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VFL Fight Night 39 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jin Kazama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rum punch (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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18
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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167 cm
20
145 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jin Kazama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, rum punch!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
punch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kazama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kazama clinches up with punch and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kazama lands a damaging elbow.
Kazama prevents a takedown attempt there.
punch blocks an elbow strike.
Kazama will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning punch up against the ropes.
Kazama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
punch misses with a takedown attempt - Kazama sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kazama closes the distance and clinches.
Kazama is trying to stall.
Kazama lands an elbow just above punch 's eye.
punch takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kazama tries a knee to the head but punch blocks it.
punch is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Kazama gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jin Kazama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of rum punch.
punch tries for a takedown. No joy.
punch wants a takedown.
Kazama lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kazama is stalling here.
Kazama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
punch shoots in but Kazama avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kazama, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazama misses with a wild combination.
Kazama clinches up with punch and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kazama presses punch against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
punch looks gassed!
Kazama lands an elbow inside that punch shrugs off.
It looks like rum punch has been cut.
Kazama lands a damaging elbow.
Kazama'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.
Kazama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but punch blocks it with crossed arms.
punch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
punch tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kazama just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Kazama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but punch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
punch takes an elbow to the forehead.
punch drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kazama pulls his leg out and moves away.
punch tries to clinch
and Kazama counters by moving into the clinch.
Kazama lands an elbow that stopped punch in his tracks for a moment.
Kazama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kazama throws a combination that misses
and punch counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
punch working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kazama is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
punch thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
punch looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazama tries to improve position but can't.
punch thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
punch working away.
punch is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kazama has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kazama is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
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.
punch tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kazama is trying to improve his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
punch closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kazama moves into the clinch.
punch tries to score a body lock takedown but Kazama shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kazama misses with a knee strike.
Kazama lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kazama lands a knee to the head.
Kazama effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Kazama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on rum punch's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kazama's corner calls for a 1-2. Kazama obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kazama looks to land a combination but punch avoids it well.
punch shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. punch showed some decent athleticism there.
punch seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kazama does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
punch is looking for a kimura here.
Kazama wants to get back to his feet.
punch is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazama keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
punch thows a huge punch but Kazama dodges it nicely.
Kazama pushes punch off looking to stand but punch dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
punch working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kazama's thigh. Kazama counters though and makes it back to full guard.
punch scoring with some ground and pound.
punch won't allow Kazama to get back to his feet.
punch pushes down on Kazama's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kazama is defending against the submission attempts here by punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
punch looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
punch is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kazama defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
punch is keen to just control but Kazama is a slippery customer.
punch is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kazama doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time punch.
Kazama looks like he's trying to stand up.
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.
punch is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kazama avoiding damage under a succession of punches from punch.
punch throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
punch dodges the punch combination from Kazama.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kazama goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kazama instigates a clinch.
Kazama throws an elbow but it's blocked.
punch is trying to drag Kazama to the mat but Kazama just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
rum punch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on rum punch's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kazama clinches.
Kazama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horrible takedown by punch or perhaps it was just good defense by Kazama which made him look bad.
Kazama throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kazama closes the distance and pushes punch back into the ropes.
punch avoids the elbow strike from Kazama, against the ropes.
Kazama breaks from the clinch.
Kazama rushes punch and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kazama lands a nice elbow.
punch tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kazama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but punch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Kazama.
Kazama throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kazama creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A knee to the head by Kazama.
Kazama connects with a knee to the head.
punch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice elbow from Kazama.
Kazama tries to land knees in the clinch but punch avoids the damage to the body.
Kazama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
punch shoots and misses
and Kazama makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jin Kazama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of rum punch.
Kazama lands a nice looking body kick.
Kazama looks to land a combination but punch avoids it well.
Kazama lands a two punch combo.
punch wants to clinch
and Kazama counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kazama.
Kazama lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kazama tries a knee to the head but punch blocks it.
Kazama lands an elbow inside.
Kazama tries a knee to the head but punch blocks it.
punch is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Kazama gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kazama is pushing punch up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kazama with a knee to the head.
Kazama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but punch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
punch tries for a takedown but Kazama manages to get underhooks.
Nice elbow from Kazama.
Kazama lands a nice elbow.
Kazama landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazama working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kazama connects with a knee to the head.
Kazama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but punch blocks it with crossed arms.
Kazama tries to stall but punch uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kazama lands a knee to the head.
punch changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kazama fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kazama clinches with his opponent.
Kazama misses with an elbow over the top.
punch changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kazama fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kazama lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as punch backs up against the ropes.
punch clinches but Kazama breaks the clinch
and Kazama counters by clinching up.
Kazama misses with a knee to the head.
Kazama lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kazama looking to stall.
punch tries to score a body lock takedown but Kazama shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kazama gets underhooks to prevent punch's takedown attempt.
punch goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kazama prevents it.
Kazama lands with a right to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kazama just misses with a elbow thrown towards punch's brow.
Kazama lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kazama lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kazama throws an elbow but misses.
Kazama manages to break the clinch.
punch takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
punch tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kazama counters by moving into the clinch.
Kazama manages to break the clinch.
punch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
punch tries for a takedown but Kazama circles away easily
and Kazama counters with a series of strikes. punch will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazama fails to land with a series of punches.
punch shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kazama counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
punch shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jin Kazama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kazama throws a series of punches but punch avoids them all with ease.
Kazama scores with a one two! punch had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! punch crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kazama - the referee stops the clock and punch gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kazama. punch manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
punch moves forwards but Kazama connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kazama pushes punch away with a front kick.
punch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kazama fails to land with a series of punches.
Kazama closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A short left from Kazama.
Kazama throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kazama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jin Kazama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
punch drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
punch is chipping away with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jin Kazama showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kazama 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Jin Kazama!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Jin Kazama!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Jin Kazama!
Jin Kazama wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Rattle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Rattle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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211 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
Powerful |
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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, Chris Rattle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Norman Foster!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster wants to clinch up but Rattle keeps it at a distance.
Rattle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Foster takes one to the chin there.
Rattle lands a with a good body shot.
