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UKMMA 27 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reynald Mercier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon Adebisi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple 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
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Reynald Mercier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Adebisi!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercier darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mercier thows a huge punch but Adebisi dodges it nicely.
Adebisi is staying active underneath Mercier, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mercier prevents Adebisi from standing back up.
Mercier thows a huge punch but Adebisi dodges it nicely.
Mercier trying to control the pace.
Mercier is just content to waste time from the top position. Adebisi takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercier loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mercier looking to sit in guard and control but Adebisi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mercier looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mercier is pulling down on Adebisi's head. It's preventing any offense from Adebisi, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Reynald Mercier just wasn't active enough.
Adebisi throws a right and a left that Mercier avoids nicely.
Mercier dives in and grabs Adebisi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Adebisi pushes down on Mercier's head and hops out.
Adebisi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mercier counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mercier.
Mercier trying to control but Adebisi is working from the bottom.
Adebisi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercier throws and elbow that misses. Adebisi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mercier's guard. Nice move by Adebisi!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercier is controlling Adebisi's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Reynald Mercier just wasn't active enough.
Adebisi misses with a jab to the body
and Mercier counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mercier.
Mercier is stalling in the full guard.
Mercier's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Reynald Mercier.
A big left from Adebisi misses.
Mercier throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Adebisi tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mercier is in Adebisi's guard.
Mercier trying to control the position from guard on top but Adebisi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reynald Mercier dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mercier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mercier looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mercier here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Mercier is looking for a kimura here.
Mercier is looking for a kimura but Adebisi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mercier to get the leverage.
Mercier is trying to work for a kimura but Adebisi is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercier throws a strike but Adebisi avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Adebisi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mercier is working Adebisi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mercier is looking to work some ground and pound but Adebisi has wrist control.
Mercier trying to control but Adebisi is working from the bottom.
Reynald Mercier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mercier looking to pass the guard.
That's two 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.
Mercier slips nicely into half guard.
Mercier wants to control but Adebisi is keeping him busy.
Adebisi is trying to stand up here but Mercier is controlling him well.
Mercier throwing shots but Adebisi is blocking nicely.
Mercier looks to land a strike but Adebisi avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mercier stands and throws Adebisi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mercier connects with a decent elbow.
Mercier misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Adebisi being controlled for a moment.
Mercier goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Adebisi has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mercier but great work by Adebisi.
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.
Mercier tries to bench press Adebisi off him but Adebisi keeps the position.
Adebisi wants to stand but Mercier has his arm trapped.
Mercier tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reynald Mercier dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Mercier misses with a takedown attempt - Adebisi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Adebisi throws a series of punches but Mercier avoids them all with ease.
Adebisi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mercier dives in and grabs Adebisi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Adebisi pushes down on Mercier's head and hops out.
Jab, jab by Adebisi - just one landing.
Adebisi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mercier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mercier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adebisi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mercier counters with a series of strikes. Adebisi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mercier avoids the head kick by Adebisi.
Reynald Mercier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adebisi tries to bum rush Mercier with a series of wild strikes but Mercier uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adebisi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Adebisi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mercier counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mercier.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercier throwing strikes but missing.
Mercier trying to control the position from guard on top but Adebisi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adebisi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mercier controls the pace.
Mercier trying to control but Adebisi is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Reynald Mercier just wasn't active enough.
Mercier is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Adebisi.
Mercier fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Adebisi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mercier explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Adebisi slaps away a takedown attempt from Mercier, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reynald Mercier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bone on bone clash there as Adebisi blocks the leg kick.
Adebisi throws a lazy uppercut
and Mercier counters with a shoot takedown. Adebisi fights it but they end up in guard.
Adebisi being controlled here, momentarily.
Mercier wants to control from the top but Adebisi keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercier seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Reynald Mercier.
Mercier fails to land the takedown.
Mercier fails with a takedown attempt.
Simon Adebisi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reynald Mercier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Mercier tries to move into range but Adebisi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mercier shoots in for a takedown but Adebisi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mercier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adebisi throws a right and a left that Mercier avoids nicely.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Adebisi enables Mercier to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Adebisi manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mercier wants to control from the top but Adebisi keeps moving.
Mercier is stalling in the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adebisi keeping full guard, as Mercier tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reynald Mercier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mercier, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reynald Mercier!
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FIGHT
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robert Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warren has chosen London Calling - The Clash as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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140 lbs
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155 lbs
3 - 3 - 2 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 2, fighting out of London, Frank Warren!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warren scores with a jab.
