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BFC: 6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stella Artois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rajin Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stella Artois could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rajin Hussain's chin.
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265 lbs
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277 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big right hand |
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Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stella Artois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rajin Hussain!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Artois tries to keep at a distance but Hussain has taken the fight into the clinch.
Artois stalls.
Artois tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hussain avoids it.
A bit of stalling here from Hussain.
Hussain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Artois scores with a push kick.
Artois forces Hussain back against the cage and clinches.
Artois prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hussain tries to pull guard but Artois holds him up against the cage and eventually Hussain drops back down to his feet.
Artois manages to break the clinch.
Artois is looking to clinch but Hussain is avoiding it.
Hussain shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Artois sprawls well. Artois wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hussain gets slowly back to his feet.
Stella Artois has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rajin Hussain.
Hussain drops his hands momentarily and Artois takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A left and a right from Artois both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Artois lands with a nice body kick.
Hussain looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artois has taken the fight to the clinch.
Artois breaks from the clinch.
Artois looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Artois will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Artois throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hussain keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Artois throwing shots but Hussain is blocking nicely.
Artois knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hussain on the ground.
Artois missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Artois lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hussain is staying active underneath Artois, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Artois throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artois performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hussain blocking the ground and pound attempt from Artois.
Artois throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Artois thows a huge punch but Hussain dodges it nicely.
Hussain controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Artois throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Artois throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Artois passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hussain!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artois trying to control but Hussain is having none of it.
Artois misses with a head shot.
Hussain avoids a series of strikes thrown by Artois.
Artois fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Artois lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hussain hang on?
Hussain wants to hold on but Artois pushes him away.
Artois lands a heavy elbow.
Artois connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Artois throws some wild stikes that Hussain manages to avoid easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Artois connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hussain is rocked!
Artois loads up with a big shot that hurts Hussain! He's pulled Artois in close but Artois has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Hussain survive? More strikes from Artois and Hussain is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Stella Artois!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Heckingstall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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276 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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274 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Gavin Heckingstall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lenny Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heckingstall looks to throw the jab but Lewis is out of range.
Heckingstall tries a head kick but it misses.
Heckingstall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Heckingstall throws a head kick but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis lands a nice shot that snaps Heckingstall's head back.
Heckingstall drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Heckingstall distracts Lewis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lewis wants to hit a switch here but Heckingstall passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lewis there!
Heckingstall stands up from mount. Strange move.
Lewis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Heckingstall has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lewis finds it's way round the side to connect with Heckingstall's head.
Heckingstall closes the distance and pushes Lewis back into the cage.
Heckingstall really is a fat lump.
Heckingstall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab, jab by Lewis - just one landing.
Heckingstall bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heckingstall passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Lewis!
Heckingstall tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heckingstall lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lewis hang on?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heckingstall controlling the pace for now.
Lewis is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Heckingstall sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Heckingstall landing shots from mount.
Heckingstall 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. Lewis turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Heckingstall off and cradles Lewis's limp body as Heckingstall celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Gavin Heckingstall!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Riley (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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140 lbs
5 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Svensson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Riley!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svensson clinches up against the cage.
Svensson tries a knee to the head but Riley blocks it.
Svensson landing knees to the head.
Svensson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Svensson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Svensson controlling the action here for a moment.
Svensson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Svensson lands a takedown into guard.
Svensson is looking to work some ground and pound but Riley has wrist control.
Riley is trying to keep Svensson in close.
Svensson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Svensson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Riley wants to sweep but no luck.
Svensson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Svensson gets to his feet - Riley follows without any prompting.
Riley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Svensson is on top in guard.
Riley is trying to control the position but Svensson postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Svensson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Svensson stopping the sweep attempt from Riley.
Svensson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Svensson throwing strikes from guard but Riley blocks nicely.
Svensson postures up in Riley's guard and throws a big left but Riley blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Svensson has gone for a leg lock! Riley slips out almost immediately though and dives into Svensson's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Svensson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Svensson tries to clinch but Riley moves away
and Riley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Svensson's guard.
Riley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Riley looks gassed!
Svensson pushes Riley off and scrambles back to his feet.
Riley misses with a few strikes there.
Riley throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Svensson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Riley is in Svensson's guard.
Svensson looking for a guillotine here but Riley defends easily.
Svensson kicks Riley off and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson closes the distance and pushes Riley back into the cage.
Svensson stops a takedown attempt from Riley.
Riley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Svensson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Svensson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Svensson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Svensson 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.
