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StrikeForce Union #2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Orjan Ank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Givi Zurabovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ank comes to the cage accompanied by Burn. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Orjan Ank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Givi Zurabovich!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ank looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zurabovich is fending him off so far but Ank persists. Nope, Zurabovich circles away and we're back to standing.
Ank shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Zurabovich is trying to defend but Ank finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ank has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Zurabovich defend it? Ank steps over the head and cranks it - Zurabovich is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Ank!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Orjan Ank!
A very excited looking Orjan Ank 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 Darren Crowley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reginald Kray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Crowley might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Man. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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215 lbs
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200 lbs
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Good takedowns
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren Crowley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Reginald Kray!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Crowley is predictable there
enabling Kray to counter with a crisp jab.
Kray scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Darren Crowley has been cut.
Kray scores with a decent looking hook.
Crowley gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Kray counter with a right hand.
Crowley misses with a body punch
and Kray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kray's jab looks to have found its range, popping Crowley under the eye.
Kray fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Crowley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
A punch lands to the side of Crowley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crowley gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Kray gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Crowley 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 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reginald Kray!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Winkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Winkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeff Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts fails with a takedown attempt.
Winkle shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Winkle showed some decent athleticism there.
Roberts has one foot on Winkle's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winkle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roberts pulls Winkle into guard.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Winkle from controlling successfully.
Roberts is looking to stand up but Winkle isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkle looking to sit in guard and control but Roberts gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Roberts with a nice head shot there.
Winkle doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Roberts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roberts content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Roberts works over Winkle with some ground and pound from guard.
Roberts cracks Winkle with a solid left hand.
Roberts scoring with punches to the head and body.
Winkle looking for a sweep. Not yet Winkle, not yet.
Roberts throws a sloppy strike and Winkle has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Roberts is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Winkle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Winkle!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elwin Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Winston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elwin Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Winston!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Winston is trying to defend but Allen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Winston wants to get back to full guard but Allen has passed into side control.
Allen is looking to take a break and control but Winston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Winston is trying to control Allen's posture but Allen avoids it.
Allen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Winston keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The ground and pound from Allen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston is trying to control Allen's posture but Allen avoids it.
Winston is looking to regain half guard here but Allen keeps moving and retains side control.
Winston manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Allen is looking to take a break and control but Winston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Winston tries to get to full guard but Allen has control of the leg.
Allen is looking to take a break and control but Winston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Winston looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Allen is keen to just control but Winston is a slippery customer.
Winston is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Allen pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston is trying to control but can't.
Winston is not content to let Allen control the position.
Allen is looking to pass Winston's guard but actually Winston recovers to full guard.
Winston is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ground and pound from Winston.
Winston winds up and cracks Allen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Winston passes the guard and advances to mount!
Winston raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winston is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Winston working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Allen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Winston on the ground.
Winston lands a heavy elbow.
Winston postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Allen looks a forlorn figure.
Allen tries to reverse the position but Winston maintains control.
Winston lands a heavy elbow.
Winston scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Allen?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Allen tries to improve his position but instead Winston has taken his back!
Allen covers up after that shot from Winston.
Winston scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Can Allen hold on?! Winston is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Allen is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston lands strikes from the back and Allen isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Winston!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryszard Kormoran (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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250 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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260 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Riddle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryszard Kormoran!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kormoran fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Riddle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kormoran wants to clinch.
Riddle blocks a head kick by Kormoran.
Kormoran tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riddle clinches up against the cage.
Riddle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riddle's corner calls for a 1-2. Riddle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Ryszard Kormoran has been cut.
Kormoran throws a sloppy head kick and Riddle moves out of range easily.
Riddle lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Riddle throws a sloppy head kick and Kormoran moves out of range easily.
Riddle drives through and clinches with Kormoran against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riddle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Riddle misses with a double jab.
Riddle moves into the clinch.
Riddle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riddle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Riddle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kormoran misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle moves into the clinch.
Riddle breaks from the clinch.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Riddle! Kormoran is backing up but he can't get away as Riddle lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Kormoran and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jimmy Riddle!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spike Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincenzo Crescenzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reaper kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Boom. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Spike Reaper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vincenzo Crescenzo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crescenzo shoots in looking for a takedown. Reaper tries to sprawl out of it but Crescenzo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reaper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Reaper is looking to counter the offense by Crescenzo and move into the clinch.
