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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Average (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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160 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Average!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mick Penn!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Average drops Penn with a beautiful combination! Penn stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Average is looking for the KO!
Penn is rocked!
It looks like Mick Penn has been cut.
Average lands with a thumping leg kick.
Penn is still on wobbly legs! Can Average finish him?
Penn looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Average scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Average lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Penn crumples to the floor! Average milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aaron Average!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Percy Destepolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katarushi Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Destepolo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Link. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Percy Destepolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Katarushi Li!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Destepolo pinned against the cage. Destepolo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Li fails with the takedown.
Destepolo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Li avoids it really well and circles away.
No joy there for Li, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li throws a series of punches but Destepolo avoids them all with ease.
Destepolo has a takedown stuffed.
Li tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li avoids a punch combination nicely.
Li throws a left and a right that both miss
so Destepolo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Destepolo tries to free his leg and advance position but Li is retaining full guard.
Destepolo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Li is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Li has escaped and now he's on top!
Destepolo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Destepolo looking for a guillotine here but Li defends easily.
Li sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Destepolo's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destepolo is trying to maintain the position but Li is very close to passing his half guard.
Destepolo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Destepolo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Destepolo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Li defends well.
Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Destepolo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Destepolo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Li trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Destepolo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Li as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Percy Destepolo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destepolo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Destepolo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Destepolo is breathing heavily.
Li sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Destepolo is working for a kimura but Li is defending it quite comfortably.
Destepolo trying to advance position but Li counters by regaining guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destepolo looking to pass the guard.
Destepolo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Destepolo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Li works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Destepolo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Li is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Destepolo, into his guard.
Li trying to control but Destepolo is working from the bottom.
Li is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Percy Destepolo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Li looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Destepolo tries to get to full guard but Li has control of the leg.
Li is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Li wants to work for an arm triangle but Destepolo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li prevents Destepolo from improving his position.
Destepolo looking for submissions off his back.
Destepolo is pressing down on Li's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destepolo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Destepolo looking to control.
Destepolo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Li puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Li is trying for a kimura here. Destepolo looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Li wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Katarushi Li!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Josh Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merv Ridley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ridley has chosen Don't Turn Off The Lights - Enrique Iglesias as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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163 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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Merv Ridley!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster scoring well with a low kick there.
Ridley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Foster.
Foster lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Foster swings for the body but Ridley moves out of range.
Foster with a jab.
Foster lands a lovely overhand right.
Foster fakes the leg kick and cracks Ridley in the body.
Foster lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Foster is looking to slow Ridley down with leg kicks.
Nice body punch from Foster.
Foster throws a nice head kick!
Ridley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Foster can pounce on him.
Foster sizes up Ridley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ridley closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Foster is trying to control Ridley's posture but Ridley avoids it.
Foster wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster tries to bench press Ridley off him but Ridley keeps the position.
Ridley tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ridley has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ridley taking a breather here.
Ridley looks gassed!
Ridley advances to mount.
Foster is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ridley prevents Foster from getting the reversal.
Ridley has control of Foster's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Foster regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster is trying to escape the mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Foster trying desperately to get to his feet.
Foster tries to hold on but Ridley pushes him away.
Ridley landing strikes, looking to finish!
Foster wants to control but Ridley is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
BOOM! Ridley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Foster knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ridley on the ground.
Ridley working for a choke but Foster reverses nicely into Ridley 's guard.
Foster trying to control the position from guard on top but Ridley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ridley looking for a guillotine here but Foster defends easily.
Foster wants to stand but Ridley has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Foster advances to half guard.
Foster trying to pass the guard but Ridley defending well.
Foster seems to be looking for submissions.
Ridley wants to get back to full guard.
Ridley moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Foster is looking to stand up but Ridley won't let him.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Merv Ridley will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Foster fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ridley.
Ridley avoids the body shot from Foster.
Foster scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ridley scores with a takedown into Foster's guard.
Ridley wants to pass the guard but Foster is keeping the position.
Ridley won't allow Foster to sweep him here.
Foster is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ridley is controlling him.
