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VFC 39: Ultra PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between rhees jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stewart Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jones comes to the cage accompanied by do it. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kelly's choice of entrance music: Dropkick Murphy's - Shipping Up To Boston. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, rhees jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Stewart Kelly!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly tries to clinch but jones moves out of range.
Kelly instigates a clinch.
jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kelly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kelly lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Kelly.
A short uppercut from Kelly.
jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Kelly won't allow it.
Kelly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kelly lands an elbow inside.
Kelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kelly.
A short body shot lands from Kelly as the two fighters clinch.
jones is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
jones is trying to break the clinch but Kelly is controlling him.
Kelly lands a knee to the head.
jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kelly scores a nice knee to the body.
Kelly lands an elbow inside that jones shrugs off.
Kelly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of joness head.
Kelly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kelly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kelly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kelly lands a nice elbow.
Kelly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kelly comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kelly has jones pressed against the cage, preventing jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kelly lands a damaging elbow.
Kelly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kelly lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kelly working jones over with knees to the body.
Kelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. jones is defending well for now.
Kelly looking to throw knees to the head but jones is blocking nicely.
jones wants a takedown.
Kelly lands with a right to the head.
Kelly lands a damaging elbow.
jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kelly.
Kelly using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
jones is trying to force a seperation but Kelly has the dominant position.
jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Kelly lands an elbow inside that jones shrugs off.
Nice body punch from Kelly.
Kelly prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kelly lands a hook that snaps the head of jones backwards.
Kelly crunches a lovely knee into jones's ribcage.
Kelly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
jones wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for rhees jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the head but jones blocks with his arms.
jones can't get the takedown.
Kelly digs a right hand underneath jones's ribcage. jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
jones is trying to force a seperation but Kelly has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly connects with a knee to the head.
Kelly prevents the takedown attempt.
Kelly landing knees to the body.
Kelly blocks an uppercut.
jones has had enough of the clinch but Kelly keeps him there for the moment.
jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kelly rushes jones and presses him up against the cage.
jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kelly fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kelly doesn't manage to clinch there - jones circles away.
Kelly wants to clinch up but jones keeps it at a distance.
Kelly tries to clinch up.
jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kelly tries to clinch up but jones circles away and keeps his distance.
jones connects with a jab.
Kelly on the wrong end of a nice hook.
jones keeps the fight on the outside.
jones has a takedown stuffed.
jones throws out a loose jab but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stewart Kelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly moves in looking to clinch but jones pushes him off.
Kelly tries to clinch up.
jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
jones shoots in and drives through. Kelly sprawls well.
jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Kelly moves into range and clinches up with jones.
jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kelly pulls him back up using the underhooks.
jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Kelly has double underhooks.
Kelly lands a right hand.
Kelly working jones over with knees to the body.
Kelly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kelly tries a knee to the head but jones blocks it.
jones goes for a takedown attempt but Kelly pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
jones takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Kelly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kelly tries to clinch but jones moves out of range.
Kelly has jones up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the head but jones blocks with his arms.
jones tries to pull guard but Kelly won't allow it.
jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kelly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice elbow from Kelly.
Kelly lands an elbow that stopped jones in his tracks for a moment.
Kelly missing with knees to the body.
jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kelly has him pressed against the cage.
Kelly lands an elbow just above jones 's eye.
Kelly has jones pressed against the cage, preventing jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
jones wants to break free but Kelly has control.
Kelly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A head punch on the inside from jones fails to land.
Kelly prevents the takedown attempt.
jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kelly scores with a shot to the side of jones's head.
jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kelly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kelly lands an elbow inside.
Kelly lands a left hand that snaps the head of jones backwards.
jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Kelly shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kelly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stewart Kelly dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kelly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kelly clinches up against the cage.
Kelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt jones or not.
jones avoiding damage as Kelly throws knees to the body.
Kelly connects with a knee to the head.
jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Kelly gets an underhook and turns jones into the cage.
Kelly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stewart Kelly seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
jones taking a breather.
