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T 26 - Redemption PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rick Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashadabad Patel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashadabad Patel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Rick Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ashadabad Patel!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patel wants to land a leg kick but Davis is out of range.
Davis checks a low kick from Patel.
Davis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Patel swivels and escapes.
Davis takes a swing at Patel's ribcage but misses.
Patel is looking to chop away at Davis's legs.
Patel explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Patel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
Davis lands with a nice body punch.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Patel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davis throws out a powerful jab.
Patel slips under a jab from Davis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patel misses with a low kick.
Patel lands a nice looking kick to the body. Davis takes a step back to recover.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Davis blocks a low kick nicely.
Good leg kick by Patel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Davis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Patel.
Patel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Patel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rick Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patel lands a nice looking kick to the body. Davis takes a step back to recover.
Patel looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Patel is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Patel. Patel obviously looking to wear him down.
Patel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Patel scores with a kick to the body.
Patel swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Davis slips a jab and a cross from Patel.
Patel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis counters with a nice uppercut.
Patel looks to land a body kick but Davis moved away.
Davis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Patel throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Patel throws a body kick that misses.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patel dives in and grabs Davis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes down on Patel's head and hops out.
Patel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Patel swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
Patel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Davis is able to avoid easily.
Patel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davis.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davis dodges the punch combination from Patel.
Patel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Patel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patel shoots in and drives through. Davis sprawls well.
Patel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Davis is out of range.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patel.
Davis misses with a combination
and Patel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Davis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Patel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patel scores with a spinning back kick!
Davis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Patel lands with a kick to the ribs.
A clash of legs there as Davis blocks the low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Patel throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Patel. That's going to slow Davis down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashadabad Patel dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Patel scores with a leg kick.
Patel throws a push kick but Davis slaps the foot to one side.
Patel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Patel moves forwards but Davis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Patel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Patel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A bone on bone clash there as Davis blocks the leg kick.
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Patel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Patel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis avoids the head kick by Patel.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Patel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Patel misses with a low kick.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Patel thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Davis if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Patel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rick Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Patel, right into the meat.
Ashadabad Patel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Patel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Patel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Patel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a combination
and Patel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Davis's knee momentarily.
Patel throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
Davis throws a hook but Patel blocks it.
Davis throws a combination that misses
and Patel counters with an inside leg kick.
Patel thumps Davis with a low kick.
Davis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Patel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Rick Davis has been cut.
Patel misses with a head kick.
Patel is looking to slow Davis down with leg kicks.
Davis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Patel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Patel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Davis rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patel scoring well with a low kick there.
Patel motions for Davis to come forward. Patel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Patel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Patel tries to land a front kick but Davis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
A solid body kick from Patel.
Patel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Davis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Patel.
Davis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Patel.
Patel lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Patel misses.
Patel cracks Davis with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Patel has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Davis to stand back up!
Davis is rocked!
Patel cracks the inside of Davis's front leg.
Oh Davis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davis seems to have got his legs back now.
A slapping leg kick lands for Patel.
Patel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
Patel lands a brutal head kick. Davis looks out on his feet and Patel throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Ashadabad Patel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Crewe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Grundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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280 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Crewe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Grundy!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crewe misses with a two punch combination.
Grundy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Crewe tries to roll over but Grundy keeps him under control.
Crewe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Grundy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Crewe is refusing to be controlled, as Grundy sits in half guard.
Crewe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Crewe gets full guard.
Grundy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Crewe keeping moving, preventing Grundy from controlling successfully.
Grundy is looking to work some ground and pound but Crewe has wrist control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Grundy clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grundy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grundy misses with a few strikes there.
Crewe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Grundy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Crewe counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Crewe tries to stand but Grundy is controlling from the bottom.
Grundy wants to stand up but Crewe is controlling him.
Grundy keeping moving, preventing Crewe from controlling successfully.
Grundy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Crewe drops back looking for a leg! Grundy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Grundy manages to kick Crewe off! Crewe jumps back into Grundy's guard.
