Bound for Glory PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Dynamite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Dynamite
vs
Shaw

176 cm
21
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
172 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Dynamite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw fails to land the takedown.
Dynamite throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dynamite wants to land a leg kick but Shaw is out of range.
A jab lands there for Dynamite.

Shaw scores with a takedown into Dynamite's guard.

Shaw is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamite can't keep his opponent in guard - Shaw advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Shaw seems to be working for a kimura but Dynamite defends the submission attempt.
Dynamite landing small, sideways elbows.
Shaw is looking to pass Dynamite's guard but actually Dynamite recovers to full guard.

Shaw postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dynamite is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Shaw, into his guard.

Shaw working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dynamite doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dynamite manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shaw is keeping the position for now.

Shaw escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dynamite gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Shaw looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shaw looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite trying to control the position from guard on top but Shaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Shaw escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dynamite gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dynamite controls from within his opponent's guard.

Shaw is looking for a triangle here but Dynamite uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Dynamite knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shaw on the ground.
Shaw is trying to escape the position but Dynamite is controlling the position.

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.
Shaw struggling a bit here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Shaw is not content to let Dynamite control the position.
Shaw regains half guard.
Shaw wants to improve his position but Dynamite is controlling well.
Shaw trying to control but Dynamite postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Dynamite dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Shaw avoids the body shot from Dynamite.
Shaw looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dynamite is fending him off so far but Shaw persists. Nope, Dynamite circles away and we're back to standing.
Shaw shoots in for a double leg but Dynamite sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shaw should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw misses with a takedown attempt - Dynamite sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Paul Dynamite has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Shaw.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamite lands with a straight right. Shaw didn't see that one coming.
Shaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Dynamite swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Simon Shaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dynamite scores with a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw fails with a takedown attempt.
Dynamite fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shaw looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dynamite is fending him off so far but Shaw persists. Nope, Dynamite circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck for Shaw with that takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shaw.
Shaw shoots for a takedown but Dynamite saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

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.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dynamite as he jumps to the side.
Shaw throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Dynamite to counter with a crisp jab.
Paul Dynamite is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shaw takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dynamite scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Dynamite dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Shaw fails with the takedown
and Dynamite counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dynamite looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dynamite waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Shaw.
Shaw with a poor takedown
letting Dynamite counter with a right hand.
Shaw with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dynamite scores with a counter punch that sends Shaw to the canvas! Dynamite smells blood - he's punishing Shaw with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Shaw has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Dynamite!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and lamo decripprio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). lamo decripprio acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Liddell
vs
decripprio

187 cm
22
213 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

193 cm
20
208 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

Schwarzenegger Nutrition

MMA's Best Nutrition

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, Chuck Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, lamo decripprio!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
decripprio misses with a double jab.
decripprio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liddell.
decripprio fails to land the takedown.
Liddell lands with a shot to the body.
Liddell misses with a body kick.
decripprio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Liddell misses with a straight left.
Liddell throws a head kick that decripprio semi-blocks.

It looks like lamo decripprio has been cut.
lamo decripprio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
decripprio avoids the body shot from Liddell.
decripprio avoids the head kick by Liddell.
decripprio throws a sloppy head kick and Liddell moves out of range easily.
decripprio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liddell.
Liddell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
decripprio looks gassed!
Liddell avoids a kick to the body.
decripprio shoots in for a takedown but Liddell shows good takedown defense.
Liddell lands a nice shot that snaps decripprio's head back.
Liddell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
decripprio takes a jab right on the kisser.

decripprio is rocked!
Liddell drops decripprio with a huge uppercut! decripprio drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Liddell is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Liddell!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Quid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Killa W (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Quid
vs
W

177 cm
22
142 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

175 cm
22
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Johnny Quid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Killa W!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
W circles away from the clinch attempt.
W shoots for a double leg takedown but Quid sprawls well. He's pushed W's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
W shoots for a takedown but Quid saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Quid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
W shoots in but Quid avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnny Quid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Killa W.

