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TLF: New Sensations PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Ruanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Enty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Enty has chosen welcome to the jungle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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, Daniel Ruanti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ian Enty!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enty shoots in for a takedown but Ruanti shows good takedown defense.
Ruanti misses with a head kick.
Ruanti lands a head kick. Enty smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ruanti lands a big shot that drops Enty! Can he finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruanti trying to control the position from guard on top but Enty 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.
Ruanti wanted to stand there but Enty had control of the position.
Ruanti won't allow Enty to sweep him here.
Ruanti not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Enty has a closed guard, preventing Ruanti from standing up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Enty scores with a three punch combo!
Ruanti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Enty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enty throws a head kick but Ruanti moves out of range.
Ruanti throws a head kick that Enty semi-blocks.
Ruanti misses with a head kick.
Enty takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Enty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ruanti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Enty shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Enty was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ruanti tries to buck Enty off but he can't manage it.
Ruanti wants to hold on but Enty pushes him away.
Enty landing strikes, looking to finish!
Enty controlling the position easily from mount.
Ruanti is looking to get to half guard.
Ruanti is breathing heavily.
Ruanti wants to hold on but Enty pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enty landing strikes from the mount and Ruanti is in trouble!
Enty punishing his opponent with strikes.
Enty landing punches.
Ruanti tries to hold on but Enty pushes him away.
Enty postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ruanti looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Enty tries to control but Ruanti wriggling away.
Enty landing strikes from the mount.
Enty has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ruanti's face.
Ruanti tries to hold on but Enty pushes him away.
Enty dominating with strikes here.
Ruanti sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ruanti is trying to stand up here but Enty is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enty landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Enty wants to take a breather but Ruanti is having none of it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ruanti is trying to stand up here but Enty is controlling him well.
Enty prevents Ruanti from improving his position.
Enty postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Ruanti to stand up.
Ruanti takes a kick to the side of the head.
Enty moves into the clinch.
Enty manages to break the clinch.
Ruanti shoots for a takedown but Enty saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Enty blocks the body kick.
Enty with a nice cross.
Ruanti looks to land a combination. Enty sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enty has his takedown stuffed
and Ruanti counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Enty is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ruanti throws out a powerful jab.
Ruanti misses with a takedown attempt - Enty sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Enty lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ruanti's sensitive parts.
Enty thuds his shin into the meat of Ruanti's side.
Ruanti misses with a series of wild punches.
Enty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruanti throws a low kick but Enty avoids it.
Enty throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ruanti counters with a head kick. That will keep Enty thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Ruanti dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Enty tries to clinch but Ruanti is having none of it.
Enty throws a head kick that misses.
Enty avoids the head kick by Ruanti.
Ruanti shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ruanti tries a head kick but it misses.
Enty throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ruanti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Enty has a takedown stuffed.
Ruanti tries to keep at a distance but Enty has taken the fight into the clinch.
Enty keeps control of Ruanti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Enty.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Enty is working for takedown but Ruanti is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruanti has had enough of the clinch but Enty keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Enty prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ruanti is trying to break the clinch but Enty has him pressed against the cage.
Ruanti breaks from the clinch.
Ruanti throws a head kick but Enty moves out of range.
Ruanti gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Enty preventing the sweep.
Enty throwing strikes from guard but Ruanti blocks nicely.
Enty wants to pass the guard but Ruanti is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enty stands up over Ruanti, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ruanti is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ruanti is trying to control the position but Enty postures up.
Enty wants to control from the top but Ruanti keeps moving.
Enty seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ruanti gets a takedown into half guard.
Enty has hold of Ruanti's hands but Ruanti slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ruanti decides to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruanti feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Enty pulls Ruanti in close to prevent any damage.
Ruanti has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Enty throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ruanti gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ruanti tries for a takedown but Enty circles away easily
and Enty counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Ruanti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick from Enty misses.
Enty stuffs the takedown attempt from Ruanti. Ruanti gets slowly back to his feet.
Enty avoids the head kick by Ruanti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enty clinches.
Enty wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ruanti has him pressed against the cage.
Ruanti has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Enty is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Enty breaks the clinch.
Daniel Ruanti is winning the standup battle so far.
Ruanti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Enty's sensitive parts.
Enty shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Enty can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ruanti is looking to escape.
Ian Enty has got the better of the ground game so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ian Enty will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ruanti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ian Enty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Enty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Enty avoids the head kick by Ruanti.
Enty is looking to clinch but Ruanti is avoiding it.
Enty dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ruanti. That did some damage!
Enty fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ruanti.
Ruanti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ruanti cracks the inside of Enty's front leg.
A head kick misses from Ruanti.
Enty keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ruanti. Enty shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruanti scores with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Enty gets caught flat footed, as Ruanti shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ruanti wants to control from the top but Enty keeps moving.
