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HFC: TBA2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Merv Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stroud has chosen Septic Flesh - Pyramid God as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Merv Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Glenn Stroud!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy closes the distance and pushes Stroud back into the cage.
Stroud has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hardy regains guard immediately.
Stroud controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Stroud works over Hardy with some ground and pound from guard.
Stroud wants to pass the guard but Hardy is keeping the position.
Stroud controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Stroud sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hardy's guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stroud lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stroud lands a nice short elbow.
Stroud working Hardy over with strikes.
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.
Stroud stalling.
Stroud stops Hardy from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stroud landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stroud seems to be working for a kimura but Hardy defends the submission attempt.
Hardy has hold of Stroud's hands but Stroud slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Stroud there.
Stroud is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hardy sees it coming and defends easily.
Stroud is taking a breather. Hardy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stroud's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Stroud throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stroud lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stroud is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hardy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stroud.
Stroud lands with a punch from half guard.
Stroud wants to control but Hardy is keeping him busy.
Stroud is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stroud working over Hardy with some ground and pound. Hardy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hardy sees it coming and defends easily.
Hardy pushes Stroud off looking to stand but Stroud dives back in and keeps control.
Stroud is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Stroud is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
It looks like Merv Hardy has been cut.
Stroud uses his free foot to push down on Hardy's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hardy.
Stroud has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hardy's face.
Hardy is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Stroud cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oh Hardy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Merv Hardy's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroud is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Hardy goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Stroud!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Glenn Stroud!
A victorious Glenn Stroud thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stu Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harper has chosen Long Way Round - Stereophonics as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcello Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Stu Harper!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper misses with a body shot.
Sanchez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Harper counters with a left and a right that stings Sanchez.
Sanchez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Harper decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sanchez's guard.
Harper is pushing down on Sanchez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sanchez is fighting to maintain full guard but Harper has managed to sneak the leg through.
Harper is keen to just control but Sanchez is a slippery customer.
Harper is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sanchez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Harper wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sanchez avoids the attempt from Harper to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sanchez lands a big shot there that rocks Harper but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Poor strikes thrown by Sanchez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sanchez breaks from Harper's wrist control and lands an elbow.
You get the feeling that Harper really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Sanchez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Harper's face.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the head.
Sanchez with the ground and pound from mount.
Harper tries to hold on but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez prevents Harper from getting the reversal.
Sanchez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper tries to reverse the position but Sanchez maintains control.
Sanchez landing punches.
Sanchez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Harper working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Sanchez.
Sanchez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Harper keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sanchez is landing with some decent strikes but Harper is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sanchez tries to control but Harper wriggling away.
Harper is in a horrible position here. Sanchez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sanchez punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scoring with strikes but Harper is staying in there.
Sanchez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez trying to control but Harper is having none of it.
Sanchez with good strikes from the mount here!
Sanchez lands a big elbow.
Sanchez working the ground and pound effectively.
Harper working to try and regain half guard.
Sanchez lands a big shot there that rocks Harper but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Harper wants to hold on but Sanchez pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harper tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sanchez lands a big shot there that rocks Harper but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sanchez working the ground and pound effectively.
Sanchez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Harper's face.
Sanchez with a couple of short strikes.
Harper is rocked!
Harper tries to lock up and control but Sanchez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Harper is still in real trouble! Can Sanchez finish him?
Harper takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Sanchez's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcello Sanchez!
Marcello Sanchez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Stoner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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194 lbs
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191 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David Nixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Derek Stoner!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Nixon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stoner closes the distance and pushes Nixon back into the cage.
Nixon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nixon throws a right and a left that Stoner avoids nicely.
Nixon manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Stoner on his heels. He'll look to pass Stoner's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nixon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stoner being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nixon cracks Stoner with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nixon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nixon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up because David Nixon just wasn't active enough.
Stoner clinches up against the cage.
Nixon jumps guard.
Nixon trying to control the position here.
Stoner sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nixon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stoner is rocked!
Nixon catches Stoner with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Stoner forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). David Nixon!
After winning the bout, David Nixon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Alejandro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red DragonBro (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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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcos Alejandro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Red DragonBro!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DragonBro lands with a good body shot.
