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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thijs Koeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black has chosen Scatman - John Scatman as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Thijs Koeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Black!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koeman lands a really nice looking cross but Black seems unphased.
Black takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Mike Black has been cut.
Koeman misses with a double jab.
Koeman throws a right and a left that Black avoids nicely.
Black tries to clinch but Koeman is having none of it.
Koeman misses with a series of wild punches.
Black gets the takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Black is trying to ground and pound but Koeman uses the momentary lack of control by Black to regain half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Black scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Black lands strikes from half guard.
Koeman has hold of Black's hands but Black slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Black not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Black lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Koeman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Black on the ground.
Black is trying to work for a kimura but Koeman is defending well.
Black is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Koeman defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koeman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Black.
Koeman is in trouble now - Black has advanced to mount!
Black thowing shots but they're missing.
Black unloads with some shots from mount but Koeman bucks and avoids them well.
Black putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Black scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Koeman?
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Koeman's face.
Koeman is rocked!
Black postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Koeman badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Black around the waist but Black pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Black is the winner by TKO! Black jumps onto the ropes and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Black!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mike Black thanked Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Kaiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sully Imega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaiser's entrance music is Oben am jungen Rhein. A fine choice. Leo Kaiser could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sully Imega's chin.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Leo Kaiser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sully Imega!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imega shoots in looking for a takedown. Kaiser tries to sprawl out of it but Imega keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Kaiser manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Imega shoots in looking for a takedown. Kaiser tries to sprawl out of it but Imega keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Kaiser manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kaiser fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Imega.
Imega throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kaiser's waist but Kaiser gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Imega off to one side.
Leo Kaiser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sully Imega.
Imega looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kaiser scores with a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Imega is defended easily by Kaiser.
Both fighters circling a little - Kaiser finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kaiser really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kaiser cracks the inside of Imega's front leg.
Kaiser throws a front kick that sends Imega stumbling back into the ropes.
Kaiser lands with a nice body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Imega crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kaiser - the referee stops the clock and Imega gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kaiser. Imega manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaiser digs a good body shot into Imega's ribs.
Leo Kaiser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imega fails with a takedown attempt.
Imega looks gassed!
Imega takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kaiser goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Imega takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kaiser.
Kaiser throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kaiser connects with an inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Imega crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kaiser - the referee stops the clock and Imega gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kaiser. Imega manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A solid body kick from Kaiser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaiser delivers a nice body kick.
Imega walks into a straight right hand from Kaiser.
Imega on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kaiser scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kaiser scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kaiser scores with a nice body kick.
Kaiser fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Imega.
Kaiser connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Imega's hands.
Both fighters circling a little - Kaiser finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Imega is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kaiser is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Imega.
Kaiser fakes the leg kick and cracks Imega in the body.
Kaiser keeps Imega at a distance using the push kick.
Kaiser delivers a nice body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kaiser.
Kaiser lands a leg kick that knocks Imega off balance momentarily.
Kaiser scoring well with a low kick there.
Kaiser keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kaiser throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kaiser is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kaiser lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Imega sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Imega's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick from Kaiser lands but Imega takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Imega's head.
Kaiser uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Imega has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kaiser.
Kaiser lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Good leg kick by Kaiser there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kaiser lets loose with a powerful body kick. Imega will feel that in the morning.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kaiser.
Kaiser delivers a nice body kick.
Kaiser thows a body kick. Imega tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from Kaiser tenderised Imega's leg. Imega is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kaiser scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kaiser lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kaiser scores with a kick to the body.
Kaiser plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kaiser lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imega walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kaiser.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kaiser!
Leo Kaiser is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaiser lets loose with a powerful body kick. Imega will feel that in the morning.
Imega has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kaiser.
Kaiser fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Imega.
Nice body kick from Kaiser.
Kaiser uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kaiser throws a head kick that Imega semi-blocks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kaiser.
Good exchange - Kaiser coming out on top.
Kaiser connects with a leg kick. Imega looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Imega takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaiser scores with a push kick.
Imega takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Imega takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Kaiser dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Kaiser throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sully Imega is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kaiser lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kaiser lands with a good body shot.
Imega has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kaiser.
Kaiser scores with a spinning back kick!
Imega takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Imega walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kaiser.
Kaiser dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Imega. That did some damage!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Imega might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kaiser has got the better of the exchanges.
