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VFL Fight Night 11 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between jake themuse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Robin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Robin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, jake themuse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Robin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robin avoids a punch combination nicely.
themuse is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
themuse throws a body punch but Robin moves out of range.
Robin misses with a series of wild punches.
Robin clinches with his opponent.
Robin gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Robin prevents themuse from improving his position.
themuse missing with punches from the bottom.
Robin wants to pass to mount but themuse is defending the position.
Robin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Robin wants to pass the guard but themuse is defending well.
themuse 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.
Robin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed themuse's head.
themuse trying to hold on to Robin's head to control him but Robin postures up.
Robin tries to pass the half guard into mount. themuse knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nice takedown defense from Robin. No joy for themuse on that attempt.
Robin forces themuse back against the cage and clinches.
Robin gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, themuse regains guard.
Robin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. themuse is keeping the position for now.
Robin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
themuse will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Robin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Robin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
themuse keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
themuse lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Robin!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, themuse cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
themuse scoring with strikes but Robin is staying in there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
themuse looking to control but Robin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robin is in a horrible position here. themuse smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Robin can do anything to dispel that myth.
themuse lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Robin hang on?
Robin is bucking up trying to escape but themuse cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
themuse working the ground and pound effectively.
themuse lands a big shot there that rocks Robin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Robin gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
themuse not doing much here.
themuse is tying to control. Robin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
themuse is nestled in close to Robin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Robin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with themuse. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
themuse perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
themuse is keen to just control but Robin is a slippery customer.
themuse works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
themuse looking to control but Robin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Robin is wriggling around trying to escape.
themuse lands a nice shot to the head.
themuse controlling the pace for now.
themuse scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Robin?
Robin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Robin looks gassed!
themuse lands a big elbow.
themuse with the ground and pound from mount.
Robin taking shots to the head.
themuse controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robin is looking to improve his position but themuse isn't that keen on the idea.
Robin punching to the body and holding on for dear life.
themuse looking to isolate an arm here. Robin doesn't see it coming and as themuse extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by themuse!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). jake themuse!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between mr maroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Wilson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, mr maroon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
maroon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wilson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
maroon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wilson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with maroon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
maroon pushes Wilson off and gets back to his feet.
Wilson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilson tries to clinch there but maroon circles away.
maroon fails with a takedown attempt.
Wilson shoots in and drives through. maroon sprawls well.
Wilson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wilson showed some decent athleticism there.
Wilson trying to control from half guard but maroon is working away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
maroon tries to get to full guard but Wilson has control of the leg.
maroon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wilson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. maroon is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now maroon is on top in guard.
maroon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
maroon cracks Wilson with a solid left hand.
maroon trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Wilson controls maroon momentarily but maroon frees himself.
Wilson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
maroon 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.
maroon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wilson's head.
maroon looking to pass the guard.
maroon wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to keep maroon in close.
maroon wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
maroon stops Wilson from standing up.
maroon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilson is keeping the position for now.
maroon trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wilson darts in and clinches maroon up against the cage.
Wilson is trying to stall.
maroon is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wilson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
maroon jumps guard.
maroon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
maroon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson trying to control but maroon is working from the bottom.
maroon 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.
Wilson lands a couple of digs.
maroon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wilson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
maroon throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
maroon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wilson is one step ahead there.
maroon keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wilson wants to pass the guard but maroon is keeping the position.
Wilson stopping the sweep attempt from maroon.
Wilson advances to half guard.
maroon works his way to full guard. Good work.
maroon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wilson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilson looks gassed!
Wilson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. maroon is keeping the position for now.
maroon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wilson is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Wilson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
maroon looks for a takedown but Wilson sprawls well.
Wilson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. maroon tries to avoid it but Wilson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag maroon to the ground. maroon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
maroon has his takedown stuffed
so Wilson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
maroon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
maroon looking for a sweep. Not yet maroon, not yet.
maroon tries to strike from the bottom.
maroon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wilson's guard.
maroon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and maroon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wilson is trying to keep maroon in close.
Wilson is trying to hold maroon in close to prevent damage but maroon has managed to pass into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
maroon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
maroon sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Wilson is trying to stand.
