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LFC 42: Trapped in the Ring PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Lambert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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Basic striking
Intelligent |
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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, Andrew Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Lambert!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker shoots in and drives through. Lambert sprawls well.
Lambert with a lazy takedown attempt
and Parker decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lambert's guard.
Parker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Parker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lambert looking for a triangle here. Parker is fighting it but it looks tight! Lambert pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Parker is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Billy Lambert!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jinx Delgulo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delgulo comes to the ring accompanied by Starlight. Jinx Delgulo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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202 lbs
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203 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jinx Delgulo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rocky Powers!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers fails with the takedown.
Delgulo feints and as Powers raises his hands in defense, Delgulo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Powers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Delgulo postures up in Powers's guard and throws a big left but Powers blocks it.
Delgulo trying to control but Powers is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Powers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Powers keeping full guard, as Delgulo tries to pass.
Delgulo gets to his feet. Powers looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Powers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Delgulo counters by moving into the clinch.
Delgulo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Powers misses with a takedown attempt
and Delgulo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Powers!
Jinx Delgulo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Powers.
Powers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Delgulo controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgulo lands a big shot there that rocks Powers but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Powers wants to hold on but Delgulo pushes him away.
Powers is looking to get to 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.
Delgulo working the ground and pound effectively.
Powers is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Delgulo landing punches.
Delgulo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Delgulo working for a guillotine from mount but Powers is in no mood to give up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Delgulo.
Delgulo wants to finish this one by submission but Powers is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Delgulo.
Delgulo won't let Powers get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Delgulo prevents Powers from getting the reversal.
Powers really wants to buck Delgulo off and get back to his feet.
Powers looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgulo wants to control the pace but Powers is squirming around nicely.
Delgulo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Delgulo with shots to the head and body - Powers looks very uncomfortable down there.
Powers bucks Delgulo off and manages to get back to his feet!
Powers with a poor takedown
and Delgulo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Delgulo tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Powers.
Powers trying to hold on to Delgulo's head to control him but Delgulo postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delgulo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Powers is positioning himself well to prevent Delgulo advancing to mount.
Powers is trying to stand up here but Delgulo is controlling him well.
Delgulo decides to stand and escape the position.
Powers darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Delgulo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powers wants to stand but Delgulo is controlling his posture from full guard.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Jinx Delgulo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Powers tries for a takedown but Delgulo circles away easily
and Delgulo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Powers can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Delgulo controls the pace.
Delgulo wants to pass the guard but Powers is keeping the position.
Powers throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Delgulo stops Powers from standing up.
Powers keeping full guard, as Delgulo tries to pass.
Delgulo wants to control from the top but Powers keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Powers tries to clinch up
and Delgulo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Powers looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Delgulo is defending well. Powers quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Delgulo has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Powers celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rocky Powers!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen War Machine as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Danny Hendricks is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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159 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good in bed |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Hendricks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Smith!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Smith as he checks the leg kick.
Hendricks shoots in and bounces Smith off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hendricks can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hendricks sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hendricks might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Smith throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hendricks uses it to pass to side control.
Smith tries to buck Hendricks off but Hendricks is having none of it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
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 one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Hendricks decides to stand back up. Hendricks steps back and let's Smith get back to his feet.
Smith looks gassed!
Smith tries to clinch up but Hendricks circles away and keeps his distance.
Hendricks darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Smith taking some punishment here, with Hendricks in his half guard.
Hendricks moves into full mount! Smith won't be happy about that!
Smith is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Smith that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Smith turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Hendricks off and cradles Smith's limp body as Hendricks celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Danny Hendricks!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronin Samurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronin Samurai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samurai drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Samurai in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henderson keeping full guard, as Samurai tries to pass.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Henderson is adopting a defensive guard.
Samurai connects with a couple of short punches.
Samurai will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Samurai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Samurai tries to free his leg and advance position but Henderson is retaining full guard.
Henderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Samurai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Samurai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Samurai drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Samurai jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Henderson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Samurai is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samurai thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Henderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Samurai counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Henderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Samurai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henderson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Samurai regains guard.
Henderson is posturing up here but Samurai has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Henderson tries to roll out but it's too tight and Henderson has to tap! Slick submission there by Samurai!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ronin Samurai!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Holden Coulfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Durante Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coulfield comes to the ring accompanied by Napalm Death - Twist the Knife (Slowly). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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165 lbs
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Good chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Holden Coulfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Ricardo Durante Jr!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coulfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Coulfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Durante Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coulfield.
Durante Jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Durante Jr blocks a jab.
A jab from Coulfield misses.
Durante Jr shoots in but Coulfield avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Durante Jr has a takedown stuffed.
Holden Coulfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Durante Jr.
Coulfield scores with a nice head shot.
Coulfield lands with a shot to the body.
Coulfield scores with a crisp jab that stopped Durante Jr in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coulfield thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coulfield scoring well with a low kick there.
Durante Jr looks gassed!
