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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinnie Haz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Masterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vinnie Haz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Masterson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masterson darts in looking for a takedown but Haz gets double underhooks and turns Masterson into the cage.
Masterson misses with a body punch.
Masterson missing with knees to the body.
Haz working hard to break the clinch.
Haz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Masterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Masterson shoots in looking for a takedown but Haz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Masterson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Masterson fails with a takedown attempt.
Vinnie Haz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Masterson.
Haz scores with a body shot.
A combination from Haz does no damage.
Haz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Masterson.
Masterson tries to clinch but Haz is having none of it.
Haz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Ricky Masterson has been cut.
Haz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Masterson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Haz's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Masterson.
Masterson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Haz swivels and escapes.
Masterson looks winded!
Haz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No joy there for Haz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Haz stalks Masterson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Masterson's face. Masterson staggers backwards, shaken.
Masterson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Haz defends it nicely.
Haz drops Masterson with a right and a left! Haz comes rushing in but Masterson regains his composure and manages to keep Haz in guard.
Masterson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Masterson keeping moving, preventing Haz from controlling successfully.
Haz looking to sit in guard and control but Masterson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Masterson stands up and waves to Haz to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Masterson defends it nicely.
Masterson shoots in looking for a takedown. Haz tries to sprawl out of it but Masterson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Haz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Haz tries to land a body kick
and Masterson moves into the clinch.
Masterson trying to land knees to the body.
Haz is looking to break free of the clinch but Masterson has double underhooks.
Masterson wants to break free but Haz has control.
Haz tries a knee to the head but Masterson blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Haz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Masterson walks away with a smile on his face. Haz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haz throws a head kick that misses.
Haz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Masterson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Masterson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Haz but Haz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Haz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Haz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That has opened up Ricky Masterson's cut even more.
Haz scores with a jab.
Masterson shoots in looking for a takedown. Haz tries to sprawl out of it but Masterson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Haz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Masterson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haz.
Masterson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've been informed that Masterson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Haz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Masterson's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Masterson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haz throws a right and a left that Masterson avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Masterson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Masterson blocks a head kick by Haz.
Masterson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Haz but Haz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Haz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Haz doesn't manage to clinch there - Masterson circles away.
A combination from Haz does no damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haz stuffs the takedown attempt from Masterson. Masterson gets slowly back to his feet.
Haz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Masterson.
Nice jab there from Haz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Haz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Masterson'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.
Haz clinches with his opponent.
Haz letting Masterson take a breather here.
Haz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Masterson breaks the clinch.
Masterson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Masterson duly obliges.
Masterson clinches with his opponent.
Masterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Haz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Masterson eats them both and turns towards Haz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Masterson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Haz's waist but Haz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Masterson off to one side.
Haz misses with a low kick.
Haz cracks Masterson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Masterson is breathing heavily.
Haz misses with a takedown attempt - Masterson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haz stuns Masterson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Haz.
Haz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Haz shoots in but Masterson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinnie Haz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masterson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Masterson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Haz looks to land a combination but Masterson avoids it well.
Masterson misses with a wild body shot.
Masterson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Masterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haz throws a right hand that Masterson ducks under and follows up with a left that Masterson also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masterson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Haz throws a combination that misses
and Masterson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Masterson.
Haz tries to pull guard but Masterson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Masterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Haz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masterson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Masterson manages to break the clinch.
Masterson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Haz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Haz. No joy for Masterson on that attempt.
A combination from Haz does no damage.
Haz misses with a two punch combination.
Masterson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Haz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Masterson as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masterson shoots in for a double leg but Haz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Haz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Haz.
Masterson misses with a series of wild punches.
Haz misses with a two punch combination.
Haz tries a low kick but Masterson avoids it.
Masterson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haz.
Masterson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Haz pinned against the cage. Haz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Masterson shoots in looking for a takedown. Haz tries to sprawl out of it but Masterson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Haz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haz throws a low kick but Masterson avoids it.
