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EEF 36: New year PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anil Khandro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Guy Cascarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Guy Cascarino will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anil Khandro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Guy Cascarino!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khandro wants to clinch.
Khandro tries to clinch up but Cascarino circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cascarino misses with a kick to the body.
Khandro wants to clinch up but Cascarino keeps it at a distance.
Khandro tries to clinch but Cascarino is having none of it.
That's two 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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cascarino.
Cascarino throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cascarino looks for the body kick but Khandro saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cascarino.
Cascarino throws a wild body kick that Khandro sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cascarino.
Khandro wants to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khandro tries to clinch but Cascarino moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That round was too close to call.
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.
Khandro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khandro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khandro wants to clinch up but Cascarino keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cascarino looks to land a body kick but Khandro moved away.
Khandro wants to clinch up but Cascarino keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Khandro tries to clinch up.
Khandro moves out of range of the body kick from Cascarino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khandro tries to clinch up but Cascarino circles away and keeps his distance.
Cascarino pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khandro wants to clinch.
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.
Khandro tries to close the distance and clinch but Cascarino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A very close round there. Could go either way on the judges scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Khandro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khandro doesn't manage to clinch there - Cascarino circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cascarino is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khandro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cascarino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cascarino throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cascarino throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
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.
Khandro tries to clinch up.
Cascarino throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cascarino looks for the body kick but Khandro saw that one coming.
Khandro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cascarino looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khandro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cascarino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That round was too close to call.
Well Cascarino has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:30
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Morgan's choice of entrance music: Psychosocial by Slipknot. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Riley Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Morgan is out of range.
Morgan looks to land a combination. Jackson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Jack Jackson has been cut.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Morgan.
Morgan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jackson circles away quickly and effectively.
Morgan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Morgan swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jackson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morgan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morgan tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
Stalling in the clinch from Jackson.
Jackson seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Morgan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jackson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Morgan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morgan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jackson prevents it.
Jack Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riley Morgan.
A head punch on the inside from Morgan fails to land.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morgan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morgan looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Riley Morgan has been cut.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Morgan's head.
Jackson lands a nice elbow.
Jackson effectively controlling the action here.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jackson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jackson landing knees to the head.
That has opened up Riley Morgan's cut even more.
Jackson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jackson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jackson working the clinch nicely. Morgan is working for position but Jackson cracks him with a big knee to the head! Morgan crumples up against the cage and Jackson lands two more shots before the ref can save Morgan! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Jack Jackson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Leigh Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perttu Peikkola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kent comes to the cage accompanied by Stand Up (Akala). 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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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Leigh Kent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Perttu Peikkola!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peikkola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kent displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peikkola throws out the jab.
A big right from Peikkola misses.
Kent shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Peikkola pinned against the cage. Peikkola gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kent closes the distance and clinches up with Peikkola, looking for a takedown. Kent pushes Peikkola against the cage but Peikkola circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kent tries for a takedown but Peikkola sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Leigh Kent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peikkola lands a high kick!
It looks like Jamie Leigh Kent has been cut.
Kent shoots for a double leg takedown but Peikkola sprawls well. He's pushed Kent's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jamie Leigh Kent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kent misses with a takedown attempt - Peikkola sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kent shoots in and drives through. Peikkola sprawls well.
Kent misses with a takedown attempt - Peikkola sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kent is breathing heavily.
Peikkola instigates a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Peikkola takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peikkola is pressed up against the cage. Kent has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Peikkola down to the mat. Peikkola avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Peikkola misses with a wild body shot.
Kent takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Peikkola misses with the combination.
Peikkola lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Kent is looking to close the distance but Peikkola sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Kent crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Kent is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Perttu Peikkola!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lyoto Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rogers instigates a clinch.
Maia scores a nice knee to the body.
Rogers looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rogers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maia crunches a lovely knee into Rogers's ribcage.
Maia lands a knee to the body.
Rogers being controlled against the cage.
Maia with a knee to the head.
Maia scores a nice knee to the body.
Maia unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rogers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Maia.
Rogers takes a knee right on the jaw!
Maia lands a knee to the head.
Maia stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nice elbow from Maia.
Maia lands an elbow inside that Rogers shrugs off.
Maia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia landing knees to the head.
Maia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Maia.
Maia comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maia lands an elbow inside.
Maia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maia scores a nice knee to the body.
Maia scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maia.
Maia connects with a knee to the head.
Maia tries to land a knee to the head but Rogers blocks with his arms.
Maia blocks a body shot from Rogers.
Maia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rogers breaks from the clinch.
Maia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maia looking to throw knees to the head but Rogers is blocking nicely.
Rogers lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers can't break the clinch.