DragonBro avoids the head kick by Alejandro.
DragonBro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
DragonBro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alejandro doesn't manage to clinch there - DragonBro circles away.
DragonBro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
DragonBro throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Alejandro's head.
It looks like Marcos Alejandro has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DragonBro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alejandro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
DragonBro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alejandro closes this distance looking for a takedown but DragonBro circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for DragonBro. That snapped Alejandro's head back.
Alejandro shoots in looking for a takedown. DragonBro tries to sprawl out of it but Alejandro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. DragonBro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alejandro is breathing heavily.
Alejandro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
DragonBro throws a head kick that misses.
Alejandro avoids the head kick by DragonBro.
Alejandro is looking to clinch.
DragonBro misses with a head kick.
DragonBro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DragonBro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alejandro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
DragonBro plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
DragonBro lands a brutal head kick. Alejandro looks out on his feet and DragonBro throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Red DragonBro!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leon Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berkeley Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt has chosen I Gotta Feeling as his entrance music. Berkeley Hunt has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Leon Vega's chin.
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Leon Vega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Berkeley Hunt!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vega tries to bum rush Hunt with a series of wild strikes but Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick by Vega misses
and Hunt counters with a nice leg kick.
Hunt scores with a leg kick.
Hunt connects with a right hand. Vega shakes it off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vega checks a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Hunt.
Vega lands with an uppercut that bounces Hunt off the cage and back into range.
Vega takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vega looks for the body kick but Hunt saw that one coming.
Vega avoids the head kick by Hunt.
A punch combination from Vega misses.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Hunt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hunt throws a push kick but Vega slaps the foot to one side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hunt.
Vega throws a sloppy head kick
and Hunt counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Vega is breathing heavily.
That kick from Hunt tenderised Vega's leg. Vega is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt is looking to chop away at Vega's legs.
Vega misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vega blocks a low kick nicely.
Vega avoids the head kick by Hunt.
Vega stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunt.
Hunt delivers a nice body kick.
Hunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
That kick from Hunt tenderised Vega's leg. Vega is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vega stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunt.
Hunt throws a low kick but Vega moves out of range easily.
Vega chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hunt can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Hunt.
Hunt tests Vega's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vega takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hunt misses with a head kick.
Vega misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vega checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An inside leg kick from Vega misses.
Hunt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vega throws a body kick that misses.
Vega takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Hunt.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Hunt! Vega is out on his feet! Hunt rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Vega is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Vega is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Berkeley Hunt!
A relieved looking Berkeley Hunt thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mouth Wash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mouth Wash acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Fernando Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mouth Wash!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez throws a shot to the body.
Wash misses with a looping right.
Wash throws a big shot that misses.
Velasquez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wash doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Velasquez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wash moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wash throws a nice looking combination but Velasquez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Velasquez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Velasquez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Velasquez duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Velasquez.
Wash looks gassed!
Wash swinging wildly here.
Velasquez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Velasquez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Velasquez. That's going to slow Wash down.
Velasquez scores with a head kick. Wash tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Velasquez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez with a hook.
Wash is rocked!
Velasquez lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Wash crumples to the floor! Velasquez milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Fernando Velasquez!
Fernando Velasquez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjj Ftw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Payton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjj Ftw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Payton!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ftw drives through with a takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Payton keeping moving, preventing Ftw from controlling successfully.
Ftw postures up.
Ftw trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Payton is looking for a triangle but Ftw pushes his legs off easily.
Ftw not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ftw trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ftw looking to sit in guard and control but Payton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Payton stands and throws Ftw's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ftw has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ftw regains half guard.
Ftw is trying to get back to full guard.
Ftw manages to get to full guard.
Ftw looking to control.
Payton looking to pass the guard.
Ftw wants to sweep but no luck.
Ftw is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ftw is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Payton trying to control but Ftw is working from the bottom.
Ftw looking to control.
Payton won't allow Ftw to sweep him here.
Payton trying to control the position from guard on top but Ftw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ftw utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ftw is trying to control the position but Payton postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ftw wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ftw keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ftw gets a takedown into half guard.
