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PFA 9: Ready For War PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raster Krunnter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raster Krunnter looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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186 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Raster Krunnter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Krunnter is defended easily by Cooper.
Krunnter looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Krunnter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cooper tries to clinch up but Krunnter circles away and keeps his distance.
Krunnter fails to land the takedown.
Cooper misses with a head kick.
Cooper shoots in but no luck this time.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch but Krunnter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cooper shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Krunnter counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krunnter creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Krunnter 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.
Cooper is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krunnter prevents Cooper from escaping the position.
Krunnter trying to control the action but Cooper is working from the bottom.
Krunnter working away.
Cooper is looking for a sweep.
The strikes coming from Krunnter are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
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.
Cooper is trying to improve his position.
Krunnter trying to control the position but Cooper is working away.
Krunnter wants to stand but Cooper is controlling his arm.
Cooper wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper can't do much from the bottom here.
Krunnter remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Cooper gets back to half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Krunnter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cooper has managed to free his arm - good work.
Krunnter wants to control but Cooper is keeping him busy.
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.
Krunnter trying to control the pace.
Krunnter seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cooper for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cooper trying to control here.
Cooper tries to get to full guard but Krunnter has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raster Krunnter dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cooper doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Krunnter counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cooper looking for a guillotine here but Krunnter defends easily.
Krunnter wants to control from the top but Cooper keeps moving.
Cooper wants to sweep but no luck.
Krunnter sitting in guard here, content to control.
Krunnter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cooper keeping moving, preventing Krunnter from controlling successfully.
Krunnter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Raster Krunnter just wasn't active enough.
Krunnter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cooper is fending him off so far but Krunnter persists. Nope, Cooper circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick misses from Cooper.
Cooper tries to clinch up
and Krunnter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cooper's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krunnter slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Krunnter preventing the sweep.
Krunnter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cooper holds on and takes a little breather.
Krunnter stands up from Cooper's guard - Krunnter perhaps looking for a knockout.
Cooper changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Krunnter tries to avoid it but Cooper manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Krunnter to the ground. Krunnter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper stuffs the takedown attempt from Krunnter. Krunnter gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Krunnter as Cooper shoots in.
Raster Krunnter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Cooper.
Krunnter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cooper defends it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Krunnter is defended easily by Cooper.
Cooper dives in and grabs Krunnter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Krunnter pushes down on Cooper's head and hops out.
Krunnter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cooper sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
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.
Cooper has his takedown stuffed
and Krunnter counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cooper trying to control here.
Krunnter frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cooper wants to hold on but Krunnter pushes him away.
Cooper tries to control Krunnter's body but Krunnter pushes him off. Cooper squirms to his side and now Krunnter has his back!
Krunnter controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raster Krunnter dominated that second round.
That's time! Krunnter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Krunnter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Krunnter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cooper is looking to improve his position but Krunnter isn't that keen on the idea.
Krunnter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cooper is trying to escape the mount.
Cooper is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krunnter trying to control but Cooper is having none of it.
Krunnter prevents Cooper from getting the reversal.
Krunnter avoids the attempt from Cooper to control.
Krunnter unloading with bombs!
Cooper is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Krunnter trying to control but Cooper is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cooper is trying to stand up.
Krunnter content just to control the position here.
Krunnter manages to capitalize on a mistake by Cooper to take his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper tries to escape the position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Krunnter has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cooper trying to control the hands but Krunnter won't let him.
Krunnter landing with strikes.
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.
Cooper is covering up but some of the strikes from Krunnter are getting through and doing damage.
Krunnter is punishing Cooper with some ground and pound.
Krunnter is riding his opponent, not letting Cooper buck him off.
Cooper is trying to stand back up.
Adam Cooper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raster Krunnter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cooper tries to escape but Krunnter has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raster Krunnter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Krunnter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raster Krunnter!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Jinside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Hightower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugh Jinside has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugh Jinside!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonard Hightower!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jinside leaves Hightower with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hightower is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jinside's half guard.
Hightower is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jinside is just riding it out for now. Hightower eventually gives up the hold.
Jinside knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hightower on the ground.
Hightower is looking for a kimura here.
