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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andersson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Just idag är jag stark. Harrison is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Shwayze - High Together. John Andersson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Harrison!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrison is just out of range.
Harrison shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Harrison not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harrison looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Andersson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Andersson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Harrison controlling the action here.
Harrison missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison lands with a punch from half guard.
Andersson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Harrison is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harrison missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Andersson is trying to stand.
Harrison lands strikes from half guard.
Harrison missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harrison drops an elbow to the side of Andersson's head.
Harrison sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Andersson defending well though.
Harrison is trying to control. Andersson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Harrison missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison throwing shots but Andersson is blocking nicely.
Harrison thows a huge punch but Andersson dodges it nicely.
Harrison seems to be looking for submissions.
Harrison thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harrison looks gassed!
Harrison thows a huge punch but Andersson dodges it nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Harrison is looking to clinch but Andersson is avoiding it.
Andersson lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Harrison.
Andersson shoots and misses
and Harrison counters by clinching up.
Harrison turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Harrison manages to end up in side control.
Andersson taking a bit of punishment here - Harrison scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson pushes Harrison away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Harrison gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Harrison taking a breather here.
Harrison wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Andersson, who protects the arm well.
Harrison throws a strike aimed at the side of Andersson's head but Andersson avoids it well.
Harrison creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Andersson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Harrison in side control, throwing shots but Andersson defends.
Harrison is trying to ground and pound but Andersson uses the momentary lack of control by Harrison to regain half guard.
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.
Andersson is looking to escape.
Harrison trying to mount his opponent but Andersson defends it.
Harrison passes to full mount!
Andersson taking shots to the head.
Harrison working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Andersson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Harrison landing strikes from the mount.
Harrison lands a nice shot to the head.
Harrison lands a heavy elbow.
Andersson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Harrison tries to control but Andersson wriggling away.
Harrison dominating with strikes here.
Harrison with a couple of short strikes.
Harrison working for a guillotine from mount but Andersson is in no mood to give up.
Harrison working Andersson over with strikes here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Harrison landing punches.
Harrison lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Andersson tries to buck Harrison off but he can't manage it.
Harrison lands a big shot there that rocks Andersson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Harrison postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Andersson looks a forlorn figure.
Harrison raining down shots from the mount!
Harrison lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Harrison looking to control but Andersson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harrison postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Andersson looks a forlorn figure.
Harrison looking to control but Andersson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Harrison fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Harrison fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Harrison lands with some strikes.
Harrison is going olschool here, as he tries to force Andersson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Andersson shrugs it off.
The referee warns Andersson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Andersson is trying to stand.
Harrison lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Harrison.
Harrison in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Harrison lands a big elbow.
Harrison looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Harrison looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Andersson really wants to buck Harrison off and get back to his feet.
Harrison putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Andersson is in a horrible position here. Harrison smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Harrison lands a big elbow.
Harrison working Andersson over with strikes here.
Harrison is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Andersson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Harrison can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Andersson is looking to escape.
Andersson is trying to stand.
Harrison working away from the top, dropping strikes.
John Andersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harrison fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Harrison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harrison 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Jon Harrison!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Jon Harrison!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Jon Harrison!
Jon Harrison wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Jodion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rock the Casbah. Ian Jodion is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian Jodion!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy lands a right hook to the body.
Jodion avoids the head kick by Hardy.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hardy!
It looks like Ian Jodion has been cut.
Hardy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck for Jodion with that takedown attempt.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jodion is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hardy is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hardy has escaped and now he's on top!
Hardy chips away with some ground and pound.
Jodion is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hardy won't allow Jodion to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jodion working for a triangle but Hardy defends it easily.
Jodion looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hardy is one step ahead there.
Jodion controls Hardy momentarily but Hardy frees himself.
Hardy wants to stand but Jodion is controlling his posture from full guard.
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.
Hardy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Jodion shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hardy defends it nicely.
Hardy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jodion looks gassed!
Jodion shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hardy defends it nicely.
Paul Hardy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Jodion.
Hardy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jodion slips a jab and a cross from Hardy.
Hardy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hardy lands a left and a right that send Jodion crashing to the mat, dazed. Hardy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jodion is rocked!
Paul Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Hardy knocks Jodion out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paul Hardy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xavi D Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Downey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). D Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by mama said knock you out. Chris Downey has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Xavi D Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Downey!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D Cruz clobbers Downey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice jab there from D Cruz.
Xavi D Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from D Cruz finds it's way through Downey's defenses.
D Cruz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A cross from D Cruz lands.
D Cruz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Downey looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
D Cruz scores with a couple of short elbows.
