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VFL Fight Night 33 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rhees jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jones has chosen do it as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that rhees jones was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, rhees jones!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
jones throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
jones is looking to pass Jones's guard but actually Jones recovers to full guard.
jones trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
jones thows a big elbow that misses.
jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones looks to land a left hand but jones moved out of range nicely.
Jones tries to clinch but jones moves out of range.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by jones.
jones has a takedown stuffed.
jones moves out of range of the body kick.
jones tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
jones tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has jones backing up. jones nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Adam Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of rhees jones.
jones looks gassed!
jones misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones throws a series of punches but jones moves out of range.
jones darts in trying to clinch
and Jones counters with a left right combination that sends jones crashing to the mat - Jones wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding jones out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between mr bronze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Rattle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). bronze comes to the ring accompanied by yes. mr bronze has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, mr bronze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Rattle!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rattle gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
bronze thows a big elbow that misses.
Rattle has his foot on bronze's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. bronze works his way back into a safe position though.
bronze trying to control the position from guard on top but Rattle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rattle working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. bronze doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. bronze manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
bronze is in close to Rattle's body, working some short punches and elbows.
bronze stopping the sweep attempt from Rattle.
bronze pushing down on Rattle's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
bronze missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
bronze lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
bronze thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rattle's head.
bronze missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bronze scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rattle is in trouble now - bronze has advanced to mount!
bronze landing strikes from the mount and Rattle is in trouble!
Rattle is trying to escape the mount.
bronze unloading with bombs!
Rattle tries to lock up and control but bronze gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
bronze working the ground and pound effectively.
bronze blocks Rattle's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
bronze with shots to the head and body - Rattle looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rattle looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice elbow there by bronze.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
bronze working away from the top, dropping strikes.
bronze with a couple of short strikes.
Rattle is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from bronze! Rattle is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). mr bronze!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between freight train (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fig Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). train comes to the ring accompanied by yes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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, freight train!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Fig Newton!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton misses with the combination.
train is looking to clinch but Newton is avoiding it.
train scores with a takedown into Newton's guard.
Newton keeping moving, preventing train 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.
Newton had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. train is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Newton Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take train's back instead.
train turns into Newton and is now in his guard.
train will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Newton keeping moving, preventing train from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as train accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
train working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Newton's head.
Newton wants to stand and escape but train is having none of it.
train trying to control but Newton is working from the bottom.
Newton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from train.
That's one minute gone in the round.
train stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Newton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
train 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.
train chips away with some ground and pound.
train advances position into side control!
Newton is trying to improve his position.
train is looking to take a break and control but Newton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Newton is working to avoid the ground and pound but train connects with a decent elbow.
Newton trying to remain calm as train controls from the top position.
train is looking to take a break and control but Newton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
train is trying to get an arm triangle but Newton is defending well.
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.
Newton tries to escape but train is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
train wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Newton, who protects the arm well.
train decides to stand up, so the ref orders Newton to his feet.
train slips under a jab from Newton.
Newton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by train.
train instigates a clinch.
Newton prevents a takedown attempt there.
train is trying to drag Newton to the mat but Newton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Newton tries to break the clinch but train is controlling the position.
Newton stops a takedown attempt from train.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for freight train. That's going to take a lot out of him.
train keeps control of Newton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton prevents the takedown attempt.
train drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
train is breathing heavily.
train drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Newton gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Newton prevents the takedown attempt.
Newton tries to break the clinch but train is controlling the position.
Newton gets underhooks to prevent train's takedown attempt.
train keeps control of Newton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
train jumps guard but Newton stands there with train around his waist. train gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
train drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Newton gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Newton prevents a takedown attempt there.
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.
train working aggressively here.
Newton stops a takedown attempt from train.
Newton is trying to break the clinch but train has him pressed against the ropes.
Newton tries to break the clinch but train is controlling the position.
Newton prevents the takedown attempt.
train wants a takedown.