Svensson trying to control the position from guard on top but Riley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Svensson pushing down on Riley's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Svensson lands strikes from half guard.
Svensson is looking for a kimura but Riley is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Svensson to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson trying to control the action but Riley is working from the bottom.
Svensson is working for a submission of some sort.
Svensson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Svensson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Svensson locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Riley is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dan Svensson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miles Prower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Junakovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Junakovic is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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300 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Miles Prower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Junakovic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prower on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Miles Prower has been cut.
Prower darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Junakovic wants to get back to his feet.
Prower takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Junakovic is trying to stand up here but Prower is controlling him well.
Junakovic manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Junakovic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Prower counters with a shoot takedown. Junakovic fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Junakovic wants to stand but Prower is controlling the position.
Prower showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Prower stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Prower tries to bum rush Junakovic with a series of wild strikes but Junakovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Junakovic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Prower on the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Prower.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junakovic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Prower pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Prower closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Junakovic is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Junakovic is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Junakovic looks gassed!
Prower trying to control the action but Junakovic is working from the bottom.
Junakovic pushes Prower away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Prower gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Prower really is a fat lump.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prower has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Prower tries to clinch up.
Prower closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Junakovic did well to prevent Prower getting side control.
Junakovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Prower. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Junakovic scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Prower manages to mount him!
Prower in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Prower tries to control but Junakovic wriggling away.
Prower sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Junakovic tries to buck Prower off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prower has control of Junakovic's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Junakovic regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Prower tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Junakovic tries to buck Prower off but Prower takes his back!
Prower looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Prower controls the position.
Junakovic looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Prower struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prower just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Prower lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Junakovic.
Junakovic prevents Prower from getting a body triangle.
Prower controls the position.
Prower missing with punches from the back.
Prower is looking to control Junakovic but Junakovic is wriggling around and keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prower has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Junakovic has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Junakovic wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miles Prower dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miles Prower's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Prower looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Prower pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Prower tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Junakovic counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Prower avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Junakovic scoring with some ground and pound.
Prower working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Junakovic.
Junakovic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Prower might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Junakovic lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
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!
Junakovic throws a strike but Prower rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Prower sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junakovic wants to get back to his feet but Prower is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Prower wants to pass the guard but Junakovic is keeping the position.
Junakovic wants to stand and escape but Prower is having none of it.
Prower pushes down on Junakovic's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Prower perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Prower is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Prower is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Prower is keen to just control but Junakovic is a slippery customer.
Junakovic is trying to stand.
Miles Prower overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Prower not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Prower trying to control the action but Junakovic is working from the bottom.
Miles Prower has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Prower dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Junakovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prower manages to avoid it.
Junakovic misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prower rushes Junakovic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Prower turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Prower manages to end up in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from Prower are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Prower is looking to take a break and control but Junakovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Prower in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Junakovic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Junakovic tries to escape but Prower is in control.
Junakovic gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Prower tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junakovic is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Prower content just to control the position here.
You get the feeling that Junakovic really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Prower tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Junakovic is trying to escape the mount but Prower keeps good control and instead manages to take Junakovic's back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
I would not like to be Junakovic right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Miles Prower will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Miles Prower's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Junakovic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Junakovic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Prower counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Junakovic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Prower.
Prower breaks the clinch.
Prower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Junakovic moves away.
Junakovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Prower counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Junakovic is staying active underneath Prower, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Prower is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Prower throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Junakovic is trying to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Prower trying to mount his opponent but Junakovic defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles Prower has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Prower wants to clinch
and Junakovic counters with a left and a right that stings Prower.
Junakovic scores with a one two! Prower had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Miles Prower's cut is getting worse.
Junakovic feints a jab promting Prower to slip. Junakovic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Prower slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Junakovic.
Junakovic closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Prower to the mat! Prower manages to get full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junakovic tries to free his leg and advance position but Prower is retaining full guard.
Prower is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Junakovic landing with the ground and pound.
Junakovic preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junakovic postures up.
Junakovic working some strikes from top position.
Junakovic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Junakovic chips away with some ground and pound.
Junakovic stopping the sweep attempt from Prower.
Junakovic with a nice head shot there.
Junakovic scoring with some ground and pound.
Junakovic throwing strikes but missing.
Junakovic with a nice head shot there.
Junakovic stops Prower from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junakovic working some strikes from top position.
Junakovic landing some decent shots from guard.
Prower tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Prower has momentary wrist control but Junakovic slips an elbow through the middle.
Junakovic postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Junakovic lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Junakovic's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Prower looking for a sweep. Not yet Prower, not yet.