Hightower is looking for a kimura but Jinside is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hightower to get the leverage.
Hightower passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jinside!
Hightower is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jinside can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jinside is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hightower working for a submission but Jinside is keeping him at bay.
Hightower has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Jinside is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leonard Hightower!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerald T Inglewood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mortred Fogglesworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inglewood comes into the arena with Cant Be touched blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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162 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerald T Inglewood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mortred Fogglesworth!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inglewood with a nice cross.
Inglewood shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fogglesworth eats them both and turns towards Inglewood to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Mortred Fogglesworth has been cut.
Fogglesworth shoots for a double leg takedown but Inglewood sprawls well. He's pushed Fogglesworth's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A right-left combo lands from Inglewood.
Inglewood misses with a two punch combination.
Inglewood throws a series of strikes that have Fogglesworth backpedaling.
Inglewood stalks Fogglesworth and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fogglesworth's face. Fogglesworth staggers backwards, shaken.
Inglewood scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck for Fogglesworth with that takedown attempt.
Inglewood throws out a powerful jab.
Fogglesworth is rocked!
Inglewood drops Fogglesworth with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Fogglesworth! Inglewood dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Gerald T Inglewood!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Turbitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Turbitt might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tool - Schism. Bean comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Raising Hell kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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170 lbs
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184 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Turbitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Bean!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean throws a right and a left that Turbitt avoids nicely.
Bean tries a head kick but it misses.
Bean lands a high kick to the side of Turbitt's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Bean dives into guard, looking to finish.
It looks like Samuel Turbitt has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turbitt trying to keep a closed guard but Bean is proving a slippery customer.
Bean gets to his feet. Turbitt looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bean has managed to clinch.
Bean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bean misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Bean! Turbitt is backing up but he can't get away as Bean lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Turbitt and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ron Bean!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hasim Bakalakadakastacka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Bam Beastly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beastly has chosen Wu Tang Clan - Protect ya neck! as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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207 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hasim Bakalakadakastacka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Bam Bam Beastly!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakalakadakastacka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beastly looks to land a right hand but Bakalakadakastacka moved out of range.
Beastly scores with a takedown into Bakalakadakastacka's guard.
Beastly tries to free his leg and advance position but Bakalakadakastacka is retaining full guard.
Bakalakadakastacka controls Beastly momentarily but Beastly frees himself.
Bakalakadakastacka looking for a sweep. Not yet Bakalakadakastacka, not yet.
Bakalakadakastacka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Beastly keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bakalakadakastacka's head.
Bakalakadakastacka wants to sweep but no luck.
Beastly throwing strikes but missing.
Beastly avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Beastly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Beastly wants to control from the top but Bakalakadakastacka keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beastly passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bakalakadakastacka seems a little lost for a moment, as Beastly dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beastly advances nicely into full mount.
Beastly tries to control but Bakalakadakastacka wriggling away.
Bakalakadakastacka keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Beastly takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bakalakadakastacka is looking to get to half guard.
Beastly looking to isolate an arm here. Bakalakadakastacka doesn't see it coming and as Beastly extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Beastly!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bam Bam Beastly!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nils Englund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Anton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Nils Englund has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nils Englund seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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180 lbs
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181 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Nils Englund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephan Anton!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Anton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Anton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Englund keeps working.
Englund keeping hold of Anton's head, controlling as best he can.
Anton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Englund manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Englund shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Englund showed some decent athleticism there.
Englund not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Englund not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anton actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Englund missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Englund thows a huge punch but Anton dodges it nicely.
Anton tries to get to full guard but Englund has control of the leg.
Englund working Anton over with strikes.
Anton actively working from the bottom here.
Englund thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Anton to regain full guard.
Englund working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anton working a defensive guard here.
Englund throws and elbow that misses. Anton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Englund's guard. Nice move by Anton!
Anton postures up.
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.
Englund striking off his back but it's not causing Anton any problems.
Englund not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Englund wants to sweep but no luck.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Englund holds on and takes a little breather.
We're going to have a standup here because Nils Englund wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Anton shoots for a takedown but Englund saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anton fails with a takedown attempt.
Anton looks gassed!
