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Bloodsport 72: Orgs Collide PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragnvard Ranstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Flare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Flare has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ragnvard Ranstrom's chin.
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220 lbs
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206 lbs
7 - 11 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ragnvard Ranstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, John Flare!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ranstrom shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ranstrom is trying hard to land a takedown here. Flare sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ragnvard Ranstrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flare rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ranstrom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ranstrom shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ragnvard Ranstrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ranstrom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flare sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ranstrom shoots in for a takedown but Flare shows good takedown defense.
Ranstrom changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Flare tries to avoid it but Ranstrom manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Flare to the ground. Flare escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ranstrom looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Flare is fending him off so far but Ranstrom persists. Nope, Flare circles away and we're back to standing.
A big left from Ranstrom misses.
Ranstrom on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ranstrom is breathing heavily.
Flare leaves Ranstrom with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Flare uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ranstrom has time to react.
It looks like Ragnvard Ranstrom has been cut.
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!
Flare decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Flare is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ranstrom taking some punishment here, with Flare in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flare wants to pass the guard but Ranstrom is defending well.
Ranstrom is not content to let Flare control the position.
Flare not doing much here.
Flare seems to be working for a kimura but Ranstrom defends the submission attempt.
Ranstrom looking for subs from the bottom but Flare mounts him!
Flare working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ranstrom is rocked!
Flare has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Flare swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Flare!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Bisping looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
4 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodney Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Bisping!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pearson throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pearson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pearson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pearson wants to pass the guard but Bisping is keeping the position.
Pearson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pearson trying to control but Bisping is working from the bottom.
Bisping avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pearson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pearson was covering up waiting for the punch and Bisping finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bisping looks gassed!
Pearson has a closed guard, preventing Bisping from standing up.
Pearson has control of Bisping's left arm, preventing Bisping from doing any damage.
Pearson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bisping's guard.
Pearson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pearson landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bisping is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pearson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pearson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Pearson stalls from top position.
Pearson trying to control the position but Bisping is working away.
Pearson stands up and beckons Bisping to his feet.
That's four 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.
Bisping shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pearson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pearson seems keen to control Bisping's posture.
Pearson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bisping's guard.
Pearson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pearson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pearson is stalling in the full guard.
Pearson wants to control from the top but Bisping keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Pearson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bisping moves out of range of the body kick.
Pearson wants to clinch.
Pearson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bisping with a poor takedown
and Pearson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pearson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bisping keeping moving, preventing Pearson from controlling successfully.
Pearson throwing strikes but missing.
Pearson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pearson stands and throws Bisping's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bisping is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pearson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Pearson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson missing with knees to the body.
Pearson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pearson can't break the clinch.
Pearson goes for a takedown attempt but Bisping pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bisping gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pearson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bisping's guard now.
Bisping trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Pearson gets to his feet - Bisping follows without any prompting.
Pearson tries to close the distance and clinch but Bisping swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pearson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pearson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pearson content to stall in guard here.
Bisping wants to sweep but no luck.
Pearson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bisping is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pearson pushing down on Bisping's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pearson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bisping with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pearson is keen to just control but Bisping is a slippery customer.
Pearson escapes and gets back to his feet.
Pearson scores with a takedown into Bisping's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pearson tries to free his leg and advance position but Bisping is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Pearson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bisping misses with a combination
and Pearson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bisping tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pearson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pearson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pearson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pearson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Pearson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bisping is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pearson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pearson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bisping has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pearson scoring with punches from side control.
Bisping is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pearson is keen to just control but Bisping is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson is nestled in close to Bisping, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pearson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Bisping to stand up.
Pearson shoots in looking for a takedown. Bisping tries to sprawl out of it but Pearson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bisping manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pearson rushes Bisping and presses him up against the cage.
Pearson gets control of Bisping's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pearson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bisping preventing the sweep.
Pearson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bisping can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bisping won't allow Pearson to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson pushes Bisping off and scrambles back to his feet.
Bisping avoids the head kick by Pearson.
Bisping throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pearson counters with a single leg into guard. Bisping didn't expect that.
Pearson controlling from the top position.
Rodney Pearson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pearson trying to control but Bisping is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pearson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rodney Pearson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Bisping as Pearson shoots in.
Bisping looks to land a body kick but Pearson moved away.
Pearson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Michael Bisping has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodney Pearson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bisping throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Pearson manages to pass to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodney Pearson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pearson 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for Rodney Pearson!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Rodney Pearson!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Rodney Pearson!
