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VFL 3: Electric Funeral PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Kesler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manuel Ortega has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Manuel Ortega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Kesler!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortega throws the kick towards the body but Kesler avoids it.
Kesler moves in looking to clinch but Ortega pushes him off.
Ortega tries to bum rush Kesler with a series of wild strikes but Kesler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kesler drives through and clinches with Ortega against the ropes.
Kesler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kesler avoids the elbow strike from Ortega, against the ropes.
Ortega misses with a knee strike.
Kesler fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ortega scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Ortega.
Ortega lands an elbow inside.
Kesler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ortega lands an elbow that stopped Kesler in his tracks for a moment.
Ortega lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kesler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ortega lands an elbow that stopped Kesler in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Kevin Kesler has been cut.
Knees to the body from Ortega.
Ortega lands a body punch.
Kesler looks gassed!
Ortega lands an elbow just above Kesler 's eye.
Ortega lands an elbow inside.
Ortega lands a nice elbow.
Kesler tries to land knees in the clinch but Ortega avoids the damage to the body.
Ortega lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ortega connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kesler's face.
Kesler takes an elbow to the temple.
Ortega lands a damaging elbow.
Ortega lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ortega blocks the elbow strike.
Ortega lands an elbow inside that Kesler shrugs off.
Ortega landing knees to the body.
Ortega gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kesler is rocked!
That has opened up Kevin Kesler's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega lands an elbow inside.
Kesler is still on wobbly legs! Can Ortega finish him?
Ortega lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ortega holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ortega.
Ortega connects with a knee to the head.
Kesler tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kesler drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ortega gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kesler seems to have recovered his senses.
Manuel Ortega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Kesler.
Kesler blocks an elbow strike from Ortega.
Ortega lands with a left to the head.
Ortega throws an elbow but it misses.
Kesler changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ortega fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kesler gets the takedown into side control.
Ortega is trying to improve his position.
Kesler passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ortega!
Kesler looking to control but Ortega is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kesler scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kesler is trying to take his opponent's back.
Ortega is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kesler can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ortega is looking to escape.
Ortega is looking to improve his position but Kesler isn't that keen on the idea.
Kesler landing strikes from the mount.
Kesler is looking to stand but Kesler has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Ortega is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ortega tries to lock up and control but Kesler gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ortega is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kesler gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Ortega is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ortega circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kesler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kesler stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Kesler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kesler is looking to clinch but Ortega is avoiding it.
Kesler fails with the takedown.
Kesler circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kesler counters with a series of strikes. Ortega will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kesler tries to clinch but Ortega is having none of it.
Ortega doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kesler counters with a single leg into guard. Ortega didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kesler stands up from Ortega's guard - Kesler perhaps looking for a knockout. Kesler throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ortega's waist but Ortega gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kesler off to one side.
Ortega tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kesler counters with a nice uppercut.
Kesler throws a combination that misses
and Ortega counters by moving into the clinch.
Kesler wants a takedown but no success here.
Kesler takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kesler has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ortega avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ortega.
Ortega lands a nice elbow.
Ortega lands a damaging elbow.
Ortega scores a nice knee to the body.
Ortega lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Kevin Kesler's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ortega could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ortega landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kesler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ortega will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kesler up against the ropes.
Ortega lands an elbow inside.
Kesler can't break the clinch.
Ortega lands a knee to the body.
Ortega landing knees to the head.
Kevin Kesler's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kesler jumps guard but Ortega stands there with Kesler around his waist. Kesler gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ortega.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ortega lands an elbow that stopped Kesler in his tracks for a moment.
Ortega lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kevin Kesler's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Manuel Ortega!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Graham Polliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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 London, Graham Polliver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Smith!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Polliver's waist but Polliver gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith off to one side.
Polliver throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Polliver is looking to escape.
Polliver kicks off Smith and gets to his feet.
No joy there for Polliver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith staying out of range there.
Polliver lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Terry Smith has been cut.
Polliver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith takes the fight into the clinch.
Polliver slows down the pace here.
Smith keeps control of Polliver as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polliver tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Polliver gets underhooks to prevent Smith's takedown attempt.
Graham Polliver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Smith.
Smith jumps guard but Polliver stands there with Smith around his waist. Smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Polliver wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the ropes.