Foster uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Foster fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ridley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Foster.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No joy there for Foster, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Foster works Ridley's body with a nice hook.
Foster goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Foster moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Foster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ridley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ridley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Foster's waist but Foster gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ridley off to one side.
Ridley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Foster lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Foster throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Foster lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster digs a good body shot into Ridley's ribs.
Ridley takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Foster is looking to wear down Ridley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Foster moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ridley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Foster fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ridley crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Foster - the referee stops the clock and Ridley gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Foster. Ridley manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Foster lands a lovely overhand right.
Foster goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ridley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Foster stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Foster wants it to stay on the feet.
Josh Foster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ridley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Foster connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Foster slams his shin into Ridley's torso.
Foster lands with a kick to the temple. Ridley shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Foster thows a body kick. Ridley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ridley takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ridley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Foster lands with a slapping head kick.
Foster goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Merv Ridley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick from Foster lands but Ridley takes it in his stride.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Foster, right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Foster. That's going to slow Ridley down.
Foster lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ridley will feel that in the morning.
Foster lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Foster.
A solid leg kick lands there for Foster.
Ridley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Josh Foster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Merv Ridley.
Ridley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Foster cracks the inside of Ridley's front leg.
Foster ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foster lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Josh Foster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foster cracks the inside of Ridley's front leg.
Josh Foster is winning the standup battle so far.
Foster throws a head kick that Ridley semi-blocks.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Foster dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Foster feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ridley's calf.
Ridley takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slapping body kick lands there for Foster.
Foster throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ridley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ridley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Foster's waist but Foster gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ridley off to one side.
Foster scores with a kick to the midsection.
Foster connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Foster cracks a nice hook into Ridley's ribs.
Foster works over Ridley's head and body with a nice combination.
Foster throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ridley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good leg kick by Foster there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ridley has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Foster.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Foster catches Ridley right on the button with a cross.
Foster thuds his right hand into Ridley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Foster lands a high kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Foster.
Foster feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ridley's calf.
Foster moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Foster changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Foster lands a head kick!
Foster with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Foster throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ridley's head.
Foster moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jab, jab by Foster - just one landing.
Foster lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Foster throws a nice head kick!
Ridley takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A chopping leg kick lands by Foster.
Foster scores with a push kick.
Ridley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Foster.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foster lands a nice looking body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ridley crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Foster - the referee stops the clock and Ridley gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Foster. Ridley manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Foster lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Foster.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Foster works Ridley's body with a nice hook.
Ridley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ridley sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Foster. That's going to slow Ridley down.
Ridley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Foster - that will leave a mark!
Foster fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ridley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ridley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Foster lands a nice looking body shot.
Foster lands a high kick!
Foster connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster stalks Ridley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ridley's face. Ridley staggers backwards, shaken.
No joy there for Foster, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Foster turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Foster lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ridley's sensitive parts.
Foster scores with a body shot.
Foster delivers a nice body kick.
Foster comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Foster connects with a high kick.
Foster throws a head kick that Ridley semi-blocks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foster fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ridley.
Ridley blocks a head kick by Foster.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Foster.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Foster showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Foster 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Foster!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Axel Burn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunn has chosen England belongs to me as his entrance music. Ray Gunn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Axel Burn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gunn tries to clinch there but Burn circles away.
Ray Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunn tries to clinch there but Burn circles away.
Nice defenses there by Gunn.
A nice combination there by Burn.
Gunn tries to clinch up but Burn circles away and keeps his distance.
Gunn tries to clinch but Burn is having none of it.
Gunn connects with a crisp jab.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch but Burn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Burn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gunn is looking to clinch but Burn is avoiding it.
Gunn tries to clinch there but Burn circles away.
Burn digs a good hook to Gunn's body.
Burn throws a low kick, looking for Gunn's leg but Gunn calmly moves out of range.
Burn blocks a leg kick.
Burn checks a leg kick.
Gunn wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn clinches.
Gunn misses with an elbow strike.
Gunn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Burn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gunn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Burn breaks from the clinch.
Gunn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gunn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burn misses with a few strikes there.
Burn throws a right hand that Gunn ducks under and follows up with a left that Gunn also avoids with ease.
