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Invidious Combat XXXIV: Sorted PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rayne Wooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Van Der Meer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 lbs
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198 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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Rayne Wooney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethan Van Der Meer!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Meer is looking to clinch.
Wooney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Der Meer walks into a straight right hand from Wooney.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wooney!
It looks like Ethan Van Der Meer has been cut.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Der Meer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wooney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Der Meer dodges the punch combination from Wooney.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch up but Wooney circles away and keeps his distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooney shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Van Der Meer 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.
Van Der Meer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wooney can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wooney postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooney stands up from Van Der Meer's guard - Wooney perhaps looking for a knockout.
Van Der Meer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooney looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Van Der Meer!
Van Der Meer tries to reverse the position but Wooney maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meer wants to control but Wooney is having none of it.
Wooney is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Wooney fails with the takedown.
Wooney lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooney lunges at Van Der Meer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van Der Meer's hand.
Wooney fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Van Der Meer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Van Der Meer tries to close the distance and clinch but Wooney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wooney scores with a body shot.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch but Wooney moves out of range.
Van Der Meer is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wooney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Der Meer drives through and clinches with Wooney against the cage.
Wooney is trying to break the clinch but Van Der Meer is controlling him.
A knee to the head by Van Der Meer.
It looks like Rayne Wooney has been cut.
Wooney scores with a knee to the head.
Van Der Meer looking to throw knees to the head but Wooney is blocking nicely.
Wooney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooney scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Der Meer looks gassed!
Van Der Meer takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooney lands a nice hook to Van Der Meer's body. Van Der Meer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A cross from Wooney lands.
Wooney connects with a body shot.
Wooney lands a right hook to the body.
Wooney works over Van Der Meer's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Der Meer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooney cracks Van Der Meer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wooney.
Danga de danga de dang - Wooney scores with a four punch combination!
Van Der Meer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooney scores with a one two! Van Der Meer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Danga de danga de dang - Wooney scores with a four punch combination!
Van Der Meer is rocked!
Wooney scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Van Der Meer is still on wobbly legs! Can Wooney finish him?
Wooney connects with a jab.
Wooney cracks Van Der Meer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooney throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Van Der Meer colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Wooney as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Van Der Meer is left battered and dazed whilst Wooney and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rayne Wooney!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brij Khali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stav Ignacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khali comes to the cage accompanied by Masters of Mixed Martial Arts . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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162 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Brij Khali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Stav Ignacio!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignacio shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Khali defends it nicely.
Ignacio scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ignacio is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Khali doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ignacio.
Ignacio is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Khali is just riding it out for now. Ignacio eventually gives up the hold.
Ignacio is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ignacio is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Khali defends it well.
Khali trying to hold on to Ignacio's head to control him but Ignacio postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignacio trying to mount his opponent but Khali defends it.
Ignacio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ignacio seems to be working for a kimura but Khali defends the submission attempt.
Khali is looking to control Ignacio's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Khali avoid being mounted?
Ignacio is trying to work for a kimura but Khali is defending well.
Ignacio wants to work for an arm triangle but Khali is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Khali looking for submissions off his back.
Khali tries to roll over but Ignacio keeps him under control.
Ignacio with the ground and pound but Khali uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ignacio drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Khali manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ignacio has Khali in his guard.
Ignacio looking for a guillotine here but Khali defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignacio working for submissions but it's allowed Khali to get to half guard.
Khali wants to stand but Ignacio has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Ignacio is not content to let Khali control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ignacio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Khali pulls his head out easily.
Ignacio looking for submissions off his back.
Ignacio moves into full guard.
Ignacio is adopting a defensive guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ignacio controls Khali momentarily but Khali frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stav Ignacio dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Khali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ignacio was well out of range. Poor timing from Khali.
A punch combination from Khali misses.
Ignacio misses with a takedown attempt - Khali sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Khali lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Stav Ignacio has been cut.
Khali misses with a looping right.
Khali throws a right and a left that Ignacio avoids nicely.
Ignacio shoots in but Khali avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Khali looks to throw the jab but Ignacio is out of range.
Khali's corner calls for a 1-2. Khali obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ignacio is rocked!
Khali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ignacio is still on wobbly legs! Can Khali finish him?
Khali drops Ignacio with a huge uppercut! Ignacio drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Khali is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brij Khali!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michal Wojarski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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248 lbs
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255 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michal Wojarski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Bear!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wojarski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bear feints and as Wojarski raises his hands in defense, Bear changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bear won't allow Wojarski to sweep him here.
Bear throwing strikes from guard but Wojarski blocks nicely.
