination from Boyle.
Boyle takes a jab right on the kisser.
White misses the jab.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boyle.
Boyle wants to clinch.
Boyle ducks under a wild hook from White.
Boyle wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
White avoids the body shot from Boyle.
White changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Boyle fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boyle throws a right and a left that both miss.
White scores with a nice right hand.
Boyle is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White fakes the body blow, causing Boyle to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Boyle goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy White!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Willie Fowler (ranked 4245 p4p, 4176 weight class) and Kyrie James (ranked 255 p4p, 251 weight class). Kyrie James struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 137.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Excellent MT
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Willie Fowler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyrie James!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fowler throws a front kick that sends James stumbling back into the cage.
James tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fowler swivels and escapes.
James tries to clinch up but Fowler circles away and keeps his distance.
Fowler lands a nice leg kick that just misses James's sensitive parts.
Fowler lands a nice leg kick that just misses James's sensitive parts.
James shoots in for a takedown but Fowler shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fowler lands a nice looking kick to the body. James takes a step back to recover.
Fowler lands a head kick!
James looks winded!
James shoots for a takedown but Fowler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Willie Fowler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyrie James.
Fowler clinches up with James and pushes him back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fowler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James is looking to break free of the clinch but Fowler has double underhooks.
James taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fowler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fowler lands with a short shot to the head.
Fowler has James pressed against the cage.
Fowler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fowler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fowler lands a left hand.
Fowler effectively controlling the action here.
Fowler gets underhooks to prevent James's takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Fowler.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fowler.
Fowler misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fowler misses with the head strike.
James is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fowler prevents James from breaking the clinch.
Fowler tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing Fowler back against the cage.
Fowler misses with a short punch on the inside.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fowler working aggressively here.
James prevents a body shot from Fowler.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fowler misses with a punch on the inside.
Fowler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fowler stalls.
James blocks a body shot from Fowler.
James is trying to maintain a safe position but Fowler gets an underhook and turns James into the cage.
James is trying to drag Fowler to the mat but Fowler just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fowler tries a body shot but James blocks it.
Fowler misses with the head strike.
Fowler controlling the action here for a moment.
Fowler lands a body shot.
Fowler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamess head.
A head punch on the inside from Fowler fails to land.
James managing to block the knees to the body from Fowler.
Fowler tries to land knees in the clinch but James avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fowler lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fowler throws a head punch that misses.
James is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fowler tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fowler scores with a shoulder strike.
Fowler's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fowler has James pressed against the cage, preventing James from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
James fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fowler gets underhooks to prevent James's takedown attempt.
James blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Fowler dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fowler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fowler defends well against a solid takedown attempt from James.
Crunch! Fowler slams his shin into James's torso.
Kyrie James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown attempt by James or perhaps it was just good defense by Fowler, which made it look bad.
Fowler really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fowler scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fowler with the inside leg kick.
Fowler plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
James is rocked!
Whack! Fowler lands a heavy head kick that drops James. The ref tackles Fowler to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because James was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Willie Fowler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drazen Ioveanu (ranked 4264 p4p, 4253 weight class) and Gustaw Lachowski (ranked 432 p4p, 430 weight class). Lachowski has chosen WspĂłlny lot as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Drazen Ioveanu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gustaw Lachowski!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ioveanu has a takedown stuffed.
Ioveanu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lachowski.
Ioveanu is looking to clinch but Lachowski is avoiding it.
Ioveanu closes the distance and clinches.
Ioveanu tries a body shot but Lachowski blocks it.
Ioveanu has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lachowski clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Lachowski is keeping busy.
Lachowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ioveanu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ioveanu patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Lachowski trying to control but not successfully.
Lachowski is really stuck here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ioveanu lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Lachowski.
Lachowski is keeping busy.
Ioveanu looking to break Lachowski's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Lachowski remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Ioveanu will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Ioveanu has the hooks in. Lachowski is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ioveanu trying to control.
Lachowski has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Ioveanu.
Lachowski is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Lachowski trying to control but not successfully.
Lachowski tries to roll but Ioveanu sticks to his back.
Lachowski looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Ioveanu trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ioveanu is not going to allow Lachowski to sit and survive in this position.
Ioveanu trying to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ioveanu scores with strikes from the back.
Ioveanu scores with punches from the back.
You can see the frustration on Lachowski's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ioveanu 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.
Ioveanu tries to keep control of the position but Lachowski is staying busy.
Ioveanu punches Lachowski on the ear.
Lachowski just trying to survive but Ioveanu is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Ioveanu softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Ioveanu misses with punches from the back.
Ioveanu tries to keep control of the position but Lachowski is staying busy.
Ioveanu not allowing Lachowski to control his hands.
Ioveanu lands shots from the back.
Ioveanu has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Lachowski has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lachowski trying to control the hands but Ioveanu breaks the grip.
Ioveanu throwing sloppy strikes.
Ioveanu has the hooks in. Lachowski is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ioveanu tries to get the hooks in deep but Lachowski pushed the leg off.
Lachowski is taking damage to the body and head.
Ioveanu has the hooks in. Lachowski is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ioveanu tries to get the hooks in deep but Lachowski pushed the leg off.