Crewe is breathing heavily.
Crewe would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crewe stops Grundy from standing up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Grundy closes the distance and clinches up with Crewe, looking for a takedown. Grundy pushes Crewe against the ropes but Crewe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Crewe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grundy defends it nicely.
Grundy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Paul Crewe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Grundy.
Grundy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Crewe takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Grundy is trying to get an arm triangle but Crewe is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crewe is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Grundy is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Grundy blocks Crewe's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Grundy landing shots from mount.
Crewe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Grundy breaks from Crewe's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Grundy punishing his opponent with strikes.
Crewe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Grundy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Grundy blocks Crewe's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Grundy landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grundy looking to control and managing it successfully.
Grundy is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Crewe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grundy.
Grundy keeps Crewe at a distance using the push kick.
Grundy instigates a clinch.
Grundy slows down the pace here.
Grundy jumps guard and drags Crewe to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Crewe passes into half guard.
Crewe is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Grundy defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Grundy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Grundy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crewe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grundy clinches but Crewe breaks the clinch
and Crewe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Grundy looking to slow down the pace here.
Come on Grundy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Grundy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crewe throws a head kick but Grundy moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grundy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crewe as he avoids it easily.
Grundy misses with a takedown attempt - Crewe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Crewe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Grundy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Grundy - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grundy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Crewe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crewe working hard to break the clinch.
Grundy manages to break the clinch.
Grundy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crewe, pushing him back against the ropes.
Grundy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grundy tries to clinch
and Crewe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crewe looks to clinch
and Grundy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Grundy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Crewe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Crewe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Grundy trying to control from half guard but Crewe is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crewe flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Grundy wants to get back to his feet.
Crewe is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Grundy jumps into side control!
Grundy wants to control but Crewe is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grundy connects with a high kick.
Dan Grundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grundy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Crewe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crewe gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Grundy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Grundy is looking to stand up but Crewe won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grundy is pushing down on Crewe's leg trying to pass to half guard. Crewe is fighting to maintain full guard but Grundy has managed to sneak the leg through.
Crewe actively working from the bottom here.
Crewe actively working from the bottom here.
Grundy escapes and gets back to his feet.
Grundy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Paul Crewe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Grundy.
Grundy tries to clinch there but Crewe circles away.
Crewe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grundy tries to bum rush Crewe with a series of wild strikes but Crewe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crewe has a takedown stuffed.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grundy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crewe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grundy slowing the pace effectively.
A right handed body shot lands from Crewe.
Grundy breaks from the clinch.
Grundy connects with a high kick.
Crewe closes the distance and clinches.
Grundy gets control of Crewe's arms and successfully pulls guard. Grundy will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Crewe is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Grundy is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Grundy has escaped and now he's on top!
Crewe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Grundy stands up from Crewe's guard - Grundy perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Grundy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Crewe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grundy counters by moving into the clinch.
Crewe looking to stall.
Grundy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grundy fails to pull guard.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Grundy is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Grundy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crewe's efforts to push away.
Grundy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Paul Crewe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Grundy.
Grundy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Grundy.
Crewe manages to break the clinch.
Grundy clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crewe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Grundy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Grundy with a knee to the head.
Grundy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crewe gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Grundy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crewe is looking for a triangle but Grundy pushes his legs off easily.
Crewe working for a triangle but Grundy defends it easily.
Grundy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Crewe has momentary wrist control but Grundy slips an elbow through the middle.
Crewe looking for a guillotine here but Grundy defends easily.
Crewe has an active guard here but Grundy has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Crewe is looking to control Grundy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Crewe avoid being mounted?
Crewe wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Grundy wants to take a breather but Crewe is having none of it.
Grundy is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Grundy decides to stand up.
Grundy moves into range and clinches up with Crewe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grundy lands an elbow inside that Crewe shrugs off.
Grundy pulls guard successfully.
Grundy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grundy keeping moving, preventing Crewe from controlling successfully.
Crewe prevents Grundy from getting back to his feet.