Wojarski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wojarski has Bear pulled in close to control his posture.
Bear wants to pass the guard but Wojarski is keeping the position.
Bear throwing strikes from guard but Wojarski blocks nicely.
Wojarski is pulling down on Bear's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear trying to control the position from guard on top but Wojarski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bear dives in and grabs Wojarski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wojarski pushes down on Bear's head and hops out.
The fighters circling - Wojarski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bear.
Bear tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wojarski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bear somewhat.
Michal Wojarski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Bear.
Bear thows a body shot but no joy.
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.
Bear slips under a jab from Wojarski.
Bear moves out of range of the strikes.
A lazy left from Wojarski finds it's target.
Wojarski looks to land a right hand but Bear moved out of range.
Bear tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wojarski swivels and escapes.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Wojarski.
Bear tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A lull in the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear is trying to buck Wojarski off.
Bear is trying to improve his position.
A control attempt from Bear but he's now mounted!
Bear is wriggling around trying to escape.
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.
Wojarski controlling from mount.
Bear is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wojarski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bear is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Wojarski dominated that round.
That's time! Wojarski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bear shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wojarski is trying to defend but Bear finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wojarski wants to control but Bear is keeping busy.
Bear is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wojarski won't allow Bear to pass to mount.
Wojarski moves into full guard.
Wojarski has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear tries to stand but Wojarski is controlling from the bottom.
Bear is looking to work some ground and pound but Wojarski has wrist control.
Bear passes into half guard.
Bear stalling.
Bear wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wojarski keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bear scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wojarski tries to get to full guard but Bear has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear is looking for submissions but instead, Wojarski has regained full guard.
Bear trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wojarski is on top in guard.
Wojarski forces his way into half guard.
Bear wants to improve his position but Wojarski is controlling well.
Bear is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bear wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bear won't allow Wojarski to pass to mount.
Bear wants to get back to his feet.
Bear has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wojarski is working away from the top position though.
Bear tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Wojarski manages to move to mount!
Bear is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Bear showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Bear with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wojarski counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bear!
Bear really wants to buck Wojarski off and get back to his feet.
Wojarski controlling the position easily from mount.
Bear is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojarski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bear wants to control but Wojarski is having none of it.
Wojarski content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bear is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bear tries to hold on but Wojarski postures up.
Bear is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michal Wojarski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bear is trying to stand up.
Bear is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bear takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bear is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Bear is trying to escape the mount.
Bear tries to hold on but Wojarski pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bear is working to get back to half guard.
Wojarski controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michal Wojarski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wojarski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michal Wojarski!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobcat Stinkfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Lotus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stinkfist comes into the arena with People Are Strange by The Doors blaring out of the sound system. Lotus comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eye of the tiger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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183 lbs
7 - 9 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobcat Stinkfist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Tommy Lotus!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stinkfist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lotus moves away.
Lotus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stinkfist.
Lotus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lotus misses with an uppercut. Stinkfist saw that one coming.
Stinkfist scores with a body shot.
Stinkfist lands a body shot.
Tommy Lotus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stinkfist shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lotus as he jumps to the side.
Lotus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stinkfist misses the shot to the body.
Lotus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stinkfist was well out of range. Poor timing from Lotus.
Stinkfist lands a right hook to the body.
Stinkfist moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Lotus.
Lotus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stinkfist.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stinkfist misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lotus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lotus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lotus misses with a shot to the body
and Stinkfist counters with a right hand to the body.
Lotus looks to score with a jab to the body but Stinkfist is just out of range.
Lotus jabs at Stinkfist's body.
Stinkfist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lotus misses with a double jab
and Stinkfist counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lotus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stinkfist is working away from the top position though.
Stinkfist working over Lotus with some ground and pound. Lotus looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Stinkfist is pressing down on Lotus's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lotus is holding on for now.
Lotus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stinkfist throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lotus wants to improve his position but Stinkfist is controlling well.
Stinkfist not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stinkfist not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stinkfist drops an elbow to the side of Lotus's head.
Lotus desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Stinkfist is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lotus!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lotus is looking to get to half guard.
Stinkfist landing strikes from the mount and Lotus is in trouble!
Stinkfist lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Stinkfist dominating with strikes here.
Lotus is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stinkfist lands a heavy elbow.
Lotus is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stinkfist throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lotus because Stinkfist loaded up on that one.
Lotus wants to try and get back to his feet.
Lotus looks gassed!
A nice elbow there by Stinkfist.
Stinkfist is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lotus can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Stinkfist prevents Lotus from getting the reversal.
