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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Peezy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thurston Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Peezy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Majin Buu Theme Song. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Peezy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thurston Moore!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore loads up on a big right hand but Peezy slips the punch.
Peezy throws out a loose jab but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moore looks to land a combination but Peezy avoids it well.
Moore misses with a double jab.
Moore lands with an overhand left.
Peezy drops his hands momentarily and Moore takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Moore throws a lazy uppercut
and Peezy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Moore scores with a body shot.
Thurston Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peezy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Peezy moves out of range as Moore strikes.
Moore throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peezy connects with a leg kick. Moore looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Moore is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
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!
Moore looks to score with a jab to the body but Peezy is just out of range.
Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peezy throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
Moore lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Peezy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moore.
Peezy tries a head kick but it misses.
Peezy closes the distance and clinches.
Peezy lands an elbow just above Moore 's eye.
Peezy avoiding damage.
Moore has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Peezy lands an elbow that stopped Moore in his tracks for a moment.
Moore can't break the clinch.
Peezy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Peezy.
Peezy tries a knee to the head but Moore blocks it.
Peezy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Peezy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Peezy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Moore up against the cage.
Peezy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moore lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Peezy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peezy moves away from the strike by Moore.
Moore looks to score with a jab to the body but Peezy is just out of range.
Moore lands a head shot.
Peezy misses with a two punch combination.
Moore misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Moore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moore tests Peezy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Peezy is breathing heavily.
Moore lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Moore dips to his left and cracks Peezy with an uppercut!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peezy.
Moore throws a one two combo.
Peezy throws a nice looking combination but Moore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Peezy misses with a double jab.
Moore misses with a few strikes there.
Moore misses with a straight right.
Peezy closes the distance and pushes Moore back into the cage.
The referee calls for Peezy to work.
Peezy lands an elbow that stopped Moore in his tracks for a moment.
Peezy lands a nice elbow.
Moore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Peezy is controlling him.
Peezy breaks from the clinch.
Moore scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peezy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moore throws out the jab.
Moore lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Moore misses with the combination.
Moore closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Peezy is rocked!
Moore shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Peezy eats them both and turns towards Moore to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Oh Peezy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Peezy has closed the distance and engaged Moore in a clinch.
Peezy seems to have got his legs back now.
A frustrated look appears on Moore's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Moore has had enough of the clinch but Peezy keeps him there for the moment.
Moore has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Moore looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Peezy keeps control of Moore as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Moore's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Peezy breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Moore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Peezy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Moore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moore throws a lazy uppercut
and Peezy counters with a body kick that stops Moore in his tracks momentarily.
Moore throws a jab but it's blocked by Peezy.
Moore lunges at Peezy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Peezy's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries to keep at a distance but Peezy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Moore is trying to push Peezy away but Peezy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Moore is trying to force a seperation but Peezy has the dominant position.
Peezy goes for a takedown attempt but Moore pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Moore is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Peezy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Good standup being displayed there by Moore as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore looks to land a combination but Peezy avoids it well.
Moore misses with a straight left.
Moore falls off balance throwing a combination
and Peezy counters with a three punch combo that has Moore backing up. Moore nods at Peezy to acknowledge the strikes.
Moore misses with a few strikes there.
Moore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moore is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Moore takes an elbow to the temple.
Moore is trying to push Peezy away but Peezy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Moore takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thurston Moore dominated that round.
That's time! Peezy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Peezy throws a leg kick that misses.
Moore avoids a kick to the body.
Moore fails to land with a series of punches.
Peezy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Peezy lands a nice uppercut.
Moore is trying to push Peezy away but Peezy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Peezy landing knees to the head.
Moore can't break the clinch.
Moore wants to get back to striking at distance but Peezy won't allow it.
Peezy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Peezy lands an elbow inside that Moore shrugs off.
Peezy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Peezy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moores head.
Moore prevents a takedown attempt there.
Peezy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moore's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Moore gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Peezy.
Moore wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moore is trying to force a seperation but Peezy has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Peezy has him pressed against the cage.
Peezy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Peezy.
Moore takes an elbow to the temple.
Moore has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moore wants to break free but Peezy has control.