Burn keeps the fight on the outside.
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.
Gunn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gunn tries to clinch up but Burn circles away and keeps his distance.
Gunn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burn.
Burn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gunn tries to clinch there but Burn circles away.
Burn throws a leg kick
and Gunn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gunn swings for the body but Burn moves out of range.
Gunn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burn.
Burn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gunn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Burn swats away the attempt to clinch by Gunn.
Burn misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn throws a shot from downtown. Burn moves away and avoids it.
Gunn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gunn tries to clinch up but Burn circles away and keeps his distance.
Gunn wants to clinch.
Gunn moves in looking to clinch but Burn pushes him off.
Gunn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gunn tries to clinch up but Burn circles away and keeps his distance.
Gunn wants to clinch.
Gunn is looking to clinch.
Gunn wants to clinch up but Burn keeps it at a distance.
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.
Burn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gunn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gunn tries to clinch up but Burn circles away and keeps his distance.
Burn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gunn.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gunn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gunn tries to clinch but Burn is having none of it.
Burn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gunn counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gunn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burn tries to bum rush Gunn with a series of wild strikes but Gunn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gunn is looking to clinch.
Gunn tries to clinch but Burn is having none of it.
Gunn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Burn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gunn wants to clinch up but Burn keeps it at a distance.
Gunn is looking to clinch.
Burn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gunn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gunn doesn't manage to clinch there - Burn circles away.
Gunn tries to clinch but Burn is having none of it.
Burn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Burn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gunn.
Gunn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Axel Burn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burn.
Gunn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gunn tries to clinch up but Burn circles away and keeps his distance.
Gunn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Gunn misses
and Burn counters with a straight right hand.
Gunn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burn misses with a kick to the body
and Gunn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gunn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Burn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gunn is rocked!
Gunn wants to clinch
and Burn scores with a counter punch that sends Gunn to the canvas! Burn smells blood - he's punishing Gunn with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Gunn has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axel Burn!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steven Jibro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kay Olubiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olubiy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by hitman. Kay Olubiy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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179 lbs
6 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Jibro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Kay Olubiy!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olubiy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jibro sneaks back into half guard.
Olubiy decides to stand up.
Jibro shoots and misses
and Olubiy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jibro's guard.
Jibro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jibro keeping moving, preventing Olubiy from controlling successfully.
Jibro trying to keep a closed guard but Olubiy is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olubiy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jibro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olubiy content to stall in guard here.
Jibro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Olubiy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Olubiy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jibro tries to break free but Olubiy pushes him back against the cage.
Jibro goes for a takedown in the clinch but Olubiy prevents it.
Olubiy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jibro tries to pull guard but Olubiy won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Jibro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Olubiy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jibro backwards.
Jibro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Olubiy letting Jibro take a breather here.
Olubiy is trying to break the clinch but Jibro has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jibro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Olubiy's face.
Jibro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Olubiy backwards.
Jibro drags the fight down to the ground.
Olubiy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jibro is keeping the position for now.
Jibro is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Olubiy postures up.
Jibro is breathing heavily.
Jibro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Olubiy slips nicely into half guard.
Olubiy lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olubiy passes to side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Olubiy is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jibro will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
You can see the frustration on Jibro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jibro tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Olubiy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Olubiy is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Jibro looks calm but he's in trouble here. Olubiy gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Jibro is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Olubiy lets go of the hold and Jibro can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kay Olubiy!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patryk Ciechan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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20
204 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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26
202 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Patryk Ciechan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Dominic Taylor!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
Taylor's corner calls for a 1-2. Taylor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Taylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taylor misses with a double jab.
Taylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ciechan circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Taylor.
Ciechan has a takedown stuffed.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dominic Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Taylor.
Taylor slaps away a takedown attempt from Ciechan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taylor tries to bum rush Ciechan with a series of wild strikes but Ciechan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taylor stuffs the takedown attempt from Ciechan. Ciechan gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patryk Ciechan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws a sloppy head kick and Ciechan moves out of range easily.
Taylor throws a series of strikes that have Ciechan backpedaling.