Anton gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Englund to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Englund scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Englund is looking to work some ground and pound but Anton has wrist control.
Englund missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Englund postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Englund wants to control from the top but Anton keeps moving.
Englund content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Anton working a defensive guard here.
Englund wants to control from the top but Anton keeps moving.
Englund is really struggling to control Anton but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Anton trying to keep a closed guard but Englund is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Englund trying to control but Anton is working from the bottom.
Englund throwing strikes but missing.
Englund has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nils Englund.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Anton is defended easily by Englund.
Nils Englund has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephan Anton.
Englund darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Englund is trying to control. Anton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Anton trying to control from the bottom.
Englund wants to stand up but Anton is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nils Englund dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Englund ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Englund throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anton's waist but Anton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Englund off to one side.
Nils Englund is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Englund looks for the body kick but Anton saw that one coming.
Englund throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Englund fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Englund closes the distance and clinches.
Englund misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anton.
Anton wants a takedown.
Englund lands a nice shot to the body.
Englund lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anton or not.
Englund drags the fight down to the ground.
Englund pulls Anton in close to his closed guard and prevents Anton from doing any damage or advancing position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Englund avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Englund looking for a guillotine here but Anton defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Englund isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Anton stacks Englund on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Anton!
Anton prevents Englund from escaping the position.
Anton is trying to get an arm triangle but Englund is defending well.
Anton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Englund has escaped the position, nice work there.
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.
Englund pushes Anton away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Anton gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Englund is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Englund seems a little lost for a moment, as Anton dominates the positioning.
Englund is pushing Anton's head away, looking to escape. Anton manages to hold on to the position though.
Anton looking to control but instead Englund has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Englund looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Englund is looking to improve his position.
Englund is trying to maintain the position but Anton is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anton perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nils Englund overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Englund is looking to control Anton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Englund avoid being mounted?
Anton throwing shots but Englund is blocking nicely.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nils Englund.
Anton throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Englund tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Anton is in Englund's guard.
Anton won't allow Englund to sweep him here.
Englund is working hard here to advance position.
Englund is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anton is controlling him.
Englund not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Englund is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Anton dives into side control.
Anton controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nils Englund will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Anton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Anton showed some decent athleticism there.
Englund flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Englund trying to control here.
Englund is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Anton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Englund defending well though.
Englund is trying to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Anton thows a huge punch but Englund dodges it nicely.
Englund is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Anton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Anton's back!
Anton trying to control the hands but Englund won't let him.
Englund looking to break Anton's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Anton remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Englund will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Englund struggling to keep hold of the position.
Englund controlling from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Anton looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Englund is persistently looking for the submission but Anton is defending it well.
Englund is not going to allow Anton to sit and survive in this position.
Englund is punishing Anton with strikes - can he finish him?!
Anton is covering up but some of the strikes from Englund are getting through and doing damage.
Englund trying to control momentarily.
Englund lands strikes to the head.
Nils Englund is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Englund is throwing strikes by Anton counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Anton regains half guard.
Anton tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Anton tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Englund works his way into side control.
Englund trying to control the action but Anton is working from the bottom.
Englund throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Englund will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Englund trying to control the action but Anton is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Anton dodges the ground and pound from Englund.
Anton is looking for a sweep.
Anton is letting Englund control him for a moment.
Anton defending against the ground and pound.
Englund trying to control the position but Anton is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Englund taking a breather here.
Stephan Anton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nils Englund wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Englund drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nils Englund showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Englund has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nils Englund!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos The Animal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying The Animal's choice of entrance music: You can´t escape the great Cornholio. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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267 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Gerald Young!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos The Animal!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Animal cracks Young with a right hand to the side of the head.
Young tries to land a front kick but The Animal steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Young lands a big head kick that sends The Animal tumbling to the mat! Young takes a step backwards and waves The Animal back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Carlos The Animal has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Animal moves into range and clinches up with Young.
The Animal successfully pulls guard.
The Animal wants to sweep but no luck.
Young stands and steps away. The Animal gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The Animal throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and The Animal moves out of range easily.