Peezy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Moore has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Peezy is controlling him.
Peezy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Moore wants to break free but Peezy has control.
Moore wants to break the clinch but can't.
Peezy has Moore pressed against the cage, preventing Moore from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Peezy has him pressed against the cage.
Peezy leaning against his opponent.
Peezy trying to control the position but instead, Moore has worked for underhooks and has pushed Peezy into the cage.
Peezy trying to land knees to the body.
Peezy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moore's efforts to push away.
Peezy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Moore wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Peezy throws a head punch that misses.
Peezy is working for takedown but Moore is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Peezy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Peezy fails to land.
Moore is trying to push Peezy away but Peezy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Moore tries to break the clinch but Peezy is controlling the position.
Peezy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moore's efforts to push away.
Peezy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Peezy working aggressively here.
Knees to the body from Peezy.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Peezy has him pressed against the cage.
Moore has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moore working hard to break the clinch.
Peezy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moore's defenses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Peezy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Moore looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Moore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Peezy has him pressed against the cage.
Moore is trying to push Peezy away but Peezy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Peezy prevents Moore from breaking the clinch.
Moore wants to break the clinch but can't.
Peezy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Moore up against the cage.
Moore wants to break free but Peezy has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore can't break the clinch.
Moore wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Peezy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moore tests Peezy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Moore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Peezy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thurston Moore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moore lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No joy there for Moore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Peezy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Moore misses with a wild combination.
Moore tries a low kick but Peezy avoids it.
Joe Peezy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moore misses with a two punch combination.
Moore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Moore throws a body punch but Peezy moves out of range.
Peezy scores with a spinning back kick!
Moore avoids the body shot from Peezy.
Moore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peezy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peezy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Peezy tries to bum rush Moore with a series of wild strikes but Moore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Good standup being displayed there by Moore as he connects with a hook.
Moore throws a jab but it's blocked by Peezy.
Moore connects with a body shot.
Peezy needs to keep his hands up - Moore had a free shot at his head there.
Peezy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Moore finds it's target.
Peezy moves out of range of the leg kick from Moore.
Peezy punishes Moore's body with a nice straight punch.
Peezy instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thurston Moore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.
Peezy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moore misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Moore misses the target.
Moore scores with a nice right hand.
Peezy looks for the body kick but Moore saw that one coming.
Peezy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Moore.
Peezy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moore counters with a stiff right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Moore as he connects with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Peezy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Moore throws a series of punches but Peezy avoids them all with ease.
Moore throws an overhand right that lands on Peezy's shoulder, as Peezy tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Moore.
Peezy clinches.
Moore stops a takedown attempt from Peezy.
Moore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Peezy has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peezy scores with a knee to the head.
Peezy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peezy slips under a jab from Moore.
Moore slips a jab and a cross from Peezy.
Moore misses with a looping right.
No joy there for Moore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Peezy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Moore as he connects with a hook.
Moore lands a two punch combo.
Moore misses the jab.
Peezy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Peezy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Peezy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Peezy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Moore counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Peezy forces Moore back against the cage and clinches.
Moore wants to break the clinch but can't.
Peezy lands an elbow inside that Moore shrugs off.
Moore has had enough of the clinch but Peezy keeps him there for the moment.
Moore is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peezy working Moore over with knees to the body.
Peezy has Moore pressed against the cage, preventing Moore from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Moore tries to circle away but Peezy has him pinned against the cage.
Peezy lands a nice elbow.
Peezy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peezy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moore.
Nice shot lands for Moore.
Peezy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Peezy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Moore darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Moore throws a low kick but Peezy avoids it.
Peezy slips a jab and a cross from Moore.
Moore throws a lazy uppercut
and Peezy counters by clinching up.
Peezy breaks from the clinch.
Moore lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Peezy at a distance.
Moore lands a nice shot to the body.
Peezy blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Moore.
Moore misses with an uppercut
and Peezy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Peezy.
A knee to the head by Peezy.
Peezy breaks the clinch.
Moore scores with a shot to the body.
Moore jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Peezy looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
Peezy needs to keep his hands up - Moore had a free shot at his head there.
Peezy throws a sloppy head kick and Moore moves out of range easily.