Imega shoots in looking for a takedown but Kaiser manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Imega's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kaiser lands a head kick!
Leo Kaiser is winning the standup battle so far.
Kaiser lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaiser lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Imega is breathing heavily.
Imega shoots for a takedown but Kaiser saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kaiser dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Imega. That did some damage!
Kaiser connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaiser lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kaiser lands a head kick!
Kaiser lands a front kick.
Kaiser connects with a single shot there.
Kaiser connects with a good right hand that stumbles Imega. Imega circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kaiser swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Imega.
Kaiser explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kaiser.
Kaiser thuds his shin into the meat of Imega's side.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kaiser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaiser lands a nice looking body kick.
Kaiser pushes Imega away with a front kick.
Kaiser lands with a good body shot.
Imega walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kaiser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser scores with a kick to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kaiser.
Imega takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kaiser lands with a nice body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kaiser.
Kaiser is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kaiser.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kaiser.
Kaiser scores with a push kick.
Kaiser connects with a solid leg kick.
Kaiser chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kaiser lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kaiser lands a head kick!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kaiser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imega on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kaiser thows a body kick. Imega tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Crunch! Kaiser slams his shin into Imega's torso.
Kaiser lands with a right hand.
Kaiser thows a body kick. Imega tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kaiser throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kaiser connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Imega takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kaiser chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kaiser thows a body kick. Imega tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kaiser lands a front kick.
Kaiser throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Imega walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kaiser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Imega takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kaiser chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kaiser bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kaiser moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kaiser thuds his shin into the meat of Imega's side.
Kaiser lands a nice looking body kick.
Kaiser lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kaiser thumps Imega with a low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kaiser.
Kaiser pushes Imega away with a front kick.
Kaiser works Imega's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kaiser - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters circling a little - Kaiser finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kaiser's jab looks to have found its range, popping Imega under the eye.
Kaiser thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Imega if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Kaiser dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nice body kick from Kaiser.
Kaiser thows a body kick. Imega tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Imega takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kaiser. That's going to slow Imega down.
Imega tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kaiser sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Imega somewhat.
Kaiser throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kaiser.
Kaiser throws a nice head kick!
Kaiser fakes the leg kick and cracks Imega in the body.
Kaiser lands a front kick.
Kaiser lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kaiser with a jab.
Imega takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kaiser scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kaiser - that will leave a mark!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kaiser, right into the meat.
Nice body kick there by Kaiser.
Kaiser chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from Kaiser tenderised Imega's leg. Imega is trying to keep his angry face on.
Imega walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kaiser.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kaiser.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kaiser.
Kaiser throws a nice inside leg kick.
Imega fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kaiser avoids it really well and circles away.
Kaiser moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kaiser is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Imega can do to turn this around?
A slapping body kick lands there for Kaiser.
Leo Kaiser is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser throws a front kick that sends Imega stumbling back into the ropes.
Kaiser lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaiser lands with a nice body kick.
Imega takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kaiser throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Imega on the side of the head.
Imega shoots in and drives through. Kaiser sprawls well.
Leo Kaiser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sully Imega.
The crowd cheers as Kaiser lands an impressive looking overhand right. Imega doesn't seem phased though.
Imega takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Imega is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Imega takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Imega takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kaiser scores with a kick to the body.
Kaiser throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kaiser throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kaiser scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kaiser dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Imega. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser scores with a kick to the midsection.
Imega takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kaiser throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kaiser dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kaiser throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kaiser scores with a spinning back kick!
Kaiser dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Imega. That did some damage!
Kaiser lands with a kick to the ribs.
Imega with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kaiser counters with a good, hard body kick but Imega shrugs it off.
Kaiser lands with a slapping head kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Kaiser finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Imega takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kaiser scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser lands a right hook to the body.
Imega looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kaiser scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kaiser.
Kaiser lands with a slapping head kick.
Kaiser listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kaiser fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Imega has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kaiser lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kaiser moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kaiser dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaiser scores with a nice strike.
Nice body kick from Kaiser.
Sully Imega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kaiser moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Kaiser showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kaiser 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight for Leo Kaiser!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Leo Kaiser!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Leo Kaiser!
Leo Kaiser wins by unanimous decision!
Leo Kaiser 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 Desmond Connell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Desmond Connell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Connell.
Reynolds lands a body shot.
