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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Ma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ma has chosen Emmure - When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong as his entrance music. Jim Beam could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Will Ma's chin.
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Beam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Ma!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beam tries to close the distance and clinch but Ma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beam is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beam lands a big head kick that sends Ma tumbling to the mat! Beam takes a step backwards and waves Ma back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ma is rocked!
It looks like Will Ma has been cut.
Beam seems to be stalking Ma here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Ma drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jim Beam!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Peach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spandex Rex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spandex Rex has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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219 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Peach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Spandex Rex!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peach ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Peach with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rex counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peach looks to score with a jab to the body but Rex is just out of range.
Peach misses with a combination
and Rex counters with a nice uppercut.
Peach lands a nice hook to Rex's body. Rex takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Peach swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rex counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peach misses with a body punch
letting Rex counter with a right hand.
Rex keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rex is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Peach.
It looks like Spandex Rex has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peach misses with a body punch
letting Rex counter with a right hand.
Peach looks to land a combination. Rex sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Peach throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rex counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Danny Peach has been cut.
Peach swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rex connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peach throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rex counters with a nice uppercut.
Peach is rocked!
Peach lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rex throws a right and a left that Peach avoids nicely.
Peach misses with a lunging right hand
and Rex counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peach misses with a double jab
and Rex counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Peach is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rex jabs Peach to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Peach seems to have got his legs back now.
Peach throws a combination that misses
and Peach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Danny Peach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rex scores with a punch to the head.
Peach throws an off balance right hand
and Rex counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Peach badly! He tries to strike back but Rex puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Peach out cold! Oh man, Peach will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Spandex Rex!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gauthier Lambert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Kanavanah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanavanah has chosen stop dat 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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196 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gauthier Lambert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Kanavanah!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanavanah scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kanavanah tries to clinch but Lambert moves out of range.
Lambert drives through and clinches with Kanavanah against the cage.
Kanavanah manages to break the clinch.
Lambert misses with an uppercut.
Lambert throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kanavanah.
Lambert 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.
Kanavanah tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lambert controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kanavanah keeping moving, preventing Lambert from controlling successfully.
Lambert won't allow Kanavanah to get back to his feet.
Lambert trying to control the position from guard on top but Kanavanah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gauthier Lambert has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lambert takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanavanah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kanavanah tries to clinch but Lambert moves out of range.
Kanavanah goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kanavanah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kanavanah closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lambert quickly recovers to half guard.
Kanavanah missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kanavanah decides to stand up.
Lambert moves into the clinch.
Kanavanah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lambert instigates a clinch.
Lambert jumps guard but Kanavanah stands there with Lambert around his waist. Lambert gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kanavanah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lambert has Kanavanah up against the cage in a clinch.
Lambert lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lambert is breathing heavily.
Lambert jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kanavanah walks away with a smile on his face. Lambert gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
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!
Kanavanah is looking to clinch.
Lambert lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanavanah rushes Lambert and presses him up against the cage.
Kanavanah breaks from the clinch.
Lambert swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kanavanah counters with a right hand to the body.
Kanavanah lands a front kick.
Kanavanah shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kanavanah showed some decent athleticism there.
Kanavanah stands up and beckons Lambert to join him on the feet.
Lambert shoots in looking for a takedown. Kanavanah tries to sprawl out of it but Lambert keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kanavanah manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gauthier Lambert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kanavanah clinches with his opponent.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kanavanah breaks from the clinch.
Shane Kanavanah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanavanah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Kanavanah scores with a four punch combination!
Kanavanah shoots in and bounces Lambert off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kanavanah is working Lambert over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kanavanah works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lambert on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lambert tries to get out of the position.
Kanavanah seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kanavanah takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kanavanah looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lambert knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kanavanah on the ground.
Kanavanah seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanavanah seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lambert does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lambert is trying to stand back up but Kanavanah is controlling him
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kanavanah connects with a nice short shot to Lambert's temple.
Kanavanah seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kanavanah works his way into side control.
Kanavanah landing strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kanavanah is putting a hurting on Lambert here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kanavanah landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Kanavanah dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kanavanah shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lambert is trying to defend but Kanavanah finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kanavanah is trying to control. Lambert wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kanavanah working Lambert over with strikes.