Polliver wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith tries for a takedown. No joy.
Smith prevents Polliver from breaking the clinch.
Polliver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Polliver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Polliver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Polliver misses with a wild body shot.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Polliver but Polliver pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
Polliver throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Polliver's waist but Polliver gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith off to one side.
Polliver misses the jab.
Polliver darts in trying to clinch
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Polliver is trying to stand.
Nice strikes from Smith there.
Smith tries to pass the half guard into mount. Polliver knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Smith is looking for a kimura here.
Smith looks gassed!
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Polliver is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Polliver is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Terry Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Go Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keira Knightly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Go Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Keira Knightly!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knightly misses with a double jab.
Yamamoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knightly wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yamamoto.
Knightly drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A knee to the head by Yamamoto.
Knightly wants to get back to striking at distance but Yamamoto won't allow it.
Knightly has had enough of the clinch but Yamamoto keeps him there for the moment.
Knightly drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yamamoto pulls his leg out and moves away.
A head kick from Yamamoto lands but Knightly takes it in his stride.
Knightly is rocked!
Yamamoto really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Good work by Yamamoto as he checks the leg kick.
Knightly throws a combination. Yamamoto tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Keira Knightly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knightly misses with a double jab.
Yamamoto clinches up with Knightly and pushes him back against the ropes.
Yamamoto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Knightly's face.
Yamamoto gets underhooks to prevent Knightly's takedown attempt.
Go Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keira Knightly.
Knightly has a couple of punches blocked by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head.
Knightly is still on wobbly legs! Can Yamamoto finish him?
Yamamoto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Knightly's face.
Knightly is trying to break free.
Knightly is working for takedown but Yamamoto is calmly controlling the position for now.
Yamamoto is pressed up against the ropes. Knightly has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yamamoto down to the mat. Yamamoto avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Knightly seems to have recovered his senses.
Knightly throws a series of punches but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Yamamoto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knightly, pushing him back against the ropes.
Yamamoto scores with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightly goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yamamoto prevents it.
A knee to the head by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knightly wants to break free but Yamamoto has control.
Yamamoto with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head.
Yamamoto is breathing heavily.
Yamamoto prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yamamoto connects with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yamamoto with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Knightly.
Knightly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knightly takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yamamoto prevents Knightly from breaking the clinch.
Knightly can't break the clinch.
Knightly wants to get back to striking at distance but Yamamoto won't allow it.
Knightly wants a takedown but no success here.
Yamamoto lands an elbow that stopped Knightly in his tracks for a moment.
Knightly tries to score a body lock takedown but Yamamoto shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Knightly takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knightly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Yamamoto has him pressed against the ropes.
Yamamoto prevents Knightly from breaking the clinch.
Yamamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knightly drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yamamoto pulls his leg out and moves away.
Knightly tries to keep at a distance but Yamamoto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knightly has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yamamoto is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Yamamoto landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knightly changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yamamoto fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Yamamoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yamamoto scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Knightly is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Yamamoto asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Yamamoto landing a few strikes.
Knightly trying to control but Yamamoto flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Knightly is trying to get back to his feet but Yamamoto has full control of the position and if anything, Knightly has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knightly can't escape the position.
Yamamoto is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Knightly. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Knightly really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yamamoto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yamamoto lands shots from the back.
Knightly controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Yamamoto lands shots from the back.
Knightly is trying to stand back up.
Knightly is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
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.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Yamamoto.
Knightly looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Knightly defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Yamamoto's arms.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Knightly trying to get back to his feet but Yamamoto is in full control for now.
Knightly is in bad spot here.
Knightly is trying to stand back up.
Yamamoto has the hooks in. Knightly is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Knightly has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Knightly is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Knightly is trying to get back to his feet but Yamamoto has full control of the position and if anything, Knightly has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yamamoto looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Knightly is trying to stand back up.
I really don't envy Knightly right now.
Knightly holding both Yamamoto 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Knightly grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Yamamoto doesn't have the hooks in and Knightly manages to turn into his guard.
Knightly would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Yamamoto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Knightly is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Yamamoto jumps into side control!
Yamamoto landing a few strikes.
Knightly misses with a strike from the bottom.
Yamamoto works to advance to full mount. Knightly defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto scoring with strikes but Knightly is staying in there.