Crewe drops back, looking for a kneebar! Grundy looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Grundy looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Grundy!
Grundy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Grundy stands up and beckons Crewe to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grundy moves in looking to clinch but Crewe pushes him off.
Grundy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Crewe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Crewe tries to work over Grundy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grundy looking for a takedown.
Crewe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grundy doesn't manage to clinch there - Crewe circles away.
Grundy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Crewe sprawls well initially but Grundy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Crewe looking for submissions off his back.
Crewe tries to kick Grundy off but Grundy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Grundy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Paul Crewe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dan Grundy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grundy is controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Grundy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grundy 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Grundy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between DepaC Pakamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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148 lbs
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, DepaC Pakamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Watts!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts shoots in and drives through. Pakamara sprawls well.
Watts gets caught flat footed, as Pakamara shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pakamara trying to control the position from guard on top but Watts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pakamara trying to stand up but can't free himself from Watts's guard.
Watts is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pakamara is controlling him.
Pakamara might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pakamara wants to control from the top but Watts keeps moving.
Watts trying to keep a closed guard but Pakamara is proving a slippery customer.
Pakamara has gone for a leg lock! Watts slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pakamara's guard.
Pakamara tries to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts trying to control but Pakamara is working from the bottom.
Watts preventing the sweep.
Pakamara is looking for a triangle here but Watts uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Watts looking to control but instead Pakamara has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Pakamara is not content to let Watts control the position.
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.
Pakamara avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Watts.
Watts trying to control from Pakamara's half guard. Pakamara has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Luke Watts.
Pakamara misses with a takedown attempt
and Watts decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pakamara's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Watts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pakamara thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Watts drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pakamara looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pakamara looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pakamara!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Watts is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakamara prevents Watts from escaping the position.
Watts really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pakamara. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Watts is trying to improve his position.
Watts prevents Pakamara from improving position.
Pakamara tries to advance position but instead Watts slips a leg back in to half guard.
Watts wants to control but Pakamara is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four 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.
Pakamara seems to be working for a kimura but Watts defends the submission attempt.
Watts tries to get to full guard but Pakamara has control of the leg.
Pakamara is looking for a kimura here.
Pakamara is breathing heavily.
Watts wants to improve his position but Pakamara is controlling well.
Watts is looking to control Pakamara's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Watts avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luke Watts will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Watts misses with a takedown
and Pakamara counters with a single leg into guard. Watts didn't expect that.
Pakamara looking to pass the guard.
Watts keeping moving, preventing Pakamara from controlling successfully.
Pakamara throwing strikes but missing.
Watts looking for a guillotine here but Pakamara defends easily.
Pakamara trying to control the position from guard on top but Watts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts has a closed guard, preventing Pakamara from standing up.
Pakamara is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pakamara has his takedown stuffed
and Watts counters with a shoot takedown. Pakamara fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pakamara doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Watts wants to control from the top but Pakamara keeps moving.
Pakamara wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Watts manages to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pakamara works his way to full guard. Good work.
Watts is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Watts wants to stand and escape but instead Pakamara has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Watts trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakamara trying to control but Watts is working from the bottom.
Pakamara tries to free his leg and advance position but Watts is retaining full guard.
Pakamara thows a big elbow that misses.
Pakamara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watts is keeping the position for now.
Pakamara trying to control but Watts is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pakamara shoots and misses
and Watts counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pakamara!
A nice elbow there by Watts.
Watts looking to control but Pakamara is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Pakamara is now in Watts's guard. A big mistake from Watts there, giving up the dominant position!
Pakamara throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Watts works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pakamara slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pakamara is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Watts is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pakamara is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Watts has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Luke Watts will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Watts looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pakamara controls Watts momentarily but Watts frees himself.
Watts trying to control the position from guard on top but Pakamara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pakamara is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Watts is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pakamara has a closed guard, preventing Watts from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts trying to control the position from guard on top but Pakamara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watts stays in close to Pakamara's body and controls the position.