Ioveanu looking to break Lachowski's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Lachowski remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Ioveanu will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Ioveanu wants to control but Lachowski is keeping busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ioveanu lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Ioveanu.
Ioveanu tries to keep control of the position but Lachowski is staying busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drazen Ioveanu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ioveanu has a takedown stuffed.
Lachowski stuffs the takedown.
Lachowski is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lachowski scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ioveanu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lachowski can do to turn this around?
Ioveanu managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lachowski.
Lachowski is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ioveanu has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ioveanu struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ioveanu is letting Lachowski control him for a moment.
Lachowski wants to control but Ioveanu is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lachowski happy to just control the position for now.
Drazen Ioveanu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ioveanu gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lachowski sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lachowski has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Gold Samurai's Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Lachowski's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lachowski blocks the strikes from Ioveanu.
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.
Ioveanu is not content to let Lachowski control the position.
Ioveanu tries to kick Lachowski off but Lachowski keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ioveanu throws a lazy right hand but Lachowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ioveanu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lachowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lachowski drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ioveanu defends it well.
Lachowski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ioveanu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ioveanu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lachowski throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ioveanu tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lachowski is in Ioveanu's guard.
Ioveanu is trying to keep Lachowski in close.
Lachowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ioveanu wants to sweep here but Lachowski controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ioveanu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lachowski throws a big elbow that misses.
Lachowski wants to control from the top but Ioveanu keeps moving.
Ioveanu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lachowski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ioveanu keeping full guard, as Lachowski tries to pass.
Ioveanu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ioveanu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ioveanu shoots in and gets a takedown into Lachowski's guard.
Lachowski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ioveanu stopping the sweep attempt from Lachowski.
Ioveanu trying to control the position from guard on top but Lachowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lachowski has his foot on Ioveanu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ioveanu works his way back into a safe position though.
Lachowski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ioveanu trying to control but Lachowski is working from the bottom.
Lachowski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gustaw Lachowski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ioveanu dives in for a single leg takedown but Lachowski sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lachowski tries to pull guard but Ioveanu holds him up against the cage and eventually Lachowski drops back down to his feet.
Lachowski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ioveanu just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ioveanu changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lachowski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ioveanu throws a leg kick
and Lachowski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lachowski postures up.
Lachowski stays in close to Ioveanu's body and controls the position.
Lachowski stops Ioveanu from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lachowski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ioveanu trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Ioveanu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lachowski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lachowski has Ioveanu up against the cage in a clinch.
Lachowski gets control of Ioveanu's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lachowski will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ioveanu preventing the sweep.
Lachowski is trying to keep Ioveanu in close.
Ioveanu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ioveanu trying to control but Lachowski is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ioveanu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ioveanu advances to half guard.
Ioveanu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lachowski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lachowski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lachowski holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ioveanu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ioveanu wants to take a breather but Lachowski is having none of it.
Lachowski tries to get to full guard but Ioveanu has control of the leg.
Lachowski is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ioveanu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ioveanu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lachowski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lachowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ioveanu.
Lachowski tries to get to full guard but Ioveanu has control of the leg.
Lachowski is staying active underneath Ioveanu, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lachowski shoots in looking for a takedown. Ioveanu tries to sprawl out of it but Lachowski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ioveanu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Drazen Ioveanu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustaw Lachowski.
Lachowski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ioveanu is fending him off so far but Lachowski persists. Nope, Ioveanu circles away and we're back to standing.
Ioveanu shoots for a double leg takedown but Lachowski sprawls well. He's pushed Ioveanu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ioveanu scoring well with a low kick there.
Ioveanu throws a body shot but no joy.
Lachowski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ioveanu is fending him off so far but Lachowski persists. Nope, Ioveanu circles away and we're back to standing.
Ioveanu 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.
Lachowski shoots in but Ioveanu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lachowski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ioveanu scores with a kick to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ioveanu shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lachowski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lachowski is trying to get back to half guard.
Ioveanu trying to control the position but Lachowski is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drazen Ioveanu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ioveanu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drazen Ioveanu!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Parke (ranked 4140 p4p, 4141 weight class) and Dominic Marquez (ranked 462 p4p, 461 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrew Parke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dominic Marquez!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parke closes the distance and clinches.
Parke tightens his grip and picks Marquez up, before dumping him to the ground. Marquez manages to land in guard.
Parke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marquez is keeping the position for now.
Marquez has control of Parke's left arm, preventing Parke from doing any damage.
Let's hope that Marquez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marquez has his feet on Parke's thighs here. He's pushed Parke off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Parke screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dominic Marquez!
Dominic Marquez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Greco De Luca (ranked 4361 p4p, 4436 weight class) and Jihadi John (ranked 417 p4p, 422 weight class). Jihadi John will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Greco De Luca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jihadi John!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Luca closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
De Luca is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, John has escaped the position, nice work there.
De Luca lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Luca lands some shots froms side control.
John wants to control but De Luca postures up.
De Luca has hold of John's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! John tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - De Luca cranks the arm and John screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from John, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Greco De Luca!
Post fight, an emotional Greco De Luca said 'love the avatar, jihadi'.
Jihadi John was interviewed post fight and said 'Allahu Akbar'.
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