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XFC 28 Big Things PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alessandro Rizzuto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black has chosen Baby Got Back as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Justin Black has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alessandro Rizzuto's chin.
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273 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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, Alessandro Rizzuto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Black!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzuto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rizzuto digs a good hook to Black's body.
A lazy left from Rizzuto finds it's target.
It looks like Justin Black has been cut.
Rizzuto looks to land a combination but Black avoids it well.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rizzuto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Rizzuto.
Black takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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!
Rizzuto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rizzuto.
Black throws an overhand right that lands on Rizzuto's shoulder, as Rizzuto tries to avoid the shot.
A punch combination from Rizzuto misses.
Rizzuto cracks Black with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Black clinches with his opponent.
Rizzuto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rizzuto is trying to break free.
Rizzuto prevents the takedown attempt.
Rizzuto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black breaks the clinch.
Rizzuto lands a big uppercut and Black crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Black looks OK. Rizzuto waves Black back to his feet!
Black is rocked!
Rizzuto misses with a body shot.
Black closes the distance and clinches up with Rizzuto, looking for a takedown. Black pushes Rizzuto against the cage but Rizzuto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Black looks gassed!
Rizzuto digs a good body shot into Black's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rizzuto connects with a nice cross there... Black is looking wobbly and Rizzuto recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Black to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Rizzuto jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alessandro Rizzuto!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between ponury grabaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, ponury grabaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Bush!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bush wants a takedown but no success here.
grabaz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
grabaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Bush.
grabaz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bushs head.
It looks like Eric Bush has been cut.
Bush is trying to work for a single leg takedown but grabaz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bush avoiding damage.
grabaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice elbow from Bush.
grabaz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bush pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bush blocking some punches.
Bush 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.
grabaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bush prevents it.
grabaz digs a right hand into Bush's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bush's gas tank.
grabaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
grabaz lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
grabaz is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bush is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
grabaz wants to get back to his feet.
Bush works his way to full guard. Good work.
grabaz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush has a closed guard, preventing grabaz from standing up.
Bush looking to control.
Bush wants to get back to his feet but grabaz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
grabaz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
grabaz fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for ponury grabaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bush darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bush content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
grabaz tries to kick Bush off but Bush keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bush is controlling the pace.
Bush trying to control from half guard but grabaz is working away.
Bush prevents grabaz from standing back up.
Bush content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush prevents grabaz from standing back up.
Bush looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
grabaz looking for submissions off his back.
grabaz is in trouble now - Bush has advanced to mount!
Bush controlling from mount.
Despite being in the dominant position, Eric Bush just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bush closes the distance and pushes grabaz back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush has dropped down and is working for a takedown. grabaz is trying to keep an underhook but Bush manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bush stands up from half guard.
grabaz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
grabaz fails with the takedown
and Bush counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bush gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bush looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Bush dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eric Bush's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bush darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bush is trying to control. grabaz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
grabaz looking for submissions off his back.
Bush works his way into side control.
Bush is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bush wants to lay and pray for a moment but grabaz keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. grabaz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
grabaz is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bush has worked his way into a potential kimura here. grabaz is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Bush yanks on the arm and grabaz is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Bush.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eric Bush!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Smokey Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Strikes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Strikes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Smokey Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Strikes!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strikes is looking to slow Robinson down with leg kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Strikes.
A head kick misses from Robinson.
Robinson throws a sloppy head kick and Strikes moves out of range easily.
Robinson keeps the fight on the outside.
Strikes tries to close the distance and clinch but Robinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robinson dodges the punch combination from Strikes.
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strikes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Robinson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Strikes throws a body kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Strikes. That's going to slow Robinson down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strikes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strikes tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
Robinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robinson blocks a head kick by Strikes.
Robinson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Strikes.
Robinson throws a lazy head kick
letting Strikes counter with a right hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Strikes!
Strikes throws out a powerful jab.
Strikes tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strikes scores with a kick to the body.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strikes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Strikes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Strikes keeps Robinson at a distance using the push kick.
Strikes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strikes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Strikes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Robinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Strikes.
Strikes wants to clinch.
Strikes tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strikes lands a jab to Robinson's midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Strikes.
Jab from Strikes.
Strikes wants to clinch.
Strikes tries to clinch up but Robinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Strikes cracks Robinson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Robinson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Strikes finish him?
Robinson is rocked!
It looks like Smokey Robinson has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strikes lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Robinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fight stays on the outside here - Strikes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robinson seems to have got his legs back now.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses.
Strikes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robinson throws a lazy head kick
and Strikes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Robinson's knee momentarily.
Strikes tries to clinch up but Robinson circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Strikes lands a big head kick that sends Robinson tumbling to the mat! Strikes takes a step backwards and waves Robinson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Strikes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Smokey Robinson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Robinson looks up at the clock. Bad move! Strikes lands a right hand from hell, dropping Robinson. Strikes pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Strikes!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between harry organs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Swick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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184 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, harry organs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Swick !
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swick moves into range and connects with a jab.
organs shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
organs can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Swick is looking to escape.
organs really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Swick really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
organs content just to control the position here.
Swick is working to get back to half guard.
organs controlling from the full mount.
organs sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
organs thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
organs gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Swick looks to land a combination but organs avoids it well.
Swick takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
organs wants to clinch up but Swick keeps it at a distance.
organs tries to clinch but Swick is having none of it.
organs shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Swick wants to sweep but no luck.
organs throws a big right hand that misses.
organs gets to his feet - Swick follows without any prompting.
organs is trying hard to land a takedown here. Swick sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
organs drives through and clinches with Swick against the cage.
organs can't get the takedown.
organs is breathing heavily.
organs manages to pull guard.
