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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Sares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Sares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cain Marko!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marko swings widly with a right hand
and Sares counters with a series of strikes. Marko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sares slaps away a takedown attempt from Marko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Marko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marko gets a double leg takedown into Sares's guard.
Sares is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marko is controlling him.
Marko throws a strike but Sares rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko pulls Sares in to control the position.
Marko pushes Sares off and scrambles back to his feet.
Marko scores with a jab to the body.
Marko swinging wildly here.
Marko closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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!
Marko is chipping away with strikes.
It looks like Bob Sares has been cut.
Sares is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marko working the ground and pound from side control.
Marko tries for a kimura but Sares is defending well.
Marko controlling the position.
Marko is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sares has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko is chipping away with strikes.
Marko creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sares sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Marko lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marko lands a nice forearm strike.
Sares is rocked!
Bob Sares's cut is getting worse.
Marko lands a strong strike to the head of Sares. That's dazed him! Marko looking to finish here. Sares is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Marko lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cain Marko!
After the big win, Cain Marko made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pendragon comes to the cage accompanied by f i g h t. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, George Pendragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pendragon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hunt, pushing him back against the cage.
Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Pendragon forces Hunt back against the cage and clinches.
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Pendragon is controlling him.
Hunt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pendragon is defending well for now.
Pendragon stops a takedown attempt from Hunt.
Pendragon stops a takedown attempt from Hunt.
Hunt is stalling here.
Hunt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
George Pendragon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Hunt.
Pendragon has hold of one of Hunt's legs. Hunt is fighting the takedown attempt but Pendragon gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pendragon is stalling in the full guard.
Pendragon with a nice head shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt striking off his back but it's not causing Pendragon any problems.
Pendragon postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Pendragon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pendragon lands a couple of elbows.
Hunt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eric Hunt was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hunt fails with the takedown.
Hunt moves to clinch but Pendragon breaks away
and Pendragon counters by clinching up.
Hunt wants a takedown.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pendragon.
Pendragon has hold of one of Hunt's legs. Hunt is fighting the takedown attempt but Pendragon gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Pendragon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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!
Hunt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pendragon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon throwing strikes from guard but Hunt blocks nicely.
Pendragon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hunt's head.
Pendragon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pendragon connects with a couple of short punches.
Pendragon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pendragon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hunt is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pendragon postures up in Hunt's guard and throws a big left but Hunt blocks it.
Pendragon throwing strikes but missing.
Pendragon is working Hunt over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pendragon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hunt is keeping the position for now.
Pendragon cracks Hunt with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pendragon with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunt working a defensive guard here.
Pendragon wants to control from the top but Hunt keeps moving.
Hunt is trying to control the position but Pendragon postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eric Hunt was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Pendragon clinches up with Hunt and pushes him back against the cage.
Hunt is trying to pull guard but Pendragon has him pressed against the cage.
Hunt wants to take the fight to the mat but Pendragon manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Pendragon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt goes for a takedown attempt but Pendragon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hunt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pendragon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pendragon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt letting Pendragon take a breather here.
Pendragon avoiding damage as Hunt throws knees to the body.
Pendragon has Hunt pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Pendragon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hunt looks to clinch
and Pendragon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pendragon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pendragon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hunt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hunt trying to control but Pendragon postures up.
Pendragon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hunt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pendragon is working away from the top position though.
Hunt looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hunt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pendragon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pendragon working over Hunt with some ground and pound. Hunt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon winds up and cracks Hunt with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pendragon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pendragon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pendragon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pendragon lands with a punch from half guard.
Pendragon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hunt doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pendragon.
Pendragon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hunt wants to control but Pendragon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nice strikes from Pendragon there.
Hunt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pendragon.
Pendragon seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon slips a nice elbow through Hunt's hands, connecting with Hunt's forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt wants to get back to his feet.
Hunt wants to control but Pendragon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pendragon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pendragon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Pendragon there.
Hunt is rocked!