Knightly squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Knightly is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Knightly can't escape the position.
Knightly's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Yamamoto 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.
Knightly is looking to get to half guard.
Yamamoto is working for a guillotine from mount but Knightly frees his head quite easily.
Knightly is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Knightly tries to hold on but Yamamoto postures up.
Knightly is in all sorts of trouble here.
Yamamoto landing shots from mount.
Knightly is looking to get to half guard.
Yamamoto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Knightly looks a forlorn figure.
Yamamoto landing strikes from the mount.
Yamamoto in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Yamamoto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Knightly looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Go Yamamoto dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Yamamoto rushes Knightly and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Yamamoto prevents a takedown attempt there.
Knightly tries to score a body lock takedown but Yamamoto shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Yamamoto.
Nice elbow from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yamamoto scores with a knee to the head.
Knightly can't get the takedown.
Go Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keira Knightly.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knightly takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yamamoto connects with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knightly has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yamamoto is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Yamamoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yamamoto with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head.
Knightly takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yamamoto landing knees to the body.
Knightly wants a takedown but no success here.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yamamoto scores with a knee to the head.
Knightly wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yamamoto lands a damaging elbow.
Yamamoto lands a big knee! That's hurt Knightly! Oh, he's all over the place! Yamamoto lands another knee that sends Knightly to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Go Yamamoto!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glad Tihata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns comes into a darkened arena with his song building. My Melody-Rakim kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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208 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Glad Tihata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eugene Burns!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tihata can pounce on him.
Tihata shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tihata.
Burns doesn't manage to clinch there - Tihata circles away.
Tihata connects with a high kick.
Eugene Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns misses with a series of wild punches.
Burns takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tihata tries to clinch but Burns moves out of range.
Burns tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tihata counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tihata.
Burns has a closed guard, preventing Tihata from standing up.
Burns wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Tihata is now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tihata decides to stand up.
Burns misses with a double jab.
Burns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tihata counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A head kick misses from Tihata.
Tihata could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Burns has his takedown stuffed
and Tihata counters with a good low kick that Burns was not able to check.
Tihata throws a head kick but Burns moves out of range.
Tihata throws a sloppy head kick and Burns moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tihata takes the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Tihata.
Burns wants to break free but Tihata has control.
Burns on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tihata wants a takedown.
Tihata lands a damaging elbow.
Tihata managing to block the knees to the body from Burns.
Tihata looking to slow down the pace here.
Tihata using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Burns scores a nice knee to the body.
Tihata changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Burns fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glad Tihata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tihata is breathing heavily.
Burns misses with a double jab.
Burns rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tihata moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tihata throws a right hand that Burns ducks under and follows up with a left that Burns also avoids with ease.
Tihata misses with a head kick.
A lazy body kick from Burns
and Tihata counters with a big head kick but Burns shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with the body kick
so Tihata counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Burns throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Burns is looking for a triangle but Tihata pushes his legs off easily.
Tihata stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tihata keeps the fight on the outside.
Tihata misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burns darts in trying to clinch
and Tihata counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a right and a left that Tihata avoids nicely.
Tihata feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Burns's calf.
Tihata takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Burns fails to land the takedown.
Burns cracks Tihata with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Burns has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tihata to stand back up!
Tihata is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns misses with a two punch combination.
Oh Tihata is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Burns.
Burns throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tihata seems to have got his legs back now.
Burns decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Burns is trying to control the action in half guard but Tihata is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tihata wants to get back to his feet.
Tihata wants to get back to full guard but Burns has passed into side control.
Burns trying to control but Tihata is having none of it.
Tihata tries to hold on but Burns postures up.
Burns lands a big elbow.
That's six 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.
Burns sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tihata really wants to buck Burns off and get back to his feet.
Burns moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Tihata has worked his arm free - good work by Tihata!
Tihata regains half guard there - taking advantage of Burns's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Tihata lands with a few short shots to the body.
Tihata is trying to get back to full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tihata trying to control but Burns postures up.
Burns prevents Tihata from standing back up.
Burns wants to work for an arm triangle but Tihata is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tihata tries to get to full guard but Burns has control of the leg.
Burns content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tihata is looking to get back to full guard here but Burns has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tihata really wants to buck Burns off and get back to his feet.