Quid instigates a clinch.
Quid tries for a takedown but W manages to get underhooks.
W has had enough of the clinch but Quid keeps him there for the moment.
Quid content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Quid connects with a nasty looking knee right to W's face.
Knees to the body from Quid.
Nice elbow from Quid.
W tries to break the clinch but Quid is controlling the position.
The referee calls for Quid to work.
W is trying to break the clinch but Quid has him pressed against the cage.
W wants to break free but Quid has control.
Quid lands a nice knee to the body.
W looks gassed!
Quid is struggling to control the position.
W wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quid has him pressed against the cage.
Quid leaning against his opponent.
Quid landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Quid throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Quid.
Quid displaying some good clinch control by pressing W up against the cage.

Quid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Quid closes the distance and clinches.
Quid lands an elbow that stopped W in his tracks for a moment.
Quid goes for a takedown attempt but W pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Quid forces W back against the cage and clinches.
W letting Quid take a breather here.
Quid scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Quid connects with a knee to the head.
Quid lands a nice knee to the body.
Quid lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Quid.
Quid lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quid has W pressed against the cage.
Quid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

W is rocked!

Quid breaks the clinch.

Quid moves into the clinch.

Quid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quid shoots in for a takedown but W shows good takedown defense.
W shoots in for a double leg but Quid sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Quid thuds his shin into the meat of W's side.
Quid fails to land the takedown.
Quid is looking to clinch but W is avoiding it.
Quid tries to close the distance and clinch but W swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
W tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Quid swivels and escapes.
Quid goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
W is still on wobbly legs! Can Quid finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Quid closes the distance and clinches.
W seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quid will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning W up against the cage.
Quid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Quid lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Quid.
Quid unloads a knee to the mid-section. W lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Quid scores with a knee to the head.
Quid leaning his opponent against the cage.
Quid seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Quid landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Quid will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning W up against the cage.
W has had enough of the clinch but Quid keeps him there for the moment.
W has had enough of the clinch but Quid keeps him there for the moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Quid lands an elbow inside.

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.
W wants to break free but Quid has control.
A short right from Quid.

Quid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
W fails with the takedown.

Quid has taken the fight to the clinch.
Quid displaying some good clinch control by pressing W up against the cage.
Quid lands a knee to the body.
W wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Quid lands a shoulder strike.
Quid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
W's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Quid is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quid drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Quid with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Quid dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

W shoots for a double leg takedown but Quid sprawls well. He's pushed W's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnny Quid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Quid instigates a clinch.
W wants to break the clinch but can't.

Quid pulls W into guard.
Quid manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
W tries to reverse the position but Quid maintains control.
Quid looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
W keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
W is breathing heavily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if W can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Quid there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Quid looking to control but W is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Quid is landing with some decent strikes but W is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Quid looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quid tries to control but W wriggling away.
W is looking to get to half guard.
Quid thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
W holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Quid tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Quid punching from mount but W doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Quid with good strikes from the mount here!
Quid can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as W is looking to escape.
W keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Quid tries to control but W wriggling away.
W is desperately trying to improve his position but Quid has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quid controlling his opponent.
W is trying to escape the mount.
Quid controlling the pace for now.
Quid blocks W's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Quid with shots to the head and body - W looks very uncomfortable down there.

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.
Quid wants to control the pace but W is squirming around nicely.
Quid controlling the position easily from mount.
Quid punching from mount but W doing a good job of avoiding damage.
W is squirming around, avoiding Quid's attempts to control the action.
W working to try and regain half guard.
W really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Quid. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Quid dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

W misses with a takedown attempt
and Quid counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Quid tries to close the distance and clinch up but W swats him away and circles back towards the center.
W avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
W takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Quid darts in and clinches W up against the cage.
Quid pressing his opponent against the cage.
Quid lands a nice knee to the body.
Quid lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Quid lands a knee to the body.
Quid controlling the action here for a moment.
Quid lands a body punch.
Quid lands a hook that snaps the head of W backwards.
Quid goes for a takedown in the clinch but W prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quid landing knees to the body.
Quid'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.
Quid landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
W being controlled against the cage.
A knee to the head by Quid.
Quid connects with a nasty looking knee right to W's face.
Quid unloads a knee to the mid-section. W lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Quid displaying some good clinch control by pressing W up against the cage.
Quid using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Quid manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Quid.
Quid slowing the pace effectively.
Quid lands a knee to the head.
W is trying to break free.
Quid unloads a knee to the mid-section. W lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Quid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Quid gets through W's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Quid breaks the clinch.

