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RSM 36 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Darian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolay Matviyenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darian comes to the cage accompanied by Fly By Night. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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188 cm
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219 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Lance Darian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicolay Matviyenko!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matviyenko moves out of range of the body kick from Darian.
Matviyenko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Matviyenko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Darian throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matviyenko closes the distance but Darian moves to the side
and Darian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matviyenko wants to clinch up but Darian keeps it at a distance.
Darian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Darian getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A left lands for Matviyenko.
A nice inside leg kick there by Darian. That's going to slow Matviyenko down.
Matviyenko tries to clinch but Darian moves out of range.
Darian stuns Matviyenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Matviyenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Darian throws a sloppy body shot
and Matviyenko counters with a three punch combo that has Darian backing up. Darian nods at Matviyenko to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matviyenko clinches up against the cage.
Matviyenko breaks from the clinch.
Darian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matviyenko throws out the jab.
Matviyenko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Matviyenko misses with a body punch.
Matviyenko manages to pull guard.
Darian wanted to stand there but Matviyenko had control of the position.
Matviyenko is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Matviyenko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Darian walks away with a smile on his face. Matviyenko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Matviyenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matviyenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darian misses with a straight right.
Darian works the jab nicely.
Matviyenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Darian circles away.
Matviyenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matviyenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matviyenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Darian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Darian lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Matviyenko. Those never looked like landing.
Matviyenko is looking to clinch.
Darian throws a series of strikes that have Matviyenko backpedaling.
Darian swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darian ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Darian looks to land a combination. Matviyenko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Matviyenko tries to clinch but Darian moves out of range.
Darian looks to land a right hand but Matviyenko moved out of range.
Darian misses with a few strikes there.
Matviyenko is looking to clinch.
Matviyenko slips a straight right by Darian.
Darian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darian throws a shot from downtown. Matviyenko moves away and avoids it.
Darian digs a good hook to Matviyenko's body.
Darian fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darian misses with a low kick.
Matviyenko wants to clinch.
Darian misses with a low kick.
Matviyenko drives through and clinches with Darian against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darian.
Matviyenko manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darian lands a nice hook to Matviyenko's body. Matviyenko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Darian uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lance Darian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darian swinging wildly here.
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 Lance Darian will probably get the nod.
That's time! Darian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Matviyenko throws a combination that misses
and Darian counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Matviyenko takes the fight into the clinch.
Matviyenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Matviyenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Darians head.
Darian is trying to break the clinch but Matviyenko is controlling him.
Matviyenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Darian's efforts to push away.
Matviyenko tries a body shot but Darian blocks it.
Matviyenko is struggling to control the position.
Matviyenko is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Darian to keep the fight standing.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Matviyenko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Matviyenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darian breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darian connects with a looping right hand.
Darian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matviyenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matviyenko misses with a wild combination.
Matviyenko clinches with his opponent.
Darian gets underhooks to prevent Matviyenko's takedown attempt.
Matviyenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Darian's efforts to push away.
Matviyenko fails to pull guard.
Lance Darian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolay Matviyenko.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darian.
Darian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darian wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Matviyenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matviyenko misses with a punch to the body.
Darian is trying to break the clinch but Matviyenko has him pressed against the cage.
Matviyenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Darian throws the kick towards the body but Matviyenko avoids it.
Lance Darian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matviyenko has Darian up against the cage in a clinch.
Matviyenko is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Darian to keep the fight standing.
Darian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matviyenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darian.
Matviyenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Darian looks to land a left hand but Matviyenko moved out of range nicely.
Matviyenko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Darian counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darian keeps the fight on the outside.
Darian throws a jab but it's blocked by Matviyenko.
Matviyenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Darian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darian misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut lands for Darian. That snapped Matviyenko's head back.
Darian lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Matviyenko tries to clinch up.
Matviyenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darian.
Darian misses with a two punch combination.
Darian swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Matviyenko moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matviyenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matviyenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Matviyenko tries to clinch but Darian moves out of range.
Lance Darian is winning the standup battle so far.
Matviyenko dodges the punch combination from Darian.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Darian scores with a decent looking hook.
Matviyenko moves to clinch but Darian breaks away
and Matviyenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darian throws a series of punches but Matviyenko moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from Darian.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darian keeps the fight on the outside.
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 Lance Darian will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Darian bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Matviyenko's head backwards.
Darian keeps the fight on the outside.
Matviyenko looks to land a combination but Darian avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darian.
Darian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Darian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darian throws a solid leg kick but Matviyenko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Darian.
Matviyenko shoots in for a takedown but Darian shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Darian throws a hook but Matviyenko avoids it easily.
Darian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matviyenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matviyenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Darian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darian throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Darian comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Matviyenko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Matviyenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matviyenko wants to clinch.
Matviyenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Darian lands an impressive looking overhand right. Matviyenko doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matviyenko is looking to clinch but Darian is avoiding it.