Burns working for a submission but Tihata is keeping him at bay.
Burns working for a submission but Tihata is keeping him at bay.
Burns content just to control the position here.
Burns putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tihata is trying to escape the mount.
Burns lands a heavy elbow.
Burns with the ground and pound from mount.
Burns with good strikes from the mount here!
Burns looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tihata is working to get back to half guard.
Tihata is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Tihata has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Tihata!
Burns is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Glad Tihata will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tihata.
A low kick from Burns is predictable there
and Tihata counters with a three punch combo that has Burns backing up. Burns nods at Tihata to acknowledge the strikes.
Burns closes the distance and clinches up with Tihata, looking for a takedown. Burns pushes Tihata against the ropes but Tihata circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tihata looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Burns looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tihata is one step ahead there.
Burns throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Tihata escapes and throws Burns's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Tihata landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Burns's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tihata decides to stand back up. Tihata steps back and let's Burns get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tihata throws a sloppy head kick and Burns moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Burns is predictable there
and Tihata counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tihata throws a sloppy head kick and Burns moves out of range easily.
Tihata misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tihata counters with a shoot takedown. Burns fights it but they end up in guard.
Burns looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Burns looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tihata is one step ahead there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tihata passes into half guard.
Burns wants to improve his position but Tihata is controlling well.
Tihata tries to stand but can't do so whilst Burns controls his leg.
Tihata stalling away here and it's allowed Burns to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Burns has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tihata can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Burns keeping moving, preventing Tihata from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Tihata is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Burns Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Tihata's back instead.
Tihata defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Tihata stands and throws Burns's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Burns is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Burns's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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.
Tihata stands up and beckons Burns to his feet.
Tihata lands with a slapping head kick.
Burns slips a jab and a cross from Tihata.
Glad Tihata is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tihata is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tihata moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Burns takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tihata sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burns walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tihata checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tihata lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tihata.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Burns tries to clinch but Tihata moves away
and Tihata counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Burns is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Burns has his takedown stuffed
and Tihata finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Burns closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tihata counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Burns with a poor takedown
and Tihata counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tihata.
Glad Tihata has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugene Burns.
Tihata pushing down on Burns's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Burns wants to improve his position but Tihata is controlling well.
Burns manages to get to full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tihata!
Tihata is in all sorts of trouble here.
Burns lands a nice shot to the head.
Tihata squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Burns jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Tihata is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Tihata and Burns has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes there by Burns.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Burns decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tihata to his feet.
Tihata throws a nice looking combination but Burns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tihata circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tihata counters with a head kick. That will keep Burns thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Glad Tihata is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick from Tihata lands but Burns takes it in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tihata.
Tihata closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tihata misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tihata tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Tihata.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tihata moves into the clinch successfully.
Tihata stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Burns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burns blocks a head kick by Tihata.
A low kick from Burns misses
and Tihata counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Burns tries to clinch
and Tihata counters with a head kick.
Tihata misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burns misses with an attempted mid kick.
Burns misses with a double jab
and Tihata counters with a head kick. That will keep Burns thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tihata is looking to clinch but Burns is avoiding it.
Tihata tries a head kick but it misses.
Burns closes the distance and clinches.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tihata crunches a lovely knee into Burns's ribcage.
Tihata keeps control of Burns as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tihata tries to stall but Burns uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tihata lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Tihata gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Burns.
Burns breaks the clinch.
Burns gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Tihata counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tihata stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Burns misses with a takedown attempt - Tihata sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tihata throws a sloppy head kick and Burns moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tihata fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tihata lands with a slapping head kick.
Eugene Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tihata lands with a kick to the temple. Burns shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that's the end of the fight!
Glad Tihata showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tihata 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Glad Tihata!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Glad Tihata!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Glad Tihata!
Glad Tihata wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzales comes into the arena with Certified Bomb blaring out of the sound system. Cash has chosen Folsom Prison Blues as his entrance music. Miguel Gonzales is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Miguel Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Cash!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cash shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gonzales as he avoids it easily.
Gonzales throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick from Gonzales lands but Cash takes it in his stride.
Gonzales is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cash has managed to clinch.
Cash jumps into guard, dragging Gonzales to the mat.
