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UFC - Friday Night Fights 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William McKey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun Swagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swagger is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Amazing. Shaun Swagger acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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182 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, William McKey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Shaun Swagger!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swagger dodges the punch combination from McKey.
Swagger looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
McKey with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McKey lets loose with a powerful body kick. Swagger will feel that in the morning.
McKey misses with a head kick.
Swagger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McKey.
McKey lands a leg kick that knocks Swagger off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swagger takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Oooh a lovely combination from McKey sends Swagger down but not out. McKey dives into side control looking to finish.
Swagger is rocked!
It looks like Shaun Swagger has been cut.
McKey working the head with strikes.
Swagger is still in real trouble! Can McKey finish him?
McKey wants to control but Swagger is keeping him busy.
Swagger gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Swagger seems to have recovered his senses.
McKey unloading with bombs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKey in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
McKey in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
McKey landing strikes from the mount and Swagger is in trouble!
Swagger taking shots to the head.
McKey fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
McKey breaks from Swagger's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McKey lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
McKey pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
McKey wants to finish this one by submission but Swagger is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from McKey.
McKey is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Swagger can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKey landing strikes from the mount and Swagger is in trouble!
McKey unloading with bombs!
McKey breaks from Swagger's wrist control and lands an elbow.
McKey controlling the position easily from mount.
McKey fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
McKey putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McKey working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKey raining down hammerfists from mount.
McKey landing shots from mount.
McKey landing punches.
McKey controlling from mount.
BOOM! McKey connects with a massive shot to the dome!
McKey loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Swagger scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from McKey land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. McKey stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William McKey!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klem Hopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bova comes to the cage accompanied by I came to bring the pain!. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Bova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Klem Hopper!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopper misses with a double jab
and Bova counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bova postures up in Hopper's guard and throws a big left but Hopper blocks it.
Hopper is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hopper is pulling down on Bova's head. It's preventing any offense from Bova, at least for the moment.
Bova works over Hopper with some ground and pound from guard.
Bova is looking to work some ground and pound but Hopper has wrist control.
Bova in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bova accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hopper is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bova accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bova's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bova has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hopper lands a decent punch to the body there.
Bova lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bova connects with a couple of short punches.
Bova working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bova throwing strikes but missing.
Hopper is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bova accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bova is looking to work some ground and pound but Hopper has wrist control.
Bova is looking to work some ground and pound but Hopper has wrist control.
Bova trying to control but Hopper is working from the bottom.
Bova postures up in Hopper's guard and throws a big left but Hopper blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bova working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hopper is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bova stands and throws Hopper's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bova tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
An elbow from Bova crashes against the mat.
Hopper avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bova.
Bova scores with punches from side control.
Bova is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hopper is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hopper tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bova lands a nice forearm strike.
Bova lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hopper down.
Bova fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bova postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bova in side control, throwing shots but Hopper defends.
Hopper looks gassed!
Bova throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bova working the body and head with strikes.
Bova working the ground and pound.
Bova trying to control the action but Hopper is working from the bottom.
Hopper is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bova off and has taken his back!
Bova finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bova working to try and regain half guard.
Bova tries to hold on but Hopper pushes him away.
Bova is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hopper is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bova throws some wild strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Bova dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bova shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hopper as he avoids it easily.
Bova shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hopper's guard.
Bova throws a big right hand that misses.
Bova missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bova lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bova is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bova is looking to work some ground and pound but Hopper has wrist control.
Bova trying to control the position from guard on top but Hopper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hopper looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bova is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bova throwing strikes but missing.
Hopper looking for a sweep. Not yet Hopper, not yet.
Hopper is breathing heavily.
Bova throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hopper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bova keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hopper's head.
Hopper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bova.
Bova with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hopper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bova trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hopper doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Bova throwing strikes from guard but Hopper blocks nicely.
Bova works over Hopper with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bova is looking to work some ground and pound but Hopper has wrist control.
Bova throws a strike but Hopper rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hopper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bova controls Hopper momentarily but Hopper frees himself.
Bova looking for a guillotine here but Hopper defends easily.
Hopper looking to sit in guard and control but Bova gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bova landing some decent shots from guard.
Bova postures up in Hopper's guard and throws a big left but Hopper blocks it.
Hopper wants to sweep but no luck.
Bova distracts Hopper with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bova wants to control from the top but Hopper keeps moving.
Tony Bova overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hopper wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Bova is now in 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.
Ground and pound from Bova.
Hopper is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bova scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bova thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hopper's head.
Hopper on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bova working the head and body with strikes.
Hopper has hold of Bova's hands but Bova slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bova thows a huge punch but Hopper dodges it nicely.
Bova lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bova thows a huge punch but Hopper dodges it nicely.
Bova throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bova throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bova sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hopper defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Bova dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bova fails to land the takedown.
Bova fails with a takedown attempt.
Hopper misses with a left hand
and Bova counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bova.
Bova throwing strikes from guard but Hopper blocks nicely.
Hopper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hopper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bova.
Hopper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bova keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hopper's head.
Bova working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bova won't allow Hopper to sweep him here.
Bova postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bova trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bova throws a big right hand that misses.
Bova throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bova accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hopper throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bova prevents Hopper from getting back to his feet.
Bova passes into half guard.
Bova throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bova scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bova is trying to work for a kimura but Hopper is defending well.
Bova winds up and cracks Hopper with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bova throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bova is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bova works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bova lands a big shot there that rocks Hopper but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bova pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bova lands with some strikes.
