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SMMA UK 8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and hassan haidar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Storm kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Open Hapiness. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Freddie Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, hassan haidar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
haidar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
haidar drops back, looking for a kneebar! Storm looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Storm looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Storm!
Storm could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Storm tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Storm tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
haidar is looking for a sweep.
haidar misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Storm cracks haidar with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Storm stands up and beckons haidar to his feet.
haidar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Storm as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
haidar tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Storm presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
haidar is trying to escape the mount.
Storm is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. haidar can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Storm scores with a couple of good head shots there.
haidar can't escape the position.
haidar is squirming around, avoiding Storm's attempts to control the action.
haidar is trying to reverse the position but instead Storm has taken his back - oops!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can haidar hold on?
haidar turns into Storm and is now in his guard.
Storm working a defensive guard but haidar passes into half guard.
Storm trying to hold on to haidar's head to control him but haidar postures up.
Storm is trying to get back to full guard.
Storm is breathing heavily.
haidar is trying to work for a kimura but Storm is defending well.
haidar seems to be working for a kimura but Storm defends the submission attempt.
Storm moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
haidar is in close to Storm's body, working some short punches and elbows.
haidar wants to pass the guard but Storm is keeping the position.
haidar won't allow Storm to sweep him here.
haidar postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Storm is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of haidar, into his guard.
Storm landing with the ground and pound.
Storm trying to control the position from guard on top but haidar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Storm looking to pass the guard.
Storm trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Storm trying to control the position from guard on top but haidar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
haidar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Storm wants to improve his position but haidar is controlling well.
haidar postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Storm to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Storm dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
haidar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Storm looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Storm is pushing haidar's head away, looking to escape. haidar manages to hold on to the position though.
haidar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Storm regains half guard.
Storm looks like he's trying to stand up.
Storm wants to get back to full guard but haidar has passed into side control.
haidar prevents Storm from getting the reversal.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
haidar looking to secure an arm triangle but Storm defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
haidar fails to move to back control.
Storm is in all sorts of trouble here.
haidar won't let Storm get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Storm really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
haidar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Storm can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm is trying to reverse the position but instead haidar has taken his back - oops!
haidar is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Storm is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Storm breaks haidar's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Storm trying to control but haidar is working from the bottom.
Storm is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because haidar is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
haidar has his foot on Storm's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Storm works his way back into a safe position though.
Storm has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
haidar keeping full guard, as Storm tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
haidar is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Storm has his hands clasped together but haidar extends an breaks Storm's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by haidar.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). hassan haidar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and crazy legs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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173 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, crazy legs!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
legs decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position.
legs wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is defending well.
Sanchez has one foot on legs's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but legs circles away.
legs darts in trying to clinch
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for legs.
legs fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sanchez sprawls well initially but legs persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is refusing to be controlled, as legs sits in half guard.
legs tries to stand and escape but Sanchez is controlling the position.
Sanchez looking for submissions off his back.
Sanchez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. legs is working away from the top position though.
legs throwing shots but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Sanchez is looking to control legs's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sanchez avoid being mounted?
Sanchez punching from the bottom.
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.
legs decides to stand up.
Sanchez wants to clinch
and legs counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by legs.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
legs trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sanchez's guard.
legs passes Sanchez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sanchez is trying is best to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sanchez wants to control but legs is keeping busy.
Sanchez tries to get to full guard but legs has control of the leg.
legs is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Sanchez manages to get to full guard.
legs postures up in Sanchez's guard and throws a big left but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez trying to keep a closed guard but legs is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing legs from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
legs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
legs looking to land some kicks to the body here.
legs looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
legs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez wants to clinch
and legs counters with a shoot takedown. Sanchez fights it but they end up in guard.
Sanchez pulls legs in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
crazy legs dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
legs misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez with a poor takedown
and legs counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
legs drops back looking for a leg! Sanchez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sanchez manages to kick legs off! legs jumps back into Sanchez's guard.
legs wants to get up but he can't break Sanchez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sanchez looking for a guillotine here but legs defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
legs postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sanchez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of legs, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sanchez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sanchez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sanchez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but legs circles away easily
and legs counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sanchez!
legs prevents Sanchez from getting the reversal.
legs has hold of Sanchez's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sanchez manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
legs stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
legs scores with a three punch combo!
legs moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Dan Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
legs plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sanchez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
legs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez with a lazy takedown attempt
and legs counters with a shoot takedown. Sanchez fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez trying to keep a closed guard but legs is proving a slippery customer.
legs must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
legs is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sanchez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
legs preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
legs drops back looking for a leg! Sanchez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sanchez manages to kick legs off! legs jumps back into Sanchez's guard.
legs preventing the sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
legs lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
crazy legs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanchez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and legs counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
legs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
legs stands up and beckons Sanchez to join him on the feet.