Stinkfist thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lotus is looking to get to half guard.
Stinkfist fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stinkfist pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stinkfist scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lotus?
Stinkfist raining down shots from the mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Stinkfist cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Stinkfist connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Stinkfist breaks from Lotus's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Stinkfist throws some wild stikes that Lotus manages to avoid easily.
Stinkfist with good strikes from the mount here!
Lotus is bucking up trying to escape but Stinkfist cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Stinkfist is landing with some decent strikes but Lotus is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stinkfist landing shots from mount.
Lotus is rocked!
Lotus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Stinkfist lands a heavy elbow.
Lotus is still in real trouble! Can Stinkfist finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stinkfist with a couple of short strikes.
Stinkfist connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stinkfist lands a big elbow - Lotus is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Lotus is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bobcat Stinkfist!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Paquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross Woods has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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166 lbs
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Manuel Paquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Woods!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paquiao misses with an uppercut. Woods saw that one coming.
Woods throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Woods misses with an uppercut.
Woods throws a nice inside leg kick.
Woods connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Woods tries to clinch up.
A big right from Paquiao misses.
Woods takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Paquiao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Woods looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Woods connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Woods misses with a body kick.
Woods fails with an attempt to clinch.
Woods fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paquiao has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Paquiao loads up on a big right hand but Woods slips the punch.
Paquiao takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Paquiao really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Paquiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ross Woods seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woods slips under a jab.
Woods tries to clinch but Paquiao is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods throws a hook but Paquiao blocks it.
Paquiao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Woods sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manuel Paquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Woods throws a jab when Paquiao was well out of range.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch but Paquiao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Woods.
A big right from Paquiao misses.
Paquiao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Ross Woods has been cut.
Woods uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paquiao.
Woods throws a leg kick which misses Paquiao's front leg but catches the back leg as Paquiao tries to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Woods misses
and Paquiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Woods tries to clinch but Paquiao is having none of it.
Woods throws a wild body kick that Paquiao sees coming a mile off.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Paquiao crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Woods - the referee stops the clock and Paquiao gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Woods. Paquiao manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A good leg kick by Woods.
Woods works Paquiao's body with a nice hook.
Woods wants to clinch up but Paquiao keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao throws a jab but it's blocked by Woods.
Woods misses with a body kick.
Woods throws a right hand that Paquiao ducks under and follows up with a left that Paquiao also avoids with ease.
Woods goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Woods tries to land a front kick but Paquiao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Woods lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big right from Paquiao misses.
Paquiao misses the shot to the body.
Woods rushes Paquiao and presses him up against the cage.
Paquiao is trying to break the clinch but Woods has him pressed against the cage.
Woods digs a right hand into Paquiao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Paquiao's gas tank.
Woods throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paquiaos head.
Woods comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Paquiao is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woods lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Manuel Paquiao has been cut.
Woods scores a nice knee to the body.
Woods lands a damaging elbow.
Paquiao is trying to force a seperation but Woods has the dominant position.
Woods lands an elbow inside that Paquiao shrugs off.
Woods lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Paquiao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Woods scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paquiao's defenses.
Woods lands a nice elbow.
Woods lands a knee to the body.
Paquiao stops a takedown attempt from Woods.
Woods using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Woods lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Woods unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Woods lands a left hand.
Woods lands an elbow inside that Paquiao shrugs off.
Woods unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Paquiao takes a knee to the side of the body.
Woods is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Woods gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Woods comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Paquiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Woods has him pressed against the cage.
Woods scores a nice knee to the body.
Woods unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paquiao lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Woods unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Woods.
Paquiao looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Paquiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Woods has him pressed against the cage.
Woods landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Woods landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Paquiao wants to break free but Woods has control.
Woods working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Paquiao pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Paquiao gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Woods.
Manuel Paquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ross Woods.
Paquiao working hard to break the clinch.
Woods drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Paquiao gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Paquiao tries to break the clinch but Woods is controlling the position.
Woods has Paquiao pressed against the cage, preventing Paquiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Woods lands a nice elbow.
Woods keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paquiao's efforts to push away.
Woods lands an elbow just above Paquiao 's eye.
Woods keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paquiao's efforts to push away.
Woods lands with a right to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paquiao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Woods has Paquiao pressed against the cage, preventing Paquiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Woods lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Woods.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woods trying to land knees to the body.
Woods misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paquiao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Woods dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Paquiao connects with a crisp jab.
Woods tries to clinch but Paquiao moves out of range.
Woods throws a sloppy body shot
and Paquiao counters with a series of strikes. Woods will be more careful next time no doubt.