W drives through with a takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Quid is on top in guard.
Quid works a leg free and moves into half guard.
W tries to roll over but Quid keeps him under control.
Quid wants to lay and pray for a moment but W keeps working.
W wants to improve his position but Quid is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quid moves nicely into side control.

Quid has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Quid throws a head kick that half lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
W tries for a takedown but Quid circles away easily
and Quid counters with a left and a right that stings W.
Quid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but W moves away.
W misses with a takedown attempt
and Quid counters with a solid body kick.
Johnny Quid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Killa W.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Quid tries to clinch but W is having none of it.
W shoots in for a double leg but Quid sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees to the body from Quid.
Johnny Quid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quid'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.

Quid has clasped his hands together around W's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
W is looking to regain half guard here but Quid keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Quid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Quid has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Quid!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Lennox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lennox comes to the cage accompanied by Country boy can survive. Matthew Hardy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Lennox
vs
Hardy

190 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
152 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cameron Lennox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthew Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lennox 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.
Hardy looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Lennox works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lennox is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Lennox seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Hardy is holding on tight.
Hardy has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.

Hardy is trying to defend against the choke here but Lennox has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Lennox Tightens the hold and Hardy taps out furiously! Lennox displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cameron Lennox!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Mosley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Schinkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mosley comes into the arena with Bring Da Pain blaring out of the sound system. Frankie Schinkle looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Mosley
vs
Schinkle

188 cm
22
219 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Proof Supplements
Bushido Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Mosley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Schinkle!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mosley throws a body punch but Schinkle moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Schinkle. Mosley shrugs it off though.
Schinkle is looking to clinch but Mosley is avoiding it.
Mosley attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Schinkle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mosley.
Shane Mosley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schinkle doesn't manage to clinch there - Mosley circles away.
Mosley misses with a looping right.
Mosley misses with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mosley.
Schinkle looks gassed!
Schinkle fails with a takedown attempt.
Schinkle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mosley. Mosley obviously looking to wear him down.
A bone on bone clash there as Schinkle blocks the leg kick.
Mosley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mosley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mosley throws the left hand but Schinkle avoids the punch easily.
Mosley misses with a low kick.
Mosley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Mosley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Schinkle.
A leg kick checked by Schinkle.
Mosley takes a swing at Schinkle's ribcage but misses.
Jab from Mosley.
Schinkle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Schinkle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mosley.
Mosley throws a leg kick but Schinkle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mosley scores with a body shot.
Mosley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Schinkle moves in looking to clinch but Mosley pushes him off.
Schinkle checks the leg kick.
Mosley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mosley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mosley wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schinkle checks the leg kick nicely there.
Some bone on bone action there as Schinkle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mosley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mosley with a hook.
Schinkle slips a jab and a cross from Mosley.

Mosley scores a takedown into full mount!
Schinkle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mosley controlling the position easily from mount.
Mosley'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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schinkle can't escape the position.
Mosley looking to control and managing it successfully.
Schinkle is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mosley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Shane Mosley just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Schinkle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mosley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mosley misses with a low kick.
Mosley waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Schinkle.
Shane Mosley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mosley feints and then cracks Schinkle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Schinkle down.
Mosley tries to clinch there but Schinkle circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Mosley dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mosley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mosley misses with the combination.
Mosley throws a front kick aimed at Schinkle's knee but Schinkle avoids it well.
Frankie Schinkle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Schinkle darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Schinkle wants to pass the guard but Mosley is defending well.
Mosley tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mosley makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mosley.
Schinkle wants to control from the top but Mosley keeps moving.
Mosley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Schinkle's guard.
Schinkle is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mosley decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Schinkle checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mosley tries to score with a low kick but Schinkle moves his leg out of the way.
Mosley tries to clinch up

and Schinkle counters by clinching up.
Mosley can't break the clinch.
Mosley tries to break the clinch but Schinkle is controlling the position.