Pendragon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hunt is still in real trouble! Can Pendragon finish him?
Pendragon is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Hunt is hurt! He's hurt bad - Pendragon fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Hunt from any more punishment! Congratulations to Pendragon! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Pendragon!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, George Pendragon made sure he mentioned Punishment Nutrition - All 159Q products now $75, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnjo O Neill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mouth Wash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Neill comes to the cage accompanied by 7 drunken nights. Mouth Wash told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnjo O Neill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mouth Wash!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neill wants to clinch.
O Neill fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wash tries to keep at a distance but O Neill has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wash has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
O Neill stalling in the clinch but Wash improves position.
O Neill landing knees to the head.
Wash takes an elbow to the forehead.
O Neill keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wash's efforts to push away.
O Neill breaks from the clinch.
Wash moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
O Neill moves into the clinch.
Wash tries to circle away but O Neill has him pinned against the cage.
O Neill slowing the pace effectively.
Wash is trying to push O Neill away but O Neill has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
O Neill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wash manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wash throws a series of punches but O Neill moves out of range.
O Neill tries to clinch but Wash is having none of it.
Wash misses with a wild combination.
O Neill tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Wash. Those never looked like landing.
Wash throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
O Neill tries to close the distance and clinch but Wash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Neill tries to clinch but Wash moves out of range.
O Neill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Neill is looking to clinch.
A big right from Wash misses.
O Neill tries to close the distance and clinch but Wash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wash swats away the attempt to clinch by O Neill.
Wash throws a series of punches but O Neill moves out of range.
A combination from Wash does no damage.
O Neill tries to clinch there but Wash circles away.
Wash lands a jab-cross combination.
Wash looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neill tries to clinch up
and Wash counters with a three punch combo that has O Neill backing up. O Neill nods at Wash to acknowledge the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Wash.
O Neill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Neill tries to clinch up.
O Neill is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Wash misses.
O Neill closes the distance and pushes Wash back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Neill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Neill moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
O Neill closes the distance and clinches.
Wash takes an elbow to the temple.
O Neill is struggling to control the position.
O Neill keeps control of Wash as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wash on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wash letting O Neill take a breather here.
O Neill tries a body shot but Wash blocks it.
O Neill throws a knee to the head but misses.
O Neill lands a nice knee to the body.
O Neill gets through Wash's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
O Neill lands a shot to the body.
Wash on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
O Neill crunches a lovely knee into Wash's ribcage.
O Neill lands an elbow inside that Wash shrugs off.
O Neill leaning against his opponent.
O Neill landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Neill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Neill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Neill has closed the distance and engaged Wash in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wash is trying to force a seperation but O Neill has the dominant position.
O Neill lands a damaging elbow.
O Neill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice elbow from O Neill.
O Neill has Wash pressed against the cage, preventing Wash from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
O Neill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
O Neill lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Neill lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from O Neill.
O Neill unloads a knee to the mid-section.
O Neill misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnjo O Neill dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Neill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wash misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Neill tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab by Wash.
O Neill moves in looking to clinch but Wash pushes him off.
Wash tries to bum rush O Neill with a series of wild strikes but O Neill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wash throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Wash. Those never looked like landing.
O Neill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Neill has Wash up against the cage in a clinch.
O Neill working Wash over with knees to the body.
O Neill landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
O Neill lands an elbow inside.
Wash is breathing heavily.
O Neill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wash circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Neill wants to clinch up but Wash keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neill scores with a hook to the body. Wash takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
O Neill clinches up with Wash and pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from O Neill.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
O Neill seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Wash is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
O Neill taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
O Neill utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
O Neill using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good body shot from O Neill.
Come on O Neill - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
O Neill manages to break the clinch.
O Neill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wash can do to turn this around?
Wash swats away the attempt to clinch by O Neill.
O Neill wants to clinch
and Wash counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wash takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mouth Wash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Neill moves into the clinch.
O Neill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Neill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Neill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wash keeps the fight on the outside.