Foster shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rattle shoots in and drives through. Foster sprawls well.
Foster pushes Rattle up against the ropes in a clinch.
Foster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Foster instigates a clinch.
Rattle blocks an elbow strike from Foster.
Foster lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Foster just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rattle's brow.
Foster lands a damaging elbow.
Foster is pressed up against the ropes. Rattle has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Foster down to the mat. Foster avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Rattle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foster walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Foster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rattle lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Rattle pushes him off.
Rattle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Foster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Foster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Foster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Foster wants to clinch.
Foster clinches up with Rattle and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rattle's defenses.
Foster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Foster tries to clinch but Rattle moves out of range.
Foster keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Foster is looking to clinch.
Rattle shoots in but no luck this time.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch but Rattle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rattle shoots for a takedown but Foster saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Foster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rattle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Foster tries to clinch but Rattle is having none of it.
Foster closes the distance and clinches.
Foster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Foster takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rattle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rattle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rattle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Foster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rattle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster wants to clinch up but Rattle keeps it at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Rattle as he connects with a hook.
Foster wants to clinch.
Foster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Foster tries to clinch up but Rattle circles away and keeps his distance.
Foster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Foster looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Foster takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch but Rattle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rattle goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Rattle does it's job there.
Rattle scores with a nice right hand.
Rattle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rattle shoots for a double leg takedown but Foster sprawls well. He's pushed Rattle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Foster tries to clinch but Rattle moves out of range.
Rattle connects with a body shot.
Foster closes the distance and pushes Rattle back into the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Foster creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Foster.
Foster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rattle is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Foster is looking to clinch but Rattle is avoiding it.
Norman Foster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Foster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Foster is looking to clinch but Rattle is avoiding it.
Foster tries to clinch there but Rattle circles away.
Rattle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Foster doesn't manage to clinch there - Rattle circles away.
Foster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Foster doesn't manage to clinch there - Rattle circles away.
Norman Foster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Foster doesn't manage to clinch there - Rattle circles away.
Foster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rattle changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Foster looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rattle trying to control the action but Foster is working from the bottom.
Foster is trying to buck Rattle off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rattle wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Foster, who protects the arm well.
Rattle is breathing heavily.
Rattle trying to control the action but Foster is working from the bottom.
Foster is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rattle asserts his dominance and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Rattle dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rattle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Foster tries to clinch there but Rattle circles away.
Rattle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rattle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rattle swats away the attempt to clinch by Foster.
Foster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Foster closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Foster lands an elbow just above Rattle 's eye.
Rattle avoids a wild elbow strike from Foster.
Foster prevents Rattle from breaking the clinch.
Rattle fails to pull guard.
Rattle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Rattle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rattle drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Rattle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rattle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Foster just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Rattle has had enough of the clinch but Foster keeps him there for the moment.
Foster prevents a takedown attempt there.
Foster lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Foster lands a shoulder strike.
Foster lands an elbow inside.
Foster pushes Rattle back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rattle blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Foster.
Rattle fails to pull guard.
Foster creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rattle's defenses.
Foster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Foster tries to clinch up but Rattle circles away and keeps his distance.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rattle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rattle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Foster's waist but Foster gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rattle off to one side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Foster wants to clinch.
Rattle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rattle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Foster stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Rattle pushes him off.
Foster tries to clinch there but Rattle circles away.
Foster wants to clinch up but Rattle keeps it at a distance.
Rattle scores with a hook.
Rattle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Foster doesn't manage to clinch there - Rattle circles away.
Rattle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Foster is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rattle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Foster tries to clinch there but Rattle circles away.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rattle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch but Rattle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rattle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Foster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Foster tries to clinch but Rattle moves out of range.
A lazy left from Rattle finds it's target.
Foster tries to clinch but Rattle moves out of range.
Rattle keeps the fight on the outside.
Foster has closed the distance and engaged Rattle in a clinch.
Foster breaks the clinch.
Foster wants to clinch.
Foster tries to clinch but Rattle moves out of range.
Rattle with a hook.
Rattle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Foster wants to clinch up but Rattle keeps it at a distance.
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Rattle pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster drives through and clinches with Rattle against the ropes.
Rattle goes for a takedown attempt but Foster pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Foster wants to clinch up but Rattle keeps it at a distance.
A shot to de liver by Rattle. Beautiful body shot.
Rattle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Foster's head backwards.
Foster walks into a stiff left hand from Rattle.
Foster clinches with his opponent.
Foster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rattle lands a jab to the head.
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Rattle pushes him off.
Rattle stuns Foster with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rattle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Foster is looking to clinch but Rattle is avoiding it.
Foster clinches up against the ropes.
Foster pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Rattle dodges an elbow strike from Foster.
Rattle wants to break free but Foster has control.
A shot in the inside from Foster.
Foster lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Foster gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster lands a nice elbow.
Rattle is working for takedown but Foster is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice elbow from Foster.
Foster lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Foster lands a nice elbow.
Rattle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Foster pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Foster manages to break the clinch.
Rattle swats away the attempt to clinch by Foster.
Rattle lands a body shot.
Foster doesn't manage to clinch there - Rattle circles away.
Foster tries to clinch but Rattle is having none of it.
Foster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Foster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rattle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rattle keeps the fight on the outside.
Foster is looking to clinch but Rattle is avoiding it.
Foster moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foster gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foster lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Foster 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 ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Foster is looking to clinch.
Foster tries to clinch up but Rattle circles away and keeps his distance.
Foster takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Rattle pushes him off.
Rattle tries for a takedown but Foster sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Foster looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Foster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Foster has taken the fight to the clinch.
Foster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rattle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Foster is fending him off so far but Rattle persists. Nope, Foster circles away and we're back to standing.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch but Rattle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rattle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Foster is looking to clinch but Rattle is avoiding it.
Foster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rattle misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Rattle misses its intended target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rattle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Rattle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foster tries to clinch there but Rattle circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Foster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Foster moves out of range as Rattle strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster doesn't manage to clinch there - Rattle circles away.
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Rattle pushes him off.
Foster closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Foster manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Foster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good standup being displayed there by Rattle as he connects with a hook.