Paquiao throws a combination that misses
and Woods counters with a nice body kick.
Woods lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Woods buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Woods slips under a jab from Paquiao.
Paquiao throws a hook to the side of Woods's head but Woods sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Woods lands a nice looking body shot.
Woods takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Woods lands a jab to Paquiao's midsection.
Woods misses with a wild body shot.
Paquiao takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Woods throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Woods lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paquiao throws out the jab.
Woods lands a body shot.
Woods lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Woods, right into the meat.
A slapping body kick lands there for Woods.
Woods lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paquiao's sensitive parts.
Woods has managed to clinch.
Paquiao tries to break free but Woods pushes him back against the cage.
Woods comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Paquiao is trying to force a seperation but Woods has the dominant position.
Woods is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Woods lands an elbow just above Paquiao 's eye.
Ross Woods seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Woods lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Woods is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woods using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Woods landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Woods gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Woods keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paquiao's efforts to push away.
Paquiao takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Woods.
Paquiao takes an elbow to the temple.
Woods lands a nice elbow.
Woods connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paquiao's face.
Woods digs a right hand into Paquiao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Paquiao's gas tank.
Knees to the body from Woods.
Woods landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Paquiao is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Woods unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Woods putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paquiao in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Paquiao avoids a wild elbow strike from Woods.
Woods has Paquiao pressed against the cage, preventing Paquiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice elbow from Woods.
Woods creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Paquiao avoids a wild elbow strike from Woods.
Paquiao working hard to break the clinch.
Woods lands a damaging elbow.
Paquiao is trying to break the clinch but Woods is controlling him.
Woods misses with an elbow strike.
Paquiao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Paquiao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Paquiao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Woods tries to land knees in the clinch but Paquiao avoids the damage to the body.
Woods is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paquiao blocks an elbow strike.
Paquiao is looking to break free of the clinch but Woods has double underhooks.
Paquiao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Paquiao wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Woods is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paquiao is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Paquiao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Woods misses with an elbow over the top.
Woods keeps control of Paquiao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Woods looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Woods throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Woods keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paquiao's efforts to push away.
Woods tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paquiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Woods working aggressively here.
Woods throws a punch but it's blocked by Paquiao.
With the fighters up against the cage, Woods throws an elbow but misses.
Paquiao takes an elbow to the forehead.
Paquiao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Woods goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Woods lands an elbow that stopped Paquiao in his tracks for a moment.
Woods creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paquiao's defenses.
Paquiao avoiding damage as Woods throws knees to the body.
Woods tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paquiao avoids it.
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.
Paquiao is trying to force a seperation but Woods has the dominant position.
Paquiao can't break the clinch.
Woods doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paquiao managing to block the knees to the body from Woods.
Paquiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Paquiao managing to block the knees to the body from Woods.
Paquiao wants to break free but Woods has control.
Woods keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paquiao's efforts to push away.
Paquiao avoiding damage as Woods throws knees to the body.
Woods tries for a takedown. No joy.
Paquiao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Woods prevents Paquiao from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Paquiao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Paquiao is trying to force a seperation but Woods has the dominant position.
Woods throws an elbow but it misses.
A right hand to the body from Woods.
Woods struggles to land a body shot inside as Paquiao controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paquiao tries to break the clinch but Woods is controlling the position.
Woods tries to land knees in the clinch but Paquiao avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Woods just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paquiao's brow.
Woods prevents Paquiao from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Paquiao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ross Woods showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Paquiao scores with a jab. Woods acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Woods clinches but Paquiao breaks the clinch
and Paquiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Woods there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big left from Paquiao misses.
Woods lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Woods's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Woods duly obliges.
Woods thows a body shot but no joy.
Paquiao thows a body shot but no joy.
Woods shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paquiao looks to land a left hand but Woods moved out of range nicely.
Woods shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Woods was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Woods working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods with a couple of short strikes.
Woods looking to ground and pound but Paquiao is blocking nicely.
Woods won't let Paquiao get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Woods lands with some strikes.
Paquiao working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paquiao is in a horrible position here. Woods smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Woods landing strikes, looking to finish!
Manuel Paquiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods lands with some strikes.
Paquiao is trying to escape the mount.
Woods working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Paquiao tries to hold on but Woods pushes him away.
Woods scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Paquiao?
Woods lands a heavy elbow.
Paquiao wants to hold on but Woods pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Woods punishing his opponent with strikes.
Woods lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Paquiao hang on?
Paquiao takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Paquiao is rocked!
Paquiao is looking to get to half guard.
Paquiao tries to hold on but Woods pushes him away.
