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ECFC 2: Warzone PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johny Knows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Aires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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135 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johny Knows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Aires!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knows avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aires sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Aires.
Knows throws a sloppy head kick and Aires moves out of range easily.
Knows gets tackled into the cage by Aires. Aires maintains the clinch.
Aires pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knows throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knows scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aires doesn't seem bothered though.
Aires fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aires lands a front kick.
Aires shoots in and drives through. Knows sprawls well.
Johny Knows has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Aires.
Aires misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knows works over Aires's head and body with a nice combination.
Knows's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Knows duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aires avoids the body shot from Knows.
Knows misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knows connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knows throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knows misses with a jab to the body
and Aires counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Aires.
Knows is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Aires is defending well.
Aires's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aires gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aires tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Knows smiles and moves away.
Aires fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knows lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johny Knows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aires pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knows misses with a combination
and Aires counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Knows has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Aires uses from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knows is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Aires is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Knows to keep the fight standing.
Aires manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Knows really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knows stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Aires shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Knows defends it nicely.
Knows works over Aires's head and body with a nice combination.
Knows throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knows misses with a head kick.
Aires takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Knows pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Aires fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Knows, pushing him back against the cage.
Aires jumps guard and drags Knows to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Aires is working an open guard so Knows takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Aires throws a leg kick
and Knows counters with a nice body kick.
Knows tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knows throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Aires wants to clinch.
Aires shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Knows as he jumps to the side.
Aires throws a sloppy head kick and Knows moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aires misses with a head kick.
Aires jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knows throws a head kick that misses.
Knows throws a right and a left that Aires avoids nicely.
Knows throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aires fails with a takedown attempt.
Aires looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knows plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Knows throws a series of strikes that have Aires backpedaling.
Knows misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knows throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aires tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aires tries for a takedown but Knows sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johny Knows dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Knows pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knows throws a series of strikes that have Aires backpedaling.
Knows lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A head kick misses from Knows.
Aires misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knows throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aires.
Aires fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aires darts in looking for a takedown but Knows gets double underhooks and turns Aires into the cage.
Knows prevents Aires from breaking the clinch.
Aires successfully pulls guard.
Knows stands up from Aires's guard - Knows perhaps looking for a knockout.
Aires tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Knows swivels and escapes.
Aires is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Knows.
Aires shoots in for a takedown but Knows shows good takedown defense.
Johny Knows has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Aires.
Knows throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aires.
Aires closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aires is looking for a takedown.
Aires wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knows has him pressed against the cage.
Knows fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knows wants to take the fight to the mat but Aires manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Aires has had enough of the clinch but Knows keeps him there for the moment.
Knows is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aires avoiding damage.
Knows is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Aires to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aires leaning against his opponent.
Knows wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aires can't get the takedown.
Knows tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aires just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knows fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knows on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aires's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knows fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aires manages to avoid it.
Knows throws a body shot but no joy.
Knows lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aires circles away quickly and effectively.
Knows swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aires wants to clinch.
Johny Knows is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knows throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Knows misses with a looping left.
Knows lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Aires backs up against the cage.
Aires tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knows swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aires dodges the punch combination from Knows.
Aires cracks Knows with a right hand to the side of the head.
Aires throws a body kick that misses.
Knows fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aires.
Knows throws a head kick but Aires moves out of range.
Knows swings for the body but Aires moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Knows!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knows throws a low kick, looking for Aires's leg but Aires calmly moves out of range.
Aires misses with a few strikes there.
Knows cracks Aires with an open hand slap.
Knows throws a lazy head kick
and Aires counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knows looks to land a right hand but Aires moved out of range.
Knows misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aires doesn't manage to clinch there - Knows circles away.
Aires closes this distance looking for a takedown but Knows circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Knows. No joy for Aires on that attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right-left combo lands from Knows.
Knows 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knows rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aires moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aires has closed the distance and engaged Knows in a clinch.