Peezy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peezy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Moore throws a hook to the side of Peezy's head but Peezy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Peezy closes the distance and clinches.
Peezy has Moore pressed against the cage, preventing Moore from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short uppercut from Peezy.
Moore stops a takedown attempt from Peezy.
Moore is trying to push Peezy away but Peezy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Moore is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Peezy is controlling him.
Moore is looking to break free of the clinch but Peezy has double underhooks.
Peezy keeps control of Moore as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Peezy stalls.
Peezy keeps control of Moore as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Peezy trying to land knees to the body.
Peezy prevents Moore from breaking the clinch.
Peezy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moore lands with a right hand.
Moore misses with a straight right.
Moore throws a series of punches but Peezy avoids them all with ease.
Peezy defending well as Moore loads up on a big left hand.
Thurston Moore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moore moves out of range of the body kick from Peezy.
Moore stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Peezy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Moore lunges at Peezy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Peezy's hand.
Joe Peezy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Left hook, right uppercut from Moore.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thurston Moore comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Moore 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thurston Moore!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Hardy (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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175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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175 lbs
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Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Van Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux slips a jab and a cross from Hardy.
Hardy rushes Dux and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hardy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hardy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dux's face.
Hardy prevents a body shot from Dux.
Dux tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hardy lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hardy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hardy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dux keeps working.
Dux makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dux.
Hardy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dux working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dux is on top in guard.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Dux from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy looking for a sweep. Not yet Hardy, not yet.
Dux stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hardy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dux throws and elbow that misses. Hardy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dux's guard. Nice move by Hardy!
Dux trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dux avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dux manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hardy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dux. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dux throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
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.
Dux working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Hardy looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Dux! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Frank Dux!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Farley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warren's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, London Calling - The Clash. Charlie Farley is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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144 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Frank Warren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Farley!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Warren counters with a nice double leg into side control. Farley won't be happy with that.
Farley taking a bit of punishment here - Warren scoring with strikes.
Warren will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
You can see the frustration on Farley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Farley managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Warren.
Farley manages to work his way to half guard, despite Warren's best efforts.
Warren throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Warren tries to pass the half guard into mount. Farley knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Farley wants to improve his position but Warren is controlling well.
Warren thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Farley's head.
Farley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren looks to land a strike but Farley avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warren in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Warren chips away with some ground and pound.
Warren throws and elbow that misses. Farley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Warren's guard. Nice move by Farley!
Farley postures up.
Warren utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Warren looking for a sweep. Not yet Warren, not yet.
Warren is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Farley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still 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.
Farley trying to control but Warren is working from the bottom.
Farley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Warren swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Warren has momentary wrist control but Farley slips an elbow through the middle.
Warren working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Farley.
Warren keeping moving, preventing Farley from controlling successfully.
Farley wants to pass the guard but Warren is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farley wants to control from the top but Warren keeps moving.
Farley throws a big right hand that misses.
Farley is working Warren over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Warren 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.
Farley trying to control but Warren is working from the bottom.
Warren is breathing heavily.
Farley is working Warren over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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.
Farley lands a couple of digs.
Warren avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Farley trying to control the position from guard on top but Warren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Farley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Farley looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Farley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Warren 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.
Farley throws a combination that misses
and Warren decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Farley's guard.
Farley is trying to control the position but Warren postures up.
Warren trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Warren lands a couple of elbows.
Warren in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Warren looking to pass the guard.
Warren keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Farley's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Warren stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Farley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Warren working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren with a flurry of punches that miss.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Farley holds on and takes a little breather.
Farley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Warren is one step ahead there.
Warren looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Farley is on top in guard.
Farley trying to control the position from guard on top but Warren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Warren looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Farley prevents Warren from getting back to his feet.
Farley is looking to work some ground and pound but Warren has wrist control.
Farley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Warren is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Farley pushing down on Warren's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farley is keen to just control but Warren is a slippery customer.
Farley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Warren defending well though.
Farley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Farley is keen to just control but Warren is a slippery customer.
Farley is controlling the pace.
Warren is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Farley scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four 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.
Farley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Warren defending well though.
Farley trying to control the pace.
Farley wants to pass the guard but Warren is defending well.
