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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Lance Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Gardner!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gardner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lance Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gardner shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Gardner is very close to passing his half guard.
Gardner trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Gardner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gardner.
Jones moves into full guard.
Jones wants to stand up but Gardner is controlling him.
Gardner wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gardner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Gardner persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Gardner. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Jones drops Gardner with a nice combination! Jones dives into Gardner's guard, looking to finish!
Gardner is rocked!
It looks like Jamie Gardner has been cut.
Gardner looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gardner's head.
Gardner is still in real trouble! Can Jones finish him?
Jones lands a couple of elbows.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gardner is keeping the position for now.
Gardner seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gardner had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jones is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gardner Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jones's back instead.
Gardner doesn't have the hooks in and Jones manages to turn into his guard.
Jones gets to his feet - Gardner follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones sends Gardner crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Jones is motioning to the referee to let Gardner up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That has opened up Jamie Gardner's cut even more.
Gardner dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones drops his shoulder and cracks Gardner with a huge uppercut! Gardner goes down! Can Jones finish him?
Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jones stands up from Gardner's guard - Jones perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Gardner sprawling to the canvas. Jones follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Gardner hang on?
The cut above Jamie Gardner's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gardner tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Jones has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Jones lands a big shot there that rocks Gardner but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jamie Gardner's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jamie Gardner's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lance Jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Wuzz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wuzz has chosen Lützenkirchen - German Kiss as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White 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
0 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Joe Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Wuzz!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wuzz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bob sprawls well initially but Wuzz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bob knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wuzz on the ground.
Bob is looking for a sweep. Wuzz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wuzz is working for a submission of some sort.
Wuzz in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Bob tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Wuzz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andy Wuzz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between myles pascoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and sparka man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). sparka man acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, myles pascoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, sparka man!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
man blocks a head kick by pascoe.
pascoe has a takedown stuffed.
man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
myles pascoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
pascoe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
pascoe throws a wild body kick that man sees coming a mile off.
man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from pascoe.
pascoe fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for myles pascoe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
pascoe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. man catches pascoe right on the button with a cross.
A combination from man does no damage.
pascoe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
man closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like myles pascoe has been cut.
pascoe is breathing heavily.
pascoe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has man pinned against the cage. man gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
pascoe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
man lands a body shot.
man bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps pascoe's head backwards.
pascoe is rocked!
man shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. pascoe takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - man sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! pascoe bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). sparka man!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ummer Iqbal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benji Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iqbal comes to the cage accompanied by Run This Town. Jordan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Firestarter" - The Prodigy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ummer Iqbal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Benji Jordan!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iqbal lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Iqbal throws a leg kick which misses Jordan's front leg but catches the back leg as Jordan tries to avoid it.
Jordan tries to clinch up but Iqbal circles away and keeps his distance.
Iqbal really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jordan moves into range and clinches up with Iqbal.
Jordan looking to throw knees to the head but Iqbal is blocking nicely.
Iqbal is looking to break free of the clinch but Jordan has double underhooks.
Iqbal tries to break the clinch but Jordan is controlling the position.
Jordan prevents Iqbal from breaking the clinch.
Jordan tries to pull guard but Iqbal won't allow it.
Jordan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jordan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Iqbal's face.
Iqbal can't break the clinch.
Jordan wants to stall.
Iqbal is looking to break free of the clinch but Jordan has double underhooks.
Jordan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Iqbal blocks it with crossed arms.
Jordan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Iqbal is trying to break the clinch but Jordan has him pressed against the cage.
Iqbal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jordan has him pressed against the cage.
Iqbal wants to get back to striking at distance but Jordan won't allow it.
Jordan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Iqbal up against the cage.
Iqbal has had enough of the clinch but Jordan keeps him there for the moment.
Jordan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Iqbal avoids a kick to the body.
Iqbal misses with a few strikes there.
Iqbal misses with a two punch combination.
A left and a right from Iqbal both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iqbal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jordan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jordan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Iqbal thumps Jordan with a low kick.
Iqbal closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Iqbal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jordan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Iqbal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jordan looks gassed!
Jordan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Iqbal. Iqbal obviously looking to wear him down.
Iqbal gets the takedown into side control.
