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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ante Raos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Germaine King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Zagreb. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ante Raos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Germaine King!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raos instigates a clinch.
Raos breaks the clinch.
King gets a clinch.
Raos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Raos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raos shoots in and drives through. King sprawls well.
Raos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around King's waist but King gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Raos off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ante Raos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
King can't break the clinch.
Raos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Raos wants a takedown but no success here.
King is trying to drag Raos to the mat but Raos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Raos successfully pulls guard.
King would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Raos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Raos is looking for a triangle but King pushes his legs off easily.
Raos has a closed guard, preventing King from standing up.
Raos looking to hit a scissor sweep but King is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King tries to stand but Raos is controlling from the bottom.
King gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
King misses with a takedown
and Raos counters with a nice uppercut.
Raos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. King sprawls well initially but Raos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
King looks gassed!
Raos stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
King has his takedown stuffed
and Raos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Raos keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
King is pressed up against the cage. Raos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag King down to the mat. King avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Germaine King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raos clinches up with King and pushes him back against the cage.
King effectively controlling the action here.
Raos blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raos lands with a light punch inside.
Raos turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Raos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, King has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King tries to escape but Raos is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King bucks up and tries to throw Raos off but instead Raos has got his back!
Will Raos go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Raos is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. King knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften King for a finish.
Raos is persistently looking for the submission but King is defending it well.
Raos cracks King with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing King from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King manages to escape to his feet.
Raos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Raos prevents King from standing back up.
King is not content to let Raos control the position.
Raos seems to be looking for submissions.
Raos stops King from getting back to his feet.
Raos works his way into full mount!
Raos looking to control but King is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King tries to buck Raos off but he can't manage it.
King wants to get back to his feet but in bucking up he's left an arm hanging out! Raos has locked onto it and has pulled off a slick armbar! King taps furiously! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ante Raos!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Connor Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denzil Haye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Connor Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Denzil Haye!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haye misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Haye misses with a body punch
and Kelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haye fails with a takedown attempt.
Kelly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Haye. Haye obviously looking to wear him down.
Kelly throws a combination. Haye tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kelly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haye fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haye wants to clinch up but Kelly keeps it at a distance.
Kelly misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haye tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kelly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Haye doesn't manage to clinch there - Kelly circles away.
Kelly tests Haye's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Haye misses with a series of wild punches.
Haye falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kelly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kelly misses with a double jab.
Haye swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Kelly to counter with a crisp jab.
Haye is rocked!
Kelly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haye moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haye is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelly finish him?
Kelly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haye circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly swinging wilding here.
Kelly swinging wilding here.
Kelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haye.
Kelly swinging wilding here.
Kelly throws a right and a left that Haye avoids nicely.
Kelly misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Kelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands an uppercut, right on the button! Haye tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Connor Kelly!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick O Malley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Downson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Malley comes to the cage accompanied by Shipping up to Boston. Bob Downson 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick O Malley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Downson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Malley avoids the head kick by Downson.
Downson tests O Malley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Malley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Malley tries to clinch up but Downson circles away and keeps his distance.
Downson cracks O Malley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Patrick O Malley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Malley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Downson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. O Malley looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Downson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by O Malley, who protects the arm well.
Downson stands up and beckons O Malley to his feet.
Downson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Downson is looking to clinch but O Malley is avoiding it.
Downson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
O Malley is looking to clinch.
O Malley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downson scores with a hook to the body. O Malley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
O Malley has closed the distance and engaged Downson in a clinch.
Downson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Downson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Malley moves into the clinch successfully.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
O Malley looking to stall.
Downson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Downson trying to control the action but O Malley is working from the bottom.
O Malley is looking for a sweep. Downson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Downson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
O Malley is not content to let Downson control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley wants to get back to his feet.
O Malley is breathing heavily.
Downson wants to lay and pray for a moment but O Malley keeps working.
Downson prevents O Malley from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Downson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Downson misses with a double jab.
Downson stuffs the takedown attempt from O Malley. O Malley gets slowly back to his feet.
O Malley fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick O Malley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice jab there from Downson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley blocks the body kick.
Downson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Downson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Downson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Downson lands a big elbow.
Downson content just to control the position here.
O Malley takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Downson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. O Malley looks a forlorn figure.
Downson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of O Malley's face.
Downson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downson breaks from O Malley's wrist control and lands an elbow.
O Malley regains half guard.
O Malley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Downson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Downson wants to take a breather but O Malley is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Downson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice cross by Downson.
O Malley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Downson tries to avoid it but O Malley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Downson to the ground. Downson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
O Malley slips a jab and a cross from Downson.
