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UFP9: CHAMPIONS PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuli Kuivanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuli Kuivanen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuli Kuivanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Lynch!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kuivanen's waist but Kuivanen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lynch off to one side.
Kuivanen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kuivanen tries to bum rush Lynch with a series of wild strikes but Lynch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lynch closes the distance and clinches.
Lynch has Kuivanen pressed against the cage, preventing Kuivanen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lynch is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kuivanen can't fight it off and eventually Lynch manages to take the fight to the floor. Kuivanen looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lynch gets to his feet - Kuivanen follows without any prompting.
Lynch is looking to clinch.
Kuivanen throws an overhand right that lands on Lynch's shoulder, as Lynch tries to avoid the shot.
Lynch is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kuivanen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kuivanen throws a right hand that Lynch ducks under and follows up with a left that Lynch also avoids with ease.
Lynch is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
No joy there for Kuivanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuivanen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lynch scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lynch ducks under a wild hook from Kuivanen.
Kuivanen tries to clinch but Lynch is having none of it.
Lynch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuivanen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lynch shoots in and drives through. Kuivanen sprawls well.
Samuli Kuivanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Lynch.
Lynch looks gassed!
Lynch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuivanen.
A nice combination there by Lynch.
Kuivanen clinches up with Lynch and pushes him back against the cage.
Lynch breaks the clinch.
Lynch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuivanen.
Kuivanen connects with the punch.
Lynch ducks under a wild hook from Kuivanen.
Lynch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kuivanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kuivanen misses with a combination
and Lynch counters with a series of strikes. Kuivanen will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Kuivanen both land. Nice combination.
Good shot there by Kuivanen.
Kuivanen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lynch slips a jab and a cross from Kuivanen.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuivanen misses the target.
Kuivanen looks to throw the jab but Lynch is out of range.
Lynch misses with a series of wild punches.
Lynch needs to keep his hands up - Kuivanen had a free shot at his head there.
A big right from Kuivanen misses.
Kuivanen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lynch counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lynch.
Lynch fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kuivanen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lynch prevents Kuivanen from breaking the clinch.
Kuivanen wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kuivanen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kuivanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kuivanen looks to land a combination but Lynch avoids it well.
Lynch has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lynch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lynch wants to clinch.
Kuivanen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lynch counters with a single leg into guard. Kuivanen didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lynch wants to stand and escape but instead Kuivanen has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kuivanen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kuivanen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kuivanen stops Lynch from standing up.
Lynch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kuivanen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen scoring with some ground and pound.
Kuivanen won't allow Lynch to get back to his feet.
Kuivanen is looking to work some ground and pound but Lynch has wrist control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kuivanen throws a right hand that Lynch ducks under and follows up with a left that Lynch also avoids with ease.
Kuivanen misses with a hook. Lynch ducked under it nicely.
Kuivanen throws a series of punches but Lynch moves out of range.
Kuivanen misses with a combination
and Lynch counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lynch tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Lynch dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lynch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuivanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kuivanen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lynch.
No luck for Lynch with that takedown attempt.
Kuivanen throws a combination that misses
and Lynch counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lynch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kuivanen's efforts to push away.
Kuivanen breaks from the clinch.
Kuivanen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kuivanen throws a right hand that Lynch ducks under and follows up with a left that Lynch also avoids with ease.
Lynch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kuivanen looks to land a combination but Lynch avoids it well.
Kuivanen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lynch looks to land a combination. Kuivanen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kuivanen misses with a hook. Lynch ducked under it nicely.
Kuivanen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kuivanen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kuivanen, pushing him back against the cage.
Kuivanen breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Kuivanen.
Kuivanen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lynch but Lynch pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kuivanen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lynch.
Samuli Kuivanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuivanen tries to move into range but Lynch moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kuivanen throws a series of punches but Lynch avoids them all with ease.
Lynch looks for a takedown but Kuivanen sprawls well.
Samuli Kuivanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Lynch.
Kuivanen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lynch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kuivanen misses with a double jab
and Lynch counters with a straight right hand.
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.
Kuivanen throws a combination that misses
and Lynch counters with a straight right hand.
Kuivanen misses with a two punch combination.
Lynch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kuivanen misses with a takedown attempt - Lynch sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lynch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuivanen.
Kuivanen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lynch counters with a two punch combo.
Samuli Kuivanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuivanen misses with a few strikes there.