Haz misses with a few strikes there.
Masterson shoots for a double leg takedown but Haz sprawls well. He's pushed Masterson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Haz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Haz throws a right and a left that Masterson avoids nicely.
Masterson fails to land the takedown.
Haz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Haz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Haz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Haz wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Haz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Masterson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Haz pushes Masterson up against the cage in a clinch.
Masterson controlling the action here for a moment.
Masterson misses with the head strike.
Masterson manages to break the clinch.
Nice jab there from Haz.
Haz scores with the left hand. Masterson knows he should have avoided that one.
Vinnie Haz is winning the standup battle so far.
Masterson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vinnie Haz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Haz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Masterson fails with a takedown attempt.
Masterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mastersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Haz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Masterson avoids it really well and circles away.
Haz tries to bum rush Masterson with a series of wild strikes but Masterson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Masterson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vinnie Haz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Masterson.
Haz tries to bum rush Masterson with a series of wild strikes but Masterson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Masterson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Haz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Masterson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Haz defends well and Masterson ends up having to push Haz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Masterson breaks the clinch.
Haz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Masterson tries for a takedown but Haz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Haz tries for a takedown but Masterson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Haz shoots in but no luck this time.
Masterson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Haz is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Masterson.
Masterson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Masterson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Haz pinned against the cage. Haz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Masterson dodges the punch combination from Haz.
Masterson shoots for a double leg takedown but Haz sprawls well. He's pushed Masterson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haz lands with a good body shot.
Haz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Masterson as he jumps to the side.
Masterson forces Haz back against the cage and clinches.
Haz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Masterson is defending well for now.
Haz tries a body shot but Masterson blocks it.
Haz throws a punch but it's blocked by Masterson.
Masterson tries to land knees in the clinch but Haz avoids the damage to the body.
Masterson is pressed up against the cage. Haz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Masterson down to the mat. Masterson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Masterson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Haz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Haz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Masterson clinches with his opponent.
A short uppercut from Masterson.
Masterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haz looks to land a body kick but Masterson moved away.
Haz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Masterson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Haz's waist but Haz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Masterson off to one side.
No joy there for Haz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Masterson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Masterson missing with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haz can't break the clinch.
Haz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Masterson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Masterson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Masterson scores with a shoulder strike.
Ricky Masterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vinnie Haz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinnie Haz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Haz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinnie Haz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Floppzzy (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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170 lbs
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170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Master Floppzzy!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Floppzzy blocks a head kick by Wright.
Wright closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wright lands in his opponent's guard.
Wright has gone for a leg lock! Floppzzy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Wright's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Floppzzy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wright is keeping the position for now.
Wright doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Floppzzy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Floppzzy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wright seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Wright tries to strike from the bottom.
Wright wants to sweep but no luck.
Floppzzy drops back, looking for a kneebar! Wright looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Wright looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Wright!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Floppzzy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Floppzzy parries the strikes from Wright easily there. Wright is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Floppzzy to escape.
Wright lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Floppzzy down.
Wright tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Wright creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Floppzzy sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Floppzzy stops Wright from passing to mount.
Floppzzy is trying to get back to half guard.
Wright knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Floppzzy on the ground.
Floppzzy is not content to let Wright control the position.
Floppzzy prevents Wright from improving position.
Wright 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.
Floppzzy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wright trying to control the position but Floppzzy is working away.
Wright is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Floppzzy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floppzzy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wright wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Floppzzy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Floppzzy has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Floppzzy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Wright haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Floppzzy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Floppzzy manages to get back to half guard.
Floppzzy wants to control but Wright is keeping busy.
Wright is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Floppzzy gets full guard.
Floppzzy trying to control the position.
Floppzzy looking for a sweep. Not yet Floppzzy, not yet.
Wright's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Floppzzy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wright wants to control from the top but Floppzzy keeps moving.
