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QFC Tournament 1073 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Natty Suuuusuu (ranked 4687 p4p, 4290 weight class) and Jim Johnathan (ranked 548 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Natty Suuuusuu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jim Johnathan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suuuusuu instigates a clinch.
Johnathan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnathan is working for takedown but Suuuusuu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Suuuusuu is pressed up against the cage. Johnathan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Suuuusuu down to the mat. Suuuusuu avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Johnathan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Suuuusuu sprawls well initially but Johnathan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Suuuusuu is looking to escape.
Suuuusuu taking some punishment here, with Johnathan in his half guard.
Suuuusuu tries to kick Johnathan off but Johnathan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Suuuusuu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnathan on the ground.
Johnathan slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suuuusuu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnathan controlling the action here.
Suuuusuu tries to kick Johnathan off but Johnathan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Johnathan is nestled in close to Suuuusuu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnathan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Suuuusuu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Johnathan seems content to control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Johnathan connects with a nice short shot to Suuuusuu's temple.
Johnathan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Suuuusuu pushes Johnathan off looking to stand but Johnathan dives back in and keeps control.
Johnathan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnathan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnathan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Suuuusuu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnathan slips a nice elbow through Suuuusuu's hands, connecting with Suuuusuu's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnathan is controlling the pace.
Johnathan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Johnathan stops Suuuusuu from getting back to his feet.
Johnathan drops an elbow to the side of Suuuusuu's head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Johnathan in particular looking to stall.
Johnathan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnathan working over Suuuusuu with some ground and pound. Suuuusuu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johnathan working over Suuuusuu with some ground and pound. Suuuusuu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johnathan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Johnathan working the head and body with strikes.
Johnathan slows the pace down in half guard.
Johnathan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johnathan prevents Suuuusuu from standing back up.
Johnathan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnathan lands a nice short elbow.
Johnathan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Johnathan is taking a breather. Suuuusuu 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.
Johnathan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnathan working Suuuusuu over with strikes.
Johnathan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Johnathan content to control rather than advance.
Johnathan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Johnathan connects with a nice short shot to Suuuusuu's temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Johnathan dominated that round.
That's time! Suuuusuu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnathan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Suuuusuu did well to prevent Johnathan getting side control.
Johnathan prevents Suuuusuu from standing back up.
Johnathan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnathan lands a nice short elbow.
Suuuusuu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnathan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Suuuusuu has hold of Johnathan's hands but Johnathan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnathan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Suuuusuu is trying to stand up here but Johnathan is controlling him well.
Johnathan slips a nice elbow through Suuuusuu's hands, connecting with Suuuusuu's forehead.
Johnathan working over Suuuusuu with some ground and pound. Suuuusuu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnathan is nestled in close to Suuuusuu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnathan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Suuuusuu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnathan keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Johnathan winds up and cracks Suuuusuu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnathan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnathan content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnathan lands with a punch from half guard.
Johnathan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Suuuusuu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnathan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Johnathan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnathan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Johnathan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Suuuusuu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnathan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Johnathan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johnathan working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnathan not doing much here.
Johnathan lands strikes from half guard.
Suuuusuu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnathan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Well, if Johnathan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Johnathan connects with a nice short shot to Suuuusuu's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Johnathan connects with a nice short shot to Suuuusuu's temple.
Johnathan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Suuuusuu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnathan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnathan winds up and cracks Suuuusuu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Suuuusuu taking some punishment here, with Johnathan in his half guard.
Johnathan is nestled in close to Suuuusuu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnathan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Suuuusuu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnathan working the head and body with strikes.
Johnathan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jim Johnathan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ground and pound from Johnathan.
Johnathan working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Johnathan there.
Suuuusuu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suuuusuu wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Johnathan there.
Still in half guard, Johnathan seems content to control.
Suuuusuu taking some punishment here, with Johnathan in his half guard.
Johnathan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Johnathan trying to control the pace.
Suuuusuu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnathan scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suuuusuu is looking to escape.
Johnathan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Johnathan lands with a punch from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Johnathan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Suuuusuu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Johnathan gets tackled into the cage by Suuuusuu. Suuuusuu maintains the clinch.
Johnathan avoiding damage as Suuuusuu throws knees to the body.
Johnathan managing to block the knees to the body from Suuuusuu.
Suuuusuu can't find room to land a body shot as Johnathan controls the action.
Johnathan wants to take the fight to the mat but Suuuusuu manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Johnathan tries to throw a body punch but Suuuusuu avoids it by throwing Johnathan back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Suuuusuu.
