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QFC Tournament 621 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brynar Agnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skyr Rahka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brynar Agnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Skyr Rahka!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahka misses with a double jab.
Rahka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Agnarsson with a poor takedown
and Rahka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Agnarsson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rahka tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Agnarsson is in Rahka's guard.
Agnarsson slips nicely into half guard.
Rahka controlling the position for now.
Nice strikes from Agnarsson there.
Rahka is not content to let Agnarsson control the position.
Agnarsson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Agnarsson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahka is controlling Agnarsson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Agnarsson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rahka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Agnarsson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rahka wants to get back to his feet.
Rahka is not content to let Agnarsson control the position.
Rahka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Agnarsson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Agnarsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Rahka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Agnarsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Agnarsson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rahka pushes Agnarsson off looking to stand but Agnarsson dives back in and keeps control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rahka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rahka lands with an uppercut that bounces Agnarsson off the cage and back into range.
Agnarsson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rahka to the ground. Agnarsson is now in Rahka's guard.
Agnarsson landing with the ground and pound.
Agnarsson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rahka wants to stand but Agnarsson is controlling the position.
Agnarsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rahka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Agnarsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rahka can do anything to dispel that myth.
Agnarsson trying to control but Rahka is working from the bottom.
Rahka wants to get back to his feet but Agnarsson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Agnarsson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Agnarsson wants to control from the top but Rahka keeps moving.
Agnarsson scoring with some ground and pound.
Agnarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rahka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rahka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson is in close to Rahka's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rahka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Agnarsson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Agnarsson is in close to Rahka's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Agnarsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Agnarsson trying to control but Rahka is working from the bottom.
Rahka is looking to stand up but Agnarsson isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rahka closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brynar Agnarsson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Agnarsson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rahka as he jumps to the side.
Rahka lands a nice looking body shot.
Good exchange - Rahka coming out on top.
Rahka gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Agnarsson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Agnarsson throwing strikes from guard but Rahka blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Agnarsson is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rahka holds on and takes a little breather.
Agnarsson landing some decent shots from guard.
Agnarsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Agnarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rahka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rahka has his hands on Agnarsson's head, controlling the position.
Rahka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Agnarsson is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Agnarsson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rahka on his heels. He'll look to pass Rahka's guard now, I'm sure.
Rahka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Agnarsson wants to control from the top but Rahka keeps moving.
Agnarsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Agnarsson wants to control from the top but Rahka keeps moving.
Agnarsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson throws a big elbow that misses.
Agnarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rahka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Agnarsson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Agnarsson won't allow Rahka to get back to his feet.
Agnarsson works over Rahka with some ground and pound from guard.
Agnarsson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rahka wants to stand but Agnarsson is controlling the position.
Rahka is breathing heavily.
Agnarsson landing with the ground and pound.
Agnarsson trying to control but Rahka is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson is looking to work some ground and pound but Rahka has wrist control.
Agnarsson throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Skyr Rahka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Agnarsson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rahka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Agnarsson misses with a takedown
and Rahka counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brynar Agnarsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Agnarsson dives in and grabs Rahka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rahka pushes down on Agnarsson's head and hops out.
A countering left hand to the body from Rahka misses.
Agnarsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rahka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Agnarsson darts in looking for a takedown but Rahka gets double underhooks and turns Agnarsson into the cage.
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 Brynar Agnarsson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.
Agnarsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Agnarsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
A left lands for Rahka.
Agnarsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Agnarsson misses with a takedown attempt
and Rahka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Agnarsson tries for a takedown but Rahka circles away easily
and Rahka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Agnarsson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Brynar Agnarsson has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahka works Agnarsson's body with a nice hook.
Rahka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rahka scores with a shoulder strike.
Rahka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahka lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rahka.
Rahka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Agnarssons head.
Agnarsson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rahka after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brynar Agnarsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rahka dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rahka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rahka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rahka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Agnarsson tries for a takedown but Rahka manages to get underhooks.