Farley is nestled in close to Warren, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Farley is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Warren!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Frank Warren will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Warren with a poor takedown
and Farley counters by moving into the clinch.
Warren has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Farley is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Farley gets underhooks to prevent Warren's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Warren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Farley.
Warren tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right from Farley.
Warren is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Farley has picked Warren up - he's going for a ride! Farley dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Well, if Farley 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Farley landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Farley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Warren keeps working.
Warren on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Farley is looking for a kimura here.
Farley controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Farley works his foot free and advances to mount.
Warren is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Farley lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farley content just to control the position here.
Farley scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Warren?
Warren in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Farley lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Warren is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Farley tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farley lands a heavy elbow.
Farley tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
BOOM! Farley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Farley pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Charlie Farley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Warren takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Farley landing strikes from the mount.
Frank Warren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Warren in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Farley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Warren has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Chokespear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Dallas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dallas has chosen Ace of Spades as his entrance music. Dan Dallas has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with William Chokespear's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, William Chokespear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Dallas!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chokespear throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dallas was covering up waiting for the punch and Chokespear finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dallas looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Chokespear passes into side control.
Chokespear staying calm.
Dallas tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Chokespear has hold of Dallas's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Dallas tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Chokespear cranks the arm and Dallas screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Dallas, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). William Chokespear!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Remy Bonjasky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrance Time (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Remy Bonjasky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Terrance Time!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Bonjasky misses
and Time counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bonjasky wants to stand up but Time is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Time missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bonjasky is working an open guard so Time takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bonjasky motions for Time to come forward. Bonjasky throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Time lands an overhand right.
Time looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bonjasky!
Time landing shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Time lands a nice shot to the head.
Time has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bonjasky's face.
Time punishing his opponent with strikes.
Time sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonjasky is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bonjasky is in a horrible position here. Time smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
It looks like Remy Bonjasky has been cut.
Bonjasky in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Time lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bonjasky hang on?
Time fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bonjasky is rocked!
Time lands a big shot to the head and Bonjasky winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Terrance Time!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jure Pavlovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Incubus- Drive as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jimmy Jones is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jure Pavlovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pavlovic eats them both and turns towards Jones to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jones throws a series of punches but Pavlovic avoids them all with ease.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones throws a right and a left that Pavlovic avoids nicely.
Jones cracks Pavlovic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Pavlovic is out of range.
Pavlovic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pavlovic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pavlovic moves away.
Pavlovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pavlovic is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Pavlovic circles away and we're back to standing.
Pavlovic closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Pavlovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pavlovic tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Pavlovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones tries to circle away but Pavlovic has him pinned against the cage.
Pavlovic misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pavlovic.
Jones looks gassed!
Pavlovic lands a knee to the body.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pavlovic with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlovic looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Pavlovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Pavlovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pavlovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Pavlovic.
Knees to the body from Pavlovic.
Pavlovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pavlovic lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pavlovic with a knee to the head.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pavlovic fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pavlovic rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pavlovic scores with a knee to the head.
Pavlovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pavlovic scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pavlovic landing knees to the head.
Jones is trying to push Pavlovic away but Pavlovic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones is trying to push Pavlovic away but Pavlovic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pavlovic scores a nice knee to the body.
Pavlovic connects with a knee to the head.
Pavlovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pavlovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jure Pavlovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Jones.
Pavlovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Pavlovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Pavlovic has the dominant position.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Pavlovic is controlling the position.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pavlovic misses with a knee strike.
Jones avoiding damage as Pavlovic throws knees to the body.
Pavlovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pavlovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pavlovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Pavlovic has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pavlovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones wants to break free but Pavlovic has control.
Pavlovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pavlovic tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Pavlovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pavlovic.
Pavlovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
That's four 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.
Pavlovic prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Pavlovic.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Pavlovic won't allow it.
Pavlovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones tries to break free but Pavlovic pushes him back against the cage.
Pavlovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pavlovic prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Pavlovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Pavlovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones is working for takedown but Pavlovic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pavlovic trying to land knees to the body.