Maia tries to land a knee to the head but Rogers blocks with his arms.
Rogers tightens his grip and picks Maia up, before dumping him to the ground. Maia manages to land in guard.
Rogers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rogers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rogers lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Maia manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Poor strikes thrown by Maia there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rogers is trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is trying desperately to improve position.
Maia landing strikes from the mount.
Maia scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Maia looking to control but Rogers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maia punishing his opponent with strikes.
Maia with the ground and pound from mount.
Maia avoids the attempt from Rogers to control.
Maia postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rogers looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Maia is landing with some decent strikes but Rogers is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Maia.
Maia pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Maia with good strikes from the mount here!
Rogers is squirming around, avoiding Maia's attempts to control the action.
Maia scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rogers?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maia looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Maia controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Maia 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.
Rogers is looking to clinch.
Maia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A head kick from Maia lands but Rogers takes it in his stride.
Rogers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maia gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Maia controls Rogers momentarily but Rogers frees himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rogers manages to get himself to full guard.
Rogers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Maia is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Rogers is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Maia cracks Rogers with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rogers is trying desperately to improve position.
Maia tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Maia lands a big shot there that rocks Rogers but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia trying to control but Rogers is having none of it.
Rogers wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Maia lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Maia is landing with strikes from the back.
Maia throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Maia is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Rogers has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Maia has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Rogers taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Maia doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lyoto Maia!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frankie McNasty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Eurodancer as his entrance music. Jimmy Jones is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie McNasty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNasty drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
McNasty decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jones, up you get!
McNasty shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones tries for a takedown but McNasty circles away easily
and McNasty counters with a takedown into side control.
Jones stops McNasty from passing to mount.
McNasty is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
McNasty decides to stand back up. McNasty steps back and let's Jones get back to his feet.
McNasty lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and McNasty counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McNasty.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McNasty gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Frankie McNasty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Jones.
McNasty gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to get back to full guard but McNasty takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Jones is just holding on here. McNasty manages to take his back.
Jones trying to control the hands but McNasty won't let him.
Jones preventing the rear naked choke attempt from McNasty.
McNasty is breathing heavily.
Jones tries to escape but McNasty has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
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.
McNasty tries to keep control of the position but Jones is staying busy.
Jones trying to control the hands but McNasty breaks the grip.
Jones trying to get back to his feet but McNasty is in full control for now.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - McNasty's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Jones wants to control his opponent's hands but McNasty gets his hands free.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
McNasty gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones preventing the rear naked choke attempt from McNasty.
Jones tries to break free.
McNasty tries to get the hooks in deep but Jones pushed the leg off.
Jones looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McNasty keeps control of the position as Jones tries to break free.
McNasty is riding his opponent, not letting Jones buck him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNasty has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
McNasty's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jones tries to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McNasty gets his hands free as Jones looks to control.
Jones tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie McNasty dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McNasty tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
McNasty working a defensive guard here.
Jones trying to control but McNasty is working from the bottom.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McNasty tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but McNasty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones works a leg free and moves into half guard.
McNasty has a hand on Jones's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Jones takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones avoids the attempt from McNasty to control.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McNasty is looking to escape.
Jones punching from mount but McNasty doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McNasty takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jones prevents McNasty from getting the reversal.
McNasty tries to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Jones tries to control but McNasty wriggling away.
Jones looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jones tries to take his opponent's back but McNasty turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.
McNasty stays in close to Jones's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNasty drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jones manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now McNasty has Jones in his guard.
McNasty will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jones stops McNasty from standing up.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Frankie McNasty overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McNasty keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones won't allow McNasty to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McNasty controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
McNasty is trying to hold Jones in close to prevent damage but Jones has managed to pass into half guard.
McNasty blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McNasty gets a takedown into half guard.
McNasty throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
McNasty has his takedown stuffed
and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from McNasty.
Jones wants to control from the top but McNasty keeps moving.
McNasty wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones won't allow McNasty to sweep him here.
Jones wants to control from the top but McNasty keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McNasty looking for a sweep. Not yet McNasty, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
McNasty sneaks back into half guard.
Jones is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and McNasty reverses the position - he's now on top in Jones's guard.
Jones working for a triangle but McNasty defends it easily.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNasty gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
McNasty looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McNasty counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
Jones escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McNasty gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNasty trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McNasty trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jones's guard.
McNasty stands up and waves to Jones to follow him.
McNasty closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - McNasty lands in his opponent's guard.
Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNasty trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McNasty trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones keeping moving, preventing McNasty from controlling successfully.