Rahka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Agnarsson backwards.
A short right from Rahka.
Agnarsson wants a takedown but no success here.
Agnarsson tries for a takedown but Rahka manages to get underhooks.
Brynar Agnarsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahka gets through Agnarsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rahka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Rahka cracks Agnarsson with a nice body shot.
Rahka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rahka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rahka lands a hook that snaps the head of Agnarsson backwards.
Rahka lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rahka lands with a right to the head.
Rahka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Agnarsson is trying to drag Rahka to the mat but Rahka just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rahka scores with a shoulder strike.
Rahka lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Agnarsson or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson is looking for a takedown.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Agnarsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rahka prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rahka dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rahka.
Rahka is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Still in the clinch, Rahka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rahka stops a takedown attempt from Agnarsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson takes a shot to the head.
Agnarsson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Skyr Rahka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rahka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rahka lands a hook that snaps the head of Agnarsson backwards.
Rahka lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rahka.
Rahka lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rahka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rahka scores with a shot to the side of Agnarsson's head.
A shot in the inside from Rahka.
Rahka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rahka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rahka displaying some good clinch control by pressing Agnarsson up against the cage.
Rahka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Agnarsson backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Skyr Rahka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Agnarsson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Skyr Rahka!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Skyr Rahka!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Skyr Rahka!
Skyr Rahka wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Burley Rufford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Burley Rufford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Douglas Quaid!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rufford feints and as Quaid raises his hands in defense, Rufford changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Quaid wants to stand and escape but Rufford is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Quaid can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rufford in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Quaid has momentary wrist control but Rufford slips an elbow through the middle.
Rufford throws an elbow that misses. Quaid uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rufford's guard. Nice move by Quaid!
Rufford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rufford has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rufford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Quaid controlling from the top position.
Quaid in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rufford bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Quaid's guard.
Rufford might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rufford working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rufford missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rufford throws an elbow that misses. Quaid uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rufford's guard. Nice move by Quaid!
Rufford preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rufford striking off his back but it's not causing Quaid any problems.
Quaid throws a big elbow that misses.
Quaid stopping the sweep attempt from Rufford.
Quaid is fighting to break Rufford's control of his arms but Rufford is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Quaid sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Quaid really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rufford. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rufford manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Quaid manages to get himself to full guard.
Quaid utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rufford working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Quaid is pulling down on Rufford's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid is trying to keep Rufford in close.
Rufford throwing strikes but missing.
Rufford working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rufford throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rufford accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Quaid working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rufford.
Quaid utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rufford scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rufford throws a big elbow that misses.
Rufford trying to control but Quaid is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rufford throwing strikes from guard but Quaid blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rufford accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rufford works over Quaid with some ground and pound from guard.
Rufford has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rufford throws a big elbow that misses.
Rufford postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rufford works over Quaid with some ground and pound from guard.
Rufford throwing strikes from guard but Quaid blocks nicely.
Rufford content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rufford throws a big elbow that misses.
Rufford loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rufford lands a couple of digs.
Rufford with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rufford lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Quaid looks winded!
Rufford trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rufford with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rufford postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rufford's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rufford landing some decent shots from guard.
Rufford landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rufford loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rufford content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burley Rufford dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A jab from Quaid misses.
Rufford missing with a left hand there. Quaid was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Quaid releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Quaid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rufford.
A big left from Rufford misses.
Quaid tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rufford walks into a left hand.
Rufford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quaid can do to turn this around?
Quaid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rufford.
Quaid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rufford circles away quickly and effectively.
Quaid slips under a jab from Rufford.
Rufford closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Quaid's guard.
Rufford throwing strikes from guard but Quaid blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rufford with a nice head shot there.
Rufford is pushing down on Quaid's leg trying to pass to half guard. Quaid is fighting to maintain full guard but Rufford has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nice strikes from Rufford there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rufford throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rufford winds up and cracks Quaid with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Quaid blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rufford.