Foster on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Foster tries to clinch up but Rattle circles away and keeps his distance.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch but Rattle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foster takes one to the chin there.
Rattle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rattle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rattle swats away the attempt to clinch by Foster.
Foster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rattle keeps the fight on the outside.
Rattle connects with a single shot there.
Foster has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster wants to clinch up but Rattle keeps it at a distance.
Foster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rattle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Foster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Foster gets a clinch.
Foster tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rattle wants to break free but Foster has control.
Rattle can't break the clinch.
Foster prevents Rattle from breaking the clinch.
Foster lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Foster on the inside.
Rattle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Foster pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Foster breaks from the clinch.
Rattle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rattle tries to keep at a distance but Foster has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Foster throws an elbow but misses.
Norman Foster seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Foster throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rattle has Foster pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Foster manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Foster gets through Rattle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Foster throws an elbow but misses.
Foster breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Rattle pushes him off.
Rattle shoots in but Foster avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Foster tries to clinch up.
Rattle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rattle keeps the fight on the outside.
Foster tries to clinch up but Rattle circles away and keeps his distance.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch but Rattle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rattle thuds his right hand into Foster's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Foster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rattle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Foster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Foster darts in and clinches Rattle up against the ropes.
Rattle jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Foster walks away with a smile on his face. Rattle gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Foster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rattle swats away the attempt to clinch by Foster.
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Rattle pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Foster wants to clinch up but Rattle keeps it at a distance.
Foster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rattle fails with the takedown.
Foster is looking to clinch.
Foster tries to clinch up but Rattle circles away and keeps his distance.
Rattle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rattle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Foster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rattle shoots in for a double leg but Foster sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Foster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Foster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rattle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rattle looks to land a right hand but Foster moved out of range.
Foster is looking to clinch but Rattle is avoiding it.
Foster tries to clinch there but Rattle circles away.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch but Rattle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Rattle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rattle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Norman Foster comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Foster 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Chris Rattle!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Chris Rattle!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Chris Rattle!
Chris Rattle wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zina da Fiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Fiel's entrance music is Bando de Loco. A fine choice. Hunt has chosen Ace of Spades by Motorhead as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Zina da Fiel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt punishes da Fiel's body with a nice straight punch.
da Fiel has Hunt up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hunt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Zina da Fiel has been cut.
Hunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
da Fiel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hunt swivels and escapes.
Hunt looks to clinch
and da Fiel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hunt controlling the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
da Fiel has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hunt is proving hard to escape from.
Hunt is controlling da Fiel's posture.
Hunt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hunt holds on and takes a little breather.
Hunt wants to stand up but da Fiel is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice sprawl there from Hunt as da Fiel shoots in.
Hunt dodges the punch combination from da Fiel.
Hunt clinches but da Fiel breaks the clinch
and da Fiel counters with a body kick that stops Hunt in his tracks momentarily.
da Fiel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt tries to clinch
and da Fiel counters with a thumping low kick.
da Fiel scores a takedown into full mount!
da Fiel trying to control but Hunt is having none of it.
da Fiel misses with a head shot.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Fiel prevents Hunt from getting the reversal.
da Fiel thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hunt is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
da Fiel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hunt is looking to escape.
da Fiel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
da Fiel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hunt is looking to escape.
da Fiel controlling from mount.
Hunt is desperately trying to improve his position but da Fiel has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zina da Fiel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zina da Fiel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hunt tries to clinch but fails miserably
and da Fiel counters by moving into the clinch.
Hunt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hunt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
da Fiel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
da Fiel is looking to control Hunt's arms but Hunt gets an underhook and turns him. Now da Fiel has his back to the ropes.
Hunt unloads a knee to the mid-section. da Fiel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hunt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
da Fiel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hunt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
da Fiel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hunt breaks the clinch.
da Fiel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hunt throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and da Fiel counters with a big head kick but Hunt shrugs it off.
Hunt clinches.
Hunt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hunt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zina da Fiel's cut is getting worse.
Hunt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hunt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt stalling.
Hunt lands an elbow just above da Fiel 's eye.
Zina da Fiel's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunt wants to clinch
and da Fiel counters with a shoot takedown. Hunt fights it but they end up in guard.
da Fiel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt pulls da Fiel in close to his closed guard and prevents da Fiel from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hunt pushes da Fiel off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch but da Fiel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunt instigates a clinch.
Hunt keeps control of da Fiel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
da Fiel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
da Fiel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hunt just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zina da Fiel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Fiel goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hunt prevents it.
Hunt lands a nice elbow.
Hunt lands an elbow inside that da Fiel shrugs off.
Jeez, Zina da Fiel's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hunt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
da Fiel takes a knee right on the jaw!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zina da Fiel's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jonny Hunt!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Punch Rockgroin II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mr maroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). maroon has chosen yes as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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210 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Punch Rockgroin II!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, mr maroon!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
maroon circles away from the clinch attempt.
maroon looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
maroon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
maroon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
maroon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rockgroin II wants to get back to full guard.
maroon uses his free foot to push down on Rockgroin II's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rockgroin II.
maroon jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rockgroin II manages to avoid the submission attempt.
maroon in side control, throwing shots but Rockgroin II defends.
Rockgroin II is looking for a sweep.
Rockgroin II managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by maroon.
Rockgroin II wants to control but maroon postures up.
Rockgroin II is looking to reverse the position.
maroon is chipping away with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
maroon looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rockgroin II is avoiding damage well.
maroon working the ground and pound but Rockgroin II is defending the strikes.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
maroon darts in trying to clinch
and Rockgroin II counters with a nice double leg into side control. maroon won't be happy with that.
Rockgroin II wants to control but maroon is keeping him busy.
maroon is trying to work for a sweep but Rockgroin II has mounted him!
Rockgroin II looking to finish maroon with some ground and pound. This is bad for maroon!
Rockgroin II cracks maroon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rockgroin II trying to control but maroon is having none of it.
maroon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockgroin II tries to control but maroon wriggling away.
Rockgroin II with shots to the head and body - maroon looks very uncomfortable down there.
maroon is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rockgroin II blocks maroon's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
maroon working to try and regain half guard.