Woods lands a nice shot to the head.
Paquiao sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Woods seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Woods lands with a punch from half guard.
Woods thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Woods not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ross Woods is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Woods works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woods controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ross Woods comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Woods 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ross Woods!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thom Le Bou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rooie mano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Bou comes to the cage accompanied by in the Night Garden Theme Tune. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Thom Le Bou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, rooie mano!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Bou.
Le Bou throws a big shot that misses.
mano is looking to clinch but Le Bou is avoiding it.
Le Bou throws a jab but it's blocked by mano.
Le Bou misses with a looping left.
Le Bou looks to land a left hand but mano moved out of range nicely.
mano misses the jab.
Le Bou lands with a hook. mano tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Le Bou misses with an uppercut. mano saw that one coming.
Le Bou takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
mano closes this distance looking for a takedown but Le Bou circles away.
Le Bou loads up on a big right hand but mano slips the punch.
Le Bou walks into a jab.
mano lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Le Bou misses with a jab to the body
and mano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Le Bou comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Le Bou looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
mano tries to roll over but Le Bou keeps him under control.
mano trying to control from the bottom.
mano is doing well to control the position and prevent Le Bou from advancing to side control.
Le Bou winds up and cracks mano with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mano is looking for a sweep. Le Bou is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Le Bou controlling the action here.
Le Bou seems to be working for a kimura but mano defends the submission attempt.
mano keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Le Bou controlling the action here.
mano tries to roll over but Le Bou keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Le Bou misses the body punch
and mano counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Le Bou's guard now.
Le Bou tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Le Bou is looking for a triangle but mano pushes his legs off easily.
Le Bou tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Le Bou controls mano momentarily but mano frees himself.
mano is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
mano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
mano trying to control the position from guard on top but Le Bou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. rooie mano hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
mano is trying hard to land a takedown here. Le Bou sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
mano misses with a straight right.
Le Bou slips a jab from mano.
Le Bou takes a swing at mano's ribcage but misses.
Le Bou lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Le Bou has his takedown stuffed
and mano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
mano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thom Le Bou dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Le Bou lands a glancing blow to the side of mano's head.
mano tries to clinch there but Le Bou circles away.
Le Bou throws a looping overhand right but mano ducks down to avoid it.
mano throws a body punch but Le Bou moves out of range.
mano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Le Bou was well out of range. Poor timing from mano.
Le Bou thows a body shot but no joy.
mano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Le Bou.
mano tries to clinch but Le Bou moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
mano clinches up against the cage.
Le Bou turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Le Bou throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and mano works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bou looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks mano with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Le Bou is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so mano is just riding it out for now. Le Bou eventually gives up the hold.
Le Bou is trying to control the action in half guard but mano is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
mano won't allow Le Bou to pass to mount.
Le Bou is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
mano is looking for a sweep. Le Bou is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Le Bou trying to control the action but mano is working from the bottom.
mano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Le Bou.
Le Bou tries to pass to full mount but mano defends it.
Le Bou is trying to control the action in half guard but mano is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Le Bou thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed mano's head.
Le Bou is thwarting mano's attempts to control the position.
Le Bou works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou looking to finish mano with some ground and pound. This is bad for mano!
mano manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Le Bou throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Le Bou throwing shots but mano is blocking nicely.
mano is refusing to be controlled, as Le Bou sits in half guard.
mano is trying to control but can't.
Le Bou thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
mano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Le Bou prevents mano from improving his position.
Le Bou thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Le Bou sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. mano defending well though.
mano trying to hold on to Le Bou's head to control him but Le Bou postures up.
mano is breathing heavily.
mano tries to roll over but Le Bou keeps him under control.
Le Bou throwing shots but mano is blocking nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Le Bou controlling the pace.
Le Bou wants to take a breather but mano is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thom Le Bou dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Le Bou lands an overhand right.
Le Bou just misses with a punch to the body.
mano with a lazy takedown attempt
and Le Bou counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps mano thinking.
Le Bou throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Le Bou leaves mano with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Le Bou lands the left hand.
mano has his takedown stuffed
and Le Bou counters with a stiff right hand.
Thom Le Bou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of rooie mano.
mano slips under a jab.
mano tries to clinch but Le Bou is having none of it.
Le Bou thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bou lands a straight punch to the body, keeping mano at a distance.
mano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
mano wants to clinch.
mano shoots in and bounces Le Bou off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
mano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Le Bou swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Le Bou has control of mano's left arm, preventing mano from doing any damage.
Le Bou looking for a sweep. Not yet Le Bou, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mano drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and mano jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Le Bou wants to sweep here but mano controlling him for the moment.