Enty is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ruanti wants to stand but Enty has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ruanti tries to free his leg and advance position but Enty is retaining full guard.
Ruanti won't allow Enty to sweep him here.
Enty has a closed guard, preventing Ruanti from standing up.
Enty tries to strike from the bottom.
Enty looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Enty takes a kick to the side of the head.
Daniel Ruanti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Enty takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ruanti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Enty lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ruanti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Enty.
Ruanti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ruanti goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Enty lands a high kick!
Ruanti throws a head kick but Enty moves out of range.
A low kick from Enty is predictable there
and Ruanti counters with a straight right hand.
Enty closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enty fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ruanti wants to get back to striking at distance but Enty won't allow it.
Enty breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruanti scores with a decent looking hook.
Ruanti throws a head kick that misses.
Enty gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ruanti counters with a nice uppercut.
Enty getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick misses from Ruanti.
Ruanti misses with a wild body shot.
Enty tries for a takedown but Ruanti sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Daniel Ruanti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Enty.
Ruanti throws a series of punches but Enty moves out of range.
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.
Enty moves into the clinch successfully.
Enty wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Enty goes for a takedown attempt but Ruanti pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Enty walks into a jab.
Enty throws a right and a left that Ruanti avoids nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ruanti.
Ruanti throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Enty's head.
Ruanti tries a head kick but it misses.
Enty moves in looking to clinch but Ruanti pushes him off.
Enty wants to clinch but Ruanti slips to the side
and Ruanti counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ruanti lands with a kick to the temple. Enty shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Ruanti showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ruanti 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 Atkins scores the fight for Daniel Ruanti!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Daniel Ruanti!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Daniel Ruanti!
Daniel Ruanti wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grim Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Grim Reaper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Crawford!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Crawford lands but Reaper takes it in his stride.
It looks like Grim Reaper has been cut.
Reaper looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Crawford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reaper is looking to land body kicks.
Crawford shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Reaper's guard.
Reaper escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Crawford gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Crawford scoring with some ground and pound.
Reaper keeping moving, preventing Crawford from controlling successfully.
Crawford stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reaper swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crawford passes into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crawford decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Reaper on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Crawford closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford stands up from half guard.
Crawford misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Crawford looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reaper is fending him off so far but Crawford persists. Nope, Reaper circles away and we're back to standing.
Crawford gets a takedown into half guard.
Crawford passes to side control.
Crawford has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Crawford throws a nice head kick!
Crawford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reaper as he avoids it easily.
Grim Reaper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Crawford.
Crawford throws a jab when Reaper was well out of range.
Reaper decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Reaper is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Crawford is looking for a sweep. Reaper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Reaper is stalling here. Crawford is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Reaper seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Crawford has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Crawford trying to control the position but Reaper is working away.
Crawford working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Reaper is trying to control Crawford's posture but Crawford avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Reaper holds on to Crawford's head and controls the position momentarily.
Reaper tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Crawford presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Reaper tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.
Reaper is working hard here to advance position.
Crawford manages to capitalize on a mistake by Reaper to take his back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reaper showing good submission defense here.
Reaper tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Crawford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grim Reaper's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reaper sizes up Crawford with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch but Reaper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crawford shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Crawford wants to control the pace but Reaper is squirming around nicely.
Crawford tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Reaper tries to reverse the position but Crawford maintains control.
Crawford landing strikes, looking to finish!
Crawford can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Reaper is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crawford in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jason Crawford has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crawford with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Reaper regains half guard.
Reaper makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Reaper.
Reaper throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Reaper manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Crawford manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford is working an open guard so Reaper takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Reaper stuffs the takedown attempt from Crawford. Crawford gets slowly back to his feet.
Crawford misses with a head kick.
Reaper misses with the combination.
Reaper gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Crawford gets to his feet. Reaper looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Reaper counters with a head kick.
Crawford fails with a takedown attempt.
Grim Reaper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Crawford.
Reaper scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Crawford shoots in but no luck this time.
Crawford misses with a takedown
and Reaper counters with a takedown into side control.
Crawford is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Reaper has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Crawford manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Reaper wants to control but Crawford is keeping him busy.
Reaper tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Reaper wants to pass to mount but Crawford is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford is trying to stand.
Reaper seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Reaper stands up and beckons Crawford to join him on the feet.
A head kick by Crawford misses
and Reaper counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Reaper.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reaper trying to control but Crawford is working from the bottom.
Crawford has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reaper can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reaper sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Crawford's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grim Reaper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Grim Reaper's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Crawford doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Reaper makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Crawford shoots for a double leg takedown but Reaper sprawls well. He's pushed Crawford's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Reaper decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Crawford is trying to stand.