Sanchez tries to clinch
and legs counters with a shoot takedown. Sanchez fights it but they end up in guard.
legs landing some decent shots from guard.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
legs gets to his feet. Sanchez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and legs counters with a nice kick to the body.
legs throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sanchez.
legs throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sanchez gets caught flat footed, as legs shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sanchez is pulling down on legs's head. It's preventing any offense from legs, at least for the moment.
legs trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and legs manages to pass to side control.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard but legs has passed into side control.
legs avoids the attempt from Sanchez to control.
legs looking to control and managing it successfully.
crazy legs has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to improve his position but instead legs has taken his back!
Sanchez trying to get back to his feet but legs is in full control for now.
legs has his arm under Sanchez's chin here. Game over son! legs squeezes tightly and Sanchez is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). crazy legs!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between mehmet ceylan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Psycho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, mehmet ceylan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Psycho!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Psycho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Psycho.
Horrible takedown by ceylan or perhaps it was just good defense by Psycho which made him look bad.
ceylan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Psycho tries to avoid it but ceylan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Psycho to the ground. Psycho escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
ceylan shoots in for a double leg but Psycho sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mehmet ceylan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Psycho tries to close the distance and clinch but ceylan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
ceylan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Psycho wants to improve his position but ceylan is controlling well.
ceylan prevents Psycho from standing back up.
Psycho preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
ceylan trying to control the action but Psycho is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ceylan prevents Psycho from improving his position.
ceylan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Psycho does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Psycho is trying to stand.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Psycho stuffs the takedown.
Psycho lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Psycho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Psycho shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts ceylan as he jumps to the side.
Psycho looks gassed!
ceylan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Psycho circles away.
No luck for ceylan with that takedown attempt.
Psycho circles away from the clinch attempt.
ceylan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Psycho to score with a decent uppercut.
ceylan scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ceylan throws a head kick that Psycho semi-blocks.
ceylan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Psycho circles away quickly and effectively.
ceylan walks into a jab.
Psycho is looking to clinch.
Psycho on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by ceylan. ceylan obviously looking to wear him down.
Psycho throws a sloppy head kick
and ceylan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ceylan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
ceylan wants to pass the guard but Psycho is keeping the position.
Psycho strikes from his own guard.
Psycho is looking to stand up but ceylan isn't so interested in that idea.
ceylan is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ceylan wants to control from the top but Psycho keeps moving.
Psycho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Psycho is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
ceylan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Psycho as he avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Psycho. No joy for ceylan on that attempt.
Psycho shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Psycho.
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.
ceylan pushes Psycho up against the cage in a clinch.
ceylan breaks from the clinch.
Psycho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from ceylan.
ceylan fails to land the takedown.
ceylan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Psycho lands a head kick!
ceylan drives through and clinches with Psycho against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
ceylan has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Psycho clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
ceylan scores with punches and elbows.
Psycho prevents ceylan from getting a body triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mehmet ceylan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
ceylan clinches but Psycho breaks the clinch
and Psycho counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Psycho.
Psycho is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Psycho lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
ceylan wants to control but Psycho is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
ceylan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Psycho's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Psycho's back!
ceylan tries to get the hooks in deep but Psycho pushed the leg off.
ceylan looking for the choke from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Psycho rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ceylan prevents Psycho from standing back up.
Nice strikes from ceylan there.
Psycho misses with some strikes from the bottom.
ceylan slows the pace down in half guard.
Psycho has one foot on ceylan's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Psycho tries to bum rush ceylan with a series of wild strikes but ceylan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
ceylan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Psycho kicks off ceylan and gets to his feet.
Psycho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but ceylan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peter Psycho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ceylan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
ceylan trying to control the position but Psycho is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ceylan swings around for an armbar but Psycho sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into ceylan's guard.
Psycho's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Psycho stopping the sweep attempt from ceylan.
ceylan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Psycho's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Psycho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
ceylan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
ceylan has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Psycho has passed into side control.
ceylan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Psycho wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Psycho lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
ceylan is looking for a sweep.
ceylan gets back to half guard.
Psycho sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. ceylan defending well though.
Psycho throwing shots but ceylan is blocking nicely.
ceylan is trying to maintain the position but Psycho is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
ceylan tries to clinch up but Psycho circles away and keeps his distance.
ceylan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Psycho looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Psycho throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
ceylan darts in and clinches Psycho up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Psycho is looking to break free of the clinch but ceylan has double underhooks.
ceylan gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
ceylan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
ceylan is trying to work for a kimura but Psycho is defending well.
