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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graham Hancock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Graham Hancock!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hancock tries to sprawl but Garcia drives through with a takedown into half guard.
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.
Garcia is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Garcia wants to pass to mount but Hancock is defending the position.
Garcia is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hancock defends it well.
Garcia prevents Hancock from improving his position.
Garcia wants to advance to full mount but Hancock doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Garcia tries to free his leg and advance position but Hancock is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hancock wants to sweep here but Garcia controlling him for the moment.
Hancock has his hands on Garcia's head, controlling the position.
Hancock is trying to keep Garcia in close.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Graham Hancock hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Garcia with a poor takedown
and Hancock counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Garcia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hancock is one step ahead there.
Garcia throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hancock uses it to pass to side control.
Garcia tries to buck Hancock off but Hancock is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hancock trying to control the position but Garcia is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to buck Hancock off but Hancock is having none of it.
Hancock controls the position from side control.
Hancock advances to mount.
Hancock pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hancock tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Garcia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Garcia bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Garcia drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hancock dives on top into guard.
Hancock advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is trying to get back to full guard.
Hancock wants to pass to mount but Garcia is defending the position.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Hancock is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hancock escapes and gets back to his feet.
Garcia fails with the takedown
and Hancock holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hancock breaks the clinch.
Garcia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hancock decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Garcia's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hancock works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Garcia is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia with the active half guard here but Hancock passes nicely into side control.
Hancock tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hancock has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hancock tries to move to mount but Garcia blocks the move with his legs.
Garcia tries to bench press Hancock off him but Hancock keeps the position.
Hancock is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garcia is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hancock decides to stand up, so the ref orders Garcia to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Hancock dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Garcia misses with a takedown
letting Hancock counter with a right hand.
Garcia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hancock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Gabriel Garcia has been cut.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Hancock circles away easily
and Hancock moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hancock wants the takedown. Garcia is fighting it off but Hancock persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Garcia's guard against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hancock is one step ahead there.
Garcia looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hancock has picked Garcia up and slammed him! Garcia can't keep hold of the triangle and Hancock manages to pass to side control!
Garcia tries to improve position but can't.
Garcia sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hancock looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nice strikes from Hancock there.
Hancock controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hancock is nestled in close to Garcia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hancock lands strikes from half guard.
Garcia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hancock pulls his head out easily.
Hancock trying to mount his opponent but Garcia defends it.
Hancock lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hancock is working for a submission of some sort.
Garcia looking for a kimura from the bottom but Hancock passes into side control!
Garcia gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to get back to full guard.
Garcia is working hard here to advance position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Garcia is trying to get back to full guard.
Garcia regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hancock controlling from the top position.
Hancock advances position into side control!
Garcia takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hancock working the ground and pound from side control.
Hancock decides to stand back up.
Garcia with a poor takedown
and Hancock counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Garcia!
Garcia tries to improve position but can't.
Hancock is trying to get an arm triangle but Garcia is defending well.
Hancock tries to advance to mount but Garcia denies him.
Hancock passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Garcia!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hancock controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is trying desperately to improve position.
Hancock postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Garcia looks a forlorn figure.
Garcia is trying to reverse the position but instead Hancock has taken his back - oops!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Hancock controlling the positon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hancock connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Garcia to escape the position.
I would not like to be Garcia right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graham Hancock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Garcia's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hancock shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Garcia manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Garcia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hancock defends it easily.
Hancock stands up from Garcia's guard - Hancock perhaps looking for a knockout.
Garcia seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Garcia shoots in and drives through. Hancock sprawls well.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt
and Hancock counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hancock.
Hancock misses with a body punch.
Hancock jumps guard and drags Garcia to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hancock trying to keep a closed guard but Garcia is proving a slippery customer.
Garcia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia passes Hancock's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Garcia is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hancock tries to get to full guard but Garcia has control of the leg.
Garcia tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hancock knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hancock keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Garcia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Garcia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hancock sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is working for a kimura but Hancock is defending it quite comfortably.
Garcia looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Garcia is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hancock defends it well.
Hancock makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hancock.
Hancock pushes Garcia off and scrambles back to his feet.
Garcia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hancock slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Garcia is working an open guard so Hancock takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Hancock circles away easily
and Hancock counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hancock 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.
Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Hancock defends easily.
Hancock stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt
and Hancock counters with a crisp one two that drops Garcia! Hancock thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Garcia to his feet! Garcia is in big trouble!
Garcia is rocked!
Garcia tries for a takedown but Hancock circles away easily
and Hancock counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Oh Garcia is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hancock with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hancock is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hancock takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hancock scoring with strikes but Garcia is staying in there.
Hancock controlling from the full mount.
Garcia really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hancock is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Garcia can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Graham Hancock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hancock has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Graham Hancock!