Reaper wants to pass to mount but Crawford is defending the position.
Crawford is trying to maintain the position but Reaper is very close to passing his half guard.
Reaper is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crawford slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Reaper stands up from Crawford's guard - Reaper perhaps looking for a knockout.
Crawford misses with a wild combination.
Reaper shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Reaper was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Crawford is desperately trying to improve his position but Reaper has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reaper gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Crawford gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Crawford throws a sloppy head kick and Reaper moves out of range easily.
Crawford throws a head kick but Reaper moves out of range.
Crawford darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Reaper wants to control but Crawford passes into side.
Reaper isn't going anywhere.
Reaper sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford tries to stand and escape but Reaper is controlling the position.
Reaper wants to improve his position but Crawford is controlling well.
Crawford looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Reaper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crawford.
Reaper is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Crawford wants to stand but Reaper has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Reaper actively working from the bottom here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Reaper lands with an overhand left.
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.
Crawford lands a right hook to the body.
Horrible takedown by Crawford or perhaps it was just good defense by Reaper which made him look bad.
Grim Reaper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Crawford.
Reaper misses with the body kick
and Crawford counters with a shoot takedown. Reaper fights it but they end up in guard.
Crawford tries to stand but Reaper is controlling from the bottom.
Reaper trying to control the position.
Reaper will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Crawford avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Crawford throwing strikes from guard but Reaper blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Grim Reaper.
I think Reaper 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight for Jason Crawford!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Jason Crawford!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Jason Crawford!
Jason Crawford wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anthony J (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Dweller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony J!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Dweller!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
J scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
J is looking to advance position but Dweller won't allow it.
Still in half guard, J seems content to control.
J tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dweller knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
J slows the pace down in half guard.
J moves nicely into side control.
J is staying tight to Dweller's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Dweller is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
J wants to control but Dweller is keeping him busy.
J controls the position.
Dweller tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dweller manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
J trying to pass the guard but Dweller defending well.
Dweller punching from the bottom.
Still in half guard, J seems content to control.
J is looking to advance position but Dweller won't allow it.
Dweller is positioning himself well to prevent J advancing to mount.
J stalling.
Dweller wants to control but J is keeping busy.
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.
J is figuring out what he wants to do next.
J is breathing heavily.
Dweller is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Dweller manages to get to full guard.
J stands and throws Dweller's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dweller tries to buck J off but J is having none of it.
Dweller gets back to half guard.
J wants to pass to mount but Dweller is defending the position.
Dweller wants to control but J is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dweller pushes J off looking to stand but J dives back in and keeps control.
J controlling the action here.
Dweller trying to hold on to J's head to control him but J postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
J wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dweller keeps working.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dweller misses with a takedown
and J counters with a shoot takedown. Dweller fights it but they end up in guard.
J wants to control from the top but Dweller keeps moving.
Dweller looking for a sweep. Not yet Dweller, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
J trying to control but Dweller is working from the bottom.
J sitting in guard here, content to control.
J trying to control but Dweller is working from the bottom.
J stands and throws Dweller's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dweller tries to improve position but can't.
J controls the position.
J is looking to take a break and control but Dweller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Dweller's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony J dominated that round.
That's time! J's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dweller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dweller looks to land a combination but J avoids it well.
J shoots in and bounces Dweller off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
J controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dweller pulls J in to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
J stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dweller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dweller has his feet on J's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Dweller throws a solid leg kick but J takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dweller.
Dweller tries for a takedown but J circles away easily
and J moves into the clinch.
Dweller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dweller leaning against his opponent.
J wants to get back to striking at distance but Dweller won't allow it.
Dweller effectively controlling the action here.
J gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dweller is looking to control J's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dweller avoid being mounted?
Dweller wants to get back to full guard.
J blocks the strikes from Dweller.
J is pressing down on Dweller's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dweller is holding on for now.
J passes to side control.
J is looking to take a break and control but Dweller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
J happy to just control the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
J wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dweller keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dweller is trying to control J's posture but J avoids it.
J wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dweller keeps working.
J slows the pace down.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Anthony J just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
J circles away from the clinch attempt
and J counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
J controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
J stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dweller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
J is working hard here to advance position.
Dweller can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as J controls the pace.
J wants to pass the guard but Dweller is keeping the position.
Anthony J overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
J trying to control but Dweller is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dweller is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony J dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Dweller with a poor takedown
and J counters with a nice double leg into guard.
J is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
J could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
J's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dweller keeping full guard, as J tries to pass.
Dweller keeping moving, preventing J from controlling successfully.
J tries to free his leg and advance position but Dweller is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
J postures up.
J wants to control from the top but Dweller keeps moving.
J not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dweller is trying to keep J in close.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dweller closes the distance and clinches.