Rufford is nestled in close to Quaid, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Rufford there.
Quaid is breathing heavily.
Nice strikes from Rufford there.
Quaid blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rufford.
Rufford wants to free his trapped foot but Quaid is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rufford sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Quaid defending well though.
Burley Rufford overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rufford takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rufford thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Quaid's head.
Quaid taking some punishment here, with Rufford in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rufford working the head and body with strikes.
Rufford scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rufford winds up and cracks Quaid with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Quaid taking some punishment here, with Rufford in his half guard.
Rufford slips a nice elbow through Quaid's hands, connecting with Quaid's forehead.
Rufford throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rufford winds up and cracks Quaid with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rufford is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rufford 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.
Quaid avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rufford.
Ground and pound from Rufford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rufford 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.
Rufford lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Quaid is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rufford scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rufford scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rufford missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rufford lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Rufford.
Rufford lands with a punch from half guard.
Rufford working the head and body with strikes.
Rufford slips a nice elbow through Quaid's hands, connecting with Quaid's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rufford connects with a nice short shot to Quaid's temple.
Rufford scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rufford is nestled in close to Quaid, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rufford wants to take a breather but Quaid is having none of it.
Rufford missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rufford looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Quaid with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Quaid on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rufford seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Quaid taking some punishment here, with Rufford in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Rufford there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rufford lands a nice short elbow.
Rufford looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burley Rufford dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rufford closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Quaid to the mat! Quaid manages to get full guard.
Quaid trying to control the position.
Rufford throws a big elbow that misses.
Rufford connects with a couple of short punches.
Rufford with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rufford with a nice head shot there.
Rufford content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rufford throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rufford makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rufford scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rufford's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Quaid working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rufford.
Quaid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rufford makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rufford content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rufford connects with a couple of short punches.
Quaid is rocked!
Rufford landing with the ground and pound.
Quaid is still in real trouble! Can Rufford finish him?
Rufford working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Quaid's head.
Rufford is in close to Quaid's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Quaid seems to have recovered his senses.
Rufford content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rufford lands a couple of elbows.
Rufford works over Quaid with some ground and pound from guard.
Rufford is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rufford content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rufford trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rufford with a nice head shot there.
Rufford postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rufford throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rufford distracts Quaid with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rufford trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rufford landing some decent shots from guard.
Quaid avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rufford working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rufford working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Quaid's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rufford missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rufford's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rufford working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rufford landing with the ground and pound.
Rufford scoring with some ground and pound.
Rufford scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rufford landing with the ground and pound.
Rufford scoring with some ground and pound.
Rufford scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rufford sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Quaid's guard.
Ground and pound from Rufford.
Rufford is nestled in close to Quaid, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Quaid has hold of Rufford's hands but Rufford slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rufford winds up and cracks Quaid with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rufford working over Quaid with some ground and pound. Quaid looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Quaid trying to hold on to Rufford's head to control him but Rufford postures up.
Rufford looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Quaid with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rufford slips a nice elbow through Quaid's hands, connecting with Quaid's forehead.
Rufford is nestled in close to Quaid, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Douglas Quaid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burley Rufford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rufford lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that's the end of the fight!
Burley Rufford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rufford, 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight for Burley Rufford!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Burley Rufford!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Burley Rufford!
Burley Rufford wins by unanimous decision!
Burley Rufford 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Young Doogie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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165 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Young Doogie!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doogie fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Edgar to the ground. Doogie is now in Edgar's guard.
Edgar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Doogie is controlling him.
Doogie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Edgar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Edgar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Edgar doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Doogie scoring with punches to the head and body.
Doogie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Edgar looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Doogie passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edgar works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Edgar is on top in guard.
Edgar wants to control from the top but Doogie keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doogie wants to get back to his feet but Edgar passes into half guard.
Edgar blocks the strikes from Doogie.