Graham Hancock decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Zubar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Sobota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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176 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronald Zubar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Sobota!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobota shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sobota showed some decent athleticism there.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sobota looks to land a strike but Zubar avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Zubar has a closed guard, preventing Sobota from standing up.
Zubar is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Zubar is working an open guard so Sobota takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Zubar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zubar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sobota scores with a nice strike.
Zubar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobota has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sobota tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zubar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zubar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sobota.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sobota.
Zubar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sobota will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zubar misses with a series of wild punches.
Sobota attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sobota lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zubar scores with a nice right hand.
Sobota throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zubar throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobota looks to throw the jab but Zubar is out of range.
Ronald Zubar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sobota gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sobota misses with a right hand
and Zubar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zubar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sobota closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Zubar's guard.
Sobota throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zubar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sobota has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sobota wants to control from the top but Zubar keeps moving.
Sobota stopping the sweep attempt from Zubar.
Sobota trying to control but Zubar is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobota stands and steps away. Zubar gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Zubar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sobota throws a head kick that misses
and Zubar counters with a nice uppercut.
Daniel Sobota seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobota avoids the body shot from Zubar.
Sobota manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Zubar on his heels. He'll look to pass Zubar's guard now, I'm sure.
Sobota trying to control but Zubar is working from the bottom.
Zubar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sobota tries to stand but Zubar is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sobota accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zubar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sobota wants to control from the top but Zubar keeps moving.
Sobota throws a strike but Zubar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Sobota manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sobota changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zubar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Sobota dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A cross from Sobota lands.
Zubar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sobota stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zubar slips under a jab from Sobota.
Zubar blocks a head kick by Sobota.
A punch combination from Sobota misses.
Sobota lands a jab.
Zubar slaps away a takedown attempt from Sobota, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Sobota. Those never looked like landing.
Sobota is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobota swings widly with a right hand
and Zubar counters with a nice leg kick.
Ronald Zubar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sobota misses with a body shot.
Zubar misses with a leg kick.
Sobota misses with a hook. Zubar ducked under it nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Zubar crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sobota - the referee stops the clock and Zubar gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sobota. Zubar manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sobota misses the body punch
letting Zubar counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zubar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sobota walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zubar scores with a head kick. Sobota tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ronald Zubar is winning the standup battle so far.
Sobota throws a body punch but Zubar moves out of range.
Zubar 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobota looks to land a right hand but Zubar moved out of range.
Sobota misses with a wild body shot.
Zubar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sobota darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobota decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Zubar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've been told by Zubar's head coaches at London MMA Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sobota shoots for a takedown but Zubar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sobota throws a hook but Zubar blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zubar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zubar is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sobota misses with a takedown attempt - Zubar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ronald Zubar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Sobota.
Zubar throws a hook but Sobota avoids it easily.
Sobota shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zubar as he jumps to the side.
Sobota closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Zubar did well to prevent Sobota getting side control.
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. Sobota connects with a nice short shot to Zubar's temple.
Sobota sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zubar defending well though.
Sobota throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zubar is trying to maintain the position but Sobota is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zubar works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sobota tries to free his leg and advance position but Zubar is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zubar wants to get back to his feet but Sobota passes into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zubar is staying active underneath Sobota, who seems content to just control the action from 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. Sobota connects with a nice short shot to Zubar's temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zubar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sobota thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Sobota showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sobota shoots in looking for a takedown. Zubar tries to sprawl out of it but Sobota keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zubar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sobota throws a looping overhand right but Zubar ducks down to avoid it.
Sobota fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zubar manages to avoid it.
Sobota misses with a double jab
and Zubar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sobota shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zubar defends it nicely.
Sobota tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zubar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zubar leaves Sobota with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ronald Zubar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Sobota.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobota scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zubar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sobota counters with an inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Zubar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sobota keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sobota on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zubar tests Sobota's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zubar lands an overhand right.
Zubar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Zubar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sobota on the side of the head.
Zubar throws a nice looking combination but Sobota bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobota slips a jab and a cross from Zubar.
Sobota throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zubar on the side of the head.
Sobota missing with a left hand there. Zubar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sobota dives in and grabs Zubar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zubar pushes down on Sobota's head and hops out.
Zubar throws a right and a left that Sobota avoids nicely.
Sobota shoots in but no luck this time.
Sobota on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zubar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sobota doesn't seem bothered though.
Sobota swinging wildly here.
Zubar throws the kick towards the body but Sobota avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zubar scores with a nice right hand.
Sobota scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zubar cracks Sobota with a good jab.
Sobota gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sobota looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ronald Zubar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sobota shoots for a double leg takedown but Zubar sprawls well. He's pushed Sobota's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zubar throws a shot to the body.
Zubar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zubar throws a jab but it's blocked by Sobota.
Sobota tries to close the distance and clinch but Zubar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sobota. Zubar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sobota misses with a straight right.
Zubar looks to land a left hand but Sobota moved out of range nicely.
Sobota delivers a nice body kick.
