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O.R.G. 10 185lbs Knockouts PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Marston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as John Marston enters the cage!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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, Joe Murdock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Marston!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murdock's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Murdock duly obliges.
Murdock tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Marston counters with a takedown into side control.
Marston tries for a kimura but Murdock is defending well.
Marston is working Murdock over with some ground and pound from side control.
Marston decides to stand back up.
Marston shoots in for a double leg but Murdock sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Murdock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marston. That did some damage!
Murdock drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston wants to sweep here but Murdock controlling him for the moment.
Murdock trying to control but Marston is working from the bottom.
Marston is adopting a defensive guard.
Murdock trying to control but Marston is working from the bottom.
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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Joe Murdock wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Murdock tries to clinch up
and Marston counters with a nice double leg into side control. Murdock won't be happy with that.
Murdock wants to get back to his feet.
Murdock seems a little lost for a moment, as Marston dominates the positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Marston working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Murdock tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marston decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock leaves Marston with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Murdock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A cross from Murdock lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Marston dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Murdock shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Murdock looking to control but Marston is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marston tries to hold on but Murdock pushes him away.
Marston is desperately trying to improve his position but Murdock has a good base and remains in mount.
Murdock wants to stand but Marston is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Murdock wants to control the pace but Marston is squirming around nicely.
Marston can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock wants to control the pace but Marston is squirming around nicely.
Marston wants to hold on but Murdock pushes him away.
Marston is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Murdock is looking to stand but Murdock has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
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.
Marston really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Marston holds on to Murdock around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Murdock looking to control but Marston is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Marston bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston wants to control from the top but Murdock keeps moving.
John Marston has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Murdock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murdock gets caught flat footed, as Marston shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Marston pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murdock is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marston throws a strike but Murdock rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Marston wants to sweep here but Murdock controlling him for the moment.
Marston has a closed guard, preventing Murdock from standing up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murdock trying to control the position from guard on top but Marston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joe Murdock will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Murdock closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Marston's guard.
Marston looking for a sweep. Not yet Marston, not yet.
Murdock is looking to stand up but Marston won't let him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marston is on top in guard.
Marston trying to control but Murdock is working from the bottom.
Murdock keeping full guard, as Marston tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Murdock manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Marston has Murdock in his guard.
Murdock stopping the sweep attempt from Marston.
John Marston has got the better of the ground game so far.
Murdock wants to stand but Marston is controlling his posture from full guard.
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.
Marston has his hands on Murdock's head, controlling the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Marston tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock is fighting to break Marston's control of his arms but Marston is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Marston wants to sweep here but Murdock controlling him for the moment.
Joe Murdock has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Murdock jabs at Marston's body.
Murdock decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Marston is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Marston.
Murdock is pressing down on Marston's thigh, looking to free his foot. Marston is holding on for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marston controlling the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Murdock showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Murdock 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Murdock!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sarel Labuschagne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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185 lbs
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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
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, John Doe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sarel Labuschagne!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Labuschagne sprawls well. Labuschagne wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Doe gets slowly back to his feet.
Labuschagne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Doe moves into range and clinches up with Labuschagne.
Doe jumps guard and drags Labuschagne to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Doe pulls Labuschagne in close to his closed guard and prevents Labuschagne from doing any damage or advancing position.
Labuschagne wants to get up but he can't break Doe's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe working for submissions but it's allowed Labuschagne to get to half guard.
Doe controlling the position well.
Labuschagne decides to stand and escape the position.
Labuschagne throws a shot from downtown. Doe moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Labuschagne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Labuschagne throws a leg kick
and Doe counters by clinching up.
Doe has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Labuschagne regains guard immediately.
Doe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Labuschagne wants to sweep here but Doe controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doe slips nicely into half guard.
Doe takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Doe takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Doe has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We're going to have a standup here because John Doe wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Labuschagne throws a leg kick
and Doe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Labuschagne's guard.
Labuschagne keeping full guard, as Doe tries to pass.
Doe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Doe looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Doe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Labuschagne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Doe 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.
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 because John Doe just wasn't active enough.