Gonzales wants to control from the top but Cash keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cash trying to keep a closed guard but Gonzales is proving a slippery customer.
Gonzales wants to stand but Cash has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gonzales trying to control the position from guard on top but Cash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cash striking off his back but it's not causing Gonzales any problems.
Cash preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cash wants to sweep here but Gonzales controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Gonzales pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cash changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gonzales looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gonzales is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Cash has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gonzales sneaks back into half guard.
Cash prevents Gonzales from improving his position.
Cash trying to mount his opponent but Gonzales defends it.
Cash not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cash trying to control from half guard but Gonzales is working away.
Cash lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gonzales wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gonzales defends it well.
Gonzales missing with punches from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cash swats away the attempt to clinch by Gonzales.
Cash scores a takedown into full mount!
Gonzales gets back to half guard.
Cash wants to control but Gonzales is keeping him busy.
Cash tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gonzales knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cash looks gassed!
Cash stops Gonzales from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash wants to stand up but Gonzales has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Gonzales moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cash wants to control from the top but Gonzales keeps moving.
Cash tries to free his leg and advance position but Gonzales is retaining full guard.
Gonzales wants to stand up but Cash is controlling him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cash dodges the punch combination from Gonzales.
Gonzales waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Cash.
Cash shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gonzales throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gonzales clinches but Cash breaks the clinch
and Cash counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gonzales wants to stand up but Cash is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash throwing strikes but missing.
Gonzales not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gonzales throws a couple of heel strikes.
Cash stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Cash on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gonzales tries to land a front kick but Cash steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gonzales gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
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!
Cash throwing strikes from guard but Gonzales blocks nicely.
Cash trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cash postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cash trying to control but Gonzales is working from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cash wants to stand but Gonzales has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cash stops Gonzales from standing up.
Cash working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gonzales's head.
Cash has gone for a leg lock! Gonzales slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cash's guard.
Cash is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gonzales is controlling him.
Gonzales tries to stand but Cash is controlling from the bottom.
Cash is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cash wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Gonzales is now in half guard.
That's six 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.
Gonzales trying to control from half guard but Cash is working away.
Cash wants to get back to full guard.
Cash trying to control but Gonzales postures up.
Gonzales working over Cash with some ground and pound. Cash looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cash won't allow Gonzales to pass to mount.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cash takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cash takes one on the button.
Gonzales tries to clinch up
and Cash counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gonzales's guard now.
Gonzales is looking to stand up but Cash isn't so interested in that idea.
Cash stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gonzales swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cash wants to control from the top but Gonzales keeps moving.
Cash looking to sit in guard and control but Gonzales gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cash punching from the bottom.
Cash wants to improve his position but instead Gonzales has moved into half guard.
Cash controlling the position well.
Cash trying to hold on to Gonzales's head to control him but Gonzales postures up.
Cash regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's eight 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.
Cash tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cash keeping moving, preventing Gonzales from controlling successfully.
Cash is trying to keep Gonzales in close.
Cash throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cash has Gonzales pulled in close to control his posture.
Gonzales has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Cash to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Gonzales is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Cash pulls down on the head and he's put Gonzales to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jackson Cash!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Spackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Shackleford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Spackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rusty Shackleford!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Spackman.
Spackman lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Rusty Shackleford has been cut.
Shackleford avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spackman tries to land a front kick but Shackleford steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Spackman lands with a right that hurts Shackleford. Shackleford looks to clinch but Spackman throws a short knee that drops Shackleford. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Dan Spackman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Pitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitch Pitch has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mitch Pitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, David Chase!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chase gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pitch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chase working a defensive guard here.
Chase working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pitch doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pitch manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pitch is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Chase is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Chase has escaped and now he's on top!
Chase wants to stand but Pitch has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pitch trying to keep a closed guard but Chase is proving a slippery customer.
Pitch keeping full guard, as Chase tries to pass.
Pitch looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pitch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitch is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chase is controlling him.
Chase postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pitch wants to sweep but no luck.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pitch fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chase fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Chase. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chase.
It looks like Mitch Pitch has been cut.
Chase looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chase is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chase stuffs the takedown.
Pitch is breathing heavily.
Chase throws the left hand but Pitch avoids the punch easily.
Pitch could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Chase misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Chase does no damage.