Wright won't allow Floppzzy to sweep him here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We're going to have a standup here because Alex Wright wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Floppzzy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Wright dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wright slaps away a takedown attempt from Floppzzy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wright throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
No luck for Floppzzy with that takedown attempt.
Floppzzy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wright defends it nicely.
Alex Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Master Floppzzy.
Wright clinches up against the cage.
Wright is trying to trip Floppzzy. He has hold of a leg but Floppzzy is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Wright persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Wright trying to control but Floppzzy is working from the bottom.
Wright might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wright postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wright trying to control but Floppzzy is working from the bottom.
Floppzzy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wright is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Floppzzy is looking to cinch up a triangle. Wright throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Floppzzy's body to avoid the submission. Floppzzy has instead reached around Wright's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Floppzzy arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Master Floppzzy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Abruzzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakinek Ii Jakinek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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162 lbs
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143 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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, John Abruzzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jakinek Ii Jakinek!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abruzzi misses with an uppercut.
Jakinek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abruzzi.
Jakinek throws a right hand that Abruzzi ducks under and follows up with a left that Abruzzi also avoids with ease.
Jakinek slips under a jab from Abruzzi.
Abruzzi could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jakinek falls off balance throwing a combination
and Abruzzi counters with a straight right hand.
Jakinek goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jakinek throws a series of punches but Abruzzi avoids them all with ease.
Abruzzi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Abruzzi misses its intended target.
Jakinek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jakinek is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jakinek 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 Abruzzi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Abruzzi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jakinek misses with a series of wild punches.
Jakinek Ii Jakinek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Abruzzi.
Jakinek shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Abruzzi eats them both and turns towards Jakinek to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jakinek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jakinek throws a right and a left that Abruzzi avoids nicely.
Abruzzi throws a shot from downtown. Jakinek moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abruzzi throws a jab but it's blocked by Jakinek.
Jakinek lands a jab-cross combination.
Jakinek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abruzzi misses with a hook.
Jakinek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abruzzi throws the left hand but Jakinek avoids the punch easily.
Jakinek moves away from the strike by Abruzzi.
Abruzzi throws a right hand that Jakinek ducks under and follows up with a left that Jakinek also avoids with ease.
Abruzzi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Abruzzi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abruzzi throws a hook but Jakinek avoids it easily.
Abruzzi throws an overhand right that lands on Jakinek's shoulder, as Jakinek tries to avoid the shot.
Jakinek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abruzzi.
Jakinek avoids the body shot from Abruzzi.
Abruzzi missing with a left hand there. Jakinek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jakinek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jakinek throws a series of punches but Abruzzi avoids them all with ease.
Jakinek misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakinek throws a series of punches but Abruzzi avoids them all with ease.
Jakinek fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jakinek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abruzzi circles away quickly and effectively.
Jakinek throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big right from Abruzzi misses.
Abruzzi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jakinek slips a straight right by Abruzzi.
Abruzzi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jakinek ducks under a wild hook from Abruzzi.
Jakinek throws a push kick but Abruzzi slaps the foot to one side.
Jakinek misses with a two punch combination.
Abruzzi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jakinek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jakinek misses with a two punch combination.
Jakinek lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Abruzzi scores with a punch to the head.
Jakinek scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Abruzzi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jakinek's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Abruzzi looks to throw the jab but Jakinek is out of range.
Abruzzi throws an overhand right that lands on Jakinek's shoulder, as Jakinek tries to avoid the shot.
Jakinek looks for the body kick but Abruzzi saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakinek misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Jakinek misses.
Jakinek blocks a jab.
Abruzzi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jakinek misses with the combination.
Jakinek throws a series of punches but Abruzzi moves out of range.
Jakinek misses with a combination
and Abruzzi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abruzzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jakinek.
Jakinek misses with a two punch combination.
Abruzzi misses with a straight right.
Jakinek misses with a few strikes there.
Jakinek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abruzzi throws an overhand right that lands on Jakinek's shoulder, as Jakinek tries to avoid the shot.