Le Bou is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
mano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Le Bou swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Le Bou wants to sweep here but mano controlling him for the moment.
Le Bou is looking for a triangle but mano pushes his legs off easily.
Le Bou lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for mano!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou working away from the top, dropping strikes.
mano can't escape the position.
Le Bou has control of mano's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and mano regains control of the situation pretty easily.
mano manages to regain half guard. Good work.
mano is staying active underneath Le Bou, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Le Bou 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.
Le Bou not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Le Bou throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Le Bou works his foot free and advances to mount.
Le Bou trying to control but mano is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thom Le Bou showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Le Bou, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thom Le Bou!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Neville Champman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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161 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Neville Champman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Champman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reynolds sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Champman walks into a left hand.
Champman misses with a few strikes there.
Champman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reynolds moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Champman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Champman misses the target.
A jab from Champman misses.
Reynolds lands with a hook. Champman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice sprawl there from Reynolds as Champman shoots in.
Nice cross by Reynolds.
Champman lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Champman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Reynolds ducks under a wild hook from Champman.
Champman throws a shot from downtown. Reynolds moves away and avoids it.
Champman shoots in but Reynolds avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neville Champman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Champman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reynolds sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Champman avoids the body shot from Reynolds.
Champman moves away from the strike by Reynolds.
Reynolds moves out of range as Champman strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Champman manages to avoid it.
Reynolds scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Reynolds lands a jab-cross combination.
Reynolds will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Champman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reynolds sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Champman shoots for a double leg takedown but Reynolds sprawls well. He's pushed Champman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Reynolds misses with the combination.
Reynolds lands a nice hook to Champman's body. Champman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Charlie Reynolds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds lands a nice hook to Champman's body. Champman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reynolds throws a big shot that misses.
Reynolds misses with the combination.
Reynolds fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice uppercut lands for Reynolds. That snapped Champman's head back.
Reynolds moves out of range of the leg kick from Champman.
Reynolds lunges at Champman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Champman's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Champman throws out the jab.
Charlie Reynolds is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Reynolds darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Champman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reynolds.
Reynolds leaves Champman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Reynolds slips under a jab from Champman.
Champman throws out a leg kick but Reynolds moves out of range and Champman only half commits.
Reynolds closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Champman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Reynolds is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Champman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Champman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Reynolds counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Reynolds dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch but Champman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reynolds throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Champman slips a jab from Reynolds.
Champman throws an overhand right that lands on Reynolds's shoulder, as Reynolds tries to avoid the shot.
Champman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reynolds circles away.
Champman throws out a loose jab but Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reynolds moves out of range as Champman strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds throws a jab when Champman was well out of range.
Champman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Champman shoots for a double leg takedown but Reynolds sprawls well. He's pushed Champman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds digs a good body shot into Champman's ribs.
Neville Champman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reynolds throws a big shot that misses.
Charlie Reynolds seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Champman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reynolds as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neville Champman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reynolds wants to clinch.
Champman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Reynolds moves in looking to clinch but Champman pushes him off.
Champman ducks under a wild hook from Reynolds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds cracks Champman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Reynolds needs to keep his hands up - Champman had a free shot at his head there.
Champman misses with a hook to the body
and Reynolds counters with a stiff right hand.
Reynolds is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Reynolds is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reynolds misses with a few strikes there.
Reynolds misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Champman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Reynolds!
Reynolds stuns Champman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Reynolds misses with the combination.
Reynolds slaps away a takedown attempt from Champman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Reynolds lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Reynolds.
Champman tries for a takedown but Reynolds sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Reynolds listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds scores with a jab to the head.
Champman misses with a body punch
and Reynolds counters with a straight right hand.
Reynolds throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Champman. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Champman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Champman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reynolds lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reynolds looks to land a combination but Champman avoids it well.
Reynolds takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Champman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Reynolds showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice jab there from Champman.
Reynolds fails in his attempt to clinch.
Champman misses with a combination
and Reynolds counters with a stiff right hand.
Reynolds doesn't manage to clinch there - Champman circles away.
Champman shoots in but Reynolds avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Reynolds slips a straight right by Champman.
Reynolds misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Reynolds.
Champman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Reynolds throws a lazy right hand but Champman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch up but Champman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Champman moves out of range of the strikes.
Reynolds avoids the body shot from Champman.
Champman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reynolds catches Champman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Champman avoids the body shot from Reynolds.
Reynolds lands a jab to the nose.
Reynolds fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Reynolds misses the shot to the body.
Champman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reynolds counters with a two punch combo.