Kelly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
jones has had enough of the clinch but Kelly keeps him there for the moment.
Kelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Kelly has double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelly.
jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Kelly has double underhooks.
Kelly lands a shoulder strike.
jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kelly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kelly lands a left hand.
jones wants a takedown.
Kelly has jones pressed against the cage, preventing jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kelly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kelly tries to clinch there but jones circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly tries to clinch there but jones circles away.
Kelly wants to clinch up but jones keeps it at a distance.
jones gets the takedown into side control.
jones throws an elbow but Kelly slips to the side and avoids it well.
jones cracks Kelly with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kelly is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but jones has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The strikes coming from jones are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
jones throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
jones works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
jones landing a few strikes.
jones looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kelly is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on jones's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
jones trying to control the action but Kelly is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
jones lands a decent elbow from side control.
jones lands an elbow.
jones working the ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Check out the look on jones's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
jones throws an elbow but Kelly slips to the side and avoids it well.
jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kelly takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
jones throws a strike aimed at the side of Kelly's head but Kelly avoids it well.
Kelly is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kelly prevents jones from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kelly wants to control but jones postures up.
jones 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.
jones throws an elbow but Kelly slips to the side and avoids it well.
jones postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
jones tries to move to mount but Kelly blocks the move with his legs.
jones throws an elbow but Kelly slips to the side and avoids it well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kelly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kelly there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kelly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kelly sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
rhees jones dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kelly on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Kelly.
jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Kelly.
Kelly doesn't manage to clinch there - jones circles away.
Kelly doesn't manage to clinch there - jones circles away.
Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
jones tries to clinch up.
Kelly clinches up with jones and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kelly throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
jones wants a takedown but no success here.
jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Kelly has double underhooks.
Kelly misses with a knee to the head.
Kelly prevents jones from breaking the clinch.
Kelly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
jones working hard to break the clinch.
jones is trying to force a seperation but Kelly has the dominant position.
jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and jones avoids it.
jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kellys head.
Kelly missing with knees to the body.
Kelly using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
jones wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for rhees jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly lands a left hand that snaps the head of jones backwards.
Kelly stops a takedown attempt from jones.
Kelly lands with a right to the head.
jones is trying to force a seperation but Kelly has the dominant position.
Kelly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
jones has had enough of the clinch but Kelly keeps him there for the moment.
Kelly unloads a knee to the mid-section. jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kelly scores a nice knee to the body.
jones avoids the elbow strike from Kelly, against the cage.
Kelly trying to land knees to the body.
Kelly stops a takedown attempt from jones.
Kelly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kelly lands an elbow just above jones 's eye.
jones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kelly gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kelly misses with a knee strike.
Kelly is pressed up against the cage. jones has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kelly down to the mat. Kelly avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kelly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kelly putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
jones tries to pull guard but Kelly holds him up against the cage and eventually jones drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kelly just misses with a elbow thrown towards jones's brow.
Kelly gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from jones.
jones blocks an elbow strike from Kelly.
Kelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. jones is defending well for now.
Kelly keeps control of jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kelly.
jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Kelly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite jones's efforts to push away.
jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
jones dodges an elbow strike from Kelly.
jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kelly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
jones is trying to break the clinch but Kelly has him pressed against the cage.
jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A frustrated look appears on jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kelly crunches a lovely knee into jones's ribcage.
Kelly tries a knee to the head but jones blocks it.
jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kelly tries to clinch but jones moves out of range.
A nice combination there by jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kelly in his tracks.
jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
jones thuds a left hand into Kelly's body.
Kelly tries to clinch but jones moves out of range.
Kelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kelly moves in looking to clinch but jones pushes him off.
jones looks to land a combination but Kelly avoids it well.
Kelly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kelly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kelly tries to clinch but jones moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
jones shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kelly keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
jones throwing shots but Kelly is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stewart Kelly.