O Neill tries to clinch up but Wash circles away and keeps his distance.
Wash swats away the attempt to clinch by O Neill.
O Neill wants to clinch.
O Neill darts in trying to clinch
and Wash counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neill tries to clinch up but Wash circles away and keeps his distance.
Wash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Neill tries to close the distance and clinch but Wash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wash looks to throw the jab but O Neill is out of range.
Wash is trying hard to land a takedown here. O Neill sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
O Neill takes the fight into the clinch.
O Neill tries to work over Wash's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Neill using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
O Neill using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
O Neill manages to break the clinch.
O Neill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wash swats away the attempt to clinch by O Neill.
O Neill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Neill tries to clinch up but Wash circles away and keeps his distance.
Wash misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neill doesn't manage to clinch there - Wash circles away.
Wash throws a right and a left that O Neill avoids nicely.
O Neill tries to clinch up.
O Neill is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Neill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Neill tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wash counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wash shoots in for a takedown but O Neill shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
O Neill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Neill doesn't manage to clinch there - Wash circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Neill instigates a clinch.
O Neill using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
O Neill putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wash in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnjo O Neill dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from O Neill. Wash shrugs it off though.
O Neill wants to clinch up but Wash keeps it at a distance.
Johnjo O Neill is winning the standup battle so far.
O Neill tries to clinch there but Wash circles away.
No joy there for Wash, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wash keeps the fight on the outside.
Wash misses with a combination
and O Neill counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
O Neill tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Neill wants to clinch up but Wash keeps it at a distance.
Wash keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Neill.
O Neill tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Neill tries to close the distance and clinch but Wash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wash lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Neill circles away quickly and effectively.
O Neill is looking to clinch but Wash is avoiding it.
O Neill wants to clinch.
O Neill wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neill tries to clinch but Wash is having none of it.
Wash takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
O Neill tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
O Neill tries to clinch up but Wash circles away and keeps his distance.
Wash throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Neill.
Wash swings widly with a right hand
and O Neill makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
O Neill drives through and clinches with Wash against the cage.
O Neill is stalling here.
Wash on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wash wants to break free but O Neill has control.
Wash tries to circle away but O Neill has him pinned against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from O Neill.
O Neill makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
O Neill has Wash pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with O Neill for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
O Neill gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Johnjo O Neill.
Wash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Neill gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wash.
Wash looks to land a left hand but O Neill moved out of range nicely.
O Neill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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!
Wash swats away the attempt to clinch by O Neill.
O Neill has Wash up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wash looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
O Neill trying to land knees to the body.
O Neill lands an elbow that stopped Wash in his tracks for a moment.
Wash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Neill fails with an attempt to clinch.
O Neill tries to clinch up but Wash circles away and keeps his distance.
Wash bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
O Neill is looking to clinch but Wash is avoiding it.
O Neill is looking to clinch but Wash is avoiding it.
O Neill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Neill fails with an attempt to clinch.
O Neill tries to clinch but Wash moves out of range.
O Neill tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Neill takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wash throws a right and a left that O Neill avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neill rushes Wash and presses him up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as O Neill takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wash wants to get back to striking at distance but O Neill won't allow it.
O Neill lands with a right to the head.
O Neill leaning his opponent against the cage.
O Neill works on Wash's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnjo O Neill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Neill utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wash takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mouth Wash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Wash working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnjo O Neill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Neill has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnjo O Neill!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Johnjo O Neill made sure he mentioned Punishment Nutrition - All 159Q products now $75, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stu Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcello Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harper's entrance music is Long Way Round - Stereophonics. A fine choice. 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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175 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stu Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcello Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harper.
Good leg kick by Harper there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harper shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sanchez sprawls well. Sanchez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harper gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanchez 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.
Sanchez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Harper to the mat! Harper manages to get full guard.
Harper is looking to stand up but Sanchez isn't so interested in that idea.
Harper controls Sanchez momentarily but Sanchez frees himself.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Harper blocks nicely.