Pavlovic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pavlovic tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jure Pavlovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Pavlovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pavlovic wants to clinch
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jure Pavlovic 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.
Pavlovic throws a leg kick but Jones checks it.
Pavlovic tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Pavlovic tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Pavlovic moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Pavlovic tries to clinch up.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Pavlovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Pavlovic tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pavlovic avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pavlovic is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Pavlovic moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlovic scores with a knee to the head.
Pavlovic landing knees to the head.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Pavlovic with a knee to the head.
Pavlovic landing knees to the body.
Pavlovic tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pavlovic with a knee to the head.
Pavlovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pavlovic misses with a knee to the head.
Pavlovic with a knee to the head.
Pavlovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Pavlovic.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Pavlovic has double underhooks.
Jure Pavlovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pavlovic throws an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pavlovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovic lands an elbow inside.
Pavlovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones tries to break free but Pavlovic pushes him back against the cage.
Jones breaks the clinch.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Pavlovic's defenses.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pavlovic wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Pavlovic is looking to clinch.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones works the jab nicely.
Pavlovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pavlovic tries to clinch up.
Pavlovic forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Pavlovic misses with a knee strike.
Jones can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Pavlovic keeps him there for the moment.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pavlovic.
Pavlovic landing knees to the body.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pavlovic missing with knees to the body.
Pavlovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pavlovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pavlovic wants to stall.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Pavlovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Pavlovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pavlovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pavlovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Pavlovic keeps him there for the moment.
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.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones tries to break free but Pavlovic pushes him back against the cage.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pavlovic fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have Pavlovic backpedaling.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pavlovic moves into the clinch successfully.
Pavlovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Jones being controlled against the cage.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Pavlovic keeps him there for the moment.
Pavlovic lands an elbow inside that Jones shrugs off.
Pavlovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Pavlovic is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jure Pavlovic 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. This is the final round!
A clash of legs there as Pavlovic blocks the low kick.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Pavlovic tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pavlovic looks to clinch
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
Pavlovic closes the distance and clinches.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pavlovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pavlovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pavlovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pavlovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Pavlovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones wants to break free but Pavlovic has control.
Pavlovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pavlovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Pavlovic keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlovic misses with a knee to the head.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pavlovics head.
Pavlovic prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jones looking for a takedown.
Pavlovic connects with a knee to the head.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones tries to break free but Pavlovic pushes him back against the cage.
Pavlovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pavlovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones is trying to push Pavlovic away but Pavlovic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Pavlovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pavlovic scores with a knee to the head.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Pavlovic has the dominant position.
Pavlovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Pavlovic has double underhooks.
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.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pavlovic.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Pavlovic misses with a knee to the head.
Pavlovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Pavlovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pavlovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pavlovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pavlovic prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pavlovic has him pressed against the cage.
Pavlovic prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jure Pavlovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pavlovic keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Pavlovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Pavlovic.
Pavlovic controlling the action here for a moment.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pavlovic keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pavlovic keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Pavlovic has the dominant position.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Pavlovic misses with a knee to the head.
Pavlovic scores with a knee to the head.
Jimmy Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pavlovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Pavlovic.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Pavlovic controls the action.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jure Pavlovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pavlovic, 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jure Pavlovic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dario Mancinelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iz Kayl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mancinelli might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Captain Jack - Captain Jack. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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183 lbs
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170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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Decent 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dario Mancinelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Iz Kayl!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kayl gets a takedown into half guard.
Mancinelli is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kayl pulls his head out easily.
Mancinelli works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kayl trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mancinelli is on top in guard.
Mancinelli with a nice head shot there.
Mancinelli throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kayl works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kayl not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mancinelli stopping the sweep attempt from Kayl.
Mancinelli wants to control from the top but Kayl keeps moving.
Kayl is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancinelli thows a big elbow that misses.
Kayl 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.
Mancinelli forces his way into half guard.
Mancinelli wants to pass to mount but Kayl is defending the position.
Mancinelli scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mancinelli thows a huge punch but Kayl dodges it nicely.
Mancinelli tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kayl knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kayl is looking to improve his position.
Mancinelli has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayl looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mancinelli is trying to control. Kayl wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kayl looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mancinelli is trying to control the action in half guard but Kayl is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kayl blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli lands strikes from half guard.