Matviyenko pushes Darian up against the cage in a clinch.
Matviyenko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Darian gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Darian wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Matviyenko pressing his opponent against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Darian - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Darian looking to stall.
Matviyenko breaks from the clinch.
Matviyenko tries to clinch up but Darian circles away and keeps his distance.
Nicolay Matviyenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darian misses with a few strikes there.
Darian looks to land a left hand but Matviyenko moved out of range nicely.
Matviyenko moves into range and clinches up with Darian.
A frustrated look appears on Darian's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Darian tries to stall but Matviyenko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Matviyenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matviyenko checks the leg kick.
Darian throws a series of punches but Matviyenko moves out of range.
Darian connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Darian.
Darian lunges at Matviyenko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Matviyenko's hand.
Matviyenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matviyenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Darian swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matviyenko throws a right and a left that Darian avoids nicely.
Matviyenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matviyenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Darian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Darian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matviyenko swinging wildly here.
Nicolay Matviyenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darian connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Matviyenko's hands.
Lance Darian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darian scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Darian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Darian, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Darian!
Lance Darian seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hank Bombay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Arteta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arteta has chosen Yall must have Forgot--Roy Jones Jr as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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164 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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177 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hank Bombay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Arteta!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Arteta.
Bombay misses with a double jab.
Bombay throws a series of strikes that have Arteta backpedaling.
Arteta tries a head kick but it misses.
Arteta throws a body punch but Bombay moves out of range.
Bombay swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arteta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bombay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arteta dodges the punch combination from Bombay.
Bombay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bombay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A solid body kick from Arteta.
Bombay throws a series of strikes that have Arteta backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Bombay does no damage.
Arteta moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Arteta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arteta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bombay is breathing heavily.
Bombay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arteta circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombay slips a jab and a cross from Arteta.
Bombay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arteta.
Bombay throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arteta counters with a left and a right that stings Bombay.
Bombay shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Arteta eats them both and turns towards Bombay to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Arteta misses with a two punch combination.
Arteta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arteta throws a series of punches but Bombay avoids them all with ease.
Bombay scores with a three punch combo!
Bombay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arteta misses with a double jab.
Arteta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arteta lands a head kick. Bombay smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bombay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bombay misses with the combination.
Arteta misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bombay checks a leg kick.
Arteta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bombay.
Arteta misses with a head kick.
Bombay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bombay looks to land a combination but Arteta avoids it well.
Arteta lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bombay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arteta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Arteta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arteta misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice combination there by Bombay.
Bombay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arteta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bombay was well out of range. Poor timing from Arteta.
A nice combination there by Bombay.
Bombay tries to bum rush Arteta with a series of wild strikes but Arteta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bombay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bombay misses with a double jab
and Arteta counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Arteta throws a sloppy head kick and Bombay moves out of range easily.
Bombay misses with a few strikes there.
Bombay slips under a jab from Arteta.
Arteta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bombay was well out of range. Poor timing from Arteta.
Bombay misses with a two punch combination.
Arteta finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Arteta lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Arteta lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bombay misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arteta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bombay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bombay displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Arteta.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bombay throws a right and a left that Arteta avoids nicely.
Bombay misses with a double jab.
Arteta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arteta misses with the combination.
Bombay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arteta moves out of range of the strikes.
Bombay is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arteta misses with a two punch combination.
Arteta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bombay misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Arteta dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Arteta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bombay slips a jab and a cross from Arteta.
Arteta throws a right hand that Bombay ducks under and follows up with a left that Bombay also avoids with ease.
Bombay throws a series of punches but Arteta moves out of range.
Hank Bombay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arteta throws a leg kick but Bombay checks it.
Bombay misses with a double jab.
Bombay avoids the head kick by Arteta.
Diego Arteta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arteta is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Arteta throws a head kick but Bombay moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Bombay.
A head kick misses from Arteta.
Arteta misses with a double jab.
Arteta is breathing heavily.
Bombay avoids the head kick by Arteta.
Arteta misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombay tries to bum rush Arteta with a series of wild strikes but Arteta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hank Bombay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bombay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hank Bombay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bombay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bombay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bombay throws a series of punches but Arteta moves out of range.
Arteta is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bombay rather than just go for the knockout.
Bombay throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bombay swinging wildly here.
Arteta throws a sloppy head kick and Bombay moves out of range easily.
Arteta wants to clinch.
Arteta feints and then cracks Bombay's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bombay down.
Arteta scores with a jab.
A punch combination from Bombay misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bombay throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arteta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bombay.
Bombay avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Arteta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bombay throws a right hand that Arteta ducks under and follows up with a left that Arteta also avoids with ease.
Arteta pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arteta fails to land with a series of punches.
Bombay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Arteta.
Bombay moves out of range of the body kick from Arteta.
Arteta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bombay misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bombay!