Lambert is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kanavanah passes to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lambert squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Kanavanah working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lambert working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanavanah tries to control but Lambert wriggling away.
Kanavanah controlling from the full mount.
Kanavanah raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kanavanah controlling from mount.
Kanavanah scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lambert?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Shane Kanavanah has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lambert is in a horrible position here. Kanavanah smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lambert is looking to improve his position but Kanavanah isn't that keen on the idea.
Lambert is squirming around, avoiding Kanavanah's attempts to control the action.
Kanavanah is landing with some decent strikes but Lambert is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kanavanah working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kanavanah with shots to the head and body - Lambert looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kanavanah landing strikes from the mount.
It looks like Gauthier Lambert has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanavanah controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lambert takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambert tries to lock up and control but Kanavanah gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kanavanah punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kanavanah lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lambert hang on?
Kanavanah fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kanavanah controlling from the full mount.
BOOM! Kanavanah connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kanavanah controlling from mount.
Kanavanah raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanavanah working Lambert over with strikes here.
Kanavanah has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kanavanah landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lambert is rocked!
Gauthier Lambert's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanavanah lands a big shot to the head and Lambert winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Shane Kanavanah!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ray Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cowboy Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machine comes into the arena with Stupid KId blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanchez's choice of entrance music: Naughty By Nature - O.P.P.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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140 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Cowboy Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanchez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Machine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Machine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanchez on the side of the head.
Sanchez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Machine counters with a big head kick but Sanchez shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machine gets a clinch.
Machine has hold of one of Sanchez's legs. Sanchez is fighting the takedown attempt but Machine gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Sanchez trying to keep a closed guard but Machine is proving a slippery customer.
Machine is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sanchez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Machine. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine connects with a couple of short punches.
Sanchez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Machine can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Sanchez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Machine controls the pace.
Machine postures up and lands a big shot to Sanchez's brow.
Machine throws a big right hand that misses.
Machine is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Machine thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Machine is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machine slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Machine in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Machine in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Sanchez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Machine working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machine has hold of Sanchez's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Sanchez seems comfortable defending it but Machine has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Sanchez is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Sanchez is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Machine couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ray Machine!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brent Blackadder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane McMahon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Brent Blackadder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane McMahon!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMahon throws a series of punches but Blackadder avoids them all with ease.
Blackadder fails with a takedown attempt.
McMahon throws a poor cross that misses
and Blackadder counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Blackadder seems to be working for a kimura but McMahon defends the submission attempt.
Blackadder is trying to work for a kimura but McMahon is defending well.
McMahon is looking for a sweep. Blackadder is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blackadder is working for a kimura but McMahon is defending it quite comfortably.
Blackadder is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McMahon defends it well.
McMahon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blackadder. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackadder is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Blackadder in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. McMahon tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Blackadder!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brent Blackadder!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young comes to the cage accompanied by Guns N' Roses Welcome to the Jungle . Burns comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Barren Earth - Deserted Morrows kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Burns!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Young closes the distance and clinches.
Young just leaning against Burns, taking a breather.
Burns tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stalling in the clinch from Young.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Young for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Burns is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stalling in the clinch from Young.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Steve Young.
Burns gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Young counters with a takedown into side control.
Steve Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Burns.
Young tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Young has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young advances nicely into full mount.
Young with the ground and pound from mount.
It looks like Josh Burns has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young landing strikes, looking to finish!
That has opened up Josh Burns's cut even more.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Josh Burns's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Steve Young!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Microscopic Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Blessed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bad to The Bone . Blessed has chosen Anarchy In The UK as his entrance music. Brian Blessed has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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144 lbs
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130 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Microscopic Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Blessed!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt walks into a jab.
Hunt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blessed counters with a straight right hand.
Hunt misses with a left hand
and Blessed counters with a nice body shot.
Hunt throws a right hand that misses
and Blessed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunt throws a combination that misses
and Blessed counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Blessed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blessed lands a nice shot to the body.
Blessed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hunt.
Blessed is working Hunt over against the cage.
Blessed pushes Hunt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blessed lands a body shot.
Blessed scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blessed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hunt.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
Blessed stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Blessed.