Crescenzo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Crescenzo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Reaper's coaches at The Fortress have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Crescenzo prevents Reaper from improving his position.
Crescenzo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reaper does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Crescenzo lands with a punch from half guard.
Crescenzo working Reaper over with strikes.
Crescenzo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crescenzo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Crescenzo working the head and body with strikes.
Reaper is trying to maintain the position but Crescenzo is very close to passing his half guard.
Crescenzo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Reaper actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crescenzo working over Reaper with some ground and pound. Reaper looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Crescenzo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Crescenzo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Reaper is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reaper is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Crescenzo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Oh Reaper is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crescenzo lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Reaper quite badly. Reaper pulls Crescenzo in close trying to recover. Crescenzo postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Reaper on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Reaper doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincenzo Crescenzo!
Vincenzo Crescenzo 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rico Cole was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rico Cole!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole throws out a loose jab but Griffin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griffin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cole was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffin.
Griffin throws a big shot that misses.
Cole misses the shot to the body.
Griffin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cole comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cole throws a leg kick
and Griffin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cole fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Griffin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole throws a head kick but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Griffin defending well as Cole loads up on a big left hand.
Griffin scores with a jab. Cole acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cole's coach down at ~T~ Troid - Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cole's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cole throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Griffin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cole looks to land a combination. Griffin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cole throws a big shot that misses.
Griffin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Griffin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Griffin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Griffin misses with a body shot
letting Cole counter with a right hand.
Cole buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Griffin misses with a looping right.
Griffin throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griffin throws a hook to the side of Cole's head but Cole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Griffin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cole.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cole swinging wildly here.
Cole missing with a left hand there. Griffin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cole throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Griffin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cole. Griffin shrugs it off though.
Griffin ducks under a wild hook from Cole.
Griffin throws a series of punches but Cole avoids them all with ease.
Griffin misses with a wild combination.
Cole avoids the body shot from Griffin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cole scores with a jab.
Griffin throws a hook but Cole blocks it.
A big left from Griffin misses.
Griffin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Griffin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. Griffin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cole misses with a body kick.
Griffin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cole counters with a nice low kick that buckles Griffin's knee momentarily.
Cole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffin.
Cole finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Griffin avoids the body shot from Cole.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws a sloppy head kick and Griffin moves out of range easily.
Cole scores with a punch to the head.
Cole looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffin is just out of range.
Griffin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Griffin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cole circles away quickly and effectively.
Griffin looks to land a left hand but Cole moved out of range nicely.
Cole throws a nice inside 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!
Good standup being displayed there by Griffin as he connects with a hook.
Cole misses with a wild body shot.
Cole dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Griffin. That did some damage!
Griffin throws a looping overhand right but Cole ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rico Cole will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Griffin throws a hook but Cole avoids it easily.
Cole scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Griffin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nathan Griffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cole throws a shot from downtown. Griffin moves away and avoids it.
Griffin lands with a good body shot.
Cole avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cole was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Griffin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice body punch from Cole.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cole throws a big counter head kick but Griffin avoids it with no problem.
Griffin moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Griffin misses its intended target.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffin throws a big counter combination but Cole scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Griffin throws a combination that misses
and Cole counters with a nice leg kick.
Griffin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Griffin fails to land with a series of punches.
Cole misses with a wild combination.
Cole rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Griffin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin scores with a one two! Cole had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cole connects with a leg kick. Griffin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cole scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin lands with a nice body punch.
Griffin throws the left hand but Cole avoids the punch easily.
As Griffin backs off Cole throws a huge counter combo but Griffin manages to avoid it all.
A big left from Cole misses.
A big left from Cole misses.
Cole misses with a lunging right hand
and Griffin counters with a series of strikes. Cole will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cole throws a leg kick which misses Griffin's front leg but catches the back leg as Griffin tries to avoid it.
Griffin misses with a double jab
and Cole counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole misses with a low kick as Griffin jumps back.
A head kick misses from Cole.
Griffin throws a big counter combination but Cole scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cole misses with an uppercut. Griffin saw that one coming.