I think Kelly has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stewart Kelly!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between shaka zulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Edwinsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). zulu's entrance music is do it. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Edwinsson's choice of entrance music: M by Ayumi Hamasaki. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, shaka zulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Magnus Edwinsson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
zulu moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Magnus Edwinsson has been cut.
zulu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
shaka zulu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edwinsson tries to clinch up.
Edwinsson tries to close the distance and clinch but zulu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
zulu misses with a two punch combination.
Edwinsson moves out of range as zulu strikes.
zulu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
zulu scores with a shot to the body.
Edwinsson wants to clinch.
zulu digs a good hook to Edwinsson's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edwinsson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but zulu avoids it really well and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Edwinsson.
Edwinsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as zulu throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
zulu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
zulu gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Edwinsson throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
zulu wants to sweep but no luck.
Edwinsson looking to pass the guard.
zulu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Edwinsson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
zulu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
zulu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Edwinsson defending well though.
Edwinsson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
zulu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Edwinsson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from zulu.
zulu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Edwinsson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. zulu is working away from the top position though.
zulu is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
zulu looking to sit in guard and control but Edwinsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
zulu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Edwinsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwinsson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! zulu is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Edwinsson, into his guard.
Edwinsson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and zulu defends well.
Edwinsson looks gassed!
zulu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
zulu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
zulu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Edwinsson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead zulu passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. zulu lands a nice short elbow.
zulu uses his free foot to push down on Edwinsson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Edwinsson.
Edwinsson taking shots to the head.
zulu is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The cut above Magnus Edwinsson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Magnus Edwinsson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). shaka zulu!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Neville Champman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merv Ridley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ridley's choice of entrance music: Don't Turn Off The Lights - Enrique Iglesias . Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Neville Champman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Merv Ridley!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ridley swats away the attempt to clinch by Champman.
Ridley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ridley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Champman circles away.
Champman is looking to clinch.
Champman has Ridley up against the cage in a clinch.
Champman misses with a knee strike.
Champman digs a right hand underneath Ridley's ribcage. Ridley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ridley blocks the elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Champman lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Merv Ridley has been cut.
Ridley decides to pull guard.
Champman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Champman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ridley thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ridley being controlled here, momentarily.
Ridley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Champman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ridley is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Champman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Champman's back!
Ridley keeps control of the position as Champman tries to break free.
Champman trying to control the action but Ridley just sinks the hooks in.
Ridley looking for the choke from the back.
You can see the frustration on Champman's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Champman trying to control but not successfully.
Champman avoids the strikes from Ridley.
Champman tries to break free.
Champman turns into Ridley and is now in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Champman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridley keeping full guard, as Champman tries to pass.
Ridley had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Champman is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Ridley Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Champman's back instead.
Ridley looks gassed!
Champman can't escape the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ridley is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Champman has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Champman tries to escape the position.
Champman rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Champman is trying to control but can't.
Champman preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ridley is trying to work for a kimura but Champman is defending well.
Ridley wants to free his trapped foot but Champman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ridley is working for a kimura but Champman is defending it quite comfortably.
Champman is trying to maintain the position but Ridley is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neville Champman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Merv Ridley'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.
Champman shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ridley is trying to defend but Champman finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Champman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ridley moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ridley has his foot on Champman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Champman works his way back into a safe position though.
Champman is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Neville Champman just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Champman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Champman is thwarting Ridley's attempts to control the position.
Ridley throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ridley is not content to let Champman control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridley trying to control from the bottom.
Champman is controlling the pace.
Champman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ridley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ridley gets the takedown into side control.
Champman manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ridley's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Champman trying to control but Ridley postures up.
Champman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ridley is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ridley is looking to take a break and control but Champman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ridley is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ridley trying to mount his opponent but Champman defends it.
Champman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Champman keeping moving, preventing Ridley from controlling successfully.
Champman wants to stand and escape but Ridley is having none of it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Champman tries to clinch up but Ridley circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A left lands for Champman.
Ridley moves out of range of the strikes.
Champman is looking to clinch but Ridley is avoiding it.
Ridley closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Champman did well to prevent Ridley getting side control.
Champman wants to get back to his feet.
Ridley is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Champman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ridley.