Lynch fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kuivanen sprawls well initially but Lynch persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kuivanen tries to kick Lynch off but Lynch keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lynch wants to stand up but Kuivanen manages to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch wants to stand and escape but instead Kuivanen has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kuivanen 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.
Kuivanen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kuivanen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kuivanen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kuivanen throws a big right hand that misses.
Kuivanen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kuivanen throws a combination that misses
and Lynch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lynch rushes Kuivanen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lynch jumps guard and drags Kuivanen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lynch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kuivanen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kuivanen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kuivanen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lynch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lynch wants to stand and escape but Kuivanen is having none of it.
Kuivanen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lynch's head.
Kuivanen throwing strikes from guard but Lynch blocks nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kuivanen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lynch looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kuivanen is putting a hurting on Lynch here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Danny Lynch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kuivanen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lynch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lynch circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lynch counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kuivanen thinking.
Kuivanen throws a one two combo.
Lynch closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kuivanen did well to prevent Lynch getting side control.
Lynch stops Kuivanen from getting back to his feet.
Lynch decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lynch!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuivanen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lynch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kuivanen loads up on a big right hand but Lynch slips the punch.
Kuivanen misses with a few strikes there.
Lynch drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lynch decides to stand back up. Lynch steps back and let's Kuivanen get back to his feet.
Lynch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kuivanen.
Kuivanen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lynch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kuivanen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lynch looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen throws a combination that misses
and Lynch counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lynch moves away from the strike by Kuivanen.
A right-left combo lands from Lynch.
Lynch looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck for Lynch with that takedown attempt.
Samuli Kuivanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Lynch.
Lynch throws a right hand that Kuivanen ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuivanen also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Kuivanen.
Lynch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lynch has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kuivanen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lynch 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.
Lynch trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kuivanen's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kuivanen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lynch counters with a takedown into side control.
Kuivanen is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Kuivanen. No joy for Lynch on that attempt.
Kuivanen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lynch has managed to clinch.
Danny Lynch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kuivanen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Samuli Kuivanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters up against the cage, Kuivanen throws an elbow but misses.
Lynch is trying to break the clinch but Kuivanen is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Lynch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lynch winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Lynch!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominik Bylicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Ballbag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bylicki comes to the cage accompanied by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koiBNXqG3pk&feature=related. Billy Ballbag has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dominik Bylicki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Ballbag!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballbag misses with a double jab.
Ballbag looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Bylicki keeps the fight on the outside.
Ballbag shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ballbag showed some decent athleticism there.
Bylicki manages to get to full guard.
Bylicki working a defensive guard here.
Ballbag with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bylicki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ballbag gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bylicki keeping moving, preventing Ballbag from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ballbag avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ballbag should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bylicki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ballbag throws a strike but Bylicki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ballbag lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bylicki!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bylicki tries to buck Ballbag off but he can't manage it.
Ballbag cracks Bylicki with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ballbag dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ballbag scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bylicki?
Ballbag tries to control but Bylicki wriggling away.
Bylicki is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballbag controlling the position easily from mount.
BOOM! Ballbag connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ballbag takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ballbag misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bylicki wants to hold on but Ballbag pushes him away.
Ballbag can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bylicki is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bylicki avoids a strike by Ballbag and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Ballbag's guard! Fantastic escape!
Ballbag wants to stand up but Bylicki is controlling him.
Bylicki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bylicki slips a jab and a cross from Ballbag.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominik Bylicki dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bylicki misses with a straight left.
Bylicki throws a right and a left that Ballbag avoids nicely.
Ballbag scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ballbag is trying to control the action in half guard but Bylicki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bylicki missing with punches from the bottom.
Ballbag really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bylicki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bylicki looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ballbag trying to control the action but Bylicki is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ballbag thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bylicki to regain full guard.
Ballbag throws and elbow that misses. Bylicki uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ballbag's guard. Nice move by Bylicki!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bylicki won't allow Ballbag to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ballbag can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ballbag swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bylicki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ballbag lands with a nice combination. Bylicki backs away looking to recover.
Ballbag misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ballbag is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ballbag scores with a takedown into Bylicki's guard.
Ballbag throws a strike but Bylicki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bylicki trying to control the position from guard on top but Ballbag is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bylicki is really struggling to control Ballbag but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bylicki wants to get up but he can't break Ballbag's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bylicki throws a big right hand that misses.
Bylicki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bylicki wants to get up but he can't break Ballbag's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bylicki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dominik Bylicki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ballbag forces Bylicki back against the cage and clinches.