Warren stalks Graves and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Graves's face. Graves staggers backwards, shaken.
Warren getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Graves gets tackled into the cage by Warren. Warren maintains the clinch.
Warren throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Warren digs a right hand underneath Graves's ribcage. Graves let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Warren scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Warren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Graves shoots and misses
and Warren counters with a three punch combo that has Graves backing up. Graves nods at Warren to acknowledge the strikes.
Warren just misses with a punch to the body.
Graves gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Warren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frank Warren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves shoots and misses
and Warren counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Graves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Warren misses with a straight right.
Warren gets a clinch.
Graves tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Warren is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Warren stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Warren breaks from the clinch.
Warren throws a hook to the side of Graves's head but Graves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren digs a good hook to Graves's body.
Graves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Warren.
Graves walks into a stiff left hand from Warren.
Warren throws a hook but Graves blocks it.
Warren closes the distance and clinches.
Warren throws a punch but it's blocked by Graves.
Graves tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Warren smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves tries to clinch but Warren moves away
and Warren counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Warren.
Warren throws a punch but it's blocked by Graves.
Warren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Warren paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Graves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Warren.
Warren throws a hook but Graves avoids it easily.
Graves misses with an uppercut
letting Warren counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A jab from Warren misses.
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.
Warren forces Graves back against the cage and clinches.
Warren will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Graves up against the cage.
Warren digs a right hand into Graves's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Graves's gas tank.
Warren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Graves swings widly with a right hand
and Warren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Graves has his takedown stuffed
and Warren counters with a nice body shot.
Graves misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Warren to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warren moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Warren dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Warren fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Warren throws a big shot that misses.
Warren lands a nice shot to the body.
Graves misses with a lunging right hand
and Graves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Graves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Warren.
No joy there for Warren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Graves misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren clinches up against the cage.
Warren breaks from the clinch.
Warren misses with a body shot.
Warren moves into the clinch successfully.
Warren prevents the takedown attempt.
Warren lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Graves pulls guard effortlessly.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Graves wants to sweep here but Warren controlling him for the moment.
Warren slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Warren really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Graves. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Graves is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves is looking to improve his position.
Graves is not content to let Warren control the position.
Warren wants to stand up but Graves has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Warren is thwarting Graves's attempts to control the position.
Graves makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Graves.
Graves wants to sweep here but Warren controlling him for the moment.
Graves is trying to keep Warren in close.
Graves is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Warren throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Warren!
Graves throws some wild stikes that Warren manages to avoid easily.
Warren tries to buck Graves off but he can't manage it.
Warren is squirming around, avoiding Graves's attempts to control the action.
Graves throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graves moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Warren has worked his arm free - good work by Warren!
Graves is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Warren has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Warren has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Graves but great work by Warren.
Graves might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Warren throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Graves manages to get back to half guard.
Warren tries to stand but can't do so whilst Graves controls his leg.
Warren is breathing heavily.
Graves looking for submissions off his back.
Graves misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Warren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Graves tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Warren closes the distance and pushes Graves back into the cage.
Warren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Warren.
Warren misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves has a takedown stuffed.
Warren is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Warren misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves fails with the takedown
and Warren counters with a right hand to the body.
Warren scores with a punch to the head.
Warren closes the distance and clinches.
Warren lands an uppercut.
Warren lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Warren has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
Graves manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Warren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Warren gets to his feet - Graves follows without any prompting.
Warren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Graves throws out the jab.
Graves throws an off balance right hand
and Warren counters with a nice body shot.
Warren's jab looks to have found its range, popping Graves under the eye.
Robert Graves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graves misses with a looping left.
Graves misses with a right hand
and Warren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Warren throws a lazy right hand but Graves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Graves defending well as Warren loads up on a big left hand.
Warren scores with a hook.
Warren throws a right and a left that Graves avoids nicely.
Graves throws a right hand that misses
and Warren counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Graves thinking.
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.
Warren lands a glancing blow to the side of Graves's head.
Warren clinches with his opponent.
Graves has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Warren is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Graves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Warren creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Graves decides to pull guard.
Warren stopping the sweep attempt from Graves.
Graves had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Warren defends it easily.
Warren is in close to Graves's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Frank Warren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Warren stands up from Graves's guard - Warren perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Warren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Warren has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Warren!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luc Deveraux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Syd Scarr (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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182 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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186 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Luc Deveraux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Syd Scarr!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scarr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Scarr wants to clinch but Deveraux slips to the side
enabling Deveraux to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Deveraux.
