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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rush has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Max Pain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Brawler
Determined |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Rush!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rush is looking to clinch.
Rush looks gassed!
Pain shoots in and bounces Rush off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pain controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pain thows a big elbow that misses.
Pain avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pain trying to control the position from guard on top but Rush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rush avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain looking to pass the guard.
Pain slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rush shoots and misses
and Pain counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pain passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rush!
Pain sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pain throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pain looking to control but Rush is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rush working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pain trying to control but Rush is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain has hold of Rush's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rush manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Pain working for a submission but Rush is keeping him at bay.
Rush is squirming around, avoiding Pain's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Pain wants to control the pace but Rush is squirming around nicely.
Pain is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Rush has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Rush!
Pain looking for a sweep. Not yet Pain, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Pain dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rush throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pain decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rush's guard.
Rush can't keep his opponent in guard - Pain advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pain is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Rush has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rush is trying to control but can't.
Rush is looking for a sweep. Pain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rush avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pain.
Pain is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rush doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain is looking for a kimura but Rush is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pain to get the leverage.
Pain seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rush does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rush is trying to stand up here but Pain is controlling him well.
Pain is looking to advance position but Rush won't allow it.
Rush moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
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.
Rush utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pain won't allow Rush to sweep him here.
Max Pain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rush is trying to control the position but Pain postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pain scores a takedown into full mount!
Rush tries to lock up and control but Pain gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pain thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Pain prevents Rush from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pain throwing strikes here but Rush is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Pain controlling from mount.
Rush tries to reverse the position but Pain maintains control.
Rush wants to control but Pain is having none of it.
Rush working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rush tries to lock up and control but Pain gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pain lands a nice shot to the head.
Pain controlling his opponent.
Rush is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rush tries to hold on but Pain pushes him away.
Pain looking to secure an arm triangle but Rush defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Pain dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rush walks into a straight right hand from Pain.
Pain checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pain shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pain was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pain prevents Rush from getting the reversal.
Pain unloads with some shots from mount but Rush bucks and avoids them well.
Pain gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Rush wants to clinch up but Pain keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pain passes Rush's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pain is keen to just control but Rush is a slippery customer.
Pain seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Rush is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Max Pain!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between R Dekkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Webster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, R Dekkers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Webster!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dekkers cracks Webster on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Webster falls backwards against the cage. Dekkers follows up with more strikes that drop Webster to his knees. Dekkers keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Webster! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). R Dekkers!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cowboy Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedric Reynor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by Naughty By Nature - O.P.P.. Cowboy Sanchez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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140 lbs
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140 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cowboy Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pedric Reynor!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reynor.
Sanchez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sanchez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reynor avoids it really well and circles away.
Reynor closes the distance and clinches.
Reynor is stalling here.
Reynor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Reynor tries to pull guard but Sanchez holds him up against the cage and eventually Reynor drops back down to his feet.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Reynor 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.
Sanchez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reynor successfully pulls guard.
Sanchez trying to control but Reynor is working from the bottom.
Reynor seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynor is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Reynor has eaten all the pies!
Sanchez looking to sit in guard and control but Reynor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Reynor passes Sanchez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reynor in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Sanchez tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Reynor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pedric Reynor!
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Undercard bout
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Schmidli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fraser Webster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmidli comes to the cage accompanied by Ante Up from Busta Rhymes. Marcus Schmidli has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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164 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Schmidli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fraser Webster!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmidli fails to land the takedown.
Schmidli shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Schmidli blocks the strikes from Webster.
Schmidli seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Webster does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Schmidli prevents Webster from standing back up.
Webster trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Webster tries to lock up and control but Schmidli gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidli has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Webster is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcus Schmidli!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson has chosen Sidney Samson- Riverside as his entrance music. Ben Robinson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hardy is out of range.
Hardy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Robinson throws the kick towards the body but Hardy avoids it.
Hardy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hardy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Robinson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some wild striking there from Robinson.
Hardy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Robinson misses with a two punch combination.
Robinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Robinson throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Robinson swinging wilding here.
Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardy circles away quickly and effectively.
Robinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardy circles away quickly and effectively.
Robinson looks for the body kick but Hardy saw that one coming.
Hardy misses with a low kick.
Hardy fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robinson throws a right and a left that Hardy avoids nicely.
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.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses.
Hardy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Robinson. No joy for Hardy on that attempt.
Robinson misses with the combination.
Hardy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Robinson.
Robinson looks gassed!
Hardy tries for a takedown but Robinson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Robinson throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Robinson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy darts in and clinches Robinson up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Robinson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hardy keeps control of Robinson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Robinson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Robinson wants to get back to striking at distance but Hardy won't allow it.
Robinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hardy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Robinson swivels and escapes.
Robinson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Robinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hardy wants to clinch up but Robinson keeps it at a distance.
Robinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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.
Robinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Robinson.
Hardy closes the distance and clinches.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch but Hardy keeps him there for the moment.
Robinson tries to circle away but Hardy has him pinned against the cage.
Robinson has had enough of the clinch but Hardy keeps him there for the moment.
Robinson gets underhooks to prevent Hardy's takedown attempt.
Hardy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Robinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hardy has closed the distance and engaged Robinson in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Robinson breaks the clinch.
Robinson misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Robinson 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.
Hardy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Robinson did well to prevent Hardy getting side control.
Hardy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Robinson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hardy.
Hardy is looking to advance position but Robinson won't allow it.
Robinson wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robinson pushes Hardy off and gets back to his feet.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Hardy avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Robinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Robinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Robinson does no damage.
Ben Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson misses with a few strikes there.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Robinson did well to prevent Hardy getting side control.
Hardy wants to pass to mount but Robinson is defending the position.
Hardy is trying to control the action in half guard but Robinson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
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.
Hardy works his way into full mount!
Hardy swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Robinson is now in Hardy's guard. A big mistake from Hardy there, giving up the dominant position!
Robinson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hardy's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy looking to control.
Robinson is looking to stand up but Hardy won't let him.
Robinson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hardy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Robinson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hardy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Robinson!
Hardy looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Hardy working for a guillotine from mount but Robinson is in no mood to give up.
Hardy looking to secure an arm triangle but Robinson defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to control the pace but Robinson is squirming around nicely.
Robinson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hardy working for a guillotine from mount but Robinson is in no mood to give up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardy wants to control the pace but Robinson is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Hardy dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hardy moves out of range of the leg kick from Robinson.
Robinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Robinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Robinson.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Hardy moves out of range.
Robinson throws a nice looking combination but Hardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Robinson cracks the inside of Hardy's front leg.
A combination from Robinson does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy has closed the distance and engaged Robinson in a clinch.
Hardy manages to pull guard.
Robinson stopping the sweep attempt from Hardy.
Hardy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hardy has a closed guard, preventing Robinson from standing up.
Hardy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hardy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is going olschool here, as he tries to force Robinson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Robinson shrugs it off.
Robinson'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.
Hardy goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Robinson is on top in guard.
Hardy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Robinson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hardy has a closed guard, preventing Robinson from standing up.
Hardy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hardy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Robinson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Robinson wants to get up but he can't break Hardy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
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.
Hardy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hardy wants to sweep but no luck.
Hardy throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Robinson escapes and throws Hardy's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Hardy is looking to regain half guard here but Robinson keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardy is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hardy 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Hardy!
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