Bylicki throws an elbow that misses.
Ballbag looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bylicki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bylicki throws a right and a left that Ballbag avoids nicely.
Ballbag clinches with his opponent.
Bylicki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ballbag's efforts to push away.
Ballbag wants to break free but Bylicki has control.
Ballbag working hard to break the clinch.
Bylicki really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bylicki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dominik Bylicki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bylicki throws a head kick that misses.
Ballbag closes the distance and pushes Bylicki back into the cage.
Ballbag lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballbag softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bylicki misses with a knee strike.
Ballbag looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bylicki has had enough of the clinch but Ballbag keeps him there for the moment.
Ballbag tries to circle away but Bylicki has him pinned against the cage.
Bylicki manages to pull guard.
Ballbag throws a big right hand that misses.
Bylicki is trying to keep Ballbag in close.
Ballbag won't allow Bylicki to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ballbag trying to control the position from guard on top but Bylicki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bylicki working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Ballbag showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ballbag throws a right and a left that Bylicki avoids nicely.
Bylicki throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ballbag.
Bylicki thows a body shot but no joy.
Bylicki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bylicki fails to land with a series of punches.
Bylicki throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ballbag looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ballbag avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bylicki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ballbag bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ballbag scoring with punches from side control.
An elbow from Ballbag crashes against the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballbag laying and praying for a moment but Bylicki takes advantage and regains half guard.
Bylicki gets back to full guard.
Bylicki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ballbag can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ballbag must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ballbag throwing strikes but missing.
Ballbag landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ballbag looking to sit in guard and control but Bylicki gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bylicki decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ballbag displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bylicki throws a combination. Ballbag tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ballbag lands a jab-cross combination.
Bylicki misses with a double jab
and Ballbag counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ballbag tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bylicki swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bylicki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ballbag darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ballbag is just content to waste time from the top position. Bylicki takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ballbag is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bylicki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ballbag!
Ballbag tries to reverse the position but Bylicki maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bylicki with a couple of short strikes.
Ballbag in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ballbag tries to hold on but Bylicki pushes him away.
Bylicki wants to control the pace but Ballbag is squirming around nicely.
Bylicki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ballbag tries to reverse the position but Bylicki maintains control.
Bylicki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominik Bylicki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bylicki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominik Bylicki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrzej Golota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrzej Golota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Golota.
The fight stays on the outside here - Golota looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roberts shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Golota looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Roberts wants to take a breather but Golota is having none of it.
Golota keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Golota has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Roberts is working away from the top position though.
Roberts wants to stand but Golota has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Golota on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Roberts stops Golota from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golota has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Roberts is working away from the top position though.
Roberts is trying to control. Golota wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Roberts stalling away here and it's allowed Golota to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Roberts must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Golota keeping moving, preventing Roberts from controlling successfully.
Roberts stopping the sweep attempt from Golota.
Roberts sitting in guard here, content to control.
Golota is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Roberts! Golota is backing up but he can't get away as Roberts lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Golota and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Oliver Roberts!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vince Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Gauti Geirsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geirsson has chosen Fjöllin Hafa vakađ as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vince Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Gauti Geirsson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for Geirsson on that attempt.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Geirsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Geirsson misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Geirsson tries to clinch up.
Geirsson shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vince Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magnus Gauti Geirsson.
Brown closes the distance looking to clinch
and Geirsson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Geirsson.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Geirsson from controlling successfully.
Brown is looking to stand up but Geirsson isn't so interested in that idea.
Geirsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown wants to stand up but Geirsson is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Geirsson closes the distance and clinches.
Geirsson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brown gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
Geirsson tries to break the clinch but Brown is controlling the position.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section. Geirsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Geirsson tries for a takedown but Brown manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brown lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Geirsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Geirsson avoids it.
Geirsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Geirsson looks gassed!
Brown crunches a lovely knee into Geirsson's ribcage.
Brown lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Geirsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Geirsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Geirsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Brown using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Geirsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
Geirsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Geirsson has Brown pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brown manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Geirsson tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a nice knee to the body.
Brown lands a damaging elbow.
Brown is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brown lands a nice knee to the body.
Brown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brown landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brown lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brown landing knees to the head.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brown lands an elbow inside that Geirsson shrugs off.
Brown connects with a knee to the head.
Brown lands an elbow inside that Geirsson shrugs off.