Psycho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Psycho has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. ceylan is working away from the top position though.
ceylan wants to pass to mount but Psycho is defending the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Psycho missing with punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that mehmet ceylan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Psycho doesn't succeed with the takedown
and ceylan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Psycho is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Psycho shoots and misses
and ceylan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Psycho!
ceylan trying to control but Psycho is having none of it.
mehmet ceylan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
ceylan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Psycho squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
ceylan looking to control but Psycho is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Psycho working to try and regain half guard.
Psycho squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Psycho is squirming around, avoiding ceylan's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ceylan throwing strikes here but Psycho is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Psycho is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Psycho taking shots to the head.
Psycho tries to buck ceylan off but he can't manage it.
Psycho is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, ceylan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
ceylan trying to control but Psycho is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Psycho is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Psycho throwing hammer fists to the chest of ceylan. What's that going to do exactly?
Psycho throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
ceylan is working for a guillotine from mount but Psycho frees his head quite easily.
Psycho throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
ceylan has hold of Psycho's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Psycho manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Psycho gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Psycho is not content to let ceylan control the position.
Psycho wants to control but ceylan is keeping busy.
ceylan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Psycho!
ceylan wants to control the pace but Psycho is squirming around nicely.
Psycho bucks ceylan off and manages to get back to his feet!
ceylan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Psycho is staying active underneath ceylan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Psycho is looking to get back to is feet but ceylan passes into side control.
Psycho pushes ceylan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, ceylan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
ceylan is trying to get an arm triangle but Psycho is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ceylan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Psycho keeps working.
Psycho throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Psycho shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts ceylan as he jumps to the side.
mehmet ceylan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Psycho.
Psycho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by ceylan.
Psycho is not content to let ceylan control the position.
Psycho taking a bit of punishment here - ceylan scoring with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
mehmet ceylan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for ceylan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mehmet ceylan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Montgomery Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel comes to the cage accompanied by Sugar Ray - Mean Machine. Burns has chosen Swagga' Like Us as his entrance music. Montgomery Burns has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Montgomery Burns!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns fails with the takedown.
Steel is looking to clinch.
Burns shoots in for a takedown but Steel shows good takedown defense.
Steel pushes Burns up against the cage in a clinch.
Burns pulls guard successfully.
Burns can't keep his opponent in guard - Steel advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Well, if Steel is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Burns trying to control here.
Steel perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Steel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Burns on the ground.
Burns actively working from the bottom here.
Burns moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel looking to sit in guard and control but Burns gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Steel wants to hit a switch here but Burns passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Steel there!
Burns jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Steel manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel is looking for a sweep.
Burns wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Steel, who protects the arm well.
Steel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Burns wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns has an Americana. Steel didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Burns is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Burns hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Montgomery Burns!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boblay Lachlay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Katana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lachlay's entrance music is 2pac - I'm A Souljah. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Boblay Lachlay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Katana!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katana takes a swing at Lachlay's ribcage but misses.
Katana misses with an uppercut. Lachlay saw that one coming.
Lachlay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Katana looks to score with a jab to the body but Lachlay is just out of range.
Katana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Katana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Katana looks to score with a jab to the body but Lachlay is just out of range.
Lachlay shoots in but Katana avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lachlay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Katana.
A swing and a miss from Katana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Katana throws a series of punches but Lachlay moves out of range.
Katana misses with the combination.
Katana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lachlay.
Katana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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.
Katana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lachlay is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Katana.
Lachlay tries for a takedown but Katana sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Katana misses with a straight left.
Lachlay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Katana.
Katana stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boblay Lachlay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Katana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Katana looks to land a combination but Lachlay avoids it well.
Lachlay slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lachlay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Katana.
Katana thows a body shot but no joy.
Katana should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Some wild striking there from Katana.
No joy there for Katana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Katana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lachlay circles away quickly and effectively.
Katana connects with a body shot.
No luck for Lachlay with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katana misses with a wild combination.
Katana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James Katana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Katana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lachlay circles away quickly and effectively.
Katana fails to land with a series of punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lachlay looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Katana throws a hook but Lachlay blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Katana dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Katana misses with a series of wild punches.
Katana is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lachlay rather than just go for the knockout.
Katana looks to score with a jab to the body but Lachlay is just out of range.
Lachlay closes the distance and clinches up with Katana, looking for a takedown. Lachlay pushes Katana against the cage but Katana circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Katana misses with an uppercut. Lachlay saw that one coming.
Katana throws a right hand that Lachlay ducks under and follows up with a left that Lachlay also avoids with ease.
Katana is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lachlay darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lachlay seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lachlay lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Katana pushes Lachlay off looking to stand but Lachlay dives back in and keeps control.