Connell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reynolds sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Connell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Connell misses the shot to the body.
Connell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reynolds has closed the distance and engaged Connell in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Connell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Connell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reynolds lands a right hand that snaps the head of Connell backwards.
Connell working hard to break the clinch.
Reynolds lands a right hand that snaps the head of Connell backwards.
Reynolds crunches a lovely knee into Connell's ribcage.
Connell is trying to force a seperation but Reynolds has the dominant position.
Connell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connell misses with a hook. Reynolds ducked under it nicely.
Reynolds moves forwards but Connell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Connell throws a looping overhand right but Reynolds ducks down to avoid it.
Desmond Connell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connell throws an overhand right that lands on Reynolds's shoulder, as Reynolds tries to avoid the shot.
Reynolds tries to clinch up but Connell circles away and keeps his distance.
Reynolds is looking to clinch but Connell is avoiding it.
Reynolds moves into range and clinches up with Connell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connell takes an elbow to the temple.
Reynolds gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Connell has had enough of the clinch but Reynolds keeps him there for the moment.
Reynolds lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Connell tries to break free but Reynolds pushes him back against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reynolds.
Reynolds softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Connell is rocked!
Reynolds has Connell pressed up against the ropes in a tight Thai clinch. Connell is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Reynolds - that's hurt Connell badly! Oh, another knee lands and Connell is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Connell doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Charlie Reynolds!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Elbow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Powell has chosen Thndrkss 65 as his entrance music. Robert Powell 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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257 lbs
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunnar Elbow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Powell!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Elbow sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Elbow closes the distance but Powell moves to the side
and Powell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Elbow won't be happy with that.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Powell tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Powell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Elbow knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Powell scoring with punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powell working the head and body with strikes.
Powell working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Powell misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Powell is trying to get an arm triangle but Elbow is defending well.
Elbow tries to escape but Powell is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell lands a decent elbow from side control.
Elbow is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Powell cracks Elbow with a big right hand but Elbow just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Powell landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Powell is putting a hurting on Elbow here, landing some big shots from side control.
Elbow is rocked!
Powell lands a strong strike to the head of Elbow. That's dazed him! Powell looking to finish here. Elbow is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Powell lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Powell!
After the big win, Robert Powell made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Untouchable Fight Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mongo Mongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fight Music D12. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
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223 lbs
5 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Mongo Mongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Jonny Bones!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mongo misses the jab.
Mongo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bones won't allow Mongo to sweep him here.
Mongo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bones's guard.
Bones wants to sweep but no luck.
Mongo is stalling in the full guard.
Bones wants to sweep here but Mongo controlling him for the moment.
Mongo trying to control the position from guard on top but Bones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bones is pulling down on Mongo's head. It's preventing any offense from Mongo, at least for the moment.
Bones's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mongo Mongo.
Bones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mongo throws a jab but it's blocked by Bones.
Mongo scores with a jab to the body.
Mongo scores with a sloppy right hand. Bones should have avoided that one.
Mongo Mongo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mongo.
Mongo misses with a shot to the body
and Bones counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mongo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mongo is squirming around, avoiding Bones's attempts to control the action.
Bones controlling his opponent.
Mongo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bones.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bones with shots to the head and body - Mongo looks very uncomfortable down there.
It looks like Mongo Mongo has been cut.
Bones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mongo gets back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Bones.
Bones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mongo is pressing down on Bones's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bones trying to control the position from guard on top but Mongo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bones throwing strikes but missing.
Mongo wants to improve his position but instead Bones has moved into half guard.
Mongo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mongo gets back to full guard.
Mongo trying to keep a closed guard but Bones is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones won't allow Mongo to get back to his feet.
Bones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bones is in close to Mongo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mongo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bones stopping the sweep attempt from Mongo.
Mongo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mongo is pulling down on Bones's head to control his posture.
Bones with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mongo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mongo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bones is in close to Mongo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mongo trying to keep a closed guard but Bones is proving a slippery customer.
Mongo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bones lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bones with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mongo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bones trying to control but Mongo is working from the bottom.
Mongo controls Bones momentarily but Bones frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Bones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mongo Mongo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mongo throws a shot to the body.
Bones misses with a wild combination.
Mongo throws a sloppy head kick
and Bones counters with a three punch combo that has Mongo backing up. Mongo nods at Bones to acknowledge the strikes.
A slow jab from Bones misses its intended target.
Mongo Mongo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bones looks to land a right hand but Mongo moved out of range.
