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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rob Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Lennox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lennox comes into a darkened arena with his song building. This Life kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rob Robertson 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Lennox!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson wants to clinch.
Robertson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lennox keeps the fight on the outside.
Robertson takes the fight into the clinch.
The is referee keeping an eye on Robertson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lennox is trying to drag Robertson to the mat but Robertson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Robertson is trying to stall.
Lennox tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Robertson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Robertson is pressed up against the cage. Lennox has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Robertson down to the mat. Robertson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rob Robertson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Lennox.
Robertson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lennox will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Robertson tries to clinch up
and Lennox decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Robertson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lennox postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Robertson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lennox, into his guard.
Lennox looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Robertson passes into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennox gets back to half guard.
Lennox is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Robertson pulls his head out easily.
Lennox actively working from the bottom here.
Lennox regains full guard. Nicely done.
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.
Lennox working for a triangle but Robertson defends it easily.
Lennox looks gassed!
Lennox is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Robertson rolls with it to try and escape but Lennox cranks on the arm and Robertson is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nathan Lennox!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack sheppard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Griffin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack sheppard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Griffin!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts sheppard as he jumps to the side.
sheppard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Horrible takedown by Griffin or perhaps it was just good defense by sheppard which made him look bad.
Griffin avoids a punch combination nicely.
sheppard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shane Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin dodges the punch combination from sheppard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin closes the distance and clinches up with sheppard, looking for a takedown. Griffin pushes sheppard against the cage but sheppard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jack sheppard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Griffin.
Griffin fails with the takedown.
Griffin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has sheppard pinned against the cage. sheppard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Griffin.
sheppard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Griffin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
sheppard misses with a two punch combination.
sheppard throws a series of punches but Griffin avoids them all with ease.
Griffin fails with a takedown attempt.
sheppard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Griffin is able to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
sheppard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
sheppard fails to land with a series of punches.
sheppard misses with a jab, cross combination.
sheppard fails to land with a series of punches.
A cross from sheppard lands.
sheppard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
Griffin shoots in but no luck this time.
A combination from sheppard does no damage.
Nice cross by sheppard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
sheppard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
sheppard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Griffin circles away quickly and effectively.
sheppard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Griffin lands the left hand.
Griffin has a takedown stuffed.
Griffin looks gassed!
sheppard misses with a few strikes there.
Griffin tries to score with a low kick but sheppard moves his leg out of the way.
sheppard looks to land a combination but Griffin avoids it well.
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.
sheppard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from sheppard.
sheppard tries to bum rush Griffin with a series of wild strikes but Griffin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
sheppard blocks a leg kick.
sheppard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Griffin momentarily.
sheppard throws a big shot that misses.
Griffin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griffin avoids a punch combination nicely.
sheppard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
sheppard throws a series of strikes that have Griffin backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack sheppard dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
sheppard misses with a jab, cross combination.
sheppard lands a two punch combo.
Griffin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around sheppard's waist but sheppard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Griffin off to one side.
Jack sheppard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griffin fails to land the takedown.
sheppard misses with a few strikes there.
sheppard tries to bum rush Griffin with a series of wild strikes but Griffin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Griffin throws a right hand that sheppard ducks under and follows up with a left that sheppard also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
sheppard misses with a double jab
and Griffin counters with a thumping low kick.
Griffin closes this distance looking for a takedown but sheppard circles away.
Jack sheppard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Griffin.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sheppard misses with a double jab
and Griffin counters with a body kick.
Griffin shoots for a double leg takedown but sheppard sprawls well. He's pushed Griffin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
sheppard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
sheppard misses with a leg kick.
sheppard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Griffin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around sheppard's waist but sheppard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Griffin off to one side.
sheppard misses with a hook.
sheppard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Griffin moves out of range of the leg kick from sheppard.
Griffin shoots in and drives through. sheppard sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
sheppard misses with a wild combination.
sheppard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
sheppard throws a solid leg kick but Griffin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at sheppard.
sheppard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
sheppard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Griffin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. sheppard is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A punch combination from sheppard misses.
A left and a right from Griffin both land. Nice combination.
sheppard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a body kick.
sheppard looks to land a combination but Griffin avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from sheppard.
sheppard scores with a one two! Griffin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
sheppard throws a series of punches but Griffin avoids them all with ease.
sheppard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice takedown defense from sheppard. No joy for Griffin on that attempt.
sheppard checks a leg kick.