Reynolds tries to clinch but Champman is having none of it.
Champman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Reynolds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds moves out of range of the strikes.
Reynolds jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reynolds lands a jab to the nose.
Reynolds connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Champman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reynolds circles away.
A jab from Reynolds finds it's way through Champman's defenses.
Reynolds throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Champman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Reynolds won't be happy with that.
Champman takes a little break here. Reynolds wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Champman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reynolds keeps working.
Champman goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Reynolds has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Champman but great work by Reynolds.
Neville Champman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Charlie Reynolds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
You can see the frustration on Champman's face as Reynolds controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Charlie Reynolds.
I've got Reynolds 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Reynolds!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Reigle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Bravado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reigle comes to the cage accompanied by So Common So Cheap. Eddie Bravado is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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24
184 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathaniel Reigle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Bravado!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bravado.
Reigle lands with a kick to the temple. Bravado shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Eddie Bravado has been cut.
Bravado takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bravado swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reigle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Reigle misses.
Reigle has managed to clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reigle.
A short right from Reigle.
Bravado wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reigle is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Reigle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bravado backwards.
Reigle slows down the pace here.
Bravado tries to break free but Reigle pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bravado backwards.
Reigle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bravado.
Bravado drops down looking for an ankle pick but Reigle pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bravado looks gassed!
An inside leg kick lands from Reigle.
Nathaniel Reigle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bravado fails with the takedown.
Nathaniel Reigle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Bravado.
Reigle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bravado's calf.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reigle.
Reigle darts in and clinches Bravado up against the cage.
Bravado tries to break free but Reigle pushes him back against the cage.
Reigle is pushing Bravado up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reigle digs a right hand underneath Bravado's ribcage. Bravado let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reigle scores with a shot to the side of Bravado's head.
Bravado wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reigle effectively controlling the action here.
Reigle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reigle lands a shot to the body.
Reigle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reigle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bravado on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Reigle with a nice cross.
Bravado will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Reigle throws a head kick that half lands.
Reigle connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reigle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bravado takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Reigle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bravado.
Reigle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bravado is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bravado is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Reigle and Bravado falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Reigle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nathaniel Reigle!
Nathaniel Reigle retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glen Quagmire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Hutton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Hutton acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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255 lbs
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270 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glen Quagmire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Harry Hutton!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hutton looks for the body kick but Quagmire saw that one coming.
Quagmire throws a jab but it's blocked by Hutton.
Hutton scoring well with a low kick there.
Hutton swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Quagmire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good leg kick by Hutton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hutton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Quagmire thows a body shot but no joy.
Quagmire checks the leg kick.
Hutton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hutton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick by Hutton misses
and Quagmire counters with a nice leg kick.
Hutton thows a leg kick but Quagmire checks it
and Quagmire counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Quagmire.
Hutton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Quagmire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hutton is trying to force a seperation but Quagmire has the dominant position.
Hutton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Quagmire presses Hutton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Quagmire lands a nice shot to the body.
Quagmire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hutton looks for the body kick but Quagmire saw that one coming.
Hutton throws a sloppy head kick
and Quagmire counters with a head kick. That will keep Hutton thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hutton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quagmire.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Hutton misses
and Quagmire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quagmire lands with a cross.
Hutton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hutton is looking to score with low kicks.
Hutton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hutton throws a leg kick
and Quagmire counters with a good low kick that Hutton was not able to check.
Hutton throws a leg kick that is checked
and Quagmire counters with a series of strikes. Hutton will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hutton looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quagmire lands a big head kick that sends Hutton tumbling to the mat! Quagmire takes a step backwards and waves Hutton back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hutton is rocked!
It looks like Harry Hutton has been cut.
Quagmire cracks Hutton with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Hutton tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Quagmire pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Hutton is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glen Quagmire!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick O Flattery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick O Flattery has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bruce Roberts's chin.
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261 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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258 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick O Flattery!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts scores with a spinning back kick!
O Flattery takes one to the chin there.
Roberts looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Roberts lands a nice leg kick that just misses O Flattery's sensitive parts.
Roberts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Flattery. That did some damage!
O Flattery looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
O Flattery misses with a two punch combination.
Roberts moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Roberts.
O Flattery tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roberts feints and then cracks O Flattery's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Flattery down.
O Flattery takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Roberts pushes O Flattery up against the cage in a clinch.
Roberts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Flattery misses with the combination.
Roberts delivers a nice body kick.
Roberts scores with a jab to the body.
Roberts ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Roberts lets loose with a powerful body kick. O Flattery will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roberts blocking some punches.