Zubar thuds a left hand into Sobota's body.
Daniel Sobota is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sobota closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sobota manages to break the clinch.
Zubar throws out a loose jab but Sobota uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Zubar enables Sobota to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Zubar manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sobota postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sobota trying to control the position from guard on top but Zubar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Ronald Zubar.
I think Sobota has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Sobota!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Eikmeyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beck's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Seek n Destroy. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Beck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Eikmeyer!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beck cracks a nice hook into Eikmeyer's ribs.
Eikmeyer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Beck circles away.
Beck keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Eikmeyer goes for a double leg but Beck avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Beck continues to drive forward.
John Beck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Eikmeyer.
Eikmeyer turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Beck is trying to get back to his feet.
Beck trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Eikmeyer wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Beck, who protects the arm well.
Eikmeyer has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Soul Supremacy - UK. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Eikmeyer working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Beck wants to get back to his feet but Eikmeyer drags him back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eikmeyer tries for a kimura but Beck is defending well.
Eikmeyer looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Eikmeyer swings around for an armbar but Beck sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Eikmeyer's guard.
Beck wants to stand but Eikmeyer is controlling his posture from full guard.
Beck stands up and waves to Eikmeyer to follow him.
Beck has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Eikmeyer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Eikmeyer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Beck as he avoids it easily.
John Beck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Eikmeyer with that takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beck defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Eikmeyer.
Eikmeyer looks winded!
Beck uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Eikmeyer has time to react.
Beck connects with a body shot.
Beck comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Beck drops Eikmeyer with a beautiful combination! Eikmeyer stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Beck is looking for the KO!
It looks like Mario Eikmeyer has been cut.
Eikmeyer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Eikmeyer is rocked!
Beck misses with an uppercut.
Eikmeyer is still on wobbly legs! Can Beck finish him?
A big right followed by a crushing left from Beck knocks Eikmeyer out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Beck!
John Beck 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sarmith Creston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Bjornsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunnar Bjornsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent MT
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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
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sarmith Creston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunnar Bjornsson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornsson tries to clinch there but Creston circles away.
Bjornsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Creston slips a jab and a cross from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Creston takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bjornsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Bjornsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Creston.
A good leg kick by Creston.
Bjornsson moves into the clinch.
Creston working aggressively here.
Creston breaks from the clinch.
Creston seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bjornsson tries to clinch but Creston is having none of it.
Bjornsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Creston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bjornsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Creston.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bjornsson moves in looking to clinch but Creston pushes him off.
Creston misses with a hook.
Bjornsson tries to clinch there but Creston circles away.
Bjornsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Creston.
Bjornsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bjornsson moves out of range as Creston throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Creston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Creston goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bjornsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Creston.
Creston keeps the fight on the outside.
Creston thows a body shot but no joy.
Bjornsson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Creston counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Creston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bjornsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Creston.
Bjornsson avoids the body shot from Creston.
Creston throws a push kick but Bjornsson slaps the foot to one side.
Bjornsson throws a series of punches but Creston moves out of range.
Bjornsson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bjornsson swinging wildly here.
Creston tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Creston fails to land with a series of punches.
Bjornsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Creston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Creston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Creston.
Bjornsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Creston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bjornsson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Creston counters with a good low kick that Bjornsson was not able to check.
Bjornsson throws an overhand right that lands on Creston's shoulder, as Creston tries to avoid the shot.
Bjornsson tries to clinch but Creston moves away
and Creston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Creston throws a right hand that Bjornsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Bjornsson also avoids with ease.
Creston keeps the fight on the outside.
Bjornsson throws a sloppy head kick and Creston moves out of range easily.
Creston scores with a nice head shot.
Bjornsson moves in looking to clinch but Creston pushes him off.
Bjornsson throws a jab when Creston was well out of range.
Bjornsson connects with a leg kick. Creston looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Creston tries to land a front kick but Bjornsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bjornsson tries to clinch but Creston moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson pushes Creston up against the cage in a clinch.
Creston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Creston throws a lazy right hand but Bjornsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Creston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Creston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bjornsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bjornsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bjornsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Creston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Creston lands a right hook to the body.
Bjornsson wants to clinch up but Creston keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Bjornsson does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Creston. Bjornsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Creston misses with a kick to the body.
Bjornsson tries to clinch up but Creston circles away and keeps his distance.
We've been informed that Bjornsson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bjornsson looks to clinch
and Creston counters with a good low kick that Bjornsson was not able to check.
Bjornsson avoids a kick to the body.
Bjornsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bjornsson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Creston counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bjornsson tries to clinch but Creston is having none of it.
Bjornsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Creston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bjornsson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bjornsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bjornsson has managed to clinch.
Creston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Creston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson avoids the body shot from Creston.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Creston walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bjornsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bjornsson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Creston.
Creston swats away the attempt to clinch by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Bjornsson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bjornsson tries to clinch up but Creston circles away and keeps his distance.