Mosley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mosley moves in looking to clinch but Schinkle pushes him off.
Mosley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mosley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mosley misses with a low kick.
Mosley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosley scores with a leg kick.
Mosley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Mosley does no damage.
Mosley stalks Schinkle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Schinkle's face. Schinkle staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Mosley. That's going to slow Schinkle down.
A big left from Mosley misses.
Mosley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Schinkle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mosley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mosley misses with a low kick.
Mosley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mosley.
Mosley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mosley is looking to slow Schinkle down with leg kicks.
Mosley wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schinkle checks a leg kick.
Good work by Schinkle as he checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Mosley misses its intended target.
Schinkle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mosley as he jumps to the side.
Good leg kick by Mosley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Schinkle walks into a jab.
Mosley misses with a low kick.
Mosley tries to score with a low kick but Schinkle moves his leg out of the way.
Mosley tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Schinkle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Mosley manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schinkle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some bone on bone action there as Schinkle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schinkle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mosley.
Mosley scores with a leg kick.
Mosley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mosley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mosley throws a front kick aimed at Schinkle's knee but Schinkle avoids it well.
Mosley misses the shot to the body.
Schinkle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mosley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Schinkle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mosley swinging wilding here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mosley is looking to slow Schinkle down with leg kicks.
Mosley throws a leg kick which misses Schinkle's front leg but catches the back leg as Schinkle tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Mosley dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Schinkle closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mosley struggling a bit here.
Mosley wants to get back to his feet.
Mosley struggling a bit here.
Mosley manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mosley makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mosley.
Schinkle tries to free his leg and advance position but Mosley is retaining full guard.
Mosley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schinkle can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schinkle trying to control but Mosley is working from the bottom.
Schinkle is fighting to break Mosley's control of his arms but Mosley is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mosley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Schinkle is controlling him.
Mosley lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Schinkle!
Mosley controlling the position easily from mount.
Schinkle can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mosley controlling his opponent.
Schinkle working to try and regain half guard.
Mosley controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schinkle wants to hold on but Mosley pushes him away.
Mosley controlling the pace for now.
Shane Mosley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Shane Mosley just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Schinkle closes the distance looking to clinch

and Mosley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mosley.
Schinkle tries to pull guard but Mosley holds him up against the cage and eventually Schinkle drops back down to his feet.
Mosley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schinkle has him pressed against the cage.
Frankie Schinkle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schinkle fails to pull guard.

Mosley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schinkle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mosley cracks the inside of Schinkle's front leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schinkle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Mosley clinches up with Schinkle and pushes him back against the cage.
Mosley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mosley is trying to break the clinch but Schinkle has him pressed against the cage.

Mosley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Mosley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mosley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Mosley!
Shane Mosley is the new light heavyweight champion!

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Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andre Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor's entrance music is Body Head Anthem. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Taylor
vs
Smith

180 cm
22
151 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

160 cm
21
154 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Taylor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor throws a good cross that connects.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith misses the jab.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taylor slips a straight right by Smith.
Taylor is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Smith.

It looks like Andre Taylor has been cut.
Taylor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Smith decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Taylor's guard.
Taylor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith 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 fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Smith is working Taylor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Taylor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Smith gets to his feet - Taylor follows without any prompting.
Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Smith misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smith counters with a series of strikes. Taylor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Taylor tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
Smith jabs at Taylor's body.
Taylor defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Smith throws a series of punches but Taylor moves out of range.
Smith goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Andre Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taylor tries to clinch
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.

Taylor is rocked!

Andre Taylor's cut is getting worse.
Taylor clinches but Smith breaks the clinch
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Taylor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Taylor out cold! Taylor corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Smith!
John Smith is the new lightweight champion!