Ridley stops Champman from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Neville Champman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Merv Ridley's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ridley misses with a takedown attempt
and Champman counters with a one-two to the body.
Champman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ridley manages to avoid it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ridley tries for a takedown but Champman circles away easily
and Champman counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ridley!
Neville Champman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Champman lands a big shot there that rocks Ridley but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Champman content just to control the position here.
Champman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ridley really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridley tries to lock up and control but Champman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Champman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ridley is looking to improve his position but Champman isn't that keen on the idea.
Champman controlling the pace for now.
Merv Ridley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ridley keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Champman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ridley is trying to escape the mount.
Champman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Champman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Neville Champman just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Danga de danga de dang - Champman scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Champman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ridley's guard.
Neville Champman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Merv Ridley.
Champman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Champman wants to control from the top but Ridley keeps moving.
Ridley looking for a guillotine here but Champman defends easily.
Ridley keeping full guard, as Champman tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Champman trying to control but Ridley is working from the bottom.
Champman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ridley is looking for a triangle but Champman pushes his legs off easily.
Champman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ridley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neville Champman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Champman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neville Champman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Champman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neville Champman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Franz Beckenbauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Bonds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beckenbauer comes into the arena with Uncle Murda - Summer Time Shootouts blaring out of the sound system. Bonds has chosen Barry Bonds - Kanye West as his entrance music. Franz Beckenbauer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Barry Bonds's chin.
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176 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Franz Beckenbauer !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Barry Bonds!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonds instigates a clinch.
Beckenbauer pulls guard.
Bonds is looking to stand up but Beckenbauer won't let him.
Bonds must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Beckenbauer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bonds doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bonds manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beckenbauer throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Beckenbauer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Beckenbauer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Beckenbauer has a closed guard, preventing Bonds from standing up.
Bonds stands up from Beckenbauer 's guard - Bonds perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bonds misses with a wild body shot.
Bonds rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beckenbauer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Beckenbauer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Beckenbauer with that takedown attempt.
Bonds misses the shot to the body.
Bonds stuffs the takedown.
Beckenbauer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franz Beckenbauer . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonds uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beckenbauer has time to react.
Bonds scores with a nice right hand.
Bonds pushes Beckenbauer up against the cage in a clinch.
Bonds lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Beckenbauer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bonds just stands there and leans against the cage.
Beckenbauer takes an elbow to the temple.
Beckenbauer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bonds just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bonds's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonds fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Beckenbauer , pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonds escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beckenbauer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bonds.
Beckenbauer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barry Bonds is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bonds has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bonds with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Beckenbauer keeps control of Bonds as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bonds scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bonds manages to break the clinch.
Bonds moves into the clinch successfully.
Good body shot from Bonds.
Beckenbauer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bonds just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bonds breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bonds, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonds wants to slow Beckenbauer down by chopping away at his legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bonds.
Beckenbauer is looking to clinch.
Beckenbauer keeps the fight on the outside.
Beckenbauer has a takedown stuffed.
Beckenbauer tries to clinch
and Bonds cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beckenbauer moves out of range of the body kick.
Beckenbauer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bonds.
Bonds throws a series of punches but Beckenbauer moves out of range.
Beckenbauer shoots in but Bonds avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bonds fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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.
Beckenbauer clinches but Bonds breaks the clinch
and Bonds counters by moving into the clinch.
Beckenbauer keeps control of Bonds as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bonds creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Beckenbauer 's defenses.
Bonds lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bonds tries to circle away but Beckenbauer has him pinned against the cage.
Bonds slows down the pace here.
Beckenbauer jumps guard and drags Bonds to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Beckenbauer lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonds has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Beckenbauer is proving hard to escape from.
Beckenbauer has his foot on Bonds's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bonds works his way back into a safe position though.
Bonds wanted to stand there but Beckenbauer had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Bonds dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Beckenbauer shoots and misses
and Bonds counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barry Bonds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beckenbauer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Franz Beckenbauer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonds waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Beckenbauer .