Mancinelli sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kayl defending well though.
Mancinelli working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mancinelli missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mancinelli takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mancinelli working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mancinelli slips a nice elbow through Kayl's hands, connecting with Kayl's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mancinelli lands a nice short elbow.
Kayl holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Mancinelli throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mancinelli is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mancinelli looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mancinelli slips a nice elbow through Kayl's hands, connecting with Kayl's forehead.
Mancinelli is trying to work for a kimura but Kayl is defending well.
Kayl is defending against the submission attempts here by Mancinelli.
Mancinelli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kayl keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayl wants to get back to full guard.
Kayl keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kayl tries to roll over but Mancinelli keeps him under 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. Mancinelli connects with a nice short shot to Kayl's temple.
Kayl wants to improve his position but Mancinelli is controlling well.
Mancinelli is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mancinelli is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dario Mancinelli dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kayl with a poor takedown
and Mancinelli counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kayl!
Mancinelli is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kayl is surviving well by controlling Mancinelli's body position as best he can.
Kayl is squirming around, avoiding Mancinelli's attempts to control the action.
Kayl defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli cracks Kayl with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mancinelli looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kayl is looking to improve his position but Mancinelli isn't that keen on the idea.
Mancinelli lands a big elbow.
Kayl is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancinelli lands a heavy elbow.
Mancinelli raining down shots from the mount!
Mancinelli putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dario Mancinelli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mancinelli landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mancinelli lands a nice shot to the head.
Mancinelli working for a submission but Kayl is keeping him at bay.
Mancinelli lands with some strikes.
Kayl is in a horrible position here. Mancinelli smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kayl tries to hold on but Mancinelli pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayl tries to reverse the position but Mancinelli maintains control.
Mancinelli lands a heavy elbow.
Mancinelli unloading with bombs!
Mancinelli raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kayl is squirming around, avoiding Mancinelli's attempts to control the action.
Kayl is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mancinelli unloading with bombs!
Kayl wants to control but Mancinelli is having none of it.
Mancinelli lands a heavy elbow.
Mancinelli raining down shots from the mount!
Kayl working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli landing shots from mount.
Mancinelli landing shots from mount.
Mancinelli prevents Kayl from getting the reversal.
Mancinelli lands a big shot there that rocks Kayl but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kayl is rocked!
Mancinelli landing punches.
Kayl is still in real trouble! Can Mancinelli finish him?
Mancinelli jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kayl manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Mancinelli scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kayl to see if he's OK.
Mancinelli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kayl can do to turn this around?
Kayl regains half guard.
Kayl seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mancinelli wants to pass the guard but Kayl is defending well.
Kayl is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mancinelli connects with a nice short shot to Kayl's temple.
Kayl is trying to get back to full guard.
Kayl is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mancinelli works his way into full mount!
Mancinelli lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mancinelli working Kayl over with strikes here.
Mancinelli scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mancinelli sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dario Mancinelli dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mancinelli closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kayl quickly recovers to half guard.
Mancinelli is trying to control the action in half guard but Kayl is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kayl trying to hold on to Mancinelli's head to control him but Mancinelli postures up.
Mancinelli slips a nice elbow through Kayl's hands, connecting with Kayl's forehead.
Kayl is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mancinelli's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mancinelli's back!
Mancinelli breaks Kayl's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Mancinelli is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kayl is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kayl has escaped and now he's on top!
Mancinelli can't keep his opponent in guard - Kayl advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancinelli manages to get to full guard.
Mancinelli is looking for a triangle but Kayl pushes his legs off easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mancinelli is on top in guard.
Kayl is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mancinelli throwing strikes but missing.
Kayl utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mancinelli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kayl swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mancinelli drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mancinelli jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mancinelli looking to pass the guard.
Mancinelli throws and elbow that misses. Kayl uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mancinelli's guard. Nice move by Kayl!
Mancinelli looking for a sweep. Not yet Mancinelli, not yet.
Kayl advances to half guard.
Mancinelli looking for submissions off his back.
Kayl passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayl looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Mancinelli wants to control but Kayl is having none of it.