Harper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanchez chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanchez throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez landing with the ground and pound.
Harper trying to keep a closed guard but Sanchez is proving a slippery customer.
Sanchez works over Harper with some ground and pound from guard.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Harper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harper pushes Sanchez off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Sanchez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harper sprawls well initially but Sanchez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sanchez throwing shots but Harper is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanchez lands a nice short elbow.
Sanchez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Harper trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper gets back to full guard.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanchez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sanchez lands a couple of digs.
Harper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanchez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sanchez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.
Harper is trying to keep Sanchez in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper has Sanchez pulled in close to control his posture.
Sanchez stopping the sweep attempt from Harper.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanchez pushes down on Harper's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Harper is looking to control Sanchez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Harper avoid being mounted?
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sanchez is keen to just control but Harper is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez thows a huge punch but Harper dodges it nicely.
Sanchez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Harper gets full guard.
Sanchez won't allow Harper to get back to his feet.
Harper is trying to control the position but Sanchez postures up.
Harper is breathing heavily.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanchez throws a big right hand that misses.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Harper keeps moving.
Sanchez connects with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sanchez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcello Sanchez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sanchez slaps away a takedown attempt from Harper, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harper defends it nicely.
Harper lands a head kick. Sanchez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Marcello Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez fails to land the takedown.
Sanchez shoots for a takedown but Harper saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stu Harper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcello Sanchez.
Harper moves into the clinch successfully.
Sanchez gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Sanchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sanchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harper looking to control.
Harper wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Marcello Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harper wants to get back to his feet but Sanchez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sanchez with a nice head shot there.
Sanchez throwing strikes but missing.
Harper wants to stand up but Sanchez is controlling him.
Sanchez throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harper kicks Sanchez off and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harper stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanchez. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
Harper throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Harper stuffs the takedown.
Harper stuffs the takedown.
Stu Harper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harper throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice sprawl there from Harper as Sanchez shoots in.
Harper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harper jabs Sanchez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harper throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanchez gets the takedown into side control.
Harper can't do much from the bottom here.
Sanchez working the ground and pound but Harper is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
Sanchez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Harper knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sanchez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sanchez working away.
Sanchez cracks Harper with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sanchez scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sanchez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a nice forearm strike.
Harper is trying to improve his position.
Sanchez lands a nice forearm strike.
Sanchez throws an elbow but Harper slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sanchez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Harper down.
Sanchez tries for a kimura but Harper is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Harper's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harper wants to get back to his feet but Sanchez drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcello Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcello Sanchez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stu Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harper goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sanchez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harper.
Sanchez shoots in for a double leg but Harper sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harper as he jumps to the side.
Stu Harper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcello Sanchez.
Harper gets a double leg takedown into Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harper wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Stu Harper.
Sanchez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harper counters with a head kick.
Harper moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Harper instigates a clinch.
Harper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanchez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harper's efforts to push away.
Harper manages to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sanchez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Harper wants to get back to his feet but Sanchez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Harper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harper looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sanchez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper is trying to hold Sanchez in close to prevent damage but Sanchez has managed to pass into half guard.
Sanchez is nestled in close to Harper, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Still in half guard, Sanchez seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanchez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sanchez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marcello Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sanchez stalling.
Sanchez drops an elbow to the side of Harper's head.
Sanchez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Harper tries to kick Sanchez off but Sanchez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Stu Harper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is nestled in close to Harper, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sanchez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Harper with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sanchez throwing shots but Harper is blocking nicely.
Sanchez working the head and body with strikes.
Sanchez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harper wants to control but Sanchez is keeping busy.
Harper is pressing down on Sanchez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Stu Harper.
I think Sanchez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcello Sanchez!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Marcello Sanchez waved his t-shirt featuring Punishment Nutrition - All 159Q products now $75's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bricks Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Swagg Allnight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bricks Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Swagg Allnight!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allnight misses with a head kick.
Tyler looks to clinch
and Allnight counters with a stiff right hand.