Doogie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Edgar.
Doogie is looking for a sweep. Edgar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Doogie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Edgar.
Doogie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Doogie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Edgar is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Doogie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Edgar.
Edgar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Doogie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Doogie tries to get to full guard but Edgar has control of the leg.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Doogie can do anything to dispel that myth.
Doogie is still trying to improve position.
Doogie is doing well to control the position and prevent Edgar from advancing to side control.
Doogie's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Edgar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar blocks the strikes from Doogie.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Edgar enables Doogie to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Edgar manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Doogie passes Edgar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Doogie decides to stand up.
Edgar gets caught napping as Doogie dives in and scores a takedown. Edgar manages to retain guard.
Edgar is breathing heavily.
Edgar controls Doogie momentarily but Doogie frees himself.
Doogie preventing the sweep.
Doogie stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doogie throws a low kick but Edgar avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Edgar misses its target.
Edgar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doogie throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Edgar tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Doogie is in Edgar's guard.
Doogie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doogie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Doogie must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Young Doogie dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Doogie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Edgar manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Doogie connects with a couple of short punches.
Doogie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Let's hope that Doogie 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doogie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Edgar is looking to stand up but Doogie isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Doogie decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Edgar, up you get!
Edgar lands with a good body shot.
Nice shot by Edgar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Doogie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Edgar!
Check out the look on Doogie's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Edgar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Doogie decides to stand back up.
Doogie throws a right hand that Edgar ducks under and follows up with a left that Edgar also avoids with ease.
Edgar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doogie tries to clinch but Edgar moves out of range.
Frankie Edgar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doogie feints and as Edgar raises his hands in defense, Doogie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Edgar keeping full guard, as Doogie tries to pass.
Doogie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Doogie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Doogie postures up.
Doogie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Doogie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doogie gets to his feet. Edgar looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Young Doogie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doogie shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Doogie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Doogie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Doogie drops an elbow to the side of Edgar's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doogie stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edgar punching from the bottom.
Doogie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Doogie decides to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Young Doogie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Doogie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Doogie controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Edgar throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doogie working some strikes from top position.
Edgar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Doogie stopping the sweep attempt from Edgar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar tries to strike from the bottom.
Doogie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Young Doogie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Edgar is looking to stand up but Doogie isn't so interested in that idea.
Doogie is looking to pass into half guard but Edgar pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Edgar is in guard.
Doogie wants to stand up but Edgar is controlling him.
Edgar trying to control the position from guard on top but Doogie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doogie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Frankie Edgar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doogie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Edgar.
Doogie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Doogie throwing short punches from the bottom.
Doogie wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Doogie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Edgar sprawls well initially but Doogie persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Doogie is trying to work for a kimura but Edgar is defending well.
Doogie stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Edgar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Doogie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doogie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Doogie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Doogie showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Doogie lands a couple of elbows.
Doogie controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Doogie gets to his feet - Edgar follows without any prompting.
Doogie drives through with a takedown into Edgar's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Doogie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Doogie is stalling in the full guard.
Doogie is in close to Edgar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Doogie content to stall in guard here.
Young Doogie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Young Doogie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Doogie 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Young Doogie!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Young Doogie!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Young Doogie!
Young Doogie wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shontavius Smiff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and No Oha Se Varma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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161 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shontavius Smiff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, No Oha Se Varma!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Varma wants to clinch.
Varma moves into the clinch.
Varma lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Varma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Varma lands a nice uppercut.
Varma lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smiff backwards.
Smiff is trying to push Varma away but Varma has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiff takes a shot to the head.
Smiff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Varma lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smiff.
Varma working aggressively here.
Smiff is trying to break the clinch but Varma has him pressed against the cage.
Varma has a couple of punches blocked by Smiff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Varma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smiff backwards.
Varma lands an uppercut.
Smiff fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Varma lands a hook that snaps the head of Smiff backwards.
Varma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smiff is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Varma fails to land.