Arteta misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Bombay.
A punch combination from Bombay misses.
Bombay misses with a double jab
and Arteta counters with a slapping leg kick.
Arteta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bombay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arteta lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bombay at a distance.
Arteta shoots for a double leg takedown but Bombay sprawls well. He's pushed Arteta's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bombay looks to land a combination but Arteta avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bombay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arteta circles away quickly and effectively.
Arteta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arteta tries to clinch up but Bombay circles away and keeps his distance.
Bombay slips a jab and a cross from Arteta.
A punch combination from Bombay misses.
A punch combination from Bombay misses.
Arteta misses the shot to the body.
Arteta rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bombay moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bombay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Arteta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bombay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bombay misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Diego Arteta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bombay blocks a head kick by Arteta.
A telegraphed right hand from Arteta misses the target.
Bombay throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bombay throws a nice looking combination but Arteta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bombay misses with a series of wild punches.
Arteta throws a series of punches but Bombay avoids them all with ease.
Bombay fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Bombay misses.
Arteta lands with a shot to the body.
Arteta throws a right hand that Bombay ducks under and follows up with a left that Bombay also avoids with ease.
Bombay swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arteta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arteta misses with a kick to the body.
Arteta misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arteta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombay throws a right hand that Arteta ducks under and follows up with a left that Arteta also avoids with ease.
Bombay lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bombay.
Jab, jab by Arteta - just one landing.
Bombay throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bombay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arteta throws a series of punches but Bombay avoids them all with ease.
Arteta throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bombay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arteta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arteta goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bombay tries to bum rush Arteta with a series of wild strikes but Arteta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arteta missing with a left hand there. Bombay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bombay misses with a wild combination.
Arteta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bombay pinned against the cage. Bombay gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bombay swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bombay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bombay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bombay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arteta throws the kick towards the body but Bombay avoids it.
Bombay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bombay falls off balance throwing a combination
and Arteta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arteta throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bombay.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bombay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bombay throws a nice looking combination but Arteta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bombay has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arteta.
Bombay lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arteta circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bombay swinging wildly here.
Bombay takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A combination from Bombay does no damage.
Arteta lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bombay misses with a wild combination.
Arteta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bombay slips a straight right by Arteta.
Bombay throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arteta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bombay throws a series of punches but Arteta avoids them all with ease.
Arteta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bombay.
Bombay swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arteta counters with a one-two to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Arteta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arteta scores with a head kick. Bombay tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bombay lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Arteta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bombay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Bombay.
Bombay misses with a combination
and Arteta counters with a low kick, right behind Bombay 's knee.
Arteta throws a sloppy head kick and Bombay moves out of range easily.
Bombay tries to bum rush Arteta with a series of wild strikes but Arteta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diego Arteta is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bombay misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Arteta finds it's target.
Bombay throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hank Bombay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bombay on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Arteta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arteta 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Arteta!
Diego Arteta thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Makhnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dimitri Makhnov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mark Thomas's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dimitri Makhnov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Thomas!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas dives in and grabs Makhnov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Makhnov pushes down on Thomas's head and hops out.
Thomas looks for a takedown but Makhnov sprawls well.
Makhnov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thomas.
Dimitri Makhnov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Thomas.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt.
Thomas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Makhnov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Makhnov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Mark Thomas has been cut.
Makhnov clobbers Thomas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thomas is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck for Thomas with that takedown attempt.
Makhnov lands with a hook. Thomas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhnov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Makhnov scores with a jab to the body.
Makhnov throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Makhnov misses with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Makhnov. No joy for Thomas on that attempt.
Makhnov instigates a clinch.
Makhnov lands a body punch.
Makhnov lands with a short shot to the head.
Makhnov prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short body shot lands from Makhnov as the two fighters clinch.
Makhnov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants a takedown but no success here.
Makhnov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Makhnov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Thomas.
Thomas looks gassed!
Makhnov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Makhnov lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makhnov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thomas tries to score a body lock takedown but Makhnov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Thomas avoiding damage as Makhnov throws knees to the body.
Thomas has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Makhnov is trying to keep an underhook but Thomas manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Makhnov is concentrating on defense, preventing Thomas from advancing position.
Makhnov works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makhnov is pulling down on Thomas's head to control his posture.
Thomasis looking to pass into half guard but Makhnov pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Makhnov is in guard.
Makhnov controlling from the top position.
Thomas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Makhnov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Makhnov drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Makhnov seems to have locked his on tight now - Thomas screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Makhnov, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Dimitri Makhnov!
Dimitri Makhnov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Jeferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Read (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Read comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hatebreed-Destroy Everything 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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218 lbs
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205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Anthony Jeferson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Read!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Read wants to clinch but Jeferson slips to the side
and Jeferson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jeferson throws a big elbow that misses.