Rodney Pearson wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kammy Karzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Tupper IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karzie comes to the cage accompanied by Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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193 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kammy Karzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Tupper IV!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tupper IV slips under a jab.
Karzie misses with a two punch combination.
Tupper IV is trying hard to land a takedown here. Karzie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tupper IV keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karzie.
Tupper IV avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karzie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tupper IV circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tupper IV moves away from the strike by Karzie.
Karzie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Karzie wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karzie fails to land with a series of punches.
Tupper IV slips a jab from Karzie.
Karzie clinches up against the cage.
Karzie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tupper IV slips a jab from Karzie.
Karzie getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Karzie throws a sloppy head kick and Tupper IV moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karzie shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Karzie seems to be looking for submissions.
Tupper IV is trying to stand back up but Karzie is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karzie stands up from half guard.
Kammy Karzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tupper IV throws a head kick but Karzie moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Karzie as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Bobby Tupper IV has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karzie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tupper IV shoots and misses
and Karzie counters with a flying knee that drops Tupper IV! Karzie dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kammy Karzie!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bull Bantum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilmar Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bull Bantum has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Powerful |
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bull Bantum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Gilmar Fonseca!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fonseca shoots in but Bantum avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bantum goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fonseca will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fonseca keeps the fight on the outside.
Bantum throws a lazy right hand but Fonseca sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fonseca tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bantum swivels and escapes.
Bull Bantum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilmar Fonseca.
Bantum thows a body shot but no joy.
Bantum fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fonseca looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bantum slaps away a takedown attempt from Fonseca, before circling back to the center of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bantum.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bantum.
Fonseca fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bantum avoids it really well and circles away.
Bantum scores with a hook.
Fonseca shoots for a takedown but Bantum saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fonseca fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bantum bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fonseca's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Bantum.
Fonseca fails with a takedown attempt.
Bantum doesn't manage to clinch there - Fonseca circles away.
Fonseca has a takedown stuffed.
Fonseca shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fonseca looks gassed!
Bantum lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fonseca's sensitive parts.
Bantum jabs Fonseca right on the nose. Fonseca blinks but takes it well.
Good leg kick by Bantum there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fonseca takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bantum. That's going to slow Fonseca down.
Bantum throws a series of punches but Fonseca moves out of range.
Fonseca shoots in for a takedown but Bantum shows good takedown defense.
Bantum lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bantum gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Bantum.
Bantum drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fonseca pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fonseca shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bantum as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fonseca.
Bantum misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fonseca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bantum.
Bantum lands a nice shot that snaps Fonseca's head back.
Bantum stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bantum wants it to stay on the feet.
Bantum defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fonseca.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fonseca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bantum.
Fonseca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bantum.
Bantum gets a clinch.
Fonseca has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bantum avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bantum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bantum scores with a nice head shot.
Bantum clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bantum lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fonseca is trying to drag Bantum to the mat but Bantum just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bantum has Fonseca pushed against the cage.
Fonseca goes for a takedown attempt but Bantum pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bantum turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bantum gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fonseca goes for a takedown attempt but Bantum pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bantum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fonseca circles away quickly and effectively.
Fonseca is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bantum is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Fonseca.
Bantum moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bantum lands a nice shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bantum manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca is working for takedown but Bantum is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fonseca wants a takedown but no success here.
Fonseca tries for a takedown but Bantum manages to get underhooks.
Bantum softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fonseca drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bantum pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bantum lands a jab to the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fonseca.
Bantum throws a good cross that connects.
Bantum misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fonseca closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bantum quickly recovers to half guard.
Fonseca is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Bantum to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bantum wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bull Bantum dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bantum misses with a wild combination.
Bantum scores with a head kick.
Fonseca fails with a takedown attempt.
Fonseca circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fonseca takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bantum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bantum keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bantum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fonseca was well out of range. Poor timing from Bantum.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bantum keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bull Bantum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilmar Fonseca.
Fonseca stuffs the takedown attempt from Bantum. Bantum gets slowly back to his feet.
Fonseca shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fonseca 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.
Fonseca is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonseca is keen to just control but Bantum is a slippery customer.
Bantum trying to control here.
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.
Fonseca 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.
Fonseca trying to control from half guard but Bantum is working away.
Fonseca works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca looking to control but Bantum is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bantum knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fonseca on the ground.