Chase tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chase moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Chase tries for a takedown but Pitch circles away easily
and Pitch decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chase's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chase throwing short punches from the bottom.
Pitch prevents Chase from getting back to his feet.
Chase looking for a guillotine here but Pitch defends easily.
Pitchis looking to pass into half guard but Chase pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Chase is in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pitch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chase is one step ahead there.
Chase avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pitch looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pitch has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chase can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pitch working a defensive guard here.
Pitch wants to stand up but Chase is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitch throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pitch wants to stand up but Chase is controlling him.
Chase trying to control the position from guard on top but Pitch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pitch looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chase working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pitch's head.
Pitch working for submissions but it's allowed Chase to get to half guard.
Chase is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pitch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pitch is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitch is pressing down on Chase's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pitch looking for a sweep. Not yet Pitch, not yet.
Pitch lands a decent punch to the body there.
Pitch is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Chase frees his head nicely. Oh but Pitch has switched to an armbar! Chase is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Mitch Pitch!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacoby Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Zieniek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cash might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Between Angels and Insects. Michael Zieniek 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 2 rounds, in the light 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, Jacoby Cash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Zieniek!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cash misses with a takedown attempt - Zieniek sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cash tries for a takedown but Zieniek sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cash scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Zieniek tries to kick Cash off but Cash keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cash trying to control from Zieniek's half guard. Zieniek has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Zieniek looking for a sweep. Not yet Zieniek, not yet.
Cash has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cash stops Zieniek from standing up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cash looking to sit in guard and control but Zieniek gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cash keeping moving, preventing Zieniek from controlling successfully.
Cash looking for a sweep. Not yet Cash, not yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cash scores a takedown into full mount!
Cash trying to control but Zieniek is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zieniek is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cash lands a heavy elbow.
Cash throws some wild stikes that Zieniek manages to avoid easily.
Zieniek is squirming around, avoiding Cash's attempts to control the action.
Zieniek wants to hold on but Cash pushes him away.
Zieniek's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Zieniek gets back to half guard.
Zieniek wants to get back to his feet.
Zieniek tries to roll over but Cash keeps him under control.
Zieniek looks gassed!
Cash passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Zieniek!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zieniek taking shots to the head.
Cash is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Zieniek has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Zieniek!
Cash being controlled here, momentarily.
Zieniek avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cash is looking for a triangle here but Zieniek uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Zieniek has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Cash or perhaps it was just good defense by Zieniek which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacoby Cash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zieniek shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cash's guard.
Zieniek postures up.
Zieniek slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Cash.
Cash tries to roll over but Zieniek keeps him under control.
Cash keeping control of the position.
Cash wants to control but Zieniek is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash is looking to improve his position.
Cash wants to control but Zieniek passes into side.
Cash regains half guard.
Cash is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zieniek's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zieniek's back!
Cash lands a shot to the head.
Cash has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Cash has Zieniek flattened out and is raining down punches.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Cash.
Cash lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Cash.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Can Zieniek hold on?! Cash is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Cash trying to control.
Cash is persistently looking for the submission but Zieniek is defending it well.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Cash controlling the positon.
Cash trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Zieniek rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Cash trying to control from Zieniek's half guard. Zieniek has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Cash pushing down on Zieniek's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Zieniek looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zieniek moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zieniek trying to control the position.
Cash won't allow Zieniek to get back to his feet.
Zieniek looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zieniek closes the distance and clinches.
Zieniek jumps guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cash wants to control from the top but Zieniek keeps moving.
Cash stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zieniek swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zieniek wants to stand but Cash is controlling the position.
Zieniek has his hands on Cash's head, controlling the position.
Cash stops Zieniek from standing up.
Cash wants to control from the top but Zieniek keeps moving.
Zieniek pushes Cash off and gets back to his feet.
Cash closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zieniek counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cash looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zieniek is one step ahead there.
Zieniek passes Cash's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Zieniek lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cash is trying to get back to full guard.
Cash is working hard here to advance position.
Cash wants to control but Zieniek is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Zieniek prevents Cash from improving his position.
Cash is looking to control Zieniek's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cash avoid being mounted?
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cash is trying to get back to full guard.
Cash moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cash is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cash wants to sweep but no luck.
Cash looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cash wants to sweep here but Zieniek controlling him for the moment.