Griffin fails with the takedown.
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.
A nice combination there by sheppard.
sheppard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jack sheppard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
sheppard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Griffin falls off balance throwing a combination
and sheppard counters with a series of strikes. Griffin will be more careful next time no doubt.
sheppard misses with the combination.
sheppard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
sheppard misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack sheppard dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Griffin throws a right and a left that sheppard avoids nicely.
Griffin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and sheppard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
sheppard throws a right hand that Griffin ducks under and follows up with a left that Griffin also avoids with ease.
No joy there for sheppard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Griffin slips a jab and a cross from sheppard.
sheppard looks to land a left hand but Griffin moved out of range nicely.
Jack sheppard is winning the standup battle so far.
sheppard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Griffin counters with a head kick. That will keep sheppard thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
sheppard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Griffin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Griffin misses with a takedown
enabling sheppard to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sheppard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
sheppard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Griffin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
sheppard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
Griffin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with sheppard but sheppard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jack sheppard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Griffin.
sheppard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
sheppard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Griffin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
sheppard wants to stand up but Griffin is controlling him.
sheppard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Griffin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin looking to sit in guard and control but sheppard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Griffin working a defensive guard here.
sheppard 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Griffin is trying to control the position but sheppard postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin has his foot on sheppard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. sheppard works his way back into a safe position though.
sheppard looking to pass the guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Griffin throws a sloppy head kick and sheppard moves out of range easily.
sheppard looks to land a combination but Griffin avoids it well.
sheppard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Griffin counters with a shoot takedown. sheppard fights it but they end up in guard.
Griffin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
sheppard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Griffin on the ground.
Griffin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! sheppard is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! sheppard has escaped and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
sheppard decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
sheppard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Griffin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin trying to control the position from guard on top but sheppard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Griffin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think sheppard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack sheppard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rome Sparco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rome Sparco!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horrible takedown by Sparco or perhaps it was just good defense by Griffin which made him look bad.
Sparco shoots for a double leg takedown but Griffin sprawls well. He's pushed Sparco's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Griffin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Griffin tries for a kimura but Sparco is defending well.
Griffin misses with the ground and pound.
Griffin throws a strike aimed at the side of Sparco's head but Sparco avoids it well.
Sparco is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sparco wants to control but Griffin postures up.
Sparco manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Griffin looking for submissions off his back.
Griffin gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sparco can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Griffin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Griffin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sparco lands a couple of digs.
Sparco looking to pass the guard.
Griffin striking off his back but it's not causing Sparco any problems.
Griffin 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.
Sparco works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Griffin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
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.
Sparco is looking to take a break and control but Griffin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Griffin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sparco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griffin keeps working.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sparco closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Griffin to the mat! Griffin manages to get full guard.
Griffin looking for a guillotine here but Sparco defends easily.
Sparco passes into half guard.
Sparco working the head and body with strikes.
Sparco is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is looking to improve his position.
Sparco seems to be looking for submissions.
Sparco moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Griffin.
Sparco thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Griffin misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Griffin throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Griffin throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Griffin wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Sparco stands up and beckons Griffin to his feet.
Griffin shoots in and drives through. Sparco sprawls well.
Sparco tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Griffin swivels and escapes.
Mike Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rome Sparco.
Sparco buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Griffin has a takedown stuffed.
Sparco shoots and misses
and Griffin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sparco is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Griffin throwing strikes from guard but Sparco blocks nicely.
Sparco has his foot on Griffin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Griffin works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sparco working for a triangle but Griffin defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mike Griffin will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Griffin fails with the takedown
and Sparco counters with a takedown into side control.
Griffin misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Griffin 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.
Griffin misses with a strike from the bottom.
Sparco is trying to get an arm triangle but Griffin is defending well.
Sparco tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sparco has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Griffin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sparco's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Griffin punching from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griffin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin punching from the bottom.
Griffin is trying to get back to full guard.
Griffin wants to sweep but Sparco has passed to side control!
Griffin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sparco is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Griffin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sparco avoids the strikes from the bottom by Griffin.
Griffin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sparco's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin strikes from the bottom but Sparco passes into mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Griffin throwing hammer fists to the chest of Sparco. What's that going to do exactly?
Sparco lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Griffin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Griffin swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Griffin is squirming around, avoiding Sparco's attempts to control the action.
Sparco lands a nice shot to the head.
