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SFC: Fight Night 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Curry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Pendragon (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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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthur Curry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Raul Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curry tries to clinch but Pendragon is having none of it.
Pendragon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Pendragon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pendragon.
Pendragon throws the kick towards the body but Curry avoids it.
Pendragon darts in and clinches Curry up against the cage.
Pendragon breaks from the clinch.
Pendragon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pendragon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Curry is breathing heavily.
Curry tries to buck Pendragon off but Pendragon is having none of it.
Curry is not content to let Pendragon control the position.
Curry is trying to improve his position.
Pendragon decides to stand back up.
Raul Pendragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon tests Curry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pendragon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pendragon misses the shot to the body.
Curry looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Curry circles away from the clinch attempt.
A solid body kick from Pendragon.
Curry misses with a two punch combination.
Pendragon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Curry counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pendragon's guard now.
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!
Curry wants to control from the top but Pendragon keeps moving.
Pendragon pulls Curry in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry wants to pass the guard but Pendragon is keeping the position.
Curry throwing strikes but missing.
Pendragon is trying to control the position but Curry postures up.
Curry is stalling in the full guard.
Curry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pendragon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Curry looking to sit in guard and control but Pendragon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry trying to control the position here.
Curry looking to control.
Curry throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Pendragon wants to stand but Curry has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Curry is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
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.
Pendragon controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pendragon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Curry can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pendragon controls the pace.
Pendragon gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Curry drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pendragon wants to stand up but Curry is controlling him.
Pendragon keeping moving, preventing Curry from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Pendragon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pendragon tries to clinch but Curry is having none of it.
Curry slips a straight right by Pendragon.
Arthur Curry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Curry shoots in and drives through. Pendragon sprawls well.
Curry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pendragon tries to clinch up
and Curry counters with a right hand to the body.
Pendragon rushes Curry and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Curry tries for a takedown but Pendragon manages to get underhooks.
Pendragon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pendragon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pendragon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Curry takes a step back to recover.
Pendragon works Curry's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pendragon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Curry counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Curry keeps the fight on the outside.
Curry fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pendragon sprawls well initially but Curry persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon is controlling Curry's trapped leg to prevent Curry from advancing to side control.
Pendragon is staying active underneath Curry, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Curry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Curry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pendragon's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Curry connects with a nice short shot to Pendragon's temple.
Curry decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Curry tries to clinch there but Pendragon circles away.
Curry fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pendragon checks it well.
Curry throws a head kick but Pendragon moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Pendragon as Curry shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Curry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pendragon moves into the clinch.
Curry can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Curry tries for a takedown. No joy.
Curry jumps guard but Pendragon stands there with Curry around his waist. Curry gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pendragon looking for a takedown.
Pendragon lands a hook that snaps the head of Curry backwards.
Pendragon looking to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Pendragon.
Pendragon throws a head punch that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pendragon.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pendragon.
Pendragon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Curry has him pressed against the cage.
Curry drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pendragon breaks the clinch.
Pendragon misses with a looping left.
Curry keeps the fight on the outside.
Pendragon drives through and clinches with Curry against the cage.
Pendragon just leaning against Curry, taking a breather.
Curry jumps guard but Pendragon stands there with Curry around his waist. Curry gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Curry tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon lands with a light punch inside.
Pendragon tries to land a knee to the head but Curry blocks with his arms.
Curry has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Pendragon clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Pendragon looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Pendragon breaks Curry's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Pendragon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pendragon in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Pendragon decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon throws a front kick that sends Curry stumbling back into the cage.
Raul Pendragon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pendragon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Curry scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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!
Pendragon wants to get back to his feet.
Pendragon has one foot on Curry's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Curry just misses with a punch to the body.
Pendragon fails to land the takedown.
Curry bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pendragon is trying to control Curry's posture but Curry avoids it.
Curry is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pendragon has escaped the position, nice work there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Curry in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Pendragon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Curry shoots in for a takedown but Pendragon shows good takedown defense.