Johnathan struggles to land a body shot inside as Suuuusuu controls his hands.
Suuuusuu lands a nice knee to the body.
Suuuusuu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Suuuusuu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnathan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Suuuusuu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnathan's elbow.
Johnathan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Suuuusuu is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnathan blocks a body shot from Suuuusuu.
Suuuusuu connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Suuuusuu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnathan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Suuuusuu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Natty Suuuusuu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Johnathan.
A short right from Suuuusuu.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A body shot lands from Suuuusuu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suuuusuu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Suuuusuu lands an elbow just above Johnathan 's eye.
Suuuusuu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Johnathan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Suuuusuu lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnathan won't want to take too many of those.
Johnathan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Suuuusuu is defending well.
Suuuusuu struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnathan controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Suuuusuu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnathan misses with a body punch.
Suuuusuu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnathan looking for a takedown.
Suuuusuu tries to throw a body punch but Johnathan avoids it by throwing Suuuusuu back against the cage.
Johnathan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Suuuusuu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johnathan gets the takedown into side control.
Jim Johnathan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnathan controlling from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Johnathan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Suuuusuu's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnathan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Johnathan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Let's hope that Johnathan 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Natty Suuuusuu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Johnathan 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Jim Johnathan!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Jim Johnathan!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Jim Johnathan!
Jim Johnathan wins by unanimous decision!
Jim Johnathan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kuta Mante (ranked 4568 p4p, 4332 weight class) and Adrian Sena Jr (ranked 542 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kuta Mante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adrian Sena Jr!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sena Jr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mante as he avoids it easily.
Mante clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Mante on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mante.
Sena Jr jumps into guard, dragging Mante to the mat.
Sena Jr pushes Mante off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Mante forces Sena Jr back against the cage and clinches.
Mante taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sena Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Mante.
Sena Jr jumps guard.
Sena Jr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mante knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sena Jr on the ground.
Sena Jr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mante doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mante manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sena Jr working a defensive guard here.
Mante throws an elbow that misses. Sena Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mante's guard. Nice move by Sena Jr!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sena Jr passes Mante's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sena Jr stops Mante from getting back to his feet.
Sena Jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sena Jr gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Sena Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Mante.
Mante slaps away a takedown attempt from Sena Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mante gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mante has a couple of punches blocked by Sena Jr.
Mante is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kuta Mante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Sena Jr.
Mante lands a left hand.
Sena Jr is trying to push Mante away but Mante has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sena Jr blocking some punches.
Mante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mante scores with a shoulder strike.
Mante lands an uppercut.
Sena Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Mante gets an underhook and turns Sena Jr into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mante.
Sena Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mante pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Mante instigates a clinch.
Mante is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sena Jr to keep the fight standing.
Mante lands with a left to the head.
Mante misses with the head strike.
Mante prevents Sena Jr from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mante lands a right hand.
Sena Jr fails to pull guard.
Mante lands a hook that snaps the head of Sena Jr backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sena Jr.
Sena Jr slowing the pace effectively.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mante throws an elbow but misses.
Sena Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sena Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Mante blocks with his arms.
Sena Jr tries to pull guard but Mante forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mante manages to pull guard.
Sena Jr seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sena Jr is standing up over Mante. Mante looks to escape but Sena Jr dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sena Jr controls the position.
Sena Jr thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sena Jr throws a strike aimed at the side of Mante's head but Mante avoids it well.
Mante avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sena Jr.
Sena Jr decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Mante tries to clinch but Sena Jr moves out of range.
Mante tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sena Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kuta Mante dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sena Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mante paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sena Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mante pinned against the cage. Mante gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mante pushes Sena Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Mante misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sena Jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mante smiles and moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sena Jr.
Kuta Mante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Sena Jr.
Sena Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mante tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mante moves into the clinch.
Mante lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mante struggles to land a body shot inside as Sena Jr controls his hands.
Sena Jr is breathing heavily.
Mante struggles to land a body shot inside as Sena Jr controls his hands.
Mante fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mante just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sena Jr's brow.
Mante lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mante.
Mante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mante works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mante.
Mante lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sena Jr.
A short right from Mante on the inside.
Mante lands an elbow that stopped Sena Jr in his tracks for a moment.
Sena Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
 Sena Jr is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mante.
Sena Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Mante finish him?
Mante has Sena Jr pressed against the cage. He pushes Sena Jr back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Mante throws a beautiful elbow that sends Sena Jr crashing to the floor! Mante piles on the pressure with more strikes! Sena Jr is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kuta Mante!
