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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bumpy Knucks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jenny farrier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). farrier has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0ev4twtVeE as his entrance music. Bumpy Knucks could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to jenny farrier's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bumpy Knucks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, jenny farrier!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
farrier is looking to clinch.
Knucks shoots in and bounces farrier off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Knucks is looking to work some ground and pound but farrier has wrist control.
Knucks passes farrier's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
farrier is trying to stand back up but Knucks is controlling him
Knucks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Well, if Knucks is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
farrier keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
farrier wants to get back to his feet.
Knucks will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knucks controlling the action here.
Knucks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
farrier avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Knucks.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
farrier shoots and misses
and Knucks counters with a big head kick but farrier shrugs it off.
farrier gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Knucks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
farrier keeping moving, preventing Knucks from controlling successfully.
farrier is looking to stand up but Knucks isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knucks slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Knucks thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Knucks is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Knucks 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 three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as farrier holds on and takes a little breather.
Knucks throws a big right hand that misses.
Knucks trying to control the position from guard on top but farrier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knucks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
farrier is trying to control the position but Knucks postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Knucks tries to clinch but farrier moves out of range.
Knucks has managed to clinch.
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.
farrier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knucks drives through with a takedown into guard.
Knucks wants to control from the top but farrier keeps moving.
farrier is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Knucks 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.
farrier looks gassed!
farrier isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Knucks stacks farrier on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Knucks!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Knucks is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt farrier will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bumpy Knucks 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.
farrier throws a nice looking combination but Knucks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
farrier misses with a takedown attempt
and Knucks counters with a single leg into guard. farrier didn't expect that.
Knucks sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed farrier's guard.
Knucks working over farrier with some ground and pound. farrier looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Knucks in particular looking to stall.
farrier is breathing heavily.
Knucks trying to control the action but farrier is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knucks working farrier over with strikes.
Knucks seems to be looking for submissions.
farrier really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Knucks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Knucks working over farrier with some ground and pound. farrier looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Knucks is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. farrier doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Knucks.
Knucks is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knucks seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Knucks in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. farrier tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Knucks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bumpy Knucks!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evan Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davies's entrance music is Sweet Child of Mine. A fine choice. Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by buck the world. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Evan Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Jones!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Davies darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones is not content to let Davies control the position.
Davies with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Davies is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Davies is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Davies seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Davies throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Davies shoots in and bounces Jones off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Davies trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones pushes Davies off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Davies shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Davies shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Davies keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones throws a series of punches but Davies avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Davies's head backwards.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davies scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Davies is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Davies is pressing down on Jones's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jones is holding on for now.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Davies landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Davies is looking for a kimura here.
Davies thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Davies looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies 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.
Jones works over Davies's head and body with a nice combination.
Davies shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Davies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Davies fails with the takedown.
Davies misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Davies fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones throws a combination. Davies tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Davies shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones stalks Davies and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Davies's face. Davies staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Davies or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
Davies closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davies swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Martin Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Davies with that takedown attempt.
Davies misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Davies shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davies avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davies closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Jones swinging wilding here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Martin Jones will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Davies closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Davies pushes Jones against the ropes but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Davies tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Davies. Davies gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Davies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davies.
Davies showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Davies stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones with a jab.
Jones lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davies.
Davies fails to land the takedown.
Evan Davies is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davies scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davies working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Davies is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Jones gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Davies putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Davies punishing his opponent with strikes.
Davies unloads with some shots from mount but Jones bucks and avoids them well.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
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.
Davies unloads with some shots from mount but Jones bucks and avoids them well.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Jones is in a horrible position here. Davies smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Davies jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Jones is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Jones and Davies has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Davies tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Davies has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Davies wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jones, who protects the arm well.
Davies scoring with punches from side control.
Davies is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jones has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Davies working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Davies looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Davies looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Davies darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Davies.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones kicks Davies off and gets back to his feet.