Dweller misses with a knee strike.
Dweller lands a knee to the head.
J prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dweller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
J has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dweller uses from the top position.
Dweller won't allow J to sweep him here.
Dweller being controlled here momentarily.
J trying to control the position.
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.
Dweller pushes down on J's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dweller performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dweller is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and J defends it well.
J wants to control but Dweller is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dweller performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
J is pressing down on Dweller's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
J lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dweller!
J controlling the pace for now.
J forces the positional change into back control.
J is riding his opponent, not letting Dweller buck him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
J has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Will J go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The referee stands the fighters back up. Anthony J just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
J shoots in and drives through. Dweller sprawls well.
Dweller scores with a takedown into J's guard.
Dweller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mike Dweller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
J is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
J on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if J tries to get out of the position.
Dweller wants to stand and escape but instead J has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony J showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for J, 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 Paul Tew scores the fight for Anthony J!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Anthony J!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Anthony J!
Anthony J wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Enforcer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Joyce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Enforcer's entrance music is Ace of Spades. A fine choice. Joyce has chosen Murder Ink as his entrance music. Aaron Joyce has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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259 lbs
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260 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Enforcer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Joyce!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joyce throws a push kick but Enforcer slaps the foot to one side.
Joyce shoots for a double leg takedown but Enforcer sprawls well. He's pushed Joyce's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Enforcer stuffs the takedown.
Enforcer wants to clinch.
Joyce tries to land a front kick but Enforcer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Enforcer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joyce tries for a takedown but Enforcer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Paul Enforcer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Joyce.
Enforcer misses with a wild combination.
Enforcer closes the distance and clinches.
Enforcer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Enforcer misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Joyce, right into the meat.
A combination from Joyce does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Enforcer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joyce fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enforcer throws a combination that misses
and Joyce moves into the clinch.
Enforcer throws a punch but it's blocked by Joyce.
Enforcer is looking to break free of the clinch but Joyce has double underhooks.
Enforcer is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Joyce can't fight it off and eventually Enforcer manages to take the fight to the floor. Joyce looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Joyce keeping moving, preventing Enforcer from controlling successfully.
Enforcer postures up.
Enforcer won't allow Joyce to sweep him here.
Enforcer tries to free his leg and advance position but Joyce is retaining full guard.
Joyce is looking for a triangle but Enforcer pushes his legs off easily.
Joyce looks gassed!
Joyce is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Enforcer works over Joyce with some ground and pound from 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.
Enforcer decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Joyce, up you get!
Enforcer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Joyce backs up against the cage.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Enforcer. Joyce shrugs it off though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Enforcer moves into the clinch successfully.
Enforcer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Enforcer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joyce backwards.
Enforcer lands with a right to the head.
Enforcer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Enforcer.
A shot in the inside from Enforcer.
Enforcer jumps guard and drags Joyce to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Enforcer pushes Joyce off and gets back to his feet.
Enforcer throws a sloppy head kick
and Joyce counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Joyce.
Enforcer manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Enforcer moves into the clinch successfully.
Enforcer drags the fight down to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enforcer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Joyce!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Enforcer lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Enforcer.
Enforcer raining down shots from the mount!
Enforcer landing strikes from the mount.
BOOM! Enforcer connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Joyce that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Joyce is bucking up trying to escape but Enforcer cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Enforcer 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.
Enforcer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Joyce looks a forlorn figure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joyce really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joyce is bucking up trying to escape but Enforcer cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Enforcer working the ground and pound effectively.
Enforcer landing punches.
Enforcer lands a heavy elbow.
Enforcer putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Enforcer lands a heavy elbow.
Enforcer landing strikes from the mount.
Enforcer working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Enforcer lands a big elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joyce in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Enforcer scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Joyce takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Joyce is desperately trying to improve his position but Enforcer has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Enforcer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Enforcer closes the distance and clinches.
Enforcer breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Enforcer.
Joyce shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Enforcer pinned against the cage. Enforcer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Paul Enforcer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joyce closes this distance looking for a takedown but Enforcer circles away.
Enforcer misses the shot to the body.
Enforcer wants to clinch up but Joyce keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joyce takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Enforcer clinches up with Joyce and pushes him back against the cage.
Enforcer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joyce is breathing heavily.
Enforcer's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Enforcer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Joyce or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enforcer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Enforcer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Enforcer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Enforcer lands a two punch combo.
Enforcer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Joyce tries to pull guard but Enforcer holds him up against the cage and eventually Joyce drops back down to his feet.
Paul Enforcer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Joyce.
Enforcer successfully pulls guard.
Enforcer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Paul Enforcer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Enforcer putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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!
Enforcer punishing his opponent with strikes.
Joyce in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Enforcer looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Joyce covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Enforcer!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scott Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Brophy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Brophy's choice of entrance music: Strong Again- N-Dubz. Grant Brophy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Scott Richards's chin.