Deveraux circles away from the clinch attempt
and Deveraux counters with a low kick, right behind Scarr 's knee.
Deveraux buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Scarr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Syd Scarr has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Deveraux there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Scarr looks gassed!
Deveraux scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Scarr doesn't seem bothered though.
Deveraux lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Scarr walks into a straight right hand from Deveraux.
Scarr ducks right into an uppercut from Deveraux.
Deveraux drops Scarr with a left right combo! Deveraux follows him down to the ground into side control.
Scarr is rocked!
Deveraux controls the position.
Scarr is still in real trouble! Can Deveraux finish him?
Scarr seems to have recovered his senses.
Deveraux's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Scarr defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarr is trying to escape the position but Deveraux is controlling the position.
Luc Deveraux has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Deveraux.
Deveraux looks to land a combination but Scarr avoids it well.
Deveraux buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Deveraux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Deveraux.
Deveraux scores with a leg kick.
Deveraux throws a series of strikes that have Scarr backpedaling.
That has opened up Syd Scarr's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scarr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Deveraux. Deveraux obviously looking to wear him down.
Deveraux lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Deveraux lands a nice looking body shot.
A good leg kick by Deveraux.
Deveraux scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deveraux swinging wildly here.
Scarr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Deveraux can pounce on him.
Scarr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Deveraux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Deveraux turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Deveraux lands a head kick!
A good leg kick by Deveraux.
Deveraux throws a head kick but Scarr moves out of range.
Scarr on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Syd Scarr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Deveraux.
The cut above Syd Scarr's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A good leg kick by Deveraux.
Deveraux pushes Scarr away with a front kick.
Deveraux tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Deveraux.
Scarr avoids the head kick by Deveraux.
Deveraux connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab lands there for Deveraux.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deveraux scores with a jab to the jaw.
Deveraux throws a series of punches but Scarr moves out of range.
Deveraux lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Syd Scarr's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Deveraux is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Deveraux shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Scarr eats them both and turns towards Deveraux to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Deveraux cracks Scarr with an open hand slap.
Deveraux lands with a thumping leg kick.
Deveraux connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Scarr's hands.
A good leg kick by Deveraux.
Deveraux swinging wildly here.
Deveraux thuds his right hand into Scarr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Deveraux dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Scarr. That did some damage!
Scarr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Scarr walks into a left hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Syd Scarr's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Luc Deveraux!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rory Keenan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Flame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keenan comes to the cage accompanied by Warriors Code. Rory Keenan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jonny Flame's chin.
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195 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Rory Keenan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Flame!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flame shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Flame wants to take a breather but Keenan is having none of it.
Keenan is looking for a sweep. Flame is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Keenan wants to control but Flame is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Flame looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Keenan is refusing to be controlled, as Flame sits in half guard.
Keenan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Keenan.
Flame controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flame with a flurry of punches that miss.
Keenan controlling the position.
Flame trying to control the position from guard on top but Keenan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jonny Flame hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Keenan tries to clinch up but Flame circles away and keeps his distance.
Flame misses with the combination.
Flame moves into the clinch.
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.
Flame drops down looking for an ankle pick but Keenan pulls his leg out and moves away.
A jab lands there for Keenan.
Flame swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Keenan counters by moving into the clinch.
Flame is looking to break free of the clinch but Keenan has double underhooks.
Keenan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flame avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keenan misses with a shot to the body
and Flame counters with a right hand to the body.
Keenan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flame.
Flame throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Keenan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Flame.
Flame throws a lazy right hand but Keenan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Flame throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Keenan counters with a thumping low kick.
Keenan fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan misses with a right hand
and Flame counters with a single leg into guard. Keenan didn't expect that.
Keenan 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flame thows a big elbow that misses.
Keenan trying to control the position.
Flame seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Flame is looking to work some ground and pound but Keenan has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Keenan working a defensive guard here.
Flame wants to control from the top but Keenan keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Flame dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Flame fails with the takedown
letting Keenan counter with a right hand.
Keenan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A shot to the body from Keenan misses
and Flame makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Keenan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jonny Flame is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keenan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Keenan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Flame misses with a double jab
and Keenan counters with a straight right hand.
Keenan lands a right hook to the body.
Keenan wants to clinch.
Keenan misses with a right hand
and Flame counters with a straight right hand.
Keenan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Flame counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Keenan's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flame wants to control from the top but Keenan keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flame looking to sit in guard and control but Keenan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Keenan wants to control from the top but Flame keeps moving.