Beckenbauer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bonds has Beckenbauer up against the cage in a clinch.
Bonds misses with a knee to the head.
Bonds escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonds moves into the clinch.
Beckenbauer 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bonds lands with a light punch inside.
Bonds wants to break the clinch but can't.
Beckenbauer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bonds pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonds tries to bum rush Beckenbauer with a series of wild strikes but Beckenbauer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bonds scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice shot by Bonds.
Beckenbauer darts in trying to clinch
and Bonds counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bonds lands the left hand.
The crowd cheers as Bonds lands an impressive looking overhand right. Beckenbauer doesn't seem phased though.
Beckenbauer tries to clinch up
and Bonds counters by clinching up.
Bonds lands an elbow inside.
Bonds wants to get back to striking at distance but Beckenbauer won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckenbauer has Bonds pressed against the cage, preventing Bonds from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bonds lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beckenbauer backwards.
Bonds pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonds fails to land with a series of punches.
A left and a right from Bonds both land. Nice combination.
Bonds uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beckenbauer has time to react.
Beckenbauer looks to clinch
enabling Bonds to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonds throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Beckenbauer closes the distance and clinches.
Bonds is trying to break the clinch but Beckenbauer is controlling him.
Beckenbauer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bonds walks away with a smile on his face. Beckenbauer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franz Beckenbauer . That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Bonds misses.
Beckenbauer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bonds is looking to chop away at Beckenbauer 's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonds misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beckenbauer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bonds.
Bonds fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Beckenbauer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bonds defends it nicely.
Barry Bonds seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beckenbauer moves away from the strike by Bonds.
Beckenbauer fails with the takedown
and Bonds holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Beckenbauer successfully pulls guard.
Beckenbauer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Beckenbauer looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bonds has picked Beckenbauer up and slammed him! Beckenbauer can't keep hold of the triangle and Bonds manages to pass to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonds tries to stand but Beckenbauer is controlling his head.
Beckenbauer manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Beckenbauer stops Bonds from getting back to his feet.
Beckenbauer seems to be working for a kimura but Bonds defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beckenbauer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bonds defending well though.
Beckenbauer stops Bonds from getting back to his feet.
Beckenbauer is working for a kimura but Bonds is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bonds makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Bonds showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bonds digs a good body shot into Beckenbauer 's ribs.
Bonds rushes Beckenbauer and presses him up against the cage.
Bonds pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonds works over Beckenbauer 's head and body with a nice combination.
Bonds misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beckenbauer shoots and misses
and Bonds counters with a head kick.
Bonds swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beckenbauer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bonds with a jab.
Beckenbauer walks into a stiff left hand from Bonds.
Bonds tries to bum rush Beckenbauer with a series of wild strikes but Beckenbauer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bonds takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beckenbauer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bonds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonds looks to score with a jab to the body but Beckenbauer is just out of range.
Beckenbauer tries to clinch but Bonds moves away
and Bonds counters by moving into the clinch.
Beckenbauer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bonds pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beckenbauer swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonds.
Beckenbauer avoids the head kick by Bonds.
Beckenbauer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bonds is fending him off so far but Beckenbauer persists. Nope, Bonds circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franz Beckenbauer . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonds swats away the attempt to clinch by Beckenbauer .
Beckenbauer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bonds looks to land a combination but Beckenbauer avoids it well.
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.
Bonds scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Beckenbauer fails with a takedown attempt.
Beckenbauer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Beckenbauer lands in his opponent's guard.
Beckenbauer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Beckenbauer slips nicely into half guard.
Beckenbauer stops Bonds from getting back to his feet.
Beckenbauer is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonds is trying to stand up here but Beckenbauer is controlling him well.
Bonds manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Beckenbauer tries to clinch but Bonds is having none of it.
Bonds clinches up with Beckenbauer and pushes him back against the cage.
Bonds lands with a right to the head.
Bonds wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bonds breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonds defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Beckenbauer .
Beckenbauer fails with the takedown.