Junakovic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Junakovic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Junakovic working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Prower's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junakovic throws a strike but Prower rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Prower loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Junakovic wriggles free and stands up.
Prower looks to score with a jab to the body but Junakovic is just out of range.
Prower dives in and grabs Junakovic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Junakovic pushes down on Prower's head and hops out.
Junakovic swinging wildly here.
Prower looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Miles Prower is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Junakovic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Prower decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Junakovic's guard.
Ivan Junakovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miles Prower is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Junakovic throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Junakovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Prower 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ivan Junakovic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips comes into the arena with Tarantula blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Kidd!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kidd instigates a clinch.
Kidd creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Phillips's defenses.
Kidd prevents a body shot from Phillips.
Phillips can't find room to land a body shot as Kidd controls the action.
Phillips working aggressively here.
Phillips swings wildly with an uppercut but Kidd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kidd lands a nice elbow.
A shot in the inside from Phillips.
Kidd misses with an elbow over the top.
Phillips swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kidd pulls guard effortlessly.
Kidd controls Phillips momentarily but Phillips frees himself.
Phillips stands up and waves to Kidd to follow him.
Kidd is looking to clinch.
Phillips throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kidd holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kidd gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Phillips swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Phillips fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips digs a right hand into Kidd's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kidd's gas tank.
Kidd looking to stall.
Phillips misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Phillips.
Kidd is trying to push Phillips away but Phillips has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Phillips connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Adam Kidd has been cut.
Kidd looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kidd landing knees to the body.
Kidd looks gassed!
Phillips tries to break the clinch but Kidd is controlling the position.
Phillips throws a punch but it's blocked by Kidd.
Phillips working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Phillips tries to circle away but Kidd has him pinned against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Kidd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kidd.
Phillips breaks from the clinch.
Kidd tries to clinch but Phillips moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Kidd. No joy for Phillips on that attempt.
Kidd tries to close the distance and clinch but Phillips swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phillips lands with a nice combination. Kidd backs away looking to recover.
Phillips throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kidd clinches.
Kidd lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kidd changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Phillips fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throws a combination that misses
and Kidd counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Phillips!
Phillips is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Kidd throwing strikes here but Phillips is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Phillips is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Kidd mounts Phillips! Really nice guard pass there!
Phillips is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd trying to control but Phillips is having none of it.
Kidd thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Phillips'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.
Kidd can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Phillips is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phillips really wants to buck Kidd off and get back to his feet.
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 Lee Phillips will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adam Kidd's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Phillips throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kidd counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kidd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Phillips as Kidd tries to tie him up.
A right hook to the body lands for Kidd.
Phillips wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Phillips is working Kidd over against the cage.
Kidd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kidd stalling in the clinch but Phillips improves position.
Phillips fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kidd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kidd has a takedown stuffed.
Lee Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phillips fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kidd shoots in looking for a takedown. Phillips tries to sprawl out of it but Kidd keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Phillips manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phillips throws a series of punches but Kidd avoids them all with ease.
Kidd tries to clinch there but Phillips circles away.
Phillips throws a series of punches but Kidd moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Phillips napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Phillips wants to get back to his feet but Kidd drags him back down.
Phillips is not content to let Kidd control the position.
Kidd looking to control but instead Phillips has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd is just content to waste time from the top position. Phillips takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Phillips has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kidd off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Phillips swats away the attempt to clinch by Kidd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Phillips throws a right and a left that Kidd avoids nicely.
Phillips works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kidd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kidd is looking to clinch.
Phillips lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kidd circles away quickly and effectively.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kidd.
Phillips takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kidd blocks a jab.
Kidd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Phillips swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kidd fails with an attempt to clinch.
Phillips swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kidd counters by clinching up.
Phillips lands a body punch in the clinch.
Phillips misses with some punches.
Phillips tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Kidd.
Phillips tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kidd misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phillips.
Phillips misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd blocks an uppercut.
Kidd lands a right hand that snaps the head of Phillips backwards.
A short body shot lands from Phillips as the two fighters clinch.
Kidd lands a shot to the body.
Kidd taking a breather.
Phillips throws a head punch that misses.
Phillips lands a body shot in the clinch.
Phillips misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kidd gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kidd breaks from the clinch.
Phillips pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kidd back to the cage. Phillips follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Phillips misses with a combination
and Kidd counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Phillips!