Pendragon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pendragon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Curry.
Pendragon tries to clinch but Curry moves away
and Curry counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Curry trying to control the position from guard on top but Pendragon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pendragon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pendragon has a closed guard, preventing Curry from standing up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pendragon holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Curry postures up in Pendragon's guard and throws a big left but Pendragon blocks it.
Arthur Curry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Curry is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pendragon wants to get back to his feet but Curry is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Curry throws an off balance right hand
and Pendragon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pendragon manages to break the clinch.
Pendragon gets caught flat footed, as Curry shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Curry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pendragon is keeping the position for now.
Pendragon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pendragon uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Pendragon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Curry's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Curry swats away the attempt to clinch by Pendragon.
Pendragon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pendragon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pendragon.
Pendragon throws a poor cross that misses
and Curry counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Curry throws a strike aimed at the side of Pendragon's head but Pendragon avoids it well.
Curry trying to control the action but Pendragon is working from the bottom.
Curry tries to advance position but instead Pendragon slips a leg back in to half guard.
Pendragon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Curry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curry thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Curry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pendragon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Curry trying to control the position from guard on top but Pendragon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Curry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pendragon pushes Curry off and scrambles back to his feet.
Pendragon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Curry counters with a shoot takedown. Pendragon fights it but they end up in guard.
Curry won't allow Pendragon to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Curry postures up in Pendragon's guard and throws a big left but Pendragon blocks it.
Curry looking to sit in guard and control but Pendragon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Curry is trying to hold Pendragon in close to prevent damage but Pendragon has managed to pass into half guard.
Curry trying to control here.
Arthur Curry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Curry tries to roll over but Pendragon keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Curry showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pendragon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raul Pendragon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bertt Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benji OToole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bertt Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Benji OToole!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OToole shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
OToole wants to clinch up but Hart keeps it at a distance.
OToole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benji OToole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OToole misses with a body kick.
OToole feints and as Hart raises his hands in defense, OToole changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hart trying to control the position.
Hart pulls OToole in close to prevent any damage.
Hart is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
OToole postures up.
Hart manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hart looking to secure an arm triangle but OToole defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart lands a big shot there that rocks OToole but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
OToole is looking to improve his position but Hart isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hart looking to control but OToole is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hart has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of OToole's face.
OToole'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.
Hart looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hart looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hart is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. OToole can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
OToole is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart lands a big elbow.
OToole is still in real trouble! Can Hart finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hart quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Hart but it's paid off an OToole is forced to tap! Nice work by Hart.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bertt Hart!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Sjoberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kustaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikael Sjoberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kalle Kustaa!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kustaa closes the distance and clinches.
Kustaa looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kustaa wants to break free but Sjoberg has control.
Kustaa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sjoberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sjoberg pulls guard.
Sjoberg wants to sweep but no luck.
Sjoberg is striking off his back. Kustaa thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Sjoberg wants to improve his position but Kustaa is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sjoberg tries to kick Kustaa off but Kustaa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sjoberg trying to control from the bottom.
Sjoberg 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.
Sjoberg moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kustaa preventing the sweep.
Sjoberg wants to control but Kustaa passes easily into half guard.
Sjoberg is trying to control but Kustaa manages to pass to mount!
Sjoberg is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sjoberg throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Sjoberg really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sjoberg somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sjoberg takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sjoberg misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body kick from Kustaa.
Kustaa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sjoberg counters with a single leg into guard. Kustaa didn't expect that.
Kustaa is looking to stand up but Sjoberg isn't so interested in that idea.
Sjoberg advances to half guard.
Sjoberg works his way into full mount!
Sjoberg lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kustaa hang on?
BOOM! Sjoberg connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kustaa is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sjoberg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sjoberg unloading with bombs!
Kustaa is still in real trouble! Can Sjoberg finish him?
Sjoberg lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kustaa seems to have recovered his senses.