Griffin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sparco 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.
Griffin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Griffin looking for submissions off his back.
Sparco 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparco lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Griffin wants to get back to full guard.
Griffin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sparco is looking to take a break and control but Griffin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sparco pushes Griffin up against the cage in a clinch.
Sparco looking for a takedown.
Griffin keeps control of Sparco as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Griffin.
Griffin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sparco tries to clinch but Griffin is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Griffin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Griffin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sparco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Griffin has him pressed against the cage.
Griffin is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sparco can't fight it off and eventually Griffin manages to take the fight to the floor. Sparco looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sparco trying to keep a closed guard but Griffin is proving a slippery customer.
Sparco has his foot on Griffin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Griffin works his way back into a safe position though.
Griffin chips away with some ground and pound.
Sparco looking for a sweep. Not yet Sparco, not yet.
Sparco has momentary wrist control but Griffin slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Griffin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Griffin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rome Sparco will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sparco gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Griffin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sparco is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Griffin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Griffin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Griffin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sparco trying to control but Griffin postures up.
Griffin wants to pass to mount but Sparco is defending the position.
Sparco is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Griffin pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griffin is looking for a kimura but Sparco is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Griffin to get the leverage.
Griffin lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparco blocking the ground and pound attempt from Griffin.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sparco shoots and misses
and Griffin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sparco escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Griffin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Griffin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Griffin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Griffin has gone for a leg lock! Sparco slips out almost immediately though and dives into Griffin's guard.
Sparco avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sparco won't allow Griffin to sweep him here.
Griffin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparco trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Griffin is looking for a triangle but Sparco pushes his legs off easily.
Griffin keeping moving, preventing Sparco from controlling successfully.
Sparco avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Griffin as Sparco shoots in.
Mike Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rome Sparco.
Sparco stuffs the takedown.
Sparco with a lazy takedown attempt
and Griffin counters with a shoot takedown. Sparco fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sparco is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Griffin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Griffin's back!
I really don't envy Griffin right now.
Sparco lands a shot to the body.
Griffin turns into Sparco and is now in his guard.
Griffin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sparco had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Griffin is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Sparco Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Griffin's back instead.
Sparco trying to control momentarily.
Sparco doesn't have the hooks in and Griffin manages to turn into his guard.
Griffin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Griffin 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sparco utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mike Griffin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Griffin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Griffinis looking to pass into half guard but Sparco pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sparco is in guard.
Sparco keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Griffin's head.
Sparco slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Griffin tries to buck Sparco off but Sparco is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffin throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Griffin throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Sparco controls the position.
Griffin misses with an elbow from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Griffin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Griffin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Griffin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between ARCHIE AMBROSE (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Sean (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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, ARCHIE AMBROSE!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Teddy Sean!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
AMBROSE throws a series of punches but Sean moves out of range.
Sean avoids a kick to the body.
AMBROSE ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
AMBROSE misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Good exchange - Sean coming out on top.
Sean slips a jab and a cross from AMBROSE.
AMBROSE dodges the punch combination from Sean.
Sean cracks AMBROSE with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like ARCHIE AMBROSE has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from AMBROSE misses the target.
Sean displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as AMBROSE throws out the jab.
AMBROSE seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Sean shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! AMBROSE is backing up but Sean catches him with a final right hook that drops him! AMBROSE covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Sean Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Teddy Sean!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Dean!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbott lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dean at a distance.
Dean misses with a takedown attempt - Abbott sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dean fails with a takedown attempt.
Dean takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dean looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot by Abbott.
It looks like Jimmy Dean has been cut.
Abbott works Dean's body with a nice hook.
Abbott misses with a body shot.
Abbott throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dean stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A leg kick checked by Dean.
Good standup being displayed there by Abbott as he connects with a hook.
Jab, jab by Abbott - just one landing.
Abbott just misses with a punch to the body.
Abbott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tank Abbott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abbott steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Dean is out on his feet! Abbott sets himself and nearly takes Dean's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tank Abbott!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Duke Richard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke Richard 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Duke Richard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mitch Drake!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richard scores a takedown into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake gets back to half guard.
Drake actively working from the bottom here.
Drake wants to improve his position but Richard is controlling well.
Drake wants to get back to his feet.
Drake is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard is working for a kimura but Drake is defending it quite comfortably.
Drake wants to get back to his feet.