Zieniek wants to pass the guard but Cash is keeping the position.
Cash is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Zieniek will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cash keeps the fight on the outside.
Zieniek misses with a takedown attempt
and Cash counters with a nice double leg into side control. Zieniek won't be happy with that.
Cash tries to score with some ground and pound. Zieniek controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cash works to advance to full mount. Zieniek defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Cash raining down shots from the mount!
Cash pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! Cash connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cash trying to control but Zieniek is having none of it.
Cash lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Zieniek hang on?
Jacoby Cash overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cash looking to finish Zieniek with some ground and pound. This is bad for Zieniek!
Cash lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cash dominating with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash landing shots from mount.
Zieniek wants to control but Cash is having none of it.
Cash looking for a guillotine from mount but Zieniek is having none of it.
Zieniek is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Cash wants to control the pace but Zieniek is squirming around nicely.
Cash putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cash scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zieniek?
Zieniek manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Zieniek, under a barage of strikes from Cash.
Cash trying to control the action but Zieniek is working from the bottom.
Zieniek trying to hold on to Cash's head to control him but Cash postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zieniek tries to get to full guard but Cash has control of the leg.
Zieniek is trying to stand.
Cash thows a huge punch but Zieniek dodges it nicely.
Cash works his foot free and advances to mount.
Cash scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zieniek?
Cash throwing strikes here but Zieniek is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Cash thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cash raining down shots from the mount!
Cash with shots to the head and body - Zieniek looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cash looking to ground and pound but Zieniek is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zieniek is squirming around, avoiding Cash's attempts to control the action.
Cash working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Zieniek tries to reverse the position but Cash maintains control.
Cash thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Cash tries to control but Zieniek wriggling away.
Zieniek tries to buck Cash off but he can't manage it.
Cash with good strikes from the mount here!
Cash trying to control but Zieniek is having none of it.
Cash raining down shots from the mount!
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.
Cash looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cash wants to control the pace but Zieniek is squirming around nicely.
Zieniek tries to hold on but Cash postures up.
Cash cracks Zieniek with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Zieniek taking shots to the head.
Zieniek can't escape the position.
Cash jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Zieniek manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Zieniek wants to get back to his feet but Cash drags him back down.
Zieniek is looking to reverse the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zieniek feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cash keeping moving, preventing Zieniek from controlling successfully.
Zieniek is looking to work some ground and pound but Cash has wrist control.
Zieniek stopping the sweep attempt from Cash.
Cash looking to control.
Zieniek gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Cash looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zieniek is fending him off so far but Cash persists. Nope, Zieniek circles away and we're back to standing.
Zieniek fails with the takedown
and Cash moves into the clinch.
Zieniek is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Cash gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jacoby Cash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Zieniek.
Cash stalling in the clinch but Zieniek improves position.
Cash wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cash has Zieniek pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Zieniek manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cash has had enough of the clinch but Zieniek keeps him there for the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Zieniek tries to stall but Cash uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cash gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zieniek counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zieniek misses with a takedown attempt
and Cash counters with a takedown into side control.
Cash scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zieniek avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cash.
Zieniek is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cash is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zieniek is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cash working away.
Cash wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zieniek keeps working.
Cash working the ground and pound but Zieniek is defending the strikes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zieniek tries to improve position but can't.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cash drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zieniek working a defensive guard here.
Zieniek throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Cash trying to control the position from guard on top but Zieniek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cash stops Zieniek from standing up.
Cash advances position into side control!
Cash throws an elbow but Zieniek slips to the side and avoids it well.
Zieniek wants to get back to his feet but Cash drags him back down.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Cash looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Zieniek manages to get to full guard.
Zieniek looking for a sweep. Not yet Zieniek, not yet.
Zieniek keeping moving, preventing Cash from controlling successfully.
Cash slips nicely into half guard.
Zieniek is trying to stand up here but Cash is controlling him well.
Zieniek trying to hold on to Cash's head to control him but Cash postures up.
Cash is trying to control the action in half guard but Zieniek is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cash passes to side control.
Cash in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Zieniek wants to control but Cash postures up.
Cash is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zieniek is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cash tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Zieniek has control of an arm but Cash manages to advance to Cash's back!
Cash scores with strikes from the back.