Labuschagne throws a leg kick
and Doe counters with a nice double leg into side control. Labuschagne won't be happy with that.
Doe tries for a kimura but Labuschagne is defending well.
Doe takes a little break here. Labuschagne wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Doe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Labuschagne decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Doe kicks Labuschagne off and gets back to his feet.
Labuschagne throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Doe counters by moving into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Doe.
Doe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Labuschagne prevents it.
Doe has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Labuschagne regains guard immediately.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe won't allow Labuschagne to get back to his feet.
Doe advances to half guard.
Doe keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Doe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Labuschagne with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Doe performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Labuschagne misses with a combination
and Doe counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Labuschagne!
Doe controlling from the full mount.
Doe throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Labuschagne has his hands clasped together but Doe breaks the hold and Labuschagne is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Doe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Doe!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Switch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phil Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Switch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Williams!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries to clinch
and Switch decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Williams's guard.
Williams is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Switch defends well.
Williams controlling the position.
Switch pushes down on Williams's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Williams moves into full guard.
Switch thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Switch from controlling successfully.
Williams tries to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Switch from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams is trying to control the position but Switch postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Switch gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Switch dives in and scores a takedown into Williams's guard.
Williams scores with a nice shot.
Switch trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Switch slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Switch is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Williams is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to control but Switch postures up.
Williams is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Switch off and has taken his back!
Williams is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Switch is defending well though. Williams let's go of the attempt for now.
Switch trying to control the hands but Williams breaks the grip.
Switch is breathing heavily.
Williams looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Williams is persistently looking for the submission but Switch is defending it well.
Switch trying to control the hands but Williams won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is landing with strikes. Switch can't take much more of this.
Williams loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Switch hold on?
Switch avoids the strikes from Williams.
Williams is riding his opponent, not letting Switch buck him off.
Williams trying to control.
Switch might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Williams is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Switch knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Switch for a finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Switch controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.
Switch fending off the submission attempt from Williams.
Williams is persistently looking for the submission but Switch is defending it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Switch is having to fend off submission attempts from Williams, who is looking to sink in the choke. Williams doesn't have the hooks in though and Switch manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Phil Williams will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Switch shoots in and bounces Williams off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Switch trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Switch drops back, looking for a kneebar! Williams looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Williams looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Williams!
Williams working away.
Williams looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Switch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Switch can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Switch prevents Williams from improving position.
Switch can't do much from the bottom here.
Williams is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Switch has escaped the position, nice work there.
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.
Switch is trying to get back to half guard.
Williams working the head with strikes.
Williams trying to control the action but Switch is working from the bottom.
Switch wants to get back to his feet.
Williams landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Switch wants to control but Williams postures up.
Williams in side control lands a decent elbow.
Williams wants to control but Switch is keeping him busy.
Switch can't do much from the bottom here.
Williams is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Switch has escaped the position, nice work there.
Williams is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Switch has escaped the position, nice work there.
Switch is not content to let Williams control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams working away.
Switch trying to control but Williams flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Williams is looking to control Switch but Switch is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Switch is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Williams avoiding Switch 's attempts to control his hands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams has got one arm under Switch's chin. This could be trouble... Switch trying to control the other hand but Williams gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Switch has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Phil Williams!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shogun Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacek Goc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goc is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Two Steps From Hell - ASAP. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Shogun Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacek Goc!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goc changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rua tries to avoid it but Goc manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rua to the ground. Rua escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick
and Goc counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rua!
Rua bucks Goc off and manages to get back to his feet!
Goc fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Goc swats away the attempt to clinch by Rua.
Rua tries to clinch but Goc moves out of range.
Goc shoots in for a takedown but Rua shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shogun Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacek Goc.
Rua is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goc misses with a takedown attempt - Rua sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rua is looking to clinch.
Rua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Goc is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rua sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rua is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Goc.
Rua tries to clinch but Goc is having none of it.
Goc circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rua is looking to clinch.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rua slaps away a takedown attempt from Goc, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rua is looking to clinch but Goc is avoiding it.
Goc shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rua but Rua pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Goc paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Goc circles away.