Richard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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 has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Richard shoots in for a double leg but Drake sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mitch Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drake looks to land a right hand but Richard moved out of range.
Richard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Richard drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Drake manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with a head shot. Richard uses the momentum to regain guard.
Drake looking to sit in guard and control but Richard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Richard wants to control from the top but Drake keeps moving.
Drake looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Richard passes into half guard.
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.
Drake gets full guard.
Richard is breathing heavily.
Drake trying to keep a closed guard but Richard is proving a slippery customer.
Drake has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Richard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drake trying to strike off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Richard dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Richard has a takedown stuffed.
Richard stuffs the takedown.
Richard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Richard circles away quickly and effectively.
Drake with a poor takedown
so Richard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Drake working for a triangle but Richard defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Richard prevents Drake from getting back to his feet.
Drake working a defensive guard here.
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.
Drake is looking for a triangle but Richard pushes his legs off easily.
Drake working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Richard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Richard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Drake working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Richard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard postures up.
Drake bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Richard's guard.
Drake sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Richard's guard.
Drake is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Richard doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Drake.
Drake moves into full mount! Richard won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richard taking shots to the head.
Drake looking to land elbow strikes but Richard uses the position to regain half guard.
Drake seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mitch Drake will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Drake clinches but Richard breaks the clinch
and Richard counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Drake's guard now.
Drake is looking to stand back up but Richard counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Drake.
Duke Richard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drake is looking to control Richard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Drake avoid being mounted?
Drake is trying to stand.
Richard blocks the strikes from Drake.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard prevents Drake from improving his position.
Richard trying to pass the guard but Drake defending well.
Drake manages to get to full guard.
Drake has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Richard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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.
Richard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Drake looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to strike from the bottom.
Drake looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Drake is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Drake has his feet on Richard's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake is looking to clinch but Richard is avoiding it.
Richard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Drake there.
Drake shoots in for a double leg but Richard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Drake throws a head kick that Richard semi-blocks.
Drake misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mitch Drake.
I think Drake 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 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitch Drake!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andre Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cecil Peoples (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor comes to the cage accompanied by Body Head Anthem. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Andre Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cecil Peoples!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor throws a right and a left that Peoples avoids nicely.
Taylor scores with a three punch combo!
Some wild striking there from Taylor.
Peoples clinches with his opponent.
Peoples pushes off an throws an elbow but Taylor leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Taylor blocking some punches.
Peoples throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peoples landing knees to the head.
It looks like Andre Taylor has been cut.
Peoples tries a knee to the head but Taylor blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Peoples just misses with a elbow thrown towards Taylor's brow.
Peoples lands a nice elbow.
Peoples pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Peoples with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taylor is looking to break free of the clinch but Peoples has double underhooks.
Peoples connects with a nasty looking knee right to Taylor's face.
Taylor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Peoples with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taylor wants to break free but Peoples has control.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Peoples has him pressed against the cage.
Peoples prevents Taylor from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor avoiding damage as Peoples throws knees to the body.
Peoples throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taylor blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Peoples.
Peoples tries a knee to the head but Taylor blocks it.
Peoples prevents Taylor from breaking the clinch.
Peoples lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Peoples throws an elbow that misses.
Taylor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Peoples lands a nice elbow.
Peoples using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Peoples landing knees to the body.
Peoples prevents Taylor from breaking the clinch.
Peoples lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Peoples.
Peoples tries to work over Taylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Peoples has him pressed against the cage.
Peoples leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peoples throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Peoples trying to land knees to the body.
Peoples trying to land knees to the body.
Peoples throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peoples looks gassed!
Peoples comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Peoples creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Taylor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Peoples has him pressed against the cage.
Peoples tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Peoples missing with knees to the body.
Taylor is looking to break free of the clinch but Peoples has double underhooks.
Taylor blocks an elbow strike.
Taylor wants to break free but Peoples has control.
Peoples lands a damaging elbow.
Peoples misses with an elbow over the top.
Taylor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Peoples misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taylor.
Peoples keeps control of Taylor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Peoples using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Taylor can't break the clinch.
Peoples trying to land knees to the body.
Peoples trying to land knees to the body.
Peoples misses with an elbow over the top.
Peoples tries to land knees in the clinch but Taylor avoids the damage to the body.
Taylor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor connects with a single shot there.
Taylor tries to bum rush Peoples with a series of wild strikes but Peoples uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taylor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Peoples circles away.