Jakinek misses the shot to the body.
Jakinek is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Abruzzi rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jakinek ducks under a wild hook from Abruzzi.
Jakinek looks to land a combination but Abruzzi avoids it well.
Jakinek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jakinek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abruzzi.
Jakinek throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jakinek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jakinek slips a straight right by Abruzzi.
Jakinek slips under a jab.
Jakinek throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jakinek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jakinek throws the kick towards the body but Abruzzi avoids it.
Abruzzi dodges the punch combination from Jakinek.
Abruzzi throws a big shot that misses.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jakinek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abruzzi.
Nice body punch from Abruzzi.
Jakinek ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakinek Ii Jakinek dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A combination from Jakinek does no damage.
Jakinek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abruzzi circles away quickly and effectively.
Jakinek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abruzzi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jakinek counters with a left and a right that stings Abruzzi.
Jakinek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jakinek throws a series of punches but Abruzzi avoids them all with ease.
Jakinek misses with a body punch
and Abruzzi counters with a nice body shot.
Abruzzi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Abruzzi throws a hook but Jakinek blocks it.
Abruzzi throws a big shot that misses.
Jakinek Ii Jakinek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jakinek moves out of range of the strikes.
Jakinek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abruzzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jakinek moves away.
Abruzzi looks to land a right hand but Jakinek moved out of range.
Jakinek throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Abruzzi counters with a straight right hand.
Jakinek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abruzzi circles away quickly and effectively.
Abruzzi throws a shot from downtown. Jakinek moves away and avoids it.
Abruzzi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jakinek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abruzzi throws a hook but Jakinek blocks it.
Jakinek displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jakinek pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Abruzzi back to the cage. Jakinek follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jakinek slips a jab from Abruzzi.
Jakinek shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jakinek misses with a body shot.
Jakinek swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Abruzzi.
Jakinek throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jakinek swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Abruzzi counters with a stiff right hand.
Jakinek avoids the body shot from Abruzzi.
Abruzzi looks to throw the jab but Jakinek is out of range.
Abruzzi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Abruzzi.
Abruzzi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Jakinek.
Abruzzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jakinek manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abruzzi looks to throw the jab but Jakinek is out of range.
Jakinek throws a series of punches but Abruzzi moves out of range.
Jakinek throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jakinek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jakinek throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jakinek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abruzzi misses with a straight right.
Abruzzi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jakinek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abruzzi.
Jakinek throws a combination that misses
and Abruzzi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jakinek works over Abruzzi's head and body with a nice combination.
Abruzzi misses with an uppercut. Jakinek saw that one coming.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jakinek. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jakinek uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abruzzi.
Jakinek defending well as Abruzzi loads up on a big left hand.
Jakinek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jakinek misses with the combination.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Abruzzi lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakinek slips under a jab from Abruzzi.
Abruzzi misses with an uppercut. Jakinek saw that one coming.
Jakinek Ii Jakinek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jakinek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abruzzi swings for the body but Jakinek moves out of range.
Jakinek misses with a double jab.
Jakinek cracks a nice hook into Abruzzi's ribs.
Jakinek misses with a series of wild punches.
Abruzzi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jakinek counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jakinek slips under a jab from Abruzzi.
Abruzzi throws a lazy right hand but Jakinek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jakinek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abruzzi.
Jakinek misses with a series of wild punches.
Jakinek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good shot there by Abruzzi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jakinek throws a nice looking combination but Abruzzi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Jakinek does no damage.
Abruzzi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abruzzi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jakinek throws the kick towards the body but Abruzzi avoids it.
Jakinek slips under a jab from Abruzzi.
Jakinek scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Abruzzi misses with a lunging right hand
and Jakinek counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abruzzi throws a body punch but Jakinek moves out of range.
Jakinek closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Abruzzi misses the jab.
Abruzzi misses with a right hand
and Jakinek counters with a three punch combo that has Abruzzi backing up. Abruzzi nods at Jakinek to acknowledge the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jakinek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abruzzi.