Coulfield connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Coulfield throws an overhand right that drops Durante Jr like a sack of potatoes! Coulfield dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Holden Coulfield!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Sproles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sproles comes into a darkened arena with his song building. can't be touched -Roy Jones Jr kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jay McCoy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pete Sproles's chin.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Pete Sproles!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sproles misses with a looping left.
Sproles shoots in for a takedown but McCoy shows good takedown defense.
McCoy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sproles circles away quickly and effectively.
Sproles misses with a body kick.
Sproles fails with an attempt to clinch.
McCoy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
McCoy wants to pass the guard but Sproles is keeping the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
McCoy prevents Sproles from getting back to his feet.
Sproles is trying to stand and escape. In the scramble, McCoy has locked hold of an arm and he's managed to lock on an armbar - Sproles taps out instantly and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jay McCoy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Van Wilder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Sparkler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sparkler has chosen You're The Best as his entrance music. Van Wilder has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Van Wilder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ric Sparkler!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilder stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wilder misses with an uppercut.
Wilder misses with a looping left.
Wilder throws a lazy right hand but Sparkler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sparkler misses with a wild body shot.
Wilder takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sparkler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilder manages to avoid it.
Sparkler shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wilder is trying to defend but Sparkler finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wilder is trying to stand back up but Sparkler is controlling him
Sparkler winds up and cracks Wilder with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sparkler lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sparkler drops an elbow to the side of Wilder's head.
Wilder is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sparkler scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sparkler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wilder taking some punishment here, with Sparkler in his half guard.
Sparkler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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 one minute gone in the round.
Wilder wants to get back to his feet.
Sparkler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sparkler landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sparkler with the ground and pound but Wilder uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sparkler wants to pass the guard but Wilder is keeping the position.
Sparkler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wilder wants to stand but Sparkler is controlling the position.
Wilder working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sparkler.
Sparkler keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wilder's head.
Wilder is looking to stand up but Sparkler isn't so interested in that idea.
Sparkler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wilder works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sparkler throwing strikes from guard but Wilder blocks nicely.
Sparkler pushes down on Wilder's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sparkler scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sparkler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sparkler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wilder defending well though.
Sparkler tries to pass to full mount but Wilder defends it.
Ground and pound from Sparkler.
Sparkler misses with a head shot. Wilder uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sparkler passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Sparkler throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sparkler scores with punches and elbows.
Sparkler softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Wilder wants to get back to his feet.
Sparkler misses with an elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder covering up well and avoiding damage.
Wilder takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Sparkler lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Wilder hold on?!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Sparkler's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Sparkler is landing with strikes from the back.
Sparkler misses with punches from the back.
Sparkler lands a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilder has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Sparkler landing with strikes.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Ric Sparkler dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A left lands for Wilder.
Sparkler swings for the body but Wilder moves out of range.
Sparkler misses with a wild body shot.
Wilder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wilder throws a hook but Sparkler blocks it.
A punch combination from Wilder misses.
Wilder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sparkler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Wilder wants to get back to striking at distance but Sparkler won't allow it.
Sparkler wants a takedown.
Wilder working aggressively here.
Sparkler trying to land knees to the body.
Sparkler landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sparkler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wilder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sparkler putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wilder in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wilder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sparkler landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A head punch on the inside from Wilder fails to land.
Sparkler lands a knee to the body.
Sparkler lands a knee to the body.
Sparkler landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilder takes an elbow to the temple.
Sparkler scores a nice knee to the body.
Sparkler is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Wilder can't fight it off and eventually Sparkler manages to take the fight to the floor. Wilder looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sparkler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparkler distracts Wilder with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wilder is looking to stand up but Sparkler isn't so interested in that idea.
Sparkler postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sparkler stands up over Wilder, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sparkler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sparkler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wilder works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sparkler stands up over Wilder, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sparkler throws a big right hand that misses.
Sparkler landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparkler wants to control from the top but Wilder keeps moving.
Wilder wants to stand but Sparkler is controlling the position.
Sparkler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wilder preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sparkler won't allow Wilder to get back to his feet.
Sparkler scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sparkler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sparkler with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sparkler throwing strikes from guard but Wilder blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparkler working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wilder's head.
Sparkler looking to sit in guard and control but Wilder gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wilder wants to stand but Sparkler has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sparkler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wilder gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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.
Wilder being controlled here momentarily.
Wilder wants to stand and escape but instead Sparkler has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Ric Sparkler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wilder misses with a body shot.
Wilder scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sparkler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sparkler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilder.
Wilder tries to keep at a distance but Sparkler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sparkler has Wilder pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sparkler pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Wilder tumbling to the mat - Sparkler dives into Wilder's guard.
Sparkler keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wilder's head.
Sparkler makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sparkler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilder is keeping the position for now.
Sparkler throws a big right hand that misses.
Sparkler prevents Wilder from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparkler makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sparkler lands a couple of elbows.
Sparkler throwing strikes from guard but Wilder blocks nicely.
Sparkler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sparkler slips nicely into half guard.
Sparkler thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Wilder to regain full guard.
Sparkler prevents Wilder from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilder will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sparkler throws a strike but Wilder rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wilder has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sparkler is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparkler is trying to keep Wilder in close.