Knows stops a takedown attempt from Aires.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Johny Knows will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Knows throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Knows pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knows misses with a series of wild punches.
Aires blocks a head kick by Knows.
Nice sprawl there from Knows as Aires shoots in.
Knows slaps away a takedown attempt from Aires, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Knows wants to slow Aires down by chopping away at his legs.
Johny Knows is winning the standup battle so far.
Aires shoots for a double leg takedown but Knows sprawls well. He's pushed Aires's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johny Knows has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Aires.
Knows keeps the fight on the outside.
Aires fails with the takedown.
Knows lands a high kick!
Aires takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires is trying hard to land a takedown here. Knows sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Knows scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Aires fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Knows avoids it really well and circles away.
Knows is looking to wear down Aires with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A head kick from Knows lands but Aires takes it in his stride.
Knows throws a right and a left that Aires avoids nicely.
Knows lands with a kick to the temple. Aires shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Knows misses with a head kick.
Knows throws a right hand that Aires ducks under and follows up with a left that Aires also avoids with ease.
Aires tries to clinch up but Knows circles away and keeps his distance.
Knows throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aires takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Aires tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knows misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aires moves into range and clinches up with Knows.
Knows jumps guard but Aires stands there with Knows around his waist. Knows gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knows working hard to break the clinch.
Aires is looking to take this one to the mat.
Knows breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knows stuffs the takedown attempt from Aires. Aires gets slowly back to his feet.
Aires looks for a takedown but Knows sprawls well.
Aires wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires looks for a takedown but Knows sprawls well.
Knows's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Knows duly obliges.
Sloppy strikes from Knows. Those never looked like landing.
Aires fails with the takedown.
Aires closes this distance looking for a takedown but Knows circles away.
Knows dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aires walks forward, straight into a front kick from Knows.
Knows throws a nice head kick!
Aires has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Knows.
Aires throws a sloppy head kick and Knows moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aires showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knows.
Knows works over Aires's head and body with a nice combination.
A head kick misses from Knows.
Aires takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aires fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Knows avoids it really well and circles away.
Knows scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Knows.
Aires blocks a head kick by Knows.
Johnny Aires has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johny Knows is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knows tries to move into range but Aires moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johny Knows showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Knows, 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johny Knows!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Levan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Richie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richie has chosen I Am as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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170 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Levan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, James Richie!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richie fails with a takedown attempt.
Levan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Richie circles away.
Richie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Levan pushes Richie off looking to stand but Richie dives back in and keeps control.
Richie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Richie tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Levan.
Levan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Levan pushes Richie off looking to stand but Richie dives back in and keeps control.
Richie slows the pace down in half guard.
Levan tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Richie manages to move to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levan wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Richie is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Levan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Levan tries to buck Richie off but he can't manage it.
Levan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Richie content just to control the position here.
Richie tries to control but Levan wriggling away.
Levan is desperately trying to improve his position but Richie has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richie has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Levan's face.
Levan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Richie on the ground.
Richie connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Richie trying to control but Levan is having none of it.
Richie controlling the position easily from mount.
Richie landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Richie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richie controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Richie has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Levan wants to hold on but Richie pushes him away.
Levan working to try and regain half guard.
Levan is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Richie landing strikes from the mount and Levan is in trouble!
Levan is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Richie postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Levan looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Richie postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Levan looks a forlorn figure.
Levan is looking to get to half guard.
Richie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Richie landing punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Richie landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Richie 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.
Levan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Richie throws a jab but it's blocked by Levan.
Levan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Richie counters with a single leg into guard. Levan didn't expect that.
Richie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Levan wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Richie is now in half guard.
Still in half guard, Richie seems content to control.
James Richie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Richie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Levan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Levan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Still in half guard, Richie seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levan wants to get back to his feet.
Richie passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Levan!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Richie raining down hammerfists from mount.
Richie sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Levan tries to hold on but Richie pushes him away.
Levan is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richie with shots to the head and body - Levan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Levan is looking to improve his position but Richie isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richie controlling his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richie looking to finish Levan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Levan!
