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CGUK 2 - Champions PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benten Gogul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko CroKick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benten Gogul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mirko CroKick!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gogul avoids the head kick by CroKick.
CroKick closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gogul circles away.
Gogul leaves CroKick with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
CroKick tries to clinch but Gogul moves out of range.
CroKick tries to close the distance and clinch but Gogul swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
CroKick scores with a kick to the body.
Gogul moves in looking to clinch but CroKick pushes him off.
CroKick has Gogul up against the cage in a clinch.
CroKick has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gogul uses from the top position.
Gogul trying to stand up but can't free himself from CroKick's guard.
CroKick 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.
CroKick pulls Gogul in close to prevent any damage.
Gogul preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
CroKick looking for a guillotine here but Gogul defends easily.
Gogul pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. CroKick is keeping the position for now.
CroKick wants to sweep here but Gogul controlling him for the moment.
Gogul's corner is telling him to maintain position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
CroKick gets a takedown into half guard.
Gogul wants to improve his position but CroKick is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gogul looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
CroKick thows a huge punch but Gogul dodges it nicely.
Gogul wants to get back to full guard.
CroKick seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gogul does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
CroKick tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gogul knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
CroKick seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gogul does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gogul misses with a double jab.
Gogul misses with a double jab.
Gogul forces CroKick back against the cage and clinches.
CroKick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gogul stuffs the takedown attempt from CroKick. CroKick gets slowly back to his feet.
Benten Gogul has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirko CroKick.
CroKick looks gassed!
CroKick tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
CroKick moves in looking to clinch but Gogul pushes him off.
CroKick tries to clinch up but Gogul circles away and keeps his distance.
CroKick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
CroKick changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gogul tries to avoid it but CroKick manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gogul to the ground. Gogul escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gogul clinches up with CroKick and pushes him back against the cage.
Gogul has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics CroKick uses from the top position.
CroKick must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gogul is wriggling around but CroKick manages to pass to half guard.
Gogul makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gogul.
CroKick stops Gogul from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko CroKick dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gogul moves into the clinch successfully.
Gogul's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
CroKick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
CroKick fails with a takedown attempt.
Gogul takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gogul shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches CroKick napping and manages to drive through into side control!
CroKick is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on CroKick's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
CroKick can't do much from the bottom here.
Gogul could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gogul is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, CroKick has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gogul wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by CroKick, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
CroKick is not content to let Gogul control the position.
CroKick struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gogul goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, CroKick has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gogul but great work by CroKick.
CroKick tries for a kimura but Gogul is defending well.
Gogul wants to get back to his feet.
CroKick advances to full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
CroKick throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gogul because CroKick loaded up on that one.
CroKick takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gogul is squirming around, avoiding CroKick's attempts to control the action.
CroKick is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
CroKick is trying to control here but Gogul has managed to regain half guard.
CroKick is just content to waste time from the top position. Gogul takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Gogul wriggles free and stands up.
CroKick tries to clinch but Gogul moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benten Gogul dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gogul scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
CroKick wants to control but Gogul postures up.
CroKick is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gogul cracks CroKick with a big elbow.
CroKick tries to buck Gogul off but Gogul is having none of it.
Gogul works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gogul is looking to take a break and control but CroKick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
An elbow from Gogul crashes against the mat.
CroKick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gogul stands up.
CroKick gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gogul counters with an inside leg kick.
Benten Gogul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gogul gets a takedown into half guard.
Well, if Gogul is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gogul wants to control but CroKick is keeping him busy.
Gogul perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gogul is just content to waste time from the top position. CroKick takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
CroKick keeping moving, preventing Gogul from controlling successfully.
Gogul postures up in CroKick's guard and throws a big left but CroKick blocks it.
CroKick tries to land a sweep but no joy.
CroKick working a defensive guard here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gogul doesn't succeed with the takedown
and CroKick counters with a nice double leg into guard.
CroKick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
CroKick wants to control from the top but Gogul keeps moving.
CroKick pushes down on Gogul's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gogul wants to get back to his feet.
Gogul trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
CroKick decides to return to a standing position.
CroKick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
CroKick clinches up with Gogul and pushes him back against the cage.
Gogul manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gogul throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
CroKick stopping the sweep attempt from Gogul.
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 Benten Gogul.
I think Gogul has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benten Gogul!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between AXEL WHEELER (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Edwinsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). WHEELER comes to the cage accompanied by If you want blood(You got it) by AC/DC. Edwinsson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by M by Ayumi Hamasaki. The key to victory for AXEL WHEELER has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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269 lbs
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, AXEL WHEELER!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Edwinsson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwinsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but WHEELER paws at him with a jab and circles away.
WHEELER throws a looping overhand right but Edwinsson ducks down to avoid it.