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180 lbs
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176 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Grant Brophy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Brophy lands but Richards takes it in his stride.
Brophy darts in and clinches Richards up against the cage.
Richards swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Richards prevents Brophy from breaking the clinch.
Richards looking to throw knees to the head but Brophy is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brophy crunches a lovely knee into Richards's ribcage.
Richards is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brophy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Brophy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Richards looking for a takedown.
Brophy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brophy is trying to break the clinch but Richards has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Richards takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brophy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brophy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Richards.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards is working for takedown but Brophy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brophy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richards misses with a two punch combination.
Richards keeps the fight on the outside.
Richards scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Richards tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brophy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brophy.
Brophy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Brophy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brophy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Richards works on Brophy's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards looking for a takedown.
Richards is breathing heavily.
Brophy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brophy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Richards has him pressed against the cage.
Brophy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brophy can't break the clinch.
Brophy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grant Brophy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richards takes a swing at Brophy's ribcage but misses.
Brophy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richards swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Richards misses with a takedown attempt - Brophy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brophy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brophy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Richards blocks a head kick by Brophy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brophy looks to land a right hand but Richards moved out of range.
Richards moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Richards throws a head kick that misses
and Brophy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Richards really felt that one!
Brophy throws a right and a left that Richards avoids nicely.
Richards misses with a wild combination.
Richards on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brophy tries to clinch up but Richards circles away and keeps his distance.
Brophy tries a head kick but it misses.
Richards fails with the takedown.
Brophy connects with a jab.
Richards slips a jab and a cross from Brophy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brophy throws a nice looking combination but Richards bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Richards swats away the attempt to clinch by Brophy.
Richards avoids the head kick by Brophy.
Brophy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Richards using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Richards tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brophy lands a shoulder strike.
Brophy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Richards has him pressed against the cage.
Richards leaning against his opponent.
A knee to the head by Brophy.
Brophy manages to break the clinch.
Brophy throws a series of punches but Richards avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Brophy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brophy wants to clinch
and Richards counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Richards scores with a jab to the body.
Brophy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Scott Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards shoots for a takedown but Brophy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brophy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Richards feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Brophy scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Brophy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brophy instigates a clinch.
Brophy manages to break the clinch.
Brophy throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brophy tries to clinch there but Richards circles away.
Richards comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brophy moves into range and clinches up with Richards.
Richards avoiding damage as Brophy throws knees to the body.
Brophy lands a body shot.
Brophy misses with an elbow over the top.
Richards breaks the clinch.
Brophy tries a head kick but it misses.
Richards cracks Brophy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brophy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Richards connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Richards shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Brophy tries to kick Richards off but Richards keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Richards drops an elbow to the side of Brophy's head.
Brophy is trying to stand up here but Richards is controlling him well.
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. Richards connects with a nice short shot to Brophy's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Richards throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brophy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brophy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richards throws out the jab.
Brophy throws a series of punches but Richards avoids them all with ease.
Richards throws a head kick that half lands.
Brophy tries to clinch up
and Richards counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brophy's knee momentarily.
Brophy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Richards paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richards misses with the combination.
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.
Brophy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Richards's sensitive parts.
Richards blocks a head kick by Brophy.
Brophy lands with a nice combination. Richards backs away looking to recover.
Brophy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Richards misses with the combination.
Brophy closes the distance and clinches.
Richards being controlled against the cage.
Richards has Brophy pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Grant Brophy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Brophy misses with a wild combination.
Richards uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brophy.
Richards takes the fight into the clinch.
Brophy blocks an uppercut.
Richards goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brophy prevents it.
Brophy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Richards pulls guard successfully.
Richards looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brophy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brophy won't allow Richards to sweep him here.
Richards wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Brophy is now in half guard.
Brophy tries to stand and escape but Richards is controlling the position.
Richards is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brophy decides to return to a standing position.
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.
Brophy lands a body shot.
Brophy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Richards misses with the combination.
Richards darts in and clinches Brophy up against the cage.
Brophy wants to get back to striking at distance but Richards won't allow it.
Brophy wants to break free but Richards has control.
Brophy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Richards scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch but Brophy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brophy pushes Richards up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Richards.
Brophy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brophy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Richards goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brophy prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brophy is trying to break free.
Richards keeps control of Brophy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brophy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Richards's face.
Brophy is looking to break free of the clinch but Richards has double underhooks.
Richards on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Richards leaning his opponent against the cage.
Brophy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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.
Richards tries for a takedown but Brophy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brophy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brophy has managed to clinch.
Brophy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Richards or not.
Brophy breaks from the clinch.
Brophy throws a sloppy head kick
and Richards counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Richards.
