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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Garza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chip Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garza's entrance music is Wiz Khalifa - Work Hard Play Hard [Music Video] . A fine choice. Chad Garza has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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175 lbs
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181 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chad Garza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chip Douglas!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garza forces Douglas back against the cage and clinches.
Douglas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Garza gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Garza has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Douglas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Douglas is trying to break free.
Garza wants to stall.
Garza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Douglas is looking for a takedown.
Garza gets underhooks to prevent Douglas's takedown attempt.
Chad Garza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chip Douglas.
Garza tries to break the clinch but Douglas is controlling the position.
Garza prevents the takedown attempt.
Douglas tries for a takedown but Garza manages to get underhooks.
Garza prevents a takedown attempt there.
Garza wants to take the fight to the mat but Douglas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Douglas is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Garza can't fight it off and eventually Douglas manages to take the fight to the floor. Garza looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Douglas drops back, looking for a kneebar! Garza looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Garza looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Garza!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Garza.
Douglas sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Douglas is refusing to be controlled, as Garza sits in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Douglas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Douglas wants to improve his position but Garza is controlling well.
Douglas looking for submissions off his back.
Douglas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Garza tries to pass to full mount but Douglas defends it.
Garza is trying to control. Douglas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas punching from the bottom.
Douglas tries to get to full guard but Garza has control of the leg.
Garza is trying to control. Douglas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We're going to have a standup here because Chad Garza wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Garza misses with a takedown attempt - Douglas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Horrible takedown by Garza or perhaps it was just good defense by Douglas which made him look bad.
Garza closes the distance and pushes Douglas back into the cage.
Douglas is working for takedown but Garza is calmly controlling the position for now.
Garza lands a body punch.
Douglas looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Douglas fails to pull guard.
Still in the clinch, Garza scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garza is working for takedown but Douglas is calmly controlling the position for now.
Douglas has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Garza avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Garza is trying to force a seperation but Douglas has the dominant position.
Garza tries to score a body lock takedown but Douglas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Douglas fails to pull guard.
Garza breaks from the clinch.
Garza lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Garza fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Douglas avoids it really well and circles away.
Garza fails with a takedown attempt.
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!
A nice combination there by Garza.
Garza shoots in but Douglas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Garza has a takedown stuffed.
Chad Garza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garza moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Garza dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Douglas has managed to clinch.
Garza tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Douglas smiles and moves away.
Garza changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Douglas tries to avoid it but Garza manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Douglas to the ground. Douglas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Garza swinging wildly here.
Garza shoots and misses
and Douglas counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Garza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Douglas is trying for a kimura here. Garza looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Douglas wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chip Douglas!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marek Mroczek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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285 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marek Mroczek!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mroczek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Powers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mroczek moves to clinch but Powers breaks away
and Powers finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Powers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Powers counters with a nice body kick.
Mroczek looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Powers.
Mroczek moves out of range of the body kick.
Powers is looking to land body kicks.
Powers looks to land a body kick but Mroczek moved away.
Mroczek moves out of range of the body kick.
Powers misses with a head kick.
Powers lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Powers lands with a kick to the ribs.
Powers bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Powers tries to land a front kick but Mroczek steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Powers is looking to land body kicks.
Powers throws a quick head kick that knocks Mroczek silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Powers is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Max Powers!
Max Powers decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Aggot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Kicko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mike Kicko was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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205 lbs
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218 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Franklin Aggot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Kicko!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aggot shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kicko's guard.
Kicko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kicko controlling the action here.
Aggot is staying active underneath Kicko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kicko is controlling the pace.
Aggot might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kicko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kicko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicko wants to free his trapped foot but Aggot is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Aggot on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Aggot tries to get out of the position.
Kicko is working for a submission of some sort.
Aggot looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kicko works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicko is looking to take a break and control but Aggot is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kicko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kicko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kicko is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Aggot is trying to escape and Kicko transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Aggot is forced to tap! Nice work there by Kicko! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Kicko!
Mike Kicko bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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185 lbs
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190 cm
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184 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Rico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giorgio Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi blocks a jab.
Rico misses the jab.
Rico scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Giorgio Rossi has been cut.
Rico connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rossi momentarily.
Rossi throws a shot from downtown. Rico moves away and avoids it.
Rico throws a head kick that misses.
Rico fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rossi manages to avoid it.
Rico fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rossi manages to avoid it.
Rossi walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rico throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rico throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rossi.
Rico misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rico digs a good body shot into Rossi's ribs.
Rico tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rossi was well out of range. Poor timing from Rico.
Rico fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick misses from Rico.
Rossi tries for a takedown but Rico sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rico scores with a body shot.
Rico looks to score with a jab to the body but Rossi is just out of range.
Rossi shoots in looking for a takedown. Rico tries to sprawl out of it but Rossi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rico manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rico clobbers Rossi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rico looks to score with a jab to the body but Rossi is just out of range.
Rico connects with the punch.
Rico pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rico throws a body punch but Rossi moves out of range.
Rico misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rossi.
Rossi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rico.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rossi at a distance.
Rossi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnny Rico has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giorgio Rossi.
Rico dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rico paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rico keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rico scores with a nice strike.
Rossi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rico pinned against the cage. Rico gets the underhooks and manages to circle 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!
Rico throws a series of punches but Rossi avoids them all with ease.
Rico swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rico connects with a body shot that sends Rossi's belly button to the back.
Rossi blocks a head kick by Rico.
Rico throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rico misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rico cracks a nice hook into Rossi's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Rico dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Giorgio Rossi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rico misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rossi moves forwards but Rico connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rico stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rico wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnny Rico is winning the standup battle so far.
Rico throws a sloppy head kick and Rossi moves out of range easily.
Rico throws a head kick but Rossi moves out of range.
Rossi shoots for a double leg takedown but Rico sprawls well. He's pushed Rossi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rico lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rossi at a distance.
Rico scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rico misses with a jab, cross combination.
Giorgio Rossi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico throws a body punch but Rossi moves out of range.
Rossi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rico swivels and escapes.
Johnny Rico has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giorgio Rossi.
Rico cracks Rossi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rico throws a low kick but Rossi avoids it.
Johnny Rico is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rossi dodges the punch combination from Rico.
Rossi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rossi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rico's head.
Rossi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rossi trying to control the position from guard on top but Rico is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rico manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rossi has Rico in his guard.
Rossi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rico controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rossi trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Giorgio Rossi wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rossi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rico pinned against the cage. Rico gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rossi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rico stuffs the takedown attempt from Rossi. Rossi gets slowly back to his feet.
Rico lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rico throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rico connects with a crisp jab.
Rossi is rocked!
Rico ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Rossi's jaw. Rossi's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Rico does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Rico!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zbynek Taticzek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snuka comes to the cage accompanied by Superfly by Curtis Mayfield. The crowd seem to be enjoying Taticzek's choice of entrance music: Bang Bang. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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184 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Snuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zbynek Taticzek!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taticzek moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Snuka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taticzek.
Taticzek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snuka.
Taticzek slips under a jab.
Taticzek misses with a body shot.
Snuka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taticzek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Snuka avoids the body shot from Taticzek.
Snuka takes one to the side of the head.
Snuka lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taticzek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Snuka, pushing him back against the cage.
Snuka displaying some good clinch control by pressing Taticzek up against the cage.
Taticzek is stalling here.
Taticzek lands an uppercut.
Snuka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Snuka has a couple of punches blocked by Taticzek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Taticzek.
Snuka throws a head punch that misses.
Taticzek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taticzek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Snuka avoids it.
Taticzek landing knees to the body.
Taticzek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Snuka backwards.
Snuka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taticzek is keeping busy.
Nice body punch from Taticzek - that landed with a thud.
Taticzek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Snuka wants to break the clinch but can't.
Snuka can't find room to land a body shot as Taticzek controls the action.