Sparkler is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wilder is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder stopping the sweep attempt from Sparkler.
Wilder wants to stand but Sparkler has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Van Wilder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sparkler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilder manages to avoid it.
Wilder misses with a straight left.
Sparkler misses the shot to the body.
Wilder lands a jab-cross combination.
Sparkler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilder.
Sparkler takes a swing at Wilder's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder connects with a nice looking jab.
Wilder throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sparkler on the side of the head.
Sparkler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilder.
Wilder throws a jab when Sparkler was well out of range.
Ric Sparkler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wilder tries to bum rush Sparkler with a series of wild strikes but Sparkler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wilder is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sparkler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wilder misses with the combination.
Sparkler just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sparkler.
Sparkler lands with a nice combination. Wilder backs away looking to recover.
Sparkler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilder is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sparkler drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilder is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sparkler sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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 Van Wilder.
I think Sparkler has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ric Sparkler!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between mr orange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Hosak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). orange comes to the ring accompanied by yes. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Milan Hosak was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, mr orange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Milan Hosak!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hosak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hosak stuffs the takedown attempt from orange. orange gets slowly back to his feet.
orange takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like mr orange has been cut.
Hosak scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
orange looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
orange uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hosak.
Hosak misses with a hook. orange ducked under it nicely.
Hosak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
orange moves away from the strike by Hosak.
Hosak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from orange.
orange shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hosak landing rabbit punches to the side of orange's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Hosak is trying to stand back up but orange is controlling him
Hosak trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
orange is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Hosak manages to get to full guard.
orange trying to control but Hosak is working from the bottom.
Hosak is trying to keep orange in close.
orange wants to control from the top but Hosak keeps moving.
Hosak working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. orange doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. orange manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hosak keeping moving, preventing orange from controlling successfully.
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.
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.
Hosak keeping full guard, as orange tries to pass.
Hosak looking to hit a scissor sweep but orange is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown by orange or perhaps it was just good defense by Hosak which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mr orange. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Hosak finds it's way through orange's defenses.
orange slips under a jab.
orange shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hosak as he jumps to the side.
Hosak jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
orange uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hosak.
orange steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hosak.
orange shoots in for a double leg but Hosak sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hosak swings for the body but orange moves out of range.
orange takes one to the side of the head.
Hosak stuffs the takedown attempt from orange. orange gets slowly back to his feet.
orange takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
orange is breathing heavily.
orange showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hosak.
Hosak scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
orange uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hosak.
Hosak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
orange ducks under a wild hook from Hosak.
Hosak drops orange with a left and a right! Oh, orange is hurt - Hosak dives into side control looking to finish!
orange is rocked!
Hosak has hold of orange's arm. He's looking for a kimura. orange seems comfortable defending it but Hosak has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! orange is real pain and he's forced to tap out! orange is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Hosak couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Milan Hosak!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Bradley Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Caldwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fedor Entrance Song . Jimmy Caldwell has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eugene Bradley Burns's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Eugene Bradley Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Caldwell!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Caldwell as he jumps to the side.
A shot to de liver by Caldwell. Beautiful body shot.
Caldwell misses with the combination.
Burns closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Burns throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Burns in side control, throwing shots but Caldwell defends.
Caldwell is looking to reverse the position.
Caldwell manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Burns missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Burns looks to land a strike but Caldwell avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Burns thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Burns trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Caldwell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Burns.
Caldwell looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Caldwell wants to stand up but Burns is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns throwing strikes from guard but Caldwell blocks nicely.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Burns feints and as Caldwell raises his hands in defense, Burns changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Burns stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Caldwell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Burns is breathing heavily.
Burns postures up in Caldwell's guard and throws a big left but Caldwell blocks it.
Caldwell is looking to stand up but Burns isn't so interested in that idea.
Burns lands a couple of elbows.
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.
Caldwell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burns throwing strikes from guard but Caldwell blocks nicely.
Burns drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Burns jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jab, jab by Caldwell - just one landing.
Caldwell scores with a one two! Burns had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Caldwell throws a right and a left that Burns avoids nicely.
Caldwell stuffs the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Burns is defended easily by Caldwell.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugene Bradley Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caldwell throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Caldwell both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caldwell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Burns.
Caldwell drops Burns with a beautiful combination! Burns stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Caldwell is looking for the KO!
Burns is rocked!
Jimmy Caldwell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell throws an uppercut from hell that sends Burns clean off his feet! He's out cold! Caldwell stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy Caldwell!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remy Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentine kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pantera-Throes of Rejection. Douglas Dawkins has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Remy Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Douglas Dawkins!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Valentine cracks Dawkins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A clash of legs there as Dawkins blocks the low kick.
Remy Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dawkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valentine manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Dawkins blocks the leg kick.
Valentine looks to land a right hand but Dawkins moved out of range.
Valentine scores with a jab.
Valentine defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dawkins.
Dawkins defending well as Valentine loads up on a big left hand.
Dawkins checks a leg kick.
Dawkins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dawkins is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentine drops Dawkins with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Dawkins! Valentine dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Remy Valentine!
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