Brown is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brown lands an elbow just above Geirsson 's eye.
Brown landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brown lands a good knee to the midsection. Geirsson won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geirsson avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.
Brown lands a good knee to the midsection. Geirsson won't want to take too many of those.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Geirsson is blocking nicely.
Brown is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brown landing knees to the body.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Geirsson is defending well for now.
Geirsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brown lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brown crunches a lovely knee into Geirsson's ribcage.
Brown lands an elbow inside that Geirsson shrugs off.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but Geirsson blocks with his arms.
Geirsson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brown walks away with a smile on his face. Geirsson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brown wants to clinch but Geirsson slips to the side
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Geirsson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Geirsson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brown defending well though.
Brown makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Magnus Gauti Geirsson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brown tries to clinch there but Geirsson circles away.
Vince Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown rushes Geirsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Geirsson's efforts to push away.
Brown keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Geirsson's efforts to push away.
Geirsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Brown.
Geirsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Come on Geirsson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Geirsson is breathing heavily.
Geirsson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brown smiles and moves away.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Geirsson circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Geirsson, pushing him back against the cage.
Geirsson has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Brown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brown.
Brown landing knees to the head.
Geirsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brown landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Brown lands an elbow inside that Geirsson shrugs off.
Geirsson looking to slow down the pace here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brown.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped Geirsson in his tracks for a moment.
Geirsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brown landing knees to the head.
Geirsson takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geirsson is working for takedown but Brown is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brown working Geirsson over with knees to the body.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Geirsson avoids the damage to the body.
Brown lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brown lands a knee to the head.
Geirsson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brown just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vince Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magnus Gauti Geirsson.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section. Geirsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brown lands a damaging elbow.
Brown misses with a knee strike.
Geirsson avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Geirsson. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Geirsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown is looking to clinch but Geirsson is avoiding it.
Geirsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Geirsson is blocking nicely.
Brown utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brown lands an elbow just above Geirsson 's eye.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Geirsson managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
Geirsson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brown smiles and moves away.
Brown tries to clinch up but Geirsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Geirsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Brown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Geirsson, pushing him back against the cage.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Geirsson avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Geirsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Geirsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Brown prevents Geirsson from breaking the clinch.
Brown lands an elbow just above Geirsson 's eye.
Brown is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Geirsson avoids it.
Geirsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brown misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Brown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brown missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vince Brown dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Geirsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Brown tries to clinch up but Geirsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Geirsson misses with the combination.
Brown wants to clinch up but Geirsson keeps it at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Geirsson or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown which made him look bad.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Brown tries to clinch but Geirsson is having none of it.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown tries to clinch up but Geirsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown wants to clinch.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Geirsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown tries to clinch up but Geirsson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Geirsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown tries to clinch but Geirsson is having none of it.
Geirsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Geirsson pushes him off.
Geirsson shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Geirsson keeps the fight on the outside.
Geirsson wants to clinch but Brown slips to the side
and Brown moves into the clinch.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Geirsson's defenses.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Geirsson avoids the damage to the body.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Geirsson avoids the damage to the body.
Brown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Brown.
Brown scores a nice knee to the body.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped Geirsson in his tracks for a moment.
Brown utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
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.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Geirsson tries to pull guard but Brown holds him up against the cage and eventually Geirsson drops back down to his feet.
Vince Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magnus Gauti Geirsson.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Geirsson's defenses.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Geirsson's defenses.
Geirsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Geirsson's face.
Brown creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Geirsson's defenses.
Geirsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Geirsson is defending well for now.
Geirsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brown landing knees to the head.
Brown lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Geirsson manages to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to get up but he can't break Geirsson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Brown stands and steps away. Geirsson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Brown clinches but Geirsson breaks the clinch
and Geirsson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brown lands a nice knee to the body.
Brown tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brown crunches a lovely knee into Geirsson's ribcage.
Vince Brown has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brown using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brown misses with a knee to the head.
Brown with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Brown.
Brown lands a nice elbow.
Brown lands a damaging elbow.
Brown lands a knee to the body.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Brown landing knees to the body.
Brown lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Brown.
Brown lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brown connects with a knee to the head.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Geirsson avoids it.
Brown lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
Brown missing with knees to the body.
Geirsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Geirsson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brown using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Geirsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Geirsson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vince Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Brown has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vince Brown!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladivar Zubrowka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladivar Zubrowka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Evans!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zubrowka has managed to clinch.