A knee to the head by Taticzek.
Taticzek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Taticzek does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snuka moves forwards but Taticzek connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Snuka is rocked!
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!
Snuka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Taticzek counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zbynek Taticzek!
Zbynek Taticzek gave a mention to $10 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Voychenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bard Palawszewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palawszewski has chosen Type 0 Negative Kill you tonight as his entrance music. Vladimir Voychenko looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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194 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Voychenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bard Palawszewski !
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palawszewski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Palawszewski tries to clinch but Voychenko moves out of range.
Palawszewski throws a wild body kick that Voychenko sees coming a mile off.
Voychenko has Palawszewski up against the cage in a clinch.
Palawszewski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Palawszewski gets control of Voychenko's arms and successfully pulls guard. Palawszewski will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Palawszewski has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Voychenko off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Palawszewski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Voychenko's waist but Voychenko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Palawszewski off to one side.
Palawszewski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Palawszewski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Voychenko lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palawszewski manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Voychenko on his heels. He'll look to pass Voychenko's guard now, I'm sure.
Palawszewski tries to stand but Voychenko is controlling from the bottom.
Palawszewski gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Voychenko misses the body punch
and Palawszewski counters with a series of strikes. Voychenko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Palawszewski is looking to clinch.
Palawszewski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Voychenko counters with an inside leg kick.
Vladimir Voychenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bard Palawszewski .
Palawszewski misses with a wild body shot.
No luck for Palawszewski with that takedown attempt.
Palawszewski looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palawszewski throws a head kick that misses
and Voychenko counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Palawszewski 's guard now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voychenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Palawszewski is looking to stand up but Voychenko isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Voychenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Palawszewski is keeping the position for now.
Voychenko advances to half guard.
Voychenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Palawszewski keeps working.
Voychenko wants to free his trapped foot but Palawszewski is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Palawszewski is trying to stand back up but Voychenko is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palawszewski is not content to let Voychenko control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voychenko stops Palawszewski from getting back to his feet.
Voychenko uses his free foot to push down on Palawszewski 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Palawszewski .
Palawszewski tries to buck Voychenko off but he can't manage it.
Voychenko is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Palawszewski is in real trouble.
Palawszewski won't enjoy being in this position. Voychenko looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Palawszewski is tapping - it's over boys! Voychenko picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vladimir Voychenko!
Post fight, an emotional Vladimir Voychenko said 'The trilogy with Seth is over and I'm the winner. Wray, bow to the new champion!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Red Belt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Wray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wray has chosen The Leprechan Song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Red Belt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seth Wray!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wray scores with a sloppy right hand. Belt should have avoided that one.
It looks like Red Belt has been cut.
Wray scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Belt doesn't seem bothered though.
Wray throws a right hand that misses
and Belt counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wray makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wray.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belt stopping the sweep attempt from Wray.
Wray preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Belt landing with the ground and pound.
Belt throws a big elbow that misses.
Wray escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Belt gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Belt tries to free his leg and advance position but Wray is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Belt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wray wants to sweep here but Belt controlling him for the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wray can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wray keeping moving, preventing Belt from controlling successfully.
Belt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wray works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Belt trying to control the position from guard on top but Wray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wray avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Belt won't allow Wray to sweep him here.
Belt drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Wray manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Belt has Wray in his guard.
Belt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wray defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Belt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belt throws his legs up looking for a submission but Wray uses it to pass to side control.
Belt is looking for a sweep.
Belt is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wray's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Belt misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belt looking for a kimura from the bottom but Wray passes into side control!
You can see the frustration on Belt's face as Wray controls the position.
Belt tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wray wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wray working the ground and pound but Belt is defending the strikes.
Wray is looking to take a break and control but Belt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Belt manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wray is looking to improve his position.
Wray is looking to escape.
Wray is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Belt has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Wray defend it? Belt steps over the head and cranks it - Wray is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Belt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Red Belt!
Red Belt is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Red Belt thanked Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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