Mancinelli is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kayl wants to take Mancinelli's back but he can't do it this time.
Mancinelli is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mancinelli is controlling an arm, preventing Kayl from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Kayl is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mancinelli to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mancinelli shrugs it off.
Dario Mancinelli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mancinelli tries to reverse the position but Kayl maintains control.
Kayl wants to take Mancinelli's back but he can't do it this time.
Mancinelli tries to hold on but Kayl pushes him away.
Kayl is trying to take his opponent's back.
Mancinelli slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mancinelli makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mancinelli.
Iz Kayl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mancinelli working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kayl doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Mancinelli is tightening it up a little... Kayl has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Kayl reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Kayl taps out! nice BJJ there by Mancinelli!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dario Mancinelli!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Johnson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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24
260 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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26
276 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Baxter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baxter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
Baxter shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Johnson eats them both and turns towards Baxter to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Baxter lands a jab-cross combination.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Baxter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baxter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnson prevents it.
Baxter wants a takedown but no success here.
Johnson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Baxter prevents Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Johnson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Baxter dives into side control.
Baxter content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson bucks up and tries to throw Baxter off but instead Baxter has got his back!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but Baxter has full control of the position and if anything, Johnson has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter wants to control but Johnson manages to buck him off and is now in Baxter's guard! Nice work there by Johnson!
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Baxter has wrist control.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Baxter blocks nicely.
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.
Johnson works over Baxter with some ground and pound from guard.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Baxter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Baxter tries to get out of the position.
Baxter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson postures up in Baxter's guard and throws a big left but Baxter blocks it.
Baxter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson forces his way into half guard.
Johnson throwing shots but Baxter is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Baxter 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.
Baxter drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Baxter wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Johnson is trying to escape the position but Baxter is controlling the position.
Johnson tries to escape but Baxter is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Baxter.
Johnson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Baxter landing a few strikes.
Johnson stops Baxter from passing to mount.
Johnson parries the strikes from Baxter easily there. Baxter is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Johnson to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Baxter controlling the position.
Baxter tries to advance to mount but can't.
Baxter landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to escape but Baxter is in control.
Baxter trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Baxter controls the position.
Baxter tries to score with some ground and pound. Johnson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Baxter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
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.
Baxter taking a breather here.
Baxter wants to take a breather but Johnson manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Baxter.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson wants to stand but Baxter is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Baxter dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Baxter closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Baxter walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Baxter counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Baxter controlling the pace.
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as Baxter sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter controlling the action here.
Johnson is looking to escape.
Bob Baxter has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Johnson dives in and grabs Baxter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Baxter pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Bob Baxter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Johnson.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Baxter counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
letting Baxter counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Johnson's half guard.
Baxter stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Baxter seems content to control.
Baxter is pressing down on Johnson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johnson is holding on for now.
Baxter takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Baxter has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bob Baxter wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Baxter scores a takedown into full mount!
Baxter looking to finish Johnson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Johnson!
Johnson blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Baxter content just to control the position here.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Andrew Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bob Baxter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Baxter controlling from mount.
Bob Baxter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Baxter. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Baxter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baxter 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Baxter!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mendez Papillion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chunky Munky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munky has chosen Buggin' Out-- ATCQ as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
180 lbs
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26
170 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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, Mendez Papillion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Chunky Munky!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papillion avoids the body shot from Munky.
Munky turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Papillion misses.
Papillion moves away from the strike by Munky.
Papillion connects with a single shot there.
Papillion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big left from Papillion misses.
A combination from Papillion does no damage.
Munky lands a nice looking body shot.
Munky scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Munky tries to clinch but Papillion is having none of it.
Munky fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Munky throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Papillion counters with a left and a right that stings Munky.
Papillion throws a head kick but Munky moves out of range.
Munky cracks Papillion with a good jab.
Munky looks to score with a jab to the body but Papillion is just out of range.
Papillion moves out of range as Munky strikes.
Papillion on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Munky. Munky obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
Munky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Papillion.
Good standup being displayed there by Munky as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papillion takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Papillion lands a two punch combo.
Chunky Munky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papillion pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Papillion misses with a body shot.