Jakinek is breathing heavily.
Jakinek throws a right hand that Abruzzi ducks under and follows up with a left that Abruzzi also avoids with ease.
Jakinek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abruzzi.
A left lands for Abruzzi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jakinek Ii Jakinek will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jakinek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Abruzzi.
Abruzzi throws out a loose jab but Jakinek uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Abruzzi.
Jakinek defending well as Abruzzi loads up on a big left hand.
Jakinek looks for the body kick but Abruzzi saw that one coming.
Jakinek is working the combinations to good effect here.
Abruzzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abruzzi throws a looping overhand right but Jakinek ducks down to avoid it.
Jakinek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abruzzi.
Jakinek misses with the combination.
Jakinek misses with a series of wild punches.
Abruzzi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abruzzi throws a poor cross that misses
and Jakinek finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jakinek ducks under a wild hook from Abruzzi.
A combination from Jakinek does no damage.
Jakinek moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Jakinek.
Jakinek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abruzzi throws out the jab.
Jakinek just misses with a punch to the body.
Abruzzi misses with a looping right.
Jakinek defending well as Abruzzi loads up on a big left hand.
Abruzzi misses the shot to the body.
Jakinek throws a nice looking combination but Abruzzi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jakinek throws a left and a right that both miss
and Abruzzi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jakinek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abruzzi.
Jakinek tries to move into range but Abruzzi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Abruzzi throws a jab but it's blocked by Jakinek.
Jakinek misses with a body kick.
Jakinek lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abruzzi circles away quickly and effectively.
Jakinek staying out of range there.
Jakinek throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jakinek moves away from the strike by Abruzzi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakinek fails to land with a series of punches.
Jakinek misses with a few strikes there.
Jakinek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jakinek fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Abruzzi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jakinek stalks Abruzzi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Abruzzi's face. Abruzzi staggers backwards, shaken.
Jakinek throws a right and a left that Abruzzi avoids nicely.
Abruzzi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jakinek lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jakinek just misses with a punch to the body.
Abruzzi scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Jakinek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jakinek slips under a jab.
Abruzzi throws a hook to the side of Jakinek's head but Jakinek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abruzzi misses with a looping left.
Abruzzi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jakinek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jakinek on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakinek looks to score with a jab to the body but Abruzzi is just out of range.
Jakinek slips a jab from Abruzzi.
Abruzzi moves out of range of the body kick from Jakinek.
Jakinek misses with a few strikes there.
Jakinek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abruzzi throws out a loose jab but Jakinek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abruzzi misses with a hook.
Abruzzi throws a hook to the side of Jakinek's head but Jakinek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
John Abruzzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jakinek misses with a two punch combination.
Abruzzi throws a hook to the side of Jakinek's head but Jakinek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abruzzi takes a swing at Jakinek's ribcage but misses.
Jakinek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abruzzi.
Abruzzi throws a hook but Jakinek blocks it.
Jakinek moves out of range as Abruzzi strikes.
Abruzzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Jakinek is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abruzzi throws a series of punches but Jakinek avoids them all with ease.
Jakinek throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jakinek throws a series of punches but Abruzzi avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Jakinek.
Abruzzi throws an overhand right that lands on Jakinek's shoulder, as Jakinek tries to avoid the shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Abruzzi checks a leg kick.
Jakinek scores with a sloppy right hand. Abruzzi should have avoided that one.
Abruzzi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abruzzi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jakinek.
Abruzzi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jakinek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Jakinek does no damage.
Jakinek drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jakinek Ii Jakinek is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Jakinek.
Abruzzi throws a hook but Jakinek blocks 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 John Abruzzi.
Well Jakinek 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jakinek Ii Jakinek!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aamer Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Entoni Shmetis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Aamer Khan has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Aamer Khan seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Aamer Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Entoni Shmetis!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shmetis tries for a takedown but Khan circles away easily
and Khan counters by moving into the clinch.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shmetis is defending well for now.