Evans fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Evans manages to break the clinch.
Zubrowka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but Evans moves out of range.
Zubrowka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zubrowka tries to clinch up but Evans circles away and keeps his distance.
Zubrowka darts in and clinches Evans up against the cage.
Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Evans closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The strikes coming from Evans are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Zubrowka sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Evans is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Evans has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zubrowka wants to get back to his feet.
Evans is thwarting Zubrowka's attempts to control the position.
Zubrowka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zubrowka moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Evans is looking to work some ground and pound but Zubrowka has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zubrowka pushes Evans off and gets back to his feet.
Zubrowka shoots and misses
and Evans counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Evans throws a head kick but Zubrowka moves out of range.
Zubrowka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Evans decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zubrowka's guard.
Zubrowka keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
Evans makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zubrowka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Evans is controlling him.
Evans lands a couple of digs.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Zubrowka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zubrowka has Evans pulled in close to control his posture.
Zubrowka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zubrowka is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Zubrowka wants to sweep but no luck.
Zubrowka is pulling down on Evans's head. It's preventing any offense from Evans, at least for the moment.
Evans postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Zubrowka is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Evans, into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zubrowka is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Zubrowka is looking to advance position but Evans has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Evans lands a big elbow.
Evans avoids the attempt from Zubrowka to control.
Zubrowka really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Evans avoids the attempt from Zubrowka to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Evans.
Zubrowka wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Evans.
Zubrowka's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Evans thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka wants to control but Evans is having none of it.
Zubrowka is desperately trying to improve his position but Evans has a good base and remains in mount.
Evans unloads with some shots from mount but Zubrowka bucks and avoids them well.
Evans scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zubrowka?
You get the feeling that Zubrowka really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Evans unloading with bombs!
Evans postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Zubrowka looks a forlorn figure.
Evans landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zubrowka really wants to buck Evans off and get back to his feet.
Zubrowka is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Evans dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A head kick misses from Evans.
Zubrowka clinches but Evans breaks the clinch
and Evans counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Evans.
Evans jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zubrowka walks away with a smile on his face. Evans gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zubrowka darts in trying to clinch
and Evans counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zubrowka tries to clinch up
and Evans counters by moving into the clinch.
Zubrowka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Evans blocks it with crossed arms.
Evans breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Evans looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zubrowka misses with a takedown attempt - Evans sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zubrowka doesn't manage to clinch there - Evans circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zubrowka tries a head kick but it misses.
Evans throws a leg kick but Zubrowka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but Evans moves out of range.
Zubrowka throws a nice looking combination but Evans bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but Evans moves away
and Evans counters with a solid body kick.
Evans fails to land with a series of punches.
Good leg kick by Zubrowka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zubrowka darts in trying to clinch
and Evans counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Evans wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zubrowka throws an elbow that misses.
Zubrowka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Evans is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zubrowka obliges.
Zubrowka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Evans is trying to break the clinch but Zubrowka has him pressed against the cage.
Evans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Evans rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zubrowka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans tries to clinch
and Zubrowka counters with a body kick.
Zubrowka closes the distance but Evans moves to the side
and Evans decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Zubrowka's guard.
Zubrowka wants to stand but Evans is controlling the position.
Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zubrowka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zubrowka wants to stand and escape but Evans is having none of it.
Evans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Evans with a flurry of punches that miss.
Evans trying to stand up but can't free himself from Zubrowka's guard.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt
and Evans counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka closes the distance and pushes Evans back into the cage.
Zubrowka manages to break the clinch.
Zubrowka looks to clinch
and Evans counters with a nice uppercut.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt
and Evans counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Zubrowka!
Zubrowka really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Zubrowka wants to hold on but Evans pushes him away.
Evans postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Zubrowka looks a forlorn figure.
Evans prevents Zubrowka from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Evans throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Evans thowing shots but they're missing.
Zubrowka manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Evans thows a huge punch but Zubrowka dodges it nicely.
Zubrowka pushes Evans off looking to stand but Evans dives back in and keeps control.
Evans tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Zubrowka.
Evans stops Zubrowka from getting back to his feet.
Zubrowka is not content to let Evans control the position.
Zubrowka wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Evans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt
and Evans counters with a series of strikes. Zubrowka will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vladivar Zubrowka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zubrowka closes the distance and clinches.
Evans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zubrowka looks to clinch
and Evans counters with a takedown into side control.