Kuta Mante took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Somebody please get me sponsor I need money *rubs
Fingers together'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Milfort (ranked 4365 p4p, 4609 weight class) and Olav Tryggvason (ranked 531 p4p, 544 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Milfort might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Whiskey Myers - Bar, Guitar and a Honky Tonk Crowd.. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Antoine Milfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Olav Tryggvason!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Milfort.
Tryggvason fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Milfort, pushing him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Milfort to work.
Milfort is trying to break the clinch but Tryggvason has him pressed against the cage.
Tryggvason is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Milfort pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Milfort tries to break free but Tryggvason pushes him back against the cage.
Tryggvason gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 It looks like Antoine Milfort has been cut.
Tryggvason has Milfort pressed against the cage, preventing Milfort from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Milfort's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tryggvason jumps into guard, dragging Milfort to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tryggvason avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Milfort stands and steps away. Tryggvason gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Milfort stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Milfort wants it to stay on the feet.
A combination from Milfort does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tryggvason misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Milfort throwing a counter right hand but Tryggvason manages to avoid it.
Antoine Milfort has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olav Tryggvason.
A punch combination from Milfort misses.
Milfort looks to score with a jab to the body but Tryggvason is just out of range.
Tryggvason shoots in but no luck this time.
Milfort takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tryggvason tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Milfort was well out of range. Poor timing from Tryggvason.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tryggvason is defended easily by Milfort.
Milfort with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tryggvason shoots and misses
and Milfort counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Milfort.
Milfort is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tryggvason drops down looking for an ankle pick but Milfort pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tryggvason looks winded!
Milfort instigates a clinch.
Milfort taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Milfort - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Milfort tries to circle away but Tryggvason has him pinned against the cage.
Milfort is trying to push Tryggvason away but Tryggvason has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tryggvason is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Milfort gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Milfort goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tryggvason breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tryggvason tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Milfort swivels and escapes.
It looked like Milfort wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Milfort throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tryggvason counters with a two punch combo.
Tryggvason misses with a takedown attempt - Milfort sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tryggvason defending well as Milfort loads up on a big left hand.
Milfort lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
 It looks like Olav Tryggvason has been cut.
Milfort swinging wildly here.
Milfort throws a hook but Tryggvason blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milfort lands a jab to the head.
Tryggvason closes the distance and clinches.
Milfort wants to break free but Tryggvason has control.
Tryggvason keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Milfort's efforts to push away.
Milfort tries to break the clinch but Tryggvason is controlling the position.
Milfort wants to get back to striking at distance but Tryggvason won't allow it.
Tryggvason is trying to pull guard but Milfort turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tryggvason pulls guard effortlessly.
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!
Milfort with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tryggvason wants to sweep here but Milfort controlling him for the moment.
Tryggvason working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Milfort.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antoine Milfort dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tryggvason has his takedown stuffed
and Milfort counters with a nice uppercut.
Tryggvason avoids the body shot from Milfort.
Milfort gets tackled into the cage by Tryggvason. Tryggvason maintains the clinch.
Milfort is trying to break the clinch but Tryggvason has him pressed against the cage.
Tryggvason creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Milfort's defenses.
Tryggvason is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tryggvason's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Milfort tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tryggvason was well out of range. Poor timing from Milfort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tryggvason misses with a takedown
and Milfort counters with a nice uppercut.
Antoine Milfort has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olav Tryggvason.
Tryggvason keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tryggvason.
Antoine Milfort is winning the standup battle so far.
Tryggvason is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milfort connects with the punch.
Tryggvason is rocked!
Milfort fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tryggvason looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tryggvason is still on wobbly legs! Can Milfort finish him?
Milfort throws a body shot but no joy.
Milfort ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tryggvason moves away.
Tryggvason thinks about the counter body kick.
Milfort finds Tryggvason's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Tryggvason flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Milfort lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Tryggvason will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antoine Milfort!
Antoine Milfort seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eden Crawford (ranked 4443 p4p, 4641 weight class) and Kofi Addai (ranked 391 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eden Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kofi Addai !
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Addai gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Crawford is looking for a takedown.
Addai lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Addai not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Addai prevents Crawford from improving his position.
Addai wants to control but Crawford is keeping him busy.
Crawford trying to control here.
Addai really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crawford. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Crawford actively working from the bottom here.
Crawford wants to improve his position but Addai is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawford controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford gets full guard.
Crawford has his foot on Addai 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Addai works his way back into a safe position though.
Crawford throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Crawford wants to sweep here but Addai controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crawford keeping moving, preventing Addai from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crawford has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Addai can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Crawford escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Addai gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Crawford pulls Addai in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Addai manages to get himself to full guard.