Pakamara looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Watts is defending well. Pakamara quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Watts has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Pakamara celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). DepaC Pakamara!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thales Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo De Luca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Luca is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Crank that. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
200 lbs
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21
207 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Thales Moreno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Enzo De Luca!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Luca tries to clinch up.
De Luca is looking to slow Moreno down with leg kicks.
Moreno misses the shot to the body.
De Luca gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Moreno lands a body punch.
Moreno ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Moreno no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Moreno working for a triangle but De Luca defends it easily.
Moreno preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Luca lands a couple of decent looking shots.
De Luca stopping the sweep attempt from Moreno.
De Luca must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
De Luca trying to control the position from guard on top but Moreno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Luca makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in De Luca's guard.
De Luca keeping full guard, as Moreno tries to pass.
Moreno is working hard here to advance position.
Moreno sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Moreno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two 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.
De Luca looking for subs off his back but Moreno has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Moreno is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
De Luca is looking for a triangle here but Moreno uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Moreno trying to control the position but De Luca is working away.
That's four 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.
Moreno tries to score with some ground and pound. De Luca controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Moreno decides to stand back up. Moreno steps back and let's De Luca get back to his feet.
Moreno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moreno closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Moreno is breathing heavily.
Moreno decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Moreno gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Moreno blocks the elbow strike.
De Luca is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Moreno is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thales Moreno dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Moreno shoots in for a takedown but De Luca shows good takedown defense.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moreno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Luca closes the distance and pushes Moreno back into the ropes.
De Luca is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
De Luca letting Moreno take a breather here.
Moreno is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Luca is keeping busy.
Moreno drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Luca prevents Moreno from getting back to his feet.
Moreno looking for a guillotine here but De Luca defends easily.
De Luca distracts Moreno with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Luca is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
De Luca throws a big right hand that misses.
De Luca tries to free his leg and advance position but Moreno is retaining full guard.
Moreno is trying to control the position but De Luca postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Luca accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
De Luca trying to control but Moreno is working from the bottom.
De Luca is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
De Luca thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Moreno closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno is trying to control the action in half guard but De Luca is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
De Luca wants to get back to his feet.
Moreno uses his free foot to push down on De Luca's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for De Luca.
De Luca tries to lock up and control but Moreno gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
De Luca sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for De Luca!
Moreno swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and De Luca is now in Moreno's guard. A big mistake from Moreno there, giving up the dominant position!
Moreno wants to sweep here but De Luca controlling him for the moment.
De Luca passes easily into side control. Nice work.
De Luca connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Moreno some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Luca advances nicely into full mount.
De Luca lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Moreno hang on?
Moreno is desperately trying to improve his position but De Luca has a good base and remains in mount.
De Luca is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Moreno can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Moreno's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
De Luca is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Moreno can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Moreno is desperately trying to improve his position but De Luca has a good base and remains in mount.
De Luca putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Moreno keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
De Luca lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo De Luca showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
De Luca gets a clinch.
De Luca tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Moreno just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Moreno is stalling here.
Moreno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
De Luca is looking to break free of the clinch but Moreno has double underhooks.
De Luca's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Luca tries for a takedown but Moreno manages to get underhooks.
De Luca is trying to force a seperation but Moreno has the dominant position.
Moreno taking a breather.
Moreno stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Luca successfully pulls guard.
Moreno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moreno trying to move into half guard but instead De Luca has managed to sweep!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno is looking to stand up but De Luca isn't so interested in that idea.
De Luca passes Moreno's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
De Luca wants to take a breather but Moreno is having none of it.
Moreno wants to get back to full guard.
De Luca is working for a kimura but Moreno is defending it quite comfortably.
De Luca lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Moreno wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
De Luca missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Moreno wants to improve his position but De Luca is controlling well.
Thales Moreno overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Luca not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Moreno thows a body shot but no joy.
De Luca clinches but Moreno breaks the clinch
and Moreno moves into the clinch.