Iqbal stands up and we're back to a striking position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jordan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Iqbal, right into the meat.
Iqbal scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Iqbal scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jordan is rocked!
Iqbal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jordan's calf.
Ummer Iqbal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iqbal scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jordan is still on wobbly legs! Can Iqbal finish him?
Iqbal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jordan circles away quickly and effectively.
Jordan seems to have recovered his senses.
Iqbal decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jordan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Iqbal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iqbal perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Iqbal gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Iqbal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jordan throws a head kick but Iqbal moves out of range.
Iqbal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Iqbal bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Iqbal stands up and beckons Jordan to his feet.
Iqbal has a takedown stuffed.
Jordan shoots in looking for a takedown. Iqbal tries to sprawl out of it but Jordan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Iqbal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Iqbal lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jordan will feel that in the morning.
Iqbal scores with a takedown into Jordan's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iqbal working some strikes from top position.
Jordan is working an open guard so Iqbal takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Iqbal fails to land with a series of punches.
Jordan is looking to clinch.
Iqbal scores with a kick to the body.
Jordan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Iqbal counters with a shoot takedown. Jordan fights it but they end up in guard.
Ummer Iqbal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benji Jordan.
Iqbal gets to his feet. Jordan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Iqbal tries to bum rush Jordan with a series of wild strikes but Jordan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Iqbal misses with a low kick.
Jordan forces Iqbal back against the cage and clinches.
Iqbal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Iqbal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Iqbal throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Iqbal, pushing him back against the cage.
Iqbal tries for a takedown but Jordan manages to get underhooks.
Iqbal is trying to break free.
Iqbal is looking to break free of the clinch but Jordan has double underhooks.
Jordan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Iqbal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Jordan. No joy for Iqbal on that attempt.
Iqbal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jordan takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Iqbal tries to break the clinch but Jordan is controlling the position.
Jordan keeps control of Iqbal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Iqbal can't break the clinch.
Iqbal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jordan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Iqbal lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Iqbal wants to get back to striking at distance but Jordan won't allow it.
Iqbal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Iqbal throws a right and a left that Jordan avoids nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Iqbal.
Jordan tries to clinch up
letting Iqbal counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ummer Iqbal dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Iqbal misses with a double jab.
Iqbal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jordan moves in looking to clinch but Iqbal pushes him off.
Iqbal looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jordan!
Iqbal will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Iqbal tries to control but Jordan wriggling away.
Iqbal thowing shots but they're missing.
Jordan blocking the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jordan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Iqbal.
Jordan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Iqbal.
Iqbal won't let Jordan get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iqbal cracks Jordan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Iqbal goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jordan turns into him and now he's in Iqbal's guard.
Iqbal is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jordan is controlling him.
Jordan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Iqbal thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Iqbal striking from his own guard.
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.
Iqbal throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Iqbal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Iqbal working a defensive guard here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Iqbal decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jordan is refusing to be controlled, as Iqbal sits in half guard.
Iqbal thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Iqbal decides to stand up.
Iqbal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iqbal fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jordan shoots in and drives through. Iqbal sprawls well.
Iqbal stuffs the takedown.
Jordan wants to clinch.
Iqbal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Iqbal misses with a few strikes there.
Iqbal shoots in and bounces Jordan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Iqbal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jordan can do to turn this around?
Iqbal has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jordan is proving hard to escape from.
Iqbal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iqbal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Iqbal scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Iqbal postures up in Jordan's guard and throws a big left but Jordan blocks it.
Iqbal content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Iqbal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jordan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Iqbal cracks the inside of Jordan's front leg.
Iqbal scores with a one two! Jordan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Iqbal looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Iqbal trying to control but Jordan is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ummer Iqbal dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Iqbal goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Iqbal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Iqbal has a takedown stuffed.
Iqbal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Iqbal scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jordan darts in trying to clinch
and Iqbal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jordan is looking to clinch.
Jordan tries to clinch but Iqbal is having none of it.
Jordan clinches but Iqbal breaks the clinch
and Iqbal counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan avoids a kick to the body.
Ummer Iqbal is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jordan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Iqbal, pushing him back against the cage.
Iqbal wants to get back to striking at distance but Jordan won't allow it.