Wilson is looking for a sweep. maroon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
maroon is looking for a kimura but Wilson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for maroon to get the leverage.
maroon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wilson defending well though.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Wilson. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
maroon works his way into full mount!
maroon working the ground and pound effectively.
maroon has control of Wilson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Wilson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
maroon working the ground and pound effectively.
maroon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wilson taking shots to the head.
maroon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
maroon lands a heavy elbow.
maroon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
maroon landing shots from mount.
maroon is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Wilson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
maroon unloading with bombs!
Wilson is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is bucking up trying to escape but maroon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wilson tries to reverse the position but maroon maintains control.
maroon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wilson throwing hammer fists to the chest of maroon. What's that going to do exactly?
maroon dominating with strikes here.
maroon landing punches.
maroon has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wilson's face.
maroon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wilson working to try and regain half guard.
Wilson tries to hold on but maroon pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
maroon scoring with strikes but Wilson is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is desperately trying to improve his position but maroon has a good base and remains in mount.
maroon working the ground and pound effectively.
maroon working the ground and pound effectively.
BOOM! maroon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by maroon.
maroon unloading with bombs!
maroon has control of Wilson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Wilson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Wilson is working to get back to half guard.
maroon landing strikes from the mount and Wilson is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mr maroon dominated that second round.
That's time! maroon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
maroon fails to land the takedown.
Wilson shoots in and drives through. maroon sprawls well.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Wilson.
maroon sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wilson wants to take a breather but maroon is having none of it.
maroon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wilson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wilson's back!
You can see the frustration on Wilson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Can Wilson hold on?! maroon is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
maroon throwing damaging strikes from the back! Wilson could be in trouble here!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards maroon.
Wilson trying to control the hands but maroon won't let him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
I really don't envy Wilson right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
maroon throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Wilson!
maroon is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
maroon controls the position.
maroon is working the ground and pound. Can Wilson escape?
maroon is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Wilson up.
maroon lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by maroon.
maroon scores with punches from the back.
maroon is riding his opponent, not letting Wilson buck him off.
Wilson covers up after that shot from maroon.
maroon working for the choke.
maroon trying to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to break free.
Wilson grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Wilson manages to reverse the position and now he's in maroon's guard. Nice work there by Wilson.
Wilson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wilson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
maroon throwing short punches from the bottom.
maroon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wilson's guard.
maroon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wilson is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
maroon throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson thows a big elbow that misses.
maroon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wilson tries to reverse the position but maroon maintains control.
Wilson wants to control but maroon is having none of it.
Wilson is in a horrible position here. maroon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
maroon is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wilson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
maroon lands a big shot there that rocks Wilson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by maroon.
maroon landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is in a horrible position here. maroon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
maroon is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! maroon extends the arm and Wilson is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). mr maroon!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Lavarello (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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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robbie Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Lavarello!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavarello changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gallagher tries to avoid it but Lavarello manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gallagher to the ground. Gallagher escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck for Lavarello with that takedown attempt.
Gallagher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lavarello cracks Gallagher with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lavarello tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gallagher looks to land a left hand but Lavarello moved out of range nicely.
Lavarello has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lavarello there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gallagher misses with a head kick.
Kevin Lavarello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallagher loads up on a big right hand but Lavarello slips the punch.
Gallagher keeps the fight on the outside.
Gallagher shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lavarello as he avoids it easily.
Lavarello avoids the head kick by Gallagher.
Gallagher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lavarello tries to clinch but Gallagher moves out of range.
Lavarello tries to clinch up but Gallagher circles away and keeps his distance.
Lavarello fails with the takedown
and Gallagher counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lavarello!
Robbie Gallagher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Lavarello.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavarello can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Gallagher.
Gallagher thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gallagher is breathing heavily.
Lavarello is working to get back to half guard.
Lavarello sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gallagher wants to stand but Lavarello has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Gallagher throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lavarello is doing well to control the position and prevent Gallagher from advancing to side control.
Lavarello gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavarello has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Gallagher doesn't defend quickly enough and Lavarello has managed to lock this one up! Can Gallagher escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Lavarello on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kevin Lavarello!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tre Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jet leet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tre Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, jet leet!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
leet throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Tre Johnson has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - leet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
leet decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
leet decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
leet lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson blocks a head kick by leet.
Horrible takedown by leet or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
leet darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
leet is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
leet is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Still in half guard, leet seems content to control.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
leet passes Johnson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. leet is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson has a hand on leet's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. leet takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
leet looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
leet avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
leet with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
leet takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
leet landing strikes from the mount.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
leet controlling the position easily from mount.