Allnight scores with a jab to the head.
A punch combination from Allnight misses.
Allnight throws a series of punches but Tyler avoids them all with ease.
Allnight throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyler.
Allnight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tyler circles away quickly and effectively.
Tyler gets a clinch.
Allnight is trying to force a seperation but Tyler has the dominant position.
Allnight is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tyler pulls guard effortlessly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allnight has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Tyler to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Allnight is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Tyler pulls down on the head and he's put Allnight to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bricks Tyler!
After winning the bout, Bricks Tyler thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Salace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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211 lbs
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Salace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin King!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King shoots in and bounces Salace off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Salace manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. King manages to get himself to full guard.
Salace is in close to King's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Salace slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Salace seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down King for as long as he can get away with.
Salace works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salace is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. King doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Salace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salace is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but King still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, King has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salace manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Salace in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. King tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Salace!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Simon Salace!
Simon Salace decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earl Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki comes to the cage accompanied by Marcelo D2 - Desabafo . Aoki Aoki has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aoki Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Earl Bird!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bird.
Aoki manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bird on his heels. He'll look to pass Bird's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Aoki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bird keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
Bird throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Bird keeps moving.
Bird looking for subs off his back but Aoki has passed one foot through into half guard.
Aoki works his way into side control.
Bird is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird prevents Aoki from moving into mount.
Aoki working away.
Bird tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aoki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bird throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Bird is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aoki wants to control but Bird is keeping him busy.
Aoki moves nicely into side control.
Aoki tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bird regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aoki is looking for a kimura but Bird is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Aoki to get the leverage.
Aoki wants to take a breather but Bird is having none of it.
Bird looking for submissions off his back.
Bird looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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!
Aoki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bird does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Aoki is really struggling to control Bird but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Aoki is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bird!
Bird is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird tries to hold on but Aoki postures up.
Aoki trying to control but Bird is having none of it.
Bird tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bird is just holding on here. Aoki manages to take his back.
Aoki is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Bird is defending well though. Aoki let's go of the attempt for now.
Aoki is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Aoki is trying to stick to Bird's back but Bird is turning into Aoki. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Aoki's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bird.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki looking for a guillotine here but Bird defends easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bird slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bird tries for a kimura but Aoki is defending well.
Aoki manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aoki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bird.
Aoki looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aoki Aoki dominated that round.
That's time! Aoki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aoki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bird gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Aoki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Bird is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aoki pushes down on Bird's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bird trying to hold on to Aoki's head to control him but Aoki postures up.
Aoki is looking for a kimura here.
Aoki wants to pass to mount but Bird is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aoki.
Bird is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aoki pulls his head out easily.
Bird is trying to maintain the position but Aoki is very close to passing his half guard.
Aoki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Aoki is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bird doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Aoki.
Bird is trying to maintain the position but Aoki is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bird!
Aoki is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Bird is in real trouble.
Aoki working for a choke but Bird is defending well.
Aoki has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoki controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Aoki's arms.
Aoki is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Bird is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Aoki off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Aoki is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
You can see the frustration on Bird's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Bird turns into Aoki and is now in his guard.
Bird throws a big right hand that misses.
Aoki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bird stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Aoki throws up his legs and catches Bird in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Bird tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Aoki! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Aoki Aoki!
Aoki Aoki 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rha Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjj Ftw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bjj Ftw will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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250 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rha Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjj Ftw!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ftw shoots in and bounces Khan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Khan wants to sweep here but Ftw controlling him for the moment.
Ftw tries to free his leg and advance position but Khan is retaining full guard.
Khan is looking for a triangle but Ftw pushes his legs off easily.
Ftw controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Khan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ftw manages to get himself to full guard.
Khan throws a big elbow that misses.
Khan tries to free his leg and advance position but Ftw is retaining full guard.
Ftw is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Khan frees his head nicely. Oh but Ftw has switched to an armbar! Khan is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Bjj Ftw!
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