Read has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jeferson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Read is working an open guard so Jeferson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Read darts in trying to clinch
and Jeferson counters with a single leg into guard. Read didn't expect that.
Read is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Read escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jeferson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jeferson is sitting in close to Read's body. Read has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Jeferson is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Jeferson is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Read.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). James Read!
James Read seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Killroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Shaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick Killroy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Killroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Shaver!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaver gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shaver scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Rick Killroy has been cut.
Killroy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Killroy prevents a body shot from Shaver.
Shaver is pressed up against the cage. Killroy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shaver down to the mat. Shaver avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Killroy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shaver is looking to clinch but Killroy is avoiding it.
Killroy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Killroy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Killroy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Shaver knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Killroy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killroy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shaver is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Killroy goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Shaver rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Killroy's guard! Nice work there by Shaver!
Killroy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Killroy controls Shaver momentarily but Shaver frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Killroy wants to hit a switch here but Shaver passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Killroy there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaver 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.
Killroy is trying to reverse the position but instead Shaver has taken his back - oops!
Killroy is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Shaver gets his way!
Shaver working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Killroy is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killroy defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Shaver's arms.
Shaver has the hooks in. Killroy is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Killroy is working hard here to advance position.
Shaver is trying to control but Killroy is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Killroy regains half guard.
Shaver trying to pass the guard but Killroy defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killroy wants to control but Shaver is keeping busy.
Shaver wants to take a breather but Killroy is having none of it.
Shaver trying to work for an americana but Killroy has managed to regain full guard.
Shaver preventing the sweep.
Shaver postures up.
Killroy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Killroy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shaver's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Killroy is fighting to break Shaver's control of his arms but Shaver is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dick Shaver will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rick Killroy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Killroy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shaver looks to land a combination but Killroy avoids it well.
Shaver swats away the attempt to clinch by Killroy.
Shaver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Killroy has his takedown stuffed
and Shaver counters with an inside leg kick.
Killroy clinches up against the cage.
Killroy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shaver avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Shaver tries to land a knee to the head but Killroy blocks with his arms.
Killroy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Killroy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shaver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaver lands an elbow inside that Killroy shrugs off.
Killroy stops a takedown attempt from Shaver.
Shaver gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Killroy regains guard.
Shaver trying to control but Killroy is working from the bottom.
Killroy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shaver stands and throws Killroy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Killroy struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killroy is looking for a sweep.
Killroy tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Shaver presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Killroy is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaver tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Killroy bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Killroy tries to stand but Shaver is controlling from the bottom.
Killroy slips nicely into half guard.
Killroy is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Shaver to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaver has Killroy pulled in close to control his posture.
Killroy stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Shaver moves in looking to clinch but Killroy pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Killroy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shaver rushes Killroy and pushes him back against the cage in a 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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Killroy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shaver smiles and moves away.
Killroy shoots in for a takedown but Shaver shows good takedown defense.
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 Rick Killroy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rick Killroy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Killroy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Killroy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shaver pinned against the cage. Shaver gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shaver shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Killroy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shaver counters with a shoot takedown. Killroy fights it but they end up in guard.
Shaver postures up.
Killroy keeping full guard, as Shaver tries to pass.
Shaver controlling from the top position.
Killroy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaver seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shaver closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Killroy did well to prevent Shaver getting side control.
Killroy trying to hold on to Shaver's head to control him but Shaver postures up.
Shaver passes to full mount!
Killroy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shaver looking to ground and pound but Killroy is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killroy is looking to get to half guard.
Killroy tries to hold on but Shaver pushes him away.
Killroy has given up his back here.
Killroy trying to control the position but Shaver manages to sink in the hooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shaver slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaver missing with strikes from the back.
Shaver working for a choke but Killroy is defending well.
Killroy is really stuck here.
Killroy wants to control his opponent's hands but Shaver gets his hands free.
Shaver working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Shaver just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaver is not going to allow Killroy to sit and survive in this position.
Shaver tries to keep control of the position but Killroy is staying busy.
Killroy wants to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shaver has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Killroy! Can he survive? No! He's out! Shaver gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dick Shaver!
Dick Shaver thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Salwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angry BlackGuy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Angry BlackGuy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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19
198 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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25
185 lbs
11 - 13 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel Salwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Angry BlackGuy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BlackGuy looks for a takedown but Salwa sprawls well.
Salwa misses the shot to the body.
BlackGuy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Salwa's waist but Salwa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing BlackGuy off to one side.
Salwa stuns BlackGuy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
BlackGuy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Salwa tries to avoid it but BlackGuy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Salwa to the ground. Salwa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gabriel Salwa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angry BlackGuy.
BlackGuy moves away from the strike by Salwa.
Salwa thows a body shot but no joy.
BlackGuy throws a low kick but Salwa moves out of range easily.
Salwa connects with a right hand. BlackGuy shakes it off.
BlackGuy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
BlackGuy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Salwa cracks BlackGuy with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Salwa has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning BlackGuy to stand back up!