Davies keeps the fight on the outside.
Davies throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Davies off to one side.
Davies fails with the takedown.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davies shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Davies circles away.
Davies throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Davies off to one side.
Davies tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Martin Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Davies shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones wants to clinch.
Davies showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Davies shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Davies is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Davies. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Davies stops Jones from getting back to his feet.
Davies 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davies is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Davies.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to escape.
Davies is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Davies takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Davies scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Davies throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Davies is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Jones has managed to free his arm - good work.
Davies has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Jones has worked his arm free - good work by Jones!
Jones is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Davies wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Jones is pushing Davies's head away, looking to escape. Davies manages to hold on to the position though.
Davies trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Davies throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet.
Jones is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Davies tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Davies fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Davies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davies shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Davies tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Davies avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones tries to clinch but Davies moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Davies changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jones looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet here but Davies is keeping cool and he's managed to take Jones's back.
The referee is taking a good look at Jones as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Davies!
Davies lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Davies is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Jones knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Jones for a finish.
Jones holding both Davies 's hands and preventing any damage.
Davies scores with strikes from the back.
Jones has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Davies showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Evan Davies!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Evan Davies!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Evan Davies!
Evan Davies wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Patrick Flanery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Normandale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flanery comes to the ring accompanied by Dropkick Murphys - Shipping up to boston. Paul Normandale has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Patrick Flanery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Normandale!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Normandale takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Normandale wants to clinch up but Flanery keeps it at a distance.
Flanery fails with an attempt to clinch.
Normandale gets a takedown into half guard.
Flanery is trying to stand up here but Normandale is controlling him well.
Normandale moves nicely into side control.
Flanery gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Flanery is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Normandale's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Normandale's back!
Normandale looking very determined here, making life difficult for Flanery.
Normandale rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanery is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Normandale tries to roll over but Flanery keeps him under control.
Flanery missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Normandale wants to control but Flanery is keeping busy.
Flanery looks to land a strike but Normandale avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
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.
Normandale has a closed guard, preventing Flanery from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Flanery throws out a powerful jab.
Normandale looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Normandale wants to control from the top but Flanery keeps moving.
Normandale pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flanery is keeping the position for now.
Flanery is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanery has an active guard here but Normandale has managed to pass into half guard.
Flanery wants to control the action here but instead Normandale manages to pass to full mount!
Normandale scoring with strikes but Flanery is staying in there.
Flanery is trying to escape the mount.
Normandale can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Flanery is looking to escape.
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.
Normandale looking for a guillotine from mount but Flanery is having none of it.
Normandale with a couple of short strikes.
Flanery really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Normandale trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Normandale dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Normandale closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Normandale tries to advance to mount but can't.
Flanery wants to control but Normandale postures up.
Normandale is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Flanery has escaped the position, nice work there.
Normandale working away.
Normandale looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Flanery manages to work his way to half guard, despite Normandale's best efforts.
Normandale is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanery gets back to full guard.
Flanery is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Normandale looking to sit in guard and control but Flanery gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Flanery will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Normandale bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Flanery's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Normandale won't allow Flanery to sweep him here.
Flanery is trying to control the position but Normandale postures up.
Normandale postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Flanery is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Normandale, into his guard.
Normandale looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanery throwing strikes from guard but Normandale blocks nicely.
Normandale keeping moving, preventing Flanery from controlling successfully.
Normandale tries to strike from the bottom.
Flanery drops back looking for a leg! Normandale is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Normandale manages to kick Flanery off! Flanery jumps back into Normandale's guard.
Normandale controls Flanery momentarily but Flanery frees himself.
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.
Flanery trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Flanery wants to clinch but Normandale slips to the side
and Normandale counters with a good low kick that Flanery was not able to check.
Flanery gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Normandale counters with a single leg into guard. Flanery didn't expect that.
