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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keast Gaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Fister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaard comes to the cage accompanied by Otto Brandenburg - Nĺr en Sailor Gĺr i Land. Frank Fister has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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194 lbs
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185 lbs
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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
25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Keast Gaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Fister!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fister dodges the punch combination from Gaard.
Fister walks into a stiff left hand from Gaard.
Gaard blocks a leg kick.
Gaard throws a nice looking combination but Fister bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gaard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fister manages to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Gaard as Fister shoots in.
Gaard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gaard throws a right hand that Fister ducks under and follows up with a left that Fister also avoids with ease.
Gaard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gaard looks to land a combination but Fister avoids it well.
Gaard closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fister did well to prevent Gaard getting side control.
Fister keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gaard postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Fister to stand up.
Fister shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fister.
Fister throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Gaard. Those never looked like landing.
Gaard misses with a double jab.
Fister gets a double leg takedown into Gaard's guard.
Fister wants to control from the top but Gaard keeps moving.
Gaard 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.
Gaard scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Fister tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gaard swivels and escapes.
Keast Gaard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Fister.
Gaard swinging wildly here.
Gaard lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaard lands a nice shot to the body.
Fister fails with the takedown.
Fister takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gaard.
Gaard scores with a one two! Fister had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gaard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fister tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gaard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gaard is looking to wear down Fister with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gaard swinging wildly here.
Fister is looking to clinch.
Gaard looks to land a combination. Fister sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaard throws a nice looking combination but Fister bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gaard looks to land a combination but Fister avoids it well.
Gaard is breathing heavily.
Gaard digs a good hook to Fister's body.
Fister dodges the punch combination from Gaard.
Fister throws a leg kick
and Fister takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fister shoots in looking for a takedown but Gaard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fister's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gaard leaves Fister with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fister fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gaard shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fister eats them both and turns towards Gaard to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gaard fails to land with a series of punches.
Gaard scores with a one two! Fister had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fister tries for a takedown but Gaard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gaard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fister backs up against the cage.
Fister goes for a double leg but Gaard avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gaard continues to drive forward.
Gaard gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Gaard is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gaard stands up from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gaard scores with a sloppy right hand. Fister should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keast Gaard dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gaard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gaard stuns Fister with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fister.
Fister wants to clinch
and Gaard counters with a one-two to the body.
Gaard lands with a nice body punch.
Gaard with a jab.
Gaard is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gaard looks to land a combination but Fister avoids it well.
Gaard avoids the head kick by Fister.
Fister shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gaard defends it nicely.
Keast Gaard is winning the standup battle so far.
Fister is breathing heavily.
Gaard scores with a punch to the head.
Keast Gaard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaard throws a right hand that Fister ducks under and follows up with a left that Fister also avoids with ease.
Fister shoots in for a takedown but Gaard shows good takedown defense.
Keast Gaard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Fister.
Gaard slips a jab and a cross from Fister.
Gaard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jab by Gaard.
Fister tries to clinch but Gaard is having none of it.
Fister shoots in but Gaard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Keast Gaard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaard shoots in looking for a takedown but Fister manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gaard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fister on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gaard tries to bum rush Fister with a series of wild strikes but Fister uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gaard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fister shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gaard pinned against the cage. Gaard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gaard tests Fister's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fister shoots in for a takedown but Gaard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice straight punches there by Gaard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gaard.
Fister on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gaard lands a jab.
Fister is rocked!
Fister throws a wild hook but Gaard just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Fister gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Gaard raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keast Gaard!
After the fight, Keast Gaard was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hakeem Jabbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Cleaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jabbar comes to the cage accompanied by Passion Pit - Carried Away. Cleaver has chosen Drowning Pool - Bodies as his entrance music. Randall Cleaver has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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30
283 lbs
15 - 26 - 0 |
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275 lbs
13 - 20 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
15 - 26 - 0, fighting out of London, Hakeem Jabbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Randall Cleaver!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cleaver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cleaver catches Jabbar napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Jabbar to the canvas!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cleaver stands up and waves to Jabbar to follow him.
Jabbar swinging wildly here.
Cleaver gets a powerful takedown and that's hurt Jabbar.
Jabbar is rocked!
Cleaver stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Oh Jabbar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cleaver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jabbar seems to have got his legs back now.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Cleaver! Jabbar is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randall Cleaver!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goran Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Sigbjornsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sigbjornsson's choice of entrance music: Greta Salóme & Jónsi....Never Forget. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Gunnar Sigbjornsson enters the cage!
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37
210 lbs
17 - 52 - 1 |
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265 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 52 - 1, fighting out of London, Goran Schwarzeneg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunnar Sigbjornsson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sigbjornsson sprawls well. Sigbjornsson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Schwarzeneg gets slowly back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sigbjornsson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sigbjornsson is trying to get an arm triangle but Schwarzeneg is defending well.
