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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Luis Barral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Shepel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barral's entrance music is Michel Telo - Bara Bere. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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190 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 London, Andre Luis Barral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexei Shepel!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepel leaves Barral with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Barral changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shepel tries to avoid it but Barral manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shepel to the ground. Shepel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barral fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Luis Barral. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barral fails with the takedown
and Shepel counters with an outside leg kick.
Shepel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barral.
Andre Luis Barral seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barral shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shepel defends it nicely.
Barral fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barral fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Shepel. No joy for Barral on that attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Shepel. No joy for Barral on that attempt.
Barral shoots in looking for a takedown but Shepel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barral's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Barral changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shepel tries to avoid it but Barral manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shepel to the ground. Shepel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barral.
Barral tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shepel swivels and escapes.
Barral looks for a takedown but Shepel sprawls well.
Barral shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shepel defends it nicely.
Shepel stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shepel wants it to stay on the feet.
Barral misses with a takedown attempt - Shepel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Barral closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shepel circles away.
Barral shoots in looking for a takedown but Shepel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barral's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Barral fails with the takedown.
Barral shoots in looking for a takedown. Shepel tries to sprawl out of it but Barral keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shepel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alexei Shepel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barral is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shepel wants it to stay on the feet.
Shepel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barral shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shepel as he avoids it easily.
Shepel throws a leg kick which misses Barral's front leg but catches the back leg as Barral tries to avoid it.
Barral shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shepel defends it nicely.
Barral shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shepel as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Andre Luis Barral will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barral shoots and misses
and Shepel counters with a good low kick that Barral was not able to check.
Shepel is looking to chop away at Barral's legs.
Barral fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shepel avoids it really well and circles away.
Barral looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Luis Barral. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shepel leaves Barral with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Barral shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shepel defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barral has his takedown stuffed
and Shepel counters with a good low kick that Barral was not able to check.
Barral shoots in looking for a takedown. Shepel tries to sprawl out of it but Barral keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shepel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Barral misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Barral dives in and grabs Shepel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shepel pushes down on Barral's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barral gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Shepel wants to get back to his feet.
Shepel is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Barral has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Shepel defend it? Barral steps over the head and cranks it - Shepel is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Barral!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andre Luis Barral!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Andre Luis Barral made sure he mentioned Dragon, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ian McDunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Plitter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDunn comes to the cage accompanied by Lost In Forever-P.O.D.. St Plitter has chosen Sans Pression - Numero 1 as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian McDunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Georges St Plitter!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Plitter tries to clinch but McDunn moves out of range.
St Plitter tries for a takedown but McDunn circles away easily
and McDunn counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple St Plitter!
St Plitter 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!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McDunn in particular looking to stall.
McDunn trying to pass the guard but St Plitter defending well.
St Plitter trying to control from the bottom.
McDunn throwing shots but St Plitter is blocking nicely.
St Plitter tries to get to full guard but McDunn has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Plitter is in trouble now - McDunn has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDunn wants to finish this one by submission but St Plitter is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from McDunn.
McDunn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
St Plitter tries to hold on but McDunn pushes him away.
St Plitter is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
McDunn landing punches.
McDunn looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
St Plitter keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDunn looking to control but St Plitter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McDunn has hold of St Plitter's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and St Plitter manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
McDunn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as St Plitter is looking to escape.
McDunn controlling his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDunn wants to control the pace but St Plitter is squirming around nicely.
St Plitter has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
St Plitter looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
McDunn throwing wild punches that miss their target.
I would not like to be St Plitter right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDunn is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. St Plitter defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
McDunn really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for St Plitter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDunn is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but St Plitter has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian McDunn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McDunn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between St Plitter's hands.
A head kick misses from St Plitter.
Georges St Plitter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDunn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
St Plitter throws a combination that misses
and McDunn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McDunn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Plitter tries for a takedown but McDunn circles away easily
letting McDunn counter with a right hand.
St Plitter is still on wobbly legs! Can McDunn finish him?
St Plitter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McDunn counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks St Plitter out cold! What a finish! McDunn is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ian McDunn!
Ian McDunn decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mario Maci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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139 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Maci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Lee!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lee was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lee scoring with punches from side control.
Maci misses with a strike from the bottom.
Lee scores with punches from side control.
Lee lands a decent elbow from side control.