WHEELER missing with a left hand there. Edwinsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from WHEELER misses its intended target.
Edwinsson rushes WHEELER and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
WHEELER on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, WHEELER scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Magnus Edwinsson has been cut.
Edwinsson misses with a knee to the head.
Edwinsson is trying to trip WHEELER. He has hold of a leg but WHEELER is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Edwinsson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
WHEELER will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
WHEELER is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Edwinsson is controlling him.
Edwinsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. WHEELER is keeping the position for now.
WHEELER is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
WHEELER manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Edwinsson tries for a takedown but WHEELER sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
WHEELER misses with a hook.
Edwinsson darts in and clinches WHEELER up against the cage.
Edwinsson goes for a takedown attempt but WHEELER pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Edwinsson rushes WHEELER and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
WHEELER lands with a left to the head.
WHEELER blocks an uppercut.
WHEELER really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A shot in the inside from WHEELER.
Edwinsson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
AXEL WHEELER has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magnus Edwinsson.
WHEELER gets underhooks to prevent Edwinsson's takedown attempt.
Edwinsson wants a takedown.
WHEELER prevents a takedown attempt there.
Edwinsson looks gassed!
WHEELER lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Edwinsson tightens his grip and picks WHEELER up, before dumping him to the ground. WHEELER manages to land in guard.
Edwinsson won't allow WHEELER to get back to his feet.
Edwinsson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but WHEELER manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Edwinsson has WHEELER in his guard.
Edwinsson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! WHEELER escapes and throws Edwinsson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
WHEELER stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
WHEELER throws a lazy right hand but Edwinsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
WHEELER jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Edwinsson moves out of range of the strikes.
WHEELER looks to land a left hand but Edwinsson moved out of range nicely.
Edwinsson wants to clinch.
WHEELER lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
WHEELER listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Edwinsson wants to clinch.
WHEELER throws a shot from downtown. Edwinsson moves away and avoids it.
Edwinsson ducks under a wild hook from WHEELER.
Edwinsson staying out of range there.
Edwinsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwinsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A swing and a miss from WHEELER.
WHEELER cracks Edwinsson with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Edwinsson tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but WHEELER pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Edwinsson is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). AXEL WHEELER!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean Michaels has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Russell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Michaels.
Michaels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Michaels gets caught flat footed, as Russell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Russell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Russell drops back looking for a leg! Michaels is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Michaels manages to kick Russell off! Russell jumps back into Michaels's guard.
Michaels avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Russell postures up.
Russell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Russell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Michaels is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Russell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Michaels's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Russell sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Russell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Russell with a nice head shot there.
Michaels is trying to control the position but Russell postures up.
Russell controls from within his opponent's guard.
Russell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Michaels working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Russell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Michaels looking to hit a scissor sweep but Russell is one step ahead there.
Russell 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Russell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Russell throwing strikes from guard but Michaels blocks nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Russell gets the takedown into side control.
Russell lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Russell looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Michaels is avoiding damage well.
The strikes coming from Russell are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sloppy strikes there by Russell.
Michaels takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Russell lands a decent elbow from side control.
Russell misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Russell misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Russell postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Michaels takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Russell cracks Michaels with a big right hand but Michaels just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Russell working the ground and pound but Michaels is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell is working Michaels over with some ground and pound from side control.
Russell postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Michaels taking punishment in the form of punches.
Russell lands some shots froms side control.
An elbow from Russell crashes against the mat.
Russell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Michaels knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Russell is breathing heavily.
Michaels takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Russell dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Michaels throws a right hand that Russell ducks under and follows up with a left that Russell also avoids with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Russell scores a takedown into full mount!
Michaels avoids a series of strikes thrown by Russell.
Russell tries to control but Michaels wriggling away.
Russell with shots to the head and body - Michaels looks very uncomfortable down there.
It looks like Sean Michaels has been cut.
Michaels is bucking up trying to escape but Russell cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Russell breaks from Michaels's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Russell landing strikes from the mount and Michaels is in trouble!
Russell lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russell is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Michaels is surviving well by controlling Russell's body position as best he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell is landing with some decent strikes but Michaels is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jack Russell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Russell working for a guillotine from mount but Michaels is in no mood to give up.
Russell has control of Michaels's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Michaels regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Russell unloads with some shots from mount but Michaels bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell has control of Michaels's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Michaels regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Russell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Russell lands with some strikes.
Russell throws some wild stikes that Michaels manages to avoid easily.
Russell is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Michaels is surviving well by controlling Russell's body position as best he can.
Russell sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is trying to escape the mount.
Michaels holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Russell tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Russell is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Michaels can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Russell throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Russell looking to ground and pound but Michaels is blocking nicely.
Russell looking for a guillotine from mount but Michaels is having none of it.
Michaels is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Russell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The cut above Sean Michaels's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Russell raining down shots from the mount!