Nice uppercut lands for Taylor. That snapped Ciechan's head back.
Taylor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ciechan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taylor looks gassed!
Ciechan fails with the takedown.
Ciechan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Taylor defends it nicely.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ciechan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Patryk Ciechan has been cut.
Taylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ciechan circles away quickly and effectively.
Taylor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciechan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Taylor sprawls well. Taylor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ciechan gets slowly back to his feet.
Ciechan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Taylor circles away.
Taylor throws a right and a left that Ciechan avoids nicely.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taylor throws a body punch but Ciechan moves out of range.
Ciechan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Taylor to the mat! Taylor manages to get full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ciechan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Taylor wants to stand up but Ciechan is controlling him.
Ciechan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ciechan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ciechan throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciechan wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Taylor can't keep his opponent in guard - Ciechan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ciechan thows a huge punch but Taylor dodges it nicely.
Ciechan has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Taylor defend it? Ciechan steps over the head and cranks it - Taylor is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Ciechan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Patryk Ciechan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Warden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warden is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by bodies. 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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19
180 lbs
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25
175 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Warden!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
White shoots in but Warden avoids the takedown attempt easily.
White shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Warden tries to hold on but White pushes him away.
Warden gets back to half guard.
White throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Warden keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Warden flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Warden is trying to get back to full guard.
White throwing shots but Warden is blocking nicely.
White is thwarting Warden's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with White in particular looking to stall.
White scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from White.
White closes this distance looking for a takedown but Warden circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for White with that takedown attempt.
White misses with a wild body shot.
White fails with a takedown attempt.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White circles away from the clinch attempt.
White looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Warden is fending him off so far but White persists. Nope, Warden circles away and we're back to standing.
White is breathing heavily.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Warden darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Warden thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed White's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warden seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warden is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Warden missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Warden sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. White defending well though.
Warden thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Warden not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
White kicks off Warden and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warden tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Warden has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Warden can't do much from the bottom here.
White scoring with punches and elbows.
Warden on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Warden is looking to reverse the position.
Warden taking punishment in the form of punches.
White trying to control the action but Warden is working from the bottom.
White is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Warden will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Warden taking a bit of punishment here - White scoring with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warden is working to avoid the ground and pound but White connects with a decent elbow.
Warden struggling a bit here.
Warden takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
White trying to control the action but Warden is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warden is working to avoid the ground and pound but White connects with a decent elbow.
White in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Warden misses with an elbow from the bottom.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam White dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
White doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Warden moves into the clinch.
White misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warden.
Warden misses with a punch on the inside.
Warden tries to score a body lock takedown but White shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice body punch from Warden - that landed with a thud.
Warden jumps into guard, dragging White to the mat.
White works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Warden flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Warden is trying to get back to full guard.
Warden flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Warden trying to control from the bottom.
White landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
White looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Warden with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
White is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warden is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Warden is breathing heavily.
White is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
White looking to finish Warden with some ground and pound. This is bad for Warden!
Warden keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
White with a couple of short strikes.
White landing strikes from the mount.
White landing strikes from the mount and Warden is in trouble!
White lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
White putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warden in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Adam White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White trying to control but Warden is having none of it.
Warden in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White lands with some strikes.
Warden really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
White looking to control but Warden is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee warns Warden that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
White sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
White wants to control the pace but Warden is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warden is trying to stand up.
Warden is squirming around, avoiding White's attempts to control the action.
Warden is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Warden is trying desperately to improve position.
White working away from the top, dropping strikes.
White blocks Warden's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
White avoids the attempt from Warden to control.
White content just to control the position here.
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.
White landing punches.
White fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
White raining down shots from the mount!
White is landing with some decent strikes but Warden is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
White fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Warden is looking to improve his position but White isn't that keen on the idea.
White lands a big elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warden flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
White lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
White looking to finish Warden with some ground and pound. This is bad for Warden!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam White dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
White throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Warden's waist but Warden gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing White off to one side.
White lands a two punch combo.
Warden tries to clinch but White moves out of range.
Warden stuffs the takedown attempt from White. White gets slowly back to his feet.