D Cruz wants to control but Downey is keeping him busy.
Downey avoids any damage from the ground and pound of D Cruz.
Downey can't do much from the bottom here.
Downey is looking to reverse the position.
Downey can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
D Cruz fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
D Cruz working the ground and pound.
Downey takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Cruz lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Downey tries to improve position but can't.
D Cruz lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Downey down.
D Cruz lands a nice forearm strike.
D Cruz working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
D Cruz lands some shots froms side control.
D Cruz working the ground and pound.
Downey is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Downey is looking to regain half guard here but D Cruz keeps moving and retains side control.
D Cruz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Downey to see if he's OK.
Downey struggling a bit here.
D Cruz scoring with punches and elbows.
D Cruz working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz is working Downey over with some ground and pound from side control.
Downey on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
D Cruz scoring with punches and elbows.
D Cruz lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
D Cruz lands some shots froms side control.
Downey looks gassed!
D Cruz lands an elbow.
D Cruz grinds an elbow into Downey's temple.
Downey gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Downey trying to hold on to D Cruz's head to control him but D Cruz postures up.
D Cruz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Downey taking some punishment here, with D Cruz in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downey trying to control from the bottom.
D Cruz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
D Cruz drops an elbow to the side of Downey's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. D Cruz lands a nice short elbow.
D Cruz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Downey has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. D Cruz is working away from the top position though.
Downey is trying to get back to full guard.
Downey is trying to defend against the ground and pound but D Cruz scores with a couple of nice shots.
D Cruz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
D Cruz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz stands up from half guard.
D Cruz lands a right hook to the body.
Downey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Downey walks into a stiff left hand from D Cruz.
Nice jab there from D Cruz.
D Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
D Cruz lands with a shot to the body.
D Cruz connects with a single shot there.
D Cruz lands with a right hand.
D Cruz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Downey at a distance.
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!
D Cruz moves into range and clinches up with Downey.
D Cruz manages to break the clinch.
Downey shoots in for a takedown but D Cruz shows good takedown defense.
A right-left combo lands from D Cruz.
A jab from D Cruz does it's job there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz swinging wilding here.
D Cruz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
D Cruz gets a takedown into half guard.
D Cruz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from D Cruz.
Downey taking some punishment here, with D Cruz in his half guard.
Downey is looking to improve his position.
D Cruz winds up and cracks Downey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. D Cruz lands a nice short elbow.
D Cruz slips a nice elbow through Downey's hands, connecting with Downey's forehead.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz working Downey over with strikes.
D Cruz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. D Cruz connects with a nice short shot to Downey's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. D Cruz connects with a nice short shot to Downey's temple.
D Cruz decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
D Cruz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Downey momentarily.
D Cruz lands with a nice combination. Downey backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
D Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
D Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
D Cruz 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.
D Cruz postures up and lands a big shot to Downey's brow.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
D Cruz scoring with punches to the head and body.
D Cruz lands a couple of digs.
Downey escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. D Cruz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
D Cruz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Downey working for a triangle but D Cruz defends it easily.
D Cruz is in close to Downey's body, working some short punches and elbows.
D Cruz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
D Cruz distracts Downey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's eight 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.
D Cruz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
D Cruz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Downey's head.
D Cruz working some strikes from top position.
D Cruz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
D Cruz forces his way into half guard.
Ground and pound from D Cruz.
Downey is trying to defend against the ground and pound but D Cruz scores with a couple of nice shots.
D Cruz lands strikes from half guard.
Downey has hold of D Cruz's hands but D Cruz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
D Cruz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
D Cruz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Xavi D Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from D Cruz there.
D Cruz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
D Cruz is looking for a kimura but Downey is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for D Cruz to get the leverage.
D Cruz stalling away here and it's allowed Downey to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
D Cruz postures up in Downey's guard and throws a big left but Downey blocks it.
D Cruz throws and elbow that misses. Downey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in D Cruz's guard. Nice move by Downey!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Downey stops D Cruz from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavi D Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well D Cruz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Xavi D Cruz!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Xavi D Cruz!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Xavi D Cruz!
Xavi D Cruz wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chung Riddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has chosen Naughty by Nature - O.P.P. as his entrance music. Carlos Sanchez struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chung Riddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Carlos Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddell has managed to clinch.
Sanchez gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Riddell scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Sanchez trying to control but Riddell is working from the bottom.
Sanchez pushing down on Riddell's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Riddell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Riddell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sanchez postures up in Riddell's guard and throws a big left but Riddell blocks it.
Sanchez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Riddell keeps moving.
Sanchez is looking to stand up but Riddell won't let him.