Schwarzeneg tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sigbjornsson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sigbjornsson happy to just control the position for now.
Sigbjornsson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
It looks like Sigbjornsson might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Sigbjornsson crashes against the mat.
Sigbjornsson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Schwarzeneg is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sigbjornsson controlling from side mount.
Sigbjornsson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Schwarzeneg down.
Sigbjornsson advances to full mount.
Sigbjornsson controlling the position easily from mount.
Schwarzeneg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sigbjornsson on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunnar Sigbjornsson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sigbjornsson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigbjornsson trying to pass the guard but Schwarzeneg defending well.
Sigbjornsson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Gunnar Sigbjornsson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sigbjornsson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Schwarzeneg is trying to defend but Sigbjornsson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigbjornsson not doing much here.
Sigbjornsson moves into full mount! Schwarzeneg won't be happy about that!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sigbjornsson controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Sigbjornsson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Schwarzeneg stuffs the takedown.
Schwarzeneg connects with the punch.
Sigbjornsson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Schwarzeneg on his heels. He'll look to pass Schwarzeneg's guard now, I'm sure.
Schwarzeneg is trying to keep Sigbjornsson in close.
Sigbjornsson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Schwarzeneg is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sigbjornsson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sigbjornsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schwarzeneg is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigbjornsson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gunnar Sigbjornsson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Schwarzeneg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sigbjornsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Schwarzeneg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sigbjornsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schwarzeneg gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sigbjornsson counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigbjornsson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Schwarzeneg sprawls well initially but Sigbjornsson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sigbjornsson wants to free his trapped foot but Schwarzeneg is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sigbjornsson 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.
Schwarzeneg wants to get back to full guard.
Sigbjornsson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Sigbjornsson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gunnar Sigbjornsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Gunnar Sigbjornsson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jab by Sigbjornsson.
A slow jab from Schwarzeneg misses its intended target.
Sigbjornsson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sigbjornsson swings around for an armbar but Schwarzeneg sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sigbjornsson's guard.
Sigbjornsson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sigbjornsson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Schwarzeneg gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigbjornsson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Schwarzeneg can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Schwarzeneg stands up and waves to Sigbjornsson to follow him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sigbjornsson avoids the body shot from Schwarzeneg.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schwarzeneg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Sigbjornsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sigbjornsson as he jumps to the side.
Schwarzeneg misses with a wild body shot.
Schwarzeneg falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sigbjornsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Sigbjornsson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Schwarzeneg sprawls well. Schwarzeneg wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sigbjornsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Sigbjornsson fails to land the takedown.
Schwarzeneg misses with a jab to the body
and Sigbjornsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sigbjornsson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Schwarzeneg is in trouble now - Sigbjornsson has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg wants to control but Sigbjornsson is having none of it.
Sigbjornsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sigbjornsson controlling the pace for now.
Sigbjornsson with good strikes from the mount here!
Schwarzeneg tries to hold on but Sigbjornsson pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigbjornsson controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnar Sigbjornsson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sigbjornsson cracks Schwarzeneg with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sigbjornsson dives in for a single leg takedown but Schwarzeneg sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Goran Schwarzeneg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunnar Sigbjornsson.
Sigbjornsson is pressed up against the cage. Schwarzeneg has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sigbjornsson down to the mat. Sigbjornsson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sigbjornsson clinches up with Schwarzeneg and pushes him back against the cage.
Schwarzeneg is looking for a takedown.
Schwarzeneg tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Schwarzeneg is looking for a takedown.
Goran Schwarzeneg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sigbjornsson has clasped his hands together around Schwarzeneg's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Schwarzeneg prevents Sigbjornsson from improving position.
Sigbjornsson advances to full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sigbjornsson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Sigbjornsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sigbjornsson 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Sigbjornsson!
Gunnar Sigbjornsson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Golden Supplements , into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Jigster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Woods has chosen skillet-monster as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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26
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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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, Rashad Jigster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Woods!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods circles away from the clinch attempt
and Woods counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jigster won't be happy with that.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jigster sneaks back into half guard.
Woods tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Woods looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jigster flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jigster gets full guard.
Woods won't allow Jigster to sweep him here.
Woods showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jigster is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Woods is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jigster throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Woods decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jigster, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jigster pivots, looking for a leg kick but Woods is out of range and Jigster settles back down.
Woods drives through with a takedown into Jigster's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Woods gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Woods misses the shot to the body.
Woods fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jigster to the ground. Woods is now in Jigster's guard.
Jigster looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jigster wants to improve his position but instead Woods has moved into half guard.
Woods seems to be working for a kimura but Jigster defends the submission attempt.
Woods prevents Jigster from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods lands with a punch from half guard.