Richards goes for a takedown attempt but Brophy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brophy tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Richards tries for a takedown but Brophy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Brophy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brophy 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for Grant Brophy!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Grant Brophy!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Grant Brophy!
Grant Brophy wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carey Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Supermassive Black Hole by Muse. Winchester comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jack The Ripper - Nick Cave kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Carey Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Winchester!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries for a takedown but Winchester sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Williams shoots in and bounces Winchester off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Williams drops back looking for a leg! Winchester is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Winchester manages to kick Williams off! Williams jumps back into Winchester's guard.
Williams advances to half guard.
Winchester trying to control but Williams postures up.
Williams slips a nice elbow through Winchester's hands, connecting with Winchester's forehead.
Winchester has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Williams is working away from the top position though.
Williams 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.
Williams is working for a kimura but Winchester is defending it quite comfortably.
Williams is working for a kimura but Winchester is defending it quite comfortably.
Winchester is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Winchester is just riding it out for now. Williams eventually gives up the hold.
Williams is trying to work for a kimura but Winchester is defending well.
Williams is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Winchester is just riding it out for now. Williams eventually gives up the hold.
Williams is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Winchester defends it well.
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.
Winchester looks like he's trying to stand up.
Williams is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Winchester doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Williams.
Williams is thwarting Winchester's attempts to control the position.
Williams is working for a kimura but Winchester is defending it quite comfortably.
Winchester looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is working for a submission of some sort.
Winchester trying to control here.
Winchester is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Williams is staying active.
Williams is looking for a kimura here.
Williams is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Winchester doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Williams.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winchester trying to control from the bottom.
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.
Williams takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Winchester is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Williams is working for a submission of some sort.
Winchester looks gassed!
Williams is trying for a kimura here. Winchester looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Williams wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carey Williams!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sho Fukamachi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Skinner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fukamachi comes to the cage accompanied by Guyver: The Bio-Boosted Armor. Bobby Skinner will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sho Fukamachi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Skinner!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skinner closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fukamachi to the mat! Fukamachi manages to get full guard.
Fukamachi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Skinner throws a big right hand that misses.
Skinner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Skinner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fukamachi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fukamachi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Skinner!
Skinner can't escape the position.
Fukamachi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Skinner?
Skinner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The referee warns Skinner that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fukamachi is working for a guillotine from mount but Skinner frees his head quite easily.
Fukamachi avoids the attempt from Skinner to control.
Skinner is in all sorts of trouble here.
Skinner is squirming around, avoiding Fukamachi's attempts to control the action.
Skinner working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukamachi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fukamachi landing strikes from the mount and Skinner is in trouble!
Skinner really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fukamachi working Skinner over with strikes here.
Fukamachi tries to control but Skinner wriggling away.
Skinner gets back to half guard.
Fukamachi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fukamachi wants to pass the guard but Skinner is defending well.
Skinner is looking for a sweep. Fukamachi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fukamachi lands strikes from half guard.
Fukamachi trying to mount his opponent but Skinner defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skinner looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fukamachi is thwarting Skinner's attempts to control the position.
Skinner actively working from the bottom here.
Skinner looks gassed!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Skinner blocks a head kick by Fukamachi.
Fukamachi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Skinner counters with a single leg into guard. Fukamachi didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fukamachi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Skinner!
Skinner working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinner is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fukamachi tries to control but Skinner wriggling away.
Fukamachi looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Skinner is looking to get to half guard.
Skinner throwing hammer fists to the chest of Fukamachi. What's that going to do exactly?
Fukamachi looking for a guillotine from mount but Skinner is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skinner working to try and regain half guard.
Fukamachi landing strikes from the mount and Skinner is in trouble!
Fukamachi landing punches.
Fukamachi lands a nice shot to the head.
Skinner really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Skinner taking shots to the head.
Skinner is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fukamachi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sho Fukamachi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fukamachi forces Skinner back against the cage and clinches.
Fukamachi works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Fukamachi tries to free his leg and advance position but Skinner is retaining full guard.
Skinner keeping moving, preventing Fukamachi from controlling successfully.
Skinner doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Fukamachi distracts Skinner with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Skinner looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fukamachi puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fukamachi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Skinner is looking for a sweep. Fukamachi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fukamachi is pressing down on Skinner's thigh, looking to free his foot. Skinner is holding on for now.
Fukamachi is looking to take a break and control but Skinner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skinner has hold of Fukamachi's hands but Fukamachi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukamachi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Skinner is trying to get back to full guard.
Fukamachi wants to pass the guard but Skinner is defending well.
Fukamachi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fukamachi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Skinner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fukamachi stalls.
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.
Skinner tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fukamachi smiles and moves away.
Skinner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fukamachi looks to land a right hand but Skinner moved out of range.
Skinner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Skinner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fukamachi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinner looking to stall.