Rockgroin II looking to control but maroon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rockgroin II is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
maroon is looking to get to half guard.
Rockgroin II blocks maroon's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rockgroin II lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rockgroin II lands with some strikes.
Rockgroin II lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
maroon tries to reverse the position but Rockgroin II maintains control.
Rockgroin II tries to control but maroon wriggling away.
maroon is in a horrible position here. Rockgroin II smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rockgroin II wants to control the pace but maroon is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
maroon is looking to improve his position but Rockgroin II isn't that keen on the idea.
Rockgroin II tries to control but maroon wriggling away.
maroon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rockgroin II is working for a guillotine from mount but maroon frees his head quite easily.
Rockgroin II controlling from the full mount.
Rockgroin II goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now maroon is on top in guard.
Rockgroin II is trying to control the position but maroon postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Punch Rockgroin II dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rockgroin II wants to clinch up but maroon keeps it at a distance.
Rockgroin II misses with a takedown
and maroon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A shot to the body from Rockgroin II misses
and maroon counters with a single leg into guard. Rockgroin II didn't expect that.
maroon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
maroon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rockgroin II has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rockgroin II is looking for a sweep.
maroon working the head and body with strikes.
Rockgroin II takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rockgroin II is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Rockgroin II's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
maroon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
maroon scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rockgroin II on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rockgroin II tries to improve position but can't.
Rockgroin II pushes maroon away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, maroon gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Rockgroin II wants to control but maroon postures up.
maroon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
maroon passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rockgroin II!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rockgroin II is trying to escape the mount.
maroon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rockgroin II tries to hold on but maroon pushes him away.
Rockgroin II is squirming around, avoiding maroon's attempts to control the action.
maroon prevents Rockgroin II from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockgroin II wants to get back to his feet.
Rockgroin II is in a horrible position here. maroon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
maroon jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Rockgroin II is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Rockgroin II and maroon has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
maroon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
maroon throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
maroon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rockgroin II takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rockgroin II is looking for a sweep.
maroon is putting a hurting on Rockgroin II here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rockgroin II is trying to control maroon's posture but maroon avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockgroin II is trying to improve his position.
maroon working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Check out the look on maroon's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rockgroin II sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rockgroin II wants to improve his position but maroon is controlling well.
maroon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
maroon slips a nice elbow through Rockgroin II's hands, connecting with Rockgroin II's forehead.
Rockgroin II might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
maroon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
maroon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rockgroin II is looking for a sweep. maroon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
maroon wants to advance to full mount but Rockgroin II doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
maroon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
mr maroon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rockgroin II wants to control from the top but maroon keeps moving.
Rockgroin II wants to stand but maroon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
maroon wants to sweep here but Rockgroin II controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mr maroon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
maroon closes the distance but Rockgroin II moves to the side
and Rockgroin II makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. maroon really felt that one!
Rockgroin II ducks under a wild hook from maroon.
maroon tries to clinch but Rockgroin II moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
maroon lands a body punch in the clinch.
maroon tries to stall but Rockgroin II uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
maroon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
maroon pulls guard effortlessly.
maroon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rockgroin II throws a big right hand that misses.
Rockgroin II stopping the sweep attempt from maroon.
Rockgroin II is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
maroon keeping moving, preventing Rockgroin II from controlling successfully.
Rockgroin II throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as maroon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
maroon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rockgroin II advances position into side control!
maroon is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on maroon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rockgroin II tries to move into full mount but can't pass maroon's legs.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
maroon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rockgroin II shoots and misses
and maroon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
maroon is working for takedown but Rockgroin II is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rockgroin II ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rockgroin II no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
maroon landing some decent shots from guard.
maroon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
maroon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rockgroin II works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rockgroin II will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
maroon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rockgroin II is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
maroon postures up in Rockgroin II's guard and throws a big left but Rockgroin II blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockgroin II doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Rockgroin II manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
maroon is bucking up trying to escape but Rockgroin II cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
maroon is trying desperately to improve position.
maroon is squirming around, avoiding Rockgroin II's attempts to control the action.
maroon is looking to improve his position but Rockgroin II isn't that keen on the idea.
Rockgroin II cracks maroon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rockgroin II trying to control but maroon is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockgroin II lands a big elbow.
maroon working to try and regain half guard.
Rockgroin II trying to control but he's not successful this time.
maroon working to try and regain half guard.
Rockgroin II trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rockgroin II is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. maroon can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
maroon is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Punch Rockgroin II showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rockgroin II 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight for mr maroon!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for mr maroon!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for mr maroon!
mr maroon wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Horatio Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mike choppra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacobs comes to the ring accompanied by Green River. choppra has chosen yes as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as mike choppra enters the ring!
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163 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Horatio Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, mike choppra!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
choppra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jacobs misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Jacobs.
Jacobs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
choppra misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body punch from Jacobs.
Jacobs drops choppra with a left right combo! Jacobs follows him down to the ground into side control.
choppra is rocked!
It looks like mike choppra has been cut.
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!
Jacobs decides to take the fight back to the feet.
choppra is still on wobbly legs! Can Jacobs finish him?
choppra swinging wilding here.
choppra seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice defenses there by choppra.
choppra takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
choppra takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
choppra tries to clinch but Jacobs is having none of it.
Jacobs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by choppra.
A big left from choppra misses.
Jacobs tries to close the distance and clinch but choppra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jacobs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jacobs.
Horatio Jacobs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacobs looks to throw the jab but choppra is out of range.
Jacobs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jacobs uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before choppra has time to react.
Jacobs misses with a wild combination.
Jacobs throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jacobs moves into the clinch successfully.
choppra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
choppra drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jacobs manages to break the clinch.
choppra scores with a jab.
A punch combination from choppra misses.
Jacobs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jacobs scores with a body shot.
Jacobs throws a combination that misses
and Jacobs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
choppra looks for a takedown but Jacobs sprawls well.
choppra looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from choppra.
Jacobs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jacobs - that will leave a mark!
Jacobs throws a series of punches but choppra avoids them all with ease.
choppra shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jacobs pinned against the cage. Jacobs gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Horatio Jacobs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mike choppra.