Taylor decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Peoples is defending against the submission attempts here by Taylor.
Peoples is defending against the submission attempts here by Taylor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is looking for a kimura here.
Peoples gets full guard.
Taylor drops back, looking for a kneebar! Peoples looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Peoples looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Peoples!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cecil Peoples will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andre Taylor's cut.
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.
Peoples fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Taylor.
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peoples manages to avoid it.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Peoples as he avoids it easily.
Peoples gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Peoples lands with a right to the head.
Peoples lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peoples with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taylor wants to break free but Peoples has control.
Peoples tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Peoples throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taylor blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Peoples has him pressed against the cage.
Taylor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peoples is breathing heavily.
Peoples misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taylor.
Taylor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peoples prevents Taylor from breaking the clinch.
Taylor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Peoples tries a knee to the head but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Taylor.
Andre Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good leg kick by Taylor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Taylor tries for a takedown but Peoples sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Peoples slips a jab from Taylor.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Peoples as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peoples tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor ducks right into an uppercut from Peoples.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peoples moves out of range of the strikes.
Taylor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Peoples moves into the clinch.
Peoples misses with a knee strike.
Peoples misses with a knee to the head.
Peoples tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Peoples has him pressed against the cage.
Peoples missing with knees to the body.
Taylor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Peoples looking to throw knees to the head but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Peoples has him pressed against the cage.
Taylor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Peoples prevents Taylor from breaking the clinch.
Peoples misses with a knee to the head.
Taylor wants to get back to striking at distance but Peoples won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peoples using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taylor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taylor wants to break free but Peoples has control.
Taylor is looking to break free of the clinch but Peoples has double underhooks.
Peoples keeps control of Taylor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Peoples using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taylor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Peoples tries a head kick but it misses.
Taylor shoots in looking for a takedown. Peoples tries to sprawl out of it but Taylor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Peoples manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Taylor misses with the combination.
Taylor looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Taylor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Peoples defends it well.
Taylor is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Peoples sees it coming and defends easily.
Peoples is looking for a sweep. Taylor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor is thwarting Peoples's attempts to control the position.
Taylor is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
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 Andre Taylor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andre Taylor's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taylor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Peoples is looking to clinch.
Peoples has his takedown stuffed
and Taylor counters with a nice double leg into side control. Peoples won't be happy with that.
Taylor working away.
Peoples is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Taylor is trying to get an arm triangle but Peoples is defending well.
Taylor goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Peoples rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Taylor's guard! Nice work there by Peoples!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Peoples's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Taylor has his foot on Peoples's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Peoples works his way back into a safe position though.
Peoples trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Taylor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Taylor working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Peoples has passed into half guard!
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.
Taylor wants to improve his position but Peoples is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Peoples in particular looking to stall.
Taylor is staying active underneath Peoples, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Taylor wants to get back to full guard but Peoples has mounted him!
Peoples scoring with strikes but Taylor is staying in there.
Taylor can't escape the position.
Peoples scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Taylor?
Peoples prevents Taylor from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peoples looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Peoples lands a big shot there that rocks Taylor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Taylor is working to get back to half guard.
Peoples connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Peoples landing strikes from the mount and Taylor is in trouble!
Peoples looking to control but Taylor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Taylor is in all sorts of trouble here.
Taylor gets back to half guard.
Taylor is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Peoples pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peoples 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.
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.
Peoples prevents Taylor from improving his position.
Peoples lands with a punch from half guard.
Peoples lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Taylor actively working from the bottom here.
Taylor wants to get back to full guard but Peoples has passed into side control.
Peoples tries to control but Taylor wriggling away.
Taylor is trying desperately to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Taylor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Taylor!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Colors of the Wind. Hawkins has chosen Cockney Rejects - I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles as his entrance music. 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, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hawkins looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Smith lands a hook that stumbles Hawkins back into the cage. Smith follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Hawkins to the canvas! Smith pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Hawkins has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). John Smith!
John Smith retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kiko Mustapha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristian Breddam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kiko Mustapha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kristian Breddam!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breddam scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mustapha shoots in but Breddam avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mustapha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mustapha dodges the punch combination from Breddam.
Mustapha fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd cheers as Mustapha lands an impressive looking overhand right. Breddam doesn't seem phased though.
Breddam circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Breddam does no damage.
Breddam keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mustapha.