Maci taking punishment in the form of punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Maci is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee working the head and body with strikes.
Oh Maci is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Maci is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Lee can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Lee!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Igor Sypnewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wojtek Nocon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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148 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Sypnewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wojtek Nocon!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nocon drives through with a takedown into Sypnewski's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Nocon wants to stand and escape but instead Sypnewski has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Sypnewski wants to pass the guard but Nocon is keeping the position.
Sypnewski is looking to stand up but Nocon won't let him.
Sypnewski 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. Sypnewski seems to have locked his on tight now - Nocon screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Sypnewski, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Igor Sypnewski!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joey Karate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Bangs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bangs comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Liquid Soul - Devotion (Ace Ventura Remix) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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196 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joey Karate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andreas Bangs!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bangs closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Karate did well to prevent Bangs getting side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Karate moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bangs throws an elbow that misses. Karate uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bangs's guard. Nice move by Karate!
Karate drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bangs dives on top into guard.
Bangs passes into half guard.
Karate looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bangs trying to pass the guard but Karate defending well.
Bangs lands with a punch from 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!
Bangs passes to full mount!
Bangs looking for a guillotine from mount but Karate is having none of it.
Bangs get's back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karate closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bangs to the mat! Bangs manages to get full guard.
Bangs has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Karate can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bangs is looking to sweep but instead, Karate has passed into half guard.
Karate is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bangs actively working from the bottom here.
Karate moves into full mount! Bangs won't be happy about that!
Bangs is trying to reverse the position but instead Karate has taken his back - oops!
Bangs rolls, trying to escape but Karate keeps control of the position.
Karate is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Bangs taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Karate.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joey Karate!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muhammad Czuczitez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maksim Veremko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Czuczitez comes to the cage accompanied by Pinon Fijo - Chu Chu. 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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237 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Muhammad Czuczitez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maksim Veremko!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Czuczitez throws a leg kick
and Veremko counters with a shoot takedown. Czuczitez fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Czuczitez is pulling down on Veremko's head. It's preventing any offense from Veremko, at least for the moment.
Veremko stopping the sweep attempt from Czuczitez.
Veremko wants to control from the top but Czuczitez keeps moving.
Czuczitez is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Czuczitez tries to clinch there but Veremko circles away.
Czuczitez darts in and clinches Veremko up against the cage.
Veremko tries to break the clinch but Czuczitez is controlling the position.
Veremko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Czuczitez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Veremko's efforts to push away.
Come on Czuczitez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Czuczitez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Veremko is trying to force a seperation but Czuczitez has the dominant position.
Czuczitez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Veremko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Czuczitez.
Veremko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Czuczitez's face.
Czuczitez breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Czuczitez instigates a clinch.
Veremko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Veremko can't break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veremko is trying to force a seperation but Czuczitez has the dominant position.
Veremko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Czuczitez just leaning against Veremko, taking a breather.
Veremko is trying to push Czuczitez away but Czuczitez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Czuczitez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Veremko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Czuczitez prevents Veremko from breaking the clinch.
Veremko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Veremko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Veremko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Czuczitez avoids it really well and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Veremko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Czuczitez closes the distance and clinches.
Veremko scores with a knee to the head.
Veremko misses with a knee strike.
Veremko working hard to break the clinch.
Czuczitez prevents Veremko from breaking the clinch.
Czuczitez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Veremko blocks it with crossed arms.
Czuczitez effectively controlling the action here.
Veremko wants to get back to striking at distance but Czuczitez won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Czuczitez.
Veremko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Czuczitez stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Czuczitez connects with a knee to the head.
Czuczitez stalling against the cage.
Veremko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Czuczitez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Czuczitez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Muhammad Czuczitez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maksim Veremko.
Veremko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Czuczitez avoids it really well and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Czuczitez moves into the clinch successfully.
Czuczitez lands a left hand.
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 Muhammad Czuczitez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Czuczitez tries to clinch up but Veremko circles away and keeps his distance.
Veremko gets a double leg takedown into Czuczitez's guard.
Veremko wants to control from the top but Czuczitez keeps moving.
Veremko throws a big elbow that misses.
Czuczitez pulls Veremko in close to prevent any damage.
Czuczitez wants to sweep here but Veremko controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veremko trying to control but Czuczitez is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Muhammad Czuczitez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Czuczitez closes the distance and clinches.
Veremko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Czuczitez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The referee calls for Veremko to work.
