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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Dorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorian comes to the cage accompanied by I'm no Superman. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Dorian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Parker!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorian throws a combination. Parker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dorian misses with a series of wild punches.
Parker misses with a looping right.
A punch combination from Dorian misses.
Parker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dorian thows a body shot but no joy.
Dorian bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dorian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dorian slips a jab and a cross from Parker.
A combination from Parker does no damage.
Dorian throws a right hand that Parker ducks under and follows up with a left that Parker also avoids with ease.
Dorian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dorian lands a body shot.
Parker scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Jon Dorian has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Parker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Parker.
Dorian scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dorian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dorian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parker.
Parker looks to score with a jab to the body but Dorian is just out of range.
Parker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dorian misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parker circles away quickly and effectively.
Dorian connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Parker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jon Dorian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dorian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Parker misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Parker misses.
Parker misses with a few strikes there.
Parker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dorian manages to avoid it.
Dorian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parker.
Dorian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parker throws out the jab.
Dorian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parker.
Parker takes a swing at Dorian's ribcage but misses.
Parker lands a slapping body shot.
Dorian stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker misses with a combination
and Dorian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Parker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Parker looks gassed!
Dorian scores with a one two! Parker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dorian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dorian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dorian ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dorian tries to bum rush Parker with a series of wild strikes but Parker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Parker misses with a body punch
and Dorian counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dorian moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dorian fails to land with a series of punches.
Dorian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Dorian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dorian clobbers Parker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dorian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dorian has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dorian.
Dorian throws a nice looking combination but Parker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dorian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dorian cracks a nice hook into Parker's ribs.
Parker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dorian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Parker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dorian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Parker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dorian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Parker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dorian counters with a left and a right that stings Parker.
A punch combination from Dorian misses.
Parker misses with a few strikes there.
Dorian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dorian scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Parker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dorian.
Dorian with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker scores with a three punch combo!
Dorian scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dorian throws a nice looking combination but Parker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dorian scores with a three punch combo!
Dorian scores with a decent looking hook.
A left and a right from Dorian both land. Nice combination.
Dorian lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dorian is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dorian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dorian throws a series of punches but Parker avoids them all with ease.
Dorian throws a right hand that Parker ducks under and follows up with a left that Parker also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dorian lands a jab-cross combination.
Dorian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dorian misses with a wild combination.
Dorian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Dorian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Dorian's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Parker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dorian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Parker takes a swing at Dorian's ribcage but misses.
Dorian throws a right and a left that Parker avoids nicely.
Dorian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Parker moves out of range of the strikes.
Dorian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dorian thows a body shot but no joy.
Parker misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Dorian. That snapped Parker's head back.
Parker dodges the punch combination from Dorian.
Dorian is looking to wear down Parker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Parker.
Dorian misses with a double jab
and Parker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dorian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Parker dips to his left and cracks Dorian with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dorian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dorian misses with the combination.
Parker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Parker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A lazy left from Parker finds it's target.
Dorian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Parker looks to score with a jab to the body but Dorian is just out of range.
Parker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dorian throws a right hand that Parker ducks under and follows up with a left that Parker also avoids with ease.
Dorian takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Parker connects with a nice looking jab.
Dorian is rocked!
Jon Dorian's cut is getting worse.
Adam Parker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parker lands a right hook to the body.
Oh Dorian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Parker cracks Dorian with a hook to the temple - Dorian is on wobbly legs here! Parker swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Dorian falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Parker wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Adam Parker!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Didier Diane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smokey Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diane comes to the cage accompanied by Let's Get it. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Didier Diane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Smokey Robinson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson misses with a wild combination.
Diane tries to clinch up.
Diane tries to close the distance and clinch but Robinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Diane avoids them all with ease.
Robinson throws a head kick that misses.
Diane ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A combination from Robinson does no damage.
Diane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diane misses with a two punch combination.
Robinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robinson falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Diane counter with a right hand.
It looks like Smokey Robinson has been cut.
Diane lands with a right and another and another! Robinson is in big trouble! Diane lands again and this time it's lights out for Robinson! A quality knockout there for Diane.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Didier Diane!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sten Biller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Badin Zenari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sten Biller has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sten Biller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Badin Zenari!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biller shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zenari pinned against the cage. Zenari gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Biller doesn't manage to clinch there - Zenari circles away.
Zenari misses with a series of wild punches.
Zenari throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zenari's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Zenari duly obliges.
Zenari misses with a double jab.
Zenari swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Biller.