Rua tries to clinch
so Goc counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goc looking to sit in guard and control but Rua gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Goc wants to get back to his feet but Rua is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rua stands up from Goc's guard - Rua perhaps looking for a knockout.
Goc tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rua swivels and escapes.
Goc tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rua sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Goc somewhat.
Rua gets a clinch.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but Goc blocks with his arms.
Goc is trying to break the clinch but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Rua connects with a knee to the head.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Goc working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goc wants to break the clinch but can't.
Goc looks gassed!
Goc tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rua just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rua misses with the head strike.
Goc is trying to force a seperation but Rua has the dominant position.
Goc wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Goc takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Goc has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua landing knees to the body.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Goc blocks it.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Goc blocks it.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Goc has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Goc blocks it with crossed arms.
Goc breaks from the clinch.
Goc throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rua's waist but Rua gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Goc off to one side.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rua wants to clinch.
Goc closes the distance and clinches up with Rua, looking for a takedown. Goc pushes Rua against the cage but Rua circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goc changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rua tries to avoid it but Goc manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rua to the ground. Rua escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rua tries to clinch but Goc is having none of it.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rua tries to clinch but Goc is having none of it.
Goc is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rua sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rua is looking to clinch.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Goc.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goc circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shogun Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rua tries to clinch but Goc moves out of range.
A head kick by Rua misses
and Goc counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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 Shogun Rua will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rua wants to clinch.
Rua closes the distance looking to clinch
and Goc counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rua won't be happy with that.
Goc throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Rua is trying to buck Goc off.
Goc controlling the position from side mount.
Rua on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rua tries to get out of the position.
Rua throws Goc to one side and escapes!
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Goc swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Goc swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Goc swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Goc is defended easily by Rua.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Goc shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rua pinned against the cage. Rua gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rua tries to clinch but Goc is having none of it.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Goc pushes him off.
Rua is looking to clinch but Goc is avoiding it.
Rua gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rua tries a knee to the head but Goc blocks it.
Goc looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Goc wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Goc has had enough of the clinch but Rua keeps him there for the moment.
Goc has had enough of the clinch but Rua keeps him there for the moment.
Rua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Goc has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rua has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Goc changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rua fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shogun Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacek Goc.
Rua wants to clinch up but Goc keeps it at a distance.
Rua keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Goc pushes him off.
Shogun Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua closes the distance looking to clinch
and Goc counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rua!
Goc thowing shots but they're missing.
Goc really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rua. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rua wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Goc.
Goc thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua blocking the ground and pound.
Goc content just to control the position here.
Rua avoids a series of strikes thrown by Goc.
Goc looking to land elbow strikes but Rua uses the position to regain half guard.
Goc content to control rather than advance.
Rua kicks Goc off and gets back to his feet.
Shogun Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rua tries to clinch but Goc moves away
and Goc counters with a single leg into guard. Rua didn't expect that.
Rua pushes Goc off and scrambles back to his feet.
Goc shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rua as he avoids it easily.
Goc closes the distance and clinches up with Rua, looking for a takedown. Goc pushes Rua against the cage but Rua circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rua looks to clinch
and Goc decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rua's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goc is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rua uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rua wants to clinch up but Goc keeps it at a distance.
Rua tries to clinch but Goc moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Rua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacek Goc showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Rua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Goc drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Goc tries to stand but Rua is controlling his head.
Rua dodges the ground and pound from Goc.
Goc prevents Rua from escaping the position.
Goc taking a breather here.
Rua regains half guard there - taking advantage of Goc's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Goc prevents Rua from standing back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goc thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rua has one foot on Goc's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Goc pushes him off.
Rua wants to clinch up but Goc keeps it at a distance.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rua tries to clinch up but Goc circles away and keeps his distance.
Goc circles away from the clinch attempt
and Goc counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Goc with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Goc working the head and body with strikes.
Goc is trying to control the action in half guard but Rua is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua pushes Goc off looking to stand but Goc dives back in and keeps control.
Goc is trying to control the action in half guard but Rua is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Goc looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jacek Goc.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Goc circles away.