Phillips is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Kidd jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Phillips is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Phillips and Kidd has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Kidd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adam Kidd's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Phillips slaps away a takedown attempt from Kidd, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Phillips throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kidd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee Phillips is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phillips misses with a combination
and Kidd counters with a shoot takedown. Phillips fights it but they end up in guard.
Phillips wants to stand up but Kidd is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kidd wants to control from the top but Phillips keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phillips avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd trying to control the position from guard on top but Phillips is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adam Kidd has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Phillips misses with a wild body shot.
Phillips throws a lazy head kick
and Kidd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kidd clinches up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Kidd.
Phillips takes an elbow to the temple.
Phillips wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kidd lands a left hand.
Kidd utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kidd lands with a right to the head.
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.
Phillips blocks an elbow strike from Kidd.
A right hook to the body lands for Kidd.
Phillips scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kidd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kidd scores a takedown into full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Kidd there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kidd throwing strikes here but Phillips is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kidd 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.
Kidd is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd throws a half hearted mid kick.
Phillips looks to land a right hand but Kidd moved out of range.
Phillips throws a combination that misses
and Kidd counters with a shoot takedown. Phillips fights it but they end up in guard.
Kidd trying to control the position from guard on top but Phillips is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kidd looking to sit in guard and control but Phillips gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kidd is trying to keep Phillips in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips preventing the sweep.
Kidd controls Phillips momentarily but Phillips frees himself.
Phillips stands up from Kidd's guard - Phillips perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Kidd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kidd has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Kidd!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Jacobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fletcher's entrance music is Gallows - London is the reason. A fine choice. Johnny Fletcher could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dan Jacobson's chin.
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201 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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18
200 lbs
1 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Fletcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Dan Jacobson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jacobson wants to clinch but Fletcher slips to the side
and Fletcher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice sprawl there from Jacobson as Fletcher shoots in.
Dan Jacobson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacobson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jacobson shoots and misses
and Fletcher counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fletcher content to control rather than advance.
Jacobson is looking to control Fletcher's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jacobson avoid being mounted?
Jacobson kicks off Fletcher and gets to his feet.
Jacobson thuds his right hand into Fletcher's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobson tries for a takedown but Fletcher circles away easily
and Fletcher counters with a thumping low kick.
Jacobson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jacobson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jacobson looks gassed!
Jacobson working away.
Fletcher is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fletcher can't do much from the bottom here.
Jacobson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Fletcher works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Jacobson is thwarting Fletcher's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson is trying for a kimura here. Fletcher looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Jacobson wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dan Jacobson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Shiltz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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18
215 lbs
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27
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien Shiltz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Corey Wright!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright cracks Shiltz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Damien Shiltz has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from Shiltz as Wright shoots in.
Shiltz moves forwards but Wright connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Damien Shiltz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shiltz misses with a right hand
and Wright counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Shiltz to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Wright!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Corey Wright!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Ellison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Raybould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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273 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shaun Ellison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Raybould!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellison fails with a takedown attempt.
Ellison throws a wild body kick that Raybould sees coming a mile off.
Ellison takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice uppercut lands for Raybould. That snapped Ellison's head back.
Nice uppercut there from Raybould.
Ellison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Raybould sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Raybould swings for the body but Ellison moves out of range.
Raybould swings for the body but Ellison moves out of range.
Raybould keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ellison misses with a takedown attempt
and Raybould counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shaun Ellison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ellison looks for a takedown but Raybould sprawls well.
Raybould cracks Ellison with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Raybould lands a right hook to the body.
Ellison is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ellison takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shaun Ellison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raybould feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ellisons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Shaun Ellison has been cut.
Raybould connects with a body shot that sends Ellison's belly button to the back.
Ellison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ellison on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ellison takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Raybould scores with a sloppy right hand. Ellison should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raybould lands a slapping body shot.
Raybould dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ellison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellison shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good standup being displayed there by Raybould as he connects with a hook.
Kevin Raybould is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ellison takes one on the button.
Ellison on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Raybould feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ellisons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Raybould lands a body shot.
Raybould is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ellison rather than just go for the knockout.
Ellison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raybould.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ellison. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Raybould fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Raybould wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice shot by Raybould.
Nice shot lands for Raybould.
Ellison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good shot there by Raybould.
Raybould scores with a jab to the body.
Ellison takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raybould cracks Ellison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Raybould fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raybould misses with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Raybould.
Raybould fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Raybould lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ellison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A cross from Raybould lands.
Nice shot by Raybould.
Ellison is rocked!
Ellison tries to get into range but Raybould steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Ellison! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Raybould scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kevin Raybould!
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