Warden clinches up against the cage.
Warden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Warden wants to control but White is having none of it.
Warden working to try and regain half guard.
White fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
White in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Warden is in a horrible position here. White smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White dominating with strikes here.
Warden is in a horrible position here. White smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
White landing shots from mount.
Warden wants to control but White is having none of it.
White lands a big shot there that rocks Warden but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
White sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
White lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Warden is trying desperately to improve position.
White pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White raining down shots from the mount!
Warden is bucking up trying to escape but White cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee warns Warden that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Warden is rocked!
White landing punches.
Warden is still in real trouble! Can White finish him?
White lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
White is landing with some decent strikes but Warden is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
White controlling the pace for now.
Warden seems to have recovered his senses.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Warden can do to turn this around?
Warden wants to control but White is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warden is bucking up trying to escape but White cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by White.
Warden taking shots to the head.
Warden wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
BOOM! White connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jason Warden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
White landing strikes from the mount and Warden is in trouble!
White controlling from mount.
White trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
White looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Warden throwing hammer fists to the chest of White. What's that going to do exactly?
Warden is wriggling around trying to escape.
Warden swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Warden is bucking up trying to escape but White cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White landing punches.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, White cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Adam White is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Warden's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for White, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam White!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Aka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Peach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Aka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
209 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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21
219 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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 London, Jason Aka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Peach!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aka rushes Peach and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aka pushes off an throws an elbow but Peach leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Aka working Peach over with knees to the body.
Peach looks gassed!
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!
Aka trying to land knees to the body.
Aka crunches a lovely knee into Peach's ribcage.
Aka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peach.
Peach takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Peach blocks it with crossed arms.
Peach managing to block the knees to the body from Aka.
Peach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aka.
Aka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Danny Peach has been cut.
A knee to the head by Aka.
Aka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Aka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aka working Peach over with knees to the body.
Aka lands a knee to the head.
Aka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peach lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Peach in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Peach managing to block the knees to the body from Aka.
Aka lands a knee to the head.
Aka tries to land knees in the clinch but Peach avoids the damage to the body.
Peach on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peach is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aka obliges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aka.
Peach avoids a wild elbow strike from Aka.
Aka landing knees to the head.
Aka missing with knees to the body.
Aka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peach is defending well for now.
Peach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aka throws an elbow that misses.
Aka trying to land knees to the body.
Peach wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aka crunches a lovely knee into Peach's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aka scores with a knee to the head.
Aka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aka tries to land knees in the clinch but Peach avoids the damage to the body.
Peach on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aka missing with knees to the body.
Aka working Peach over with knees to the body.
Peach avoiding damage as Aka throws knees to the body.
Aka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Peach avoiding damage as Aka throws knees to the body.
Peach on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peach is trying to break free.
Aka scores with a knee to the head.
Peach avoiding damage as Aka throws knees to the body.
Aka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peach is defending well for now.
Peach managing to block the knees to the body from Aka.
Peach can't break the clinch.
Aka trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aka looking to throw knees to the head but Peach is blocking nicely.
Aka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peach avoids it.
Aka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peach avoids it.
Aka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Peach blocks it with crossed arms.
Aka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peach avoids it.
Peach is trying to break the clinch but Aka has him pressed against the cage.
Aka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Peach in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Aka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peach avoids it.
Aka missing with knees to the body.
Aka tries to land knees in the clinch but Peach avoids the damage to the body.
Peach is looking to break free of the clinch but Aka has double underhooks.
Peach looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Peach on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peach has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aka looking to throw knees to the head but Peach is blocking nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Peach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Aka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aka landing knees to the head.
Peach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aka lands a knee to the body.
Peach lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aka tries to land a knee to the head but Peach blocks with his arms.
Peach blocks an elbow strike.
Aka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aka.
Aka tries to land a knee to the head but Peach blocks with his arms.
Aka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Peach tries to circle away but Aka has him pinned against the cage.
Aka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peach has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Peach's efforts to push away.
A knee to the head by Aka.
Peach dodges an elbow strike from Aka.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Aka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Peach's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Peach chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aka can pounce on him.