Goc looks for a takedown but Rua sprawls well.
Goc has a takedown stuffed.
Rua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rua wants to clinch.
Goc shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rua sprawls well. Rua wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Goc gets slowly back to his feet.
Shogun Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacek Goc.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goc dives in and grabs Rua's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rua pushes down on Goc's head and hops out.
Rua tries to clinch but Goc is having none of it.
Rua wants to clinch up but Goc keeps it at a distance.
Rua is looking to clinch.
Goc shoots in but no luck this time.
Goc looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rua rushes Goc and presses him up against the cage.
Rua misses with a knee strike.
Rua landing knees to the body.
Rua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rua scores with a knee to the head.
Rua lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua looking to throw knees to the head but Goc is blocking nicely.
Rua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Goc's efforts to push away.
Rua misses with a knee to the head.
Goc is trying to break the clinch but Rua is controlling him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rua.
Goc wants to break free but Rua has control.
Rua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Goc goes for a takedown attempt but Rua pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rua looks to clinch
and Goc counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Goc.
Goc trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goc prevents Rua from getting back to his feet.
Goc looking to sit in guard and control but Rua gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rua gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacek Goc comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Goc 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacek Goc!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Baki Mma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Davison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Baki Mma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Davison!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Davison with that takedown attempt.
Davison scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Davison tries for a kimura but Mma is defending well.
Mma really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mma is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mma is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Davison working the ground and pound.
Davison thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mma on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mma tries to get out of the position.
Mma is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Davison is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Mma's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Davison scoring with punches and elbows.
Davison looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Davison wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mma, who protects the arm well.
Davison looks up at the clock and then as Mma takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Davison smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mma struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davison looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Davison in side control, throwing shots but Mma defends.
Davison trying to control the position but Mma is working away.
Davison stands up and we're back to a striking position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davison clinches up with Mma and pushes him back against the cage.
Davison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mma has his takedown stuffed
and Davison counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mma's guard now.
Mma is breathing heavily.
Davison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davison stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mma swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Davison wants to control from the top but Mma keeps moving.
Davison postures up in Mma's guard and throws a big left but Mma blocks it.
Mma knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Davison on the ground.
Davison wants to control from the top but Mma keeps moving.
Davison advances to half guard.
Mma is in trouble now - Davison has advanced to mount!
Davison is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Davison!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Joe Davison!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Delight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Hannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hannon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Back in Black by ACDC. The key to victory for Dutch Delight has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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149 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dutch Delight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Derek Hannon!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hannon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Delight fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hannon on the side of the head.
Delight closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hannon counters with a nice uppercut.
Hannon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Delight closes the distance but Hannon moves to the side
and Hannon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hannon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delight looking to control.
Hannon trying to control but Delight is working from the bottom.
Delight tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Delight wants to get back to his feet but Hannon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute 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.
Hannon won't allow Delight to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Delight throws a series of punches but Hannon avoids them all with ease.
Hannon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Delight tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hannon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Delight won't be happy with that.
Hannon tries to advance to mount but Delight denies him.
Delight is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hannon drops an elbow to the side of Delight's head.
Delight looks like he's trying to stand up.
Delight is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Hannon seems content to control.
Hannon trying to control the action but Delight is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Delight controlling the position for now.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Derek Hannon hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Delight tries to clinch up
and Hannon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hannon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Delight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Delight closes the distance and clinches.
Delight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Delight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hannon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Delight pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hannon is out of range and Delight settles back down.
Delight stuffs the takedown.
Delight scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hannon in his tracks.
Hannon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Delight.
Hannon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Delight fails with an attempt to clinch.
Delight closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hannon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delight breaks the clinch.
Delight tries to clinch but Hannon moves away
and Hannon moves into the clinch.
Delight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dutch Delight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Delight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Delight throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hannon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hannon prevents Delight from breaking the clinch.
Delight is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hannon is keeping busy.
Hannon trying to stall but Delight improves his position.
Hannon tries to pull guard but Delight holds him up against the cage and eventually Hannon drops back down to his feet.
Dutch Delight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Hannon.
Delight is struggling to control the position.