Russell is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Michaels can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Russell tries to control but Michaels wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Russell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sean Michaels's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Russell feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Michaels keeping moving, preventing Russell from controlling successfully.
Russell trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Michaels manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Michaels wants to control from the top but Russell keeps moving.
Michaels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Russell is keeping the position for now.
Russell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Russell controls Michaels momentarily but Michaels frees himself.
Michaels looking to sit in guard and control but Russell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Russell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Russell throws and elbow that misses. Michaels uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Russell's guard. Nice move by Michaels!
Russell wants to sweep but no luck.
Russell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Michaels must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Russell looking for a guillotine here but Michaels defends easily.
Russell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Michaels defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Michaels working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Russell controls Michaels momentarily but Michaels frees himself.
Michaels stands and throws Russell's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Michaels is trying to get an arm triangle but Russell is defending well.
Russell is not content to let Michaels control the position.
Michaels throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels has knee on belly momentarily but Russell bucks him off and regains half guard.
Russell gets full guard.
Michaels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Russell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Russell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sean Michaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Russell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Michaels loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Russell tries to strike from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Michaels wants to pass the guard but Russell is keeping the position.
Michaels being controlled here momentarily.
Russell is trying to keep Michaels in close.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Michaels throws a series of punches but Russell moves out of range.
Michaels gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Russell to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Russell trying to control the position from guard on top but Michaels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jack Russell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Russell postures up and lands a big shot to Michaels's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Russell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Russell 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Russell!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Piralli Cicci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamron Ydarush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Piralli Cicci!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kamron Ydarush!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ydarush loads up on a big right hand but Cicci slips the punch.
Ydarush drops Cicci with a beautiful combination! Cicci stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ydarush is looking for the KO!
It looks like Piralli Cicci has been cut.
Cicci tries to get into range but Ydarush steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Cicci! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Ydarush scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kamron Ydarush!
Kamron Ydarush is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tanishk Soni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo The Turtle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Tanishk Soni!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonardo The Turtle!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soni tries to close the distance and clinch but The Turtle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tanishk Soni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Turtle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The Turtle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Soni shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Soni trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Soni preventing the sweep.
Soni's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Turtle wants to improve his position but instead Soni has moved into half guard.
The Turtle is kicking away at Soni from the bottom - trying to push off and stand up. Soni grabs hold of a leg and drops back for a hell hook! The two fighters roll across the mat, with The Turtle trying to push Soni off... The Turtle taps! He's tapped! This one is all over! A throwback to the old Pancrase there with an infrequently seen submission hold! Nice work.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Tanishk Soni!
Tanishk Soni is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demian Gaea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sang Real (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaea comes to the cage accompanied by im a warrior. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Demian Gaea!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sang Real!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Real fails in his attempt to clinch.
Real wants to clinch up but Gaea keeps it at a distance.
Gaea shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Real sprawls well. Real wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gaea gets slowly back to his feet.
Real keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gaea throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Real's waist but Real gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gaea off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demian Gaea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Real defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gaea.
Real doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaea circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown by Gaea or perhaps it was just good defense by Real which made him look bad.
Real keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Real tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaea shoots for a double leg takedown but Real sprawls well. He's pushed Gaea's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Real tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Real is looking to clinch.
Sang Real is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Real misses with a hook.
Real tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gaea swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gaea avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Real misses with a jab, cross combination.
Real misses with the combination.
Real lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Real.
Gaea misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Real misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gaea ducks under a wild hook from Real.
Real doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaea circles away.
Real connects with a crisp jab.
Real throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gaea sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gaea keeps the fight on the outside.
Real stuffs the takedown attempt from Gaea. Gaea gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Real misses.
Real slaps away a takedown attempt from Gaea, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Real lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Real.
Real throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Real wants to clinch up but Gaea keeps it at a distance.
Gaea fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Real misses with a series of wild punches.
Gaea has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gaea there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gaea will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gaea avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Real doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaea circles away.
Gaea swats away the attempt to clinch by Real.
Real throws a series of punches but Gaea moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Real tries to clinch but Gaea moves out of range.
Gaea shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gaea postures up.
Gaea 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.
Gaea gets to his feet - Real follows without any prompting.
Real tries to close the distance and clinch but Gaea swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Real is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Real lands a jab to Gaea's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sang Real will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Real tries to clinch up but Gaea circles away and keeps his distance.
Gaea misses with a takedown attempt - Real sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Real doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaea circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gaea is defended easily by Real.
Real fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaea avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gaea shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Real pinned against the cage. Real gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demian Gaea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaea fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaea drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gaea wants to stand but Real has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gaea 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaea preventing the sweep.
Gaea 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.
Gaea trying to control but Real is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaea thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Real 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.