Fonseca is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bantum can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Fonseca looking to secure an arm triangle but Bantum defends it well.
Fonseca goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Bantum turns into him and now he's in Fonseca's guard.
Bantum throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fonseca looking to control.
Fonseca tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bantum is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Fonseca has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Bantum is looking to defend but Fonseca has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Bantum! Fonseca pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Bantum taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gilmar Fonseca!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Blur - Song 2 Remix. Mark Thomas has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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214 lbs
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210 lbs
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Robinson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thomas tries to avoid it but Robinson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thomas to the ground. Thomas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robinson.
Robinson dives in and grabs Thomas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes down on Robinson's head and hops out.
Thomas shoots in looking for a takedown. Robinson tries to sprawl out of it but Thomas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Robinson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thomas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Robinson.
Thomas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Robinson, pushing him back against the cage.
Thomas tries for a takedown. No joy.
Thomas drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thomas has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Robinson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas scores with a knee to the head.
Robinson is pressed up against the cage. Thomas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Robinson down to the mat. Robinson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Thomas misses the target.
Robinson cracks Thomas with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Robinson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Thomas to stand back up!
Thomas is rocked!
It looks like Mark Thomas has been cut.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown. He's got it... He's hoisted his opponent over his head and is carrying him over to the other end of the mat. The crowd roars in approval and Robinson slams his opponent to the mat. OH, that is naaaaaasty! He's out! Robinson lands a punch to his unconscious victim for good measure before the ref has time to call the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Ricky Robinson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Al Wuzz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunter Kicurasz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wuzz comes to the cage accompanied by Lützenkirchen - Cairo on Acid. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kicurasz's choice of entrance music: Stemm - Face the Pain. Al Wuzz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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164 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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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
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Al Wuzz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Gunter Kicurasz!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kicurasz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wuzz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kicurasz to the mat! Kicurasz manages to get full guard.
Kicurasz has his feet on Wuzz's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wuzz shoots in looking for a takedown. Kicurasz tries to sprawl out of it but Wuzz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kicurasz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wuzz tries for a takedown but Kicurasz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wuzz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kicurasz rushes Wuzz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kicurasz prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Wuzz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kicurasz breaks the clinch.
Wuzz shoots in for a takedown but Kicurasz shows good takedown defense.
Kicurasz throws an overhand right that lands on Wuzz's shoulder, as Wuzz tries to avoid the shot.
Wuzz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kicurasz kicks Wuzz off and gets back to his feet.
Kicurasz misses with a double jab.
Gunter Kicurasz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wuzz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wuzz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kicurasz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kicurasz clinches up with Wuzz and pushes him back against the cage.
Kicurasz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wuzz misses with a takedown attempt
and Kicurasz counters with a head kick that drops Wuzz to the mat! Wuzz scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Wuzz is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kicurasz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oh Wuzz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kicurasz breaks from the clinch.
Kicurasz catches Wuzz with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Wuzz forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gunter Kicurasz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Graham Polliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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168 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Graham Polliver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Julian Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polliver fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Polliver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Polliver throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Polliver throws a low kick but Gomez moves out of range easily.
Gomez shoots in but Polliver avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gomez throws a head kick but Polliver moves out of range.
Gomez misses with a hook.
Polliver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomez throws out the jab.
Polliver misses with a hook. Gomez ducked under it nicely.
Polliver throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Polliver motions for Gomez to come forward. Polliver throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gomez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Gomez.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
Polliver moves in looking to clinch but Gomez pushes him off.
Gomez avoids the body shot from Polliver.
Gomez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Polliver at a distance.
Gomez has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Gomez misses the target.
Polliver closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Polliver controlling from side mount.
Gomez is looking for a sweep.
Polliver is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Gomez pushes Polliver away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Polliver gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The referee asks Polliver politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Polliver prefers to stall for the moment though.
Polliver tries to advance to mount but can't.
Polliver in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Gomez is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Graham Polliver!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Eins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rocky marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). marciano has chosen cormac look whos behind you BOOH!!! as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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142 lbs
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26
146 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Eins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, rocky marciano!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
marciano tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
marciano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
marciano throws a right and a left that both miss.
An inside leg kick from Eins misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Eins misses the target.
marciano is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That kick from Eins tenderised marciano's leg. marciano is trying to keep his angry face on.
marciano thuds his right hand into Eins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Eins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but marciano moves away.
Eins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but marciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Eins.
Robert Eins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eins slips under a jab.
