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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kostas Bleidelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wrestling Sparing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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202 lbs
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205 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Kostas Bleidelis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Wrestling Sparing!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparing connects with a solid leg kick.
Sparing dodges the punch combination from Bleidelis.
Bleidelis stuffs the takedown.
Sparing scores with a hook to the body. Bleidelis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bleidelis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bleidelis stuffs the takedown attempt from Sparing. Sparing gets slowly back to his feet.
Bleidelis just misses with a punch to the body.
Sparing closes the distance and clinches up with Bleidelis, looking for a takedown. Sparing pushes Bleidelis against the cage but Bleidelis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kostas Bleidelis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wrestling Sparing.
Sparing waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bleidelis.
Sparing shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sparing showed some decent athleticism there.
Nice strikes from Sparing there.
Bleidelis wants to get back to his feet.
Sparing thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparing thows a huge punch but Bleidelis dodges it nicely.
Bleidelis is refusing to be controlled, as Sparing sits in half guard.
Bleidelis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sparing.
Sparing not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bleidelis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bleidelis taking some punishment here, with Sparing in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparing wants to free his trapped foot but Bleidelis is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sparing thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bleidelis to regain full guard.
Sparing trying to control the position from guard on top but Bleidelis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bleidelis wants to stand up but Sparing is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleidelis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sparing.
Bleidelis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sparing.
Sparing throwing strikes from guard but Bleidelis blocks nicely.
Sparing trying to control but Bleidelis is working from the bottom.
Bleidelis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sparing manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sparing looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sparing wants to sweep here but Bleidelis controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparing is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bleidelis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sparing is proving hard to escape from.
Sparing wants to improve his position but instead Bleidelis has moved into half guard.
Bleidelis tries to stand but can't do so whilst Sparing controls his leg.
Sparing is trying to stand up here but Bleidelis is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparing is looking for a sweep. Bleidelis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sparing has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bleidelis is working away from the top position though.
Bleidelis tries to stand and escape but Sparing is controlling the position.
Bleidelis trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Sparing really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bleidelis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sparing kicks off Bleidelis and gets to his feet.
Bleidelis misses with a wild combination.
Sparing looks to land a body kick but Bleidelis moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wrestling Sparing dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bleidelis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sparing gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bleidelis.
Bleidelis throws a right hand that Sparing ducks under and follows up with a left that Sparing also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Bleidelis misses.
Bleidelis missing with a left hand there. Sparing was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sparing throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sparing feints and as Bleidelis raises his hands in defense, Sparing changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sparing looking to sit in guard and control but Bleidelis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sparing wriggles free and stands up.
Sparing shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bleidelis but Bleidelis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sparing drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparing trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bleidelis is looking to stand up but Sparing isn't so interested in that idea.
Sparing is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sparing is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bleidelis wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sparing in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sparing is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparing forces his way into half guard.
Sparing seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bleidelis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sparing tries to pass to full mount but Bleidelis defends it.
Bleidelis is refusing to be controlled, as Sparing sits in half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sparing thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bleidelis's head.
Sparing looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sparing throwing shots but Bleidelis is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleidelis is in trouble now - Sparing has advanced to mount!
Bleidelis is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sparing with good strikes from the mount here!
Sparing is landing with some decent strikes but Bleidelis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sparing with good strikes from the mount here!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Sparing connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bleidelis is looking to get to half guard.
You get the feeling that Bleidelis really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Sparing lands a nice shot to the head.
Sparing with good strikes from the mount here!
Bleidelis is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparing postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Bleidelis badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Sparing around the waist but Sparing pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Sparing is the winner by TKO! Sparing jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wrestling Sparing!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Scholdster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartlomiej Sosnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scholdster comes to the cage accompanied by Fugazi, patience boy. Bartlomiej Sosnowski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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215 lbs
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20
224 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Scholdster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartlomiej Sosnowski!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scholdster throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sosnowski counters with a takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Scholdster is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sosnowski controlling the position from side mount.
Scholdster is looking for a sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sosnowski scores with a couple of short elbows.
Scholdster knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sosnowski on the ground.
Sosnowski controlling the position.
Sosnowski working the ground and pound from side control.
Scholdster is trying to improve his position.
Sosnowski controlling the position.