Mongo misses with a right hand
and Bones counters with an inside leg kick.
Bones misses with a body shot.
Mongo throws a head kick that half lands.
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!
Mongo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bones.
Bones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Mongo.
Bones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mongo connects with a high kick.
Mongo is looking to clinch but Bones is avoiding it.
Bones misses with a body shot.
Mongo Mongo is winning the standup battle so far.
Mongo tries to score with a low kick but Bones moves his leg out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mongo. Bones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bones closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mongo quickly recovers to half guard.
Bones wants to pass to mount but Mongo is defending the position.
Bones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mongo defending well though.
Mongo wants to control but Bones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mongo is not content to let Bones control the position.
Bones is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bones prevents Mongo from improving his position.
Mongo is trying to control but can't.
Mongo is trying to stand back up but Bones is controlling him
Mongo is looking to get back to full guard here but Bones has managed to pass to side control instead.
Bones is putting a hurting on Mongo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mongo taking a bit of punishment here - Bones scoring with strikes.
Mongo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bones is working Mongo over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mongo is looking to regain half guard here but Bones keeps moving and retains side control.
Bones in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mongo tries to buck Bones off but Bones is having none of it.
Mongo seems a little lost for a moment, as Bones dominates the positioning.
Mongo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mongo keeps working.
Jonny Bones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mongo is letting Bones control him for a moment.
Bones is chipping away with strikes.
Mongo Mongo's cut is getting worse.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bones working the ground and pound from side control.
Mongo Mongo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mongo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bones off and has taken his back!
Mongo is controlling the position but Bones somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Bones is looking for a sweep. Mongo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bones works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mongo trying to control but Bones is working from the bottom.
Bones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mongo defends it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mongo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bones is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Bones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mongo Mongo's cut.
That's time! Mongo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bones takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mongo lands with a good body shot.
Mongo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Bones counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bones thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bones scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mongo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mongo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bones puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mongo wants to get back to full guard.
Bones with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bones working Mongo over with strikes.
Bones wants to control but Mongo is keeping him busy.
Mongo trying to control but Bones postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bones wants to take a breather but Mongo is having none of it.
Bones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Well, if Bones is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mongo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mongo wants to control but Bones is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mongo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bones.
Mongo moves into full guard.
Bones stands up over Mongo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mongo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bones is one step ahead there.
Bones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mongo is keeping the position for now.
Mongo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mongo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bones slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mongo looking to pass the guard.
Mongo trying to control the position from guard on top but Bones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mongo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mongo trying to control the position from guard on top but Bones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mongo forces his way into half guard.
Bones moves into full guard.
Mongo trying to control but Bones is working from the bottom.
Mongo stopping the sweep attempt from Bones.
Bones is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mongo trying to control the position from guard on top but Bones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mongo Mongo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mongo is one step ahead there.
Bones keeping moving, preventing Mongo from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mongo Mongo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mongo scores with a nice body kick.
Mongo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mongo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jeez, Mongo Mongo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mongo Mongo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jonny Bones!
Jonny Bones 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Kilburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahn comes into the arena with Boris Brejcha - Flockentanz blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kilburn's choice of entrance music: Always. 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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163 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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162 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Kahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kane Kilburn!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kilburn.
Kahn misses with a two punch combination.
No luck for Kahn with that takedown attempt.
Kahn closes the distance and clinches up with Kilburn, looking for a takedown. Kahn pushes Kilburn against the ropes but Kilburn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kahn closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kahn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kilburn is defending against the submission attempts here by Kahn.
Kahn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kahn wants to work for an arm triangle but Kilburn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kilburn defends it well.
Kilburn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kahn.
Kahn is working for a submission of some sort.
Kahn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilburn is defending against the submission attempts here by Kahn.
Kahn prevents Kilburn from improving his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kahn is looking for a kimura here.
Kahn 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. Kilburn tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Kahn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Oliver Kahn!
An out of breath and clearly excited Oliver Kahn thanked Bushido Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sad Sak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Skank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skank has chosen The Professionals as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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217 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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222 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Sad Sak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Skank!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skank lands a big head kick that sends Sak tumbling to the mat! Skank takes a step backwards and waves Sak back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Sad Sak has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick by Skank - that's a beauty! Sak is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Skank can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Billy Skank!