Varma misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Varma.
Oh Smiff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Varma.
Varma has a couple of punches blocked by Smiff.
Varma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smiff seems to have got his legs back now.
Varma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Varma lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Varma.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Varma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Varma keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smiff's efforts to push away.
Varma lands a left hand.
Varma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varma lands with a right to the head.
Varma throws a knee to the head but misses.
Varma pushes Smiff against the cage. Varma is working some dirty boxing. Varma pushes off with a quick right hook! Smiff goes down! Smiff tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Varma moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). No Oha Se Varma!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andy Mcnab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sotamies Rannalla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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160 lbs
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157 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Mcnab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sotamies Rannalla!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcnab gets a clinch.
Mcnab tries to break free but Rannalla pushes him back against the cage.
Rannalla softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rannalla scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mcnab wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rannalla lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mcnab has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mcnab lands an uppercut.
Rannalla lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rannalla works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rannalla prevents Mcnab from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rannalla.
Mcnab could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rannalla lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Rannalla.
Mcnab is looking to break free of the clinch but Rannalla has double underhooks.
Rannalla lands a nice shot to the body.
Mcnab wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mcnab tries to circle away but Rannalla has him pinned against the cage.
Rannalla lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcnab scores a nice knee to the body.
Rannalla softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mcnab wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rannalla lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mcnab backwards.
Rannalla lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mcnab wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rannalla has him pressed against the cage.
Rannalla prevents Mcnab from breaking the clinch.
Rannalla lands a shoulder strike.
Rannalla holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rannalla is working Mcnab over against the cage.
Mcnab can't break the clinch.
Mcnab wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rannalla scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rannalla keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mcnab's efforts to push away.
Rannalla lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcnab is looking to break free of the clinch but Rannalla has double underhooks.
Rannalla lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Rannalla.
Rannalla gets through Mcnab's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcnab wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mcnab has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rannalla lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mcnab backwards.
Rannalla lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mcnab tries to circle away but Rannalla has him pinned against the cage.
Rannalla has Mcnab pressed against the cage.
Rannalla lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Rannalla.
Rannalla lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Rannalla scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rannalla has Mcnab pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rannalla.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rannalla lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mcnab misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mcnab tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rannalla lands a body shot.
Rannalla lands a body shot.
A short left from Rannalla.
Mcnab working hard to break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Rannalla.
Mcnab wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mcnab wants to break free but Rannalla has control.
Rannalla lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mcnab or not.
Rannalla throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mcnabs head.
Rannalla keeps control of Mcnab as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rannalla lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcnab backwards.
Rannalla works on Mcnab's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcnab wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rannalla has him pressed against the cage.
Mcnab takes a shot to the head.
Rannalla lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rannalla lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Rannalla.
Mcnab wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rannalla taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Rannalla - that landed with a thud.
Mcnab is breathing heavily.
Mcnab wants to break free but Rannalla has control.
Rannalla has Mcnab pressed against the cage, preventing Mcnab from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mcnab misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rannalla is leaning against Mcnab and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rannalla lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rannalla scores with a shot to the side of Mcnab's head.
Rannalla lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcnab backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sotamies Rannalla dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rannalla lands a lovely overhand right.
Rannalla has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mcnab misses with a hook. Rannalla ducked under it nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mcnab swinging wildly here.
Andy Mcnab seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcnab throws a leg kick
and Rannalla counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Rannalla - that landed with a thud.
Mcnab tries to break free but Rannalla pushes him back against the cage.
Mcnab wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rannalla has him pressed against the cage.
Rannalla throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mcnabs head.
Mcnab is looking to break free of the clinch but Rannalla has double underhooks.
Rannalla lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcnab is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Rannalla.
Mcnab can't break the clinch.
Rannalla lands an uppercut.
Mcnab tries to break free but Rannalla pushes him back against the cage.
Rannalla lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Rannalla as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rannalla lands with a light punch inside.