Downson throws a nice looking combination but O Malley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Downson throws a right hand that O Malley ducks under and follows up with a left that O Malley also avoids with ease.
Patrick O Malley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from O Malley does no damage.
O Malley shoots for a takedown but Downson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Downson misses with a double jab.
O Malley ducks right into an uppercut from Downson.
O Malley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Malley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
O Malley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Downson circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick O Malley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Downson or perhaps it was just good defense by O Malley which made him look bad.
Downson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Malley being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley controls Downson momentarily but Downson frees himself.
O Malley throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Downson stays in close to O Malley's body and controls the position.
Downson chips away with some ground and pound.
Downson preventing the sweep.
Downson pushing down on O Malley's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Downson stops O Malley from getting back to his feet.
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.
O Malley trying to hold on to Downson's head to control him but Downson postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Downson in particular looking to stall.
O Malley is pressing down on Downson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Downson pushing down on O Malley's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Well, if Downson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
O Malley gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Malley working for submissions but it's allowed Downson to get to half guard.
O Malley looking for submissions off his back.
Downson lands strikes from half guard.
O Malley tries to get to full guard but Downson has control of the leg.
Downson controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Downson prevents O Malley from improving his position.
Downson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks O Malley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
O Malley is staying active underneath Downson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Malley holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Downson slips a nice elbow through O Malley's hands, connecting with O Malley's forehead.
Downson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Downson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Downson throws a head kick that misses.
O Malley with a poor takedown
and Downson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Downson checks the leg kick.
Downson throws a body punch but O Malley moves out of range.
A combination from Downson does no damage.
Downson takes a swing at O Malley's ribcage but misses.
Downson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Downson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Malley stuffs the takedown attempt from Downson. Downson gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Malley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
O Malley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Downson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Downson trying to control the position here.
Downson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as O Malley controls the pace.
O Malley trying to control the position from guard on top but Downson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Downson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for O Malley!
O Malley tries to lock up and control but Downson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downson controlling the pace for now.
O Malley bucks up and throws Downson to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Downson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
O Malley is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downson decides to stand up, so the ref orders O Malley to his feet.
Downson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Malley rushes Downson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
O Malley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Downson is trying to trip O Malley. He has hold of a leg but O Malley is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Downson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Downson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
O Malley throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
O Malley is trying to hold Downson in close to prevent damage but Downson has managed to pass into half guard.
Downson wants to control but O Malley is keeping him busy.
Patrick O Malley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley is trying to maintain the position but Downson is very close to passing his half guard.
Bob Downson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bob Downson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Downson controlling the action here.
The fighters are battling for position here. O Malley manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Downson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Downson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Downson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Downson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Zarch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Zarch could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Peter Jones's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Zarch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Jones!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Zarch is trying to buck Jones off.
Zarch really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Zarch is trying to get back to half guard.
Jones prevents Zarch from escaping the position.
Zarch tries to bench press Jones off him but Jones keeps the position.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zarch keeps working.
Zarch trying to remain calm as Jones controls from the top position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones scoring with punches and elbows.
Zarch tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones decides to stand back up.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zarch fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right from Jones.
Jones digs a right hand into Zarch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zarch's gas tank.
Jones lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zarch is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Zarch actively working from the bottom here.
Zarch is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zarch sees it coming and defends easily.
Jones is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zarch sees it coming and defends easily.
Zarch wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Jones decides to stand and escape the position.
Jones tries to clinch but Zarch moves out of range.
Jones clinches up against the cage.
Zarch tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Zarch drops back down to his feet.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Zarch won't allow it.
Jones gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zarch is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Zarch will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Zarch blocks nicely.
Jones 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.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jones jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Zarch looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jones stands up from Zarch's guard - Jones perhaps looking for a knockout.
Peter Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zarch slips a jab from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch but Zarch moves out of range.
Jones tries to clinch up but Zarch circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones tries to clinch but Zarch is having none of it.
Jones wants to clinch.
Zarch fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Zarch!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Zarch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones looking to secure an arm triangle but Zarch defends it well.
Zarch working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zarch is working hard here to advance position.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Zarch is trying to escape the mount.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zarch is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones has hold of Zarch's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Zarch manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Zarch wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Zarch with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Zarch's guard now.
Zarch looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jones drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jones jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Zarch looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jones passes into half guard.
Jones stands up out of the half guard.
Zarch misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a single leg into guard. Zarch didn't expect that.
Jones stands up from Zarch's guard - Jones perhaps looking for a knockout.
Chris Zarch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones is leaning against Zarch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Zarch controls his hands.
Zarch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zarch blocking some punches.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones wants to break free but Zarch has control.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zarch tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Zarch drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Zarch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zarch tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones stalling against the cage.