No luck for Biller with that takedown attempt.
Zenari slaps away a takedown attempt from Biller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sten Biller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zenari throws a right hand that Biller ducks under and follows up with a left that Biller also avoids with ease.
A jab from Zenari finds it's way through Biller's defenses.
A punch combination from Zenari misses.
Sten Biller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biller shoots in looking for a takedown. Zenari tries to sprawl out of it but Biller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zenari manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Biller looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Biller or perhaps it was just good defense by Zenari which made him look bad.
A combination from Zenari does no damage.
Biller fails with a takedown attempt.
Zenari looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zenari throws a series of punches but Biller avoids them all with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Zenari. No joy for Biller on that attempt.
Biller looks for a takedown but Zenari sprawls well.
Biller is breathing heavily.
Zenari lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Biller looks to land a combination but Zenari avoids it well.
Zenari swings for the body but Biller moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biller takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Badin Zenari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zenari throws a one two combo.
Zenari throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Biller on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biller is looking to clinch.
Biller looks for a takedown but Zenari sprawls well.
Biller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zenari throws a series of punches but Biller avoids them all with ease.
Zenari connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A punch lands to the side of Biller 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zenari misses with a jab, cross combination.
Biller tries to clinch up but Zenari circles away and keeps his distance.
Zenari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Biller dodges the punch combination from Zenari.
Zenari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Biller manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zenari swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zenari misses with the combination.
Zenari stuffs the takedown.
Zenari misses with a few strikes there.
Zenari fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Biller tries for a takedown but Zenari sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Biller moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Biller fails to land the takedown.
Zenari uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Biller has time to react.
Zenari goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Sten Biller has been cut.
Zenari scores with a one two! Biller had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zenari tests Biller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zenari is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zenari with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zenari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Biller circles away quickly and effectively.
Zenari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Biller circles away quickly and effectively.
Zenari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Biller was well out of range. Poor timing from Zenari.
The crowd cheers as Zenari lands an impressive looking overhand right. Biller doesn't seem phased though.
Biller shoots in for a double leg but Zenari sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Biller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zenari throws a shot to the body.
Biller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zenari is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Biller had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Biller slips a jab and a cross from Zenari.
Zenari misses with a series of wild punches.
Biller wants to clinch up but Zenari keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Badin Zenari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sten Biller's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zenari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Biller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zenari throws out the jab.
Sten Biller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zenari bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Biller's head backwards.
Zenari has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zenari defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Biller.
Zenari throws a right hand that Biller ducks under and follows up with a left that Biller also avoids with ease.
Zenari circles away from the clinch attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Zenari.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Zenari. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Biller slips a straight right by Zenari.
Zenari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Biller circles away quickly and effectively.
Biller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zenari sprawls well. Zenari wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Biller gets slowly back to his feet.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Biller. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Biller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zenari stuns Biller with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zenari swinging wilding here.
Zenari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Biller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Biller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zenari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Biller.
Biller shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Biller is working for a kimura but Zenari is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biller wants to pass the guard but Zenari is defending well.
Biller thows a huge punch but Zenari dodges it nicely.
Biller is looking for a kimura here.
Biller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biller tries to pass the half guard into mount. Zenari knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Zenari blocking the ground and pound attempt from Biller.
Biller 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! Zenari is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sten Biller!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Al Wuzz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sub Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wuzz comes to the cage accompanied by Lützenkirchen - Cairo on Acid. Al Wuzz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Basic striking
Enjoys gardening |
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Al Wuzz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sub Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wuzz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jones is trying to defend but Wuzz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wuzz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jones wants to control but Wuzz is keeping busy.
Wuzz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wuzz.
Jones punching from the bottom.
Wuzz uses his free foot to push down on Jones's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jones.
Jones tries to hold on but Wuzz postures up.
Wuzz is going olschool here, as he tries to force Jones to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Jones shrugs it off.
Jones wants to control but Wuzz is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wuzz has control of Jones's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jones regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jones wants to hold on but Wuzz pushes him away.
Wuzz looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Wuzz prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
Jones flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Wuzz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jones has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Jones throwing hammer fists to the chest of Wuzz. What's that going to do exactly?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jones squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Wuzz throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Wuzz goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Jones is on top in guard.
Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wuzz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Wuzz's legs - danger averted.
Wuzz is breathing heavily.
Jones postures up in Wuzz's guard and throws a big left but Wuzz blocks it.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Wuzz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jones passes into half guard.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wuzz defending well though.