BlackGuy is rocked!
Gabriel Salwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salwa misses with a head kick.
BlackGuy is still on wobbly legs! Can Salwa finish him?
BlackGuy gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Salwa gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Salwa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Black Belt Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pauly Barone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bundy comes to the cage accompanied by Violate You--Chino XL. 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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25
202 lbs
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192 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Black Belt Bundy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pauly Barone!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bundy tries to score with a low kick but Barone moves his leg out of the way.
Bundy scoring well with a low kick there.
Barone rushes Bundy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bundy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bundy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Barone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barone trying to land knees to the body.
Bundy lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Bundy.
Bundy wants to break free but Barone has control.
Barone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bundy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barone backwards.
Bundy avoids the elbow strike from Barone, against the cage.
Bundy breaks from the clinch.
Bundy throws a shot to the body.
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!
Barone moves to clinch but Bundy breaks away
letting Bundy counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barone tries to clinch up.
Bundy scores with a hook.
Bundy throws a body punch but Barone moves out of range.
Bundy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Barone putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bundy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bundy tries to work over Barone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bundy throws a head punch that misses.
Bundy lands with a right to the head.
Bundy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bundy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bundy avoids the elbow strike from Barone, against the cage.
Bundy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bundy misses with a punch on the inside.
Barone lands a good knee to the midsection. Bundy won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bundy being controlled against the cage.
Barone crunches a lovely knee into Bundy's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barone slows down the pace here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barone.
Barone lands an elbow inside that Bundy shrugs off.
The referee is keeping an eye on Barone - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Barone working aggressively here.
Barone scores with a knee to the head.
Barone displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bundy up against the cage.
Bundy avoids the elbow strike from Barone, against the cage.
Barone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barone'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.
Bundy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barones head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bundy avoids it.
Bundy misses with a body punch.
Bundy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Barone pulls his leg out and moves away.
Barone is looking to clinch.
Barone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bundy throws the left hand but Barone avoids the punch easily.
Bundy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barone moves away.
Barone ducks under a wild hook from Bundy.
Bundy swats away the attempt to clinch by Barone.
Bundy throws a jab but it's blocked by Barone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barone doesn't manage to clinch there - Bundy circles away.
Bundy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Barone quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bundy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bundy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barone is just riding it out for now. Bundy eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bundy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
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 Black Belt Bundy will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Barone doesn't manage to clinch there - Bundy circles away.
Bundy lands a body shot.
Bundy is looking to slow Barone down with leg kicks.
Bundy misses with a right hand
and Barone counters with a three punch combo that has Bundy backing up. Bundy nods at Barone to acknowledge the strikes.
Bundy missing with a left hand there. Barone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bundy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barone.
Black Belt Bundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bundy needs to keep his hands up - Barone had a free shot at his head there.
Bundy throws a looping overhand right but Barone ducks down to avoid it.
Bundy connects with a body shot that sends Barone's belly button to the back.
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!
Barone wants to clinch but Bundy slips to the side
and Bundy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Bundy misses.
Barone fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barone counters with a big head kick but Bundy shrugs it off.
Bundy fails with a takedown attempt.
Bundy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bundy moves out of range of the strikes.
Bundy throws a hook but Barone avoids it easily.
Barone slips a straight right by Bundy.
Bundy throws a leg kick
and Barone counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Barone checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bundy misses with a lunging right hand
and Barone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bundy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barone lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barone tries to land knees in the clinch but Bundy avoids the damage to the body.
Pauly Barone seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bundy is defending well for now.
Barone lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bundy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bundy wants to break free but Barone has control.
Barone displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bundy up against the cage.
Barone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barone misses with an elbow over the top.
Bundy misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bundy.
Barone throws an elbow that misses.
Barone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bundy is trying to drag Barone to the mat but Barone just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bundy dodges an elbow strike from Barone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy trying to stall but Barone improves his position.
Barone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bundy misses with some punches.
Bundy being controlled against the cage.
Bundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Barone uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Bundy.
Barone blocks a body shot from Bundy.
Barone throws an elbow that misses.
Bundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barone is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bundy managing to block the knees to the body from Barone.
Bundy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bundy lands a body punch.
Barone takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barone blocks a body shot from Bundy.
A frustrated look appears on Bundy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bundy.
Bundy lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barone.
Bundy works on Barone's body with a couple of short punches.
Barone is breathing heavily.
Bundy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bundy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barone tries to close the distance and clinch but Bundy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bundy misses with a low kick.
Pauly Barone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bundy scores with a spinning back kick!
Bundy lands a jab to Barone's midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bundy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bundy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barone scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Black Belt Bundy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bundy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bundy throws a hook but Barone blocks it.
Bundy throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Barone counters with a one-two to the body.
Bundy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barone slips under a jab from Bundy.
Nice defenses there by Barone.