Sjoberg tries to control but Kustaa wriggling away.
Kustaa is in a horrible position here. Sjoberg smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sjoberg working for a guillotine from mount but Kustaa is in no mood to give up.
Sjoberg lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sjoberg looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sjoberg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sjoberg looking to finish Kustaa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kustaa!
Sjoberg raining down shots from the mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sjoberg goes for an armbar but Kustaa turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Kustaa.
Kustaa is fighting to break Sjoberg's control of his arms but Sjoberg is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sjoberg looking for a guillotine here but Kustaa defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Sjoberg dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sjoberg throws a combination that misses
and Kustaa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sjoberg with a poor takedown
and Kustaa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sjoberg's knee momentarily.
Sjoberg tries to bum rush Kustaa with a series of wild strikes but Kustaa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kustaa stuffs the takedown attempt from Sjoberg. Sjoberg gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters circling a little - Kustaa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sjoberg bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sjoberg working the head with strikes.
Kustaa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sjoberg lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mikael Sjoberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sjoberg wants to control but Kustaa is keeping him busy.
Sjoberg wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kustaa, who protects the arm well.
Kustaa is breathing heavily.
Sjoberg is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kustaa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sjoberg trying to control the action but Kustaa is working from the bottom.
Sjoberg working the ground and pound from side control.
Sjoberg looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sjoberg controlling the position from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sjoberg misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sjoberg lands an elbow.
Kustaa is trying to improve his position.
Sjoberg lands a few punches from side control.
Sjoberg landing a few strikes.
Sjoberg lands some shots froms side control.
Sjoberg looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kustaa is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sjoberg has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Sjoberg sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sjoberg clinches up against the cage.
Sjoberg tries to break the clinch but Kustaa is controlling the position.
Sjoberg has Kustaa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kustaa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikael Sjoberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kustaa has had enough of the clinch but Sjoberg keeps him there for the moment.
Sjoberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kustaa blocks it with crossed arms.
Sjoberg gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kustaa regains guard.
Kustaa keeping moving, preventing Sjoberg from controlling successfully.
Sjoberg passes Kustaa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sjoberg slips a nice elbow through Kustaa's hands, connecting with Kustaa's forehead.
Kustaa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sjoberg scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sjoberg moves nicely into side control.
Kustaa is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sjoberg working the head and body with strikes.
Kustaa is trying to buck Sjoberg off.
Sjoberg lands a nice forearm strike.
Kustaa takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
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!
Sjoberg scoring with punches from side control.
Sjoberg scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kustaa is not content to let Sjoberg control the position.
Sjoberg scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikael Sjoberg dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sjoberg gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kustaa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kustaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sjoberg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kustaa misses with a few strikes there.
Sjoberg decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sjoberg passes to side control.
Kustaa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sjoberg working over Kustaa with some ground and pound. Kustaa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kustaa is refusing to be controlled, as Sjoberg sits in half guard.
Sjoberg has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sjoberg punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sjoberg working the ground and pound effectively.
Kustaa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
BOOM! Sjoberg connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sjoberg lands a nice shot to the head.
Sjoberg lands a nice shot to the head.
Kustaa is in a horrible position here. Sjoberg smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sjoberg with shots to the head and body - Kustaa looks very uncomfortable down there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sjoberg is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kustaa is squirming around, avoiding Sjoberg's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sjoberg has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kustaa's face.
Sjoberg working the ground and pound effectively.
Kustaa working to try and regain half guard.
Sjoberg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sjoberg content just to control the position here.
Sjoberg scoring with strikes but Kustaa is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sjoberg cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sjoberg landing shots from mount.
Sjoberg looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sjoberg looking to control but Kustaa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sjoberg connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Sjoberg.
Sjoberg lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sjoberg sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kustaa is trying to stand.
Sjoberg lands with some strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sjoberg cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kustaa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sjoberg controlling his opponent.
Sjoberg working Kustaa over with strikes here.