Czuczitez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Veremko up against the cage.
Veremko tries to land a knee to the head but Czuczitez blocks with his arms.
Czuczitez throws an elbow but it misses.
Veremko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Czuczitez 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.
Veremko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Czuczitez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Czuczitez has closed the distance and engaged Veremko in a clinch.
Muhammad Czuczitez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Veremko can't break the clinch.
Veremko working hard to break the clinch.
Veremko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Veremko is trying to break the clinch but Czuczitez has him pressed against the cage.
Czuczitez stalling.
Veremko can't break the clinch.
Czuczitez stalling against the cage.
Czuczitez misses with a knee strike.
Czuczitez keeps control of Veremko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Czuczitez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Maksim Veremko has been cut.
Czuczitez pushes off an throws an elbow but Veremko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Czuczitez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veremko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Veremko shoots for a double leg takedown but Czuczitez sprawls well. He's pushed Veremko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Veremko wants to clinch.
Czuczitez tries to clinch there but Veremko circles away.
Czuczitez connects with a solid leg kick.
Czuczitez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Veremko counters with a stiff right hand.
Czuczitez clinches.
Veremko takes an elbow to the temple.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Veremko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Czuczitez stalling the fight.
Veremko wants to break free but Czuczitez has control.
Czuczitez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Czuczitez.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Veremko has had enough of the clinch but Czuczitez keeps him there for the moment.
Czuczitez stalling the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Muhammad Czuczitez.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Veremko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammad Czuczitez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maksim Veremko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Czuczitez wants to clinch up but Veremko keeps it at a distance.
Veremko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Czuczitez pushes Veremko up against the cage in a clinch.
Veremko wants to get back to striking at distance but Czuczitez won't allow it.
Czuczitez keeps control of Veremko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Veremko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Czuczitez with a knee to the head.
Veremko is rocked!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Veremko wants to get back to striking at distance but Czuczitez won't allow it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Czuczitez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Veremko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Czuczitez breaks the clinch.
Czuczitez doesn't manage to clinch there - Veremko circles away.
Czuczitez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Veremko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Veremko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Czuczitez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Veremko tries to keep at a distance but Czuczitez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Czuczitez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Veremko up against the cage.
Czuczitez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Veremko backwards.
Veremko takes a shot to the head.
Veremko wants to get back to striking at distance but Czuczitez won't allow it.
Czuczitez misses with an elbow over the top.
Veremko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Czuczitez breaks from the clinch.
Czuczitez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Veremko counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veremko fails with the takedown.
Veremko stalks Czuczitez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Czuczitez's face. Czuczitez staggers backwards, shaken.
Czuczitez doesn't manage to clinch there - Veremko circles away.
Czuczitez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muhammad Czuczitez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Veremko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Czuczitez as he avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Czuczitez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Muhammad Czuczitez is winning the standup battle so far.
Czuczitez is looking to clinch.
Veremko closes the distance and clinches up with Czuczitez, looking for a takedown. Veremko pushes Czuczitez against the cage but Czuczitez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Muhammad Czuczitez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maksim Veremko.
Czuczitez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Veremko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Czuczitez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Veremko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Czuczitez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Veremko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Czuczitez has Veremko up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veremko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Czuczitez breaks the clinch.
Czuczitez leaves Veremko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Veremko shoots in but Czuczitez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Czuczitez drives through and clinches with Veremko against the cage.
Maksim Veremko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Veremko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Czuczitez slowing the pace effectively.
Czuczitez lands an elbow inside that Veremko shrugs off.
Veremko letting Czuczitez take a breather here.
Veremko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Muhammad Czuczitez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Czuczitez scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veremko is trying to break free.
Czuczitez stalling.
Veremko is trying to force a seperation but Czuczitez has the dominant position.
Czuczitez prevents Veremko from breaking the clinch.
Veremko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Czuczitez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Czuczitez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Veremko avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Czuczitez working Veremko over with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Veremko throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Muhammad Czuczitez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Czuczitez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muhammad Czuczitez!
A very excited looking Muhammad Czuczitez 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Stock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janis Piternieks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stock comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Hold Us. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Stock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Janis Piternieks!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stock missing with a left hand there. Piternieks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Piternieks can pounce on him.
Nice defenses there by Piternieks.
Stock throws a shot from downtown. Piternieks moves away and avoids it.
Piternieks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stock misses with a wild body shot.