Barone moves to clinch but Bundy breaks away
and Bundy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barone slips a jab from Bundy.
Bundy tries to keep at a distance but Barone has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bundy struggles to land a body shot inside as Barone controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy dodges an elbow strike from Barone.
Barone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Bundy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bundy working aggressively here.
Barone tries to land knees in the clinch but Bundy avoids the damage to the body.
Bundy lands with a left to the head.
Barone is rocked!
Bundy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barone is still on wobbly legs! Can Bundy finish him?
A telegraphed right hand from Bundy misses the target.
Bundy misses with a looping right.
Black Belt Bundy is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Bundy misses.
Bundy misses with a hook
letting Barone counter with a right hand.
Bundy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bundy swings widly with a right hand
and Barone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barone looks to clinch
and Bundy counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Barone falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Black Belt Bundy!
Black Belt Bundy retains his middleweight title!
Black Belt Bundy made sure to mention his sponsor, Happy Pills -- 155Q Supps Only $10 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Impaler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bors Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Vlad Impaler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bors Hill!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Hill.
Hill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hill looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hill digs a good hook to Impaler's body.
Impaler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hill was well out of range. Poor timing from Impaler.
Impaler closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Impaler lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hill wants to stand but Impaler is controlling the position.
Impaler looking to pass the guard.
Impaler won't allow Hill to get back to his feet.
Impaler seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Impaler tries to free his leg and advance position but Hill is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Impaler works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Impaler is looking to advance position but Hill won't allow it.
Hill kicks Impaler off and gets back to his feet.
Hill throws a jab but it's blocked by Impaler.
Hill throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Impaler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hill lands a nice looking kick to the body. Impaler takes a step back to recover.
Impaler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hill tests Impaler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Vlad Impaler has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Impaler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hill takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A cross from Impaler lands.
Hill tries to clinch but Impaler is having none of it.
Hill misses with a low kick.
Impaler moves forwards but Hill connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hill avoids the body shot from Impaler.
Hill cracks Impaler with a good jab.
Hill lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a series of punches but Impaler moves out of range.
Impaler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Impaler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hill closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Impaler is rocked!
Impaler connects with a nice looking jab.
Oh Impaler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Impaler seems to have got his legs back now.
Hill checks a leg kick nicely.
Hill moves out of range as Impaler strikes.
Hill plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Impaler checks a leg kick nicely.
Bors Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Impaler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Impaler loads up on a big right hand but Hill slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Impaler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hill sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hill chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Impaler misses the target.
Hill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Impaler checks a low kick from Hill.
Impaler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bors Hill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hill connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Impaler looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Impaler misses.
Hill moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hill tries to bum rush Impaler with a series of wild strikes but Impaler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bors Hill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Impaler's cut.
That's time! Impaler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Impaler.
Hill lands with a nice body kick.
Impaler misses with a hook.
Impaler avoids the head kick by Hill.
Impaler closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hill quickly recovers to half guard.
Impaler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hill wants to get back to his feet.
Impaler frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hill bucks Impaler off and manages to get back to his feet!
A swing and a miss from Impaler.
Impaler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Impaler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hill.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill looks to score with a jab to the body but Impaler is just out of range.
Hill slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Hill.
Hill moves out of range of the strikes.
Impaler is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hill's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A telegraphed right hand from Impaler misses the target.
Impaler misses with a looping left.
Impaler steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hill. That one must have hurt.
Hill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Impaler.
A jab from Hill misses.
Impaler cracks Hill with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Impaler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hill.
Nice defenses there by Hill.
Hill slips a jab from Impaler.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hill.
Hill throws a sloppy head kick and Impaler moves out of range easily.
A jab from Impaler misses.
Hill throws a wild body kick that Impaler sees coming a mile off.
Hill misses with a low kick.
Impaler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hill at a distance.
Hill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Impaler.
Hill feints a jab promting Impaler to slip. Hill then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Impaler slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Impaler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hill moves in looking to clinch but Impaler pushes him off.
Impaler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
Hill throws a hook but Impaler avoids it easily.
Hill works over Impaler's head and body with a nice combination.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Impaler.
Hill has Impaler up against the cage in a clinch.
Hill misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hill tries to work over Impaler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hill softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hill tries to throw a body punch but Impaler avoids it by throwing Hill back against the cage.
Hill just leaning against Impaler, taking a breather.
Hill tries to work over Impaler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Impaler.
Impaler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Impaler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hill throws a right and a left that Impaler avoids nicely.
Hill lands with a kick to the temple. Impaler shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hill tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bors Hill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vlad Impaler's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hill slips under a jab from Impaler.
Hill fails to land with a series of punches.
Hill displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Impaler throws out the jab.
Impaler misses with a hook. Hill ducked under it nicely.
Impaler moves out of range of the leg kick from Hill.
Impaler moves out of range of the body kick from Hill.