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four 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.
leet with the ground and pound from mount.
leet sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
leet wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
Johnson is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jet leet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tre Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from leet.
Johnson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
leet wants to get back to his feet.
leet is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
leet trying to control here.
leet is trying to control but Johnson manages to pass to mount!
leet tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
leet is just holding on here. Johnson manages to take his back.
leet showing good submission defense here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
leet wants to control his opponent's hands but Johnson gets his hands free.
Despite being in the dominant position, jet leet just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - leet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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.
leet moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
leet fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
leet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
leet has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Johnsonis looking to pass into half guard but leet pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now leet is in guard.
leet scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
leet must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing leet from controlling successfully.
jet leet has got the better of the ground game so far.
leet postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but leet is one step ahead there.
leet is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
leet stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position.
leet pushes down on Johnson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from leet.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
leet uses his free foot to push down on Johnson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tre Johnson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tre Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
leet tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
leet working a defensive guard but Johnson passes into half guard.
leet wants to get back to full guard.
leet is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
leet managing to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
leet kicks Johnson off and gets to his feet.
Tre Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
leet moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Johnson is working for takedown but leet is calmly controlling the position for now.
leet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
leet gets the takedown into side control.
leet cracks Johnson with a big right hand but Johnson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
leet working the ground and pound from side control.
leet tries to advance to mount but can't.
leet wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
leet is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Johnson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
leet lands a decent elbow from side control.
Johnson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Johnson taking a bit of punishment here - leet scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
leet tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
leet advances nicely into full mount.
leet pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
leet putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
leet landing strikes, looking to finish!
The referee warns Johnson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
leet landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by leet.
leet with the ground and pound from mount.
Johnson is rocked!
leet working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Johnson turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips leet off and cradles Johnson's limp body as leet celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). jet leet!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wielki Vlad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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265 lbs
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265 lbs
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Brawler
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Good elbows
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Wielki Vlad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Davies!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies drops Vlad with a left and a right! Oh, Vlad is hurt - Davies dives into side control looking to finish!
Vlad is rocked!
It looks like Wielki Vlad has been cut.
Davies in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Vlad looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Davies turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Davies!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luis Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Sparkler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by National Anthem. Sparkler has chosen Drop It Like It's Hot as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ric Sparkler 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Luis Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ric Sparkler!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sparkler gets a takedown into half guard.
Diaz tries to roll over but Sparkler keeps him under control.
Sparkler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sparkler lands with a punch from half guard.
Diaz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Diaz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Sparkler defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparkler postures up and lands a big shot to Diaz's brow.
Sparkler with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparkler wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sparkler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
Sparkler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sparkler landing with the ground and pound.
Sparkler controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sparkler passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Diaz wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sparkler working the ground and pound.
Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Sparkler lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparkler lands a few punches from side control.
Check out the look on Sparkler's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Diaz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Diaz tries to improve position but can't.
Sparkler trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Sparkler has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Diaz!
Sparkler lands a big shot there that rocks Diaz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sparkler landing strikes from the mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice elbow there by Sparkler.
Sparkler in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by Sparkler.
Diaz is bucking up trying to escape but Sparkler cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Diaz is bucking up trying to escape but Sparkler cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparkler with good strikes from the mount here!
Sparkler fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sparkler lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Diaz is rocked!
Sparkler has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Diaz's face.
Oh Diaz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sparkler landing strikes from the mount.
Diaz wants to control but Sparkler is having none of it.
Diaz seems to have got his legs back now.
Diaz is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Sparkler lands a big shot there that rocks Diaz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Diaz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sparkler lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sparkler postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Diaz looks a forlorn figure.
Diaz is bucking up trying to escape but Sparkler cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sparkler cracks Diaz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Diaz tries to reverse the position but Sparkler maintains control.
Sparkler lands a big shot there that rocks Diaz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice elbow there by Sparkler.
Sparkler lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diaz hang on?
Sparkler is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Diaz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sparkler pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sparkler connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Diaz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sparkler breaks from Diaz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sparkler with good strikes from the mount here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sparkler is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Diaz is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ric Sparkler dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sparkler.