Mustapha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Breddam misses with a wild combination.
Mustapha throws a hook but Breddam avoids it easily.
Mustapha tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mustapha tries to clinch but Breddam moves out of range.
Breddam misses with an uppercut.
Mustapha pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Breddam fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mustapha checks it well.
Kristian Breddam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustapha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mustapha lands a nice looking body shot.
Breddam throws a head kick but Mustapha moves out of range.
Mustapha throws a jab but it's blocked by Breddam.
Mustapha throws a sloppy head kick
and Breddam counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiko Mustapha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mustapha tries to work over Breddam's front leg with a kick but Breddam checks it.
Breddam checks the leg kick.
Mustapha looks to land a left hand but Breddam moved out of range nicely.
Mustapha loads up on a big right hand but Breddam slips the punch.
Mustapha takes a swing at Breddam's ribcage but misses.
Breddam is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mustapha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Breddam circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Breddam misses.
Mustapha throws a big shot that misses.
Mustapha misses the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mustapha.
Good exchange - Mustapha coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Mustapha misses.
Mustapha ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mustapha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Breddam.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mustapha darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mustapha swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mustapha misses with a leg kick
and Breddam counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mustapha drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mustapha throws a hook but Breddam blocks it.
Breddam throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A right-left combo lands from Breddam.
Breddam takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Left hook, right uppercut from Breddam.
Mustapha scores with a punch to the head.
Mustapha misses with a straight left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mustapha lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Breddam has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Breddam and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mustapha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Breddam.
Mustapha lands a nice hook to Breddam's body. Breddam takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breddam takes a jab right on the kisser.
Breddam throws a right and a left that Mustapha avoids nicely.
Mustapha scores with a decent looking hook.
Breddam looks gassed!
Breddam avoids the body shot from Mustapha.
Mustapha takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mustapha gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Breddam makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Good shot there by Mustapha.
A head kick misses from Breddam.
A low kick from Mustapha misses
and Breddam counters with a head kick.
Good shot there by Mustapha.
A punch lands to the side of Breddam 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mustapha misses with a two punch combination.
Breddam slips under a jab from Mustapha.
A clash of legs there as Breddam blocks the low kick.
Breddam misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mustapha throws a series of punches but Breddam avoids them all with ease.
Mustapha dodges the punch combination from Breddam.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustapha shoots for a takedown but Breddam saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kiko Mustapha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Breddam pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Breddam on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Breddam misses with a wild combination.
Mustapha catches Breddam with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mustapha connects with a nice looking jab.
Mustapha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Breddam takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Breddam looks to land a right hand but Mustapha moved out of range.
Mustapha throws a right hand that Breddam ducks under and follows up with a left that Breddam also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mustapha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Breddam moves away.
Mustapha connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mustapha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mustapha comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiko Mustapha dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice uppercut there from Mustapha.
Breddam tries to close the distance and clinch but Mustapha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mustapha throws a lazy head kick
and Breddam counters with a three punch combo that has Mustapha backing up. Mustapha nods at Breddam to acknowledge the strikes.
Mustapha scores with a nice head shot.
Mustapha lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Breddam thows a body shot but no joy.
Mustapha scores with a body shot.
Mustapha ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mustapha lands with an uppercut that bounces Breddam off the cage and back into rage.
Breddam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mustapha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Breddam counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Breddam shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mustapha does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mustapha tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Breddam counters with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mustapha scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kiko Mustapha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mustapha scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Breddam is breathing heavily.
Mustapha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustapha connects with a crisp jab.
Mustapha lands a nice hook to Breddam's body. Breddam takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice body punch from Mustapha.
Mustapha is looking to clinch but Breddam is avoiding it.
Mustapha moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mustapha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Breddam misses with a few strikes there.
Mustapha buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Breddam has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mustapha is looking to slow Breddam down with leg kicks.
No joy there for Mustapha, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mustapha lands with a nice combination. Breddam backs away looking to recover.
Mustapha with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mustapha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mustapha thows a leg kick but Breddam checks it
and Breddam decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mustapha's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustapha wants to stand but Breddam is controlling the position.
Breddam wants to stand and escape but instead Mustapha has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Breddam trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustapha has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Breddam is proving hard to escape from.
Breddam 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Mustapha wants to stand but Breddam has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Breddam is wriggling around but Mustapha manages to pass to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiko Mustapha dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mustapha stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Breddam.