Bjornsson lands an overhand right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Creston.
Bjornsson misses with a head kick.
Creston feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bjornsson's calf.
Creston has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bjornsson misses with a head kick.
Creston is looking to wear down Bjornsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bjornsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Creston slips a jab from Bjornsson.
Creston throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Creston shoots for a takedown but Bjornsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Creston drops his hands momentarily and Bjornsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Creston misses with a looping left.
Bjornsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Creston ducks under a wild hook from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Creston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Creston 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 Bjornsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bjornsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gunnar Bjornsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creston misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bjornsson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bjornsson cracks Creston with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Creston throws a leg kick which misses Bjornsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Bjornsson tries to avoid it.
Creston lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bjornsson throws a nice looking combination but Creston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Creston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Creston looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bjornsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Creston counters with an outside leg kick.
Bjornsson is breathing heavily.
Creston lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Bjornsson misses.
Bjornsson tries to clinch but Creston moves out of range.
Creston moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bjornsson closes the distance but Creston moves to the side
and Creston counters with a straight right hand.
Gunnar Bjornsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Bjornsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Creston tries a head kick but it misses.
Creston throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Creston tries to score with a low kick but Bjornsson moves his leg out of the way.
Creston lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bjornsson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Creston eats them both and turns towards Bjornsson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bjornsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Creston connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bjornsson scrambles back to his feet.
Bjornsson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Creston goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bjornsson darts in and clinches Creston up against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Creston lands a left hand.
Creston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Creston blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Creston.
Creston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bjornsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson throws a head punch that misses.
Bjornsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Bjornsson tries a knee to the head but Creston blocks it.
Bjornsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Creston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Creston pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bjornsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Creston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Creston thows a body kick. Bjornsson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A punch combination from Bjornsson misses.
Bjornsson moves into the clinch.
Bjornsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Creston works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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!
Bjornsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Creston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bjornsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bjornsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Creston listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creston lands a nice shot that snaps Bjornsson's head back.
Bjornsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Creston shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bjornsson pinned against the cage. Bjornsson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Creston, right into the meat.
Creston scores with a jab to the body.
Bjornsson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bjornsson keeping full guard, as Creston tries to pass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Creston trying to control the position from guard on top but Bjornsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sarmith Creston dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Bjornsson tries to clinch up but Creston circles away and keeps his distance.
Bjornsson is looking to clinch but Creston is avoiding it.
Bjornsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bjornsson takes one to the side of the head.
Creston tried to score with a low kick but Bjornsson checks it.
Bjornsson wants to clinch up but Creston keeps it at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Creston. That's going to slow Bjornsson down.
Creston lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bjornsson will feel that in the morning.
Bjornsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Creston throws a wild body kick that Bjornsson sees coming a mile off.
Creston throws a looping overhand right but Bjornsson ducks down to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Creston.
Creston wants to slow Bjornsson down by chopping away at his legs.
Creston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Creston throws a solid leg kick but Bjornsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Creston.
Gunnar Bjornsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bjornsson tries to clinch up.
Creston connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bjornsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Creston throws a leg kick that misses.
Bjornsson lands with a slapping head kick.
Creston fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bjornsson is out of range.
Creston keeps the fight on the outside.
Bjornsson avoids the body shot from Creston.
Bjornsson ducks under a wild hook from Creston.
Bjornsson wants to clinch.
Bjornsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bjornsson wants to clinch but Creston slips to the side
and Creston counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bjornsson cracks Creston with a good jab.
Creston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Creston misses with a wild body shot.
Bjornsson tries to clinch there but Creston circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creston scores with a leg kick.
Creston walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bjornsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bjornsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bjornsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bjornsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Creston.
Bjornsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Creston attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Creston keeps the fight on the outside.
Creston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson tries to clinch up.
Bjornsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Creston misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gunnar Bjornsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bjornsson looks to land a right hand but Creston moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson wants to clinch up but Creston keeps it at a distance.
Bjornsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Creston lands with a shot to the body.
Creston avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bjornsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Creston swats away the attempt to clinch by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Creston.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bjornsson checks a leg kick.
Creston lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bjornsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Creston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bjornsson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Creston is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson tries to clinch up.
Bjornsson throws a series of punches but Creston avoids them all with ease.
Creston circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Creston.
Creston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Creston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bjornsson wants to clinch
and Creston counters with a good low kick that Bjornsson was not able to check.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Creston.
Creston lands a nice shot to the body.
Creston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bjornsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Creston scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Creston scoring well with a low kick there.
Creston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bjornsson. That did some damage!
A nice inside leg kick there by Creston. That's going to slow Bjornsson down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sarmith Creston showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Creston 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sarmith Creston!
An out of breath Sarmith Creston thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel McFadden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Ratajczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel McFadden has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel McFadden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Ratajczyk!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ratajczyk wants to clinch
and McFadden counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ratajczyk's guard now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ratajczyk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McFadden is controlling him.