Piternieks is looking to slow Stock down with leg kicks.
Piternieks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Piternieks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Piternieks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stock misses with a double jab.
Piternieks throws a nice outside leg kick.
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!
Stock on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Piternieks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Piternieks throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stock's head.
Piternieks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stock throws the left hand but Piternieks avoids the punch easily.
Piternieks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stock.
Stock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stock. Piternieks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Piternieks throws a nice inside leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Stock or perhaps it was just good defense by Piternieks which made him look bad.
Piternieks thumps Stock with a low kick.
Stock bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Piternieks can't do much from the bottom here.
An elbow from Stock crashes against the mat.
Piternieks avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Stock.
Stock working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stock wants to control but Piternieks is keeping him busy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stock is trying to get an arm triangle but Piternieks is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Piternieks is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Stock off and has taken his back!
Piternieks just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Piternieks's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stock controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Janis Piternieks has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Piternieks throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stock defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Piternieks.
Stock misses the jab.
Piternieks feints and then cracks Stock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stock down.
Stock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Piternieks.
Piternieks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Piternieks feints and then cracks Stock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stock down.
Piternieks shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Stock napping and manages to drive through into side control!
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stock is looking for a sweep.
Piternieks is staying tight to Stock's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Piternieks working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Stock is looking for a sweep.
Stock trying to remain calm as Piternieks controls from the top position.
Stock tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Piternieks presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Piternieks prevents Stock from getting the reversal.
Piternieks controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janis Piternieks dominated that round.
That's time! Stock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Piternieks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stock's sensitive parts.
Crunch! Piternieks slams his shin into Stock's torso.
Stock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Piternieks scoring well with a low kick there.
Piternieks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stock throws out the jab.
A big left from Stock misses.
Piternieks scoring well with a low kick there.
Stock swings for the body but Piternieks moves out of range.
Janis Piternieks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stock misses with a hook.
That kick from Piternieks tenderised Stock's leg. Stock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Piternieks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stock.
Stock throws a lazy right hand but Piternieks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Piternieks shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stock is trying to defend but Piternieks finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piternieks drops an elbow to the side of Stock's head.
Piternieks is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Stock reverses the position - he's now on top in Piternieks's guard.
Stock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Piternieks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stock is one step ahead there.
Piternieks is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Piternieks sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Piternieks there.
Stock wants to control but Piternieks is keeping busy.
Piternieks stalling.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Stock trying to get back to full guard but Piternieks takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stock is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piternieks content just to control the position here.
Stock wants to control but Piternieks is having none of it.
Stock is trying to escape the mount.
Piternieks cracks Stock with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stock tries to hold on but Piternieks postures up.
Piternieks pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Piternieks looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piternieks prevents Stock from getting the reversal.
Piternieks is in the full mount, landing 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!
Piternieks takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Stock tries to reverse the position but Piternieks maintains control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piternieks scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stock?
Piternieks pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Piternieks content just to control the position here.
BOOM! Piternieks connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janis Piternieks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Piternieks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Piternieks avoids the body shot from Stock.
Piternieks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stock throws a series of punches but Piternieks moves out of range.
Stock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Piternieks.
Stock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Piternieks manages to avoid it.
Stock misses with a hook.
Piternieks scores with a nice body kick.
Piternieks is looking to slow Stock down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Piternieks lands with a kick to the ribs.
Stock gets caught napping as Piternieks dives in and scores a takedown. Stock manages to retain guard.
Piternieks slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Piternieks tries to free his leg and advance position but Stock is retaining full guard.
Piternieks forces his way into half guard.
Stock has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Piternieks is working away from the top position though.
Piternieks content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Janis Piternieks.
Stock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stock. Piternieks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Piternieks.
Piternieks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Piternieks lands a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Piternieks. That's going to slow Stock down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Piternieks.
Piternieks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Piternieks.
Stock takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piternieks 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.
Piternieks controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Piternieks lands a couple of digs.
Janis Piternieks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Piternieks controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Stock will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jon Stock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Janis Piternieks was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Piternieks throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stock misses with a body kick.
Piternieks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stock. That did some damage!
Stock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Piternieks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piternieks scores with a leg kick.
Piternieks shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Piternieks was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Stock tries to improve position but can't.
Piternieks cracks Stock with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Stock is trying to improve his position.
Piternieks taking a breather here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Piternieks has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Janis Piternieks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Piternieks 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Janis Piternieks!