A victorious Billy Skank 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyov Kirijenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Jutila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lyov Kirijenko has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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218 lbs
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyov Kirijenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Timo Jutila!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jutila dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kirijenko. That did some damage!
Kirijenko misses with a wild body shot.
Kirijenko throws a wild body kick that Jutila sees coming a mile off.
Jutila throws a head kick that misses.
Kirijenko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jutila's waist but Jutila gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kirijenko off to one side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jutila lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kirijenko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kirijenko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jutila wants to land a leg kick but Kirijenko is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Jutila.
Jutila throws a leg kick but Kirijenko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kirijenko blocks a head kick by Jutila.
Kirijenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jutila can pounce on him.
Jutila tries to clinch but Kirijenko moves out of range.
Jutila pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kirijenko is out of range and Jutila settles back down.
Kirijenko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jutila sprawls well. Jutila wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kirijenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Jutila displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kirijenko throws out the jab.
Timo Jutila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jutila fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jutila lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good standup being displayed there by Kirijenko as he connects with a hook.
Jutila 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.
Jutila connects with a leg kick. Kirijenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kirijenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Jutila.
Jutila tries to clinch there but Kirijenko circles away.
Jutila tries to clinch up but Kirijenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Kirijenko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jutila pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kirijenko is out of range and Jutila settles back down.
Kirijenko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jutila looks for the body kick but Kirijenko saw that one coming.
Kirijenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jutila.
Kirijenko misses with a wild body shot.
Jutila scores with a head kick. Kirijenko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jutila moves in looking to clinch but Kirijenko pushes him off.
Kirijenko blocks a low kick nicely.
Kirijenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jutila. Jutila obviously looking to wear him down.
Kirijenko lands a nice hook to Jutila's body. Jutila takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kirijenko throws a hook but Jutila avoids it easily.
Jutila throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jutila misses with a wild combination.
Kirijenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jutila.
Kirijenko darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kirijenko performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jutila is looking for a sweep. Kirijenko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jutila blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kirijenko.
Kirijenko misses with a head shot. Jutila uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kirijenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jutila is keeping the position for now.
Kirijenko trying to control but Jutila is working from the bottom.
Jutila is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kirijenko distracts Jutila with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kirijenko slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kirijenko throwing strikes from guard but Jutila blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jutila preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kirijenko content to stall in guard here.
Kirijenko passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kirijenko working the ground and pound from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kirijenko working the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirijenko creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jutila sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jutila tries to bench press Kirijenko off him but Kirijenko keeps the position.
Kirijenko postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Timo Jutila will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jutila rushes Kirijenko and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Jutila pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jutila lands an elbow just above Kirijenko 's eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jutila.
Kirijenko tries to stall but Jutila uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jutila content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jutila missing with knees to the body.
Jutila gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kirijenko works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kirijenko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kirijenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jutila wants to improve his position but instead Kirijenko has moved into half guard.
Jutila tries to roll over but Kirijenko keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirijenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jutila's head.
Kirijenko working Jutila over with strikes.
Jutila is trying to maintain the position but Kirijenko is very close to passing his half guard.
Jutila wants to get back to full guard.
Jutila has hold of Kirijenko's hands but Kirijenko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Kirijenko.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jutila trying to control here.
Kirijenko working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kirijenko is thwarting Jutila's attempts to control the position.
Jutila scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Kirijenko manages to mount him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jutila is looking to get to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirijenko looking to control but Jutila is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kirijenko is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jutila is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kirijenko working the ground and pound effectively.
Jutila takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jutila wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Kirijenko is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jutila can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kirijenko is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kirijenko looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jutila manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ground and pound from Kirijenko.
Jutila is trying to stand back up but Kirijenko is controlling him
Jutila has hold of Kirijenko's hands but Kirijenko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kirijenko is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Kirijenko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko won't allow Jutila to sweep him here.
Kirijenko sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jutila looking to control but Kirijenko passes into half guard.
Kirijenko prevents Jutila from improving his position.
Kirijenko working over Jutila with some ground and pound. Jutila looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jutila is looking for a sweep. Kirijenko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jutila keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kirijenko lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kirijenko lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyov Kirijenko dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kirijenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jutila.
Kirijenko throws a front kick aimed at Jutila's knee but Jutila avoids it well.
Timo Jutila is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kirijenko looks to land a left hand but Jutila moved out of range nicely.
Kirijenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jutila throws a sloppy head kick and Kirijenko moves out of range easily.