Riddell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Riddell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sanchez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sanchez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Riddell wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez shoots in but Riddell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sanchez darts in and clinches Riddell up against the cage.
Riddell wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Riddell.
Riddell blocks a body shot from Sanchez.
Riddell is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sanchez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Riddell.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chung Riddell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riddell tries for a takedown but Sanchez manages to get underhooks.
Riddell is breathing heavily.
Riddell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sanchez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sanchez manages to pull guard.
Sanchez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Riddell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Riddell throws and elbow that misses. Sanchez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Riddell's guard. Nice move by Sanchez!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddell wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Riddell keeps moving.
Riddell has a closed guard, preventing Sanchez from standing up.
Riddell trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sanchez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Riddell's head.
Riddell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sanchez passes Riddell's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sanchez is controlling the pace.
Sanchez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Riddell doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sanchez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Riddell still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Riddell has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Riddell cracks Sanchez with a big right hand but Sanchez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Riddell throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Sanchez works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Sanchez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Riddell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Riddell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Riddell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Riddell working Sanchez over with strikes.
Sanchez gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Riddell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanchez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Riddell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Riddell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanchez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Riddell thows a big elbow that misses.
Sanchez is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Riddell rolls with it to try and escape but Sanchez cranks on the arm and Riddell is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carlos Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Concrete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Pasqualli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pasqualli has chosen Ball Tongue by Korn as his entrance music. Pete Pasqualli acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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154 lbs
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18
164 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Concrete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pete Pasqualli!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pasqualli stuffs the takedown.
Concrete has managed to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pasqualli. Concrete does a little dance to reset his feet.
Concrete showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pasqualli.
Concrete scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pasqualli wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Concrete tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Concrete is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Concrete seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pasqualli for as long as he can get away with.
Concrete postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Concrete remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Concrete thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pasqualli is pushing Concrete's head away, looking to escape. Concrete manages to hold on to the position though.
Concrete is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pasqualli knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Concrete controlling the position.
Pasqualli really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Concrete. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Concrete tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pasqualli tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pasqualli is trying to control Concrete's posture but Concrete avoids it.
Concrete prevents Pasqualli from escaping the position.
Pasqualli is looking to reverse the position.
Pasqualli is not content to let Concrete control the position.
Concrete decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Concrete closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pasqualli did well to prevent Concrete getting side control.
Concrete looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Concrete is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Concrete is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Concrete stops Pasqualli from getting back to his feet.
Concrete throwing shots but Pasqualli is blocking nicely.
Concrete stops Pasqualli from getting back to his feet.
Concrete is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pasqualli is just riding it out for now. Concrete eventually gives up the hold.
Concrete is looking for a kimura but Pasqualli is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Concrete to get the leverage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pasqualli throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Concrete stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pasqualli tries to bum rush Concrete with a series of wild strikes but Concrete uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pete Pasqualli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasqualli misses with the combination.
Pasqualli lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Concrete at a distance.
Pasqualli lands a with a good body shot.
Pasqualli tries to clinch but Concrete moves out of range.
Pasqualli gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pasqualli manages to break the clinch.
Pasqualli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pasqualli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Concrete looks to throw the jab but Pasqualli is out of range.
Concrete avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Concrete circles away from the clinch attempt
and Concrete counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Concrete.
Pasqualli will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Concrete trying to control the position from guard on top but Pasqualli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Concrete drops back looking for a leg! Pasqualli is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pasqualli manages to kick Concrete off! Concrete jumps back into Pasqualli's guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Concrete wants to pass the guard but Pasqualli is keeping the position.
Concrete trying to control the position from guard on top but Pasqualli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Concrete tries to free his leg and advance position but Pasqualli is retaining full guard.
Concrete won't allow Pasqualli to get back to his feet.
Pasqualli is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A big right from Concrete misses.
Pete Pasqualli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pasqualli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pasqualli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Concrete was well out of range. Poor timing from Pasqualli.
Pasqualli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's six 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.
Concrete scores a takedown into full mount!
Concrete looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Concrete looking to ground and pound but Pasqualli is blocking nicely.
Pasqualli really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Concrete misses with a head shot.
Concrete trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pasqualli throwing hammer fists to the chest of Concrete. What's that going to do exactly?
Pasqualli wants to hold on but Concrete pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Concrete.
Concrete goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Pasqualli is on top in guard.
Pasqualli with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Concrete looking to control.
Pasqualli would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pasqualli throws a strike but Concrete rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pasqualli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's eight 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.
Concrete postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Concreteis looking to pass into half guard but Pasqualli pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Pasqualli is in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pasqualli accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Concrete looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pasqualli is one step ahead there.