Janis Piternieks 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Elric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Meikalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elric comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Wayne - Rolling In The Deep (Sorry 4 The Wait). Matti Meikalainen has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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20
270 lbs
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21
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Edward Elric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Meikalainen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elric tried to score with a low kick but Meikalainen checks it.
A low kick from Elric is predictable there
and Meikalainen counters with a crisp one two that drops Elric! Meikalainen thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Elric to his feet! Elric is in big trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elric walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A combination from Elric does no damage.
A head kick misses from Meikalainen.
Meikalainen checks the leg kick.
Meikalainen throws a looping overhand right but Elric ducks down to avoid it.
Meikalainen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Elric uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Meikalainen.
Meikalainen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Elric. Elric obviously looking to wear him down.
Meikalainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Meikalainen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Elric.
Meikalainen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Meikalainen throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Elric throws a solid leg kick but Meikalainen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Elric.
Jab from Meikalainen.
Meikalainen moves out of range of the leg kick from Elric.
Meikalainen throws a lazy right hand but Elric sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elric stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Meikalainen.
Elric throws a solid leg kick but Meikalainen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Elric.
Elric blocks a head kick by Meikalainen.
Meikalainen misses with an uppercut.
Elric throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Meikalainen throws a head kick that misses.
Meikalainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Meikalainen misses with a low kick.
Meikalainen scores with a sloppy right hand. Elric should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meikalainen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Elric.
Meikalainen throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big left from Meikalainen misses.
Elric attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Elric looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen misses with a hook
and Elric counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Meikalainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Elric.
Meikalainen checks a leg kick.
Meikalainen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Elric checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Elric slips under a jab.
Elric misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meikalainen.
Elric is looking to land body kicks.
Elric keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meikalainen.
Meikalainen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Meikalainen throws a right hand that misses
and Elric counters with a low kick, right behind Meikalainen 's knee.
Elric lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Elric throws a solid leg kick but Meikalainen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Elric.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Elric lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Meikalainen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Meikalainen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Meikalainen misses with a wild body shot.
Elric scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Elric looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen just misses with a punch to the body.
Elric avoids the head kick by Meikalainen.
Elric has managed to clinch.
Meikalainen working aggressively here.
Elric tries to land a knee to the head but Meikalainen blocks with his arms.
Meikalainen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Elric struggles to land a body shot inside as Meikalainen controls his hands.
Meikalainen tries a body shot but Elric blocks it.
Meikalainen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Meikalainen blocks an uppercut.
Meikalainen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Meikalainen gets through Elric's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Meikalainen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Meikalainen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Elric struggles to land a body shot inside as Meikalainen controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meikalainen.
Meikalainen is trying to force a seperation but Elric has the dominant position.
Elric lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Meikalainen on the inside.
Elric misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Meikalainen.
Elric is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Meikalainen is defending well for now.
Elric throws an elbow but it misses.
Meikalainen is working Elric over against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elric misses with a punch on the inside.
Elric looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Elric throws an elbow that misses.
Meikalainen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Meikalainen breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Elric misses with a low kick.
Meikalainen misses with a looping left.
Sloppy strikes from Elric. Those never looked like landing.
Elric throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matti Meikalainen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Meikalainen checks a leg kick.
Elric throws a nice head kick!
Elric bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meikalainen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Elric swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Meikalainen looks to throw the jab but Elric is out of range.
Meikalainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Elric is just out of range.
Elric avoids the head kick by Meikalainen.
Meikalainen lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elric lands a body shot.
Meikalainen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Elric's hands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Meikalainen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Meikalainen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Elric scores with a decent looking hook.
Meikalainen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A left lands for Meikalainen.
Meikalainen connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meikalainen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Meikalainen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Elric's calf.
Meikalainen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Elric throws a sloppy head kick and Meikalainen moves out of range easily.
Meikalainen takes a swing at Elric's ribcage but misses.
Meikalainen lands a big head kick that sends Elric tumbling to the mat! Meikalainen takes a step backwards and waves Elric back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Meikalainen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Elric throws an overhand right that lands on Meikalainen's shoulder, as Meikalainen tries to avoid the shot.
Meikalainen tries to keep at a distance but Elric has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Elric just misses with a elbow thrown towards Meikalainen's brow.
A short right from Elric.
Elric lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Elric fails to land.