De Luca jumps guard but Moreno stands there with De Luca around his waist. De Luca gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thales Moreno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enzo De Luca.
De Luca turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Moreno is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Moreno is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of De Luca's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take De Luca's back!
De Luca is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Moreno gets his way!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
De Luca showing good submission defense here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Moreno's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Luca controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
De Luca covering up well under a barage of strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thales Moreno showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Moreno 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thales Moreno!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malp Revittaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tysoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tysoon has chosen Flipsyde - Someday as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
210 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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27
212 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Malp Revittaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Tysoon!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tysoon swinging wildly here.
A combination from Revittaja does no damage.
Tysoon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Revittaja lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tysoon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Revittaja defends it nicely.
Revittaja thows a left - swing and a miss!
Revittaja throws out a loose jab but Tysoon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Revittaja darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Revittaja fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tysoon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tysoon throws a combination that misses
enabling Revittaja to counter with a crisp jab.
Revittaja connects with a crisp jab.
Tysoon is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Revittaja seems to be stalking Tysoon here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Tysoon drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Malp Revittaja!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Vitti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giuseppe Castiglioni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitti's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Too Bad. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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20
197 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodrigo Vitti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giuseppe Castiglioni!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitti takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Castiglioni misses the jab.
Castiglioni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vitti misses with a few strikes there.
Vitti swings for the body but Castiglioni moves out of range.
Vitti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Vitti does it's job there.
Vitti throws a big shot that misses.
Vitti misses with a looping left.
Vitti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vitti scores with a decent looking hook.
Vitti misses with a looping right.
Castiglioni scores with a head kick.
Vitti misses with a series of wild punches.
Castiglioni fakes the leg kick and cracks Vitti in the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vitti scores with the left hand. Castiglioni knows he should have avoided that one.
Vitti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Castiglioni lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castiglioni throws a shot to the body.
Vitti is breathing heavily.
Castiglioni lands a nice hook to Vitti's body. Vitti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Castiglioni scores with a spinning back kick!
Castiglioni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vitti takes a swing at Castiglioni's ribcage but misses.
Vitti throws a jab but it's blocked by Castiglioni.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vitti. Castiglioni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vitti misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rodrigo Vitti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castiglioni connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Castiglioni thuds a left hand into Vitti's body.
Castiglioni thows a body kick. Vitti tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A solid body kick from Castiglioni.
Castiglioni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vitti. That did some damage!
Castiglioni tries a head kick but it misses.
Castiglioni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castiglioni lands a nice hook to Vitti's body. Vitti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Castiglioni scores with a push kick.
Castiglioni lands with a nice body punch.
Castiglioni lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Castiglioni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Castiglioni throws a sloppy head kick and Vitti moves out of range easily.
Castiglioni lands a head kick. Vitti smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Giuseppe Castiglioni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castiglioni lands with a nice body punch.
Nice uppercut there from Castiglioni.
Vitti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Castiglioni moves out of range of the strikes.
Vitti throws a looping overhand right but Castiglioni ducks down to avoid it.
Castiglioni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vitti misses with a looping right.
Vitti throws a combination that misses
and Castiglioni counters with a nice kick to the body.
Castiglioni is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vitti rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castiglioni lands a nice looking kick to the body. Vitti takes a step back to recover.
Castiglioni dodges the punch combination from Vitti.
Castiglioni pushes Vitti away with a front kick.
Castiglioni thuds his shin into the meat of Vitti's side.
Castiglioni throws a leg kick which misses Vitti's front leg but catches the back leg as Vitti tries to avoid it.
Crunch! Castiglioni slams his shin into Vitti's torso.
Castiglioni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vitti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Castiglioni throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Castiglioni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Castiglioni misses with a body kick.
Castiglioni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castiglioni lunges at Vitti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vitti's hand.
Vitti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Castiglioni.
Vitti will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Castiglioni scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Vitti misses.
Nice defenses there by Vitti.
Vitti scores with a jab to the body.
Horrible takedown by Vitti or perhaps it was just good defense by Castiglioni which made him look bad.