Rannalla lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mcnab is trying to break the clinch but Rannalla is controlling him.
Rannalla lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rannalla - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rannalla.
Rannalla gets through Mcnab's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mcnab holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rannalla is struggling to control the position.
Rannalla lands a nice shot to the body.
Rannalla lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Mcnab's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rannalla lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rannalla pushes Mcnab back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rannalla is stalling here.
Rannalla lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Rannalla.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rannalla lands with a short shot to the head.
Mcnab tries to circle away but Rannalla has him pinned against the cage.
Mcnab is trying to force a seperation but Rannalla has the dominant position.
A nice left hand lands by Rannalla.
Rannalla lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mcnab backwards.
Rannalla lands a shoulder strike.
Rannalla lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Rannalla on the inside.
Rannalla lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Rannalla as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Rannalla.
Mcnab has had enough of the clinch but Rannalla keeps him there for the moment.
Sotamies Rannalla seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mcnab is trying to push Rannalla away but Rannalla has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mcnab takes a shot to the head.
Rannalla lands an uppercut.
Mcnab can't find room to land a body shot as Rannalla controls the action.
A short uppercut from Rannalla.
Rannalla lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rannalla lands a shoulder strike.
Rannalla scores with a hook to the body.
Rannalla lands with a left to the head.
Mcnab's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rannalla lands with a right to the head.
Rannalla scores with a shot to the side of Mcnab's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Come on Rannalla - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rannalla lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rannalla slowing the pace effectively.
A shot in the inside from Rannalla.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rannalla.
Rannalla works on Mcnab's body with a couple of short punches.
Rannalla digs a right hand into Mcnab's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mcnab's gas tank.
Rannalla lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rannalla softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rannalla manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rannalla pushes Mcnab back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rannalla softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rannalla lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mcnab.
Rannalla lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mcnab backwards.
Rannalla throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sotamies Rannalla 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!
Mcnab moves forwards but Rannalla connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rannalla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mcnab was well out of range. Poor timing from Rannalla.
Rannalla thuds his right hand into Mcnab's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rannalla avoids the head kick by Mcnab.
Rannalla doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rannalla connects with a right hand. Mcnab shakes it off.
Mcnab throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rannalla.
Mcnab throws a lazy head kick
and Rannalla counters by moving into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Rannalla scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rannalla lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcnab backwards.
Mcnab is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rannalla.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rannalla.
The referee calls for Rannalla to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Rannalla lands a shot to the body.
Rannalla makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rannalla takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rannalla lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rannalla lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rannalla lands with a right to the head.
Rannalla lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Rannalla.
Rannalla lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcnab backwards.
Still in the clinch, Rannalla scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mcnab is trying to break free.
Rannalla lands a body shot.
Mcnab misses with a punch to the body.
Rannalla lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mcnab backwards.
A short right from Rannalla.
Rannalla lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Rannalla avoiding damage.
Rannalla scores with a shoulder strike.
Mcnab is trying to break the clinch but Rannalla is controlling him.
Rannalla throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mcnabs head.
A right hook to the body lands for Rannalla.
Rannalla manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rannalla lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mcnab is trying to break free.
A short body shot lands from Rannalla as the two fighters clinch.
Rannalla managing to block the knees to the body from Mcnab.
Mcnab takes a shot to the head.
Mcnab is trying to push Rannalla away but Rannalla has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcnab is trying to break free.
Mcnab tries to break the clinch but Rannalla is controlling the position.
Rannalla working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mcnab misses with a body punch.
Rannalla works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rannalla lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mcnab backwards.
Rannalla gets through Mcnab's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rannalla lands a left hand.
Mcnab is trying to break the clinch but Rannalla has him pressed against the cage.
Mcnab working hard to break the clinch.
Rannalla lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcnab backwards.
Still in the clinch, Rannalla scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rannalla lands a nice uppercut.
Mcnab's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Rannalla.