Zarch tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
Zarch shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zarch is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jones is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Zarch to the mat. Zarch regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Zarch working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Zarch is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jones thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones wants to control from the top but Zarch keeps moving.
Peter Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zarch looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zarch throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jones uses it to pass to side control.
Jones decides to stand up, so the ref orders Zarch to his feet.
Zarch misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Zarch looking for submissions off his back.
Jones is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Zarch defends it well.
Jones is looking for a kimura but Zarch is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jones to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zarch looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zarch keeps working.
Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Zarch defends it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zarch looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jones rushes Zarch and presses him up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zarch's brow.
Jones looking to stall.
Jones tries a body shot but Zarch blocks it.
Jones cracks Zarch with a nice body shot.
The referee calls for Jones to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zarch blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zarch jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Zarch gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarch shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones wants to clinch up but Zarch keeps it at a distance.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zarch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zarch misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a single leg into guard. Zarch didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Zarch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zarch isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jones stacks Zarch on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jones!
Jones has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zarch has his takedown stuffed
and Jones counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Zarch!
Jones is landing with some decent strikes but Zarch is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zarch is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jones is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Zarch is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Zarch flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Jones anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Zarch and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Jones slips an arm under Zarch chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Jones has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Jones is squeezing on Zarch like an anaconda would it's prey. Zarch fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Peter Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Smelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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290 lbs
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300 lbs
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brad Smelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Gracie!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Smelly. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Smelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smelly throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Smelly.
Smelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Smelly.
Brad Smelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a solid leg kick but Smelly takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gracie.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smelly.
Smelly feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Smelly catches Gracie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Mike Gracie has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smelly scores with a leg kick.
Gracie looks gassed!
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Smelly throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Smelly has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gracie taking a breather.
Smelly taking a breather.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Mike Gracie's cut even more.
Gracie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smelly lands an elbow just above Gracie 's eye.
The cut above Mike Gracie's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smelly is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Smelly lands a nice elbow.
Smelly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
Gracie avoids a wild elbow strike from Smelly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smelly lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Mike Gracie'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 Mike Gracie's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brad Smelly!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between cuatro vientos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benson Sherman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). vientos comes into the arena with false pretense blaring out of the sound system. Benson Sherman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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163 lbs
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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, cuatro vientos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Benson Sherman!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherman doesn't manage to clinch there - vientos circles away.
vientos thows a body shot but no joy.
Sherman stuffs the takedown attempt from vientos. vientos gets slowly back to his feet.
Sherman clinches with his opponent.
Sherman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
vientos works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Sherman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
vientos trying to control the position from guard on top but Sherman 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.
vientos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sherman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
vientos thows a big elbow that misses.
vientos stopping the sweep attempt from Sherman.
vientos throws a strike but Sherman rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherman throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sherman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sherman moves into the clinch.
Sherman prevents the takedown attempt.
vientos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sherman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for cuatro vientos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
vientos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sherman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sherman showed some decent athleticism there.
Sherman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sherman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
vientos trying to control from the bottom.
vientos actively working from the bottom here.
vientos is breathing heavily.
Sherman trying to mount his opponent but vientos defends it.
Sherman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
vientos gets back to full guard.
vientos 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherman throwing strikes but missing.
Sherman trying to control but vientos is working from the bottom.
vientos is looking for a triangle but Sherman pushes his legs off easily.
vientos wants to sweep here but Sherman controlling him for the moment.
Sherman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sherman stopping the sweep attempt from vientos.
Sherman trying to control the position from guard on top but vientos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Sherman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of vientos's head.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sherman moves into the clinch.
Sherman lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sherman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sherman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
vientos is trying to get back to full guard.
Sherman stops vientos from getting back to his feet.
vientos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sherman lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benson Sherman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sherman tries to clinch up but vientos circles away and keeps his distance.
vientos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sherman to the mat! Sherman manages to get full guard.
vientos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sherman trying to strike off his back.
vientos looking to sit in guard and control but Sherman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sherman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
vientos throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sherman uses it to pass to side control.
Sherman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, vientos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
vientos is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sherman off and has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
vientos looking for the choke from the back.
vientos struggling to land strikes to the head as Sherman covers up.
Sherman rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
vientos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sherman is just riding it out for now. vientos eventually gives up the hold.
vientos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
vientos is looking to advance position but Sherman won't allow it.
That's two 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.
Sherman wants to get back to his feet.
vientos is trying to control. Sherman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
vientos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sherman wants to clinch up but vientos keeps it at a distance.
Sherman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
vientos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sherman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
vientos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sherman won't allow vientos to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sherman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sherman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sherman trying to control the position from guard on top but vientos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sherman throws a big right hand that misses.