Ftw tries to pass to full mount but Payton defends it.
Ftw moves nicely into side control.
Payton stops Ftw from passing to mount.
Ftw is trying to get an arm triangle but Payton is defending well.
Payton is looking to regain half guard here but Ftw keeps moving and retains side control.
Ftw wants to control but Payton is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ftw tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ftw is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Payton has escaped the position, nice work there.
Payton tries to bench press Ftw off him but Ftw keeps the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ftw tries for a kimura but Payton is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ftw is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Payton is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjj Ftw dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ftw moves out of range of the body kick.
Ftw shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Payton defends it nicely.
Ftw fails with a takedown attempt.
Bjj Ftw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ftw gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Payton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bjj Ftw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Payton throws a chopping leg kick but Ftw manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ftw avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ftw slaps away a takedown attempt from Payton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ftw shoots and misses
and Payton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bjj Ftw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ftw fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ftw shoots in for a takedown but Payton shows good takedown defense.
Ftw will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ftw shoots in for a takedown but Payton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Payton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Payton tries to bum rush Ftw with a series of wild strikes but Ftw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ftw looks for a takedown but Payton sprawls well.
Payton tries to clinch there but Ftw circles away.
Payton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ftw is able to avoid easily.
Payton throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ftw was covering up waiting for the punch and Payton finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Payton trying to control the position from guard on top but Ftw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ftw 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.
Payton tries to stand but Ftw is controlling from the bottom.
Ftw controls Payton momentarily but Payton frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ftw utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Payton trying to control but Ftw is working from the bottom.
Ftw keeping full guard, as Payton tries to pass.
Ftw keeping moving, preventing Payton from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gary Payton.
Ftw shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Payton as he jumps to the side.
Ftw doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Payton counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Payton wants to stand but Ftw is controlling his arm.
Payton is looking to take a break and control but Ftw is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ftw is looking to reverse the position.
Payton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ftw keeps working.
Ftw gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ftw moves into full guard.
Payton would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ftw looking to hit a scissor sweep but Payton is one step ahead there.
Payton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ftw not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ftw manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bjj Ftw overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ftw moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Payton has worked his arm free - good work by Payton!
Payton is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Payton can't do much from the bottom here.
Ftw wants to control but Payton is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Payton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ftw closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ftw looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ftw is trying to work for a kimura but Payton is defending well.
Payton is trying to get back to full guard.
Ftw is looking for a kimura here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ftw in particular looking to stall.
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.
Payton is looking to control Ftw's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Payton avoid being mounted?
Ftw works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ftw avoids the attempt from Payton to control.
Ftw looking to control and managing it successfully.
Payton is trying desperately to improve position.
Ftw seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Payton is holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ftw goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Payton turns into him and now he's in Ftw's guard.
Payton tries to stand but Ftw is controlling from the bottom.
Ftw has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Payton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Payton trying to control but Ftw is working from the bottom.
Payton postures up.
Ftw looking for subs off his back but Payton has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ftw is trying to get back to full guard.
Payton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ftw is looking to improve his position.
Ftw works his way to full guard. Good work.
Payton has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ftw is proving hard to escape from.
Ftw bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Payton's guard.
Ftw forces his way into half guard.
Ftw is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ftw is looking for a kimura here.
Ftw is pressing down on Payton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Payton is holding on for now.
Payton wants to get back to his feet.
Ftw wants to work for an arm triangle but Payton is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ftw trying to control from Payton's half guard. Payton has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ftw postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bjj Ftw showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ftw 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjj Ftw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Deldiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oscar Deldiago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin King!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deldiago shoots in looking for a takedown. King tries to sprawl out of it but Deldiago keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. King manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
King is looking to clinch.
Deldiago stuffs the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from King is defended easily by Deldiago.
Deldiago fails with the takedown.
King shoots in for a double leg but Deldiago sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oscar Deldiago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin King.
King looks gassed!
Deldiago drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Deldiago passes into half guard.
Deldiago is trying to work for a kimura but King is defending well.
King wants to control but Deldiago is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is pressing down on Deldiago's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Deldiago 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.
Deldiago preventing the sweep.
Deldiago pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. King is keeping the position for now.
King looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Deldiago drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Deldiago seems to have locked his on tight now - King screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Deldiago, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Oscar Deldiago!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Softly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and French Toast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toast comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Master P - Why They Wanna Wish Death kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mike Softly could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to French Toast's chin.
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270 lbs
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270 lbs
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Softly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, French Toast!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Softly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Toast pinned against the cage. Toast gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Softly moves to clinch but Toast breaks away
and Toast counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Toast.
Toast scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Softly looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Toast is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toast makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Toast content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Toast postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Softly covers up, he's hurt! Toast keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Toast and the ref steps in to end the fight! Toast can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). French Toast!
A very excited looking French Toast made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pete Dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boing Sparbot (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pete Dunham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Boing Sparbot!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparbot throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dunham counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sparbot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sparbot jabs at Dunham's body.
Sparbot lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sparbot takes the fight into the clinch.
Sparbot gets through Dunham's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sparbot avoiding damage.
Dunham is stalling here.
Sparbot on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sparbot lands a nice uppercut.
Sparbot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dunham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sparbot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dunham closes the distance but Sparbot moves to the side
enabling Sparbot to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Sparbot misses the target.
Dunham is looking to land body kicks.
Dunham throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dunham. That's going to slow Sparbot down.
Sparbot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparbot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dunham looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sparbot misses with a hook. Dunham ducked under it nicely.
Dunham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dunham throws a sloppy head kick and Sparbot moves out of range easily.
Sparbot throws out a loose jab but Dunham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sparbot misses with an uppercut. Dunham saw that one coming.
Sparbot tries to land a leg kick but Dunham saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sparbot's calf.
A big right from Sparbot misses.
Sparbot misses the jab.
Dunham gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dunham working away.
Dunham lands a few punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunham misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sparbot is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dunham has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dunham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sparbot keeps working.
Sparbot is trying to get back to half guard.
Dunham scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dunham has control of an arm but Sparbot manages to advance to Dunham's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham tries to escape but Sparbot has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Dunham is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Sparbot gets his way!
Dunham breaks Sparbot's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Dunham with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dunham preventing the sweep.
Sparbot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dunham.
Dunham trying to control but Sparbot is working from the bottom.
Dunham stops Sparbot from standing up.
Dunham looking to pass the guard.
Dunham won't allow Sparbot to get back to his feet.
Dunham throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunham trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dunham accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dunham stands up over Sparbot, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dunham landing some decent shots from guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sparbot holds on and takes a little breather.
Sparbot trying to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sparbot is looking to stand up but Dunham isn't so interested in that idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sparbot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dunham.
Sparbot is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sparbot wants to stand up but Dunham is controlling him.
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 Pete Dunham 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.
Sparbot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dunham tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sparbot sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dunham somewhat.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dunham!
Sparbot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dunham.
Sparbot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunham moves away.
Sparbot goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Pete Dunham has been cut.
Dunham slips a straight right by Sparbot.
Boing Sparbot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dunham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sparbot.
Dunham fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sparbot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dunham throws a series of punches but Sparbot avoids them all with ease.
Dunham throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham misses with a body shot.
Sparbot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dunham was well out of range. Poor timing from Sparbot.
Dunham tries to clinch up
and Sparbot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sparbot jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dunham tries a head kick but it misses.
Sparbot misses with a body punch
and Dunham counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sparbot is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dunham throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sparbot scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sparbot comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sparbot tries to keep at a distance but Dunham has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sparbot digs a right hand into Dunham's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dunham's gas tank.
Sparbot lands a right hand.
Sparbot lands with a right to the head.
Sparbot gets underhooks to prevent Dunham's takedown attempt.
Sparbot lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dunham backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sparbot lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dunham is rocked!
Sparbot throws a punch but it's blocked by Dunham.
Oh Dunham is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sparbot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sparbot lands with a right and another and another! Dunham is in big trouble! Sparbot lands again and this time it's lights out for Dunham! A quality knockout there for Sparbot.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Boing Sparbot!
Boing Sparbot made sure to mention his sponsor, [CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY in his post fight interview.
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