Hill throws a low kick but it's checked well by Impaler.
Hill looks to land a left hand but Impaler moved out of range nicely.
Hill uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Impaler.
Hill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hill closes the distance and clinches.
Hill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hill scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hill lands with a short shot to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hill tries a body shot but Impaler blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Hill as the two fighters clinch.
Impaler tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hill smiles and moves away.
Hill gets caught napping as Impaler dives in and scores a takedown. Hill manages to retain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Impaler throwing strikes but missing.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Impaler from controlling successfully.
Hill can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Impaler controls the pace.
Impaler prevents Hill from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Impaler is looking to work some ground and pound but Hill has wrist control.
Hill is looking to stand up but Impaler isn't so interested in that idea.
Impaler wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill wants to stand and escape but Impaler is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Vlad Impaler.
Hill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hill shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Impaler shoots for a double leg takedown but Hill sprawls well. He's pushed Impaler's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hill lands with an uppercut that bounces Impaler off the cage and back into range.
Impaler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hill can pounce on him.
Hill slips under a jab from Impaler.
Impaler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vlad Impaler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hill has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Impaler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hill doesn't seem bothered though.
Hill throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Impaler lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hill doesn't seem phased though.
Hill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Impaler.
Impaler throws a big shot that misses.
Bors Hill is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hill scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hill lands with a thumping leg kick.
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!
Hill scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Impaler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Impaler there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice defenses there by Hill.
Hill connects with a looping right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bors Hill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hill winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bors Hill!
A victorious Bors Hill thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tom Bielawski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bielawski comes to the cage accompanied by The Last of the Mohican. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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137 lbs
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19
135 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Bielawski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Joseph Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandoval throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sandoval rushes Bielawski and presses him up against the cage.
Sandoval breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sandoval avoids the head kick by Bielawski.
Sandoval pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bielawski is out of range and Sandoval settles back down.
Sandoval keeps the fight on the outside.
Bielawski tries to keep at a distance but Sandoval has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bielawski taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sandoval lands a good knee to the midsection. Bielawski won't want to take too many of those.
Bielawski tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sandoval just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bielawski blocks the elbow strike.
Sandoval looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bielawski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sandoval up against the cage.
Sandoval creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Sandoval.
It looks like Tom Bielawski has been cut.
Bielawski is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sandoval misses with an elbow over the top.
Sandoval lands an elbow just above Bielawski 's eye.
Bielawski dodges an elbow strike from Sandoval.
Bielawski avoids the elbow strike from Sandoval, against the cage.
Bielawski crunches a lovely knee into Sandoval's ribcage.
Sandoval will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bielawski up against the cage.
Sandoval breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bielawski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bielawski throws a leg kick but Sandoval moved away.
Sandoval fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bielawski, pushing him back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bielawski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sandoval lands a good knee to the midsection. Bielawski won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval throws an elbow but it misses.
Bielawski tries to pull guard but Sandoval holds him up against the cage and eventually Bielawski drops back down to his feet.
Bielawski blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sandoval just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bielawski's brow.
Sandoval misses with an elbow over the top.
Bielawski misses with a knee to the head.
Bielawski looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandoval with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bielawski manages to pull guard.
Sandoval trying to control the position from guard on top but Bielawski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sandoval really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bielawski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sandoval looking to pass the guard.
Bielawski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bielawski looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Sandoval is defending well. Bielawski quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Sandoval has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Bielawski celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tom Bielawski!
A relieved looking Tom Bielawski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Flash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Kringle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kringle comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wating on the world to change, by John Mayer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
World class MT
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World class boxer
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Flash!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Kringle!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kringle needs to keep his hands up - Flash had a free shot at his head there.
Kringle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flash moves away.
Flash has closed the distance and engaged Kringle in a clinch.
Flash tries to work over Kringle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Flash throws a punch but it's blocked by Kringle.
Kringle lands with a right to the head.
Kringle scores with a shot to the side of Flash's head.
Kringle misses with a punch to the body.
Flash blocks a body shot from Kringle.
Flash throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Flash prevents a body shot from Kringle.
Kringle is working Flash over against the cage.
Flash struggles to land a body shot inside as Kringle controls his hands.
Flash tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kringle has a couple of punches blocked by Flash.
Flash escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kringle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kringle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kringle misses with a body shot.
Flash scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flash takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A big right from Kringle misses.
The Flash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kringle throws a nice looking combination but Flash bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kringle has closed the distance and engaged Flash in a clinch.
Flash swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kringle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Flash doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kringle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kringle misses with a punch on the inside.
Flash misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Flash.
Flash blocking some punches.
Flash is looking to control Kringle's arms but Kringle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Flash has his back to the cage.
Flash is looking to break free of the clinch but Kringle has double underhooks.
Kringle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kringle tries a body shot but Flash blocks it.