Munky rushes Papillion and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Munky just leaning against Papillion, taking a breather.
Munky landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Munky lands an elbow inside that Papillion shrugs off.
It looks like Mendez Papillion has been cut.
Munky taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Munky continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Munky.
Papillion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Papillion jumps guard but Munky stands there with Papillion around his waist. Papillion gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Munky lands a nice elbow.
Munky throws an elbow but it misses.
Munky utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Munky throws an elbow but it misses.
Munky is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Papillion is breathing heavily.
Munky stalling.
Munky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munky blocks a body shot from Papillion.
Papillion wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Papillion misses with a punch on the inside.
Munky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Munky will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Papillion up against the cage.
Munky lands a nice elbow.
Munky lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papillion being controlled against the cage.
Papillion swings wildly with an uppercut but Munky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Papillion throws a head punch that misses.
Papillion tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Munky obliges.
Papillion takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mendez Papillion's cut is getting worse.
Munky with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Papillion is rocked!
Papillion is pressed against the cage. Munky pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Papillion! Two more big strikes from Munky and Papillion crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Chunky Munky!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eoin Andershannon O Darby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gokhan Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Darby comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Shipping up to Boston by Dropkick Murphys. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Eoin Andershannon O Darby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gokhan Sato!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Darby.
O Darby avoids the body shot from Sato.
Sato throws a poor cross that misses
and O Darby counters with a single leg into guard. Sato didn't expect that.
Sato is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sato has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but O Darby can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Darby drops back looking for a leg! Sato is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sato manages to kick O Darby off! O Darby jumps back into Sato's guard.
O Darby postures up.
Sato tries to land a sweep but no joy.
O Darby passes Sato's left leg - he's now in half guard.
O Darby looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
O Darby is thwarting Sato's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Darby is pressing down on Sato's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sato is holding on for now.
O Darby uses his free foot to push down on Sato's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sato.
O Darby moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Sato has worked his arm free - good work by Sato!
Sato really doesn't want to stay on the ground with O Darby. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sato is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Darby tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
O Darby tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Darby is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sato knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sato tries to bench press O Darby off him but O Darby keeps the position.
O Darby tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
O Darby tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sato is looking to work his way out of this bad position but O Darby is controlling him well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sato gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Darby is working for a submission of some sort.
O Darby is looking to advance position but Sato won't allow it.
O Darby is working for a kimura but Sato is defending it quite comfortably.
O Darby is looking for a kimura here.
Sato is defending against the submission attempts here by O Darby.
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.
Sato is looking to control O Darby's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sato avoid being mounted?
O Darby looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sato trying to control from the bottom.
Sato moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
O Darby has gone for a leg lock! Sato slips out almost immediately though and dives into O Darby's guard.
O Darby looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eoin Andershannon O Darby dominated that round.
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.
O Darby doesn't manage to clinch there - Sato circles away.
O Darby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sato.
O Darby throws a hook to the side of Sato's head but Sato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A lazy left from O Darby finds it's target.
Sato rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Darby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sato throws a combination that misses
and Sato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Darby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sato misses with a looping left.
Gokhan Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sato misses with a double jab
and O Darby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Gokhan Sato has been cut.
O Darby misses with a hook. Sato ducked under it nicely.
Gokhan Sato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Darby sizes up Sato with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sato misses with a right hand
and O Darby counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - O Darby throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Darby moves into range and clinches up with Sato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Darby changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sato fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sato missing with a left hand there. O Darby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sato misses with a combination
and O Darby counters with a solid body kick.
Sato swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and O Darby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Darby misses with a looping left.
Sato takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sato's hands are dropping dangerously low here and O Darby connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sato scrambles back to his feet.
O Darby is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sato rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Darby counters with a nice body kick.
Sato swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and O Darby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sato is rocked!
Sato is breathing heavily.
Sato slips a straight right by O Darby.
Sato is still on wobbly legs! Can O Darby finish him?
BOOM! O Darby lands a beautiful left hook that drops Sato. Sato tries to recover but O Darby is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Sato lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eoin Andershannon O Darby!
Eoin Andershannon O Darby retains his featherweight title!
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