Kalle Kustaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sjoberg raining down shots from the mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Kustaa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Sjoberg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sjoberg, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikael Sjoberg!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dario De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ebeneser Horowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lingua de Tamandua by MV Bill. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dario De Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Ebeneser Horowitz!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Silva shoots in and bounces Horowitz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
De Silva working some strikes from top position.
De Silva 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.
Horowitz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst De Silva is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells De Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
De Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Horowitz striking off his back.
Dario De Silva's cut is getting worse.
De Silva looking to pass the guard.
De Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Horowitz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Horowitz pushes De Silva off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Horowitz stuffs the takedown attempt from De Silva. De Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Horowitz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Horowitz gets back to half guard.
Horowitz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Horowitz manages to escape and get back to his feet!
De Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dario De Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Silva is breathing heavily.
Horowitz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Horowitz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horowitz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Horowitz misses with the combination.
Horowitz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ebeneser Horowitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horowitz swinging wilding here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Silva scores with a kick to the body.
De Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Horowitz as he jumps to the side.
De Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Horowitz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dario De Silva's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Horowitz darts in and clinches De Silva up against the cage.
De Silva gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Horowitz regains guard.
Horowitz keeping moving, preventing De Silva from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells De Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
De Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
De Silva is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Horowitz is trying to escape and De Silva transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Horowitz is forced to tap! Nice work there by De Silva! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dario De Silva!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diomedes Panagiotis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent The Vandal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Vandal comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Astral Projection - Kabalah kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Diomedes Panagiotis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent The Vandal!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panagiotis throws a sloppy head kick and The Vandal moves out of range easily.
The Vandal clobbers Panagiotis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The Vandal fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Panagiotis, pushing him back against the cage.
The Vandal lands an uppercut.
The Vandal taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The Vandal manages to break the clinch.
Panagiotis closes the distance and clinches up with The Vandal, looking for a takedown. Panagiotis pushes The Vandal against the cage but The Vandal circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Panagiotis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Vandal swivels and escapes.
Panagiotis avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Vandal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Panagiotis takes a swing at The Vandal's ribcage but misses.
The Vandal scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Diomedes Panagiotis has been cut.
The Vandal lands with a right and another and another! Panagiotis is in big trouble! The Vandal lands again and this time it's lights out for Panagiotis! A quality knockout there for The Vandal.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vincent The Vandal!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Jonson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Stump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Jonson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Max Jonson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, George Stump!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonson tries to clinch but Stump is having none of it.
Jonson lands a head kick that stumbles Stump and the fighters go to the mat.
Stump is rocked!
It looks like George Stump has been cut.
Jonson pushing down on Stump's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Stump is still in real trouble! Can Jonson finish him?
Jonson is looking for a kimura here.
Jonson uses his free foot to push down on Stump's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Stump.
Stump is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stump seems to have recovered his senses.
Stump is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stump regains half guard.
Stump works his way to full guard. Good work.
Stump wants to sweep but no luck.
Stump looking for a guillotine here but Jonson defends easily.
Jonson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stump throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Jonson escapes and throws Stump's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Stump looks gassed!
Stump on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jonson is looking to take a break and control but Stump is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stump is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonson throws a strike aimed at the side of Stump's head but Stump avoids it well.
Jonson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stump knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Stump is not content to let Jonson control the position.
Jonson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's four 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.
Stump fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stump showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jonson.
Jonson moves out of range as Stump throws a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jonson, right into the meat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jonson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stump shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jonson pushes Stump off looking to stand but Stump dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jonson throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Stump manages to pass to side control.
Jonson is looking to regain half guard here but Stump keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Jonson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Stump's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jonson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stump counters by moving into the clinch.
Jonson wants a takedown.
Jonson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stump breaks the clinch.
Good leg kick by Jonson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Stump doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Jonson counter with a right hand.
Stump has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jonson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stump backwards.
Jonson looking to throw knees to the head but Stump is blocking nicely.
Jonson lands a nice uppercut.