Castiglioni misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Castiglioni tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot by Castiglioni.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castiglioni throws a looping overhand right but Vitti ducks down to avoid it.
Castiglioni misses with a body shot.
Castiglioni throws a leg kick but Vitti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vitti shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe Castiglioni dominated that round.
That's time! Vitti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vitti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castiglioni.
Castiglioni takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Castiglioni is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Giuseppe Castiglioni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castiglioni has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Castiglioni there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vitti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Castiglioni at a distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vitti crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Castiglioni - the referee stops the clock and Vitti gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Castiglioni. Vitti manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Vitti scores with a decent looking hook.
Castiglioni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vitti.
Castiglioni misses the shot to the body.
Castiglioni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vitti.
Vitti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Castiglioni counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vitti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vitti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castiglioni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vitti thows a body shot but no joy.
Castiglioni misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vitti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitti misses with a wild combination.
Vitti thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from Vitti misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Castiglioni!
Castiglioni throws a half hearted mid kick.
A punch lands to the side of Castiglioni 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Castiglioni misses with a wild body shot.
Vitti cracks Castiglioni with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vitti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Castiglioni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vitti.
Castiglioni has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vitti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Castiglioni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vitti. That did some damage!
Vitti throws a hook to the side of Castiglioni's head but Castiglioni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vitti misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitti moves out of range of the strikes.
Castiglioni blocks a low kick nicely.
Castiglioni stuffs the takedown.
Vitti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vitti takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nice body kick from Castiglioni.
Castiglioni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Castiglioni uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vitti has time to react.
Vitti takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Castiglioni.
Castiglioni connects with a crisp jab.
Castiglioni works the jab nicely.
Vitti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castiglioni lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vitti will feel that in the morning.
Castiglioni throws a leg kick which misses Vitti's front leg but catches the back leg as Vitti tries to avoid it.
Castiglioni digs a good body shot into Vitti's ribs.
Castiglioni lands a body shot.
Vitti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Castiglioni.
Castiglioni lands a really nice looking cross but Vitti seems unphased.
Castiglioni connects with a high kick.
Castiglioni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vitti misses with a hook to the body
and Castiglioni counters with a leg kick.
Castiglioni lands with a kick to the temple. Vitti shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Castiglioni on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vitti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vitti connects with a looping right hand.
Vitti shoots in for a takedown but Castiglioni shows good takedown defense.
Vitti clobbers Castiglioni with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castiglioni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vitti throws out the jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Castiglioni.
Castiglioni throws a big shot that misses.
Vitti with a hook.
Castiglioni throws a leg kick which misses Vitti's front leg but catches the back leg as Vitti tries to avoid it.
Vitti misses with a straight left.
Vitti connects with a jab.
Vitti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Castiglioni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vitti.
Castiglioni takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Castiglioni ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot to the liver by Castiglioni. Beautiful body shot.
Vitti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vitti looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Vitti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castiglioni throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe Castiglioni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Castiglioni, as that shot connected.
Vitti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castiglioni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vitti connects with a single shot there.
Castiglioni lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vitti will feel that in the morning.
Castiglioni throws a jab when Vitti was well out of range.
Castiglioni misses with a kick to the body.
Castiglioni scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice shot lands for Vitti.
Castiglioni scoring well with a low kick there.
Good work by Castiglioni as he checks the leg kick.
Castiglioni tests Vitti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Castiglioni throws a nice head kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castiglioni walks into a jab.
Castiglioni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castiglioni avoids the body shot from Vitti.
Vitti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vitti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vitti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castiglioni.
Vitti avoids the head kick by Castiglioni.
Vitti throws a series of punches but Castiglioni avoids them all with ease.
Castiglioni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vitti blocks a head kick by Castiglioni.
Castiglioni takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vitti throws a big shot that misses.
Vitti lands with a straight right. Castiglioni didn't see that one coming.
Vitti lands a nice shot to the body.