Blessed digs a right hand into Hunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunt's gas tank.
Blessed is struggling to control the position.
A left hand lands to the body for Blessed.
Blessed stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blessed lands a body shot.
Blessed pushes Hunt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blessed.
Blessed lands a body punch.
Blessed lands a body punch.
Blessed cracks Hunt with a nice body shot.
Blessed lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Blessed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunt or not.
Blessed is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blessed pushes Hunt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blessed lands a body shot.
Blessed just leaning against Hunt, taking a breather.
Hunt tries to pull guard but Blessed holds him up against the cage and eventually Hunt drops back down to his feet.
Blessed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunt or not.
A left hand lands to the body for Blessed.
Blessed leaning against his opponent.
Blessed lands a body shot.
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!
Blessed digs a right hand into Hunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunt's gas tank.
Blessed lands a nice shot to the body.
Blessed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunt or not.
Blessed pushes Hunt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Blessed.
Blessed works on Hunt's body with a couple of short punches.
Blessed manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Blessed pushes Hunt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blessed lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blessed is leaning against Hunt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blessed lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Blessed.
Blessed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hunt.
Blessed has Hunt pushed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Blessed.
A short body shot lands from Blessed as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Blessed.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blessed stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Blessed.
Stalling in the clinch from Blessed.
Blessed lands a shot to the body.
Blessed presses Hunt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blessed stalling.
Blessed lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blessed lands a body shot.
Blessed throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Blessed's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Blessed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hunt.
Blessed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunt or not.
A right hand to the body from Blessed.
Blessed digs a right hand into Hunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunt's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Blessed - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Blessed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Blessed.
Nice body punch from Blessed.
Blessed stalling the fight.
Blessed digs a right hand into Hunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunt's gas tank.
Stalling in the clinch from Blessed.
Blessed lands a body punch.
Blessed lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Blessed.
A left hand lands to the body for Blessed.
Blessed pushes Hunt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blessed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunt or not.
A body shot lands from Blessed.
A body shot lands from Blessed.
Blessed lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blessed cracks Hunt with a nice body shot.
Blessed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunt or not.
Blessed digs a right hand underneath Hunt's ribcage. Hunt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Blessed.
Nice body punch from Blessed - that landed with a thud.
Blessed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hunt.
Blessed leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blessed.
Blessed content to slow the pace in the clinch.
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!
Blessed lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Blessed.
Nice body punch from Blessed - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blessed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blessed is working Hunt over against the cage.
Blessed is struggling to control the position.
Blessed presses Hunt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blessed lands a nice shot to the body.
Blessed leaning against his opponent.
A right handed body shot lands from Blessed.
Blessed presses Hunt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blessed lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Blessed.
Blessed stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blessed is working Hunt over against the cage.
Blessed has Hunt pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Blessed.
Blessed cracks Hunt with a nice body shot.
Hunt is trying to break free.
Blessed lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blessed lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blessed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hunt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Blessed.
Blessed lands a body punch.
Blessed content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Blessed stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blessed taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Blessed dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Blessed lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hunt misses with a body punch
and Blessed counters by clinching up.
Blessed works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blessed lands a nice shot to the body.
Blessed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blessed works on Hunt's body with a couple of short punches.
Blessed lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blessed digs a right hand into Hunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunt's gas tank.
Blessed avoiding damage.
Blessed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hunt.
Stalling in the clinch from Blessed.
Brian Blessed seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blessed throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Blessed.
Hunt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blessed backwards.
Blessed digs a right hand into Hunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunt's gas tank.
Blessed stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blessed lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blessed lands a body shot.
Blessed lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Blessed throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blessed digs a right hand into Hunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunt's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Blessed.
Blessed is pushing Hunt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Blessed lands a shot to the body.
Blessed avoiding damage.
Blessed lands a body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Blessed - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nice body punch from Blessed - that landed with a thud.
Blessed's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A right hand to the body from Blessed.
Nice body punch from Blessed.
A right handed body shot lands from Blessed.
Blessed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunt or not.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blessed has Hunt pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blessed lands a shot to the body.
Blessed lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blessed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blessed lands a body punch.
Blessed pushes Hunt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blessed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunt or not.
A left hand lands to the body for Blessed.