Let's hope that Sosnowski 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 warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scholdster is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Scholdster's face as Sosnowski controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bartlomiej Sosnowski was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Scholdster tries to clinch
and Sosnowski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sosnowski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Scholdster working for a triangle but Sosnowski defends it easily.
Sosnowski working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sosnowski stands up over Scholdster, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sosnowski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sosnowski passes Scholdster's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sosnowski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosnowski is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Scholdster could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Scholdster on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sosnowski content to control rather than advance.
Bartlomiej Sosnowski has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sosnowski feints and as Scholdster raises his hands in defense, Sosnowski changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sosnowski pushing down on Scholdster's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sosnowski has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sosnowski softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Scholdster is out cold! Sosnowski jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bartlomiej Sosnowski!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David has chosen Eluveitie - Calling The Rain as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
255 lbs
12 - 15 - 0 |
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27
274 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark David!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear misses with a takedown attempt - David sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bear misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bear fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
David throws a body punch but Bear moves out of range.
David defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bear.
Bear fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bear has his takedown stuffed
and David counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bear wants to clinch
and David cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck for Bear with that takedown attempt.
Bear throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Horrible takedown by Bear or perhaps it was just good defense by David which made him look bad.
Bear will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bear misses with a takedown
and David counters with a straight right hand.
David leaves Bear with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bear closes this distance looking for a takedown but David circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear avoids the body shot from David.
Bear shoots in but no luck this time.
Bear gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and David connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
David throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bear tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. David is in Bear's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bear looking for a guillotine here but David defends easily.
Bear looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear wants to stand up but David is controlling him.
Bear looking to hit a scissor sweep but David is one step ahead there.
Bear controls David momentarily but David frees himself.
Bear looking to hit a scissor sweep but David is one step ahead there.
David stays in close to Bear's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bear fails with a takedown attempt.
David throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bear swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and David counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
David rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bear counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
David controls Bear momentarily but Bear frees himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bear stands and steps away. David gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
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 Max Bear will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bear misses with a takedown attempt - David sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A jab from Bear misses.
Bear misses with a takedown
and Bear takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bear is looking to clinch but David is avoiding it.
Nice takedown defense from David. No joy for Bear on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
David slaps away a takedown attempt from Bear, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Max Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bear shoots in looking for a takedown. David tries to sprawl out of it but Bear keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. David manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
David looks to score with a jab to the body but Bear is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear with a poor takedown
and David counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
David is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bear is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute David jumps into side control!
Bear is trying to get back to half guard.
David gets to mount! Bear was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
David controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
David scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bear?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
David avoids the attempt from Bear to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear is trying to escape the mount.
David tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
David avoids the attempt from Bear to control.
David content just to control the position here.
Mark David has got the better of the ground game so far.
David won't let Bear get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bear is looking to escape.
David takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bear tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
David breaks from Bear's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark David showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bear fails with the takedown
and David counters by clinching up.
Bear tries for a takedown. No joy.
David on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bear has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. David avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
David stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bear is working for takedown but David is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bear goes for a takedown attempt but David pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
David lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David leaves Bear with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bear with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling David to score with a decent uppercut.
Bear misses with a wild combination.
Bear doesn't succeed with the takedown
and David counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bear thinking.
Max Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
David paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bear misses with a takedown
and David counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bear catches David with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear with a poor takedown
and David counters with a stiff right hand.
No luck for Bear with that takedown attempt.
Mark David seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bear tries to clinch but David is having none of it.
A jab from David does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bear takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
David smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bear shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has David pinned against the cage. David gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Good standup being displayed there by David as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear looking to score a takedown here. David is defending well but Bear drives through and ends up in David's guard.
David looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bear trying to control but David is working from the bottom.
Bear thows a big elbow that misses.
Bear being controlled here momentarily.
David looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David keeping moving, preventing Bear from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Max Bear.
Bear throws a series of punches but David moves out of range.
Bear swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bear shoots in but David avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bear with a poor takedown
and David counters with a straight right hand.
David lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice sprawl there from David as Bear shoots in.
David lands with a nice body punch.