Crawford pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Addai is keeping the position for now.
Crawford postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Addai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crawford stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Addai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crawford looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Addai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crawford 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Addai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Addai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crawford showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Crawford looking to pass the guard.
Crawford throws a big elbow that misses.
Crawford controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Crawford's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Crawford stuffs the takedown attempt from Addai . Addai gets slowly back to his feet.
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.
Addai looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Addai fails with the takedown.
Eden Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kofi Addai .
Crawford closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Addai did well to prevent Crawford getting side control.
Crawford is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Addai has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crawford performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eden Crawford dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Addai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crawford drops down looking for a counter takedown but Addai sprawls and moves away.
Addai shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crawford defends it nicely.
Crawford appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Addai shoots for a takedown but Crawford saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kofi Addai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crawford drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Crawford controlling the position.
Crawford is working to tighten his grip on Addai 's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Addai has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Crawford is really squeezing tight and eventually Addai passes out! Crawford breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Eden Crawford!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buck Read (ranked 4428 p4p, 4287 weight class) and John Breedson (ranked 253 p4p, 249 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Buck Read!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Breedson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Read rushes Breedson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Read lands a shoulder strike.
Breedson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Read gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Read.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Breedson.
Read working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Breedson can't break the clinch.
Breedson is trying to pull guard but Read has him pressed against the cage.
Read digs a right hand into Breedson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Breedson's gas tank.
Read lands with a left to the head.
Breedson tries to break free but Read pushes him back against the cage.
Read working aggressively here.
Breedson throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Read.
Breedson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Read is defending well.
Buck Read has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Breedson.
A right hook to the body lands for Read.
A left hand lands to the body for Read.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Read lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Breedson blocking some punches.
Breedson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Read is defending well.
Breedson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Breedson manages to pull guard.
Breedson looks winded!
Read would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Read slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Read postures up.
Breedson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Breedson being controlled here, momentarily.
Breedson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Read trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Read will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Read would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Read gets to his feet. Breedson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Read closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Read.
Read lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Breedson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Read on the inside.
Breedson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Read to keep the fight standing.
Read lands a body shot.
Read lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hook to the body lands for Read.
Read working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Read lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Breedson backwards.
Nice body punch from Read.
Read lands a body punch in the clinch.
Breedson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Read gets through Breedson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Read working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Breedson takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Read - that landed with a thud.
Read scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read scores with a shoulder strike.
Read lands a left hand.
Read lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Read throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Read.
Read lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Read lands a hook to the side of the head.
Read lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Breedson is rocked!
A short left from Read.
Breedson is still on wobbly legs! Can Read finish him?
Read lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Read on the inside.
Read lands with a short shot to the head.
Read lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Read lands with a light punch inside.
Read unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Breedson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Read is unloading with more strikes now! Breedson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buck Read!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Killian Andrew (ranked 4633 p4p, 4587 weight class) and Lei Wulong (ranked 0 p4p, 397 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Killian Andrew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lei Wulong!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrew fails with the takedown.
Wulong is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Andrew misses with a takedown attempt
and Wulong counters with a left and a right that stings Andrew.
Wulong decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Andrew is refusing to be controlled, as Wulong sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wulong is looking to stall here but Andrew recovers full guard.
Wulong wants to control from the top but Andrew keeps moving.
Wulong wants to pass the guard but Andrew is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrew looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wulong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Andrew. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrew had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wulong defends it easily.
Wulong is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Andrew has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Wulong is looking to defend but Andrew has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Wulong! Andrew pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Wulong taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Killian Andrew!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Kross (ranked 4434 p4p, 4615 weight class) and Charles Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Kross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Jackson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
Jackson moves to clinch but Kross breaks away
and Kross counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jackson goes for a double leg but Kross avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kross continues to drive forward.
Jimmy Kross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Jackson.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Kross half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kross tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jackson defends well and Kross ends up having to push Jackson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kross clinches.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Kross just leaning against Jackson, taking a breather.
Kross really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kross manages to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kross trying to control the position here.
Kross utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kross is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kross pulls Jackson in close to prevent any damage.
Kross trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Kross keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kross throws a shot to the body.
Kross misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kross tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jackson manages to circle out of the way.
Kross fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Kross as Jackson shoots in.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kross circles away.
Kross lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kross circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kross drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
Jackson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kross just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kross blocks an uppercut.
Kross is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jackson to keep the fight standing.
Kross is trying to drag Jackson to the mat but Jackson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kross is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson presses Kross against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kross fails to pull guard.