Blessed is struggling to control the position.
A short body shot lands from Blessed as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Blessed.
Blessed is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Blessed scores with a hook to the body.
Blessed lands a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Blessed.
Blessed lands a nice shot to the body.
Blessed lands a nice shot to the body.
Blessed lands a body punch.
Blessed lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Blessed.
Blessed just leaning against Hunt, taking a breather.
Blessed works on Hunt's body with a couple of short punches.
Blessed slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brian Blessed.
Blessed closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short body shot lands from Blessed as the two fighters clinch.
Blessed has Hunt pressed against the cage, preventing Hunt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Blessed - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Blessed.
A body shot lands from Blessed.
A right handed body shot lands from Blessed.
Blessed lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blessed leaning his opponent against the cage.
Blessed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunt or not.
Blessed pushes Hunt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blessed lands a body shot.
Blessed holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blessed lands a shot to the body.
Blessed scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Blessed.
Blessed lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blessed works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blessed lands a right hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blessed throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Blessed.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blessed.
Blessed effectively controlling the action here.
Blessed works on Hunt's body with a couple of short punches.
Blessed lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blessed throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blessed just leaning against Hunt, taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for Blessed.
Blessed works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Blessed.
Blessed cracks Hunt with a nice body shot.
Blessed lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Blessed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Blessed darts in and clinches Hunt up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Blessed.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Blessed content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Blessed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunt or not.
Blessed controlling the action here for a moment.
Blessed lands a shot to the body.
Blessed works on Hunt's body with a couple of short punches.
Blessed slows down the pace here.
Hunt is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Blessed gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blessed.
A hook to the body from Blessed.
A body shot lands from Blessed.
Blessed works on Hunt's body with a couple of short punches.
Blessed presses Hunt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blessed digs a right hand into Hunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunt's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Blessed.
Blessed lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blessed works on Hunt's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blessed digs a right hand underneath Hunt's ribcage. Hunt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Blessed.
Blessed slows down the pace here.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blessed works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hunt tries to pull guard but Blessed holds him up against the cage and eventually Hunt drops back down to his feet.
Blessed digs a right hand into Hunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunt's gas tank.
Blessed lands a nice shot to the body.
Blessed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hunt.
Good body shot from Blessed.
A right hand to the body from Blessed.
Blessed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hunt.
Nice body punch from Blessed - that landed with a thud.
Blessed avoiding damage.
A body shot lands from Blessed.
A right hand to the body from Blessed.
Blessed is stalling here.
A right handed body shot lands from Blessed.
Blessed lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Blessed.
Blessed lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blessed slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Blessed.
Blessed holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Blessed works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blessed lands a nice shot to the body.
Blessed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hunt.
Blessed digs a right hand into Hunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunt's gas tank.
Blessed scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Blessed.
Blessed lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blessed lands a shot to the body.
Blessed works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blessed works on Hunt's body with a couple of short punches.
Blessed digs a right hand into Hunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunt's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Blessed as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Blessed.
A right handed body shot lands from Blessed.
Blessed digs a right hand underneath Hunt's ribcage. Hunt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blessed digs a right hand into Hunt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunt's gas tank.
Blessed lands a body punch.
Blessed lands a body shot.
Blessed scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Blessed.
Nice body punch from Blessed.
Microscopic Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blessed holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Blessed is leaning against Hunt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blessed is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Blessed lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blessed lands a body punch in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Blessed lands a shot to the body.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Blessed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blessed lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Blessed.
A right handed body shot lands from Blessed.
Blessed is leaning against Hunt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blessed holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hunt misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blessed manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Blessed lands a body punch.
Blessed lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Blessed is working Hunt over against the cage.
Blessed avoiding damage.
Blessed stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blessed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hunt.
Blessed scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Blessed.
Blessed stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Blessed.
Blessed scores with a hook to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Blessed - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Blessed lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Blessed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blessed lands a nice shot to the body.
Blessed is working Hunt over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Blessed.
A right hand to the body from Blessed.
Blessed cracks Hunt with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Blessed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Blessed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blessed has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 24:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 24:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Blessed!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is Boris Brejcha - Openminded. A fine choice. Stephen Rollins told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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20
212 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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220 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Rollins!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Gracie needs to keep his hands up - Rollins had a free shot at his head there.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice sprawl there from Rollins as Gracie shoots in.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rollins napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gracie swings around for an armbar but Rollins sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gracie's guard.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Rollins pushes his legs off easily.