Keenan stops Flame from standing up.
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.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jonny Flame hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Flame doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Keenan clinches with his opponent.
Flame drops down looking for an ankle pick but Keenan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Keenan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Flame tries to kick Keenan off but Keenan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Flame works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenan trying to control the position from guard on top but Flame is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keenan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rory Keenan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Flame tries to clinch up
and Flame takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Flame on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Flame avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
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.
Flame misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Flame.
Keenan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flame tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Keenan swivels and escapes.
Rory Keenan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Flame.
Keenan closes the distance and clinches.
Flame is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Flame goes for a takedown attempt but Keenan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Flame on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Keenan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Keenan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Keenan dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Flame is looking to clinch but Keenan is avoiding it.
Flame 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.
Keenan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Keenan wants to control but instead Flame manages to regain half guard.
Keenan trying to pass the guard but Flame defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flame pushes Keenan off looking to stand but Keenan dives back in and keeps control.
Keenan trying to pass the guard but Flame defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Keenan is controlling the pace.
Flame wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rory Keenan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Keenan drives through with a takedown into guard.
Flame controlling Keenan's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jonny Flame.
Flame uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keenan.
Keenan throws an overhand right that lands on Flame's shoulder, as Flame tries to avoid the shot.
Flame lands a nice shot that snaps Keenan's head back.
Keenan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Keenan gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Flame regains guard.
Flame is looking to stand back up but Keenan counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Flame.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flame pushes Keenan off looking to stand but Keenan dives back in and keeps control.
Flame is controlling Keenan's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Keenan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rory Keenan.
I think Keenan 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rory Keenan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fashista Perfetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramirez Rokoudjouz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rokoudjouz's choice of entrance music: African Enterance. Ramirez Rokoudjouz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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25
179 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Fashista Perfetto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramirez Rokoudjouz!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Rokoudjouz finds it's target.
Perfetto closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rokoudjouz did well to prevent Perfetto getting side control.
Nice strikes from Perfetto there.
Perfetto uses his free foot to push down on Rokoudjouz's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rokoudjouz.
Rokoudjouz is trying to stand.
Perfetto scoring with strikes but Rokoudjouz is staying in there.
Rokoudjouz really wants to buck Perfetto off and get back to his feet.
Perfetto content just to control the position here.
Perfetto throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Perfetto is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rokoudjouz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rokoudjouz is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Perfetto wants to control the pace but Rokoudjouz is squirming around nicely.
Perfetto thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perfetto throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Perfetto is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rokoudjouz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Perfetto scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Perfetto loads up with a big shot that hurts Rokoudjouz! He's pulled Perfetto in close but Perfetto has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Rokoudjouz survive? More strikes from Perfetto and Rokoudjouz is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Fashista Perfetto!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neil Patrick Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kami Kaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harris comes to the cage accompanied by Bleed It Out. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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170 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Neil Patrick Harris !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kami Kaze!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaze misses with a combination
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Kaze throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kaze lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harris circles away quickly and effectively.
Harris closes the distance and clinches up with Kaze, looking for a takedown. Harris pushes Kaze against the cage but Kaze circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kaze lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kaze throws a nice looking combination but Harris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kaze lunges at Harris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harris 's hand.
Kaze drops Harris with a left right combo! Kaze follows him down to the ground into side control.
Harris is rocked!
Harris is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oh Harris is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kaze decides to stand back up.
Harris seems to have got his legs back now.
Kaze throws a jab but it's blocked by Harris .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaze misses with a combination
and Harris counters with a single leg into guard. Kaze didn't expect that.
Kaze keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Kaze has Harris pulled in close to control his posture.
Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harris drops back looking for a leg! Kaze is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kaze manages to kick Harris off! Harris jumps back into Kaze's guard.
Harris prevents Kaze from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaze looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kami Kaze was stalling too much, according to the referee.
No joy there for Kaze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kaze swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harris counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Harris .
Kaze breaks from the clinch.
Kaze throws a combination that misses
and Harris counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Harris is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kaze knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaze is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Harris off and has taken his back!
Harris is really stuck here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris trying to control the hands but Kaze breaks the grip.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kami Kaze has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kaze just misses with a punch to the body.
Kami Kaze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaze stuffs the takedown.
Harris has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kami Kaze dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kaze pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Harris back to the cage. Kaze follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kaze throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.
Kaze swings widly with a right hand
and Harris counters by clinching up.
Kaze lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kaze's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kaze darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kaze rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kaze throws a combination that misses
and Harris holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kaze lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harris .