Jonson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stump throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jonson's waist but Jonson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stump off to one side.
Stump throws a leg kick
and Jonson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Max Jonson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jonson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stump counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Jonson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jonson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stump breaks the clinch.
Stump has a takedown stuffed.
Jonson tries to clinch but Stump moves away
and Stump counters with a shoot takedown. Jonson fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonson wants to sweep but no luck.
Stump passes Jonson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jonson wants to improve his position but Stump is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jonson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stump's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stump's back!
Stump manages to reverse the position and now he's in Jonson's guard. Nice work there by Stump.
Jonson wants to get back to his feet but Stump is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stump stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jonson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two 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.
Stump drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jonson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jonson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jonson!
Stump is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stump manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stump looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jonson trying to control from half guard but Stump is working away.
Jonson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Stump slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jonson is looking to work some ground and pound but Stump has wrist control.
Jonson gets to his feet. Stump looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
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.
Jonson shoots and misses
so Stump counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jonson controls Stump momentarily but Stump frees himself.
Stump forces his way into half guard.
Stump is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jonson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stump.
Stump stops Jonson from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Stump showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on George Stump's cut.
That's time! Jonson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Stump has managed to clinch.
Stump lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jonson is looking to improve his position.
Stump is trying to work for a kimura but Jonson is defending well.
Stump seems to be working for a kimura but Jonson defends the submission attempt.
Jonson pushes Stump off looking to stand but Stump dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stump is looking for a kimura but Jonson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stump to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonson tries to get to full guard but Stump has control of the leg.
Stump passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jonson!
Stump is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Jonson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stump counters by moving into the clinch.
Stump works on Jonson's body with a couple of short punches.
Jonson wants to break free but Stump has control.
A right handed body shot lands from Stump.
The is referee keeping an eye on Stump - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stump avoiding damage as Jonson throws knees to the body.
Stump tries to pull guard but Jonson won't allow it.
Jonson prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonson throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Jonson.
Stump breaks from the clinch.
Stump fails to land the takedown.
Max Jonson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Stump.
Stump avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stump scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stump bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Stump looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Stump tries to advance position but instead Jonson slips a leg back in to half guard.
Jonson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stump looking to pass the guard.
Stump postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jonson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Stump, into his guard.
Jonson tries to stand but Stump is controlling from the bottom.
Stump working for a triangle but Jonson defends it easily.
Jonson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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.
Stump throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jonson uses it to pass to side control.
Jonson stands up.
Stump clinches up against the cage.
Jonson looking to slow down the pace here.
Come on Stump - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stump is trying to break free.
Jonson breaks from the clinch.
Stump looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jonson!
And that's the end of the fight!
George Stump comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stump has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Stump!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franz Braun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Kumar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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200 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Franz Braun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Kumar!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kumar stuffs the takedown.
Kumar throws a combination. Braun tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Franz Braun has been cut.
Kumar moves into the clinch successfully.
Kumar breaks from the clinch.
Braun tries for a takedown but Kumar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Braun shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franz Braun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Braun looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kumar is fending him off so far but Braun persists. Nope, Kumar circles away and we're back to standing.
Braun is breathing heavily.
Kumar drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kumar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kumar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Braun is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kumar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Braun. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kumar chips away with some ground and pound.
Kumar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kumar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Braun is proving hard to escape from.
Braun can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kumar controls the pace.
Kumar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kumar working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kumar tries to free his leg and advance position but Braun is retaining full guard.
Braun has an active guard here but Kumar has managed to pass into half guard.
Kumar working over Braun with some ground and pound. Braun looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kumar is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Braun looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Braun manages to get to full guard.
Kumar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumar controlling from the top position.
Kumar decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Braun, up you get!
Braun doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kumar counters with a takedown into side control.
Kumar decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Braun gets caught flat footed, as Kumar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kumar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Braun wants to hit a switch here but Kumar passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Braun there!
Kumar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kumar lands with some strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kumar prevents Braun from getting the reversal.