Rannalla lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rannalla pushes Mcnab back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rannalla lands a hook that snaps the head of Mcnab backwards.
Rannalla lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mcnab backwards.
Rannalla stalling the fight.
Rannalla lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rannalla keeps control of Mcnab as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Andy Mcnab has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rannalla lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mcnab backwards.
Rannalla pushes Mcnab back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mcnab is rocked!
Rannalla lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Oh Mcnab is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot in the inside from Rannalla.
Rannalla pushes Mcnab back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rannalla scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rannalla lands a left hand.
A short right from Rannalla.
Rannalla scores with a shot to the side of Mcnab's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rannalla creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rannalla lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rannalla softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sotamies Rannalla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rannalla 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for Sotamies Rannalla!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Sotamies Rannalla!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Sotamies Rannalla!
Sotamies Rannalla wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Sotamies Rannalla thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Andy Mcnab stepped up to the mic, saying 'I WILL COME BACK STRONGER AND HARDER.WATCH THIS SPACE'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cody Chalke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthit Somboon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cody Chalke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthit Somboon!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Somboon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chalke attempts a counter takedown but Somboon avoids it well and moves away.
Somboon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chalke's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Somboon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chalke has his hands on Somboon's head, controlling the position.
Somboon trying to control but Chalke is working from the bottom.
Somboon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chalke controlling Somboon's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chalke looking for a sweep. Not yet Chalke, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somboon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chalke is keeping the position for now.
Chalke seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Somboon with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chalke closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Chalke lands in his opponent's guard.
Chalke postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Somboon working a defensive guard here.
Chalke is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chalke wants to control from the top but Somboon keeps moving.
Chalke lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Somboon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chalke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chalke lands a couple of elbows.
Chalke prevents Somboon from getting back to his feet.
Chalke lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chalke trying to control but Somboon is working from the bottom.
Somboon has momentary wrist control but Chalke slips an elbow through the middle.
Chalke working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Somboon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chalke slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Chalke postures up and lands a big shot to Somboon's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalke's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Somboon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chalke gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Somboon keeping moving, preventing Chalke from controlling successfully.
Chalke with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chalke postures up and lands a big shot to Somboon's brow.
Chalke slips nicely into half guard.
Chalke is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Chalke passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Somboon!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chalke controlling from the full mount.
Chalke pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Chalke has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chalke lands a big shot there that rocks Somboon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Somboon in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Chalke connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chalke with a couple of short strikes.
Chalke scoring with strikes but Somboon is staying in there.
Chalke avoids the attempt from Somboon to control.
Chalke tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Chalke dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chalke shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Somboon is trying to defend but Chalke finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Chalke frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Chalke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Somboon can do to turn this around?
Chalke controlling the pace for now.
Cody Chalke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chalke raining down hammerfists from mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chalke landing strikes from the mount.
Somboon tries to reverse the position but Chalke maintains control.
Chalke content just to control the position here.
Somboon wants to control but Chalke is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalke landing shots from mount.
Chalke lands a big elbow.
Somboon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Chalke controlling the pace for now.
Chalke cracks Somboon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Chalke landing strikes, looking to finish!
Chalke breaks from Somboon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Somboon is in a horrible position here. Chalke smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Somboon is rocked!
Somboon is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chalke putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chalke postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Somboon looks a forlorn figure.
Somboon is still in real trouble! Can Chalke finish him?
Chalke postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Somboon looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Chalke cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Somboon seems to have recovered his senses.
Chalke working the ground and pound effectively.
Chalke trying to control but Somboon is having none of it.
Chalke punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalke postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Somboon looks a forlorn figure.
Chalke prevents Somboon from getting the reversal.
Somboon is bucking up trying to escape but Chalke cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Somboon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Chalke is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Somboon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
It looks like Arthit Somboon has been cut.
Chalke postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Somboon out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Chalke goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cody Chalke!
Cody Chalke was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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