Kaze manages to break the clinch.
Kaze moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaze feints a jab promting Harris to slip. Kaze then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Harris slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Harris dodges the punch combination from Kaze.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaze swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kaze throws a series of punches but Harris moves out of range.
Kaze moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Harris shoots in but Kaze avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harris takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harris walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kaze moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kami Kaze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris shoots in looking for a takedown. Kaze tries to sprawl out of it but Harris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kaze manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kaze misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kaze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harris shoots in looking for a takedown but Kaze manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harris 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil Patrick Harris . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaze lands a jab-cross combination.
Kaze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kaze throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Harris counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kaze's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Neil Patrick Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kaze as he jumps to the side.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kaze.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris looks for a takedown but Kaze sprawls well.
Kaze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Kaze shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kaze throws a series of punches but Harris avoids them all with ease.
Kaze lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Harris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kaze misses with a double jab
and Harris counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kaze drops down looking for an ankle pick but Harris pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kaze misses with a combination
and Harris counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kaze's guard now.
Kaze wants to stand but Harris is controlling the position.
Kaze working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harris .
Harris drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harris jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kaze not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris drops back looking for a leg! Kaze is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kaze manages to kick Harris off! Harris jumps back into Kaze's guard.
Harris tries to free his leg and advance position but Kaze is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kami Kaze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kaze throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kami Kaze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kaze misses with a combination
and Harris counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kaze's guard now.
Kaze wants to stand up but Harris is controlling him.
Kaze keeping full guard, as Harris tries to pass.
Kaze really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harris . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Harris thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Harris drops back looking for a leg! Kaze is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kaze manages to kick Harris off! Harris jumps back into Kaze's guard.
Harris thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Harris is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Harris thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Harris drops back looking for a leg! Kaze is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kaze manages to kick Harris off! Harris jumps back into Kaze's guard.
Kaze has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Harris drops back looking for a leg! Kaze is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kaze manages to kick Harris off! Harris jumps back into Kaze's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaze keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Harris tries to free his leg and advance position but Kaze is retaining full guard.
Harris is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kaze managing to control the position.
That's four 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.
Kaze uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Harris fails with the takedown.
Kami Kaze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kaze tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kaze misses with a double jab.
Neil Patrick Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaze throws a combination that misses
and Harris holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kaze escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris throws a lazy head kick
and Kaze counters with a two punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neil Patrick Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kaze has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kami Kaze!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prof Dr Hans Wurst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Incubus- Drive. Wurst has chosen Fygeludi - Villech as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent MT
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Prof Dr Hans Wurst!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wurst sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wurst throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wurst's guard.
Jones cracks Wurst with a solid left hand.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Wurst really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wurst not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wurst wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a strike but Wurst rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wurst must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing Wurst from standing up.
Jones wants to sweep here but Wurst controlling him for the moment.
Jones scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Wurst scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wurst avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Wurst sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wurst.
Wurst closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones stalling the fight.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wurst tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wurst scores with a knee to the head.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones has clasped his hands together around Wurst's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Jones tries to move to mount but Wurst blocks the move with his legs.
Wurst is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jones is working Wurst over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jones scores with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Jones seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Wurst gets back to half guard.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wurst keeps working.
Jones 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! Wurst is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jimmy Jones!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Ray Okudja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Hawthorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawthorn has chosen Sam & Dave - Soul Man as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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176 lbs
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170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Ray Okudja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Hawthorn!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawthorn misses with a looping right.
A combination from Hawthorn does no damage.
Hawthorn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Okudja. That did some damage!
No joy there for Hawthorn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hawthorn stuffs the takedown attempt from Okudja. Okudja gets slowly back to his feet.
Okudja fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Okudja closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hawthorn is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Okudja is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawthorn defending against the ground and pound.
Okudja in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Okudja grinds an elbow into Hawthorn's temple.
Okudja is trying to move to mount but Hawthorn reverses beautifully and ends up in Okudja's guard.
Hawthorn stands and steps away. Okudja gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorn misses with a wild combination.
Hawthorn throws a hook but Okudja avoids it easily.
Hawthorn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hawthorn.
Okudja shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Okudja wants to advance to full mount but Hawthorn doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Okudja throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hawthorn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Okudja stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hawthorn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Okudja postures up in Hawthorn's guard and throws a big left but Hawthorn blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okudja in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Okudja stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hawthorn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Okudja accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Okudja forces his way into half guard.