Newton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
train drops down looking for an ankle pick but Newton pulls his leg out and moves away.
train misses with a straight left.
train thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Newton does no damage.
Newton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by train.
train looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
train not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
freight train dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Newton drops train with a right and a left! Newton comes rushing in but train regains his composure and manages to keep Newton in guard.
train is rocked!
It looks like freight train has been cut.
train 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.
Oh train is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Newton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
train seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newton blocks the strikes from train.
Newton prevents train from improving his position.
Newton uses his free foot to push down on train's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for train.
Newton is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but train is surviving well by controlling Newton's body position as best he can.
Newton tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
train is desperately trying to improve his position but Newton has a good base and remains in mount.
Newton looking for a guillotine from mount but train is having none of it.
train tries to lock up and control but Newton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Newton is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
train is looking to improve his position but Newton isn't that keen on the idea.
Newton tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
train keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
train regains half guard.
Newton is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
train tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Newton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
train manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Newton manages to get himself to full guard.
Newton has an active guard here but train has managed to pass into half guard.
train seems to be looking for submissions.
train is tying to control. Newton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Newton gets back to full guard.
train avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
train 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.
train tries to stand but Newton is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
train gets to his feet - Newton follows without any prompting.
Newton swinging wilding here.
train tries to clinch but Newton moves out of range.
Fig Newton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
train ducks under a wild hook from Newton.
train drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
train pushes down on Newton's leg and manages to get into half guard.
train slips a nice elbow through Newton's hands, connecting with Newton's forehead.
train working Newton over with strikes.
Newton is staying active underneath train, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
train passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Newton!
Newton gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
train takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
train looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Newton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
train missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
train scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
train tries to pass the half guard into mount. Newton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Newton tries to get to full guard but train has control of the leg.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
train trying to control from half guard but Newton is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
train passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Newton!
train prevents Newton from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fig Newton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on freight train's cut.
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!
Newton staying out of range there.
train pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Newton blocks a jab.
train uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Newton.
Newton throws out a powerful jab.
Newton fails to land with a series of punches.
train looks to land a left hand but Newton moved out of range nicely.
train lands a slapping body shot.
Newton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by train.
Newton throws a nice looking combination but train bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
train closes the distance and pushes Newton back into the ropes.
train is working for takedown but Newton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Newton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
train tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Newton just stands there and leans against the ropes.
train has Newton pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Newton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for freight train. That's going to take a lot out of him.
train controlling the action here for a moment.
train breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton throws out a loose jab but train uses good head movement to avoid it.
Newton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
train moves into the clinch.
train is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Newton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Newton gets underhooks to prevent train's takedown attempt.
Newton gets underhooks to prevent train's takedown attempt.
train goes for a takedown attempt but Newton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Newton's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Newton duly obliges.
train avoids a punch combination nicely.
Newton lands a slapping body shot.
Newton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps train's head backwards.
Newton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but train circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from train.
train swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newton throws a combination that misses
and train counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by train.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
train working some strikes from top position.
freight train overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
train wants to control from the top but Newton keeps moving.
Newton looking for a guillotine here but train defends easily.
train sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Newton's guard.
train prevents Newton from improving his position.
train lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton is in trouble now - train has advanced to mount!
train looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
BOOM! train connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Newton is trying to escape the mount.
train wants to control the pace but Newton is squirming around nicely.
train landing shots from mount.
train prevents Newton from getting the reversal.
train cracks Newton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
train landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton is trying to escape the mount.
train lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Newton is looking to improve his position but train isn't that keen on the idea.
train trying to control but Newton is having none of it.
train scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Newton?
Newton tries to reverse the position but train maintains control.
train cracks Newton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
train connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Newton is looking to get to half guard.
train in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
freight train showed his dominance in that final round.
I think train has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for freight train!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for freight train!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for freight train!
freight train wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norman Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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205 lbs
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213 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Norman Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic throws a head kick that Foster semi-blocks.
Filipovic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Foster has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mirko Filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foster wants to clinch.