Beckenbauer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bonds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonds moves into range and clinches up with Beckenbauer .
Bonds pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bonds tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beckenbauer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bonds takes a swing at Beckenbauer 's ribcage but misses.
Franz Beckenbauer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonds throws a big shot that misses.
Beckenbauer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bonds circles away.
Beckenbauer darts in trying to clinch
and Beckenbauer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Bonds comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bonds 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Bonds!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon OFarrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathers comes into the arena with Buck cherry blaring out of the sound system. Brandon OFarrell is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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178 lbs
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170 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Karl Mathers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon OFarrell!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OFarrell lands with a nice combination. Mathers backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Karl Mathers has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mathers throws an overhand right that lands on OFarrell's shoulder, as OFarrell tries to avoid the shot.
OFarrell connects with a jab.
Some wild striking there from OFarrell.
OFarrell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mathers throws an overhand right that lands on OFarrell's shoulder, as OFarrell tries to avoid the shot.
Mathers lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
OFarrell throws a right hand that Mathers ducks under and follows up with a left that Mathers also avoids with ease.
OFarrell throws a sloppy head kick and Mathers moves out of range easily.
Nice shot by OFarrell.
Mathers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mathers is rocked!
Mathers seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. OFarrell shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Mathers is backing up but OFarrell catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Mathers covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! OFarrell Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon OFarrell!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Ovechkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Hatton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatton has chosen Blue Moon as his entrance music. Alexander Ovechkin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 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
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Alexander Ovechkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Hatton!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hatton misses with a two punch combination.
Hatton takes a swing at Ovechkin's ribcage but misses.
Hatton avoids a kick to the body.
Hatton throws a lazy right hand but Ovechkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ovechkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hatton moves away.
Ovechkin misses with a hook. Hatton ducked under it nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Ovechkin blocks the leg kick.
Ovechkin tries for a takedown but Hatton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Hatton misses.
Ovechkin dives in and grabs Hatton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hatton pushes down on Ovechkin's head and hops out.
Hatton throws a jab but it's blocked by Ovechkin.
A cross from Hatton lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatton throws a series of punches but Ovechkin moves out of range.
Hatton gets a clinch.
Ovechkin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hatton.
Hatton lands with a short shot to the head.
Hatton prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Ovechkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ovechkin can't find room to land a body shot as Hatton controls the action.
Hatton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hatton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ovechkin backwards.
Hatton lands a shot to the body.
Hatton breaks from the clinch.
Ovechkin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A punch lands to the side of Ovechkin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ovechkin is breathing heavily.
Hatton lands a hook that stumbles Ovechkin back into the cage. Hatton follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Ovechkin to the canvas! Hatton pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Ovechkin has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ricky Hatton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between mr white (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LeBron Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). white comes to the cage accompanied by yes. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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158 lbs
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153 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, mr white!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, LeBron Johnson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson drops white with a beautiful combination! white stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Johnson is looking for the KO!
white is rocked!
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Oh white is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
white throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
white slips under a jab.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. white saw that one coming.
white dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson lands a brutal uppercut that launches white off his feet! white tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). LeBron Johnson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Teppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Ramires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaakko Teppo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mario Ramires!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teppo connects with the punch.
Teppo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ramires at a distance.
Teppo forces Ramires back against the cage and clinches.
Ramires wants to break the clinch but can't.
Teppo scores with a shoulder strike.
Teppo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Teppo thuds his right hand into Ramires's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Teppo closes the distance and pushes Ramires back into the cage.
Teppo scores with a shoulder strike.
Teppo lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Teppo.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Teppo.
Ramires looking for a takedown.
Teppo slows down the pace here.
Teppo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramires backwards.
Ramires is trying to break free.
Teppo pushes Ramires back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Teppo.
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!
Teppo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Teppo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramires shoots in but no luck this time.
Teppo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ramires clinches but Teppo breaks the clinch
and Teppo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ramires is rocked!
Ramires looks gassed!