Braun is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Kumar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franz Braun's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kumar takes the fight into the clinch.
Kumar pulls guard.
Kumar looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Braun pushing down on Kumar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kumar is staying active underneath Braun, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Braun has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kumar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Braun throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumar tries to hold on but Braun pushes him away.
Braun thowing shots but they're missing.
Braun prevents Kumar from getting the reversal.
Kumar tries to lock up and control but Braun gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kumar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Braun moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Kumar has worked his arm free - good work by Kumar!
Kumar sneaks out the side door and pushes Braun away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Kumar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumar drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Braun sneaks back into half guard.
Braun looking for submissions off his back.
Braun trying to control from the bottom.
Braun looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kumar slows the pace down in half guard.
Braun wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braun makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Braun.
Braun has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kumar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kumar gets to his feet - Braun follows without any prompting.
Braun has his takedown stuffed
and Kumar counters with a three punch combo that has Braun backing up. Braun nods at Kumar to acknowledge the strikes.
Harold Kumar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braun throws a head kick that misses
and Kumar counters with a single leg into guard. Braun didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braun wants to stand and escape but Kumar is having none of it.
Kumar postures up and lands a big shot to Braun's brow.
Kumar stays in close to Braun's body and controls the position.
Harold Kumar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Braun is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Braun had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Kumar is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Braun Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Kumar's back instead.
Kumar trying to control the hands but Braun won't let him.
Braun is cranking Kumar's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Kumar! He's tightened the choke and Kumar is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Franz Braun!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Payton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard has chosen Carwash as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter Payton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Howard!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payton moves into range and clinches up with Howard.
Howard is trying to break free.
Payton tries to score a body lock takedown but Howard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Howard looking for a takedown.
A shot in the inside from Payton.
Payton misses with the head strike.
Payton lands a shot to the body.
Howard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Payton.
Howard can't break the clinch.
Payton cracks Howard with a nice body shot.
Payton prevents Howard from breaking the clinch.
Howard wants to get back to striking at distance but Payton won't allow it.
Howard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Payton has him pressed against the cage.
Payton lands a knee to the body.
Payton goes for a takedown attempt but Howard pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Payton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Howard.
Howard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Howard misses with a body kick.
Payton digs a good body shot into Howard's ribs.
Payton blocks the body kick.
Payton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Howard throws a looping overhand right but Payton ducks down to avoid it.
Payton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Howard looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Payton prevents Howard from improving his position.
Payton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Payton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Howard does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Payton is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Payton is looking for a kimura but Howard is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Payton to get the leverage.
Payton postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Howard to stand up.
Howard's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Howard duly obliges.
Payton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Payton controlling the action here for a moment.
Payton gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Payton is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Howard is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Howard has escaped and now he's on top!
Payton is looking for a triangle but Howard pushes his legs off easily.
Payton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Payton works his way into full mount!
Howard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Payton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payton lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Payton cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Howard taking shots to the head.
Payton lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Payton dominating with strikes here.
Payton looking to secure an arm triangle but Howard defends it well.
Howard is trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Payton looking to control but Howard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Payton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payton looking to finish with strikes here!
Howard'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.
Payton is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Howard has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Payton landing shots from mount.
Payton jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Howard manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Howard is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Payton works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Howard manages to get back to half guard.
Howard slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Howard wants to get back to his feet but Payton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Howard pushes Payton off and gets back to his feet.
Howard tries to keep at a distance but Payton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Howard is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Payton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Payton's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Howard wants to get back to striking at distance but Payton won't allow it.
Howard jumps guard but Payton stands there with Howard around his waist. Howard gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Walter Payton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Howard.
Howard tries to break the clinch but Payton is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howard blocks a body shot from Payton.
Howard wants to get back to striking at distance but Payton won't allow it.
Howard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Payton prevents Howard from breaking the clinch.
Payton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Howard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Howard can't break the clinch.