Jacobs misses with the combination.
choppra is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jacobs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jacobs throws a hook but choppra avoids it easily.
Jacobs throws a right hand that choppra ducks under and follows up with a left that choppra also avoids with ease.
Jacobs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from choppra.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. choppra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
choppra shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
choppra is landing with some decent strikes but Jacobs is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
choppra is working for a guillotine from mount but Jacobs frees his head quite easily.
Jacobs is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
choppra connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jacobs'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.
choppra trying to control but he's not successful this time.
choppra looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
choppra raining down shots from the mount!
choppra lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jacobs hang on?
choppra scores with a couple of good head shots there.
choppra landing shots from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jacobs squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
choppra raining down shots from the mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
choppra lands a nice shot to the head.
choppra with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Horatio Jacobs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on mike choppra's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Jacobs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but choppra circles away quickly and effectively.
Jacobs throws a right and a left that choppra avoids nicely.
Jacobs throws a right hand that choppra ducks under and follows up with a left that choppra also avoids with ease.
Jacobs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
choppra tries to clinch up but Jacobs circles away and keeps his distance.
choppra moves in looking to clinch but Jacobs pushes him off.
choppra fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
choppra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jacobs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jacobs connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between choppra's hands.
choppra moves into range and clinches up with Jacobs.
choppra tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jacobs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
choppra dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Jacobs.
choppra dodges the punch combination from Jacobs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
choppra slips a jab from Jacobs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
choppra takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
choppra scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jacobs takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jacobs displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
choppra swats away the attempt to clinch by Jacobs.
Jacobs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by choppra.
Jacobs drops his hands momentarily and choppra takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
choppra shoots in and drives through. Jacobs sprawls well.
Horatio Jacobs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mike choppra.
choppra tries for a takedown but Jacobs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jacobs misses with a wild combination.
choppra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jacobs but Jacobs pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jacobs changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobs throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and choppra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs lunges at choppra with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by choppra's hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jacobs.
Jacobs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but choppra moves away.
choppra looks to land a left hand but Jacobs moved out of range nicely.
Jacobs is on the wrong end of a nice combination from choppra.
Jacobs scores with a sloppy right hand. choppra should have avoided that one.
Jacobs bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps choppra's head backwards.
Horatio Jacobs is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jacobs!
Jacobs throws the left hand but choppra avoids the punch easily.
A left and a right from choppra both land. Nice combination.
Jacobs misses with a double jab.
choppra dips to his left and cracks Jacobs with an uppercut!
Jacobs misses with an uppercut. choppra saw that one coming.
choppra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - choppra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jacobs bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
choppra misses the jab.
Horatio Jacobs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jacobs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jacobs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jacobs misses with a double jab
and choppra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
choppra might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jacobs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
choppra looks for a takedown but Jacobs sprawls well.
Jacobs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
choppra clinches.
choppra goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jacobs prevents it.
Jacobs breaks the clinch.
choppra circles away from the clinch attempt
and choppra counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
choppra throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst choppra is controlling him.
choppra scoring with some ground and pound.
choppra trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
choppra cracks Jacobs with a solid left hand.
choppra distracts Jacobs with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
choppra lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
choppra is working Jacobs over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
choppra won't allow Jacobs to get back to his feet.
choppra throwing strikes but missing.
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 Horatio Jacobs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on mike choppra'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. This is the final round!
A shot to de liver by choppra. Beautiful body shot.
choppra throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jacobs.
No joy there for Jacobs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
choppra tries to clinch but Jacobs moves out of range.
A big left from choppra misses.
choppra moves in looking to clinch but Jacobs pushes him off.
choppra throws a big shot that misses.
choppra fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Jacobs misses.
choppra throws a series of punches but Jacobs avoids them all with ease.
Jacobs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. choppra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacobs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches choppra on the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jacobs misses with a few strikes there.
choppra moves into range and clinches up with Jacobs.
choppra goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jacobs prevents it.
Jacobs manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jacobs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jacobs swats away the attempt to clinch by choppra.
Jacobs throws the left hand but choppra avoids the punch easily.
choppra circles away from the clinch attempt.
choppra ducks under a wild hook from Jacobs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from choppra.
Jacobs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
choppra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jacobs.
choppra moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
choppra drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jacobs is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst choppra is controlling him.
choppra trying to control the position from guard on top but Jacobs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs has momentary wrist control but choppra slips an elbow through the middle.
choppra looking to pass the guard.
Jacobs manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jacobs on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jacobs missing with a left hand there. choppra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
choppra missing with a left hand there. Jacobs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
choppra tries to close the distance and clinch but Jacobs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
choppra will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horatio Jacobs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mike choppra.
Jacobs looks to land a combination. choppra sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
choppra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jacobs.
Jacobs with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
choppra blocks a head kick by Jacobs.
choppra works Jacobs's body with a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by choppra. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of choppra.
choppra tries to close the distance and clinch but Jacobs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Jacobs misses.
choppra feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
choppra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jacobs is keeping the position for now.
Jacobs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from choppra.
choppra tries to free his leg and advance position but Jacobs is retaining full guard.
choppra postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
choppra postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
choppra would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
mike choppra has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
choppra connects with a couple of short punches.
Jacobs keeping moving, preventing choppra from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jacobs thows a left - swing and a miss!
choppra shoots for a takedown but Jacobs saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
choppra has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jacobs finds it's way round the side to connect with choppra's head.
choppra takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
choppra on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
choppra moves in looking to clinch but Jacobs pushes him off.
Horatio Jacobs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jacobs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
choppra slips under a jab from Jacobs.
Jacobs takes one to the side of the head.
Jacobs takes one to the side of the head.
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 Horatio Jacobs.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jacobs, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Horatio Jacobs!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Horatio Jacobs!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Horatio Jacobs!
Horatio Jacobs wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Lance Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Lord has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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150 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Lord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, DJ Lance Rock!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rock fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Rock with that takedown attempt.
Jay Lord has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Lance Rock.
Lord fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lord tries to avoid it but Rock manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lord to the ground. Lord escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rock bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lord wants to get back to his feet but Rock drags him back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Lord's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lord managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rock.