Teppo sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Ramires's defenses. It connects perfectly with Ramires's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jaakko Teppo!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ric Flair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Barkley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flair comes to the cage accompanied by Ric Flair Intro. Ric Flair could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Charles Barkley's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ric Flair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Barkley!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barkley gets caught flat footed, as Flair shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Flair trying to control but Barkley is working from the bottom.
Barkley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Flair can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barkley looking to control.
Barkley is working an open guard so Flair takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Charles Barkley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barkley ducks under a wild hook from Flair.
Flair lands with a nice body punch.
Barkley fails with the takedown
and Flair counters with a single leg into guard. Barkley didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barkley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Flair controls from within his opponent's guard.
Barkley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flair connects with a couple of short punches.
Barkley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Flair gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Flair stays in close to Barkley's body and controls the position.
Barkley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Flair is aware though and is defending well.
Barkley looks gassed!
Flair stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barkley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Flair wants to get up but he can't break Barkley's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Flair might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Barkley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Flair wants to control from the top but Barkley keeps moving.
Flair knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barkley on the ground.
Barkley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flair wants to control from the top but Barkley keeps moving.
Barkley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Flair slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Barkley keeping moving, preventing Flair from controlling successfully.
Barkley looking to control.
Barkley trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Barkley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Flair counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Charles Barkley has been cut.
Barkley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barkley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley has his takedown stuffed
and Flair connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ric Flair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Barkley.
Flair scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Flair jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barkley is rocked!
Flair circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Barkley tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Flair wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ric Flair!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tito Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pentti Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Mosh. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tito Coleman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Pentti Pena!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Coleman lands.
Pena misses with an uppercut.
Coleman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pena fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coleman manages to avoid it.
Pena defending well as Coleman loads up on a big left hand.
Coleman works Pena's body with a nice hook.
Coleman wants to clinch.
Coleman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pena throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Coleman lands a nice shot that snaps Pena's head back.
Coleman has closed the distance and engaged Pena in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Coleman.
A short body shot lands from Coleman as the two fighters clinch.
Coleman looking to slow down the pace here.
Coleman cracks Pena with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Coleman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman stalling in the clinch.
Coleman cracks Pena with a nice body shot.
Pena drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Coleman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pena is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Coleman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pena looks gassed!
Coleman stalling against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Coleman.
Coleman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Coleman is stalling here.
Pena is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Coleman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tito Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pentti Pena.
Coleman is working Pena over against the cage.
Coleman stalling in the clinch.
Pena changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Coleman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A big right from Pena misses.
Coleman rushes Pena and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Coleman.
Coleman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pena backwards.
Coleman pushes Pena back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pena tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A left hand lands to the body for Coleman.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Coleman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Coleman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pena or not.
Coleman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pena up against the cage.
Coleman seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Pena has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Coleman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Coleman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Coleman.
Pena jumps guard but Coleman stands there with Pena around his waist. Pena gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Coleman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pena up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena has Coleman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Coleman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A bit of stalling here from Coleman.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tito Coleman.
Pena misses with a body punch
and Coleman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pena drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Coleman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Coleman pushes Pena back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Coleman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right from Coleman on the inside.
Coleman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Coleman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pena tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Coleman smiles and moves away.
Tito Coleman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coleman stalks Pena and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pena's face. Pena staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman has closed the distance and engaged Pena in a clinch.
Pena tries to pull guard but Coleman won't allow it.
Coleman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pena tries to pull guard but Coleman won't allow it.
Coleman lands a nice shot to the body.
Pena tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Coleman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Coleman.
Coleman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pena tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Coleman smiles and moves away.
Coleman looks to score with a jab to the body but Pena is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pena shoots in but Coleman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Coleman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Coleman 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.
Pena misses with a hook to the body
and Coleman counters with a left to the body.
Coleman drops Pena with a beautiful combination! Pena stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Coleman is looking for the KO!
Coleman cracks Pena with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pena is rocked!
Coleman throws an overhand right that drops Pena like a sack of potatoes! Coleman dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tito Coleman!
Tito Coleman retains his middleweight title!
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