Concrete is controlling Pasqualli's posture.
Pasqualli wants to stand but Concrete is controlling his posture from full guard.
Concrete trying to control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Concrete tries for a takedown but Pasqualli sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Pasqualli, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Concrete drives through with a takedown into guard.
Concrete wants to control from the top but Pasqualli keeps moving.
Concrete postures up and lands a big shot to Pasqualli's brow.
Concrete trying to control the position from guard on top but Pasqualli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Concrete trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pasqualli wants to stand but Concrete is controlling the position.
Pasqualli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Concrete showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Concrete 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight for James Concrete!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for James Concrete!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for James Concrete!
James Concrete wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Rutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristian Breddam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Underdog. Kristian Breddam has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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184 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Rutt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kristian Breddam!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A combination from Breddam does no damage.
Rutt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rutt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rutt fails with the takedown.
Breddam keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Rutt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Breddam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Breddam misses with a looping left.
Breddam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rutt circles away quickly and effectively.
Breddam moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Frank Rutt has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Breddam avoids it really well and circles away.
Rutt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Breddam throws a series of punches but Rutt avoids them all with ease.
Breddam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutt manages to avoid it.
Breddam checks a leg kick.
Breddam throws a half hearted mid kick.
Breddam scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Breddam pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Breddam cracks Rutt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breddam misses with a few strikes there.
Nice sprawl there from Breddam as Rutt shoots in.
Rutt looks for a takedown but Breddam sprawls well.
Breddam connects with a crisp jab.
Breddam cracks a nice hook into Rutt's ribs.
Breddam lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Breddam throws a head kick but Rutt moves out of range.
Rutt slips a jab and a cross from Breddam.
Breddam misses with a double jab.
No luck for Rutt with that takedown attempt.
Rutt is breathing heavily.
Breddam rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rutt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kristian Breddam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breddam throws a series of punches but Rutt avoids them all with ease.
Rutt is trying hard to land a takedown here. Breddam sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rutt shoots in but no luck this time.
Breddam misses with a series of wild punches.
Breddam tries to bum rush Rutt with a series of wild strikes but Rutt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Breddam throws a right hand that Rutt ducks under and follows up with a left that Rutt also avoids with ease.
Breddam misses with a double jab.
Breddam looks to land a body kick but Rutt moved away.
Rutt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Breddam can pounce on him.
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.
Breddam takes one to the chin there.
Breddam paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Rutt. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Rutt throws a hook but Breddam blocks it.
Breddam throws a lazy right hand but Rutt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Breddam throws a leg kick which misses Rutt's front leg but catches the back leg as Rutt tries to avoid it.
Breddam delivers a nice body kick.
Rutt takes a swing at Breddam's ribcage but misses.
Rutt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Breddam counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rutt throws a jab when Breddam was well out of range.
Breddam looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rutt dives in and grabs Breddam's left leg, looking for a takedown. Breddam pushes down on Rutt's head and hops out.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rutt shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Breddam tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Breddam is looking to stand up but Rutt isn't so interested in that idea.
Breddam wants to sweep but no luck.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Breddam pulls Rutt in close to his closed guard and prevents Rutt from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rutt stands up over Breddam, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rutt throwing strikes but missing.
Breddam wants to stand up but Rutt is controlling him.
Rutt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Breddam can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rutt postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Breddam is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rutt, into his guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Breddam slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Breddam tries to stand but Rutt is controlling from the bottom.
Rutt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Breddam is one step ahead there.
That's eight 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.
Rutt lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Breddam!
Breddam can't escape the position.
Rutt connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rutt lands a big elbow.
Rutt with a couple of short strikes.
Breddam is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rutt goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Breddam turns into him and now he's in Rutt's guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Breddam wanted to stand there but Rutt had control of the position.
Rutt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Breddam defends well.
Rutt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rutt keeping moving, preventing Breddam from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kristian Breddam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Breddam 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Kristian Breddam!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Kristian Breddam!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Kristian Breddam!
Kristian Breddam wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter English (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulao Cesinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter English had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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250 lbs
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240 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter English!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulao Cesinha!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
English moves out of range of the leg kick from Cesinha.
English takes a swing at Cesinha's ribcage but misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from English.
English looks to score with a jab to the body but Cesinha is just out of range.
English fails with the takedown.
English fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter English. That's going to take a lot out of him.
English takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
English is breathing heavily.
Cesinha lands a left and a right that send English crashing to the mat, dazed. Cesinha thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
English is rocked!
It looks like Peter English has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cesinha circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends English tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Cesinha wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paulao Cesinha!
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