Jones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McNasty tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie McNasty showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McNasty 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie McNasty!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nori Borec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borec comes to the cage accompanied by Carl orff - o fortuna. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Solid 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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nori Borec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Bush!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borec misses with a looping left.
Bush misses with a low kick.
Jab from Borec.
It looks like Eric Bush has been cut.
Bush drives through with a takedown into guard.
Borec managing to control the position.
Borec controls Bush momentarily but Bush frees himself.
Borec is looking to stand up but Bush isn't so interested in that idea.
Borec wants to sweep here but Bush controlling him for the moment.
Bush stands and steps away. Borec gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Borec lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bush looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borec's corner calls for a 1-2. Borec obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Borec.
Borec scores with a nice right hand.
Borec scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borec comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Borec catches Bush napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Bush to the canvas!
Bush is rocked!
Borec works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bush is still in real trouble! Can Borec finish him?
Borec is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bush seems to have recovered his senses.
Borec wants to pass to mount but Bush is defending the position.
Borec is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borec throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Borec tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Borec is trying to control the action in half guard but Bush is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bush takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Borec stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Borec throws a quick inside leg kick.
Borec lands a head kick!
That has opened up Eric Bush's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borec misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Borec lands a nice hook to Bush's body. Bush takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Borec misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Borec lands a jab.
Borec tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Borec stuffs the takedown attempt from Bush. Bush gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borec lands with a kick to the ribs.
Borec connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bush. Bush circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bush on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Borec works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borec fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Bush to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Bush looks to clinch but Borec throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Bush taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nori Borec!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Godzilla Harddisksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Boon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harddisksson comes to the cage accompanied by Rough Boy - ZZ Top. On his way into the cage it seems that Godzilla Harddisksson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Godzilla Harddisksson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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265 lbs
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260 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Godzilla Harddisksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Boon!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boon knocks Harddisksson to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
It looks like Godzilla Harddisksson has been cut.
Harddisksson regains half guard.
Harddisksson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Harddisksson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Boon wants to stand but Harddisksson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Harddisksson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boon wants to pass the guard but Harddisksson is keeping the position.
Harddisksson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Boon!
Harddisksson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harddisksson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Harddisksson lands a heavy elbow.
Harddisksson lands with some strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harddisksson looking for a guillotine from mount but Boon is having none of it.
Harddisksson breaks from Boon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Boon is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Harddisksson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Boon is rocked!
Harddisksson postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Boon bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Harddisksson and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Godzilla Harddisksson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Wilbon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Wilbon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Ross!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilbon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Bob Ross has been cut.
Horrible takedown by Ross or perhaps it was just good defense by Wilbon which made him look bad.
Ross moves away from the strike by Wilbon.
Wilbon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ross fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wilbon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ross avoids the body shot from Wilbon.
A big right from Wilbon misses.
Ross fails with the takedown.
Craig Wilbon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Ross.
Wilbon's corner calls for a 1-2. Wilbon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ross shoots in and bounces Wilbon off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilbon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ross wants to control from the top but Wilbon keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross with a nice head shot there.
Wilbon trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Ross trying to control but Wilbon is working from the bottom.
Wilbon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ross is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ross is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two 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.
Wilbon is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ross has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ross wants to hold on but Wilbon pushes him away.
Wilbon is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ross can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Wilbon is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Wilbon swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Ross is now in Wilbon's guard. A big mistake from Wilbon there, giving up the dominant position!
Wilbon has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ross is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Wilbon.
Wilbon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilbon defending against the ground and pound.
Ross tries to score with some ground and pound. Wilbon controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ross throws an elbow but Wilbon slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ross trying to control the position but Wilbon is working away.
Ross landing strikes.
It looks like Craig Wilbon has been cut.
Ross lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ross tries to move to mount but Wilbon blocks the move with his legs.
Ross scoring with punches from side control.
Ross trying to control the position but Wilbon is working away.
Wilbon sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross tries to pass to full mount but Wilbon defends it.
Ross wants to control but Wilbon is keeping him busy.
Wilbon wants to control but Ross is keeping busy.
Ross tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wilbon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wilbon is staying active underneath Ross, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wilbon throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Ross tumbling to the canvas!
Ross is rocked!
Ross looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilbon postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Ross covers up, he's hurt! Wilbon keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Wilbon and the ref steps in to end the fight! Wilbon can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Craig Wilbon!
Craig Wilbon retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pentti Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter O Flanigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Flanigan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Spicy McHaggis Jig. Walter O Flanigan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pentti Pena's chin.
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193 lbs
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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
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pentti Pena!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter O Flanigan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Flanigan throws a series of punches but Pena moves out of range.