Evans throws a strike aimed at the side of Zubrowka's head but Zubrowka avoids it well.
Zubrowka wants to get back to his feet but Evans drags him back down.
Evans tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Evans creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Zubrowka sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Zubrowka manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Zubrowka thows a huge punch but Evans dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Zubrowka is going to stand back up.
Zubrowka seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Zubrowka prevents Evans from standing back up.
Zubrowka is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Zubrowka gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Vladivar Zubrowka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evans shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zubrowka pinned against the cage. Zubrowka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Evans misses with a double jab.
Evans shoots in for a takedown but Zubrowka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Evans throws a lazy head kick
and Zubrowka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Evans takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zubrowka closes the distance but Evans moves to the side
and Evans holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vladivar Zubrowka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zubrowka looks to clinch
and Evans counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zubrowka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but Evans moves away
and Evans counters by clinching up.
Zubrowka lands an elbow inside that Evans shrugs off.
Evans's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zubrowka looks to clinch
and Evans counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zubrowka thinking.
Zubrowka tries to clinch but Evans moves away
and Evans cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No luck for Evans with that takedown attempt.
Vladivar Zubrowka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Evans.
Evans shoots in and drives through. Zubrowka sprawls well.
Zubrowka tries to clinch there but Evans circles away.
Evans swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zubrowka counters with a low kick, right behind Evans 's knee.
Zubrowka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Evans, pushing him back against the cage.
Evans goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zubrowka prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zubrowka prevents Evans from breaking the clinch.
Evans is trying to break the clinch but Zubrowka has him pressed against the cage.
Zubrowka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zubrowka has managed to clinch.
Evans blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zubrowka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Evans moves into range and clinches up with Zubrowka.
Evans on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Evans fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Paul Evans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zubrowka looking to throw knees to the head but Evans is blocking nicely.
Zubrowka throws an elbow that misses.
Zubrowka tries to land knees in the clinch but Evans avoids the damage to the body.
Evans dodges an elbow strike from Zubrowka.
Evans can't find room to land a body shot as Zubrowka controls the action.
Evans blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zubrowka tries a knee to the head but Evans blocks it.
Zubrowka breaks from the clinch.
Zubrowka wants to clinch but Evans slips to the side
and Evans connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Evans shoots and misses
and Zubrowka counters with a head kick. That will keep Evans thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Evans connects with a single shot there.
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 Vladivar Zubrowka.
I think Evans 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Evans!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James The Executioner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Rosa Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, James The Executioner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Rosa Rivera!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Executioner bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Rivera's face as The Executioner controls the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The Executioner cracks Rivera with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivera is looking to regain half guard here but The Executioner keeps moving and retains side control.
The Executioner is looking to take a break and control but Rivera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rivera tries to improve position but can't.
Rivera is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The Executioner fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Executioner fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Executioner fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Executioner checks a low kick from Rivera.
The Executioner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rivera sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Executioner somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Executioner.
Rivera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Executioner. That did some damage!
The Executioner tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Executioner scores a takedown into full mount!
The Executioner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The Executioner prevents Rivera from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Executioner has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rivera's face.
Rivera tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rivera bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rivera won't allow The Executioner to sweep him here.
Rivera thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rivera postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! The Executioner is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rivera, into his guard.
Rivera looks gassed!
The Executioner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rivera is keeping the position for now.
The Executioner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rivera keeping moving, preventing The Executioner from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Executioner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Executioner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The Executioner wants to control from the top but Rivera keeps moving.
Rivera had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Executioner defends it easily.
The Executioner controlling from the top position.
The Executioner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The Executioner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The Executioner trying to control but Rivera is working from the bottom.
Rivera looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Executioner passes into half guard.
The Executioner is looking to take a break and control but Rivera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Executioner prevents Rivera from improving his position.
Rivera actively working from the bottom here.
The Executioner performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The Executioner wants to pass to mount but Rivera is defending the position.
Rivera looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that James The Executioner will probably get the nod.
That's time! The Executioner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The Executioner darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rivera keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rivera is refusing to be controlled, as The Executioner sits in half guard.
The Executioner moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Rivera.
Rivera is looking to regain half guard here but The Executioner keeps moving and retains side control.
Rivera taking a bit of punishment here - The Executioner scoring with strikes.
Rivera is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Executioner lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rivera down.
Rivera tries to improve position but can't.
The Executioner working the ground and pound.
Rivera stops The Executioner from passing to mount.