Swick is stalling in the full guard.
organs working for a triangle but Swick defends it easily.
Swick looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
organs trying to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Swick content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Swick looking to pass the guard.
Swick slips nicely into half guard.
organs is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
organs blocking the ground and pound attempt from Swick .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
harry organs dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Swick lands with a hook. organs tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Swick throws a shot to the body.
Horrible takedown by organs or perhaps it was just good defense by Swick which made him look bad.
organs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swick .
organs looks to score with a jab to the body but Swick is just out of range.
harry organs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
organs takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
organs dodges the punch combination from Swick .
Swick throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck organs on the side of the head.
Swick 's corner calls for a 1-2. Swick obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swick throws a right and a left that both miss.
Swick lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big left from Swick misses.
Swick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from organs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swick misses with a few strikes there.
Swick lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
organs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Swick punishes organs's body with a nice straight punch.
Swick scores with a jab to the jaw.
Swick keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Swick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but organs was well out of range. Poor timing from Swick .
Swick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Phil Swick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swick scores with a body shot.
Swick thows a body shot but no joy.
Swick rushes organs with punches - organs moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, organs goes down! Swick follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Swick !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between mike bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Rob (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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245 lbs
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236 lbs
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BJJ White 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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, mike bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy Rob!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rob drives through and clinches with bob against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rob obliges.
Rob manages to break the clinch.
bob dives in and grabs Rob's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rob pushes down on bob's head and hops out.
bob misses with a straight left.
Rob moves into the clinch.
Rob with a knee to the head.
It looks like mike bob has been cut.
bob fails to pull the fight into his guard.
bob tries a body shot but Rob blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rob lands a nice knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rob - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rob jumps into guard, dragging bob to the mat.
Rob being controlled here, momentarily.
bob stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rob swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rob wants to get back to his feet but bob is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rob looking to control but bob passes into half guard.
bob wants to take a breather but Rob is having none of it.
Rob is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rob trying to control but bob postures up.
Rob is not content to let bob control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
bob throws a right hand that Rob ducks under and follows up with a left that Rob also avoids with ease.
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.
Rob slips under a jab from bob.
bob wants to clinch
and Rob counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples bob! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Randy Rob!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orsino Mancini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Young Rah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mancini comes into the arena with Rise Against - Survive blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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213 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Orsino Mancini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Young Rah!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mancini walks into a jab.
Rah smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good shot there by Rah.
Mancini takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mancini tries to clinch there but Rah circles away.
Mancini moves in looking to clinch but Rah pushes him off.
Rah lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Mancini can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Rah and Mancini drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Rah.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Young Rah!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norman Goreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romko Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norman Goreman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Norman Goreman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Romko Law!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goreman slips a jab from Law.
Goreman fails with a takedown attempt.
Goreman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Goreman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Goreman is working for a guillotine from mount but Law frees his head quite easily.
Goreman goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Law turns into him and now he's in Goreman's guard.
Law wants to stand but Goreman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Goreman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Law doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Goreman is tightening it up a little... Law has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Law reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Law taps out! nice BJJ there by Goreman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Norman Goreman!
Norman Goreman retains his super heavyweight title!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Didier Diane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diane comes to the cage accompanied by Drake - "Over". 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 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Didier Diane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diane takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Diane takes the fight into the clinch.
Diane lands a right hand.
Diane misses with a punch to the body.
Diane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diane misses with a punch to the body.
Diane lands with a right to the head.
Anderson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Diane fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Diane wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Diane avoids them all with ease.
Anderson throws a hook but Diane avoids it easily.
Diane is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Diane tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson throws a head kick but Diane moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diane tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Diane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anderson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Diane's guard now.
Diane is trying to hold Anderson in close to prevent damage but Anderson has managed to pass into half guard.
Diane trying to control from the bottom.
Anderson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Diane doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Anderson.
Diane keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson winds up and cracks Diane with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Anderson thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Diane to regain full guard.
Anderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Anderson postures up in Diane's guard and throws a big left but Diane blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diane seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Diane uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Anderson throws a head kick but Diane moves out of range.
Anderson gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working the head and body with strikes.
Anderson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diane regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Anderson.
Anderson is working Diane over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Anderson with a nice head shot there.
Diane is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diane avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anderson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Diane manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anderson manages to get himself to full guard.
Anderson is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Diane rolls with it to try and escape but Anderson cranks on the arm and Diane is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andrew Anderson!
Andrew Anderson is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sten Biller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taler Guthen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guthen has chosen Bei uns in Tirol as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Taler Guthen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sten Biller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Taler Guthen!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guthen throws a shot from downtown. Biller moves away and avoids it.
Guthen rushes Biller and presses him up against the cage.
Guthen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Guthen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Biller pulls his leg out and moves away.
Guthen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Guthen wants to stall.
Biller wants a takedown but no success here.
Guthen avoids the elbow strike from Biller, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Guthen.
Guthen pulls guard effortlessly.
Biller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Guthen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Guthen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Biller can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Biller drops back, looking for a kneebar! Guthen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Guthen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Guthen!
Guthen has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Guthen wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guthen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Biller on the side of the head.
Guthen darts in and clinches Biller up against the cage.
Guthen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Biller.
Biller decides to pull guard.
Biller manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Guthen tries to reverse the position but Biller maintains control.
Guthen'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.
Guthen is in a horrible position here. Biller smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biller working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Biller moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Guthen has worked his arm free - good work by Guthen!
Biller is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Guthen has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Guthen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Biller's best efforts.
Biller wants to get back to his feet.
Guthen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guthen pushes a forearm under Biller's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Biller is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Taler Guthen!
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