Payton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Payton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Howard scores with a kick to the body.
Howard closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Howard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Howard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payton clinches up with Howard and pushes him back against the cage.
Payton lands a nice knee to the body.
Howard has had enough of the clinch but Payton keeps him there for the moment.
Payton lands a shot to the body.
Knees to the body from Payton.
Howard tries for a takedown. No joy.
Still in the clinch, Payton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Payton pulls Howard into guard.
Howard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Howard preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walter Payton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Howard postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Howard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Payton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Payton looking for a triangle here. Howard is fighting it but it looks tight! Payton pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Howard is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Walter Payton!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bas Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren Williams!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rutten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rutten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rutten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rutten is looking to clinch.
Rutten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rutten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Rutten.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutten moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Rutten wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rutten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rutten tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Rutten doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Rutten shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side.
Rutten is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rutten is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Rutten.
Rutten is looking to clinch.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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.
Rutten has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rutten throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams has hold of one of Rutten's legs. Rutten is fighting the takedown attempt but Williams gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rutten tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rutten is working hard here to advance position.
Williams stops Rutten from standing up.
Rutten looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
Rutten is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Williams moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rutten postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
Williams is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rutten is controlling him.
Williams can't keep his opponent in guard - Rutten advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rutten is breathing heavily.
Williams manages to get to full guard.
Williams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rutten doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rutten manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten wants to stand but Williams has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ruttenis looking to pass into half guard but Williams pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Williams is in guard.
Williams distracts Rutten with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rutten utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Williams slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rutten trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Williams dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rutten is looking to clinch.
Rutten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rutten tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Rutten doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Bas Rutten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rutten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rutten gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rutten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rutten missing with knees to the body.
Rutten gets underhooks to prevent Williams's takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Rutten.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rutten keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rutten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Williams manages to pull guard.
Rutten has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rutten.
Williams manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rutten is trying to stand but he's just given Williams his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams doesn't have the hooks in and Rutten manages to turn into his guard.
Rutten content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Williams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rutten doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rutten manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rutten working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rutten avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rutten trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams working for a triangle but Rutten defends it easily.
Rutten wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking for a guillotine here but Rutten defends easily.
Williams throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rutten trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rutten wants to stand but Williams has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Williams scores with a nice shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rutten content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Williams wants to sweep here but Rutten controlling him for the moment.
Rutten stands and steps away. Williams gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Williams misses with a takedown
and Rutten holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Williams successfully pulls guard.
Williams wants to stand and escape but Rutten is having none of it.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
Rutten tries to stand but Williams is controlling from the bottom.
Williams lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rutten!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rutten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rutten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Rutten.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutten.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams tries to keep at a distance but Rutten has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rutten misses with a knee to the head.
Rutten landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten landing knees to the body.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rutten misses with a knee to the head.
Rutten with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rutten on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Williams goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rutten prevents it.
Bas Rutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Williams.
Rutten misses with a knee strike.
Rutten landing knees to the body.
Rutten looking to throw knees to the head but Williams is blocking nicely.
Williams takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rutten lands a knee to the head.
Williams has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rutten is trying to keep an underhook but Williams manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Rutten is staying active underneath Williams, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rutten wants to get back to his feet.
Williams lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rutten is staying active underneath Williams, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bas Rutten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Rutten to get to his feet.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rutten tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Rutten wants to clinch.
No joy there for Rutten, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutten manages to avoid it.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten rushes Williams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rutten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rutten looking to throw knees to the head but Williams is blocking nicely.
Rutten misses with a knee strike.
Rutten throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams has picked Rutten up - he's going for a ride! Williams dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Rutten is trying to get back to full guard.
Williams works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rutten working to try and regain half guard.
Rutten wants to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten is wriggling around trying to escape.
You get the feeling that Rutten really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Rutten is looking to get to half guard.
Rutten regains half guard.
Williams stops Rutten from getting back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bas Rutten.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darren Williams!
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