Jordan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Iqbal is looking to break free of the clinch but Jordan has double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Iqbal as Jordan tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iqbal wants to get back to striking at distance but Jordan won't allow it.
Iqbal wants to get back to striking at distance but Jordan won't allow it.
Jordan looking to throw knees to the head but Iqbal is blocking nicely.
Iqbal is trying to break free.
Iqbal tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Iqbal is looking to break free of the clinch but Jordan has double underhooks.
Jordan tries a knee to the head but Iqbal blocks it.
Iqbal is trying to break free.
Jordan keeps control of Iqbal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Iqbal wants to break free but Jordan has control.
Iqbal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Iqbal's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Iqbal duly obliges.
Iqbal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jordan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ummer Iqbal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Iqbal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab from Iqbal.
Iqbal scoring well with a low kick there.
Iqbal drives through with a takedown into guard.
Iqbal trying to control the position from guard on top but Jordan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iqbal decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jordan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Iqbal swats away the attempt to clinch by Jordan.
Jordan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jordan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Iqbal.
Iqbal throws a series of punches but Jordan avoids them all with ease.
Jordan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Iqbal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jordan circles away quickly and effectively.
Iqbal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jordan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Iqbal misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jordan lands a knee to the head.
Jordan prevents Iqbal from breaking the clinch.
Iqbal goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jordan prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ummer Iqbal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jordan keeps control of Iqbal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Iqbal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ummer Iqbal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jordan trying to land knees to the body.
Jordan landing knees to the head.
Jordan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Iqbal pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Iqbal moves out of range of the body kick.
Iqbal is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Iqbal scores with a head kick.
Jordan tries to clinch up.
Iqbal displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Iqbal scores with a four punch combination!
Iqbal lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iqbal cracks Jordan with a good jab.
Iqbal lands a two punch combo.
Jordan tries to clinch up.
Iqbal shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Iqbal showed some decent athleticism there.
Iqbal stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Jordan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Iqbal tries to avoid it but Jordan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Iqbal to the ground. Iqbal escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Iqbal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Iqbal content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ummer Iqbal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Iqbal, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ummer Iqbal!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sid Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean Hamilton will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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, Sid Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Hamilton!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamilton throws a right hand that Moore ducks under and follows up with a left that Moore also avoids with ease.
Moore is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hamilton fails to land with a series of punches.
Moore is looking to clinch.
Hamilton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hamilton gets caught flat footed, as Moore shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Moore not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Moore 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.
Hamilton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Moore is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hamilton wants to stand and escape but Moore is having none of it.
Moore is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hamilton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Moore is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hamilton wants to stand up but Moore is controlling him.
Hamilton manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Moore shoots in looking for a takedown. Hamilton tries to sprawl out of it but Moore keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hamilton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hamilton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Moore wants to clinch up but Hamilton keeps it at a distance.
Hamilton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Moore fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore shoots in for a double leg but Hamilton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sid Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamilton throws a nice looking combination but Moore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moore shoots in looking for a takedown. Hamilton tries to sprawl out of it but Moore keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hamilton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hamilton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sid Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Moore shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hamilton pinned against the cage. Hamilton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hamilton.
Moore shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Moore is trying to control. Hamilton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Moore in particular looking to stall.
Hamilton wants to get back to his feet.
Hamilton is in trouble now - Moore has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hamilton is looking to escape.
Hamilton squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Moore trying to control but Hamilton is having none of it.
Moore won't let Hamilton get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Moore could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hamilton tries to buck Moore off but Moore takes his back!
Moore is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Hamilton trying to get back to his feet but Moore is in full control for now.
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 Sid Moore will probably get the nod.
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.
Hamilton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sid Moore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moore fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Moore misses with a combination
and Hamilton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moore shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hamilton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moore shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hamilton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sid Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moore closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hamilton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Moore shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hamilton as he avoids it easily.
Moore shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hamilton's guard.
Moore is standing up over Hamilton. Hamilton looks to escape but Moore dives into side control.
Moore prevents Hamilton from escaping the position.
Moore staying calm.
Hamilton throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamilton misses with the combination.
Moore dodges the punch combination from Hamilton.