Lord is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lord wants to get back to his feet.
Rock is looking to take a break and control but Lord is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rock looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord is looking for a triangle but Rock pushes his legs off easily.
Rock wants to control from the top but Lord keeps moving.
Rock gets to his feet. Lord looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lord is looking to clinch.
Lord keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rock closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rock lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock wants to pass the guard but Lord is keeping the position.
Rock won't allow Lord to get back to his feet.
Rock advances to half guard.
Rock is working for a submission of some sort.
Rock looks gassed!
Rock stops Lord from getting back to his feet.
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.
Lord manages to escape and get back to his feet!
No luck for Rock with that takedown attempt.
Rock tries to clinch up
and Lord counters by clinching up.
Lord lands an elbow that stopped Rock in his tracks for a moment.
Lord using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rock works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Lord keeping moving, preventing Rock from controlling successfully.
Lord is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Lance Rock dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rock with a poor takedown
and Lord holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lord with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lord misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rock.
Lord with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lord scores a nice knee to the body.
Rock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lord is keeping busy.
Lord tries a knee to the head but Rock blocks it.
A knee to the head by Lord.
Rock trying to control the position but instead, Lord has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rock into the ropes.
Lord gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rock.
Lord scores with a knee to the head.
Lord misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rock.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lord prevents the takedown attempt.
Jay Lord has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Lance Rock.
Rock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lord.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lord smiles and moves away.
Rock shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rock trying to control but Lord is having none of it.
Lord is desperately trying to improve his position but Rock has a good base and remains in mount.
Rock fails to take his opponent's back.
Poor strikes thrown by Rock there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lord is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord tries to reverse the position but Rock maintains control.
Rock working for a guillotine from mount but Lord is in no mood to give up.
Lord bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lord trying to control but Rock is working from the bottom.
Lord avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lord is one step ahead there.
Lord postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord wants to get up but he can't break Rock's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rock throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Lord trying to control the position from guard on top but Rock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lord stands and steps away. Rock gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rock tries to clinch up
and Lord counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lord.
Rock has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lord avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rock tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lord smiles and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord clinches but Rock breaks the clinch
and Rock counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lord managing to block the knees to the body from Rock.
Lord with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lord tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rock avoiding damage as Lord throws knees to the body.
Lord gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rock.
Rock can't get the takedown.
Lord unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lord gets underhooks to prevent Rock's takedown attempt.
Lord with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lord tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rock trying to control the position but instead, Lord has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rock into the ropes.
Lord using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Lord dominated that second round.
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!
Rock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lord looks to clinch
and Rock counters with an inside leg kick.
Rock shoots and misses
and Lord counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lord with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lord lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rock has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lord avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jay Lord has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Lance Rock.
Rock stalling in the clinch but Lord improves position.
Rock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lord lands a knee to the body.
Lord misses with a knee to the head.
Lord using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rock looking for a takedown.
Rock drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lord with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lord looking to throw knees to the head but Rock is blocking nicely.
Lord using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rock tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lord throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rock tries to score a body lock takedown but Lord shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rock goes for a takedown attempt but Lord pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rock with a poor takedown
and Lord holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rock tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lord landing knees to the head.
Lord gets underhooks to prevent Rock's takedown attempt.
Lord looking to throw knees to the head but Rock is blocking nicely.
Lord tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rock has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lord uses from the top position.
Lord tries to stand but Rock is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rock uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Rock throws a head kick but Lord moves out of range.
Rock circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rock decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lord's guard.
Lord trying to keep a closed guard but Rock is proving a slippery customer.
Lord knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rock on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lord swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lord uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Rock has his takedown stuffed
and Lord moves into the clinch.
Lord with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rock tries for a takedown but Lord manages to get underhooks.
Lord looking to throw knees to the head but Rock is blocking nicely.
Lord scores with a knee to the head.
Lord misses with a knee strike.
Rock goes for a takedown attempt but Lord pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rock shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lord pinned against the cage. Lord gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
DJ Lance Rock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jay Lord is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rock shoots in looking for a takedown. Lord tries to sprawl out of it but Rock keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Lord manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lord fails with an attempt to clinch.
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 Jay Lord.
I think Lord 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 Atkins scores the fight for DJ Lance Rock!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for DJ Lance Rock!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for DJ Lance Rock!
DJ Lance Rock wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Tocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bumpy Knucks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Paulo Tocha has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulo Tocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bumpy Knucks!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knucks shoots in but Tocha avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Knucks misses with a head kick.
Knucks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tocha throws a lazy head kick
and Knucks counters with a head kick. That will keep Tocha thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Knucks fails with a takedown attempt.
Paulo Tocha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bumpy Knucks.
Nice sprawl there from Tocha as Knucks shoots in.
Tocha throws a hook to the side of Knucks's head but Knucks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knucks fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tocha sprawls well initially but Knucks persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Knucks is looking to advance position but Tocha won't allow it.
Tocha is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tocha blocking the ground and pound attempt from Knucks.
Tocha actively working from the bottom here.
Tocha wants to improve his position but Knucks is controlling well.
Tocha wants to control but Knucks is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tocha is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Knucks pulls his head out easily.
Tocha is looking for a sweep. Knucks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tocha throws a sloppy head kick
and Knucks counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Knucks's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Knucks trying to control but Tocha is working from the bottom.
Knucks sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tocha's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tocha makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tocha.
Knucks is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tocha keeping moving, preventing Knucks from controlling successfully.
Tocha is trying to keep Knucks in close.
Knucks trying to control the position from guard on top but Tocha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tocha is trying to keep Knucks in close.
Knucks is looking to advance position but Tocha has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knucks is in all sorts of trouble here.
Knucks is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Knucks is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tocha punching from mount but Knucks doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Knucks is trying desperately to improve position.
Tocha swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Knucks is now in Tocha's guard. A big mistake from Tocha there, giving up the dominant position!
Tocha working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tocha throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Knucks trying to control but Tocha is working from the bottom.
Knucks wanted to stand there but Tocha had control of the position.