Jutila fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jutila scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kirijenko doesn't seem bothered though.
Jutila checks the leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jutila.
Jutila tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kirijenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Jutila.
Kirijenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jutila manages to avoid it.
Timo Jutila seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kirijenko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jutila.
Kirijenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Jutila misses the target.
Kirijenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jutila wants to slow Kirijenko down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jutila stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jutila wants it to stay on the feet.
Jutila tries a low kick but Kirijenko avoids it.
Jutila misses with a takedown attempt
and Kirijenko counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jutila is trying to stand back up but Kirijenko is controlling him
Jutila tries to get to full guard but Kirijenko has control of the leg.
Kirijenko tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jutila knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kirijenko is trying to control the action in half guard but Jutila is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jutila controlling the position for now.
Kirijenko prevents Jutila from improving his position.
Kirijenko wants to pass the guard but Jutila is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko drops an elbow to the side of Jutila's head.
Jutila wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kirijenko lands a nice short elbow.
Kirijenko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kirijenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jutila keeps working.
Jutila trying to control here.
Jutila wants to get back to full guard.
Kirijenko is taking a breather. Jutila says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kirijenko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jutila with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kirijenko prevents Jutila from improving his position.
Kirijenko has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Timo Jutila has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kirijenko sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kirijenko prevents Jutila from getting the reversal.
Lyov Kirijenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kirijenko looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kirijenko with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirijenko punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jutila is looking to improve his position but Kirijenko isn't that keen on the idea.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jutila's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Kirijenko is landing with some decent strikes but Jutila is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kirijenko lands a heavy elbow.
Kirijenko with the ground and pound from mount.
Kirijenko tries to control but Jutila wriggling away.
Kirijenko scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jutila?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kirijenko looking to control but Jutila is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee warns Jutila that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kirijenko is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jutila can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyov Kirijenko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kirijenko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Lyov Kirijenko!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Lyov Kirijenko!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Lyov Kirijenko!
Lyov Kirijenko wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Lyov Kirijenko 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ikuhisa Minowaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wecquisley Santana Oliveira de Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wecquisley Santana Oliveira de Lima has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ikuhisa Minowaman 's chin.
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181 lbs
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185 lbs
8 - 1 - 1 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ikuhisa Minowaman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Wecquisley Santana Oliveira de Lima!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oliveira de Lima, right into the meat.
Oliveira de Lima looking to score a takedown here. Minowaman is defending well but Oliveira de Lima drives through and ends up in Minowaman 's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Minowaman keeping moving, preventing Oliveira de Lima from controlling successfully.
Oliveira de Lima pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Minowaman is keeping the position for now.
Oliveira de Lima working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oliveira de Lima is pushing down on Minowaman 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Minowaman is fighting to maintain full guard but Oliveira de Lima has managed to sneak the leg through.
Oliveira de Lima is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Oliveira de Lima looks to land a strike but Minowaman avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira de Lima stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Minowaman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Minowaman is pulling down on Oliveira de Lima's head. It's preventing any offense from Oliveira de Lima, at least for the moment.
Oliveira de Lima showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Oliveira de Lima stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Minowaman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Oliveira de Lima postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Minowaman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Oliveira de Lima, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Minowaman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Oliveira de Lima looking to hit a scissor sweep but Minowaman is one step ahead there.
Oliveira de Lima is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Minowaman keeping control of the position.
Minowaman is looking for a sweep. Oliveira de Lima is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minowaman controlling the position for now.
Oliveira de Lima passes to side control.
Oliveira de Lima throws an elbow but Minowaman slips to the side and avoids it well.
Oliveira de Lima is looking to take a break and control but Minowaman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oliveira de Lima is trying to get an arm triangle but Minowaman is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira de Lima goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Minowaman has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Oliveira de Lima but great work by Minowaman .
Minowaman misses with the ground and pound.
Oliveira de Lima gets back to half guard.
Oliveira de Lima moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Minowaman postures up in Oliveira de Lima's guard and throws a big left but Oliveira de Lima blocks it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Minowaman is in close to Oliveira de Lima's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oliveira de Lima throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Minowaman is in close to Oliveira de Lima's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minowaman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wecquisley Santana Oliveira de Lima dominated that round.
That's time! Minowaman 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Oliveira de Lima is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Minowaman 's half guard.
Minowaman wants to control but Oliveira de Lima is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Oliveira de Lima is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Minowaman is just riding it out for now. Oliveira de Lima eventually gives up the hold.