Gaea tries to stand but Real is controlling from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Real fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Real tries to clinch but Gaea is having none of it.
Real throws a nice looking combination but Gaea bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Real tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gaea paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Real tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Real scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sang Real is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Real scores with a punch to the head.
Real is looking to clinch.
Real tries to clinch up.
Gaea swats away the attempt to clinch by Real.
Real tries to clinch up.
Real doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaea circles away.
A combination from Real does no damage.
Real misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gaea circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gaea shoots in and drives through. Real sprawls well.
Real keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Real moves in looking to clinch but Gaea pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Real looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Real looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gaea looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gaea takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Demian Gaea will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gaea dives in and grabs Real's left leg, looking for a takedown. Real pushes down on Gaea's head and hops out.
Gaea fails with a takedown attempt.
Sang Real seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Real works the jab nicely.
Real keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demian Gaea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaea changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Real tries to avoid it but Gaea manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Real to the ground. Real escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Real is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Real moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gaea takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Real tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gaea paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Real throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Real throws a right hand that Gaea ducks under and follows up with a left that Gaea also avoids with ease.
Real swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Real tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gaea shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Real but Real pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gaea takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gaea tries to score a power double leg takedown but Real sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gaea somewhat.
Gaea keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gaea is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Real.
Real tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gaea tries for a takedown but Real sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Real throws a series of punches but Gaea moves out of range.
Real tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gaea paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gaea has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Real doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaea circles away.
Real digs a good hook to Gaea's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Real looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Real has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Real scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gaea looks for a takedown but Real sprawls well.
Gaea keeps the fight on the outside.
Real tries to clinch but Gaea moves out of range.
Gaea keeps the fight on the outside.
Real lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Real looks to land a right hand but Gaea moved out of range.
Gaea shoots in for a double leg but Real sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Real tries to clinch up but Gaea circles away and keeps his distance.
Real wants to clinch.
Real doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaea circles away.
Real swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gaea shoots in and drives through. Real sprawls well.
Real tries to clinch but Gaea moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Real tries to clinch up but Gaea circles away and keeps his distance.
Horrible takedown by Gaea or perhaps it was just good defense by Real which made him look bad.
Danga de danga de dang - Real scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sang Real really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Real lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gaea fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gaea changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Real looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gaea thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Real can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gaea wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Real, who protects the arm well.
Real tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gaea wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gaea wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Real, who protects the arm well.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaea is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Real is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gaea tries to advance to mount but can't.
Real is looking for a sweep.
Gaea looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gaea decides to stand up, so the ref orders Real to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Real is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Real doesn't manage to clinch there - Gaea circles away.
Real closes the distance and pushes Gaea back into the cage.
Gaea wants a takedown.
Real lands a hook to the side of the head.
Real tries a body shot but Gaea blocks it.
Real prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demian Gaea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaea can't get the takedown.
Gaea looking for a takedown.
Gaea keeps control of Real as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gaea is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Real swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Real is looking to break free of the clinch but Gaea has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gaea.
Real misses with a punch to the body.
Real tries to work over Gaea's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gaea is working for takedown but Real is calmly controlling the position for now.
Real misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gaea is trying to trip Real. He has hold of a leg but Real is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gaea persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Gaea is looking to stand up but Real won't let him.
Real wants to sweep here but Gaea controlling him for the moment.
Real controls Gaea momentarily but Gaea frees himself.
Gaea trying to control but Real is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaea 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaea won't allow Real to sweep him here.
Gaea 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.
Real keeping moving, preventing Gaea from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gaea swats away the attempt to clinch by Real.
Real forces Gaea back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demian Gaea had his way with Sang Real in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Gaea feints and as Real raises his hands in defense, Gaea changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gaea thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Real 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.
Gaea drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gaea jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gaea 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.
Real wants to sweep here but Gaea controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaea 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.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Gaea drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gaea jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Real looking for a sweep. Not yet Real, not yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Real fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gaea shoots in but no luck this time.
Gaea shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Real as he jumps to the side.
Real throws a series of strikes that have Gaea backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Real is looking to clinch but Gaea is avoiding it.
Real is looking to clinch.
Gaea shoots in and drives through. Real sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demian Gaea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaea fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Real tries to clinch up.
Real tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gaea circles away from the clinch attempt.
A cross from Real lands.
Gaea fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaea tries for a takedown but Real sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A shot to de liver by Real. Beautiful body shot.
Real throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gaea scores a takedown into full mount!
Gaea looking for a guillotine from mount but Real is having none of it.
Gaea has control of Real's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Real regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaea is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Real has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gaea looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Real tries to reverse the position but Gaea maintains control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demian Gaea showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gaea 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 48:47
Judge William Gold scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demian Gaea!
Demian Gaea is the new heavyweight champion!
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