Khan stalls.
Khan gets control of Shmetis's arms and successfully pulls guard. Khan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Shmetis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shmetis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Shmetis trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
Khan pulls Shmetis in close to prevent any damage.
Shmetis wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Shmetis tries to free his leg and advance position but Khan is retaining full guard.
Shmetis trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Khan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Khan tries to get out of the position.
Entoni Shmetis has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Shmetis shoots in looking for a takedown but Khan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shmetis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
No luck for Shmetis with that takedown attempt.
Aamer Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Entoni Shmetis.
Khan gets a double leg takedown into Shmetis's guard.
Shmetis looking for a guillotine here but Khan defends easily.
Shmetis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Shmetis trying to keep a closed guard but Khan is proving a slippery customer.
Khan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Khan trying to control the position from guard on top but Shmetis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shmetis looking for a sweep. Not yet Shmetis, not yet.
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!
Shmetis throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Aamer Khan.
Shmetis goes for a double leg but Khan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Khan continues to drive forward.
Shmetis tries to break the clinch but Khan is controlling the position.
Shmetis is trying to drag Khan to the mat but Khan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Khan pulls guard effortlessly.
Shmetis wants to control from the top but Khan keeps moving.
Khan is trying to control the position but Shmetis postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shmetis trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Entoni Shmetis wasn't active enough on the ground.
Shmetis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Khan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Entoni Shmetis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Khan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Khan scoring with punches from side control.
Shmetis is looking for a sweep.
Shmetis can't do much from the bottom here.
Shmetis is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Shmetis manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Shmetis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Khan sees it coming and defends easily.
Khan is trying to stand up here but Shmetis is controlling him well.
Khan wants to improve his position but Shmetis is controlling well.
Khan is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shmetis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
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!
Shmetis is looking to take a break and control but Khan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Khan is in trouble now - Shmetis has advanced to mount!
Khan tries to hold on but Shmetis pushes him away.
Shmetis wants to control the pace but Khan is squirming around nicely.
Shmetis working Khan over with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shmetis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Khan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Shmetis looking to control but Khan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shmetis is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Shmetis extends the arm and Khan is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Entoni Shmetis!
Entoni Shmetis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Kostov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Raynal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Boris Kostov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jean Raynal!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raynal scores with a hook to the body. Kostov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Raynal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Boris Kostov has been cut.
Raynal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kostov momentarily.
Kostov forces Raynal back against the cage and clinches.
Raynal is trying to push Kostov away but Kostov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kostov throws a punch but it's blocked by Raynal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kostov.
Kostov throws a head punch that misses.
Raynal is trying to maintain a safe position but Kostov gets an underhook and turns Raynal into the cage.
Raynal has had enough of the clinch but Kostov keeps him there for the moment.
Kostov has Raynal pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kostov pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Raynal tumbling to the mat - Kostov dives into Raynal's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kostov throwing strikes but missing.
Raynal looking for a sweep. Not yet Raynal, not yet.
Kostov works over Raynal with some ground and pound from guard.
Kostov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Raynal has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kostov has managed to get both his arms back between Raynal's legs - danger averted.
Kostov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostov wants to control from the top but Raynal keeps moving.
Raynal is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kostov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Raynal looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Raynal is on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kostov is on top in guard.
Raynal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raynal has his foot on Kostov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kostov works his way back into a safe position though.
Raynal has momentary wrist control but Kostov slips an elbow through the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kostov trying to control the position from guard on top but Raynal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raynal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kostov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kostov wants to control from the top but Raynal keeps moving.
Kostov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kostov trying to control the position but Raynal is working away.
Kostov scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Raynal is looking for a sweep.
Raynal regains half guard.
Kostov passes the guard and advances to mount!
Raynal has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Kostov's lack of action.
Kostov 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. Kostov lands a nice short elbow.