Wuzz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jones wants to control but Wuzz is keeping him busy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wuzz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
Jones throws a series of punches but Wuzz avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wuzz closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Wuzz pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wuzz shoots and misses
and Jones finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Wuzz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wuzz working away.
Wuzz blocks the strikes from Jones.
Wuzz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jones, who protects the arm well.
Wuzz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wuzz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wuzz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Wuzz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Wuzz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wuzz.
Wuzz has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Wuzz's takedown attempt.
Jones decides to pull guard.
Wuzz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wuzz pushing down on Jones's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wuzz is looking for a kimura here.
Wuzz is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wuzz is working away from the top position though.
Wuzz wants to stand up but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones is controlling Wuzz's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Wuzz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wuzz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
That's two 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones is looking to slow Wuzz down with leg kicks.
Wuzz blocks a head kick by Jones.
Wuzz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wuzz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wuzz decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wuzz tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Wuzz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wuzz walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wuzz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jones tries to hold on but Wuzz pushes him away.
Wuzz manages to capitalize on a mistake by Jones to take his back!
Jones fending off the submission attempt from Wuzz.
Wuzz sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Jones taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Al Wuzz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between sparka man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cane Gairzinio (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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22
155 lbs
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20
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, sparka man!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cane Gairzinio!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gairzinio shoots in looking for a takedown. man tries to sprawl out of it but Gairzinio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. man manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gairzinio staying out of range there.
Good standup being displayed there by man as he connects with a hook.
man tried to score with a low kick but Gairzinio checks it.
Gairzinio throws a head kick that half lands.
Gairzinio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around man's waist but man gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gairzinio off to one side.
Gairzinio checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gairzinio slips a jab from man.
A head kick misses from Gairzinio.
man throws a monster overhand right that drops Gairzinio! man follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). sparka man!
sparka man retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Strikes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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180 lbs
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KO power |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Strikes!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strikes wants to clinch.
Strikes tries to clinch up.
Anderson throws a head kick but Strikes moves out of range.
Carlos Strikes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strikes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Strikes throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Strikes misses with an uppercut.
Anderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Strikes.
Strikes avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Strikes scores with a one two! Anderson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Andrew Anderson has been cut.
Strikes is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Strikes blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Strikes doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Strikes throws a front kick aimed at Anderson's knee but Anderson avoids it well.
Strikes misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strikes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Strikes tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carlos Strikes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strikes is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
Strikes misses with a looping right.
Anderson shoots in and bounces Strikes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Anderson postures up in Strikes's guard and throws a big left but Strikes blocks it.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anderson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Strikes keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Strikes blocks nicely.
Anderson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Strikes blocks nicely.
Anderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Strikes working a defensive guard here.
Anderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Strikes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anderson passes Strikes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Anderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Anderson is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Strikes has managed to free his arm - good work.
Strikes wants to control but Anderson is keeping busy.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working the head and body with strikes.
Strikes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anderson.
Anderson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Strikes's head.
Anderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Strikes.
Strikes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Anderson.
Anderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Strikes pinned against the cage. Strikes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strikes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Strikes as he avoids it easily.
Anderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderson throws a combination that misses
and Strikes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A head kick misses from Strikes.
An inside leg kick from Strikes misses.
Strikes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Anderson throws a lazy head kick
and Strikes moves into the clinch.
Strikes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strikes wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Anderson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carlos Strikes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andrew Anderson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Strikes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anderson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Anderson.
Strikes is trying to control the position but Anderson postures up.
Anderson postures up and lands a big shot to Strikes's brow.
Strikes working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson postures up and lands a big shot to Strikes's brow.
Anderson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Strikes is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Strikes has escaped and now he's on top!
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Strikes from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strikes trying to stand up but can't free himself from Anderson's guard.
Anderson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Anderson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Strikes is trying to escape the mount.
Anderson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
It looks like Carlos Strikes has been cut.
Strikes tries to lock up and control but Anderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Strikes bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strikes wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
Strikes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anderson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Strikes is stalling in the full guard.
Strikes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Strikes trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson has his foot on Strikes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Strikes works his way back into a safe position though.
Strikes trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Strikes content to stall in guard here.
Strikes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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.
Anderson working for a triangle but Strikes defends it easily.
Strikes wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Anderson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Anderson is striking off his back. Strikes thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Anderson trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Anderson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Strikes looks to clinch
so Anderson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Anderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Strikes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Strikes blocks nicely.
Anderson stands up over Strikes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Strikes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Anderson looking for a kimura from the bottom but Strikes passes into side control!