Moore wants to clinch up but Hamilton keeps it at a distance.
Moore shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hamilton counters with a left and a right that stings Moore.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore looks for a takedown but Hamilton sprawls well.
Moore shoots in for a takedown but Hamilton shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moore wants to clinch but Hamilton slips to the side
and Hamilton counters with a left and a right that hurts Moore! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Hamilton jumps into full mount!
Moore is rocked!
Hamilton trying to control but Moore is having none of it.
Moore wants to control but Hamilton is having none of it.
Hamilton gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Hamilton drops Moore with a nice combination! Hamilton dives into Moore's guard, looking to finish!
Oh Moore is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hamilton stands up from Moore's guard - Hamilton perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton throws a nice looking combination but Moore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hamilton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Moore has time to react.
Moore seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Moore misses
and Hamilton counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Moore! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Hamilton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Hamilton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Didier Diane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Didier Diane could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rex Bisping's chin.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Didier Diane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rex Bisping!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisping tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Diane swivels and escapes.
Diane throws the left hand but Bisping avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Diane. That snapped Bisping's head back.
Bisping shoots in for a takedown but Diane shows good takedown defense.
Diane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bisping.
No joy there for Diane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Diane misses.
Diane lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Diane bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bisping's head backwards.
Diane feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bisping sprawling to the canvas! Bisping rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Diane finish him?!
Bisping is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diane closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Bisping! Diane dives in looking to finish! Bisping is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Didier Diane!
Didier Diane is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norman Goreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Mayhew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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295 lbs
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300 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Norman Goreman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Mayhew!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Mayhew does no damage.
Mayhew shoots in looking for a takedown. Goreman tries to sprawl out of it but Mayhew keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Goreman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mayhew shoots in looking for a takedown. Goreman tries to sprawl out of it but Mayhew keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Goreman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Goreman could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mayhew throws a right and a left that Goreman avoids nicely.
Goreman dodges the punch combination from Mayhew.
Mayhew closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Goreman to the mat! Goreman manages to get full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Goreman looking for a guillotine here but Mayhew defends easily.
Goreman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mayhew manages to get himself to full guard.
Goreman wants to control from the top but Mayhew keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goreman is really struggling to control Mayhew but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Goreman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goreman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mayhew keeping moving, preventing Goreman from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mayhew throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Goreman's waist but Goreman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mayhew off to one side.
Norman Goreman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Mayhew.
Mayhew drives through with a takedown into guard.
Goreman 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.
Mayhew looks gassed!
Mayhew gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Goreman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goreman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goreman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mayhew does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Goreman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mayhew tries to roll over but Goreman keeps him under control.
Goreman prevents Mayhew from standing back up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Goreman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mayhew does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mayhew wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No joy there for Mayhew, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhew moves in looking to clinch but Goreman pushes him off.
Goreman dodges the punch combination from Mayhew.
Mayhew misses with a wild combination.
Goreman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mayhew looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Mayhew's face as Goreman controls the position.
Goreman tries to score with some ground and pound. Mayhew controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mayhew takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Goreman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mayhew, who protects the arm well.
Goreman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Goreman in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Mayhew is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Norman Goreman!
Norman Goreman retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berg is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Chavez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Berg!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chavez throws a right hand that Berg ducks under and follows up with a left that Berg also avoids with ease.
Chavez misses with a double jab.
Chavez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Berg misses with a few strikes there.
Chavez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Berg counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Chavez loads up on a big right hand but Berg slips the punch.
Berg throws a right hand that Chavez ducks under and follows up with a left that Chavez also avoids with ease.
Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berg moves away.
Chavez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Berg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chavez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Berg counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chavez won't be happy with that.
Chavez is letting Berg control him for a moment.
Berg working the ground and pound.
Berg is staying tight to Chavez's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Chavez wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg controls the position.
Berg looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Berg throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Berg stands up and beckons Chavez to his feet.
Chavez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Alexander Berg has been cut.
Ricardo Chavez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chavez cracks Berg with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Berg thuds a left hand into Chavez's body.
Berg misses with a double jab.
Chavez drops his shoulder and cracks Berg with a huge uppercut! Berg goes down! Can Chavez finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Berg has a closed guard, preventing Chavez from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berg looking for a sweep. Not yet Berg, not yet.