Bear connects with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark David comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well David 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark David!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hitoshi Masaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jaws theme remix kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dean Robinson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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164 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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165 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Hitoshi Masaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dean Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson shoots in for a takedown but Masaru shows good takedown defense.
Robinson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Masaru as he avoids it easily.
Hitoshi Masaru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Robinson.
Robinson tries for a takedown but Masaru sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Masaru throws a head kick but Robinson moves out of range.
Robinson shoots in looking for a takedown but Masaru manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Robinson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Masaru lands a head kick. Robinson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Masaru lands with a kick to the temple. Robinson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick misses from Masaru.
Robinson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Masaru counters with a thumping low kick.
Robinson avoids the head kick by Masaru.
Robinson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Masaru pinned against the cage. Masaru gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Robinson looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masaru moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masaru displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Robinson.
Dean Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masaru keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Masaru lands a big head kick that sends Robinson tumbling to the mat! Masaru takes a step backwards and waves Robinson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hitoshi Masaru is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robinson closes the distance and clinches up with Masaru, looking for a takedown. Robinson pushes Masaru against the cage but Masaru circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Masaru circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Robinson drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Masaru follows Robinson to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hitoshi Masaru!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Pott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red DragonBro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pott comes into the arena with Meat Loaf - Bat out of Hell blaring out of the sound system. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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185 lbs
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200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Pott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Red DragonBro!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pott moves away from the strike by DragonBro.
Pott misses with a wild body shot.
DragonBro throws a wild body kick that Pott sees coming a mile off.
Pott feints a jab promting DragonBro to slip. Pott then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. DragonBro slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Red DragonBro has been cut.
DragonBro lands a head kick!
It looks like Jack Pott has been cut.
DragonBro scores with a nice body kick.
DragonBro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
DragonBro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pott stalks DragonBro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into DragonBro's face. DragonBro staggers backwards, shaken.
Pott moves out of range as DragonBro throws a body kick.
Pott gets a clinch.
Pott lands a left hand.
DragonBro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pott. DragonBro does a little dance to reset his feet.
DragonBro throws a sloppy head kick and Pott moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pott moves out of range of the body kick from DragonBro.
DragonBro misses with an uppercut. Pott saw that one coming.
DragonBro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pott with a nice cross.
Pott moves out of range as DragonBro throws a body kick.
DragonBro ducks under a wild hook from Pott.
DragonBro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
DragonBro bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pott is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DragonBro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pott avoids the head kick by DragonBro.
A kick lands to the mid section there for DragonBro.
DragonBro scoring well with a low kick there.
DragonBro throws a push kick but Pott slaps the foot to one side.
Red DragonBro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pott tries to bum rush DragonBro with a series of wild strikes but DragonBro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
DragonBro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
DragonBro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
DragonBro throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pott stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from DragonBro.
DragonBro moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Crunch! DragonBro slams his shin into Pott's torso.
DragonBro throws a head kick but Pott moves out of range.
DragonBro connects with a solid leg kick.
DragonBro scores with a push kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pott crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from DragonBro - the referee stops the clock and Pott gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says DragonBro. Pott manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A slapping body kick lands there for DragonBro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from DragonBro - that will leave a mark!
Pott will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
DragonBro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
DragonBro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
DragonBro cracks the inside of Pott's front leg.
DragonBro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
DragonBro scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice body kick there by DragonBro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick there by DragonBro.
Pott blocks a head kick by DragonBro.
DragonBro misses with a head kick.
Pott lands a two punch combo.
DragonBro scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DragonBro tries to land a front kick but Pott steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
DragonBro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
DragonBro throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A thudding body kick lands there by DragonBro!
Crunch! DragonBro slams his shin into Pott's torso.
DragonBro with a jab.
Pott avoids the head kick by DragonBro.
DragonBro tries to land a front kick but Pott steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pott stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from DragonBro.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
DragonBro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pott jabs DragonBro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
DragonBro needs to keep his hands up - Pott had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red DragonBro dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Pott's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
DragonBro throws a sloppy head kick and Pott moves out of range easily.
Pott 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.
DragonBro jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
DragonBro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pott is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pott throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pott throws a jab but it's blocked by DragonBro.
DragonBro throws a leg kick but Pott moved away.