Eins throws a hook to the side of marciano's head but marciano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eins throws out a leg kick but marciano moves out of range and Eins only half commits.
marciano takes a swing at Eins's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Eins.
Eins throws a hook to the side of marciano's head but marciano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
marciano lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
marciano tests Eins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from marciano is defended easily by Eins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eins loads up on a big right hand but marciano slips the punch.
marciano throws a right and a left that Eins avoids nicely.
Eins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Eins throws a leg kick but marciano checks it.
marciano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Eins lands with a cross.
marciano slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
marciano misses with a combination
and Eins counters with a left to the body.
Eins moves out of range as marciano strikes.
Eins connects with a body shot.
marciano shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
marciano missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
marciano sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Eins defending well though.
marciano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
marciano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
marciano throwing shots but Eins is blocking nicely.
marciano moves nicely into side control.
marciano wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Eins, who protects the arm well.
Eins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for marciano on the ground.
Eins defending against the ground and pound.
marciano throwing strikes but Eins manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
marciano sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
marciano is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Eins pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
rocky marciano dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Eins wants to land a leg kick but marciano is out of range.
Eins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eins thumps marciano with a low kick.
Eins ducks under a wild hook from marciano.
A solid body kick from marciano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eins misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Eins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eins lands a front kick.
Eins throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A left lands for marciano.
Eins lands a jab.
Eins misses with the body kick
and marciano counters with a three punch combo that has Eins backing up. Eins nods at marciano to acknowledge the strikes.
Eins keeps marciano at a distance using the push kick.
marciano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eins.
Eins misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eins throws a lazy right hand but marciano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
marciano misses with a body shot
and Eins counters with a nice leg kick.
Eins throws a solid leg kick but marciano takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Eins.
Eins throws a leg kick that is checked
and marciano counters with a leg kick.
Eins looks to land a left hand but marciano moved out of range nicely.
marciano blocks a head kick by Eins.
marciano tries to score a power double leg takedown but Eins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten marciano somewhat.
Eins is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eins throws a lazy head kick
and marciano counters with a straight right hand.
Eins goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Eins throws a predictable looking body shot
letting marciano counter with a right hand.
Eins misses with a body punch
and marciano counters with a right hand to the body.
Eins swings for the body but marciano moves out of range.
marciano tries to bum rush Eins with a series of wild strikes but Eins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
marciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
marciano fails with a takedown attempt.
Eins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but marciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Eins.
Eins moves out of range of the body kick.
Eins scores with a jab to the jaw.
Eins looks to land a right hand but marciano moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
rocky marciano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
marciano wants to clinch.
Eins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eins gets off balance looking for a body kick
and marciano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Eins thinking.
Eins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent marciano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eins throws a head kick that misses
enabling marciano to counter with a crisp jab.
Eins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from marciano.
marciano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract marciano.
marciano has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
marciano fails with an attempt to clinch.
marciano closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Eins to the mat! Eins manages to get full guard.
Eins keeping moving, preventing marciano from controlling successfully.
marciano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Eins is keeping the position for now.
Eins working a defensive guard here.
marciano missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
marciano advances to half guard.
Eins tries to roll over but marciano keeps him under control.
marciano wants to pass to mount but Eins is defending the position.
marciano is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
marciano scoring with strikes to the body and head.
marciano lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Eins won't allow marciano to pass to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
marciano throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Eins won't allow marciano to pass to mount.
marciano missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
marciano throwing shots but Eins is blocking nicely.
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.
marciano moves into full mount! Eins won't be happy about that!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
marciano working Eins over with strikes here.
The referee warns Eins that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Eins is working to get back to half guard.
marciano punishing his opponent with strikes.
marciano landing strikes from the mount.
marciano lands with some strikes.
marciano fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A nice elbow there by marciano.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
marciano has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Eins's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
rocky marciano really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
marciano lands a jab to the nose.
Eins is rocked!
marciano lands a nice looking kick to the body. Eins takes a step back to recover.
Eins slaps away a takedown attempt from marciano, before circling back to the center of the mat.
marciano ducks under a wild hook from Eins.
rocky marciano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eins lands with a kick to the ribs.
Eins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from marciano.
Eins thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
marciano shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Eins wants to improve his position but marciano is controlling well.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Eins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from marciano.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
marciano lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Eins won't allow marciano to pass to mount.
marciano is looking to take a break and control but Eins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
rocky marciano has got the better of the ground game so far.