Sparkler looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Luis Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz with a poor takedown
and Sparkler counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sparkler seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Diaz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sparkler winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sparkler scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sparkler wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Sparkler lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Sparkler there.
Sparkler drops an elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparkler working the head and body with strikes.
Sparkler seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sparkler working the head and body with strikes.
Sparkler frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sparkler lands a big shot there that rocks Diaz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ric Sparkler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diaz tries to reverse the position but Sparkler maintains control.
Sparkler putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sparkler landing shots from mount.
Diaz tries to lock up and control but Sparkler gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sparkler landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sparkler cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sparkler landing shots from mount.
Sparkler unloading with bombs!
BOOM! Sparkler connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to get to half guard.
Sparkler with a couple of short strikes.
Diaz is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sparkler cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sparkler cracks Diaz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sparkler is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sparkler looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sparkler looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Diaz is working to get back to half guard.
Sparkler fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sparkler raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparkler is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sparkler postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Diaz looks a forlorn figure.
The referee warns Diaz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sparkler is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Diaz is looking to improve his position but Sparkler isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns Diaz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sparkler working Diaz over with strikes here.
Sparkler landing strikes from the mount.
Sparkler unloading with bombs!
Diaz taking shots to the head.
Diaz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is in a horrible position here. Sparkler smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sparkler cracks Diaz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Diaz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sparkler cracks Diaz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Diaz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sparkler with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Sparkler.
Sparkler with a couple of short strikes.
Diaz is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Sparkler landing strikes from the mount and Diaz is in trouble!
Sparkler connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ric Sparkler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Sparkler swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz misses with a takedown
and Sparkler counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sparkler scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sparkler winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Diaz tries to roll over but Sparkler keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Sparkler there.
Sparkler lands with a punch from half guard.
Sparkler winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sparkler scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sparkler looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz tries to roll over but Sparkler keeps him under control.
Diaz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparkler landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sparkler is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.
Sparkler winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sparkler winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sparkler drops an elbow to the side of Diaz's head.
Diaz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sparkler scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sparkler keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Sparkler lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Sparkler tries to pass.
Diaz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sparkler is controlling him.
Sparkler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Diaz keeping full guard, as Sparkler tries to pass.
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.
Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Sparkler defends easily.
Sparkler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sparkler closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sparkler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Sparkler is nestled in close to Diaz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparkler passes to side control.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
Sparkler lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Check out the look on Sparkler's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sparkler in side control lands a decent elbow.
Diaz is not content to let Sparkler control the position.
Diaz taking a bit of punishment here - Sparkler scoring with strikes.
Diaz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sparkler wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Diaz pushes Sparkler away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sparkler gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Diaz prevents Sparkler from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Diaz sneaks back into half guard.
Sparkler scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sparkler is nestled in close to Diaz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
Sparkler seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sparkler passes to side control.
Diaz is trying to buck Sparkler off.
Sparkler working the ground and pound.
Luis Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Sparkler landing a few strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ric Sparkler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sparkler has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Ric Sparkler!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Ric Sparkler!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Ric Sparkler!
Ric Sparkler wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Tocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Paulo Tocha has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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135 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulo Tocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tocha misses with a body kick.
Tocha throws a jab when Monroe was well out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tocha.
Monroe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tocha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monroe manages to avoid it.
Paulo Tocha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monroe moves into the clinch.
Monroe tries to score a body lock takedown but Tocha shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Monroe breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Tocha does no damage.
Tocha just misses with a punch to the body.
Tocha misses with a combination
and Monroe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tocha throws a left and a right that both miss
and Monroe counters by moving into the clinch.
Tocha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tocha tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Monroe just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tocha tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Monroe just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Tocha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tocha has had enough of the clinch but Monroe keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tocha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Monroe has him pressed against the cage.
Tocha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Monroe has him pressed against the cage.
Tocha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tocha wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Monroe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tocha is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Monroe wants a takedown but no success here.
Tocha swings wildly with an uppercut but Monroe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monroe has Tocha pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tocha manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Monroe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tocha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Monroe's elbow.
Monroe tries to score a body lock takedown but Tocha shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tocha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Monroe has Tocha pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tocha manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Monroe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tocha pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Monroe tries for a takedown but Tocha manages to get underhooks.
Monroe looks gassed!
Tocha is trying to break the clinch but Monroe has him pressed against the cage.