McFadden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McFadden throwing strikes but missing.
McFadden with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ratajczyk manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Ratajczyk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ratajczyk misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ratajczyk manages to break the clinch.
Ratajczyk gets a clinch.
McFadden changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ratajczyk fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ratajczyk tries to close the distance and clinch but McFadden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratajczyk closes the distance but McFadden moves to the side
so McFadden counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McFadden won't allow Ratajczyk to get back to his feet.
McFadden postures up in Ratajczyk's guard and throws a big left but Ratajczyk blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McFadden won't allow Ratajczyk to get back to his feet.
McFadden loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McFadden throws a big elbow that misses.
Ratajczyk wants to stand but McFadden is controlling the position.
McFadden loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ratajczyk wants to get back to his feet but McFadden is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McFadden missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McFadden is looking to work some ground and pound but Ratajczyk has wrist control.
McFadden throws a big right hand that misses.
Ratajczyk wants to get back to his feet but McFadden is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McFadden sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ratajczyk's guard.
Ratajczyk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McFadden.
McFadden prevents Ratajczyk from standing back up.
McFadden lands with a punch from half guard.
It looks like Peter Ratajczyk has been cut.
McFadden not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ratajczyk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McFadden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McFadden missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ratajczyk looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ratajczyk taking some punishment here, with McFadden in his half guard.
Ratajczyk wants to get back to his feet.
McFadden not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratajczyk is looking to escape.
McFadden is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ratajczyk sees it coming and defends easily.
Ground and pound from McFadden.
McFadden is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
McFadden is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ratajczyk wants to get back to his feet.
McFadden throwing shots but Ratajczyk is blocking nicely.
McFadden missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ratajczyk regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from McFadden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ratajczyk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McFadden is controlling him.
McFadden working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ratajczyk's head.
That has opened up Peter Ratajczyk's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McFadden in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McFadden throwing strikes from guard but Ratajczyk blocks nicely.
McFadden lands a couple of elbows.
The cut above Peter Ratajczyk's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ratajczyk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McFadden.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McFadden won't allow Ratajczyk to get back to his feet.
McFadden working some strikes from top position.
Peter Ratajczyk's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Peter Ratajczyk's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Daniel McFadden!
Daniel McFadden thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lena Thorevska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lena Thorevska has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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139 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lena Thorevska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Lee!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorevska bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lee is not content to let Thorevska control the position.
Lee is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Thorevska working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee sneaks back into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thorevska seems to be looking for submissions.
Lee is looking to improve his position.
Thorevska seems to be working for a kimura but Lee defends the submission attempt.
Thorevska will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is trying to get back to full guard.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Thorevska in particular looking to stall.
Thorevska is trying to control the action in half guard but Lee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thorevska is looking for a kimura but Lee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Thorevska to get the leverage.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
Thorevska is keen to just control but Lee is a slippery customer.
Thorevska is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lee sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to get to full guard but Thorevska has control of the leg.
Thorevska with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lee is trying to get back to full guard.
Thorevska looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lee is looking to escape.
Thorevska seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lee keeps trying to improve his position.
Lee trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Thorevska manages to pass to mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lee can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorevska controlling his opponent.
Thorevska fails to take his opponent's back.
Thorevska sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Thorevska tries to control but Lee wriggling away.
Thorevska is really struggling to control Lee but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Lena Thorevska wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lee clinches up against the cage.
Lee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thorevska smiles and moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Thorevska. That snapped Lee's head back.
Lee gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Thorevska to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lee has his hands on Thorevska's head, controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thorevska wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lena Thorevska dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thorevska displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lee.
Thorevska scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thorevska looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Thorevska shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lee napping and manages to drive through into side control!
You can see the frustration on Lee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lee tries to bench press Thorevska off him but Thorevska keeps the position.
Lee gets back to half guard.
Thorevska perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Thorevska is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lee defends it well.
Lee throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lee is trying to control but can't.
Thorevska controlling the action here.
Thorevska 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to get back to full guard.
Lena Thorevska overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee is pressing down on Thorevska's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lee is trying to control the position but Thorevska postures up.
Thorevska wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee keeping full guard, as Thorevska tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to control the position but Thorevska postures up.
Thorevska won't allow Lee to get back to his feet.
Thorevska is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Thomas Lee hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lee shoots in for a double leg but Thorevska sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thorevska misses with a combination
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thorevska sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lena Thorevska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Lee.
Thorevska lands a two punch combo.
Horrible takedown by Lee or perhaps it was just good defense by Thorevska which made him look bad.
Thorevska throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lee tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Thorevska is in Lee's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorevska trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Lee manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Lee is in close to Thorevska's body, working some short punches and elbows.
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!
Lee throwing strikes but missing.