Fukamachi gets control of Skinner's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fukamachi will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fukamachi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Skinner looking to sit in guard and control but Fukamachi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fukamachi chips away with some ground and pound.
Fukamachi passes Skinner's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fukamachi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Skinner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Skinner wants to get back to full guard.
Fukamachi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Skinner wants to improve his position but Fukamachi is controlling well.
Skinner is looking to control Fukamachi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Skinner avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukamachi uses his free foot to push down on Skinner's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Skinner.
Sho Fukamachi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fukamachi blocks Skinner's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Fukamachi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Skinner is looking to escape.
Skinner tries to hold on but Fukamachi postures up.
Skinner in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Skinner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fukamachi is landing with some decent strikes but Skinner is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Skinner can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sho Fukamachi dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fukamachi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fukamachi prevents Skinner from breaking the clinch.
Fukamachi tries to pull guard but Skinner won't allow it.
Fukamachi blocks a body shot from Skinner.
Fukamachi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fukamachi wants a takedown.
Fukamachi is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Skinner can't fight it off and eventually Fukamachi manages to take the fight to the floor. Skinner looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fukamachi cracks Skinner with a solid left hand.
Skinner 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.
Skinner manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukamachi is bucking up trying to escape but Skinner cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fukamachi is in all sorts of trouble here.
The referee warns Fukamachi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Skinner raining down shots from the mount!
Fukamachi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Skinner wants to control the pace but Fukamachi is squirming around nicely.
Skinner lands with some strikes.
Skinner fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fukamachi regains half guard.
Fukamachi tries to roll over but Skinner keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skinner is keen to just control but Fukamachi is a slippery customer.
Skinner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fukamachi manages to get to full guard.
Skinner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fukamachi is keeping the position for now.
Skinner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Skinner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Skinner lands in his opponent's guard.
Fukamachi 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Fukamachi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Skinner works over Fukamachi with some ground and pound from guard.
Fukamachi trying to strike off his back.
Fukamachi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fukamachi is looking to sweep but instead, Skinner has passed into half guard.
Skinner lands with a punch from half guard.
Skinner slips a nice elbow through Fukamachi's hands, connecting with Fukamachi's forehead.
Fukamachi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukamachi 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.
Skinner works over Fukamachi with some ground and pound from guard.
Fukamachi keeping full guard, as Skinner tries to pass.
Skinner trying to control the position from guard on top but Fukamachi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fukamachi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Skinner is in close to Fukamachi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Skinner wants to pass the guard but Fukamachi is keeping the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Skinner checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Bobby Skinner just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Skinner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fukamachi fails with the takedown
and Skinner moves into the clinch.
Skinner can't find room to land a body shot as Fukamachi controls the action.
Skinner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Skinner jumps guard but Fukamachi stands there with Skinner around his waist. Skinner gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fukamachi has Skinner pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Skinner manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sho Fukamachi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Skinner.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fukamachi pulls Skinner into guard.
Skinner is working Fukamachi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skinner cracks Fukamachi with a solid left hand.
Skinner pushes down on Fukamachi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fukamachi scores with a few weak punches.
Fukamachi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Skinner working over Fukamachi with some ground and pound. Fukamachi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fukamachi has hold of Skinner's hands but Skinner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fukamachi trying to control here.
Skinner lands with a punch from half guard.
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. Skinner connects with a nice short shot to Fukamachi's temple.
Skinner is keen to just control but Fukamachi is a slippery customer.
Skinner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fukamachi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Skinner is stalling here. Fukamachi is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Skinner seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Fukamachi has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Skinner is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukamachi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Skinner to see if he's OK.
Fukamachi looks up at the clock and then as Skinner takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fukamachi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Skinner takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Skinner is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fukamachi works to advance to full mount. Skinner defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Skinner really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fukamachi with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukamachi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Skinner looks a forlorn figure.
Fukamachi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Skinner takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Skinner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fukamachi has control of Skinner's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Skinner regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Fukamachi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Skinner tries to hold on but Fukamachi pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukamachi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Skinner is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fukamachi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fukamachi landing strikes from the mount and Skinner is in trouble!
Skinner is looking to get to half guard.
Skinner has left one of his arms exposed and Fukamachi doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Skinner screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sho Fukamachi!
Sho Fukamachi is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Downing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Downing's choice of entrance music: Ya Life's on the line by 50 Cent. Danny Downing has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Downing!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald has taken the fight to the clinch.
McDonald breaks the clinch.
Downing shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McDonald as he avoids it easily.
McDonald drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
McDonald throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McDonald trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McDonald pushing down on Downing's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDonald trying to pass the guard but Downing defending well.
McDonald is thwarting Downing's attempts to control the position.
McDonald trying to control the action but Downing is working from the bottom.