Vitti just misses with a punch to the body.
Castiglioni throws a leg kick but Vitti moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vitti cracks Castiglioni with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vitti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castiglioni moves away.
Castiglioni on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vitti gets a takedown into half guard.
Vitti throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vitti is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Vitti is looking to take a break and control but Castiglioni is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vitti with the ground and pound but Castiglioni uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitti connects with a couple of short punches.
Vitti with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vitti works over Castiglioni with some ground and pound from guard.
Castiglioni trying to control the position.
Vitti in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vitti throwing strikes but missing.
Rodrigo Vitti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vitti working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vitti wants to stand but Castiglioni is controlling his posture from full guard.
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.
Vitti with a nice head shot there.
Vitti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vitti working some strikes from top position.
Castiglioni working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vitti.
Vitti in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Giuseppe Castiglioni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vitti is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Castiglioni 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rodrigo Vitti.
I think Castiglioni has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giuseppe Castiglioni!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Oasis - Fuckin' In The Bushes. Bob Bailey acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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21
250 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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25
267 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looks to throw the jab but Bailey is out of range.
Bailey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bailey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Bob Bailey has been cut.
A jab from Jones misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Bailey moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Bailey slips the punch.
Bailey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Bailey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Bailey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bailey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Bailey fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jones avoids it really well and circles away.
Bailey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Bailey decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bailey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bailey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Bailey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones moves into full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bailey trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bailey is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Bailey throwing strikes but missing.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Bailey stays in close to Jones's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey looking to pass the guard.
Bailey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bailey has managed to get both his arms back between Jones's legs - danger averted.
Bailey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bailey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bailey wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Bailey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bailey preventing the sweep.
Bailey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Bailey slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones wants to stand up but Bailey is controlling him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A big left from Bailey misses.
Bailey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Bailey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Steve Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones misses with a hook. Bailey ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Bailey.
Bailey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bailey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Bailey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Bailey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones blocking some punches.
Bailey tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Bailey saw that one coming.
Bailey throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bailey bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bailey has control of an arm but Jones manages to advance to Bailey's back!
Bailey prevents Jones from getting a body triangle.
Jones is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bailey defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bailey tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones has control of Bailey's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bailey regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Bailey working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Bailey's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bailey slips a straight right by Jones.
Nice defenses there by Bailey.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bailey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bailey shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jones manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bailey trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones wants to stand up but Bailey is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey thows a big elbow that misses.
Bailey scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bailey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Jones looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bailey puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones tries to roll over but Bailey keeps him under control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bailey on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bailey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Bailey closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jones did well to prevent Bailey getting side control.
Bailey wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
Jones moves into full guard.
Bailey stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bailey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Jones here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bailey wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Bailey is breathing heavily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Bailey.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Bailey tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Bailey ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Bailey slips the punch.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Bailey slips a jab from Jones.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey staying out of range there.
Bailey shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Bailey throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steve Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Bailey saw that one coming.
Bailey tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bailey somewhat.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Bailey ducks down to avoid it.
Jones misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That has opened up Bob Bailey's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bailey.
Jones lands a big uppercut and Bailey crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bailey looks OK. Jones waves Bailey back to his feet!
Bailey is rocked!
The cut above Bob Bailey's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Steve Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bailey.
Jones throws a hook but Bailey avoids it easily.
Jones throws a monster overhand right that drops Bailey! Jones follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kostas Bleidelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hulk Hogan is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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216 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kostas Bleidelis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hulk Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bleidelis tries for a takedown but Hogan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bleidelis misses with the combination.
Bleidelis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bleidelis fails to land the takedown.
Hogan tries to bum rush Bleidelis with a series of wild strikes but Bleidelis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bleidelis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bleidelis throws a nice looking combination but Hogan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bleidelis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hogan tries to avoid it but Bleidelis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hogan to the ground. Hogan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kostas Bleidelis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bleidelis throws a combination that misses
and Hogan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bleidelis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hogan counters with a takedown into side control.