Kostov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Raynal tries to get to full guard but Kostov has control of the leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostov lands with a punch from half guard.
Kostov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Raynal with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kostov connects with a nice short shot to Raynal's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kostov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Raynal tries to hold on but Kostov pushes him away.
Kostov landing shots from mount.
Kostov lands a nice shot to the head.
Kostov landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raynal is working to get back to half guard.
Kostov lands a couple of good shots and Raynal has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Kostov is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Kostov gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Kostov gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Kostov apologises and we restart here on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Kostov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boris Kostov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kostov misses with an uppercut.
Raynal misses with a wild combination.
Raynal thows a body shot but no joy.
Raynal swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kostov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kostov has Raynal pressed against the cage, preventing Raynal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Still in the clinch, Kostov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kostov misses with a punch to the body.
Raynal trying to stall but Kostov improves his position.
Kostov lands a right hand.
Kostov working aggressively here.
A short right from Kostov on the inside.
Raynal tries to circle away but Kostov has him pinned against the cage.
Kostov pushes Raynal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Raynal wants to break free but Kostov has control.
Raynal taking a breather.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostov keeps control of Raynal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kostov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kostov fails to land.
Kostov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kostov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kostov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raynal tries to break the clinch but Kostov is controlling the position.
Kostov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Raynal prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kostov misses with the head strike.
Kostov misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Kostov.
A short right from Kostov on the inside.
Kostov tightens his grip and picks Raynal up, before dumping him to the ground. Raynal manages to land in guard.
Kostov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raynal keeping moving, preventing Kostov from controlling successfully.
Raynal looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kostov passes into side control.
Raynal manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kostov trying to hold on to Raynal's head to control him but Raynal postures up.
Raynal tries to pass to full mount but Kostov defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostov tries to get to full guard but Raynal has control of the leg.
Raynal maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Kostov could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Raynal has cracked it and Kostov is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Raynal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jean Raynal!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Karl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Islam Naslamajev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jimmy Karl has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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133 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Karl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Islam Naslamajev!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karl fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Naslamajev sprawls well initially but Karl persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Naslamajev looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Karl seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Naslamajev is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jimmy Karl!
After winning the bout, Jimmy Karl 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Ball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Grozni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Ball could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ivan Grozni's chin.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Big Ball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Grozni!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ball closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Grozni did well to prevent Ball getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Grozni has one foot on Ball's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A punch combination from Grozni misses.
Grozni closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ball wants to improve his position but Grozni is controlling well.
Ball trying to control but Grozni postures up.
Grozni stalling away here and it's allowed Ball to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Grozni trying to control but Ball is working from the bottom.
Ball knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grozni on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grozni accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball controlling the position.
Grozni is stalling in the full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Ball's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ball not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Grozni scores with a body shot.
Ball dives in and scores a takedown into Grozni's guard.
Grozni is trying to keep Ball in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ball wants to stand and escape but instead Grozni has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Grozni is standing up over Ball. Ball looks to escape but Grozni dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Ball's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ball tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Grozni wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Grozni prevents Ball from escaping the position.
Grozni has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grozni stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Grozni is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Grozni tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ball swivels and escapes.
Ball takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grozni misses with a double jab.
Ball closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Grozni trying to control from the bottom.
Grozni looks winded!
Ball wants to stand up but Grozni manages to regain full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grozni is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ball wants to stand but Grozni is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ball working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ball passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Grozni sneaks back into half guard.
Ball working over Grozni with some ground and pound. Grozni looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grozni tries to get to full guard but Ball has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ball wants to stand but Grozni has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Big Ball will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ball closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Grozni to the mat! Grozni manages to get full guard.
Ball is sitting in close to Grozni's body. Grozni has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Ball is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Ball is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Grozni.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ivan Grozni!
Ivan Grozni was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Kocur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kocur is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Head Crusher - Megadeth. 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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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Conner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joey Kocur!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conner has closed the distance and engaged Kocur in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kocur fails to land.