Cash looking to hold on to the position here but Zieniek rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Cash is looking to work some ground and pound but Zieniek has wrist control.
Cash slips nicely into half guard.
Michael Zieniek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cash wants to pass to mount but Zieniek is defending the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacoby Cash showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Jacoby Cash!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Jacoby Cash!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Jacoby Cash!
Jacoby Cash wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sven Torsk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leviticus Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torsk's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hammer Fall - Hearts on Fire. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sven Torsk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Leviticus Stone!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torsk staying out of range there.
Torsk clinches up with Stone and pushes him back against the ropes.
Torsk turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Torsk manages to end up in side control.
Stone wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Torsk working away.
Torsk is looking to take a break and control but Stone is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stone is looking to regain half guard here but Torsk keeps moving and retains side control.
Stone throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Stone wants to control but Torsk postures up.
Torsk wants to control for a moment but Stone uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Stone is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Torsk has managed to free his arm - good work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Torsk closes the distance and clinches up with Stone, looking for a takedown. Torsk pushes Stone against the ropes but Stone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torsk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torsk fails to land the takedown.
Torsk fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sven Torsk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Torsk wants to get back to full guard.
Stone tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Torsk blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stone.
Torsk trying to hold on to Stone's head to control him but Stone postures up.
Torsk moves into full guard.
Stone gets to his feet. Torsk looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Leviticus Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torsk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice body punch from Stone.
Stone gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Torsk forces his way into half guard.
Torsk is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Stone! Stone slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Stone wants to improve his position but Torsk is controlling well.
Torsk is nestled in close to Stone, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stone is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Torsk seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stone tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone is looking to improve his position.
Stone is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Torsk is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Stone!
Stone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Torsk looking to secure an arm triangle but Stone defends it well.
Stone is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stone is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Torsk prevents Stone from getting the reversal.
Torsk gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Stone misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a right and a left that Torsk avoids nicely.
Torsk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stone, pushing him back against the ropes.
Torsk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stone breaks the clinch.
Torsk fails with the takedown
and Stone counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Stone prevents Torsk from standing back up.
Torsk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Torsk gets back to full guard.
Torsk is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Torsk keeping moving, preventing Stone from controlling successfully.
Torsk throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Torsk working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stone doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stone manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Torsk holds on and takes a little breather.
Torsk is trying to keep Stone in close.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Torsk keeping moving, preventing Stone from controlling successfully.
Torsk wants to sweep here but Stone controlling him for the moment.
Torsk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's six 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.
Stone scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stone throws a big right hand that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Torsk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stone.
Torsk takes the fight into the clinch.
Torsk pulls guard successfully.
Torsk is looking for a triangle here but Stone uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Stone.
Stone is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Torsk knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Torsk struggling a bit here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stone stands up.
Stone shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Torsk's guard.
Stone stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Stone decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Stone decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torsk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stone is fending him off so far but Torsk persists. Nope, Stone circles away and we're back to standing.
Stone misses with a double jab.
Torsk closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torsk advances nicely into full mount.
Torsk controlling the position easily from mount.
Stone is squirming around, avoiding Torsk's attempts to control the action.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Torsk stands up from mount. Strange move.
Torsk takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Torsk is looking to clinch.
Stone misses the shot to the body.
Stone is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Torsk.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Torsk is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Torsk gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Stone regains guard.
Torsk is looking to work some ground and pound but Stone has wrist control.
Stone wants to stand and escape but Torsk is having none of it.
Stone is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Torsk dives into side control.
Stone is pushing Torsk's head away, looking to escape. Torsk manages to hold on to the position though.
You can see the frustration on Stone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stone manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stone controlling the action here.
Stone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stone takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stone is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stone trying to control from Torsk's half guard. Torsk has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torsk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stone is one step ahead there.
Stone has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Torsk to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Stone is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Torsk pulls down on the head and he's put Stone to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sven Torsk!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troy Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reed comes to the ring accompanied by DJ Shadow, Six Days. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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168 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Troy Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Freeman swivels and escapes.
Reed avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reed avoids a kick to the body.
Reed tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Freeman swivels and escapes.
Reed wants to clinch up but Freeman keeps it at a distance.
Freeman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reed shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Reed was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Freeman wants to try and get back to his feet.
Reed lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Freeman's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Reed swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Troy Reed!
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