Rollins gets to his feet - Gracie follows without any prompting.
Rollins throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rollins manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie thows a big elbow that misses.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rollins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Rollins slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Rollins defends easily.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rollins can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Rollins defends easily.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rollins trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing Rollins from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Rollins has his hands clasped together but Gracie extends an breaks Rollins's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricardo Gracie!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Abodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Laz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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307 lbs
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugo Abodo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, King Laz!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Abodo finds it's target.
Abodo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Abodo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Laz's half guard.
Abodo trying to pass the guard but Laz defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abodo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Abodo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abodo working the head and body with strikes.
Laz is not content to let Abodo control the position.
Laz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Laz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Abodo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Laz looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Laz looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Laz!
Abodo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Abodo moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Abodo looking to control.
Laz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Laz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Laz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Abodo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Laz throws and elbow that misses. Abodo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Laz's guard. Nice move by Abodo!
Laz trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abodo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Laz is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Abodo, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Laz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Laz throws and elbow that misses. Abodo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Laz's guard. Nice move by Abodo!
Laz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Abodo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laz is keeping the position for now.
Abodo thows a big elbow that misses.
Laz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Abodo manages to get himself to full guard.
Abodo is trying to control the position but Laz postures up.
Laz postures up in Abodo's guard and throws a big left but Abodo blocks it.
Laz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Abodo wants to sweep but no luck.
Abodo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Laz defends well.
Abodo trying to keep a closed guard but Laz is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Abodo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Laz misses with a double jab.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Abodo enables Laz to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Abodo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Abodo looking for a guillotine here but Laz defends easily.
Laz trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Abodo manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Abodo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Laz looking for a sweep. Not yet Laz, not yet.
Abodo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Abodo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laz has momentary wrist control but Abodo slips an elbow through the middle.
Abodo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abodo looking to sit in guard and control but Laz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Abodo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Abodo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Laz's guard.
Abodo wants to pass the guard but Laz is keeping the position.
Abodo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Abodo stopping the sweep attempt from Laz.
Abodo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laz wants to sweep here but Abodo controlling him for the moment.
Abodo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Laz is keeping the position for now.
Abodo throwing strikes from guard but Laz blocks nicely.
Laz can't keep his opponent in guard - Abodo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Laz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abodo trying to control the action but Laz is working from the bottom.
Laz gets full guard.
Abodo 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.
Abodo trying to control the position from guard on top but Laz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Abodo throws a strike but Laz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Laz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
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.
Laz stopping the sweep attempt from Abodo.
Hugo Abodo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Abodo is trying to keep Laz in close.
Laz tries to free his leg and advance position but Abodo is retaining full guard.
Laz won't allow Abodo to sweep him here.
Abodo trying to control the position here.
Laz stops Abodo from standing up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Laz stopping the sweep attempt from Abodo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Abodo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Abodo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laz lands with a right hand.
Abodo lands with a nice body kick.
Abodo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Laz.
Laz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Laz lands in his opponent's guard.
Abodo looking for a sweep. Not yet Abodo, not yet.
Laz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Laz connects with a couple of short punches.
Abodo keeping full guard, as Laz tries to pass.
Laz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abodo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Laz chips away with some ground and pound.
Abodo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Laz defends it easily.
Abodo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Laz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Abodo is tightening it up a little... Laz has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Laz reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Laz taps out! nice BJJ there by Abodo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Hugo Abodo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between King Fists (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paavo Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, King Fists!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Paavo Smith!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fists's sensitive parts.
Fists throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith scores with a takedown into Fists's guard.
Smith wants to control from the top but Fists keeps moving.
Fists keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a couple of digs.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Fists is retaining full guard.
Fists keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fists prevents Smith from moving into mount.
Smith advances to full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Smith lands a heavy elbow.
Smith goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Fists is on top in guard.
Smith is trying to keep Fists in close.
Smith has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Fists should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Smith has tightened it up now! Fists should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Paavo Smith! Paavo Smith retains his welterweight title!
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