Elric gets through Meikalainen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Elric misses with a hook from the clinch.
Edward Elric has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Elric.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elric blocks a body shot from Meikalainen.
A left hand lands to the body for Elric.
Meikalainen managing to block the knees to the body from Elric.
Elric lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meikalainen.
Elric goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Elric 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.
Meikalainen is trying to break the clinch but Elric is controlling him.
Elric blocking some punches.
Elric tries to work over Meikalainen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meikalainen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Elric throws a quick inside leg kick.
Meikalainen misses with a straight left.
Meikalainen is looking to slow Elric down with leg kicks.
Elric chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Elric throws a solid leg kick but Meikalainen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Elric.
Elric is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elric ducks under a wild hook from Meikalainen.
Elric scores with a jab to the body.
Elric thows a body shot but no joy.
Elric bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Elric has managed to clinch.
Meikalainen is trying to force a seperation but Elric has the dominant position.
Meikalainen taking a breather.
Elric lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Elric.
Elric throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Elric misses with the head strike.
Elric misses with a body punch.
Meikalainen is trying to break the clinch but Elric has him pressed against the cage.
Meikalainen effectively controlling the action here.
Meikalainen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elric takes a shot to the head.
Meikalainen lands a shot to the body.
Elric tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meikalainen's elbow.
Elric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meikalainen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Elric lands a right hand that snaps the head of Meikalainen backwards.
Elric misses with the head strike.
Meikalainen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Meikalainen managing to block the knees to the body from Elric.
Elric tries a knee to the head but Meikalainen blocks it.
Elric pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Elric.
A hook to the body from Elric.
Elric misses with a punch to the body.
Meikalainen misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matti Meikalainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Elric.
Meikalainen throws an overhand right that lands on Elric's shoulder, as Elric tries to avoid the shot.
Meikalainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Elric is just out of range.
Meikalainen throws the left hand but Elric avoids the punch easily.
Elric on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Elric is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Meikalainen looks to score with a jab to the body but Elric is just out of range.
Meikalainen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meikalainen throws a shot from downtown. Elric moves away and avoids it.
Elric tried to score with a low kick but Meikalainen checks it.
Jab, jab by Meikalainen - just one landing.
Meikalainen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Meikalainen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Elric swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Meikalainen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meikalainen lands a big head kick that sends Elric tumbling to the mat! Meikalainen takes a step backwards and waves Elric back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Elric is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elric throws a leg kick but Meikalainen sees it coming and moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Elric misses.
Matti Meikalainen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Meikalainen misses.
A low kick from Meikalainen is predictable there
and Elric finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Elric uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Meikalainen lands a right hook to the body.
Meikalainen throws a low kick, looking for Elric's leg but Elric calmly moves out of range.
Elric throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Meikalainen misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Elric.
Meikalainen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Meikalainen misses with a hook.
Elric throws a front kick aimed at Meikalainen's knee but Meikalainen avoids it well.
Meikalainen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Elrics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen works Elric's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Elric misses with the body kick
and Meikalainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matti Meikalainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meikalainen lands a big right hand that sends Elric crashing to the mat! Meikalainen stays standing though and waves Elric back to his feet!
Oh Elric is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Elric keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meikalainen.
Elric throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meikalainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meikalainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Elric seems to have got his legs back now.
Elric attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Elric throws a low kick but Meikalainen avoids it.
Meikalainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Elric.
Meikalainen cracks Elric with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Meikalainen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Elric to stand back up!
Meikalainen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Meikalainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Elric is looking to chop away at Meikalainen's legs.
Elric throws a poor cross that misses
and Meikalainen counters with a body kick that stops Elric in his tracks momentarily.
Elric walks into a straight right hand from Meikalainen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen lands a slapping body shot.
Meikalainen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Meikalainen lands a nice shot to the body.
Elric gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Meikalainen gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Elric is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matti Meikalainen!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nils Holgersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kira Miyata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Miyata's choice of entrance music: NANO - no pain, no game. Kira Miyata is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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26
151 lbs
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20
153 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nils Holgersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kira Miyata!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Miyata.
Holgersson throws a right hand that misses
and Miyata counters with a stiff right hand.
Miyata moves out of range of the strikes.
Holgersson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Miyata tries to clinch up but Holgersson circles away and keeps his distance.
Holgersson misses with an uppercut
and Miyata counters by moving into the clinch.