Conner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kocur blocks a body shot from Conner.
Conner working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kocur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Conner's elbow.
Kocur throws a punch but it's blocked by Conner.
Conner lands a body shot.
Conner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kocur.
Conner pushes Kocur back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Conner prevents Kocur from breaking the clinch.
Conner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kocur fails to land.
Conner digs a right hand underneath Kocur's ribcage. Kocur let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kocur breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kocur.
Kocur looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kocur ducks under a wild hook from Conner.
Conner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some wild striking there from Kocur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocur jabs Conner right on the nose. Conner blinks but takes it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Conner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kocur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kocur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conner.
Conner lands a nice hook to Kocur's body. Kocur takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kocur looks to score with a jab to the body but Conner is just out of range.
A jab from Conner misses.
Conner takes one to the side of the head.
Conner walks into a straight right hand from Kocur.
Joey Kocur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conner gets a clinch.
Kocur throws a punch but it's blocked by Conner.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kocur misses with a punch on the inside.
Conner looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kocur throws a head punch that misses.
Kocur misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Conner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner blocking some punches.
Conner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conner lands with a left to the head.
Conner pushes Kocur back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kocur lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Conner.
Conner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
Kocur tries to circle away but Conner has him pinned against the cage.
Kocur blocks a body shot from Conner.
Conner is working Kocur over against the cage.
Kocur wants to get back to striking at distance but Conner won't allow it.
Conner tries to throw a body punch but Kocur avoids it by throwing Conner back against the cage.
Kocur wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kocur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kocur fails to land.
Kocur lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kocur working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kocur.
Conner scores with a shot to the side of Kocur's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Conner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Conner digs a right hand into Kocur's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kocur's gas tank.
Conner lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kocur.
Kocur looks winded!
Stalling in the clinch from Conner.
A hook to the body from Conner.
Conner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conner scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
Conner tries to throw a body punch but Kocur avoids it by throwing Conner back against the cage.
Conner slowing the pace effectively.
A right handed body shot lands from Conner.
Conner throws a punch but it's blocked by Kocur.
Kocur misses with a punch on the inside.
Kocur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Conner working aggressively here.
Kocur lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conner lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Conner.
Conner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow.
Kocur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kocur's elbow.
Conner tries to work over Kocur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Conner.
Conner tries a body shot but Kocur blocks it.
Kocur blocks a body shot from Conner.
Kocur blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Conner.
Conner blocks a body shot from Kocur.
Conner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conner is leaning against Kocur and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Conner scores with a shoulder strike.
Conner slows down the pace here.
Conner lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kocur.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Conner dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Conner forces Kocur back against the cage and clinches.
Conner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kocur's efforts to push away.
A short body shot lands from Conner as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Conner.
Conner scores with a hook to the body.
Conner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Conner lands with a short shot to the head.
Conner gets through Kocur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Conner.
Kocur throws a punch but it's blocked by Conner.
A right hand to the body from Conner.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conner lands a shoulder strike.
Kocur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kocur prevents a body shot from Conner.
Conner lands a body punch in the clinch.
Conner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
Kocur is breathing heavily.
A short left from Conner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Conner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Conner.
A nice left hand lands by Conner.
Conner digs a right hand into Kocur's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kocur's gas tank.
Kocur fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Conner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Conner.
Conner is working Kocur over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Conner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Conner lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Conner.
Conner digs a right hand into Kocur's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kocur's gas tank.
Conner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Conner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kocur backwards.
Conner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ryan Conner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Conner scores with a shot to the side of Kocur's head.
Conner gets through Kocur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Conner gets through Kocur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kocur is rocked!
Conner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kocur is still on wobbly legs! Can Conner finish him?
Conner creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Kocur with a big uppercut! Kocur tries to clinch up but Conner pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Kocur to the mat! Kocur covers up and Conner unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ryan Conner!
Ryan Conner 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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