Strikes tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Anderson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson landing small, sideways elbows.
Anderson is refusing to be controlled, as Strikes sits in half guard.
Andrew Anderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anderson actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson tries to roll over but Strikes keeps him under control.
Anderson trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Strikes manages to pass to mount!
That's two 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.
Anderson can't escape the position.
Anderson is working hard here to advance position.
Strikes content just to control the position here.
Strikes trying to control but Anderson is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Anderson working to try and regain half guard.
Strikes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Strikes controlling the position easily from mount.
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.
Strikes prevents Anderson from getting the reversal.
Strikes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anderson is looking to escape.
Strikes might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Anderson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Strikes thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Anderson clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Strikes misses with a few strikes there.
Strikes wants to clinch
so Anderson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Strikes 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.
Strikes working a defensive guard here.
Strikes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
Anderson throwing strikes from guard but Strikes blocks nicely.
Anderson lands a couple of digs.
Strikes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Strikes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anderson manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Strikes trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Strikes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Anderson tries to strike from the bottom.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Strikes from controlling successfully.
Despite being in the dominant position, Carlos Strikes just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Strikes misses with a head kick.
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.
Anderson lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Anderson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A head kick by Strikes misses
and Anderson counters with a leg kick.
Strikes is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Strikes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Strikes.
Anderson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Anderson stands and throws Strikes's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Anderson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Anderson working the ground and pound from side control.
Strikes is working to avoid the ground and pound but Anderson connects with a decent elbow.
Anderson cracks Strikes with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Strikes down.
Anderson working away.
Anderson lands a few punches from side control.
Anderson working the ground and pound.
Strikes struggling a bit here.
Anderson scores with punches from side control.
Strikes tries to buck Anderson off but Anderson is having none of it.
The ground and pound from Anderson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Strikes takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Strikes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
An elbow from Anderson crashes against the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strikes struggling a bit here.
Anderson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Strikes wants to control but Anderson postures up.
Anderson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Strikes has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Strikes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Anderson in side control, throwing shots but Strikes defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Anderson had his way with Carlos Strikes in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Anderson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Anderson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Strikes is looking to stand up but Anderson isn't so interested in that idea.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Strikes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Anderson postures up and lands a big shot to Strikes's brow.
Strikes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anderson cracks Strikes with a solid left hand.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Strikes is trying to keep Anderson in close.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Strikes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Anderson counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Strikes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Anderson counters with an inside leg kick.
Anderson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Anderson landing some decent shots from guard.
Strikes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anderson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Strikes thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Strikes is looking to stand up but Anderson isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strikes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Anderson!
Anderson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Anderson regains half guard.
Strikes looking for a submission but Anderson manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Strikes from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Strikes defends it easily.
Strikes wants to stand and escape but instead Anderson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
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.
Strikes looking for a sweep. Not yet Strikes, not yet.
Anderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Strikes's head.
Anderson postures up.
Anderson stands up over Strikes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Anderson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Anderson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Strikes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Anderson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Strikes tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Anderson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:46
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Anderson!
Andrew Anderson retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between S S (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taler Guthen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). S's entrance music is Atmos Ride the Flow(Nelix rmx). A fine choice. Guthen has chosen Bei uns in Tirol as his entrance music. 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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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, S S!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Taler Guthen!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guthen closes the distance and clinches up with S, looking for a takedown. Guthen pushes S against the cage but S circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Guthen throws a looping overhand right but S ducks down to avoid it.
Guthen keeps the fight on the outside.
Guthen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for S!
S somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Guthen is trying hard to land a takedown here. S sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Guthen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
S S has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taler Guthen.
Guthen misses with a takedown attempt - S sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Taler Guthen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guthen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as S sprawls well. S wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Guthen gets slowly back to his feet.
S scores a takedown into full mount!
S stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guthen has his takedown stuffed
and S decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Guthen's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
S drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and S jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
S got a little sloppy there for a moment and Guthen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, S has managed to get both his arms back between Guthen's legs - danger averted.
S trying to control but Guthen is working from the bottom.
S drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and S jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
S looking to pass the guard.
Guthen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
S drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and S jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
S in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Guthen gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guthen wants to pass to mount but S is defending the position.
Guthen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so S is just riding it out for now. Guthen eventually gives up the hold.
S is refusing to be controlled, as Guthen sits in half guard.
Nice strikes from Guthen there.
Guthen has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can S defend it? Guthen steps over the head and cranks it - S is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Guthen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Taler Guthen!
Taler Guthen is the new welterweight champion!
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