Pott is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pott on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The fighters circle, before DragonBro throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Pott's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! DragonBro lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Red DragonBro!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Catfish Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Wick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Catfish Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilson Wick!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wick steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Davis. That one must have hurt.
Wick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Davis gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Davis prevents Wick from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wick looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Davis pushes past his half guard into mount!
Wick is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Davis punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Davis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Davis postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Wick in real trouble here! The ref calls for Wick to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Catfish Davis!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brandan Kirwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horst Scuttlebutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandan Kirwan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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171 lbs
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21
168 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandan Kirwan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Horst Scuttlebutt!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirwan throws a lazy uppercut
and Scuttlebutt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Scuttlebutt.
Scuttlebutt misses with a body punch.
Scuttlebutt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kirwan backwards.
It looks like Brandan Kirwan has been cut.
Scuttlebutt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kirwan jumps guard and drags Scuttlebutt to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Scuttlebutt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kirwan's head.
Scuttlebutt passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kirwan struggling a bit here.
Scuttlebutt is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Kirwan is trying to escape and Scuttlebutt transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Kirwan is forced to tap! Nice work there by Scuttlebutt! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Horst Scuttlebutt!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Saurus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dragonforce - Through the Fire & the Flames kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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24
166 lbs
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166 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Frank Saurus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Smith!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith looks to land a combination but Saurus avoids it well.
Saurus lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saurus shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Smith avoids the body shot from Saurus.
Jab from Saurus.
Saurus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saurus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saurus takes one to the chin there.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Saurus.
Smith throws a right and a left that Saurus avoids nicely.
Saurus closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Smith did well to prevent Saurus getting side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saurus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Saurus prevents Smith from standing back up.
Saurus is looking to advance position but Smith won't allow it.
Smith has one foot on Saurus's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Saurus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Saurus persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
Saurus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Saurus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saurus punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Saurus throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith throws the left hand but Saurus avoids the punch easily.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Saurus uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith swings for the body but Saurus moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Saurus.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Saurus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith works the jab nicely.
Smith throws a hook but Saurus avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Saurus.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Saurus lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into rage.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saurus.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A slow jab from Saurus misses its intended target.
Kyle Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith throws a series of punches but Saurus avoids them all with ease.
Saurus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saurus misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saurus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saurus misses the shot to the body.
Saurus slips a straight right by Smith.
Saurus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saurus.
Smith tries to bum rush Saurus with a series of wild strikes but Saurus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith looks gassed!
Smith swinging wildly here.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saurus.
Smith tries to bum rush Saurus with a series of wild strikes but Saurus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith tries to keep at a distance but Saurus has taken the fight into the clinch.
Saurus misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is pressed up against the cage. Saurus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smith down to the mat. Smith avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Saurus is looking to score with low kicks.
Saurus looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Saurus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saurus just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith lands an overhand right.
Saurus takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Saurus misses with a body shot.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Saurus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saurus.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saurus.
Saurus staying out of range there.
Saurus looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saurus circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kyle Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saurus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saurus. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saurus moves away.
Saurus is looking to clinch.
Saurus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saurus shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Saurus is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saurus punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Saurus scores with a one two! Smith had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Smith throws a jab when Saurus was well out of range.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
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 Frank Saurus will probably get the nod.
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.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saurus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Saurus ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Smith misses.
Smith misses with a hook to the body
enabling Saurus to counter with a crisp jab.
Kyle Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Kyle Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Saurus is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Smith's half guard.
Smith tries to kick Saurus off but Saurus keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Smith is not content to let Saurus control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith taking some punishment here, with Saurus in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saurus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Saurus lands with a punch from half guard.
Smith is trying to stand.
Saurus is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Smith!
Saurus punishing his opponent with strikes.
Saurus tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
Saurus working for a guillotine from mount but Smith is in no mood to give up.
Smith tries to buck Saurus off but he can't manage it.
Saurus connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Saurus landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saurus unloading with bombs!
Smith is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Saurus with good strikes from the mount here!
Saurus is landing with some decent strikes but Smith is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saurus punishing his opponent with strikes.
Smith is rocked!
Smith is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Saurus finish him?
Saurus postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Smith in real trouble here! The ref calls for Smith to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Saurus!
Frank Saurus retains his lightweight title!
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