O Flanigan looks to land a left hand but Pena moved out of range nicely.
O Flanigan throws a jab when Pena was well out of range.
Pena blocks a leg kick.
O Flanigan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pena.
Pena lands with a shot to the body.
Pena misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from O Flanigan.
O Flanigan ducks under a wild hook from Pena.
O Flanigan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by O Flanigan.
O Flanigan lands the left hand.
Pena throws the left hand but O Flanigan avoids the punch easily.
Pena throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Flanigan defending well as Pena loads up on a big left hand.
Pena throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pena misses with a straight left.
Pena misses with a combination
and O Flanigan counters with a left and a right that hurts Pena! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! O Flanigan jumps into full mount!
Pena is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Flanigan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pena really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
O Flanigan stands up and beckons Pena to join him on the feet.
Pena lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Flanigan circles away quickly and effectively.
O Flanigan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pena is breathing heavily.
Pena jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Flanigan slips under a jab from Pena.
Pena doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
O Flanigan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Flanigan drops Pena with a left and a right! Oh, Pena is hurt - O Flanigan dives into side control looking to finish!
Oh Pena is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Pentti Pena has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Pena seems to have got his legs back now.
O Flanigan trying to control the action but Pena is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena is looking to regain half guard here but O Flanigan keeps moving and retains side control.
Pena tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but O Flanigan presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Pena is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pena in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pena keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Flanigan trying to control but Pena is having none of it.
O Flanigan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pena is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
O Flanigan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pena is looking to escape.
Pena manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pena is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
O Flanigan wants to take a breather but Pena is having none of it.
Pena is trying to get back to full guard.
O Flanigan is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
O Flanigan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pena is looking to escape.
O Flanigan content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter O Flanigan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pentti Pena's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pena ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Flanigan misses with a few strikes there.
Pentti Pena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Flanigan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
O Flanigan misses with a wild body shot.
Walter O Flanigan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pena takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
O Flanigan moves out of range as Pena strikes.
Pentti Pena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Flanigan lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as O Flanigan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pena doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Flanigan cracks Pena with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
O Flanigan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pena doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
O Flanigan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Flanigan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
O Flanigan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pena rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Flanigan thows a body shot but no joy.
O Flanigan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pena misses with a double jab.
O Flanigan drops Pena with a beautiful combination! Pena stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - O Flanigan is looking for the KO!
O Flanigan drops Pena with a naaaaasty hook - Pena is in real trouble here! O Flanigan dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter O Flanigan!
Walter O Flanigan is the new middleweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Killian Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zmesan Borec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gallagher kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kakkahätä 77 - Tää on sun helvetti. Borec is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Carl orff - o fortuna. The key to victory for Killian Gallagher has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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250 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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225 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Killian Gallagher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zmesan Borec!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gallagher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gallagher is looking to clinch but Borec is avoiding it.
Borec moves out of range of the strikes.
Borec circles away from the clinch attempt.
Borec shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gallagher as he jumps to the side.
Borec avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Borec as he checks the leg kick.
Killian Gallagher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gallagher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gallagher misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borec misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gallagher throws a looping overhand right but Borec ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Gallagher misses its intended target.
Borec closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Borec lands in his opponent's guard.
Borec sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gallagher's guard.
Borec prevents Gallagher from improving his position.
Gallagher lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Borec throwing shots but Gallagher is blocking nicely.
Gallagher misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher missing with punches from the bottom.
Borec perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gallagher is looking for a sweep. Borec is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gallagher looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Borec thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gallagher's head.
Gallagher on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gallagher 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.
Gallagher is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Borec scores with a couple of nice shots.
Borec is pressing down on Gallagher's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gallagher is holding on for now.
Gallagher tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Borec trying to control the action but Gallagher is working from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Borec connects with a nice short shot to Gallagher's temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Borec moves nicely into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gallagher tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borec working the ground and pound.
Borec landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Borec scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gallagher to see if he's OK.
Gallagher tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Borec wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Borec lands some shots froms side control.
Gallagher gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Borec seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gallagher is breathing heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Borec lands a nice short elbow.
Borec blocks the strikes from Gallagher.
Gallagher wants to get back to his feet.
Gallagher trying to control but Borec postures up.
Gallagher slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Borec forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gallagher tries to get to full guard but Borec has control of the leg.
Borec working the head and body with strikes.
Borec is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Borec lands a heavy elbow.
Gallagher is rocked!
It looks like Killian Gallagher has been cut.
Gallagher taking shots to the head.
Oh Gallagher is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Borec softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Gallagher is out cold! Borec jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zmesan Borec!
Zmesan Borec is the new heavyweight champion!
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