Sherman trying to control the position from guard on top but vientos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sherman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. vientos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
vientos is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Sherman frees his head nicely. Oh but vientos has switched to an armbar! Sherman is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). cuatro vientos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between nate diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Borg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, nate diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pavel Borg!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borg moves in looking to clinch but diaz pushes him off.
Borg digs a good hook to diaz's body.
Borg tests diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pavel Borg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borg throws a combination. diaz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Borg clinches up against the cage.
diaz avoiding damage.
Borg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Borg is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
diaz tries to pull guard but Borg won't allow it.
diaz can't get the takedown.
diaz pushes off an throws an elbow but Borg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
diaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Borg walks away with a smile on his face. diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for nate diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borg throws a series of punches but diaz moves out of range.
Borg lands a jab to the nose.
Borg scores with a shot to the body.
diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Borg scores with a jab.
diaz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Borg looks gassed!
Borg trying to control but diaz postures up.
diaz wants to pass to mount but Borg is defending the position.
diaz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Borg defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
diaz seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Borg is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). nate diaz!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between a tope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alabaster Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). tope comes to the cage accompanied by Apaga mas nao bate. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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175 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, a tope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alabaster Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
tope misses with a body shot.
Jones shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jones was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
tope is working to get back to half guard.
Jones working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. tope turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Jones off and cradles tope's limp body as Jones celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Alabaster Jones!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Misho Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Misho Bang acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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175 lbs
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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, Benjamin Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Misho Bang!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bang is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Smith asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Smith goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bang rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Smith's guard! Nice work there by Bang!
Bang avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bang is looking to stand up but Smith won't let him.
Bang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith has a closed guard, preventing Bang from standing up.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Smith holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang preventing the sweep.
Smith looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bang stands up out of Smith's guard for a moment - Smith manages to land a nice upkick.
Bang wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bang has passed into side control.
Bang stands up and beckons Smith to his feet.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bang changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smith fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bang looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Smith misses with the combination.
Bang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bang fails to pull guard.
Bang tries to pull guard but Smith holds him up against the cage and eventually Bang drops back down to his feet.
Benjamin Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Misho Bang.
Smith drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bang gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bang looking for a takedown.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Bang won't allow it.
Bang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith closes the distance and pushes Bang back into the cage.
Bang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith throws an elbow that misses.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bang is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Bang avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Bang fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bang has Smith pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Smith manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bang looks gassed!
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Smith wants the takedown. Bang is fighting it off but Smith persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bang's guard against the cage.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Bang blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bang keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Smith drops back looking for a leg! Bang is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bang manages to kick Smith off! Smith jumps back into Bang's guard.
Smith 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Smith dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bang looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bang tries to stand but Smith is controlling from the bottom.
Smith is looking for a triangle but Bang pushes his legs off easily.
Smith tries to strike from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Smith slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bang is breathing heavily.
Smith is trying to get an arm triangle but Bang is defending well.
Smith wants to control but Bang is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith working away.
Bang is not content to let Smith control the position.
Smith scoring with punches from side control.
Smith postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bang is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Smith asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bang taking punishment in the form of punches.
Smith tries to score with some ground and pound. Bang controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Smith tries for a kimura but Bang is defending well.
Bang wants to control but Smith postures up.
Check out the look on Smith's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Smith wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bang, who protects the arm well.
Smith taking a breather here.
Smith prevents Bang from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith taking a breather here.
Bang taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bang is trying to improve his position.
Smith lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Smith cracks Bang with a big elbow.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Smith lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Smith seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bang is working to avoid the ground and pound but Smith connects with a decent elbow.
Bang tries to buck Smith off but Smith is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Bang's face as Smith controls the position.
Bang takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bang is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Smith off and has taken his back!
Smith tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Benjamin Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith tries to hold on but Bang pushes him away.
Smith blocking the ground and pound.
Smith is looking to get to half guard.
Smith sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Smith dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Smith lands a jab-cross combination.
Smith has Bang up against the cage in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bang closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smith counters with a good low kick that Bang was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Smith is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bang is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bang is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Smith is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries for a kimura but Bang is defending well.
Smith lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Smith cracks Bang with a big right hand but Bang just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bang tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bang tries to escape but Smith is in control.
Smith moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Smith trying to control the action but Bang is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
An elbow from Smith crashes against the mat.
Bang defending against the ground and pound.
Bang tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Bang rolls, trying to escape but Smith keeps control of the position.
Smith lands a shot to the head.
Smith has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Bang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Smith is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Bang covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Smith looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Smith is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Smith lands strikes to the head.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Smith's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Smith working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Bang is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Smith has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Bang taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Benjamin Smith!
Benjamin Smith is the new welterweight champion!
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