Young throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Young lands a left and a right that send The Animal crashing to the mat, dazed. Young thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Young has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The Animal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gerald Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Animal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from The Animal on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Young's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The Animal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Animal throws a series of strikes that have Young backpedaling.
It looks like Gerald Young has been cut.
The Animal closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Young is breathing heavily.
The Animal landing a few strikes.
Young on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Young tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Young dodges the ground and pound from The Animal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Animal is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Young will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The Animal lands some shots froms side control.
Young takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Young is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, The Animal asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The Animal cracks Young with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to escape but The Animal is in control.
Young taking a bit of punishment here - The Animal scoring with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Animal working the ground and pound.
Young on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The Animal scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Young to see if he's OK.
Young is rocked!
The Animal cracks Young with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! The Animal immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Young is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by The Animal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos The Animal!
Carlos The Animal is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Junichi Emmeraldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Emmeraldo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mystic Forces. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Junichi Emmeraldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Jones!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Emmeraldo circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Emmeraldo stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Junichi Emmeraldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Jones.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but Emmeraldo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Emmeraldo gets a takedown into half guard.
Emmeraldo is trying for a kimura here. Jones looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Emmeraldo wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Junichi Emmeraldo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Otway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that John Otway has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily John Otway seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, John Otway!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcos Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otway swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa walks into a stiff left hand from Otway.
Otway paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Otway jabs Barbosa right on the nose. Barbosa blinks but takes it well.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Otway is looking to clinch but Barbosa is avoiding it.
Nice shot lands for Otway.
Otway thows a left - swing and a miss!
Otway misses with a straight right.
Otway wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Barbosa shoots in looking for a takedown but Otway manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barbosa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Otway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Otway with a hook.
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Otway.
Otway connects with a single shot there.
Otway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Otway swivels and escapes.
Otway lands a jab.
Otway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa misses the body punch
and Otway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from Otway does no damage.
Otway dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Otway fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Otway is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barbosa dodges the punch combination from Otway.
Otway connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barbosa momentarily.
Otway is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Otway connects with a right hand. Barbosa shakes it off.
Otway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Otway displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Otway connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Otway misses with the combination.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the body
and Otway counters with a stiff right hand.
Otway comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Otway moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otway lands with a hook. Barbosa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Otway moves away.
Otway tests Barbosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Otway takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Otway.
Nice defenses there by Barbosa.
Otway moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Otway lands a slapping body shot.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Otway displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barbosa.
John Otway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Barbosa.
Otway lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Otway. Beautiful body shot.
Barbosa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Otway rather than just go for the knockout.
Barbosa looks gassed!
Otway tries to clinch up.
Otway throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Otway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Barbosa thows a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa slips under a jab from Otway.
Barbosa takes a swing at Otway's ribcage but misses.
John Otway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Otway connects with a body shot that sends Barbosa's belly button to the back.
Otway scores with a hook.
Otway throws a right hand that Barbosa ducks under and follows up with a left that Barbosa also avoids with ease.
Otway works the jab nicely.
Otway tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Otway.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Otway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Otway throws a shot to the body.
Barbosa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otway scores with a hook to the body. Barbosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Otway scores with a jab to the body.
Barbosa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Otway's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barbosa under the eye.
Barbosa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Otway scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
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!
Otway connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Otway is working the combinations to good effect here.
Horrible takedown by Barbosa or perhaps it was just good defense by Otway which made him look bad.
Otway dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Otway clinches up with Barbosa and pushes him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Otway.
Otway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Otway lands a left hand.
Barbosa is rocked!
Otway leaning his opponent against the cage.
Barbosa throws a punch but it's blocked by Otway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Otway dominated that round.
That's time! Otway's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Otway scores with a body shot.
Barbosa needs to keep his hands up - Otway had a free shot at his head there.
Barbosa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Otway smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barbosa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Otway counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Otway.
Otway tries to clinch but Barbosa is having none of it.
Otway gets a clinch.
Otway stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Otway scores with a shoulder strike.
Barbosa is still on wobbly legs! Can Otway finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Otway.
Otway lands a body shot.
Otway unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Barbosa! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Otway is unloading with more strikes now! Barbosa drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Otway!
John Otway retains his welterweight title!
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