Griffin tries to bum rush Cole with a series of wild strikes but Cole uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Griffin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Griffin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cole throws a leg kick which misses Griffin's front leg but catches the back leg as Griffin tries to avoid it.
Cole lands with a kick to the temple. Griffin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Griffin throws a shot from downtown. Cole moves away and avoids it.
Cole scoring well with a low kick there.
Cole misses with a double jab
and Griffin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin walks into a straight right hand from Cole.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cole misses with a low kick as Griffin jumps back.
Griffin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cole throws a sloppy body shot
and Griffin counters with a straight right hand.
Griffin throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Griffin - just one landing.
Griffin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cole only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Griffin throws a right hand that misses
and Cole counters with a straight right hand.
Cole connects with an inside leg kick.
Rico Cole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cole walks into a stiff left hand from Griffin.
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 Nathan Griffin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffin staying out of range there.
As Cole looks to move away, Griffin throws a big counter combo but Cole just gets out of the way.
Griffin checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Griffin misses the target.
Griffin throws a nice looking combination but Cole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cole! But no joy.
No joy there for Griffin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Griffin throws a right hand that misses
and Griffin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cole lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cole lunges at Griffin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Griffin's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Griffin misses the body punch
and Cole counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Griffin misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole tries to land a body kick
and Griffin counters with a stiff right hand.
Griffin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cole moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cole moves away.
Cole cracks the inside of Griffin's front leg.
Griffin misses with a hook
and Cole counters with a stiff right hand.
Griffin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Griffin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cole.
Cole tries to land a body kick
and Griffin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cole swings for the body but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cole.
Cole on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cole just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws a hook but Griffin blocks it.
Griffin misses with a wild body shot.
Griffin throws a looping overhand right but Cole ducks down to avoid it.
Cole doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Griffin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cole counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cole throws a leg kick that is checked
and Griffin counters with a left and a right that stings Cole.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Griffin.
Griffin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cole rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Griffin misses the target.
Griffin tries to bum rush Cole with a series of wild strikes but Cole uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cole feints a counter leg kick.
Cole throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Griffin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole scores with a sloppy right hand. Griffin should have avoided that one.
Griffin fails to land with a series of punches.
Cole connects with a leg kick. Griffin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Griffin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griffin misses with a double jab
and Cole makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cole throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Griffin on the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Griffin.
Cole misses with an uppercut
and Cole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Griffin.
Griffin throws a hook but Cole blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Cole on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cole throws a sloppy head kick and Griffin moves out of range easily.
Cole scores with a shot to the body.
Griffin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cole takes one on the button.
Cole cracks Griffin with an open hand slap.
Griffin moves out of range as Cole strikes.
Cole with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rico Cole.
I think Cole has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Looped (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez's entrance music is Spain's National Anthem. A fine choice. Jose Hernandez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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26
170 lbs
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180 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Looped!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Looped. No joy for Hernandez on that attempt.
Looped closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hernandez quickly recovers to half guard.
Hernandez trying to control from the bottom.
Looped with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hernandez is looking to improve his position.
Looped tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hernandez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hernandez actively working from the bottom here.
Looped is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hernandez trying to control but Looped postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Looped lands with a punch from half guard.
Looped lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hernandez is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Looped lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hernandez is trying to stand back up but Looped is controlling him
Looped has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Looped winds up and cracks Hernandez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Looped.
Looped moves nicely into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hernandez is letting Looped control him for a moment.
Hernandez wants to get back to his feet.
Looped landing a few strikes.
Looped happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hernandez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hernandez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Looped tries for a kimura but Hernandez is defending well.
Looped takes a little break here. Hernandez wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Looped trying to control the position but Hernandez is working away.
Hernandez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Looped creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Looped is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hernandez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hernandez tries to bench press Looped off him but Looped keeps the position.
Looped wants to control but Hernandez is keeping him busy.
Looped working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Looped working the ground and pound.
Looped tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Looped has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hernandez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Looped is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is looking to reverse the position.
Looped scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hernandez to see if he's OK.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hernandez tries to escape but Looped is in control.
You can see the frustration on Hernandez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Looped trying to control the action but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
Hernandez tries to improve position but can't.
Hernandez manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Looped keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hernandez looking for submissions off his back.
Hernandez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Looped dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Looped fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hernandez to the ground. Looped is now in Hernandez's guard.