Eins blocking the ground and pound attempt from marciano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
marciano works his way into full mount!
marciano with the ground and pound from mount.
Eins is in a horrible position here. marciano smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Eins in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
BOOM! marciano connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
marciano postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Eins looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
marciano working the ground and pound effectively.
marciano has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Eins's face.
marciano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
marciano pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, marciano cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
marciano lands a big elbow.
Oh Eins is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
marciano landing strikes, looking to finish!
marciano fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
marciano landing strikes, looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
marciano connects with a bit shot that sees Eins covering up! More strikes from marciano and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! marciano is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). rocky marciano!
rocky marciano is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clinical CPW (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sepp Maier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). CPW comes to the cage accompanied by Purple Rain. Maier has chosen Apaga mas não bate as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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190 lbs
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192 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Clinical CPW!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Sepp Maier!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
CPW attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Maier looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maier shoots in and drives through. CPW sprawls well.
CPW misses with a low kick.
CPW fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maier is out of range.
CPW connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
CPW lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maier fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Clinical CPW has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sepp Maier.
Maier shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
CPW wants to get back to his feet but Maier is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
CPW working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maier.
Maier thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maier stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. CPW swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maier trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maier drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and CPW dives on top into guard.
Maier pushes a forearm under CPW's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, CPW is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sepp Maier!
Sepp Maier is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raimonds Bergmanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nero Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bergmanis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Twiztid - We Don't Die. Nero Wolf has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Raimonds Bergmanis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nero Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolf. Bergmanis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wolf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bergmanis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bergmanis thows a body shot but no joy.
Wolf throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bergmanis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wolf sprawls well. Wolf wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bergmanis gets slowly back to his feet.
Bergmanis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wolf moves away.
Wolf stuffs the takedown attempt from Bergmanis. Bergmanis gets slowly back to his feet.
Wolf lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bergmanis circles away quickly and effectively.
Wolf fails to land with a series of punches.
Bergmanis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergmanis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raimonds Bergmanis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bergmanis has a takedown stuffed.
Bergmanis throws a body punch but Wolf moves out of range.
Bergmanis connects with a body shot.
Bergmanis misses with an uppercut. Wolf saw that one coming.
Wolf ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bergmanis throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Wolf to counter with a crisp jab.
Bergmanis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wolf.
Wolf fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bergmanis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wolf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wolf can't break the clinch.
Wolf wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bergmanis has him pressed against the cage.
Wolf throws a punch but it's blocked by Bergmanis.
Wolf wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wolf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wolf is trying to push Bergmanis away but Bergmanis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bergmanis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bergmanis jumps guard and drags Wolf to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wolf with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wolf throws a big right hand that misses.
Wolf works over Bergmanis with some ground and pound from guard.
Bergmanis keeping moving, preventing Wolf from controlling successfully.
Wolf looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bergmanis looking for a guillotine here but Wolf defends easily.
Bergmanis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Wolf is looking to work some ground and pound but Bergmanis has wrist control.
Wolf is looking to work some ground and pound but Bergmanis has wrist control.
Wolf trying to control but Bergmanis is working from the bottom.
Bergmanis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four 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.
Wolf is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wolf works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wolf trying to control the action but Bergmanis is working from the bottom.
Bergmanis is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bergmanis looking for submissions off his back.
Wolf missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Raimonds Bergmanis will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wolf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bergmanis shoots in for a takedown but Wolf shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bergmanis wants to clinch up but Wolf keeps it at a distance.
Bergmanis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A big right from Wolf misses.
Bergmanis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wolf but Wolf pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bergmanis fails with the takedown
and Wolf makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raimonds Bergmanis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bergmanis misses with an uppercut.
Wolf throws an overhand right that lands on Bergmanis's shoulder, as Bergmanis tries to avoid the shot.
Bergmanis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wolf ducks under a wild hook from Bergmanis.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergmanis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bergmanis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bergmanis is looking to wear down Wolf with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wolf with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bergmanis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolf.
Wolf ducks under a wild hook from Bergmanis.
Bergmanis fails with the takedown
and Wolf counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wolf bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A left lands for Wolf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bergmanis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wolf.
Bergmanis tries for a takedown but Wolf sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wolf keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergmanis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bergmanis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bergmanis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wolf.
Bergmanis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wolf Throws a clean left jab. Wolf Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Bergmanis's chin! Bergmanis crumbles to the ground and Wolf follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Wolf!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nero Wolf!
Nero Wolf is the new heavyweight champion!
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