Roberts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Flattery takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Roberts instigates a clinch.
O Flattery blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roberts connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Patrick O Flattery has been cut.
Roberts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Flattery.
Roberts drags the fight down to the ground.
Roberts controls O Flattery momentarily but O Flattery frees himself.
Roberts has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes O Flattery off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts takes one to the side of the head.
O Flattery misses with a hook to the body
and Roberts counters with a nice uppercut.
Roberts feints and then cracks O Flattery's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Flattery down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Flattery.
Roberts looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for O Flattery!
O Flattery doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Roberts goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now O Flattery is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is looking to sweep but instead, O Flattery has passed into half guard.
O Flattery trying to pass the guard but Roberts defending well.
Roberts blocking the ground and pound attempt from O Flattery.
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.
Roberts is looking for a sweep. O Flattery is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
O Flattery with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Roberts slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
O Flattery won't allow Roberts to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Roberts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick O Flattery's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A head kick misses from Roberts.
O Flattery misses with a double jab
and Roberts counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in O Flattery's guard now.
Roberts trying to control but O Flattery is working from the bottom.
Roberts throws a big right hand that misses.
Roberts passes O Flattery's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Flattery makes his way to full guard. A much better position for O Flattery.
O Flattery seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts trying to control but O Flattery is working from the bottom.
Roberts is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because O Flattery is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Roberts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Roberts looking to sit in guard and control but O Flattery gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
O Flattery wants to stand and escape but instead Roberts has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
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.
O Flattery not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
O Flattery working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Roberts.
Roberts sitting in guard here, content to control.
Roberts throws and elbow that misses. O Flattery uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Roberts's guard. Nice move by O Flattery!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Roberts is on top in guard.
O Flattery looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
O Flattery working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Roberts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
O Flattery looking for a sweep. Not yet O Flattery, not yet.
Roberts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Flattery can do to turn this around?
Roberts postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Roberts loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Roberts with a flurry of punches that miss.
O Flattery seems keen to control Roberts's posture.
O Flattery utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Roberts postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Roberts dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Patrick O Flattery's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A head kick from Roberts lands but O Flattery takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from O Flattery misses the target.
O Flattery walks into a straight right hand from Roberts.
O Flattery takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
O Flattery throws a jab when Roberts was well out of range.
O Flattery misses with a double jab
and Roberts counters with a solid body kick.
Bruce Roberts is winning the standup battle so far.
Roberts throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by O Flattery.
O Flattery throws a hook to the side of Roberts's head but Roberts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Flattery has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Roberts.
O Flattery showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roberts.
Roberts scoring well with a low kick there.
Roberts lands with a nice combination. O Flattery backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Flattery takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Roberts lands an elbow inside.
O Flattery takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Roberts lands a knee to the body.
Roberts's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from O Flattery in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Roberts is trying to maintain a safe position but O Flattery gets an underhook and turns Roberts into the cage.
Roberts lands an elbow inside that O Flattery shrugs off.
Roberts misses with a knee strike.
O Flattery is trying to break the clinch but Roberts is controlling him.
O Flattery struggles to land a body shot inside as Roberts controls his hands.
O Flattery on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roberts utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Roberts throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but O Flattery blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Roberts.
Nice elbow from Roberts.
O Flattery is trying to break free.
Roberts landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Roberts working O Flattery over with knees to the body.
O Flattery takes a knee to the side of the body.
Roberts lands a nice elbow.
Roberts landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts landing some nice looking knees to the body.
O Flattery on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roberts is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Roberts lands an elbow that stopped O Flattery in his tracks for a moment.
Roberts tries for a takedown but O Flattery manages to get underhooks.
O Flattery breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roberts keeps O Flattery at a distance using the push kick.
Roberts with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Roberts throws a nice outside leg kick.
O Flattery throws out a loose jab but Roberts uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Flattery looks to land a right hand but Roberts moved out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Roberts. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Roberts.
O Flattery throws a sloppy body shot
and Roberts makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
O Flattery lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A cross from Roberts lands.
O Flattery misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts throws a head kick that half lands.
O Flattery takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Roberts tries to land a knee to the head but O Flattery blocks with his arms.
Roberts lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Roberts.
O Flattery's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Roberts jumps guard.
Roberts working for a triangle but O Flattery defends it easily.
O Flattery works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Patrick O Flattery has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruce Roberts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of O Flattery's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take O Flattery's back!
Roberts controlling from the back.
Roberts working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roberts doesn't have the hooks in and O Flattery manages to turn into his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Roberts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roberts 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:25
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Roberts!
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