Berg is working an open guard so Chavez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Berg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chavez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Berg counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Chavez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Berg trying to control the position from guard on top but Chavez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Berg looks gassed!
Chavez is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Chavez lands a hook that snaps the head of Berg backwards.
That has opened up Alexander Berg's cut even more.
Chavez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Chavez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez lands a left hand.
Chavez lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Chavez.
Chavez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Berg.
Still in the clinch, Chavez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chavez lands a hook that snaps the head of Berg backwards.
Chavez is pressed up against the cage. Berg has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chavez down to the mat. Chavez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chavez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Berg to counter with a crisp jab.
Chavez lands with a nice combination. Berg backs away looking to recover.
Chavez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Berg's head.
Berg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Chavez misses with a series of wild punches.
Berg ducks under a wild hook from Chavez.
Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Berg misses with a series of wild punches.
Chavez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Berg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Berg is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The cut above Alexander Berg's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Berg dodges the punch combination from Chavez.
Berg lands a nice looking body shot.
A slow jab from Berg misses its intended target.
Chavez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Berg scores with a sloppy right hand. Chavez should have avoided that one.
Ricardo Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Berg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chavez throws a combination that misses
and Berg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chavez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chavez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Berg slips a straight right by Chavez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Chavez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Berg'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.
Berg slips a straight right by Chavez.
Chavez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Berg counters with a stiff right hand.
Chavez misses with a combination
letting Berg counter with a right hand.
Berg has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A shot to the body from Chavez misses
so Berg counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Berg sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chavez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Berg is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg content to stall in guard here.
Chavez pushes Berg off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Chavez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Berg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Berg scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berg misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Berg misses.
Berg is looking to clinch.
Ricardo Chavez is winning the standup battle so far.
Chavez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chavez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Berg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Berg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Berg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chavez.
Chavez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Berg counters with a left and a right that stings Chavez.
Chavez takes one on the button.
Chavez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Berg counters with a right hand to the body.
Berg connects with a single shot there.
Berg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Berg closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berg closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Berg tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Berg has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chavez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Berg on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Berg asserts his dominance and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Chavez's face as Berg controls the position.
Berg stands up.
A shot to de liver by Chavez. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Berg counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Chavez is trying to stand.
Berg keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Chavez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Berg trying to pass the guard but Chavez defending well.
Alexander Berg has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berg is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Chavez!
Chavez is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Berg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexander Berg's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Berg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chavez slips a jab and a cross from Berg.
Berg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Chavez is trying to stand.
The referee warns Chavez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Berg takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Chavez is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Chavez is squirming around, avoiding Berg's attempts to control the action.
Berg is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez wants to get back to his feet.
Berg looking to control but Chavez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Berg controlling from the full mount.
Chavez wants to try and get back to his feet.
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.
Chavez somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Jab, jab by Berg - just one landing.
Berg scores with a one two! Chavez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Berg avoids the body shot from Chavez.
Berg uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chavez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Berg looks to land a left hand but Chavez moved out of range nicely.
A punch combination from Berg misses.
Berg moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a double jab
and Berg counters with a one-two to the body.
No joy there for Chavez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Berg.
Nice body punch from Berg.
Chavez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Berg circles away quickly and effectively.
Chavez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Berg counters with a right hand to the body.
Chavez misses with a combination
and Berg counters with a straight right hand.
Berg fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chavez misses with a combination
and Berg counters with a shoot takedown. Chavez fights it but they end up in guard.
Chavez being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Berg postures up and lands a big shot to Chavez's brow.
Berg wants to control from the top but Chavez keeps moving.
Chavez wants to stand up but Berg is controlling him.
Berg content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Berg really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Berg's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Berg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berg throws a series of punches but Chavez avoids them all with ease.
Berg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chavez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Berg counter with a right hand.
Berg cracks Chavez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chavez looks to land a combination but Berg avoids it well.
Berg drives through and clinches with Chavez against the cage.
Chavez presses Berg against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chavez lands an uppercut.
Chavez lands a shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Chavez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Chavez - that landed with a thud.
Chavez lands with a left to the head.