Minowaman is trying to get back to full guard.
Oliveira de Lima is trying to control. Minowaman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minowaman is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Oliveira de Lima is working for a kimura but Minowaman is defending it quite comfortably.
Minowaman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Minowaman tries to get out of the position.
Minowaman wants to control but Oliveira de Lima is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Minowaman pushes Oliveira de Lima off looking to stand but Oliveira de Lima dives back in and keeps control.
Oliveira de Lima is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Minowaman sees it coming and defends easily.
Minowaman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oliveira de Lima.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira de Lima trying to mount his opponent but Minowaman defends it.
Oliveira de Lima is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Minowaman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Oliveira de Lima.
Oliveira de Lima passes to full mount!
Minowaman gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minowaman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oliveira de Lima.
Minowaman is looking for a sweep. Oliveira de Lima is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Oliveira de Lima is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Oliveira de Lima is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Minowaman is just riding it out for now. Oliveira de Lima eventually gives up the hold.
Minowaman keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira de Lima has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Oliveira de Lima is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Minowaman has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Minowaman !
Minowaman wants to control from the top but Oliveira de Lima keeps moving.
Oliveira de Lima is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wecquisley Santana Oliveira de Lima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Oliveira de Lima lands with a thumping leg kick.
Minowaman with a poor takedown
and Oliveira de Lima counters with a nice double leg into side control. Minowaman won't be happy with that.
Oliveira de Lima is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Minowaman has escaped the position, nice work there.
Oliveira de Lima tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Oliveira de Lima has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wecquisley Santana Oliveira de Lima has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oliveira de Lima throws an elbow but Minowaman slips to the side and avoids it well.
Oliveira de Lima goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Minowaman rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Oliveira de Lima's guard! Nice work there by Minowaman !
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira de Lima pulls Minowaman in close to prevent any damage.
Oliveira de Lima bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Minowaman 's guard.
Oliveira de Lima trying to control but Minowaman is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Minowaman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Oliveira de Lima sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Minowaman 's guard.
Oliveira de Lima throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Oliveira de Lima missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minowaman is looking to improve his position.
Oliveira de Lima not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Oliveira de Lima looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Minowaman is concentrating on defense, preventing Oliveira de Lima from advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira de Lima works his way into full mount!
Minowaman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Oliveira de Lima can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Minowaman is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira de Lima working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Oliveira de Lima throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Oliveira de Lima avoids the attempt from Minowaman to control.
Oliveira de Lima looking to secure an arm triangle but Minowaman defends it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Minowaman is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wecquisley Santana Oliveira de Lima comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oliveira de Lima 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Wecquisley Santana Oliveira de Lima!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Wecquisley Santana Oliveira de Lima!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Wecquisley Santana Oliveira de Lima!
Wecquisley Santana Oliveira de Lima wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Wecquisley Santana Oliveira de Lima thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Matrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Oxenfrei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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26
280 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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30
264 lbs
12 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, John Matrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Oxenfrei!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oxenfrei with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matrix to score with a decent uppercut.
Oliver Oxenfrei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matrix gets a clinch.
Matrix lands a takedown into guard.
Oxenfrei trying to control the position.
Oxenfrei really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Matrix. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Oxenfrei might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Matrix kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Oxenfrei looking to hit a scissor sweep but Matrix is one step ahead there.
Matrix missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Matrix throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Matrix loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Matrix trying to control the position from guard on top but Oxenfrei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Matrix working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Matrix has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oxenfrei can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Matrix controls the pace.
Oxenfrei can't keep his opponent in guard - Matrix advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Matrix lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matrix winds up and cracks Oxenfrei with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Matrix lands strikes from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Oxenfrei can do anything to dispel that myth.
Matrix not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Matrix wants to take a breather but Oxenfrei is having none of it.
Matrix works his foot free and advances to mount.
Matrix lands a big shot there that rocks Oxenfrei but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
It looks like Oliver Oxenfrei has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oxenfrei is looking to get to half guard.
Matrix is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Oxenfrei can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Matrix lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Oxenfrei hang on?
Oxenfrei is in a horrible position here. Matrix smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oxenfrei is rocked!
Matrix working for a guillotine from mount but Oxenfrei is in no mood to give up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matrix landing strikes, looking to finish!
Matrix landing strikes from the mount.
Matrix fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Oxenfrei takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Matrix's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Matrix!
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