Jackson tries to circle away but Kross has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kross.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
As Jackson tries to get set, Kross tries to push him back and clinch up but Jackson manages to avoid the attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kross moves into range and clinches up with Jackson.
Jackson jumps guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Kross dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Kross throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.
Jackson with the counter takedown but Kross avoids it easily.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
Kross darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
Kross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kross is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kross is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Kross circles away and we're back to standing.
Jimmy Kross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kross closes the distance and clinches.
Kross has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jackson uses from the top position.
Kross will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kross is looking to stand up but Jackson isn't so interested in that idea.
Kross is trying to hold Jackson in close to prevent damage but Jackson has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kross desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Kross reverses the position - he's now on top in Jackson's guard.
Kross stays in close to Jackson's body and controls the position.
Kross trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kross decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jackson, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kross closes the distance and clinches.
Kross is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jackson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jackson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jimmy Kross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Jackson.
Kross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kross has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Kross has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jackson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kross.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kross prevents Jackson from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to improve his position.
Sloppy strikes there by Kross.
Jackson is not content to let Kross control the position.
Kross takes a little break here. Jackson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Kross wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
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.
Kross stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Kross shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.
Kross shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
Kross circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kross darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kross misses with a two punch combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Kross dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kross stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jackson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kross avoids it really well and circles away.
Jackson leaves Kross with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Kross circles away.
Jackson moves to clinch but Kross breaks away
and Kross counters with a three punch combo that has Jackson backing up. Jackson nods at Kross to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kross stuffs the takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kross or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson, which made it look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jimmy Kross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Jackson.
Kross tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kross or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson, which made it look bad.
Jackson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jackson tries to clinch up
and Kross counters with a right hand to the body.
Jimmy Kross is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kross defends it nicely.
Kross scores with a hook.
Jackson moves to clinch but Kross breaks away
and Kross counters with a series of strikes. Jackson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kross was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Kross lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson goes for a double leg but Kross avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kross continues to drive forward.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kross shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kross tries to score a body lock takedown but Jackson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kross drags the fight down to the ground.
Kross uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Kross throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson darts in looking for a takedown but Kross gets double underhooks and turns Jackson into the cage.
Kross scores with a head kick.
Kross shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kross moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A knee to the head by Kross.
Stalling in the clinch from Jackson.
Jackson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Kross showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kross 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 Glass scores the fight for Jimmy Kross!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Jimmy Kross!
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight for Jimmy Kross!
Jimmy Kross wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vaclav Ondrej (ranked 4466 p4p, 4330 weight class) and Chris Fitzpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vaclav Ondrej!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Fitzpatrick !
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzpatrick clinches up with Ondrej and pushes him back against the cage.
Ondrej blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ondrej escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fitzpatrick throws a nice looking combination but Ondrej bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ondrej drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fitzpatrick sprawls and moves away.
Fitzpatrick avoids the head kick by Ondrej.
Fitzpatrick feints the counter takedown.
Fitzpatrick shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ondrej manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ondrej looking for a guillotine here but Fitzpatrick defends easily.
Fitzpatrick sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzpatrick stopping the sweep attempt from Ondrej.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fitzpatrick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ondrej trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Ondrej can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fitzpatrick controls the pace.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Fitzpatrick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ondrej is keeping the position for now.
Ondrej wants to sweep here but Fitzpatrick controlling him for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Fitzpatrick clinches.
Fitzpatrick pulls guard successfully.
Fitzpatrick is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fitzpatrick pulls Ondrej in close to prevent any damage.
Fitzpatrick really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ondrej. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ondrej wants to stand but Fitzpatrick is controlling his posture from full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fitzpatrick is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fitzpatrick drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ondrej can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fitzpatrick controls the pace.
Fitzpatrick makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ondrej is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ondrej has escaped and now he's on top!
Fitzpatrick controlling the position.
Fitzpatrick wants to improve his position but instead Ondrej has moved into half guard.
Ondrej throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ondrej wants to control but Fitzpatrick is keeping him busy.
Fitzpatrick is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Fitzpatrick dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Fitzpatrick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fitzpatrick manages to break the clinch.
Fitzpatrick shoots in and gets a takedown into Ondrej's guard.
Ondrej can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fitzpatrick controls the pace.
Ondrej looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fitzpatrick puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fitzpatrick performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ondrej is looking to control Fitzpatrick 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ondrej avoid being mounted?
Fitzpatrick is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Ondrej is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chris Fitzpatrick !
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