The Executioner looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rivera throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Executioner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rivera scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Executioner doesn't seem bothered though.
The Executioner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera throws a leg kick which misses The Executioner's front leg but catches the back leg as The Executioner tries to avoid it.
The Executioner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rivera sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Executioner somewhat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rivera.
The Executioner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rivera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Executioner shoots in looking for a takedown. Rivera tries to sprawl out of it but The Executioner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rivera manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rivera throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Executioner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rivera moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The Executioner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rivera but Rivera pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James The Executioner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivera throws a nice looking combination but The Executioner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Executioner checks a low kick from Rivera.
Rivera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Executioner 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Executioner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Executioner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rivera is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Executioner trying to control but Rivera is working from the bottom.
Rivera looking for a guillotine here but The Executioner defends easily.
The Executioner trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Executioner got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rivera has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, The Executioner has managed to get both his arms back between Rivera's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Rosa Rivera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rivera keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The Executioner closes the distance and clinches up with Rivera, looking for a takedown. The Executioner pushes Rivera against the cage but Rivera circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The Executioner bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
James The Executioner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rivera tries to improve position but can't.
Rivera is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked The Executioner off and has taken his back!
Rivera has his arm under The Executioner's chin here. Game over son! Rivera squeezes tightly and The Executioner is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pablo Rosa Rivera!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Mozzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Biggum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Mozzi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Mozzi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyrone Biggum!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biggum misses with a hook. Mozzi ducked under it nicely.
Mozzi scores with a body shot.
Biggum shoots in but Mozzi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Biggum on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Tyrone Biggum has been cut.
Biggum is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mozzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Biggum manages to avoid it.
Biggum fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mozzi tries to clinch but Biggum is having none of it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Biggum.
Ricardo Mozzi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Biggum.
Biggum looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mozzi rushes Biggum and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mozzi is fighting off a takedown attempt but Biggum is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Mozzi to the mat. Mozzi regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Biggum trying to control but Mozzi is working from the bottom.
Mozzi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mozzi is working hard here to advance position.
Mozzi looking for a guillotine here but Biggum defends easily.
Biggum won't allow Mozzi to sweep him here.
Biggum works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Biggum is looking for submissions but instead, Mozzi has regained full guard.
Biggum stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mozzi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Biggum controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mozzi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Biggum trying to control but Mozzi is working from the bottom.
Biggum stopping the sweep attempt from Mozzi.
Mozzi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mozzi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Biggum on the ground.
Biggum trying to control the position from guard on top but Mozzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mozzi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Biggum throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Biggum looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mozzi's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mozzi duly obliges.
Biggum tries to move into range but Mozzi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Biggum misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Biggum looks gassed!
Biggum throws a right and a left that Mozzi avoids nicely.
Mozzi misses with a combination
and Biggum decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mozzi's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mozzi keeping moving, preventing Biggum from controlling successfully.
Mozzi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Biggum throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mozzi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mozzi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Biggum!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice elbow there by Mozzi.
Mozzi wants to control the pace but Biggum is squirming around nicely.
Mozzi controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Biggum tries to lock up and control but Mozzi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Mozzi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Biggum's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mozzi slaps away a takedown attempt from Biggum, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mozzi throws a series of punches but Biggum avoids them all with ease.
Mozzi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Biggum closes the distance and clinches up with Mozzi, looking for a takedown. Biggum pushes Mozzi against the cage but Mozzi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mozzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Biggum moves away.
Mozzi misses with a few strikes there.
Mozzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Biggum with that takedown attempt.
Ricardo Mozzi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Biggum.
Mozzi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Biggum shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mozzi as he jumps to the side.
Ricardo Mozzi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mozzi misses with a series of wild punches.
Biggum slips a jab and a cross from Mozzi.
Mozzi misses with a combination
and Biggum counters with a takedown into side control.
Biggum in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mozzi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biggum working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Biggum has an Americana. Mozzi didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Biggum is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Biggum hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tyrone Biggum!
Tyrone Biggum is the new bantamweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leafar Rafael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and niko anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Leafar Rafael has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Leafar Rafael!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, niko anderson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rafael lands a big uppercut and anderson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but anderson looks OK. Rafael waves anderson back to his feet!
It looks like niko anderson has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rafael throws an uppercut from hell that sends anderson clean off his feet! He's out cold! Rafael 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 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leafar Rafael!
Leafar Rafael retains his super heavyweight title!
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