Jigster won't allow Woods to pass to mount.
Jigster actively working from the bottom here.
Woods is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jigster defends it well.
Jigster is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jigster on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Woods drops an elbow to the side of Jigster's head.
Jigster wants to control but Woods is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ground and pound from Woods.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods 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.
Woods seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Woods really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jigster. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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. Woods connects with a nice short shot to Jigster's temple.
Woods working over Jigster with some ground and pound. Jigster looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Woods seems to be working for a kimura but Jigster defends the submission attempt.
Jigster trying to hold on to Woods's head to control him but Woods postures up.
Jigster gets back to full guard.
Jigster trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods wants to pass the guard but Jigster is keeping the position.
Woods wants to control from the top but Jigster keeps moving.
Woods works over Jigster with some ground and pound from guard.
Jigster is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Woods defends well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woods lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Woods stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jigster swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Woods postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Woods dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Woods looking to score a takedown here. Jigster is defending well but Woods drives through and ends up in Jigster's guard.
Ross Woods has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jigster is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jigster throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Woods makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Woods controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jigster looking for a sweep. Not yet Jigster, not yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Jigster doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Woods paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Jigster - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rashad Jigster!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hakeem Berzevaco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ultimate Chaos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berzevaco comes to the cage accompanied by Kaksi vanhaa hinttaria. Chaos has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z78q_yvMYuQ as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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200 lbs
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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
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Hakeem Berzevaco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Ultimate Chaos!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaos ducks under a wild hook from Berzevaco.
Berzevaco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chaos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Chaos postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chaos throws an elbow that misses. Berzevaco uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chaos's guard. Nice move by Berzevaco!
Chaos wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Berzevaco missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Berzevaco 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.
Chaos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chaos striking off his back but it's not causing Berzevaco any problems.
Berzevaco trying to control the position from guard on top but Chaos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Berzevaco throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Chaos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzevaco is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Berzevaco keeping moving, preventing Chaos from controlling successfully.
Chaos wants to pass the guard but Berzevaco is keeping the position.
Berzevaco can't keep his opponent in guard - Chaos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Chaos trying to control the action but Berzevaco is working from the bottom.
Chaos trying to mount his opponent but Berzevaco defends it.
Berzevaco is trying to stand up here but Chaos is controlling him well.
Chaos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chaos 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco won't allow Chaos to pass to mount.
Chaos prevents Berzevaco from improving his position.
Chaos is just content to waste time from the top position. Berzevaco takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Chaos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Berzevaco manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Berzevaco tries to land knees in the clinch but Chaos avoids the damage to the body.
Berzevaco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chaos prevents Berzevaco from breaking the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berzevaco tries to break the clinch but Chaos is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco is trying to force a seperation but Chaos has the dominant position.
Berzevaco breaks the clinch.
Berzevaco lands a jab.
Hakeem Berzevaco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chaos blocks a head kick by Berzevaco.
Berzevaco connects with an inside leg kick.
Berzevaco swings widly with a right hand
and Chaos counters with a single leg into guard. Berzevaco didn't expect that.
Chaos trying to control but Berzevaco is working from the bottom.
Berzevaco manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Chaos tries to lock up and control but Berzevaco gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos is in all sorts of trouble here.
We've been informed that Chaos has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chaos wants to hold on but Berzevaco pushes him away.
Chaos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Berzevaco trying to control but Chaos is having none of it.
Berzevaco with good strikes from the mount here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berzevaco trying to control but Chaos is having none of it.
Chaos wants to control but Berzevaco is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ultimate Chaos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Berzevaco paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Berzevaco lands with a kick to the temple. Chaos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Berzevaco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berzevaco lands a nice hook to Chaos's body. Chaos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Berzevaco throws a right hand that misses
so Chaos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berzevaco pushes Chaos off and gets back to his feet.
A head kick by Berzevaco misses
and Chaos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Berzevaco moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos wants to pass the guard but Berzevaco is keeping the position.
Berzevaco lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chaos!
Berzevaco has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Chaos's face.
Berzevaco looking to control but Chaos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chaos gets back to half guard.
Berzevaco wants to take a breather but Chaos is having none of it.
Berzevaco escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco lands with a shot to the body.
Chaos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Berzevaco throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berzevaco misses with a lunging right hand
and Chaos counters with a single leg into guard. Berzevaco didn't expect that.
Berzevaco wants to stand up but Chaos is controlling him.
Berzevaco wriggles free and stands up.
Ultimate Chaos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Berzevaco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Berzevaco misses with a body shot.
Berzevaco throws an overhand right that lands on Chaos's shoulder, as Chaos tries to avoid the shot.
Berzevaco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A low kick from Berzevaco is predictable there
and Chaos counters with a takedown into side control.
Chaos in side control, throwing shots but Berzevaco defends.