Aka throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Aka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Aka finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Peach lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Aka backs up against the cage.
Aka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Peach, pushing him back against the cage.
Jason Aka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Peach avoiding damage as Aka throws knees to the body.
Aka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aka missing with knees to the body.
Peach tries to circle away but Aka has him pinned against the cage.
Peach wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aka has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Aka tries to land knees in the clinch but Peach avoids the damage to the body.
Peach is breathing heavily.
Aka lands a knee to the head.
Aka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peach lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Peach managing to block the knees to the body from Aka.
Peach tries to break the clinch but Aka is controlling the position.
Aka misses with a knee strike.
Aka tries to land knees in the clinch but Peach avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aka tries to land knees in the clinch but Peach avoids the damage to the body.
Peach wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aka lands a knee to the body.
Peach throws a head punch that misses.
Aka trying to land knees to the body.
Aka landing knees to the head.
Aka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peach avoids it.
Peach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peach is looking to control Aka's arms but Aka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Peach has his back to the cage.
Peach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aka tries a knee to the head but Peach blocks it.
Peach wants to break the clinch but can't.
Peach on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aka landing knees to the head.
Peach wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Peach managing to block the knees to the body from Aka.
Aka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peach avoids it.
Peach looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Peach is trying to break the clinch but Aka is controlling him.
Aka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Aka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peach is defending well for now.
Aka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Aka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Peach avoiding damage as Aka throws knees to the body.
Peach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peach tries to circle away but Aka has him pinned against the cage.
Peach tries to break free but Aka pushes him back against the cage.
Aka missing with knees to the body.
Peach avoiding damage as Aka throws knees to the body.
Aka landing knees to the body.
Peach tries to break the clinch but Aka is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aka trying to land knees to the body.
Aka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Peach's efforts to push away.
Peach avoiding damage as Aka throws knees to the body.
Peach on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aka.
Aka trying to land knees to the body.
Aka has Peach pressed against the cage, preventing Peach from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Peach managing to block the knees to the body from Aka.
A frustrated look appears on Peach's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Peach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peach on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aka tries a knee to the head but Peach blocks it.
Aka missing with knees to the body.
Aka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peach has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peach can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Aka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aka.
Peach on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peach.
Peach tries to break the clinch but Aka is controlling the position.
Peach is trying to break the clinch but Aka is controlling him.
Aka trying to land knees to the body.
Peach avoiding damage as Aka throws knees to the body.
Peach avoiding damage as Aka throws knees to the body.
Peach wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aka has him pressed against the cage.
Peach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peach tries to break the clinch but Aka is controlling the position.
Peach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aka missing with knees to the body.
Peach on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Peach blocks it with crossed arms.
Aka scores a nice knee to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Aka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Danny Peach's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Peach lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Peach scores with a decent looking hook.
Aka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Peach on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Aka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Peach takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Aka lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Peach on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
An inside leg kick lands from Aka.
Peach takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Aka has managed to clinch.
Peach managing to block the knees to the body from Aka.
Aka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Peach has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Peach managing to block the knees to the body from Aka.
Peach has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Aka.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aka landing knees to the body.
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!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Peach's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aka missing with knees to the body.
Aka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peach.
Aka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peach is defending well for now.
Aka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aka lands a nice knee to the body.
Peach avoiding damage as Aka throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Aka.
Aka trying to land knees to the body.
Peach avoiding damage as Aka throws knees to the body.
Peach looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Peach avoiding damage as Aka throws knees to the body.
Aka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peach.
Aka missing with knees to the body.
Peach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peach is defending well for now.
Peach wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Peach's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Aka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peach.
Aka looking to throw knees to the head but Peach is blocking nicely.
Peach on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Peach working hard to break the clinch.
Aka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peach is defending well for now.
Aka misses with a knee strike.
Peach is trying to break the clinch but Aka has him pressed against the cage.
Peach is looking to control Aka's arms but Aka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Peach has his back to the cage.
Peach is trying to force a seperation but Aka has the dominant position.
Aka prevents Peach from breaking the clinch.
Aka misses with a knee strike.
Peach is trying to force a seperation but Aka has the dominant position.