Monroe pulls Tocha into guard.
Monroe keeping moving, preventing Tocha from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tocha throwing strikes from guard but Monroe blocks nicely.
Tocha passes into half guard.
Monroe is not content to let Tocha control the position.
Tocha is trying to work for a kimura but Monroe is defending well.
Tocha 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.
Monroe won't allow Tocha to pass to mount.
Tocha wants to control but Monroe is keeping him busy.
Tocha tries to pass to full mount but Monroe defends it.
Tocha is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Monroe is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monroe tries to hold on but Tocha postures up.
Monroe is desperately trying to improve his position but Tocha has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tocha trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tocha prevents Monroe from getting the reversal.
That's four 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.
Tocha throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tocha wants to take his opponent's back but Monroe doesn't allow it.
Monroe tries to hold on but Tocha pushes him away.
Monroe slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Monroe is not content to let Tocha control the position.
Monroe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tocha's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tocha's back!
Monroe scores with punches to the body.
A lull in the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Monroe thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Tocha tries to roll but Monroe sticks to his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dan Monroe will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tocha has his takedown stuffed
and Monroe counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tocha keeping moving, preventing Monroe from controlling successfully.
Monroe has gone for a leg lock! Tocha slips out almost immediately though and dives into Monroe's guard.
Monroe looking to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Monroe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Monroe had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Tocha is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Monroe Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Tocha's back instead.
Tocha rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Monroe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Monroe is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe trying to mount his opponent but Tocha defends it.
Tocha works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tocha controls Monroe momentarily but Monroe frees himself.
Tocha bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Monroe's guard.
Tocha trying to control the position from guard on top but Monroe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tocha throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Monroe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Monroe is on top in guard.
Monroe is looking to work some ground and pound but Tocha has wrist control.
Tocha looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tocha trying to strike off his back.
Monroe postures up in Tocha's guard and throws a big left but Tocha blocks it.
Monroe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Monroe throws a big right hand that misses.
Monroe throwing strikes from guard but Tocha blocks nicely.
Monroe postures up.
Tocha manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Monroe manages to get himself to full guard.
Tocha wants to control from the top but Monroe keeps moving.
Monroe looking for a guillotine here but Tocha defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Tocha escapes and throws Monroe's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Tocha gets to mount! Monroe was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Tocha wants to control the pace but Monroe is squirming around nicely.
Tocha working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Tocha prevents Monroe from getting the reversal.
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.
Tocha tries to control but Monroe wriggling away.
Monroe is looking to get to half guard.
Monroe flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Monroe bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tocha wants to sweep here but Monroe controlling him for the moment.
Monroe postures up.
Tocha escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Monroe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dan Monroe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tocha darts in trying to clinch
and Monroe counters with a single leg into guard. Tocha didn't expect that.
Tocha wants to stand but Monroe is controlling the position.
Monroe trying to control the position from guard on top but Tocha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tocha is trying to keep Monroe in close.
Monroe postures up and lands a big shot to Tocha's brow.
Monroe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Monroe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tocha looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tocha wants to improve his position but instead Monroe has moved into half guard.
Monroe lands with a punch from half guard.
Monroe with the ground and pound but Tocha uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Monroe trying to control but Tocha is working from the bottom.
Monroe throws a big right hand that misses.
Monroe trying to control but Tocha is working from the bottom.
Monroe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tocha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Monroe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tocha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tocha keeping moving, preventing Monroe from controlling successfully.
Monroe trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Tocha manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Monroe is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Tocha is trying to break the clinch but Monroe has him pressed against the cage.
Tocha is trying to break the clinch but Monroe has him pressed against the cage.
Monroe decides to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tocha thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Monroe throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Monroe working a defensive guard but Tocha manages to pass into side control anyway.
Tocha tries to advance to mount but Monroe denies him.
Monroe manages to get back to half guard.
Tocha is pressing down on Monroe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Monroe is holding on for now.
Tocha is thwarting Monroe's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Monroe is trying to get back to full guard.
Tocha is looking to stall here but Monroe recovers full guard.
Tocha wants to control from the top but Monroe keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tocha postures up.
Monroe working for submissions but it's allowed Tocha to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Monroe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Monroe 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 for Dan Monroe!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Dan Monroe!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Dan Monroe!
Dan Monroe wins by unanimous decision!
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