Thorevska has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Lee doesn't defend quickly enough and Thorevska has managed to lock this one up! Can Lee escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Thorevska on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lena Thorevska!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rank Rox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gildarts Clive (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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26
245 lbs
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28
252 lbs
16 - 2 - 0 |
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World class 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
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Rank Rox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gildarts Clive!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clive circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clive swats away the attempt to clinch by Rox.
Rox is looking to clinch.
Rox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rox closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Clive quickly recovers to half guard.
Rox thows a huge punch but Clive dodges it nicely.
Clive really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rox. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Clive keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Rox not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rox misses with a head shot. Clive uses the momentum to regain guard.
Rox postures up and lands a big shot to Clive's brow.
Clive controls Rox momentarily but Rox frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clive wants to get back to his feet but Rox is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rox postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rox with a nice head shot there.
Clive wants to sweep here but Rox controlling him for the moment.
Rox cracks Clive with a solid left hand.
Rox throwing strikes but missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Clive can do anything to dispel that myth.
Clive keeping moving, preventing Rox from controlling successfully.
Clive not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rox cracks Clive with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clive works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rox's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rox in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rox 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.
Rox works over Clive with some ground and pound from guard.
Rox postures up in Clive's guard and throws a big left but Clive blocks it.
Rox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rox throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rox's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rox throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clive works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clive utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rox working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rox is looking to work some ground and pound but Clive has wrist control.
Clive controlling the position.
Rox throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rox in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rox slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rox is looking to work some ground and pound but Clive has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rox stands up over Clive, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Clive looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rox scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rox postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rox landing with the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rox trying to control the position from guard on top but Clive is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rox is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rox postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Clive preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rox scoring with some ground and pound.
Rox working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rox makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Clive has momentary wrist control but Rox slips an elbow through the middle.
Clive is rocked!
Rox gets to his feet and stands over Clive, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Clive felt that one! Rox unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Clive from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rank Rox!
Rank Rox took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Just being me the real Rox always ready to Knox someone out!! Thanks for the Fight and thanks to the fans who support me. Whats up? '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture comes into the arena with Mama said knock you out blaring out of the sound system. Stroud has chosen Vallenfyre - Iconoclast as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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168 lbs
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
37 - 16 - 2, fighting out of London, Brandon Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Stroud!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroud misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stroud with a nice cross.
Couture's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Couture duly obliges.
It looks like Tom Stroud has been cut.
Stroud looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stroud tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Couture was well out of range. Poor timing from Stroud.
Stroud drives through with a takedown into Couture's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Couture wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Stroud manages to pass to side control.
Stroud lands with a punch from half guard.
Couture wants to get back to his feet.
Couture is staying active underneath Stroud, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stroud takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Couture pushes Stroud off and gets back to his feet.
Couture misses with a looping left.
Stroud throws a big shot that misses.
Stroud tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Couture defends well and Stroud ends up having to push Couture into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Couture tries to stall but Stroud uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stroud has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Couture regains guard immediately.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud prevents Couture from getting back to his feet.
Stroud makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stroud content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stroud won't allow Couture to get back to his feet.
Stroud is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Stroud is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stroud prevents Couture from getting back to his feet.
Stroud throwing strikes from guard but Couture blocks nicely.
My spies in Evade MMA inform me that Stroud has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Couture wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Stroud manages to pass to side control.
Couture is trying to stand back up but Stroud is controlling him
Stroud is looking to take a break and control but Couture is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Couture wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroud scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Couture is refusing to be controlled, as Stroud sits in half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Couture tries to kick Stroud off but Stroud keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Couture is refusing to be controlled, as Stroud sits in half guard.
Couture wants to get back to his feet.
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!
Still in half guard, Stroud seems content to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tom Stroud has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Stroud is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Couture looks to score with a jab to the body but Stroud is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Couture.
Stroud throws a leg kick but Couture sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stroud works over Couture's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Couture throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stroud looks to score with a jab to the body but Couture is just out of range.
Stroud tries to clinch up but Couture circles away and keeps his distance.
Stroud drives through and clinches with Couture against the cage.
Couture tries to circle away but Stroud has him pinned against the cage.
Stroud tries to break the clinch but Couture is controlling the position.
Couture has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stroud avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Stroud manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Stroud is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stroud is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Couture is aware though and is defending well.
Couture stands up and waves to Stroud to follow him.
Couture digs a good hook to Stroud's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroud gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stroud throws a jab when Couture was well out of range.
Couture tries a head kick but it misses.
Stroud uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've been told by Couture's head coaches at Allstars MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stroud moves out of range as Couture strikes.
Couture steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stroud.
Couture swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stroud.
Stroud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Couture.
Couture throws a low kick, looking for Stroud's leg but Stroud calmly moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Couture decides to pull guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Couture wants to stand and escape but Stroud is having none of it.
Couture wriggles free and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tom Stroud will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tom Stroud's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stroud throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Couture sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Couture lands a nice shot that snaps Stroud's head back.
Couture misses the shot to the body.