McDonald trying to advance position but Downing counters by regaining guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Downing holds on and takes a little breather.
McDonald controlling from the top position.
McDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Downing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McDonald really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Downing has his hands on McDonald's head, controlling the position.
McDonald controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
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.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Downing is pulling down on McDonald's head. It's preventing any offense from McDonald, at least for the moment.
Downing keeping moving, preventing McDonald from controlling successfully.
McDonald pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Downing is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downing trying to keep a closed guard but McDonald is proving a slippery customer.
McDonald wants to get up but he can't break Downing's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
McDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Downing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Downing looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
McDonald pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Downing is keeping the position for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
McDonald wants to clinch up but Downing keeps it at a distance.
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.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Downing.
Downing wants to lay and pray for a moment but McDonald keeps working.
McDonald regains half guard there - taking advantage of Downing's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
McDonald tries to roll over but Downing keeps him under control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Downing controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chris McDonald will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Downing closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Downing lands in his opponent's guard.
McDonald not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McDonald can't keep his opponent in guard - Downing advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
McDonald is trying to get back to full guard.
Downing trying to control the action but McDonald is working from the bottom.
McDonald tries to get to full guard but Downing has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downing passes to side control.
Downing tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Downing has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
McDonald is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Downing decides to stand up, so the ref orders McDonald to his feet.
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.
Downing gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McDonald counters by moving into the clinch.
McDonald breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from McDonald.
McDonald gets caught flat footed, as Downing shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
McDonald looking to control.
Downing looking to sit in guard and control but McDonald gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McDonald throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald looking to pass the guard.
Downing is trying to control the position but McDonald postures up.
McDonald working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Downing trying to control the position here.
McDonald trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Downing has McDonald pulled in close to control his posture.
Downing is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
McDonald seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Downing managing to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McDonald loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Downing showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! McDonald's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Downing gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McDonald counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Downing!
McDonald controlling his opponent.
McDonald looking to ground and pound but Downing is blocking nicely.
Downing tries to hold on but McDonald pushes him away.
Downing might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control McDonald kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McDonald lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Downing tries to hold on but McDonald postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald thowing shots but they're missing.
McDonald dominating with strikes here.
Downing is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Downing is squirming around, avoiding McDonald's attempts to control the action.
McDonald avoids the attempt from Downing to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Downing is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but McDonald is staying active.
Despite being in the dominant position, Danny Downing just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McDonald is looking to clinch.
Downing keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDonald.
Downing misses with a takedown attempt
and McDonald counters with a nice double leg into side control. Downing won't be happy with that.
McDonald throws a strike aimed at the side of Downing's head but Downing avoids it well.
Downing can't do much from the bottom here.
McDonald in side control, throwing shots but Downing defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
What's Downing going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Downing struggling a bit here.
McDonald tries to advance to mount but can't.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Downing changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McDonald looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downing working away.
McDonald is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Downing is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt McDonald will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
McDonald is looking for a sweep.
Downing is working McDonald over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris McDonald showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McDonald 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight for Chris McDonald!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Chris McDonald!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Chris McDonald!
Chris McDonald wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Wilkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonga Anoai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anoai has chosen Danse Macabre as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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291 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Wilkinson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tonga Anoai!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anoai lands a big uppercut and Wilkinson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Wilkinson looks OK. Anoai waves Wilkinson back to his feet!
Wilkinson is rocked!
It looks like Danny Wilkinson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anoai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oh Wilkinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wilkinson throws a right hand that Anoai ducks under and follows up with a left that Anoai also avoids with ease.
Wilkinson seems to have got his legs back now.
Anoai is looking to clinch but Wilkinson is avoiding it.
Wilkinson slips a jab and a cross from Anoai.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wilkinson.
Anoai moves in looking to clinch but Wilkinson pushes him off.
Wilkinson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Anoai counters with a huge right that knocks Wilkinson out cold! Anoai is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tonga Anoai!
Tonga Anoai is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Doan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ride Of The Valkyries kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! James Doan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Doan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Bradley!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Doan decides to stand back up. Doan steps back and let's Bradley get back to his feet.
Bradley thows a left - swing and a miss!
James Doan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradley catches Doan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Doan shoots for a double leg takedown but Bradley sprawls well. He's pushed Doan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Doan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bradley is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Doan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Doan has escaped and now he's on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doan trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bradley is keeping the position for now.
Bradley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Doan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Doan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Doan throwing strikes but missing.
Doan won't allow Bradley to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bradley looking to control.
Bradley trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Doan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Doan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Doan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Doan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doan tries to clinch up but Bradley circles away and keeps his distance.
Doan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bradley cracks Doan with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Doan falls to his knees and Bradley doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Bradley!
Dan Bradley is the new welterweight champion!
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