Hannon controlling the action here for a moment.
Hannon is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hannon fails to pull guard.
Delight keeps control of Hannon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Delight manages to break the clinch.
Delight throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hannon wants to clinch
and Delight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Derek Hannon will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Delight misses with a series of wild punches.
It looks like Derek Hannon has been cut.
Dutch Delight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Delight tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hannon counters with an inside leg kick.
Delight throws a good cross that connects.
Delight lands with a slapping head kick.
Hannon throws a low kick but Delight moves out of range easily.
Delight fails in his attempt to clinch.
Delight closes the distance but Hannon moves to the side
and Hannon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hannon.
Hannon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Delight smiles and moves away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hannon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Delight - the referee stops the clock and Hannon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Delight. Hannon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hannon is defended easily by Delight.
Delight tries to clinch up but Hannon circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hannon fails with a takedown attempt.
Dutch Delight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Hannon.
Delight looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Delight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Delight closes the distance but Hannon moves to the side
and Hannon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hannon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Delight is trying to keep Hannon in close.
Hannon wants to control from the top but Delight keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hannon wanted to stand there but Delight had control of the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Derek Hannon was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Delight lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Delight lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Delight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delight thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hannon if he has to take too many more of those.
Hannon is breathing heavily.
Hannon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Delight looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Delight tries to clinch but Hannon moves out of range.
Delight pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hannon back to the cage. Delight follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Delight lands with a right that hurts Hannon. Hannon looks to clinch but Delight throws a short knee that drops Hannon. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Dutch Delight!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elias Nielsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin OConor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin OConor will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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165 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Elias Nielsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin OConor!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OConor shoots and misses
and Nielsen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nielsen is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops OConor like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving OConor from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elias Nielsen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Mashego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Foti Vasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foti Vasa will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthur Mashego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Foti Vasa!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasa is looking to clinch but Mashego is avoiding it.
Mashego misses with a right hand
and Vasa counters with a low kick, right behind Mashego 's knee.
Vasa moves out of range of the strikes.
Vasa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mashego pinned against the cage. Mashego gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vasa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mashego counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mashego circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vasa shoots in for a takedown but Mashego shows good takedown defense.
Mashego swats away the attempt to clinch by Vasa.
Vasa moves into the clinch.
Vasa pulls Mashego into guard.
Vasa will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Vasa wants to stand and escape but Mashego is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasa pushes Mashego off and scrambles back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Vasa.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Vasa.
Sloppy strikes there by Vasa.
Vasa landing a few strikes.
Vasa tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mashego knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vasa on the ground.
Vasa trying to control the action but Mashego is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mashego is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Vasa tries to score with some ground and pound. Mashego controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mashego stops Vasa from passing to mount.
Vasa with the ground and pound but Mashego regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Vasa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mashego is just riding it out for now. Vasa eventually gives up the hold.
Mashego is defending against the submission attempts here by Vasa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasa drops an elbow to the side of Mashego's head.
Vasa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vasa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mashego's head.
Vasa prevents Mashego from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Vasa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vasa content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vasa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vasa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vasa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vasa decides to stand and escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Foti Vasa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vasa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mashego on his heels. He'll look to pass Mashego's guard now, I'm sure.
Vasa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vasa won't allow Mashego to get back to his feet.
Vasa trying to control the position from guard on top but Mashego is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vasa distracts Mashego with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vasa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vasa stands and throws Mashego's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vasa throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Vasa scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasa lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Vasa passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Mashego!
Vasa lands a nice shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vasa landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mashego is rocked!
Vasa postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Mashego badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Vasa around the waist but Vasa pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Vasa is the winner by TKO! Vasa jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Foti Vasa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bjj Sparbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon Browne is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjj Sparbot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Browne!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Browne is looking to clinch.
Sparbot shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Browne pinned against the cage. Browne gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sparbot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Browne shoots in and bounces Sparbot off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Browne sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Browne 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.
Sparbot 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.
Browne gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Browne defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sparbot.
Browne throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparbot shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Browne defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjj Sparbot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Browne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sparbot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sparbot fails with a takedown attempt.