Flash swings wildly with an uppercut but Kringle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flash misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kringle scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kringle.
Kringle misses with a body punch.
Kringle gets through Flash's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kringle.
Flash works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Flash can't find room to land a body shot as Kringle controls the action.
Kringle can't find room to land a body shot as Flash controls the action.
Kringle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Flash or not.
Flash misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flash working aggressively here.
Kringle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kringle gets through Flash's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Flash is looking to control Kringle's arms but Kringle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Flash has his back to the cage.
Kringle lands a nice uppercut.
Flash scores with a shot to the side of Kringle's head.
Flash misses with a short punch on the inside.
Flash misses with a punch on the inside.
Flash misses with a short punch on the inside.
Flash tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flash working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Flash lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kringle blocks an uppercut.
Flash looking to slow down the pace here.
Flash lands a right hand.
Kringle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kringle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Flash tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flash misses with some punches.
Flash prevents a body shot from Kringle.
A short uppercut from Kringle.
Flash swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kringle lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kringle.
Good body shot from Kringle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kringle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kringle presses Flash against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flash.
Flash tries to stall but Kringle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flash takes a shot to the head.
Kringle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kringle scores with a shoulder strike.
Flash lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Kringle on the inside.
Flash prevents a body shot from Kringle.
Kringle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kringle lands with a left to the head.
Flash's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kringle blocking some punches.
Kringle struggles to land a body shot inside as Flash controls his hands.
Kringle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Flash misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kringle cracks Flash with a nice body shot.
Flash throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kringle pushes Flash back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kringle tries to throw a body punch but Flash avoids it by throwing Kringle back against the cage.
Kringle blocking some punches.
Flash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kringle moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Kringle dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kringle misses with a two punch combination.
Kringle on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Flash throws a head kick that misses.
Kringle misses with a wild body shot.
Flash wants to slow Kringle down by chopping away at his legs.
Kringle throws a jab but it's blocked by Flash.
Flash scores with a body shot.
Flash pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kringle misses with a straight left.
Kringle avoids a kick to the body.
Flash looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kringle looks to score with a jab to the body but Flash is just out of range.
Flash scores with a head kick.
Flash throws a leg kick but Kringle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kringle misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kringle tests Flash's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Flash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flash with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kringle to score with a decent uppercut.
Kringle tests Flash's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Flash with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big left from Kringle misses.
Flash wants to slow Kringle down by chopping away at his legs.
Kringle looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flash keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kringle is looking to take a break and control but Flash is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Flash wants to control but Kringle is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kringle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kringle lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kringle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kringle is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Flash knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kringle on the ground.
Kringle trying to control the action but Flash is working from the bottom.
Kringle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kringle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kringle 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Kringle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Flash's head.
Kringle stands up out of the half guard.
Nice defenses there by Flash.
Kringle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flash.
Flash feints and then cracks Kringle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kringle down.
Flash slips under a jab.
Kringle throws a nice looking combination but Flash bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Flash scores with a hook.
Flash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kringle moves out of range as Flash throws a body kick.
Flash lands a nice shot that snaps Kringle's head back.
Flash staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Kringle misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flash connects with a solid leg kick.
Flash fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kringle manages to avoid it.
Kringle lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flash tries to land a front kick but Kringle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kringle just misses with a punch to the body.
Flash does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Flash uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kringle.
The Flash is winning the standup battle so far.
Decent striking displayed by Kringle there.
Flash pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kringle is out of range and Flash settles back down.
Flash swats away the attempt to clinch by Kringle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flash swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kringle counters with a shoot takedown. Flash fights it but they end up in guard.
Kringle trying to control but Flash is working from the bottom.
Kringle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Kringle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Flash displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kringle throws out the jab.
Kringle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flash moves away.
Flash misses with a kick to the body.
Kringle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flash sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kringle throws a shot from downtown. Flash moves away and avoids it.
Flash tries a head kick but it misses.
Kringle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Flash throws a chopping leg kick but Kringle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kringle lands with a right hand.
Flash throws a wild body kick that Kringle sees coming a mile off.
Kringle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kringle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kringle loads up on a big right hand but Flash slips the punch.
Flash misses with an attempted mid kick.
A good leg kick by Flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kringle throws a looping overhand right but Flash ducks down to avoid it.
Flash uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kringle.
Flash throws a head kick but Kringle moves out of range.
Flash misses with a hook to the body
and Kringle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kringle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kringle lands a head shot.
Flash darts in and clinches Kringle up against the cage.
Kringle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Flash is rocked!
Kringle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oh Flash is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kringle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Kringle.
Kringle presses Flash against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chris Kringle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kringle lands a hook that snaps the head of Flash backwards.
Kringle dips a shoulder and cracks Flash with a mighty uppercut! Flash falls back against the cage and Kringle unloads with a barrage of strikes! Flash is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Kringle screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Kringle! Chris Kringle retains his welterweight title!
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