Normandale is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Normandale won't allow Flanery to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Normandale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Normandale scores with a one two! Flanery had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A lazy body kick from Flanery
and Normandale counters with a big head kick but Flanery shrugs it off.
Flanery shoots and misses
and Normandale counters with a nice double leg into side control. Flanery won't be happy with that.
Normandale working away.
Flanery takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Normandale tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Normandale has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Normandale taking a breather here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Normandale lands some shots froms side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanery wants to control but Normandale postures up.
Normandale goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Flanery has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Normandale but great work by Flanery.
Normandale can't do much from the bottom here.
Flanery is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Normandale is trying to escape and Flanery transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Normandale is forced to tap! Nice work there by Flanery! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sean Patrick Flanery!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herman Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Hosak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes into the arena with Black Friday blaring out of the sound system. Herman Black has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Herman Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Milan Hosak!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black misses with a straight left.
Hosak takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Milan Hosak has been cut.
Herman Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hosak lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Black sprawling to the canvas. Hosak follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Black hang on?
It looks like Herman Black has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hosak's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hosak's back!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Black doesn't have the hooks in and Hosak manages to turn into his guard.
Black looking for a sweep. Not yet Black, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hosak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hosak showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Black wants to sweep here but Hosak controlling him for the moment.
Hosak wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Black is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hosak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Black looks to land a right hand but Hosak moved out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hosak.
Black fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hosak is out of range.
No joy there for Black, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hosak throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Black on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hosak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hosak cracks Black with a hook to the temple - Black is on wobbly legs here! Hosak swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Black falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Hosak wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Milan Hosak!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between juan juannez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunham has chosen Sentenced - Leverage as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, juan juannez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pete Dunham!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunham looks to land a combination. juannez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like juan juannez has been cut.
The fighters circling - juannez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dunham is looking to clinch but juannez is avoiding it.
juannez shoots for a takedown but Dunham saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dunham tries to bum rush juannez with a series of wild strikes but juannez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pete Dunham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunham closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks juannez out cold! juannez corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pete Dunham!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Ping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Funktastic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ping comes to the ring accompanied by Open Hapiness. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pierre Ping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Funktastic!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ping tries to close the distance and clinch up but Funktastic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Funktastic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ping trying to control but Funktastic is working from the bottom.
Funktastic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ping manages to get himself to full guard.
Funktastic sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ping is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ping is tying to control. Funktastic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ping seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Funktastic is looking to escape.
Funktastic punching from the bottom.
Ping is looking to take a break and control but Funktastic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Funktastic holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ping trying to control from Funktastic's half guard. Funktastic has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
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.
Ping sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ping trying to control the position from guard on top but Funktastic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ping pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Funktastic is keeping the position for now.
Ping content to stall in guard here.
Funktastic working for a triangle but Ping defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ping trying to control but Funktastic is working from the bottom.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Pierre Ping just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ping wants to clinch up but Funktastic keeps it at a distance.
Ping takes the fight into the clinch.
Ping stops a takedown attempt from Funktastic.
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.
Ping wants to stall.
Ping manages to break the clinch.
Ping misses with a takedown attempt - Funktastic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Funktastic swats away the attempt to clinch by Ping.
Ping pushes Funktastic up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ping breaks the clinch.
Pierre Ping seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Funktastic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ping pinned against the cage. Ping gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Ping dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ping throws a head kick that misses.
Funktastic swats away the attempt to clinch by Ping.
Ping fails with an attempt to clinch.
Funktastic avoids the head kick by Ping.
Ping lands a nice hook to Funktastic's body. Funktastic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ping fails with the takedown
and Funktastic counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ping holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funktastic trying to control but Ping is working from the bottom.
Funktastic controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Funktastic wants to control from the top but Ping keeps moving.
Funktastic pushes down on Ping's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ping has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Funktastic is working away from the top position though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Funktastic in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Funktastic passes to full mount!
Ping tries to control the position but Funktastic now has his back.