Hernandez looking for a guillotine here but Looped defends easily.
Looped postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hernandez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Looped, into his guard.
Looped utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hernandez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Looped seems keen to control Hernandez's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Looped looking for a sweep. Not yet Looped, not yet.
Looped pulls Hernandez in close to his closed guard and prevents Hernandez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Looped uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Looped gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hernandez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hernandez shoots in and drives through. Looped sprawls well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Looped is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hernandez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hernandez leaves Looped with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jose Hernandez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magnus Looped.
Nice takedown defense from Looped. No joy for Hernandez on that attempt.
Hernandez shoots in looking for a takedown. Looped tries to sprawl out of it but Hernandez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Looped manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Looped drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hernandez defends it well.
Looped looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hernandez is fending him off so far but Looped persists. Nope, Hernandez circles away and we're back to standing.
Looped throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hernandez was covering up waiting for the punch and Looped finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hernandez keeping full guard, as Looped tries to pass.
Looped missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Looped connects with a couple of short punches.
Hernandez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Looped trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hernandez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Looped gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Looped trying to control but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
Looped stands up over Hernandez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Looped connects with a couple of short punches.
Looped postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hernandez wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Looped trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Looped is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Looped seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hernandez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Looped is controlling him.
Hernandez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Looped defends it easily.
Looped's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Looped shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hernandez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Looped trying to control the action but Hernandez is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Hernandez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hernandez tries to escape but Looped is in control.
Looped working away.
Looped thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Looped working the ground and pound.
Hernandez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Looped scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Looped showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Looped fails with a takedown attempt.
Looped has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hernandez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Looped swivels and escapes.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown but Looped shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Looped will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
An attempted straight right counter from Hernandez misses the target.
Hernandez shoots in looking for a takedown. Looped tries to sprawl out of it but Hernandez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Looped manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Looped closes the distance and clinches up with Hernandez, looking for a takedown. Looped pushes Hernandez against the cage but Hernandez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hernandez darts in looking for a takedown but Looped gets double underhooks and turns Hernandez into the cage.
Looped drives through with a takedown into guard.
Looped not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Looped's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Looped's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hernandez keeping full guard, as Looped tries to pass.
Hernandez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Looped postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hernandez can't keep his opponent in guard - Looped advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hernandez is trying to get back to full guard.
Looped uses his free foot to push down on Hernandez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hernandez.
Looped working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Hernandez turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Looped off and cradles Hernandez's limp body as Looped celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Magnus Looped!
Magnus Looped spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elof Jurgs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crusher Breaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Breaker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Stand Alone kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Crusher Breaker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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201 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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22
205 lbs
7 - 12 - 0 |
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Good kicks
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elof Jurgs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Crusher Breaker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jurgs manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Breaker on his heels. He'll look to pass Breaker's guard now, I'm sure.
Breaker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Breaker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jurgs pushes down on Breaker's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Still in half guard, Jurgs seems content to control.
Jurgs lands with a punch from half guard.
Breaker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Breaker looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Jurgs pushes past his half guard into mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jurgs with a couple of short strikes.
It looks like Crusher Breaker has been cut.
Jurgs with good strikes from the mount here!
Breaker is rocked!
That has opened up Crusher Breaker's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jurgs postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Breaker badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Jurgs around the waist but Jurgs pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Jurgs is the winner by TKO! Jurgs jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elof Jurgs!
During a confident post fight interview, Elof Jurgs thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angus Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Botond Robert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryant comes to the cage accompanied by Scotland the Brave. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angus Bryant!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Botond Robert!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robert pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bryant back to the cage. Robert follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Angus Bryant has been cut.
Bryant lands with a thumping leg kick.
Robert works over Bryant's head and body with a nice combination.
A jab from Robert misses.
Bryant takes a swing at Robert's ribcage but misses.
Robert digs a good hook to Bryant's body.
Bryant lands a nice looking body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Robert. Those never looked like landing.
Botond Robert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robert lands a left and a right that send Bryant crashing to the mat, dazed. Robert thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Bryant is rocked!
Bryant misses with a body shot.
Oh Bryant is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good work by Robert as he checks the leg kick.
Robert lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Bryant falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Botond Robert!
Botond Robert is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Botond Robert thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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