Chaos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Berzevaco has escaped the position, nice work there.
Berzevaco gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Berzevaco keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco is looking to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chaos is trying to control. Berzevaco wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Berzevaco is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Lawson MMA (UK), so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Ultimate Chaos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Berzevaco gets full guard.
Chaos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chaos tries to free his leg and advance position but Berzevaco is retaining full guard.
Chaos postures up in Berzevaco's guard and throws a big left but Berzevaco blocks it.
Berzevaco keeping full guard, as Chaos tries to pass.
Chaos stopping the sweep attempt from Berzevaco.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chaos lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hakeem Berzevaco will probably get the nod.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Berzevaco connects with a body shot.
Chaos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Berzevaco scores with a jab to the body.
Berzevaco looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Berzevaco scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Berzevaco goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Berzevaco here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Berzevaco works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Berzevaco darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzevaco thumps Chaos with a low kick.
Berzevaco swings widly with a right hand
and Chaos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Berzevaco's guard now.
Berzevaco is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chaos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Berzevaco is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Berzevaco wants to stand up but Chaos manages to regain full guard.
Chaos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Berzevaco is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco postures up.
Chaos 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.
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!
Berzevaco postures up.
Chaos can't keep his opponent in guard - Berzevaco advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Berzevaco passes to full mount!
Chaos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Berzevaco landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco wants to control the pace but Chaos is squirming around nicely.
Berzevaco lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Berzevaco wants to control the action but instead Chaos gets a body lock and reverses into Berzevaco's guard! Nice work!
Chaos won't allow Berzevaco to get back to his feet.
Chaos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Chaos passes into half guard.
Chaos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chaos is looking to take a break and control but Berzevaco is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chaos prevents Berzevaco from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berzevaco is staying active underneath Chaos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Berzevaco is looking to improve his position.
Berzevaco pushes Chaos off and gets back to his feet.
Berzevaco throws a sloppy head kick and Chaos moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berzevaco throws an overhand right that lands on Chaos's shoulder, as Chaos tries to avoid the shot.
Chaos staying out of range there.
Berzevaco throws a lazy uppercut
so Chaos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berzevaco wants to sweep but no luck.
Berzevaco is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chaos trying to control the position from guard on top but Berzevaco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hakeem Berzevaco showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Berzevaco 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakeem Berzevaco!
Hakeem Berzevaco very nearly forgot to thank Cyclone Nutrition Company amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between JJ Kamahawe Ole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kasper Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamahawe Ole comes into the arena with E ala E by Israel blaring out of the sound system. JJ Kamahawe Ole has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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34
168 lbs
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21
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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
15 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, JJ Kamahawe Ole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kasper Koltun!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamahawe Ole looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kamahawe Ole won't allow Koltun to get back to his feet.
Koltun can't keep his opponent in guard - Kamahawe Ole advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Koltun is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kamahawe Ole uses his free foot to push down on Koltun's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Koltun.
Kamahawe Ole looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Koltun tries to lock up and control but Kamahawe Ole gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kamahawe Ole working Koltun over with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kamahawe Ole lands with some strikes.
Kamahawe Ole really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun is working to get back to half guard.
Kamahawe Ole lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Koltun is bucking up trying to escape but Kamahawe Ole cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Koltun wants to control but Kamahawe Ole is having none of it.
Kamahawe Ole looking to control and managing it successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kamahawe Ole working Koltun over with strikes here.
Kamahawe Ole breaks from Koltun's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Koltun tries to hold on but Kamahawe Ole pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Kamahawe Ole connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kamahawe Ole avoids the attempt from Koltun to control.
Kamahawe Ole with the ground and pound from mount.
Koltun is rocked!
Kamahawe Ole has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Koltun's face.
Koltun is still in real trouble! Can Kamahawe Ole finish him?
Kamahawe Ole will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kamahawe Ole pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kamahawe Ole lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kamahawe Ole postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Koltun badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Kamahawe Ole around the waist but Kamahawe Ole pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Kamahawe Ole is the winner by TKO! Kamahawe Ole jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JJ Kamahawe Ole!
JJ Kamahawe Ole 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Mcgarry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derick Trotter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derick Trotter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
173 lbs
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26
185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicky Mcgarry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Derick Trotter!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgarry wants to clinch but Trotter slips to the side
and Trotter counters with a two punch combo.
Mcgarry closes the distance but Trotter moves to the side
and Trotter counters with a nice body shot.
Trotter lands with a kick to the temple. Mcgarry shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Trotter's coach down at Lawson MMA (UK) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Trotter's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mcgarry tries to clinch but Trotter moves away
and Trotter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Trotter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trotter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Trotter throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Mcgarry colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Trotter as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Mcgarry is left battered and dazed whilst Trotter and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derick Trotter!
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