Funktastic gets his hands free as Ping looks to control.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ping is keeping busy.
I would not like to be Ping right now.
Despite being in the dominant position, Mr Funktastic just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Funktastic blocks a head kick by Ping.
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.
Funktastic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ping tries for a takedown but Funktastic circles away easily
and Funktastic counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ping's guard now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ping looking for a sweep. Not yet Ping, not yet.
Funktastic advances position into side control!
Funktastic has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ping!
Funktastic controlling the pace for now.
Ping wants to hold on but Funktastic pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Funktastic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ping looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ping trying to control from half guard but Funktastic is working away.
Funktastic trying to control but Ping postures up.
Ping wants to take a breather but Funktastic is having none of it.
Funktastic manages to get to full guard.
Ping has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Funktastic pulls Ping in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funktastic keeping moving, preventing Ping from controlling successfully.
Ping has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Funktastic is proving hard to escape from.
Ping postures up.
Funktastic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ping trying to control the position from guard on top but Funktastic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ping doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Funktastic counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ping won't be happy with that.
Funktastic advances to full mount.
Funktastic controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ping is looking to improve his position but Funktastic isn't that keen on the idea.
Funktastic is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ping has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Funktastic tries to control but Ping wriggling away.
Funktastic controlling the position easily from mount.
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.
Ping is wriggling around trying to escape.
Funktastic forces the positional change into back control.
Funktastic is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Funktastic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Funktastic has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Mr Funktastic!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Mr Funktastic!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Mr Funktastic!
Mr Funktastic wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bloke Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rum punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hill comes into the arena with Rip this joint blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bloke Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, rum punch!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hill knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for punch on the ground.
Hill is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, punch has escaped the position, nice work there.
punch is trying to control Hill's posture but Hill avoids it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
punch tries to improve position but can't.
Hill tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hill has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
punch manages to get back to half guard.
Hill could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
punch has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hill is working away from the top position though.
Hill missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
punch makes his way to full guard. A much better position for punch.
punch keeping moving, preventing Hill from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
punch looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hill wants to control from the top but punch keeps moving.
Hill won't allow punch to sweep him here.
punch keeping moving, preventing Hill from controlling successfully.
Hill wants to get up but he can't break punch's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
punch has his foot on Hill's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hill works his way back into a safe position though.
punch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hill wants to stand but punch has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
punch is trying to control the position but Hill postures up.
punch 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now punch is on top in guard.
punch with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
punch showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hill is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst punch is controlling him.
Hill working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill trying to keep a closed guard but punch is proving a slippery customer.
Hill utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
punch forces his way into half guard.
Ground and pound from punch.
punch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
punch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
punch slips a nice elbow through Hill's hands, connecting with Hill's forehead.
punch is looking to take a break and control but Hill is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
punch looks gassed!
punch controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill is looking to control punch's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hill avoid being mounted?
punch working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
punch seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hill does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
punch scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
punch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hill trying to hold on to punch's head to control him but punch postures up.
punch throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
punch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hill defending well though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
punch blocks a head kick by Hill.
Hill moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
rum punch dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
punch misses with a takedown
and Hill counters with a leg kick.
punch shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hill working a defensive guard here.
punch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
punch postures up.
punch trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
punch has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hill trying to control the position.
punch landing with the ground and pound.
punch wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hill circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hill makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. punch really felt that one!
punch tries to clinch
and Hill counters with an inside leg kick.
punch tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hill counters with an inside leg kick.
punch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hill has closed the distance and engaged punch in a clinch.
Hill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hill closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Hill.
Hill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hill gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from punch.
punch drags the fight down to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill stopping the sweep attempt from punch.
Hill trying to control the position from guard on top but punch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
punch keeping full guard, as Hill tries to pass.
punch working for a triangle but Hill defends it easily.
punch had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hill is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. punch Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hill's back instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill manages to reverse the position and now he's in punch's guard. Nice work there by Hill.
punch lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hill!
punch fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
punch lands a heavy elbow.
punch scores with a couple of good head shots there.
punch has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hill's face.
punch looking to control but Hill is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hill can't escape the position.
punch working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hill tries to hold on but punch postures up.
Hill tries to get back to half guard but can't.
punch tries to control but Hill wriggling away.
punch wants to finish this one by submission but Hill is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from punch.
punch throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hill because punch loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
rum punch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hill shoots in and bounces punch off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
punch bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hill's guard.
punch throwing strikes but missing.
punch throwing strikes but missing.
Hill avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hill looking for a sweep. Not yet Hill, not yet.
punch looking to pass the guard.
Hill lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for punch!
That's one minute gone in the round.
punch is trying desperately to improve position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hill tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Hill in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
punch tries to hold on but Hill pushes him away.
punch is working to get back to half guard.
That's two 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.
Hill can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as punch is looking to escape.
punch is trying desperately to improve position.
Hill looking to control but punch is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
punch working to try and regain half guard.
punch bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
punch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
punch thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
punch looking to pass the guard.
punch won't allow Hill to sweep him here.
punch postures up.
Hill manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. punch manages to get himself to full guard.
punch looking for a sweep. Not yet punch, not yet.
punch looking for a guillotine here but Hill defends easily.
Hill would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
punch bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hill's guard.
punch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
punch wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
punch thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
punch stands up over Hill, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hill looking for a guillotine here but punch defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
rum punch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got punch winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for rum punch!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for rum punch!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for rum punch!
rum punch wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Fountain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell comes to the ring accompanied by Intro Song. Fountain has chosen All the boys and the girls 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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190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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20
186 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dennis Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Fountain!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mitchell showed some decent athleticism there.
Mitchell is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Mitchell looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Fountain has given up his back.
Fountain rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Mitchell looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fountain has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mitchell is working away from the top position though.
Mitchell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fountain doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mitchell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell wants to pass to mount but Fountain is defending the position.
Fountain is looking for a sweep. Mitchell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mitchell is working for a kimura but Fountain is defending it quite comfortably.
Mitchell is pressing down on Fountain's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fountain is holding on for now.
Fountain is trying to maintain the position but Mitchell is very close to passing his half guard.
Mitchell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fountain doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mitchell.
Fountain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mitchell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two 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.
Fountain is trying to get back to full guard.
Mitchell is looking for a kimura here.
Mitchell is thwarting Fountain's attempts to control the position.
Fountain actively working from the bottom here.
Mitchell is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mitchell is pressing down on Fountain's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fountain is holding on for now.
Mitchell is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fountain wants to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fountain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mitchell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fountain wants to stand but Mitchell is controlling the position.
Mitchell stands and throws Fountain's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mitchell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fountain is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mitchell gets to mount! Fountain was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mitchell get's back to his feet.
Fountain scores with a nice head shot.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
Fountain stuffs the takedown.
Fountain gets a clinch.
Mitchell goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fountain prevents it.
Fountain manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mitchell thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fountain looking for a guillotine here but Mitchell defends easily.
Mitchell pushing down on Fountain's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Mitchell dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fountain bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mitchell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fountain wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fountain tries for a kimura but Mitchell is defending well.
Mitchell is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mitchell tries to kick Fountain off but Fountain keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mitchell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mitchell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fountain is pushing down on Mitchell's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mitchell is fighting to maintain full guard but Fountain has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mitchell wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mitchell tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Fountain has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Fountain trying to control but Mitchell is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell tries to reverse the position but Fountain maintains control.
Fountain avoids the attempt from Mitchell to control.
Mitchell is looking to get to half guard.
Fountain is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mitchell can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Mitchell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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.
Fountain stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Mitchell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mitchell showed some decent athleticism there.
Mitchell is trying for a kimura here. Fountain looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Mitchell wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dennis Mitchell!
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