Chavez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Berg or not.
Chavez cracks Berg with a nice body shot.
Chavez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chavez.
Chavez lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Chavez.
A nice left hand lands by Chavez.
Chavez digs a right hand into Berg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Berg's gas tank.
Chavez lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Chavez.
Chavez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chavez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chavez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Berg backwards.
Chavez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chavez presses Berg against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chavez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chavez lands an uppercut.
Berg looking for a takedown.
Chavez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chavez scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Chavez.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chavez.
Chavez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chavez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chavez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Berg is trying to drag Chavez to the mat but Chavez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez works on Berg's body with a couple of short punches.
Chavez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berg goes for a takedown attempt but Chavez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ricardo Chavez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Berg.
Chavez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Berg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Berg.
Chavez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chavez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Berg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chavez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Berg connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chavez momentarily.
Ricardo Chavez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berg looks to land a right hand but Chavez moved out of range.
Chavez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Berg circles away quickly and effectively.
Berg throws a body punch but Chavez moves out of range.
Berg throws a body punch but Chavez moves out of range.
Chavez throws a combination that misses
and Berg counters with a series of strikes. Chavez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chavez misses with a double jab
and Berg counters with a left and a right that stings Chavez.
Berg lands an overhand right.
Berg doesn't manage to clinch there - Chavez circles away.
Berg scores with a takedown into Chavez's guard.
Berg trying to control but Chavez is working from the bottom.
Berg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chavez is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Berg off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Chavez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chavez throws a combination that misses
and Berg counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chavez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Berg throws a series of punches but Chavez avoids them all with ease.
Chavez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chavez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Berg counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Chavez!
Berg trying to control but Chavez is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Chavez had his way with Alexander Berg in that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Berg's cut.
That's time! Chavez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Chavez lands with a nice combination. Berg backs away looking to recover.
Berg misses with the combination.
Berg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chavez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Chavez duly obliges.
Chavez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Chavez duly obliges.
Chavez misses with a double jab
and Berg counters with a stiff right hand.
Berg moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Berg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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.
Chavez throws a combination that misses
letting Berg counter with a right hand.
Berg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chavez misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on Berg's shoulder, as Berg tries to avoid the shot.
Berg dodges the punch combination from Chavez.
Berg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chavez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Berg counters with a stiff right hand.
Berg scores with a one two! Chavez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Chavez scores with a one two! Berg had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Berg scores with a sloppy right hand. Chavez should have avoided that one.
Berg misses with a few strikes there.
Good standup being displayed there by Berg as he connects with a hook.
Chavez misses with a combination
and Berg counters with a left and a right that stings Chavez.
Berg stuns Chavez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Berg circles away quickly and effectively.
Chavez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Berg counters with a left and a right that stings Chavez.
Berg scores with a shot to the body.
Berg stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chavez misses with a combination
and Berg counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Chavez misses its intended target.
A big left from Berg misses.
Berg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chavez misses with a double jab
and Berg counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Berg pushes down on Chavez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chavez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Berg scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez pushes Berg off and gets back to his feet.
Chavez misses with a shot to the body
and Berg counters with a stiff right hand.
A left and a right from Berg both land. Nice combination.
Chavez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Berg counter with a right hand.
Chavez throws a combination that misses
and Berg counters with a straight right hand.
Berg tries to bum rush Chavez with a series of wild strikes but Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Berg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chavez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Berg counters with a three punch combo that has Chavez backing up. Chavez nods at Berg to acknowledge the strikes.
Chavez throws a looping overhand right but Berg ducks down to avoid it.
Chavez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chavez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berg.
Chavez misses with a combination
letting Berg counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a body shot.
Chavez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chavez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice uppercut lands for Berg. That snapped Chavez's head back.
Chavez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chavez throws the left hand but Berg avoids the punch easily.
Chavez misses with an uppercut. Berg saw that one coming.
Berg lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chavez backs up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chavez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Berg counters with a three punch combo that has Chavez backing up. Chavez nods at Berg to acknowledge the strikes.
Berg lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Berg.
Berg looks to land a combination. Chavez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alexander Berg.
I think Berg 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 47:48
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Berg!
Alexander Berg is the new light heavyweight champion!
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