Aka tries to land knees in the clinch but Peach avoids the damage to the body.
Danny Peach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aka scores with a knee to the head.
Peach tries to circle away but Aka has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peach managing to block the knees to the body from Aka.
Peach tries to break the clinch but Aka is controlling the position.
Aka landing knees to the body.
Aka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peach is defending well for now.
Peach has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Peach on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aka landing knees to the head.
Aka misses with a knee to the head.
Aka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peach is defending well for now.
Aka prevents Peach from breaking the clinch.
Aka tries to land knees in the clinch but Peach avoids the damage to the body.
Aka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Peach trying to control the position but instead, Aka has worked for underhooks and has pushed Peach into the cage.
Peach blocks an elbow strike from Aka.
Peach is looking to break free of the clinch but Aka has double underhooks.
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.
Peach wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Aka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Peach takes a knee to the side of the body.
Peach throws a punch but it's blocked by Aka.
A knee to the head by Aka.
Aka missing with knees to the body.
Peach breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aka. Peach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peach.
Aka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Peach tries to keep at a distance but Aka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aka scores a nice knee to the body.
Jason Aka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Aka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Aka!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Abodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zakk Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mouth for war. Zakk Johnson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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297 lbs
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285 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugo Abodo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Zakk Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Abodo.
Abodo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Abodo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hugo Abodo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abodo lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
A cross from Abodo lands.
Abodo gets a clinch.
Abodo landing knees to the head.
Johnson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Abodo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Abodo won't allow it.
Abodo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Abodo lands with a right to the head.
Abodo lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abodo.
Johnson looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abodo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Abodo maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Johnson could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Abodo has cracked it and Johnson is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Abodo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hugo Abodo!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shaq Double J (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keast Kann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Double J comes to the cage accompanied by GSP - Im not impressed. Keast Kann will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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130 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Shaq Double J!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Keast Kann!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Double J shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kann manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Double J trying to control the position from guard on top but Kann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kann is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Double J defends well.
Double J loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kann wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Double J accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kann wants to sweep here but Double J controlling him for the moment.
Double J stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Double J.
Double J is trying to ground and pound but Kann uses the momentary lack of control by Double J to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kann is trying to get back to full guard.
Kann is trying to control but can't.
Kann is pressing down on Double J's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kann controls Double J momentarily but Double J frees himself.
Double J is in close to Kann's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Double J loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kann is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Double J defends well.
Kann working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Double J passes into half guard.
Kann is trying to get back to full guard.
Kann regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Double J.
Double J might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kann working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Double J doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Double J manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Double J with a flurry of punches that miss.
Double J cracks Kann with a solid left hand.
Double J with a flurry of punches that miss.
Double J stands and steps away. Kann gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kann tries for a takedown but Double J circles away easily
and Double J decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kann's guard.
Double J is breathing heavily.
Kann is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kann is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kann wants to pass to mount but Double J is defending the position.
Kann is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Double J is trying to control but can't.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaq Double J dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Double J gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kann to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Double J keeping full guard, as Kann tries to pass.
Kann sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Double J's guard.
Kann wants to lay and pray for a moment but Double J keeps working.
Kann wants to free his trapped foot but Double J is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Double J tries to kick Kann off but Kann keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kann wants to lay and pray for a moment but Double J keeps working.
Kann is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Double J has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kann is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kann seems to be working for a kimura but Double J defends the submission attempt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Double J closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kann regains half guard.
Kann moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kann avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kann working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Double J doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Double J manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Double J with a flurry of punches that miss.
Double J throws a big right hand that misses.
Double J working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kann working a defensive guard but Double J manages to pass into side control anyway.
Shaq Double J overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kann takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kann is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kann can't do much from the bottom here.
Double J scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Double J wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kann keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kann can't do much from the bottom here.
Double J working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Double J throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Kann works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Kann is controlling Double J's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kann wants to control but Double J is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Keast Kann will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Double J misses with a takedown
and Kann counters with a takedown into side control.
Kann tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kann has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Double J is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Kann yanks on the arm and Double J is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Kann.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Keast Kann! Keast Kann retains his bantamweight title!
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