Filipovic lands a head kick. Foster smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
No joy there for Filipovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Filipovic pushes him off.
Filipovic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Filipovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Foster tries to clinch up but Filipovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Filipovic lands a high kick!
Filipovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Filipovic!
Foster doesn't manage to clinch there - Filipovic circles away.
Foster takes a kick to the side of the head.
Filipovic throws a nice head kick!
Foster moves into the clinch successfully.
Filipovic is trying to break the clinch but Foster has him pressed against the ropes.
Foster pushes off an throws an elbow but Filipovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Filipovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Foster throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster wants to stall.
Foster throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Filipovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Foster has Filipovic pushed against the ropes.
Foster tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Filipovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Filipovic is trying to break free.
Filipovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Filipovic is trying to break the clinch but Foster has him pressed against the ropes.
Foster throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Filipovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Foster lands a left hand that snaps the head of Filipovic backwards.
Foster creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Filipovic is trying to break free.
Filipovic breaks the clinch.
Foster takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Foster moves into the clinch successfully.
Foster throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Foster pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Foster misses with a knee to the head.
Filipovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Foster throws a knee to the head but misses.
Filipovic managing to block the knees to the body from Foster.
Foster tries a knee to the head but Filipovic blocks it.
Foster misses with a knee to the head.
Foster fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Foster tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Filipovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Filipovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Foster has him pressed against the ropes.
Foster misses with a knee to the head.
Foster tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Foster with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Filipovic manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch but Filipovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foster is looking to clinch but Filipovic is avoiding it.
Filipovic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The fight stays on the outside here - Foster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Foster avoids a punch combination nicely.
Filipovic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Foster.
Foster drives through and clinches with Filipovic against the ropes.
Foster with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Foster holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Filipovic wants to get back to striking at distance but Foster won't allow it.
Filipovic is trying to break free.
Foster tries to land a knee to the head but Filipovic blocks with his arms.
Foster prevents Filipovic from breaking the clinch.
Filipovic breaks from the clinch.
Filipovic stalks Foster and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Foster's face. Foster staggers backwards, shaken.
Filipovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic throws a head kick that half lands.
Filipovic lands a high kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Filipovic.
Foster is breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by Filipovic.
Foster is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Filipovic.
Filipovic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Foster backs up against the ropes.
Filipovic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foster is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Filipovic.
Foster is looking to clinch.
Filipovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Filipovic scores with a head kick.
Foster takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Filipovic lands a high kick!
Filipovic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Filipovic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick from Filipovic lands but Foster takes it in his stride.
Filipovic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Filipovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Filipovic scores with a head kick.
Filipovic scores with the left hand. Foster knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Filipovic dominated that round.
That's time! Foster's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Filipovic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Filipovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Foster takes a jab right on the kisser.
Foster tries to clinch but Filipovic is having none of it.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Filipovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick and Foster moves out of range easily.
Filipovic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Filipovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Norman Foster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Filipovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Filipovic.
Filipovic throws a head kick that Foster semi-blocks.
Foster doesn't manage to clinch there - Filipovic circles away.
Foster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Filipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Foster is looking to clinch.
Mirko Filipovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Filipovic lands a head kick!
Filipovic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Foster is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Filipovic.
Filipovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Filipovic is breathing heavily.
Foster fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Filipovic, pushing him back against the ropes.
Foster effectively controlling the action here.
Foster throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Filipovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Foster throws a knee to the head but misses.
Foster looking to throw knees to the head but Filipovic is blocking nicely.
Foster lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Foster.
Foster tries to land knees in the clinch but Filipovic avoids the damage to the body.
Foster throws an elbow that misses.
Filipovic blocks an elbow strike.
Filipovic tries to break the clinch but Foster is controlling the position.
Filipovic tries to break the clinch but Foster is controlling the position.
Filipovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic managing to block the knees to the body from Foster.
Foster misses with a knee to the head.
Foster tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Foster tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Foster with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Foster using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Filipovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Foster misses with a knee to the head.
Foster tries to land a knee to the head but Filipovic blocks with his arms.
Foster trying to land knees to the body.
Filipovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Filipovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Filipovic blocks an uppercut.
Foster keeps control of Filipovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Filipovic blocks an elbow strike.
Filipovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Foster misses with a knee to the head.
Filipovic tries to break the clinch but Foster is controlling the position.
Foster using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Filipovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Foster throws a knee to the head but misses.
Filipovic blocks the elbow strike.
Foster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Foster prevents Filipovic from breaking the clinch.
Foster gets through Filipovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Foster with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Filipovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Foster with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Foster tries to land knees in the clinch but Filipovic avoids the damage to the body.
Filipovic prevents a body shot from Foster.
Filipovic can't break the clinch.
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.
Filipovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Foster misses with a knee strike.
Foster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Filipovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Foster throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Filipovic dodges an elbow strike from Foster.
Filipovic can't break the clinch.
Foster throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Filipovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Foster misses with some punches.
Filipovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Foster with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Foster with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Filipovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Filipovic is trying to break the clinch but Foster has him pressed against the ropes.
Foster tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Filipovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Filipovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Foster's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Filipovic lands a head kick!
Filipovic lands a high kick!
Filipovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Foster tries to clinch but Filipovic moves out of range.
Foster is looking to clinch.
Filipovic moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Foster closes the distance and clinches.
Foster keeps control of Filipovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Foster lands a left hand that snaps the head of Filipovic backwards.
Filipovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Foster leaning against his opponent.
Foster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Foster tries a knee to the head but Filipovic blocks it.
Filipovic wants to get back to striking at distance but Foster won't allow it.
Filipovic blocks an elbow strike from Foster.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Foster fails to land.
Filipovic breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster doesn't manage to clinch there - Filipovic circles away.
Foster wants to clinch up but Filipovic keeps it at a distance.
Filipovic looks to land a combination. Foster sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Foster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Foster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Filipovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Foster wants to clinch up but Filipovic keeps it at a distance.
Foster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Filipovic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Filipovic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Filipovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Filipovic lands a head kick!
A head kick from Filipovic lands but Foster takes it in his stride.
Foster is looking to clinch.
Filipovic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Filipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Filipovic lands a head kick. Foster smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Foster blocks a head kick by Filipovic.
Foster takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Filipovic pushes him off.
Foster tries to clinch but Filipovic moves out of range.
Foster is looking to clinch but Filipovic is avoiding it.
Foster has taken the fight to the clinch.
Foster throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Foster looking to stall.
Foster prevents Filipovic from breaking the clinch.
Foster using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Filipovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Filipovic tries to break the clinch but Foster is controlling the position.
Foster throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Filipovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Filipovic wants to break free but Foster has control.
Foster misses with a knee to the head.
Filipovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Foster misses with a knee strike.
Foster with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster misses with an elbow over the top.
Foster tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Foster keeps control of Filipovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Foster misses with a knee strike.
Filipovic wants to get back to striking at distance but Foster won't allow it.
Foster throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foster.
Foster looking to throw knees to the head but Filipovic is blocking nicely.
Filipovic is trying to break the clinch but Foster has him pressed against the ropes.
Filipovic wants to get back to striking at distance but Foster won't allow it.
Filipovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Foster throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Filipovic is trying to break free.
Foster misses with a knee to the head.
Filipovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Foster has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Foster lands a hook to the side of the head.
Foster pushes off an throws an elbow but Filipovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Filipovic is trying to break the clinch but Foster has him pressed against the ropes.
Foster throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Filipovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Norman Foster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Foster stalling the fight.
Filipovic can't break the clinch.
Foster trying to land knees to the body.
Foster tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Filipovic has had enough of the clinch but Foster keeps him there for the moment.
Filipovic tries to break the clinch but Foster is controlling the position.
Filipovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Foster trying to land knees to the body.
Filipovic blocks an elbow strike from Foster.
Filipovic tries to break the clinch but Foster is controlling the position.
Foster throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Filipovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Foster looking to throw knees to the head but Filipovic is blocking nicely.
Filipovic can't break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Filipovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Filipovic 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight for Mirko Filipovic!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Mirko Filipovic!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Mirko Filipovic!
Mirko Filipovic wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Hobbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tank Abbott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Russell Hobbs!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hobbs dodges the punch combination from Abbott.
Abbott looks to land a left hand but Hobbs moved out of range nicely.
Abbott fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Abbott scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Russell Hobbs has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abbott throws an overhand right that has Hobbs reeling! Abbott follows up with more punches and Hobbs is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tank Abbott!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Axo Lotl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mathew maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). maynard comes into a darkened arena with his song building. do it kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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, Axo Lotl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, mathew maynard!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
maynard slips a straight right by Lotl.
maynard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
maynard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
maynard tries to close the distance and clinch but Lotl swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Lotl 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lotl throws an overhand right that lands on maynard's shoulder, as maynard tries to avoid the shot.
Some wild striking there from Lotl.
maynard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
maynard scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
maynard scoring with strikes to the body and head.
maynard throwing shots but Lotl is blocking nicely.
Lotl is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lotl regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from maynard.
maynard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
maynard advances to half guard.
maynard is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lotl!
maynard in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
maynard has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lotl's face.
maynard has control of Lotl's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lotl regains control of the situation pretty easily.
maynard looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by maynard.
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.
Lotl is desperately trying to improve his position but maynard has a good base and remains in mount.
Lotl sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lotl avoiding damage under a succession of punches from maynard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
maynard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
maynard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from maynard there.
Lotl is looking for a sweep. maynard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
maynard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lotl defending well though.
maynard looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
maynard misses with a head shot. Lotl uses the momentum to regain guard.
maynard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lotl has his foot on maynard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. maynard works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
maynard with a flurry of punches that miss.
maynard works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lotl avoiding damage under a succession of punches from maynard.
maynard lands with a punch from half guard.
maynard looks to land a strike but Lotl avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Lotl keeping moving, preventing maynard from controlling successfully.
Lotl is looking for a triangle here but maynard uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Lotl is breathing heavily.
maynard advances to full mount.
maynard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lotl is squirming around, avoiding maynard's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
maynard dominating with strikes here.
maynard scoring with strikes but Lotl is staying in there.
maynard lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by maynard.
maynard lands a nice shot to the head.
maynard tries to control but Lotl wriggling away.
maynard landing strikes, looking to finish!
maynard tries to control but Lotl wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
maynard connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
maynard punishing his opponent with strikes.
maynard putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mathew maynard dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
maynard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lotl.
Lotl misses the shot to the body.
maynard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
maynard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lotl looking to slow down the pace here.
Lotl gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from maynard.
maynard has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lotl clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Can Lotl hold on?! maynard is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Lotl breaks maynard's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Lotl forces his way into half guard.
maynard is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
maynard tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Lotl has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Lotl working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
maynard is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lotl wants to take maynard's back here but maynard is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
maynard working to try and regain half guard.
maynard tries to hold on but Lotl pushes him away.
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.
maynard is looking to get to half guard.
Lotl looking to secure an arm triangle but maynard defends it well.
maynard really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
mathew maynard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lotl avoids the attempt from maynard to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
maynard is trying to reverse the position but instead Lotl has taken his back - oops!
maynard is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
maynard trying to control but not successfully.
maynard breaks Lotl's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
maynard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lotl swivels though and keeps the full guard.
maynard scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
maynard tries to free his leg and advance position but Lotl is retaining full guard.
maynard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
maynard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
maynard passes Lotl's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lotl gets full guard.
Lotl looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
maynard throws and elbow that misses. Lotl uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in maynard's guard. Nice move by Lotl!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now maynard is on top in guard.
Lotl working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because maynard has passed into half guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but mathew maynard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from maynard.
maynard wants to clinch up but Lotl keeps it at a distance.
maynard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
maynard misses with a straight left.
maynard doesn't manage to clinch there - Lotl circles away.
maynard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lotl.
maynard moves into the clinch.
Lotl tries to score a body lock takedown but maynard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
maynard tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
maynard goes for a takedown attempt but Lotl pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lotl misses with a double jab
and maynard counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
maynard trying to control but Lotl is working from the bottom.
maynard passes Lotl's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lotl on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
maynard is keen to just control but Lotl is a slippery customer.
maynard working the head and body with strikes.
maynard tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Lotl.
Lotl is looking to improve his position.
maynard looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lotl tries to get to full guard but maynard has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. maynard lands a nice short elbow.
maynard passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lotl!
maynard is landing with some decent strikes but Lotl is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lotl is trying desperately to improve position.
maynard lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
maynard landing shots from mount.
maynard looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lotl is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
maynard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
maynard putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
maynard looking to control but Lotl is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lotl is trying desperately to improve position.
maynard with shots to the head and body - Lotl looks very uncomfortable down there.
maynard lands with some strikes.
maynard with shots to the head and body - Lotl looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lotl takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
maynard is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lotl can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
maynard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
maynard working the ground and pound effectively.
mathew maynard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
maynard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lotl is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
mathew maynard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well maynard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight for mathew maynard!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for mathew maynard!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for mathew maynard!
mathew maynard wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Punch Rockgroin II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aima Hei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punch Rockgroin II has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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200 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Punch Rockgroin II!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aima Hei!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockgroin II tries to clinch up.
Hei throws a jab but it's blocked by Rockgroin II.
Rockgroin II tries to land a front kick but Hei steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hei keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rockgroin II fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hei sprawls well initially but Rockgroin II persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rockgroin II wants to stand but Hei has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Hei won't allow Rockgroin II to pass to mount.
Rockgroin II is just content to waste time from the top position. Hei takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hei looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rockgroin II trying to move into half guard but instead Hei has managed to sweep!
Rockgroin II might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hei controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hei stands and throws Rockgroin II's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rockgroin II is trying to improve his position.
Rockgroin II wants to control but Hei postures up.
Rockgroin II is looking for a sweep.
Rockgroin II can't do much from the bottom here.
Rockgroin II is trying to escape the position but Hei is controlling the position.
Hei working away.
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.
Rockgroin II throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hei stuffs the takedown.
Rockgroin II slips a jab and a cross from Hei.
Rockgroin II shoots in and drives through. Hei sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Punch Rockgroin II. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hei darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rockgroin II keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rockgroin II is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hei perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rockgroin II wants to improve his position but Hei is controlling well.
Hei landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hei slows the pace down in half guard.
Rockgroin II wants to get back to his feet.
Rockgroin II wants to improve his position but Hei is controlling well.
Hei trying to pass the guard but Rockgroin II defending well.
Hei is looking to stall here but Rockgroin II recovers full guard.
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.
Rockgroin II is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hei tries to free his leg and advance position but Rockgroin II is retaining full guard.
Rockgroin II looking to control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rockgroin II scores with a shot to the body.
Rockgroin II misses with a two punch combination.
Rockgroin II instigates a clinch.
Rockgroin II is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hei pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rockgroin II keeps control of Hei as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rockgroin II wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aima Hei dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rockgroin II decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rockgroin II stops Hei from getting back to his feet.
Hei is holding on to half guard well.
Hei throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rockgroin II moves into full mount! Hei won't be happy about that!
Rockgroin II landing punches.
Hei regains half guard.
Hei works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rockgroin II tries to free his leg and advance position but Hei is retaining full guard.
Rockgroin II trying to control the position from guard on top but Hei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockgroin II sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hei's guard.
Hei works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hei striking from the bottom here.
Hei keeping moving, preventing Rockgroin II from controlling successfully.
Hei looking for a sweep. Not yet Hei, not yet.
Rockgroin II 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.
Hei keeping full guard, as Rockgroin II tries to pass.
Rockgroin II preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rockgroin II working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hei's head.
Rockgroin II stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hei swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hei fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hei looks to land a body kick but Rockgroin II moved away.
Rockgroin II bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rockgroin II trying to control the action but Hei is working from the bottom.
Rockgroin II wants to stand but Hei is controlling his arm.
Hei tries to bench press Rockgroin II off him but Rockgroin II keeps the position.
Hei stops Rockgroin II from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hei dodges the ground and pound from Rockgroin II.
Hei regains half guard.
Hei is trying to get back to full guard.
Hei tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rockgroin II tries to clinch up.
Rockgroin II takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hei throws a right hand that Rockgroin II ducks under and follows up with a left that Rockgroin II also avoids with ease.
Rockgroin II bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hei is trying to control Rockgroin II's posture but Rockgroin II avoids it.
Hei gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hei regains half guard.
Hei wants to get back to full guard.
Rockgroin II is trying to control the action in half guard but Hei is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rockgroin II is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hei is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rockgroin II stops Hei from getting back to his feet.
Hei is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Rockgroin II jumps into side control!
Rockgroin II tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rockgroin II has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hei manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rockgroin II's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Punch Rockgroin II will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Hei.
Rockgroin II tries to clinch up.
A clash of legs there as Rockgroin II blocks the low kick.
Rockgroin II fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rockgroin II shoots in and drives through. Hei sprawls well.
Hei stuffs the takedown attempt from Rockgroin II. Rockgroin II gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Punch Rockgroin II. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hei throws a hook but Rockgroin II avoids it easily.
Hei throws a sloppy head kick and Rockgroin II moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockgroin II doesn't manage to clinch there - Hei circles away.
Aima Hei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rockgroin II tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hei swivels and escapes.
Hei throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rockgroin II misses with a takedown attempt
and Hei counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good shot there by Hei.
Rockgroin II displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hei throws out the jab.
Hei connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rockgroin II momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rockgroin II slips under a jab.
Hei misses with a straight right.
Hei bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockgroin II takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rockgroin II taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hei scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rockgroin II to see if he's OK.
Hei is putting a hurting on Rockgroin II here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hei in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rockgroin II wants to control but Hei postures up.
Hei scores with punches from side control.
Hei has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rockgroin II!
Rockgroin II tries to hold on but Hei pushes him away.
Hei trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hei controlling his opponent.
Rockgroin II can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockgroin II tries to lock up and control but Hei gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Aima Hei has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hei lands with some strikes.
Hei punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hei dominating with strikes here.
Hei postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rockgroin II looks a forlorn figure.
Rockgroin II taking shots to the head.
Rockgroin II in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hei raining down shots from the mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hei cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hei dominating with strikes here.
Rockgroin II tries to reverse the position but Hei maintains control.
Hei trying to control but Rockgroin II is having none of it.
Aima Hei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rockgroin II wants to control but Hei is having none of it.
Punch Rockgroin II has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hei fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rockgroin II tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hei controlling the pace for now.
Hei scoring with strikes but Rockgroin II is staying in there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aima Hei comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hei 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for Aima Hei!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Aima Hei!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Aima Hei!
Aima Hei wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Claude Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mr pearl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Damme's entrance music is Fight to Survive. A fine choice. pearl is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: yes. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jean Claude Van Damme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, mr pearl!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
pearl misses the shot to the body.
pearl swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Damme.
Van Damme circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! pearl drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Van Damme follows pearl to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Claude Van Damme!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Swain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Repetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathaniel Swain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David Repetto!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Repetto fails to land with a series of punches.
Repetto missing with a left hand there. Swain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Repetto throws a hook but Swain avoids it easily.
Swain takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Nathaniel Swain has been cut.
Swain scores with a takedown into Repetto's guard.
Repetto keeping full guard, as Swain tries to pass.
Repetto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Swain trying to control but Repetto is working from the bottom.
Swain is pushing down on Repetto's leg trying to pass to half guard. Repetto is fighting to maintain full guard but Swain has managed to sneak the leg through.
Swain throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Swain trying to mount his opponent but Repetto defends it.
Repetto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Repetto throws a hook to the side of Swain's head but Swain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swain takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Repetto rushes Swain with punches - Swain moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Swain goes down! Repetto follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Repetto!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes into the arena with National Anthem blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Bisping!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bisping tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bisping throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Bisping throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bisping is fending him off so far but Diaz persists. Nope, Bisping circles away and we're back to standing.
Diaz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bisping tries to avoid it but Diaz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bisping to the ground. Bisping escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bisping throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bisping throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz shoots in and drives through. Bisping sprawls well.
Nice jab there from Bisping.
Diaz shoots in but no luck this time.
Bisping swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bisping tries to avoid it but Diaz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bisping to the ground. Bisping escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Bisping.
Bisping scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bisping misses with a few strikes there.
No luck for Diaz with that takedown attempt.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up with Bisping, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes Bisping against the ropes but Bisping circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bisping plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bisping tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bisping throws a lazy head kick
and Diaz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bisping wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bisping wants to break free but Diaz has control.
Bisping breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bisping rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt - Bisping sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bisping lands with a nice combination. Diaz backs away looking to recover.
Bisping showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
A right-left combo lands from Bisping.
Diaz is rocked!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Diaz. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Diaz throws a wild body kick that Bisping sees coming a mile off.
Bisping smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diaz seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bisping moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Bisping. That snapped Diaz's head back.
Bisping throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Bisping.
Bisping throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bisping slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bisping swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bisping won't be happy with that.
Bisping can't do much from the bottom here.
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.
Diaz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bisping has escaped the position, nice work there.
Diaz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diaz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bisping is looking to reverse the position.
Bisping prevents Diaz from improving position.
Diaz tries for a kimura but Bisping is defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bisping is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
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.
Bisping moves into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bisping is on top in guard.
Diaz had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bisping is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Diaz Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bisping's back instead.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bisping trying to get back to his feet but Diaz is in full control for now.
Diaz is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bisping defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz doesn't have the hooks in and Bisping manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bisping dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick misses from Bisping.
Anderson Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz shoots in and drives through. Bisping sprawls well.
Bisping with a hook.
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown. Bisping tries to sprawl out of it but Diaz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Bisping manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Bisping.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bisping as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bisping will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bisping throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bisping lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Diaz shoots for a double leg takedown but Bisping sprawls well. He's pushed Diaz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bisping.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Bisping.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Bisping.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bisping throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Bisping jabs Diaz right on the nose. Diaz blinks but takes it well.
Diaz tries to clinch but Bisping is having none of it.
Diaz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bisping tries to avoid it but Diaz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bisping to the ground. Bisping escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bisping stalks Diaz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Diaz's face. Diaz staggers backwards, shaken.
Bisping lands with a nice combination. Diaz backs away looking to recover.
Bisping closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Michael Bisping seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz fails with the takedown.
Bisping lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Diaz backs up against the ropes.
Bisping cracks Diaz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Diaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Michael Bisping is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bisping lands a head shot.
Bisping tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisping swinging wilding here.
Diaz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Diaz lands in his opponent's guard.
Diaz postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bisping is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Diaz, into his guard.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
Bisping is looking to stand up but Diaz won't let him.
Diaz is looking for a triangle but Bisping pushes his legs off easily.
Bisping sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bisping passes into side control.
Bisping advances nicely into full mount.
Diaz can't escape the position.
Bisping controlling the position easily from mount.
Bisping is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Diaz has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Diaz!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz 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.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bisping swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bisping manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Diaz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bisping controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bisping showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bisping pinned against the cage. Bisping gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bisping throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
A lazy body kick from Bisping
so Diaz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bisping pulls Diaz in close to prevent any damage.
Diaz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Diaz advances to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bisping holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Diaz is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Bisping is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anderson Diaz!
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