Mustapha lands a jab to Breddam's midsection.
Mustapha lands a jab to the head.
Mustapha falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Breddam counter with a right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Breddam.
Mustapha will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A punch combination from Breddam misses.
Breddam misses with a few strikes there.
Breddam ducks under a wild hook from Mustapha.
Mustapha thows a leg kick but Breddam checks it
and Breddam counters with a nice kick to the body.
Breddam tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Breddam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mustapha works Breddam's body with a nice hook.
Breddam misses with a few strikes there.
Mustapha scores with a sloppy right hand. Breddam should have avoided that one.
Breddam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustapha scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Breddam looks to throw the jab but Mustapha is out of range.
Mustapha works over Breddam's head and body with a nice combination.
A low kick from Mustapha is predictable there
and Breddam counters with a three punch combo that has Mustapha backing up. Mustapha nods at Breddam to acknowledge the strikes.
Mustapha circles away from the clinch attempt.
Breddam lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mustapha's sensitive parts.
Mustapha lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Breddam gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mustapha wants to clinch but Breddam slips to the side
and Breddam counters with a one-two to the body.
Breddam walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Breddam on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Breddam checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mustapha connects with a good right hand that stumbles Breddam. Breddam circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mustapha falls off balance throwing a combination
and Breddam counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mustapha lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustapha lands a nice hook to Breddam's body. Breddam takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mustapha lands with a hook. Breddam tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Breddam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mustapha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Breddam lands a right hook to the body.
Mustapha jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A punch combination from Mustapha misses.
Mustapha takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mustapha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mustapha lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Breddam fails to land with a series of punches.
Mustapha lands with a straight right. Breddam didn't see that one coming.
Mustapha sizes up Breddam with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mustapha throws a predictable looking body shot
and Breddam counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mustapha gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Breddam.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustapha scoring well with a low kick there.
Breddam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mustapha.
Breddam throws a leg kick that misses.
Breddam throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Breddam.
Breddam misses with a wild combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mustapha!
Mustapha throws a wild body kick that Breddam sees coming a mile off.
Mustapha takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Breddam throws a leg kick but Mustapha sees it coming and moves out of range.
Breddam moves out of range of the body kick from Mustapha.
Mustapha thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Breddam works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
No joy there for Breddam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mustapha moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mustapha falls off balance throwing a combination
and Breddam counters with a left and a right that stings Mustapha.
Mustapha does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Breddam walks into a straight right hand from Mustapha.
Breddam throws a leg kick but Mustapha checks it.
Mustapha bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mustapha connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mustapha looks to throw the jab but Breddam is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mustapha lands a nice looking body shot.
Mustapha looks to clinch
and Breddam counters with a series of strikes. Mustapha will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mustapha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Breddam to counter with a crisp jab.
Breddam throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiko Mustapha clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mustapha lands a jab to the head.
Mustapha misses with a wild combination.
Mustapha fails with the takedown
and Breddam counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Breddam drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Breddam thumps Mustapha with a low kick.
Breddam misses with the combination.
Mustapha throws a leg kick
and Breddam counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mustapha scores with a three punch combo!
Mustapha is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Breddam.
Breddam takes a swing at Mustapha's ribcage but misses.
Breddam looks to land a combination but Mustapha avoids it well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Breddam checks a leg kick.
Mustapha lands a jab to Breddam's midsection.
Mustapha scores with the left hand. Breddam knows he should have avoided that one.
Good shot there by Mustapha.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustapha fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Decent striking displayed by Mustapha there.
Mustapha misses with a wild combination.
Mustapha throws a shot to the body.
Mustapha throws a body punch but Breddam moves out of range.
Mustapha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Breddam counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mustapha.
Breddam lands a jab to the head.
A low kick from Mustapha misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mustapha misses with a body shot.
Breddam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Breddam.
Breddam throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mustapha will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breddam misses with a jab, cross combination.
Breddam's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mustapha scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mustapha scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mustapha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Breddam counters with a body kick that stops Mustapha in his tracks momentarily.
Breddam throws a nice looking combination but Mustapha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Breddam with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mustapha tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Breddam.
Breddam throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Breddam turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mustapha blocks a head kick by Breddam.
Mustapha swings away with a body shot that misses
and Breddam counters with an inside leg kick.