Browne shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Still in half guard, Browne seems content to control.
Sparbot is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Browne controlling the action here.
Sparbot wants to improve his position but Browne is controlling well.
Sparbot gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot keeping full guard, as Browne tries to pass.
Sparbot manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sparbot punching from mount but Browne doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Browne manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Browne won't allow Sparbot to pass to mount.
Sparbot passes to side control.
Sparbot with the ground and pound but Browne regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Browne has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sparbot is breathing heavily.
Browne pushes Sparbot off looking to stand but Sparbot dives back in and keeps control.
Browne moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Browne wants to get back to his feet but Sparbot passes into half guard.
Sparbot missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sparbot throws a strike but Browne avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sparbot lands a couple of digs.
Sparbot looking to sit in guard and control but Browne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browne looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Browne wants to pass the guard but Sparbot is keeping the position.
Sparbot wants to sweep here but Browne controlling him for the moment.
Browne tries to free his leg and advance position but Sparbot is retaining full guard.
Sparbot looking to hit a scissor sweep but Browne is one step ahead there.
Sparbot 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.
Sparbot is working hard here to advance position.
Sparbot not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Browne is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Browne dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Browne throws a sloppy body shot
and Sparbot counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sparbot.
Browne 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.
Browne manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sparbot manages to get himself to full guard.
Browne 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.
Browne wants to control from the top but Sparbot keeps moving.
Browne's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Simon Browne has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Browne closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sparbot to the mat! Sparbot manages to get full guard.
Browne stopping the sweep attempt from Sparbot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne passes Sparbot's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Simon Browne has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sparbot wants to control but Browne is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Browne lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Browne decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Browne is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sparbot's half guard.
Sparbot works his way to full guard. Good work.
Browne postures up.
Browne pushes down on Sparbot's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sparbot is looking to improve his position.
Browne controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot is looking to improve his position.
Browne looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Let's hope that Browne has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Simon Browne wasn't active enough on the ground.
Browne moves in looking to clinch but Sparbot pushes him off.
Browne shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browne tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Sparbot is trying to get back to full guard.
Browne looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sparbot tries to get to full guard but Browne has control of the leg.
Browne is thwarting Sparbot's attempts to control the position.
Sparbot on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sparbot tries to get to full guard but Browne has control of the leg.
Browne moves nicely into side control.
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.
Browne is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sparbot has escaped the position, nice work there.
Browne decides to stand back up. Browne steps back and let's Sparbot get back to his feet.
Sparbot shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Browne pinned against the cage. Browne gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Browne tries to clinch but Sparbot is having none of it.
Sparbot shoots in looking for a takedown. Browne tries to sprawl out of it but Sparbot keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Browne manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Browne closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sparbot's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Browne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Browne decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Browne keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sparbot is pressing down on Browne's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Browne stands up and waves to Sparbot to follow him.
Browne looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sparbot wants to sweep here but Browne controlling him for the moment.
Browne wants to control from the top but Sparbot keeps moving.
Browne is stalling in the full guard.
Browne is working Sparbot over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Browne trying to control but Sparbot is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Simon Browne hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Browne wants to clinch.
Sparbot fails with a takedown attempt.
Bjj Sparbot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sparbot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Browne throws a shot from downtown. Sparbot moves away and avoids it.
Sparbot closes this distance looking for a takedown but Browne circles away.
Browne closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sparbot's guard.
Bjj Sparbot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot trying to control the position.
Browne lands a couple of digs.
Browne is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sparbot looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Browne is stalling in the full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sparbot looking to hit a scissor sweep but Browne is one step ahead there.
Browne chips away with some ground and pound.
Browne content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Simon Browne was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Browne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Browne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sparbot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Browne shoots in for a takedown but Sparbot shows good takedown defense.
Browne keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjj Sparbot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Browne misses with a combination
and Sparbot counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Browne blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sparbot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparbot is looking for a kimura here.
Browne is looking to escape.
Browne is pressing down on Sparbot's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sparbot thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Browne pulls Sparbot in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Browne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Browne 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Browne!
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