Hopper is bucking up trying to escape but Bova cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bova cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bova unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bova cracks Hopper with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BOOM! Bova connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bova raining down shots from the mount!
Bova lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hopper hang on?
A nice elbow there by Bova.
Bova punishing his opponent with strikes.
The referee warns Hopper that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bova raining down shots from the mount!
Bova scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hopper?
Bova postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hopper looks a forlorn figure.
Klem Hopper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bova working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bova postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hopper looks a forlorn figure.
Bova landing strikes from the mount.
Bova pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hopper is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bova landing strikes from the mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopper tries to lock up and control but Bova gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bova landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bova working the ground and pound effectively.
Bova is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hopper can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Bova showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bova, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Bova!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Koldan Heartless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artum Ruska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
275 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
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245 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Powerful |
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Koldan Heartless!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Artum Ruska!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruska scores with a crisp jab that stopped Heartless in his tracks.
Heartless takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Decent striking displayed by Ruska there.
A jab from Heartless misses.
Heartless moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big right from Ruska misses.
Heartless takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Heartless fails to land with a series of punches.
Heartless misses with a double jab
and Ruska counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Koldan Heartless seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heartless slips a jab from Ruska.
Ruska is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heartless.
Heartless defending well as Ruska loads up on a big left hand.
Ruska dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruska tests Heartless's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Heartless thows a leg kick but Ruska checks it
enabling Ruska to counter with a crisp jab.
Ruska dodges the punch combination from Heartless.
Ruska lands a body shot.
Heartless is breathing heavily.
A jab from Ruska finds it's way through Heartless's defenses.
Ruska connects with a jab.
It looks like Koldan Heartless has been cut.
Ruska throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Heartless on the side of the head.
Heartless drops his hands momentarily and Ruska takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ruska lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Heartless is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruska misses with a looping left.
Oh Heartless is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ruska waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heartless.
Heartless seems to have got his legs back now.
Ruska cracks Heartless with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Heartless falls to his knees and Ruska doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artum Ruska!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Burgendy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donas Donicas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donicas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hyperpower - NIN. Donas Donicas struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. 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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193 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Burgendy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Donas Donicas!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burgendy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donicas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burgendy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Donicas won't be happy with that.
Donicas managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Burgendy.
Burgendy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Donicas knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ground and pound from Burgendy seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Burgendy decides to stand back up.
Burgendy misses with a takedown attempt
and Donicas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Burgendy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donicas misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Donicas swinging wildly here.
Burgendy misses with a left hand
and Donicas counters with a nice uppercut.
Donicas slips a jab from Burgendy.
A jab from Burgendy misses.
Burgendy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Donicas counters with a left and a right that stings Burgendy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgendy shoots and misses
and Donicas counters with a series of strikes. Burgendy will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Burgendy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donicas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burgendy throws a looping overhand right but Donicas ducks down to avoid it.
Burgendy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Donicas was covering up waiting for the punch and Burgendy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Donicas keeping moving, preventing Burgendy from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donicas is looking to stand up but Burgendy isn't so interested in that idea.
Burgendy throwing strikes but missing.
Burgendy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Donicas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burgendy advances to half guard.
Burgendy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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.
Burgendy trying to control the action but Donicas is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burgendy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Burgendy drops an elbow to the side of Donicas's head.
Donicas looks gassed!
Burgendy working over Donicas with some ground and pound. Donicas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Burgendy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Burgendy lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burgendy throwing shots but Donicas is blocking nicely.
Donicas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Burgendy.
Burgendy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Burgendy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Burgendy 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.
Burgendy misses with a takedown attempt - Donicas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Donicas throws the left hand but Burgendy avoids the punch easily.
Burgendy throws a poor cross that misses
and Donicas counters with a low kick, right behind Burgendy 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burgendy shoots in looking for a takedown. Donicas tries to sprawl out of it but Burgendy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Donicas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Burgendy throws an off balance right hand
and Donicas counters with a series of strikes. Burgendy will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgendy has his takedown stuffed
and Donicas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Burgendy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donicas throws a shot from downtown. Burgendy moves away and avoids it.
Burgendy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Donicas counters with a stiff right hand.
Donicas misses with a double jab.
Burgendy avoids the body shot from Donicas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Burgendy tries to clinch up but Donicas circles away and keeps his distance.
Burgendy with a poor takedown
and Donicas counters with a thumping low kick.
Burgendy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Decent striking displayed by Burgendy there.
Burgendy swings widly with a right hand
and Donicas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgendy with a poor takedown
and Donicas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burgendy swings widly with a right hand
and Donicas counters with a straight right hand.
Burgendy throws an off balance right hand
and Donicas counters with a series of strikes. Burgendy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Donicas connects with a nice looking jab.
Burgendy shoots and misses
and Donicas counters with a good low kick that Burgendy was not able to check.
Donicas tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgendy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Donicas manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Burgendy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Donicas's head.
Burgendy thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Donicas to regain full guard.
Burgendy stays in close to Donicas's body and controls the position.
Burgendy throws a strike but Donicas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Donicas controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donas Donicas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Burgendy tries for a takedown but Donicas circles away easily
and Donicas counters with a series of strikes. Burgendy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Donicas throws a shot from downtown. Burgendy moves away and avoids it.
Burgendy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Donicas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burgendy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burgendy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Burgendy throws a right hand that misses
and Donicas counters with a three punch combo that has Burgendy backing up. