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CFL 39 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeffery Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickety Cricket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeffery Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rickety Cricket!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller wants to clinch.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
Miller pushes Cricket up against the cage in a clinch.
Miller manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cricket stops a takedown attempt from Miller.
Cricket tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Cricket back against the cage.
Miller lands a nice uppercut.
Cricket misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cricket doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cricket wants to break free but Miller has control.
Miller lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cricket.
Miller lands a body shot.
Miller pushes Cricket back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miller lands a nice uppercut.
The referee calls for Miller to work.
Miller cracks Cricket with a nice body shot.
Cricket manages to pull guard.
Cricket looking to control but Miller passes into half guard.
Miller stands up from half guard.
Miller lands a left and a right that sends Cricket crashing to the canvas! Miller dives into mount looking to finish!
It looks like Rickety Cricket has been cut.
Cricket looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cricket tries to improve his position but instead Miller has taken his back!
Cricket trying to control the hands but Miller won't let him.
Cricket is trying to break free.
Miller trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Cricket doesn't escape.
Cricket staying busy and making it hard for Miller to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Miller biding his time, controlling Cricket.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cricket is keeping busy.
Cricket manages to reverse the position and now he's in Miller's guard. Nice work there by Cricket.
Cricket throws and elbow that misses. Miller uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cricket's guard. Nice move by Miller!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cricket working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Miller has passed into half guard!
Cricket has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Miller is working away from the top position though.
Miller decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Cricket looks to clinch
and Miller counters by moving into the clinch.
Miller blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Cricket.
Miller is pressed up against the cage. Cricket has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Miller down to the mat. Miller avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller clinches with his opponent.
Cricket can't get the takedown.
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cricket or not.
Miller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cricket or not.
Miller has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cricket is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cricket gets underhooks to prevent Miller's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffery Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short body shot lands from Miller as the two fighters clinch.
Miller drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cricket pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cricket looks to clinch
and Miller counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jeffery Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cricket clinches but Miller breaks the clinch
and Miller counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Miller scores with a shoulder strike.
Miller has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cricket avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cricket is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miller is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cricket misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Miller.
Cricket lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Miller.
Miller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffery Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rickety Cricket's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cricket tries to clinch up
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Cricket swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller clinches.
Cricket changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Miller fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Miller tries to clinch up.
Cricket slips a jab and a cross from Miller.
Cricket tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Miller moves into the clinch.
Cricket misses with a knee strike.
Miller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cricket trying to control the position but instead, Miller has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cricket into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cricket looking to throw knees to the head but Miller is blocking nicely.
Cricket is looking to control Miller's arms but Miller gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cricket has his back to the cage.
Nice body punch from Miller.
Cricket tries to score a body lock takedown but Miller shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Miller is working Cricket over against the cage.
Miller tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Miller has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cricket avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Miller cracks Cricket with a nice body shot.
Miller can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffery Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cricket lands a nice shot to the body.
Miller blocking some punches.
Cricket lands a right hand.
Cricket has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Miller is trying to keep an underhook but Cricket manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Cricket prevents Miller from standing back up.
Cricket throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cricket stops Miller from getting back to his feet.
Cricket missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cricket tries to pass the half guard into mount. Miller knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Miller kicks Cricket off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miller is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cricket looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jeffery Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miller moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cricket tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Miller moves into the clinch.
Miller stalling in the clinch but Cricket improves position.
Miller letting Cricket take a breather here.
Nice body punch from Cricket.
Miller drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cricket as Miller tries to tie him up.
Cricket lands an elbow just above Miller 's eye.
Cricket is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miller is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cricket goes for a takedown attempt but Miller pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Miller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cricket misses with the head strike.
Miller lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cricket misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Cricket fails to land.
Miller lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Miller as the two fighters clinch.
Cricket tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Miller on the inside.
Cricket gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Miller.
Miller trying to stall but Cricket improves his position.
Miller tries a body shot but Cricket blocks it.
Cricket is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Miller pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Miller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cricket backwards.
Miller lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cricket gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Miller.
Cricket tries for a takedown but Miller manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a shoulder strike.
Miller prevents a takedown attempt there.
Miller slowing the pace effectively.
Cricket has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Miller is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Good body shot from Miller.
Miller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cricket tries for a takedown but Miller manages to get underhooks.
Miller lands a shot to the body.
Cricket misses with a punch to the body.
Jeffery Miller has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Miller drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Miller prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cricket lands a nice shot to the body.
Miller scores with a hook to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Miller as Cricket tries to tie him up.
Cricket can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Miller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffery Miller dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rickety Cricket's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Miller moves into the clinch successfully.
Cricket misses with some punches.
Cricket is pressed up against the cage. Miller has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cricket down to the mat. Cricket avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Miller tries to clinch up but Cricket circles away and keeps his distance.
Miller closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miller.
A short body shot lands from Miller as the two fighters clinch.
Cricket taking a breather.
Miller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cricket landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cricket has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Miller regains guard immediately.
Cricket working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cricket throws a strike but Miller rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cricket is looking for a triangle but Miller pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller gets to his feet - Cricket follows without any prompting.
Cricket wants to clinch
and Miller counters by clinching up.
Miller lands a shoulder strike.
Miller lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cricket.
Miller is pressed up against the cage. Cricket has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Miller down to the mat. Miller avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Miller tries to clinch but Cricket is having none of it.
Cricket clinches but Miller breaks the clinch
and Miller counters by clinching up.
Cricket tries to break the clinch but Miller is controlling the position.
Miller tries to score a body lock takedown but Cricket shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miller.
Cricket tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Cricket misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miller.
Good body shot from Cricket.
Miller lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cricket missing with knees to the body.
Miller prevents a takedown attempt there.
Miller is working Cricket over against the cage.
Cricket tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Miller smiles and moves away.
Jeffery Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickety Cricket.
Miller is looking to clinch but Cricket is avoiding it.
Miller lands a jab to the nose.
Miller wants to clinch up but Cricket keeps it at a distance.
Cricket darts in trying to clinch
and Miller holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cricket is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cricket swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Miller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miller prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Miller on the inside.
Miller prevents a takedown attempt there.
Miller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cricket is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Miller prevents the takedown attempt.
Miller lands with a light punch inside.
Miller prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cricket is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miller is keeping busy.
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Miller.
Nice body punch from Miller - that landed with a thud.
Cricket wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Miller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cricket stalling.
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.
Miller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cricket backwards.
Cricket misses with a body punch.
Cricket trying to control the position but instead, Miller has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cricket into the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Miller.
Rickety Cricket has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller lands an uppercut.
Cricket taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Miller - that landed with a thud.
Miller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cricket misses with a punch to the body.
Miller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cricket misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cricket struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
Cricket misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cricket gets underhooks to prevent Miller's takedown attempt.
Cricket misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miller drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cricket gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Miller tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cricket just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jeffery Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miller lands a nice uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Miller.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeffery Miller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Miller 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeffery Miller!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Terry Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Parkhurst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Erik Parkhurst!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parkhurst is looking to clinch.
Tyler misses with a low kick as Parkhurst jumps back.
Tyler misses with a two punch combination.
Tyler throws a shot to the body.
Tyler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Parkhurst has managed to clinch.
Tyler tries to break the clinch but Parkhurst is controlling the position.
Tyler jumps into guard, dragging Parkhurst to the mat.
Parkhurst wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Tyler's closed guard. He's half up but Tyler has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Tyler pivots and extends the arm, Parkhurst falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Tyler! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Terry Tyler!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between rocco hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brewster B (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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145 lbs
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144 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, rocco hard !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Brewster B!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
B clinches up against the cage.
hard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but B gets the underhooks and prevents it.
B escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
B circles away from the clinch attempt
and B counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
B scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
B throws a shot to the body.
hard doesn't succeed with the takedown
and B counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
hard is breathing heavily.
B prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for rocco hard . That's going to take a lot out of him.
B stops a takedown attempt from hard .
B escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
B connects with a superb combination that knocks hard out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles B before he can land any more shots to the unconscious hard !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brewster B!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between S S (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damon Who (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think S might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Atmos Ride the Flow(Nelix rmx). Who has chosen Party Hard by Andrew WK as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, S S!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Damon Who!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
S lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Who sprawling to the canvas. S follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Who hang on?
It looks like Damon Who has been cut.
Who is trying to get back to full guard.
S seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are battling for position here. Who manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
S pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Who is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
S is pushing down on Who's leg trying to pass to half guard. Who is fighting to maintain full guard but S has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are battling for position here. Who manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Who looking for a guillotine here but S defends easily.
Who working a defensive guard here.
Who throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Who will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Who keeping full guard, as S tries to pass.
Who lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for S!
S is trying desperately to improve position.
Who punishing his opponent with strikes.
S can't escape the position.
BOOM! Who connects with a massive shot to the dome!
BOOM! Who connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Who tries to control but S wriggling away.
S keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
S is breathing heavily.
Who with a couple of short strikes.
Who landing shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Who prevents S from getting the reversal.
Who fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
S is looking to get to half guard.
Who lands a big shot there that rocks S but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Who dominating with strikes here.
S is in a horrible position here. Who smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Who cracks S with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
S takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Who has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
BOOM! Who connects with a massive shot to the dome!
S is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Who scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish S?
Who lands with some vicious ground and pound - can S hang on?
Who landing strikes, looking to finish!
S takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Who landing punches.
Who with shots to the head and body - S looks very uncomfortable down there.
Who working the ground and pound effectively.
S can't escape the position.
Who breaks from S's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Who landing strikes, looking to finish!
Who sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Who lands a big elbow.
Who with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
S is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Who looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Who.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Who cracks S with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Who with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damon Who dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damon Who's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
S fails with the takedown.
S misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Who closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming S to the mat! S manages to get full guard.
S tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Who trying to control the position from guard on top but S is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Who pushes down on S's leg and manages to get into half guard.
S taking some punishment here, with Who in his half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Who is nestled in close to S, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Who is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and S defends it well.
S looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
S tries to get to full guard but Who has control of the leg.
S has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Who is working away from the top position though.
Who seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Who seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Who prevents S from improving his position.
Who working S over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Who there.
Nice strikes from Who there.
S is looking to improve his position.
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.
Who is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
S is trying to get back to full guard.
S is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Who pulls his head out easily.
Who wants to pass to mount but S is defending the position.
S wants to control but Who passes into side.
Who wants to control but S is keeping him busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Who shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Who working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Who.
Who is nestled in close to S, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
S tries to roll over but Who keeps him under control.
S wants to get back to full guard but Who has passed into side control.
Who cracks S with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
S is trying to escape the mount.
Who raining down shots from the mount!
S trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
S is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Who scoring with strikes but S is staying in there.
Who lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Who.
Who scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish S?
S is looking to improve his position but Who isn't that keen on the idea.
Who looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Who punishing his opponent with strikes.
Who with a couple of short strikes.
Who with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
S keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damon Who showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Damon Who's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
No joy there for S, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Who closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Who is working to tighten is grip on S's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. S has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Who is really squeezing tight and eventually S passes out! Who breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Damon Who!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fergal Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Larsson's choice of entrance music: Foo Fighters - My Hero. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Fergal Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Johan Larsson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice combo by Larsson! Oh, that's hurt him - Rock falls to the canvas and Larsson follows him into side control.
It looks like Fergal Rock has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rock manages to work his way to half guard, despite Larsson's best efforts.
Rock wants to control but Larsson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rock tries to get to full guard but Larsson has control of the leg.
Larsson wants to get back to his feet.
Rock tries to roll over but Larsson keeps him under control.
Rock actively working from the bottom here.
Rock wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Larsson throws a head kick but Rock moves out of range.
Larsson throws a quick head kick that knocks Rock silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Larsson is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Johan Larsson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dallas Bond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dallas Bond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay McCoy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bond is looking to clinch but McCoy is avoiding it.
McCoy misses with a low kick.
McCoy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Bond.
Bond stuns McCoy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A cross from Bond lands.
Bond moves in looking to clinch but McCoy pushes him off.
A jab from McCoy misses.
McCoy should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
McCoy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bond swivels and escapes.
Bond lands a nice shot to the body.
McCoy circles away from the clinch attempt.
McCoy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McCoy misses with a wild combination.
Bond uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCoy.
Bond lands with a big left! McCoy is wobbled badly! Bond comes in with a flurry of punches and drops McCoy to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dallas Bond!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ritchie Swiper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swiper has chosen High Hopes as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ritchie Swiper enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Ritchie Swiper!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mir looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Swiper fails to land the takedown.
Swiper lands a big head kick that sends Mir to the canvas! Swiper follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ritchie Swiper!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Rogalski (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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Seppo Taalasmaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Rogalski!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogalski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taalasmaa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rogalski swinging wilding here.
Rogalski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch up
and Rogalski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rogalski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Taalasmaa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rogalski controlling from side mount.
Rogalski in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rogalski slows the pace down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogalski working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Rogalski.
Rogalski throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rogalski is trying to ground and pound but Taalasmaa uses the momentary lack of control by Rogalski to regain half guard.
Taalasmaa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rogalski.
Rogalski slips a nice elbow through Taalasmaa's hands, connecting with Taalasmaa's forehead.
Taalasmaa tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Rogalski manages to move to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rogalski looking to finish with strikes here!
Rogalski throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Taalasmaa wants to try and get back to his feet.
Rogalski looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rogalski thowing shots but they're missing.
Rogalski moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Taalasmaa has worked his arm free - good work by Taalasmaa!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogalski working the ground and pound but Taalasmaa is defending the strikes.
Rogalski is trying to ground and pound but Taalasmaa uses the momentary lack of control by Rogalski to regain half guard.
Rogalski is nestled in close to Taalasmaa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Taalasmaa is looking to escape.
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.
Rogalski passes the guard and advances to mount!
Rogalski thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Taalasmaa avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rogalski.
You get the feeling that Taalasmaa really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Rogalski looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Rogalski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Taalasmaa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rogalski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Seppo Taalasmaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogalski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taalasmaa throws a wild body kick that Rogalski sees coming a mile off.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch up
and Rogalski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Taalasmaa won't be happy with that.
Rogalski has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Taalasmaa blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogalski sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rogalski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Taalasmaa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogalski is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Taalasmaa has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Taalasmaa!
Taalasmaa stopping the sweep attempt from Rogalski.
Rogalski doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Rogalski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rogalski looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Taalasmaa puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Rogalski tries to roll over but Taalasmaa keeps him under control.
Taalasmaa decides to stand up.
Seppo Taalasmaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taalasmaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rogalski misses with a low kick.
Taalasmaa is looking to clinch.
Rogalski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Taalasmaa swivels and escapes.
Rogalski is breathing heavily.
Rogalski slips under a jab from Taalasmaa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rogalski.
Taalasmaa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Paul Rogalski has been cut.
Taalasmaa throws a head kick that misses.
Taalasmaa has closed the distance and engaged Rogalski in a clinch.
Taalasmaa tries a knee to the head but Rogalski blocks it.
Taalasmaa tries a knee to the head but Rogalski blocks it.
Taalasmaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rogalski has had enough of the clinch but Taalasmaa keeps him there for the moment.
Rogalski is looking to break free of the clinch but Taalasmaa has double underhooks.
Taalasmaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taalasmaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taalasmaa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rogalski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taalasmaa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rogalski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Rogalski as the two fighters clinch.
Taalasmaa prevents the takedown attempt.
Taalasmaa misses with a knee strike.
Rogalski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rogalski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rogalski wants to get back to striking at distance but Taalasmaa won't allow it.
Taalasmaa looking to throw knees to the head but Rogalski is blocking nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Rogalski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogalski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taalasmaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rogalski wants to get back to striking at distance but Taalasmaa won't allow it.
Rogalski takes a shot to the head.
Rogalski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Taalasmaa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Taalasmaa keeps control of Rogalski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rogalski.
Rogalski has Taalasmaa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Taalasmaa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Seppo Taalasmaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Rogalski.
Rogalski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taalasmaa scores with a knee to the head.
Taalasmaa stops a takedown attempt from Rogalski.
Rogalski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taalasmaa connects with a knee to the head.
Rogalski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taalasmaa has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Rogalski.
Taalasmaa is working Rogalski over against the cage.
Taalasmaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rogalski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A head punch on the inside from Taalasmaa fails to land.
Taalasmaa lands with a light punch inside.
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 Seppo Taalasmaa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Rogalski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Taalasmaa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rogalski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taalasmaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rogalski avoids the head kick by Taalasmaa.
Rogalski shoots for a double leg takedown but Taalasmaa sprawls well. He's pushed Rogalski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rogalski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Taalasmaa throws a nice looking combination but Rogalski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rogalski misses with a double jab.
Rogalski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taalasmaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rogalski is looking to clinch but Taalasmaa is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taalasmaa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rogalski misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taalasmaa tries to keep at a distance but Rogalski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Taalasmaa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Taalasmaa landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rogalski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Taalasmaa backwards.
Taalasmaa keeps control of Rogalski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taalasmaa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rogalski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taalasmaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rogalski can't break the clinch.
Rogalski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rogalski tries to score a body lock takedown but Taalasmaa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Taalasmaa landing knees to the head.
Rogalski wants to break free but Taalasmaa has control.
Taalasmaa lands a right hand.
Rogalski is trying to break the clinch but Taalasmaa has him pressed against the cage.
Taalasmaa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rogalski's face.
Taalasmaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taalasmaa pushes Rogalski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taalasmaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rogalski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taalasmaa has him pressed against the cage.
Rogalski wants to break free but Taalasmaa has control.
Taalasmaa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Taalasmaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rogalski is trying to break free.
Taalasmaa scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rogalski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taalasmaa looking to throw knees to the head but Rogalski is blocking nicely.
Taalasmaa letting Rogalski take a breather here.
Rogalski can't break the clinch.
Taalasmaa looking to throw knees to the head but Rogalski is blocking nicely.
Rogalski lands with a light punch inside.
Taalasmaa landing knees to the body.
Taalasmaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taalasmaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taalasmaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Taalasmaa tries a knee to the head but Rogalski blocks it.
Rogalski wants to break free but Taalasmaa has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa prevents Rogalski from breaking the clinch.
Taalasmaa misses with a knee strike.
Rogalski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rogalski is trying to break the clinch but Taalasmaa has him pressed against the cage.
Taalasmaa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rogalski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rogalski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Seppo Taalasmaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Rogalski.
A short uppercut from Taalasmaa.
Rogalski scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa misses with a knee strike.
Rogalski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rogalski is stalling here.
Taalasmaa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rogalski backwards.
Rogalski wants a takedown but no success here.
Taalasmaa looking to throw knees to the head but Rogalski is blocking nicely.
Rogalski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Taalasmaa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Taalasmaa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Taalasmaa keeps control of Rogalski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taalasmaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taalasmaa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taalasmaa missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Rogalski.
Taalasmaa misses with a knee to the head.
Rogalski wants to get back to striking at distance but Taalasmaa won't allow it.
Taalasmaa misses with a knee to the head.
Rogalski breaks the clinch.
No luck for Rogalski with that takedown attempt.
Seppo Taalasmaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A clash of legs there as Taalasmaa blocks the low kick.
Taalasmaa clinches up with Rogalski and pushes him back against the cage.
Taalasmaa lands a knee to the head.
Taalasmaa has a couple of punches blocked by Rogalski.
Rogalski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Taalasmaa keeps control of Rogalski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rogalski is trying to break the clinch but Taalasmaa has him pressed against the cage.
Taalasmaa looking to throw knees to the head but Rogalski is blocking nicely.
Rogalski breaks from the clinch.
Taalasmaa throws a hook but Rogalski avoids it easily.
Rogalski lands a glancing blow to the side of Taalasmaa's head.
Taalasmaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rogalski throws a nice looking combination but Taalasmaa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taalasmaa throws a jab when Rogalski was well out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rogalski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taalasmaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taalasmaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rogalski.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seppo Taalasmaa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Taalasmaa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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