Holgersson lands with a short shot to the head.
Holgersson working hard to break the clinch.
Holgersson has had enough of the clinch but Miyata keeps him there for the moment.
Miyata gets control of Holgersson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Miyata will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Holgersson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Miyata is controlling Holgersson's posture.
Miyata looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holgersson is one step ahead there.
Holgersson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Holgersson throwing strikes from guard but Miyata blocks nicely.
Miyata wants to sweep here but Holgersson controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holgersson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Holgersson is looking to advance position but Miyata has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Holgersson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Miyata.
Miyata moves to the back position.
Holgersson is keeping busy.
Good control from Miyata.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holgersson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Holgersson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miyata on the ground.
Miyata is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miyata is trying to stick to Holgersson's back but Holgersson is turning into Miyata. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Miyata's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Holgersson.
Holgersson tries to stand but Miyata is controlling from the bottom.
Miyata looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Holgersson wants to stand and escape but instead Miyata has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miyata trying to control the position from guard on top but Holgersson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holgersson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyata works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Holgersson tries to kick Miyata off but Miyata keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Miyata is trying to control the action in half guard but Holgersson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Holgersson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Miyata pulls his head out easily.
Holgersson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Holgersson is breathing heavily.
Miyata is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Holgersson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Miyata.
Miyata is looking for a kimura but Holgersson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Miyata to get the leverage.
Miyata frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holgersson wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Holgersson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Miyata wants to control the action but instead Holgersson gets a body lock and reverses into Miyata's guard! Nice work!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miyata wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Holgersson preventing the sweep.
Miyata managing to control the position.
Miyata is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holgersson tries to free his leg and advance position but Miyata is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kira Miyata dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Holgersson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Miyata's head backwards.
Holgersson misses with a body punch
enabling Miyata to counter with a crisp jab.
Miyata staying out of range there.
Miyata takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Holgersson throws an off balance right hand
letting Miyata counter with a right hand.
Miyata uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holgersson.
Holgersson just misses with a punch to the body.
Holgersson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Miyata counters by clinching up.
Miyata tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Holgersson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holgersson is trying to break the clinch but Miyata has him pressed against the cage.
Miyata pulls Holgersson into guard.
Holgersson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Holgersson wants to stand but Miyata is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miyata keeping full guard, as Holgersson tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holgersson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Miyata has his foot on Holgersson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Holgersson works his way back into a safe position though.
Holgersson trying to move into half guard but instead Miyata has managed to sweep!
Holgersson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Miyata defends it easily.
Miyata is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Miyata forces his way into half guard.
Miyata prevents Holgersson from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyata is looking for a kimura here.
Holgersson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Miyata pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holgersson is trying to get back to full guard.
Miyata with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miyata uses his free foot to push down on Holgersson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Holgersson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyata controlling from mount.
Miyata trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Holgersson has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Miyata not allowing Holgersson to control his hands.
Holgersson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Miyata working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Holgersson trying to control the position but Miyata manages to sink in the hooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holgersson is trying to break free.
Miyata is trying to stick to Holgersson's back but Holgersson is turning into Miyata. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Miyata's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Holgersson.
Miyata is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Holgersson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Miyata looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Holgersson is defending well. Miyata quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Holgersson has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Miyata celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kira Miyata!
Kira Miyata thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcello Garza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ocean Colour Scene - Hundred Mile High City. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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21
184 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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25
186 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcello Garza!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garza looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harrison is fending him off so far but Garza persists. Nope, Harrison circles away and we're back to standing.
Garza moves to clinch but Harrison breaks away
and Harrison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garza is looking to clinch.
Garza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harrison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garza wants to clinch but Harrison slips to the side
and Harrison counters with a good low kick that Garza was not able to check.
Garza tries to clinch
and Harrison counters with an outside leg kick.
Garza shoots in looking for a takedown. Harrison tries to sprawl out of it but Garza keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harrison manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Garza fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harrison avoids it really well and circles away.
Simon Harrison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcello Garza.
Garza darts in trying to clinch
and Harrison counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garza moves into the clinch successfully.
Garza misses with a knee to the head.
Garza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Harrison has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harrison working the clinch nicely. Garza is working for position but Harrison cracks him with a big knee to the head! Garza crumples up against the cage and Harrison lands two more shots before the ref can save Garza! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Simon Harrison!
A relieved looking Simon Harrison 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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