Kiko Mustapha is winning the standup battle so far.
Mustapha throws a jab but it's blocked by Breddam.
Mustapha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mustapha falls off balance throwing a combination
and Breddam counters with a series of strikes. Mustapha will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breddam with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mustapha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Breddam counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Breddam!
Danga de danga de dang - Breddam scores with a four punch combination!
Breddam throws a right and a left that Mustapha avoids nicely.
Mustapha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Breddam moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mustapha throws a wild body kick that Breddam sees coming a mile off.
Mustapha looks to score with a jab to the body but Breddam is just out of range.
Breddam lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Breddam looks to land a combination but Mustapha avoids it well.
Mustapha lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mustapha dodges the punch combination from Breddam.
Mustapha throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Breddam on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breddam misses with a combination
and Mustapha counters with an inside leg kick.
Breddam throws a wild body kick that Mustapha sees coming a mile off.
Mustapha lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Breddam takes one to the chin there.
Breddam looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mustapha swinging wilding here.
Mustapha ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A combination from Breddam does no damage.
Breddam looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Breddam rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mustapha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mustapha scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mustapha is looking to chop away at Breddam's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Kiko Mustapha will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mustapha misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Breddam cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mustapha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mustapha moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Breddam moves out of range as Mustapha strikes.
Mustapha tests Breddam's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mustapha fails with the takedown.
Mustapha falls off balance throwing a combination
and Breddam counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Breddam throws a one two combo.
Some wild striking there from Breddam.
Breddam misses with the combination.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Breddam ducks right into an uppercut from Mustapha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breddam takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Breddam is looking to slow Mustapha down with leg kicks.
Mustapha looks to throw the jab but Breddam is out of range.
Breddam throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mustapha.
Mustapha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Breddam counters with a low kick, right behind Mustapha 's knee.
Mustapha with a jab.
Mustapha fails to land with a series of punches.
Mustapha stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Some bone on bone action there as Breddam checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Some wild striking there from Mustapha.
Breddam blocks a low kick nicely.
Breddam gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mustapha throws a leg kick
and Breddam counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mustapha lands a nice hook to Breddam's body. Breddam takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustapha dips to his left and cracks Breddam with an uppercut!
Mustapha avoids a punch combination nicely.
A shot to de liver by Breddam. Beautiful body shot.
Mustapha checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mustapha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Breddam counters with an inside leg kick.
Mustapha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Breddam counter with a right hand.
Mustapha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Breddam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Breddam throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mustapha takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mustapha misses with a combination
and Breddam counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Breddam misses with a two punch combination.
Mustapha takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A right-left combo lands from Breddam.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breddam lands a jab-cross combination.
Mustapha throws a big shot that misses.
Mustapha throws a lazy right hand but Breddam sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Breddam fails to land with a series of punches.
Breddam steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mustapha.
Mustapha is looking to slow Breddam down with leg kicks.
Breddam connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Breddam throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mustapha connects with a solid leg kick.
Breddam lands with a nice combination. Mustapha backs away looking to recover.
Mustapha fails with the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Breddam.
Breddam is working the combinations to good effect here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mustapha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustapha fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mustapha misses with a double jab
and Breddam counters with a right hand to the body.
Mustapha avoids the head kick by Breddam.
Breddam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mustapha moves away.
Breddam fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mustapha.
Good standup being displayed there by Mustapha as he connects with a hook.
Mustapha falls off balance throwing a combination
and Breddam counters by clinching up.
Breddam leaning against his opponent.
Mustapha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kristian Breddam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mustapha 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:46
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 49:46
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kiko Mustapha!
Kiko Mustapha retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Mosley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mosley has chosen Bring Da Pain as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Mosley!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moss throws a shot to the body.
Moss looks to land a right hand but Mosley moved out of range.
Moss walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mosley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mosley takes one on the button.
Moss looks for the body kick but Mosley saw that one coming.
Moss cracks Mosley with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Mosley looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Moss finish him?
Mosley is rocked!
It looks like Shane Mosley has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moss keeps the fight on the outside.
Mosley is still on wobbly legs! Can Moss finish him?
Randy Moss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mosley seems to have recovered his senses.
Moss misses with a looping left.
Moss scores with a hook.
Moss throws a hook to the side of Mosley's head but Mosley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Moss knocks Mosley out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Randy Moss!
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