Lachlay is controlling the pace.
Lachlay prevents Katana from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lachlay is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Katana is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Boblay Lachlay!
Boblay Lachlay is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Bowie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and george st pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bowie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Undertaker Theme Song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Bowie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, george st pierre!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
st pierre fails to land the takedown.
st pierre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bowie could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bowie with a lazy takedown attempt
and st pierre decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bowie's guard.
Bowie trying to control the position here.
st pierre postures up and lands a big shot to Bowie's brow.
Bowie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
st pierre decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bowie, up you get!
st pierre shoots and misses
and Bowie counters with a nice double leg into side control. st pierre won't be happy with that.
Jason Bowie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of george st pierre.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bowie controls the position.
Bowie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, st pierre has escaped the position, nice work there.
st pierre defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on st pierre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if st pierre can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bowie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. st pierre knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bowie wants to control but st pierre is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sloppy strikes there by Bowie.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
st pierre misses with a body shot
and st pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
st pierre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bowie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and st pierre counters with a takedown into side control.
st pierre looks gassed!
Bowie manages to get back to half guard.
Bowie wants to get back to his feet.
Bowie trying to control but st pierre postures up.
st pierre trying to control the action but Bowie is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowie trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Bowie working to try and regain half guard.
st pierre avoids the attempt from Bowie to control.
Bowie's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Bowie is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bowie tries to lock up and control but st pierre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bowie bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bowie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
george st pierre dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bowie feints and as st pierre raises his hands in defense, Bowie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bowie wants to control from the top but st pierre keeps moving.
Bowie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
st pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
st pierre trying to control the position.
st pierre is breathing heavily.
Bowie trying to control but st pierre is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jason Bowie just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bowie.
Bowie controls the position.
Bowie wants to lay and pray for a moment but st pierre keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowie in side control, just content to control the action for now.
You can see the frustration on st pierre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bowie decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Bowie misses with a takedown attempt - st pierre sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowie has his takedown stuffed
and st pierre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bowie controlling st pierre's posture.
st pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bowie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bowie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bowie is adopting a defensive guard.
Bowie has a closed guard, preventing st pierre from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Bowie dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bowie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bowie just content to control the position.
st pierre tries to bench press Bowie off him but Bowie keeps the position.
Bowie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bowie stands up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowie shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in st pierre's guard.
st pierre being controlled here, momentarily.
Bowie trying to control but st pierre is working from the bottom.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jason Bowie just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
st pierre has his takedown stuffed
and Bowie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bowie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. st pierre sprawls well initially but Bowie persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bowie is looking for a kimura but st pierre is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bowie to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowie wants to control but st pierre is keeping him busy.
st pierre is trying is best to control the position here.
st pierre is looking to escape.
Bowie controlling the action here.
Bowie is looking for a kimura here.
Well, if Bowie is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
st pierre tries to kick Bowie off but Bowie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bowie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
st pierre tries to roll over but Bowie keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bowie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so st pierre is just riding it out for now. Bowie eventually gives up the hold.
st pierre is trying to stand back up but Bowie is controlling him
Bowie working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Bowie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bowie 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Bowie!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Puukko Punkkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregor Gricie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
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18
265 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Puukko Punkkari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gregor Gricie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punkkari clinches up with Gricie and pushes him back against the cage.
Gricie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Punkkari scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Gregor Gricie has been cut.
Gricie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gricie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Punkkari fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Punkkari tries to clinch but Gricie is having none of it.
Gricie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Punkkari sprawls well initially but Gricie persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gricie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Punkkari tries to get to full guard but Gricie has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gricie is looking to advance position but Punkkari won't allow it.
Punkkari is pressing down on Gricie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Punkkari escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gricie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Punkkari is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gricie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gricie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Punkkari has his foot on Gricie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gricie works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gricie drops back looking for a leg! Punkkari is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Punkkari manages to kick Gricie off! Gricie jumps back into Punkkari's guard.
Gricie looks gassed!
Punkkari throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gricie is pushing down on Punkkari's leg trying to pass to half guard. Punkkari is fighting to maintain full guard but Gricie has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Punkkari manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gricie drops back looking for a leg! Punkkari is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Punkkari manages to kick Gricie off! Gricie jumps back into Punkkari's guard.
Gricie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Punkkari has his foot on Gricie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gricie works his way back into a safe position though.
Punkkari looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gricie tries to free his leg and advance position but Punkkari is retaining full guard.
Gricie is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Punkkari has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Gricie is looking to defend but Punkkari has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Gricie! Punkkari pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Gricie taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Puukko Punkkari!
Puukko Punkkari retains his heavyweight title!
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