Knucks postures up.
Knucks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tocha had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Knucks is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Tocha Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Knucks's back instead.
Tocha is breathing heavily.
Knucks turns into Tocha and is now in his guard.
Tocha keeping full guard, as Knucks tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bumpy Knucks dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Knucks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tocha.
Knucks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Knucks rushes Tocha and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tocha jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Knucks walks away with a smile on his face. Tocha gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tocha swats away the attempt to clinch by Knucks.
Bumpy Knucks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tocha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knucks misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knucks stuffs the takedown.
Tocha misses with a kick to the body
so Knucks counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Knucks trying to control but Tocha is working from the bottom.
Tocha controls Knucks momentarily but Knucks frees himself.
Knucks wants to get up but he can't break Tocha's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Knucks must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Knucks stands up out of Tocha's guard for a moment - Tocha manages to land a nice upkick.
Knucks postures up in Tocha's guard and throws a big left but Tocha blocks it.
Knucks slips nicely into half guard.
Knucks moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Tocha.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knucks tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Knucks has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tocha tries to improve position but can't.
Knucks working the head with strikes.
Tocha struggling a bit here.
Knucks trying to control the position but Tocha is working away.
Knucks stands up and beckons Tocha to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Knucks or perhaps it was just good defense by Tocha which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tocha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knucks stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Tocha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knucks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tocha.
Tocha tries to clinch but Knucks moves out of range.
Knucks bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tocha is not content to let Knucks control the position.
Knucks lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knucks is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tocha is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tocha dodges the ground and pound from Knucks.
Tocha is trying to control Knucks's posture but Knucks avoids it.
Knucks trying to control the position but Tocha is working away.
Tocha sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Knucks drops an elbow to the side of Tocha's head.
Knucks seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bumpy Knucks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Knucks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tocha's waist but Tocha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Knucks off to one side.
Knucks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Tocha.
Knucks fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tocha blocks a head kick by Knucks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tocha looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tocha wants to control from the top but Knucks keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knucks looking for a sweep. Not yet Knucks, not yet.
Knucks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knucks tries to strike from the bottom.
Knucks working for a triangle but Tocha defends it easily.
Tocha landing some decent shots from guard.
Bumpy Knucks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tocha drops back looking for a leg! Knucks is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Knucks manages to kick Tocha off! Tocha jumps back into Knucks's guard.
Knucks pushes Tocha off and gets back to his feet.
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.
Tocha circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knucks shoots for a takedown but Tocha saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Paulo Tocha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bumpy Knucks.
Tocha has a takedown stuffed.
Tocha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knucks doesn't seem bothered though.
Knucks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tocha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knucks connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tocha misses with a head kick.
A big left from Tocha misses.
Knucks on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Knucks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knucks clinches with his opponent.
Knucks drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tocha pulls his leg out and moves away.
Knucks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tocha's waist but Tocha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Knucks off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tocha closes the distance and clinches up with Knucks, looking for a takedown. Tocha pushes Knucks against the ropes but Knucks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tocha has his takedown stuffed
and Knucks decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tocha's guard.
Tocha being controlled here, momentarily.
Tocha isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Knucks stacks Tocha on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Knucks!
Paulo Tocha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knucks landing strikes.
Knucks controlling from side mount.
Tocha is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bumpy Knucks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Knucks has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 for Bumpy Knucks!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Bumpy Knucks!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Bumpy Knucks!
Bumpy Knucks wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milan Hosak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and hot dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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19
260 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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265 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Milan Hosak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, hot dog!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hosak takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hosak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from dog.
dog lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Donk. dog catches Hosak right on the button with a cross.
dog swings for the body but Hosak moves out of range.
dog throws a looping overhand right but Hosak ducks down to avoid it.
Hosak clobbers dog with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
dog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hosak with a jab.
Hosak throws a hook but dog avoids it easily.
dog misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hosak lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
dog bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hosak's head backwards.
Hosak dodges the punch combination from dog.
Hosak moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
dog moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hosak throws the left hand but dog avoids the punch easily.
dog throws a hook to the side of Hosak's head but Hosak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
dog moves away from the strike by Hosak.
dog lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hosak circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dog misses with a few strikes there.
dog fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
dog fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
dog ducks under a wild hook from Hosak.
Hosak lands with an uppercut that bounces dog off the ropes and back into rage.
A jab from Hosak misses.
Hosak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
hot dog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
dog wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hosak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from dog.
dog swinging wilding here.
dog misses with a combination
and Hosak counters with a three punch combo that has dog backing up. dog nods at Hosak to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Hosak looks to throw the jab but dog is out of range.
No joy there for Hosak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hosak defending well as dog loads up on a big left hand.
dog throws a series of punches but Hosak moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hosak throws out a loose jab but dog uses good head movement to avoid it.
dog swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hosak counters with a right hand to the body.
dog tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hosak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
dog steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hosak.
dog looks to land a combination but Hosak avoids it well.
dog takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hosak connects with a body shot.
dog looks gassed!
Hosak comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Milan Hosak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
dog staying out of range there.
Hosak misses with a hook. dog ducked under it nicely.
dog takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A punch combination from dog misses.
dog throws a right hand that Hosak ducks under and follows up with a left that Hosak also avoids with ease.
Hosak lands a jab to the head.
A cross from Hosak lands.
Hosak throws a monster overhand right that drops dog! Hosak follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Milan Hosak!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pervis Whitaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aima Hei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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208 lbs
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212 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pervis Whitaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aima Hei!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hei.
Whitaker lands a really nice looking cross but Hei seems unphased.
Hei clobbers Whitaker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Pervis Whitaker has been cut.
Hei looks to throw the jab but Whitaker is out of range.
Whitaker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hei avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hei waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Whitaker.
Good work by Whitaker as he checks the leg kick.
Hei moves out of range as Whitaker strikes.
Hei closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Whitaker shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hei's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hei working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Whitaker.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hei is on top in guard.
Hei avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hei tries to stand but Whitaker is controlling from the bottom.
Whitaker is looking for a triangle but Hei pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hei scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hei stays in close to Whitaker's body and controls the position.