Richie looking to control and managing it successfully.
Levan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levan tries to hold on but Richie pushes him away.
Richie lands a big elbow.
Levan wants to try and get back to his feet.
Richie controlling his opponent.
Levan wants to hold on but Richie pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Levan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Richie controlling from the full mount.
Richie landing strikes from the mount and Levan is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levan tries to hold on but Richie pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Richie cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by Richie.
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!
Richie controlling the position easily from mount.
Richie cracks Levan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Richie controlling the pace for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Levan squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Levan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Richie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Richie. Those never looked like landing.
Levan tries to close the distance and clinch but Richie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Levan rushes Richie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Richie pressing his opponent against the cage.
Levan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Levan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Richie manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Levan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Richie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Levan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Richie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Levan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Richie is proving hard to escape from.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levan stopping the sweep attempt from Richie.
Richie working a defensive guard here.
Richie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Richie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Richie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Richie keeping full guard, as Levan tries to pass.
Richie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levan is fighting to break Richie's control of his arms but Richie is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richie trying to keep a closed guard but Levan is proving a slippery customer.
Richie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Levan trying to control the position from guard on top but Richie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Levan advances to half guard.
Levan wants to stand up but Richie has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Richie manages to get to full guard.
Richie pulls Levan in to control the position.
Richie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Levan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Richie's head.
Levan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Richie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Richie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Richie is looking to stand up but Levan isn't so interested in that idea.
Levan wants to control from the top but Richie keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Richie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Richie keeping moving, preventing Levan from controlling successfully.
Richie trying to keep a closed guard but Levan is proving a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Richie moves out of range of the body kick.
Richie is looking to clinch but Levan is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Levan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Levan moves into the clinch.
Josh Levan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Richie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Levan wants to break free but Richie has control.
Richie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Richie.
I've got Richie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 28:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Richie!
A victorious James Richie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Harrison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Drago!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Drago wants a takedown but no success here.
Harrison lands a hook that snaps the head of Drago backwards.
Drago breaks the clinch.
Drago shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Harrison counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Harrison wants to stand but Drago has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Harrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harrison is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Drago has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Harrison is looking to defend but Drago has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Harrison! Drago pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Harrison taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Danny Drago!
Danny Drago is the new light heavyweight champion!
Danny Drago 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Fletcher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Reyes!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyes closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fletcher quickly recovers to half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fletcher wants to get back to his feet.
Reyes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fletcher has managed to free his arm - good work.
Reyes throwing shots but Fletcher is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Reyes lands a nice short elbow.
Reyes stops Fletcher from getting back to his feet.
Reyes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reyes working Fletcher over with strikes.
Fletcher has one foot on Reyes's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Reyes has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Fletcher is landing a low percentage of strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fletcher with a jab.
Ryan Fletcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reyes takes a swing at Fletcher's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Fletcher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reyes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fletcher misses with a combination
and Reyes counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Fletcher!
Fletcher is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reyes is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Fletcher is hurt! He's hurt bad - Reyes fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Fletcher from any more punishment! Congratulations to Reyes! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Reyes!
Johnny Reyes is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Johnny Reyes, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morys Bankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bankowski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rocket Man kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Bone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Morys Bankowski!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone ducks under a wild hook from Bankowski.
Bone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bankowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bone shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bone is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bone is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bone is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bankowski sees it coming and defends easily.
Bone will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bone prevents Bankowski from standing back up.
Bone is looking for a kimura but Bankowski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bone to get the leverage.
Bone uses his free foot to push down on Bankowski's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bankowski.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bone working for a submission but Bankowski is keeping him at bay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bankowski is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bone throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bone working for a submission but Bankowski is keeping him at bay.
Bone is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bankowski has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Bone looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bone looking for a guillotine from mount but Bankowski is having none of it.
Bone goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Bankowski turns into him and now he's in Bone's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bankowski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bankowski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bone is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Bankowski rolls with it to try and escape but Bone cranks on the arm and Bankowski is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Bone!
Joe Bone is the new welterweight champion!
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