Couture throws an overhand right that lands on Stroud's shoulder, as Stroud tries to avoid the shot.
Stroud shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Couture eats them both and turns towards Stroud to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nice takedown defense from Couture. No joy for Stroud on that attempt.
Couture throws a head kick but Stroud moves out of range.
Stroud misses with the combination.
Couture lunges at Stroud with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stroud's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stroud throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Couture looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Couture keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stroud just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stroud moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Couture throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stroud doesn't manage to clinch there - Couture circles away.
Couture on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Couture misses the shot to the body.
Stroud ducks under a wild hook from Couture.
Couture lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stroud backs up against the cage.
Couture drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stroud 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.
Stroud throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Couture escapes and throws Stroud's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Couture wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stroud, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroud is looking to reverse the position.
Couture is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Stroud is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Stroud is trying to control Couture's posture but Couture avoids it.
Couture works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Couture throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Stroud is looking for a sweep.
Couture tries to move to mount but Stroud blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud tries to buck Couture off but Couture is having none of it.
Couture working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Couture scores with a couple of short elbows.
Couture creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Brandon Couture overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Couture working away.
Stroud taking punishment in the form of punches.
Stroud tries to bench press Couture off him but Couture keeps the position.
Couture working the ground and pound from side control.
Stroud can't do much from the bottom here.
Couture working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroud is not content to let Couture control the position.
Stroud is being controlled here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You can see the frustration on Stroud's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stroud regains half guard.
Stroud is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Couture pulls his head out easily.
Couture 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.
Stroud is looking to control Couture's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stroud avoid being mounted?
Stroud is breathing heavily.
Stroud is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Couture takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Couture dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tom Stroud's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Couture scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stroud doesn't seem bothered though.
Stroud looks to land a right hand but Couture moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Couture. Stroud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stroud tries to work over Couture's front leg with a kick but Couture checks it.
Couture is looking to wear down Stroud with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Stroud rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Couture moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stroud misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Couture.
Stroud clinches.
Stroud scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stroud throws an elbow but misses.
Couture softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Couture softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stroud breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stroud blocks a head kick by Couture.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stroud. Couture does a little dance to reset his feet.
Couture scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud misses with a wild body shot.
Stroud takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stroud throws a hook to the side of Couture's head but Couture sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stroud keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stroud swats away the attempt to clinch by Couture.
Couture throws a lazy head kick
and Stroud counters with a one-two to the body.
Stroud shoots in but no luck this time.
Couture jabs at Stroud's body.
Couture darts in and clinches Stroud up against the cage.
Stroud breaks from the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Couture. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Couture.
Couture darts in and clinches Stroud up against the cage.
Couture manages to break the clinch.
Stroud swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stroud lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Couture backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Couture scores with a hook to the body. Stroud takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Couture darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Some wild striking there from Couture.
Stroud looks to land a combination but Couture avoids it well.
Stroud takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Stroud fails with a takedown attempt.
Couture lands a jab to Stroud's midsection.
Couture looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Couture scores with a hook.
Couture throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stroud uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stroud looks to clinch
and Couture counters with a right hand to the body.
Stroud shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Couture as he avoids it easily.
Brandon Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Stroud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture darts in and clinches Stroud up against the cage.
Stroud scores with a knee to the head.
Couture manages to break the clinch.
Stroud drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Couture comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Couture fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stroud has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Couture avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Couture misses with a body shot.
Stroud throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stroud just misses with a punch to the body.
Couture steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stroud.
Stroud closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Couture lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stroud circles away quickly and effectively.
Couture lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroud scores with the left hand. Couture knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stroud stuffs the takedown.
Stroud tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Couture manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stroud throws a hook but Couture blocks it.
Couture will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stroud with a hook.
Couture shoots for a takedown but Stroud saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stroud checks a leg kick.
Stroud lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice uppercut there from Stroud.
Stroud tries to clinch but Couture moves out of range.
Couture motions for Stroud to come forward. Couture throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stroud connects with the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Couture showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Couture has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Couture!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Brandon Couture waved his t-shirt featuring Punishment Nutrition - All 159Q products now $75's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darth Paduwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paduwan comes into the arena with Bitch blaring out of the sound system. 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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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 3, fighting out of London, Darth Paduwan !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seth Cohen!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cohen feints and then cracks Paduwan 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Paduwan down.
Paduwan throws the left hand but Cohen avoids the punch easily.
Paduwan thuds his right hand into Cohen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Paduwan connects with a single shot there.
Darth Paduwan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Paduwan misses.
Cohen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paduwan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cohen counters with a nice uppercut.
Cohen gets tackled into the cage by Paduwan . Paduwan maintains the clinch.
Paduwan missing with knees to the body.
Paduwan blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cohen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paduwan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cohen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've been told by Paduwan 's head coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Paduwan fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paduwan wants to clinch up but Cohen keeps it at a distance.