Okudja throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Okudja wants to free his trapped foot but Hawthorn is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hawthorn pushes Okudja off looking to stand but Okudja dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okudja not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Okudja looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Okudja is trying to control the action in half guard but Hawthorn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Okudja is looking to advance position but Hawthorn won't allow it.
Hawthorn is trying to stand.
Okudja is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Okudja throws and elbow that misses. Hawthorn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Okudja's guard. Nice move by Hawthorn!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four 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.
Okudja working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hawthorn has passed into half guard!
Okudja is looking to improve his position.
Hawthorn tries to stand but can't do so whilst Okudja controls his leg.
Hawthorn escapes and gets back to his feet.
Hawthorn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hawthorn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Okudja moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jay Ray Okudja will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Okudja shoots for a takedown but Hawthorn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hawthorn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Okudja moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hawthorn tries to bum rush Okudja with a series of wild strikes but Okudja uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marcus Hawthorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawthorn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okudja has a takedown stuffed.
Hawthorn tries a head kick but it misses.
Hawthorn stalks Okudja and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Okudja's face. Okudja staggers backwards, shaken.
Hawthorn tries to bum rush Okudja with a series of wild strikes but Okudja uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hawthorn.
Hawthorn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Okudja blocks a head kick by Hawthorn.
Hawthorn lands a leg kick that knocks Okudja off balance momentarily.
Okudja shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Okudja missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okudja with the ground and pound but Hawthorn uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Okudja wants to pass the guard but Hawthorn is keeping the position.
Hawthorn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Okudja working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Okudja is looking to advance position but Hawthorn has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Hawthorn is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Hawthorn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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.
Okudja fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Ray Okudja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawthorn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Okudja moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Okudja dodges the punch combination from Hawthorn.
Hawthorn swinging wildly here.
Hawthorn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hawthorn throws a series of punches but Okudja avoids them all with ease.
Okudja moves out of range of the body kick from Hawthorn.
Okudja blocks a head kick by Hawthorn.
Hawthorn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Okudja circles away quickly and effectively.
Okudja slips a jab and a cross from Hawthorn.
Horrible takedown by Okudja or perhaps it was just good defense by Hawthorn which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorn gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hawthorn keeping full guard, as Okudja tries to pass.
Okudja has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Okudja is working hard here to advance position.
Hawthorn wants to stand up but Okudja is controlling him.
Okudja pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hawthorn is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hawthorn keeping full guard, as Okudja tries to pass.
Okudja keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hawthorn's head.
Okudjais looking to pass into half guard but Hawthorn pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hawthorn is in guard.
Hawthorn preventing the sweep.
Hawthorn wants to stand but Okudja is controlling his posture from full guard.
Okudja 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcus Hawthorn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Okudja shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hawthorn as he jumps to the side.
Okudja looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hawthorn keeping full guard, as Okudja tries to pass.
Okudja trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawthorn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Okudja loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Okudja pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hawthorn is keeping the position for now.
Okudja loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorn wants to get back to his feet but Okudja is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hawthorn uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Okudja scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawthorn is looking to escape.
Okudja looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hawthorn is trying to stand up here but Okudja is controlling him well.
Okudja thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hawthorn's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okudja is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Okudja thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Okudja wants to pass to mount but Hawthorn is defending the position.
Okudja thows a huge punch but Hawthorn dodges it nicely.
Hawthorn is trying to stand.
Okudja trying to advance position but Hawthorn counters by regaining guard.
Okudja throws a strike but Hawthorn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okudja is pulling down on Hawthorn's head to control his posture.
Hawthorn wanted to stand there but Okudja had control of the position.
Okudja looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Okudja has a closed guard, preventing Hawthorn from standing up.
Okudja is trying to keep Hawthorn in close.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hawthorn wants to stand but Okudja is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four 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.
Okudja is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hawthorn tries to stand but Okudja is controlling from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jay Ray Okudja.
Okudja shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Okudja showed some decent athleticism there.
Okudja sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hawthorn defending well though.
Jay Ray Okudja overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Okudja throwing shots but Hawthorn is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Ray Okudja showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Okudja has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eoin Andershannon O Darby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thurston Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Darby comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Shipping up to Boston by Dropkick Murphys. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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29
154 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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25
145 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Eoin Andershannon O Darby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thurston Moore!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Moore there.
Some bone on bone action there as O Darby checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Moore connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent O Darby tumbling to the canvas! Moore pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! O Darby was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Thurston Moore!
Thurston Moore is the new featherweight champion!
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