Hogan lands a few punches from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleidelis stops Hogan from passing to mount.
Bleidelis wants to get back to his feet but Hogan is dominant here and he's now got Bleidelis's back!
Hogan missing with strikes.
Hogan just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Hogan scores with punches from the back.
Hogan lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Hogan has good solid back control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleidelis is trying to break free.
I would not like to be Bleidelis right now.
Bleidelis covers up after that shot from Hogan.
Bleidelis is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Hogan throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Bleidelis is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Bleidelis takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Hogan is riding his opponent, not letting Bleidelis buck him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan controlling well, preventing Bleidelis from escaping the position.
Hogan keeps control of the position easily here as Bleidelis tries to buck him off.
Hogan is trying to stick to Bleidelis's back but Bleidelis is turning into Hogan. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hogan's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bleidelis.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hulk Hogan.
Bleidelis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hogan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hogan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bleidelis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hogan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hogan prevents Bleidelis from standing back up.
Bleidelis is breathing heavily.
Hogan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bleidelis pushes Hogan off looking to stand but Hogan dives back in and keeps control.
Hogan is taking a breather. Bleidelis says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Hogan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Hogan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hogan counters with a three punch combo that has Bleidelis backing up. Bleidelis nods at Hogan to acknowledge the strikes.
Bleidelis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hogan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hogan moves nicely into side control.
Hogan tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bleidelis's legs.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Let's hope that Hogan 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 ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hulk Hogan.
Bleidelis scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleidelis throws out a loose jab but Hogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bleidelis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bleidelis fails with the takedown
and Hogan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hogan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bleidelis won't allow Hogan to pass to mount.
Hogan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hogan is thwarting Bleidelis's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan stalling.
Hogan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hogan is thwarting Bleidelis's attempts to control the position.
Hogan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan prevents Bleidelis from standing back up.
Hogan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bleidelis is pressing down on Hogan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bleidelis keeping moving, preventing Hogan from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hulk Hogan.
Hogan scores with a one two! Bleidelis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bleidelis misses with a takedown
and Hogan counters with a single leg into guard. Bleidelis didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kostas Bleidelis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hogan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hogan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hogan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hogan trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bleidelis manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Hogan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bleidelis is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Hogan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bleidelis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bleidelis duly obliges.
Bleidelis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hogan counters with a shoot takedown. Bleidelis fights it but they end up in guard.
Hogan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bleidelis is keeping the position for now.
Hogan wants to control from the top but Bleidelis keeps moving.
Hogan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bleidelis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bleidelis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleidelis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hogan controls the pace.
Hogan trying to control the position from guard on top but Bleidelis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bleidelis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bleidelis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hogan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bleidelis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Bleidelis.
Bleidelis tries to clinch up
and Hogan counters with a shoot takedown. Bleidelis fights it but they end up in guard.
Hogan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hogan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hogan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hogan trying to control the position from guard on top but Bleidelis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hogan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan thows a big elbow that misses.
Hogan content to stall in guard here.
Hogan wants to control from the top but Bleidelis keeps moving.
Hogan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hulk Hogan.
Bleidelis looks to throw the jab but Hogan is out of range.
That's four 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.
Bleidelis connects with a solid leg kick.
Kostas Bleidelis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hogan scores a takedown into full mount!
Hogan looking to control but Bleidelis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bleidelis swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Hogan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hogan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hulk Hogan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hogan 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 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hulk Hogan!
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FIGHT
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Romero Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paavo Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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180 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Romero Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Paavo Smith!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Paavo Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
Gracie scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smith misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith shoots and misses
and Gracie counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Gracie to acknowledge the strikes.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Nice jab there from Smith.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Smith fights it but they end up in guard.
Gracie decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Smith, up you get!
Gracie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Romero Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paavo Smith.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Gracie thows a big elbow that misses.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smith is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie looking for a triangle here. Smith is fighting it but it looks tight! Gracie pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Smith is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Romero Gracie!
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FIGHT
RATING
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