Cohen fails to land with a series of punches.
Cohen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paduwan .
Cohen takes one on the button.
It looks like Seth Cohen has been cut.
Cohen tries to keep at a distance but Paduwan has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've been informed that Cohen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Paduwan manages to break the clinch.
Paduwan cracks Cohen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Paduwan throws a right hand that Cohen ducks under and follows up with a left that Cohen also avoids with ease.
Cohen lands with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paduwan tries to clinch but Cohen moves out of range.
Cohen slips a jab from Paduwan .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paduwan throws a right hand that misses
and Cohen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paduwan throws a low kick but Cohen moves out of range easily.
A nice combination there by Cohen.
Cohen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paduwan .
Paduwan throws the left hand but Cohen avoids the punch easily.
Paduwan looks to clinch
and Cohen counters with a straight right hand.
Cohen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cohen ducks under a wild hook from Paduwan .
Paduwan moves into the clinch.
Paduwan landing knees to the body.
Paduwan looking to slow down the pace here.
Paduwan throws a punch but it's blocked by Cohen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen stalling.
A body shot lands from Paduwan .
Cohen prevents a body shot from Paduwan .
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Paduwan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cohen avoids it.
Paduwan misses with a knee to the head.
Paduwan digs a right hand underneath Cohen's ribcage. Cohen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A bit of stalling here from Cohen.
Cohen avoids a wild elbow strike from Paduwan .
Cohen misses with some punches.
Cohen working hard to break the clinch.
Paduwan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paduwan scores with a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Cohen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Paduwan fails to land.
Paduwan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cohen avoids it.
Paduwan is pushing Cohen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paduwan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paduwan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paduwan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cohen is pushing Paduwan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Paduwan lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cohen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Paduwan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cohen manages to break the clinch.
Paduwan cracks Cohen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cohen defending well as Paduwan loads up on a big left hand.
Paduwan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cohens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darth Paduwan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seth Cohen's cut.
That's time! Paduwan 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Paduwan misses with a right hand
and Cohen counters with a left to the body.
Paduwan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cohen looks to land a combination but Paduwan avoids it well.
Paduwan scores with a jab.
Paduwan throws a hook but Cohen blocks it.
Cohen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cohen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cohen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cohen is rocked!
Paduwan misses with an uppercut. Cohen saw that one coming.
Paduwan takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paduwan clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cohen lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paduwan is looking to control Cohen's arms but Cohen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Paduwan has his back to the cage.
Cohen has had enough of the clinch but Paduwan keeps him there for the moment.
Paduwan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cohen.
Paduwan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cohen up against the cage.
Cohen takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Paduwan throws an elbow but misses.
Paduwan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cohen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Paduwan missing with knees to the body.
Cohen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paduwan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cohen trying to control the position but instead, Paduwan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cohen into the cage.
Cohen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Paduwan blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paduwan has Cohen pressed against the cage, preventing Cohen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Paduwan tries a body shot but Cohen blocks it.
Paduwan 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cohen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cohen throws a big shot that misses.
Cohen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Paduwan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paduwan throws a low kick, looking for Cohen's leg but Cohen calmly moves out of range.
Cohen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paduwan .
Cohen cracks Paduwan with an open hand slap.
Paduwan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Paduwan misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paduwan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That has opened up Seth Cohen's cut even more.
Paduwan avoids the head kick by Cohen.
Paduwan with a jab.
Cohen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Paduwan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cohen.
Good leg kick by Paduwan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cohen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Paduwan eats them both and turns towards Cohen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cohen misses with a hook. Paduwan ducked under it nicely.
Paduwan walks into a straight right hand from Cohen.
Paduwan misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paduwan sizes up Cohen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Paduwan is looking to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cohen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cohen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cohen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cohen connects with a looping right hand.
Cohen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paduwan is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paduwan connects with a single shot there.
Cohen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paduwan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paduwan connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darth Paduwan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Seth Cohen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Paduwan tests Cohen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cohen is still on wobbly legs! Can Paduwan finish him?
Cohen gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Paduwan gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Cohen is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darth Paduwan !
Darth Paduwan retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking Darth Paduwan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vasiliy Shishkanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shishkanov comes to the cage accompanied by Digital Farm Animals - Home. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vasiliy Shishkanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Devon King!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King lands with an uppercut that bounces Shishkanov off the cage and back into range.
A jab lands there for King.
King gets a takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
King trying to control from half guard but Shishkanov is working away.
Shishkanov keeping hold of King's head, controlling as best he can.
The fighters are battling for position here. Shishkanov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
King postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shishkanov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
King throws an elbow that misses. Shishkanov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in King's guard. Nice move by Shishkanov!
We've been hearing that Shishkanov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shishkanov with a flurry of punches that miss.
King tries to land a sweep but no joy.
King is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Shishkanov rolls with it to try and escape but King cranks on the arm and Shishkanov is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Devon King!
During a confident post fight interview, Devon King thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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