Whitaker is looking for a triangle here but Hei uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Whitaker tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hei wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Whitaker is letting Hei control him for a moment.
Hei tries to advance to mount but can't.
Whitaker tries to bench press Hei off him but Hei keeps the position.
Hei works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hei works to advance to full mount. Whitaker defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hei dominating with strikes here.
Hei trying to control but Whitaker is having none of it.
Hei tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hei wants to control the pace but Whitaker is squirming around nicely.
Whitaker throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hei. What's that going to do exactly?
Whitaker is squirming around, avoiding Hei's attempts to control the action.
Hei landing strikes from the mount and Whitaker is in trouble!
Whitaker is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hei looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hei unloading with bombs!
Whitaker taking shots to the head.
Whitaker is squirming around, avoiding Hei's attempts to control the action.
Hei prevents Whitaker from getting the reversal.
Hei has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Whitaker's face.
Hei working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Whitaker in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Whitaker is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hei raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hei cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker working to try and regain half guard.
Whitaker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hei trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Whitaker is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Hei.
Hei lands a heavy elbow.
Whitaker is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hei looking to finish Whitaker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Whitaker!
Whitaker is trying to escape the mount.
Whitaker is breathing heavily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aima Hei dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pervis Whitaker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Whitaker looks to throw the jab but Hei is out of range.
Hei lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big right from Whitaker misses.
Hei checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Whitaker missing with a left hand there. Hei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hei bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Whitaker! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Whitaker is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hei trying to control the position from guard on top but Whitaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oh Whitaker is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whitaker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hei controls the pace.
Whitaker seems to have got his legs back now.
Hei trying to control but Whitaker is working from the bottom.
Hei stopping the sweep attempt from Whitaker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker striking from the bottom.
Hei stands up from Whitaker's guard - Hei perhaps looking for a knockout.
Whitaker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whitaker connects with a high kick.
Hei tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Whitaker swivels and escapes.
Whitaker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pervis Whitaker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whitaker throws a hook but Hei avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Hei.
Whitaker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Hei does no damage.
Hei chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whitaker can pounce on him.
Whitaker fails with the takedown
and Hei counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aima Hei has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hei scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hei has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hei is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hei prevents Whitaker from improving his position.
Hei wants to pass to mount but Whitaker is defending the position.
Whitaker is staying active underneath Hei, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Whitaker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hei.
Aima Hei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Whitaker misses.
Hei lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Whitaker backs up against the ropes.
Hei scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Whitaker tries to buck Hei off but Hei is having none of it.
Hei trying to control the action but Whitaker is working from the bottom.
Hei passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Whitaker!
Hei trying to control but Whitaker is having none of it.
Whitaker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hei controlling his opponent.
Hei with the ground and pound from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hei lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Whitaker tries to reverse the position but Hei maintains control.
Hei with a couple of short strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whitaker is looking to get to half guard.
Hei can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Whitaker is looking to escape.
Whitaker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aima Hei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pervis Whitaker's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
No joy there for Hei, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Whitaker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hei paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whitaker missing with a left hand there. Hei was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whitaker looks for the body kick but Hei saw that one coming.
Hei misses with a two punch combination.
Whitaker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Whitaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whitaker throws a shot from downtown. Hei moves away and avoids it.
Whitaker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hei, pushing him back against the ropes.
Hei is trying to break the clinch but Whitaker has him pressed against the ropes.
Whitaker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Whitaker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hei lands an uppercut.
Whitaker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Hei is trying to break the clinch but Whitaker has him pressed against the ropes.
Whitaker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Whitaker with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hei blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hei pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hei comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hei works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hei connects with a nice looking jab.
Whitaker misses with a hook. Hei ducked under it nicely.
Hei is looking to slow Whitaker down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hei swinging wilding here.
Whitaker takes one on the button.
Hei feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hei stopping the sweep attempt from Whitaker.
Hei trying to control but Whitaker is working from the bottom.
Hei 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker throws a couple of heel strikes.
Hei passes into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hei is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hei content to control rather than advance.
Whitaker is looking for a sweep. Hei is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hei controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hei drops an elbow to the side of Whitaker's head.
Whitaker with the active half guard here but Hei passes nicely into side control.
Hei is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Whitaker's shoulder. That is not cool.
Whitaker is trying to get back to half guard.
Hei is looking to take a break and control but Whitaker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Whitaker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Whitaker tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Hei presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
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.
Hei punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pervis Whitaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aima Hei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hei controlling from mount.
Hei landing strikes from the mount.
Hei has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Whitaker's face.
Whitaker is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whitaker takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Whitaker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aima Hei comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hei winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 for Aima Hei!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Aima Hei!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Aima Hei!
Aima Hei wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Repetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boreas Notus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Notus has chosen Smashing Pumpkins- Zero as his entrance music. Boreas Notus has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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274 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David Repetto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Boreas Notus!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Repetto connects with a body shot.
Repetto lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Boreas Notus has been cut.
Notus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Repetto throws a series of punches but Notus avoids them all with ease.
Notus scores with a jab. Repetto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Repetto throws a body punch but Notus moves out of range.
Repetto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
David Repetto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Repetto misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Repetto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Repetto swats away the attempt to clinch by Notus.
Repetto misses with a body shot.
Notus is looking to clinch.
Repetto looks to score with a jab to the body but Notus is just out of range.
Notus ducks under a wild hook from Repetto.
Repetto misses with a body shot.
Repetto scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Notus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Repetto.
Notus tries a head kick but it misses.
Notus throws a head kick but Repetto moves out of range.
Repetto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Notus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Repetto counter with a right hand.
Notus slips a jab from Repetto.
Repetto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Notus counters with a shoot takedown. Repetto fights it but they end up in guard.
Notus won't allow Repetto to sweep him here.
Repetto keeping moving, preventing Notus from controlling successfully.
Repetto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Notus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Notus won't allow Repetto to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repetto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Notus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Notus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Notus wants to get up but he can't break Repetto's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Notus preventing the sweep.
Notus stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Repetto has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Notus manages to get his head free but now Repetto has transitioned to an armbar! Notus grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Repetto! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David Repetto!
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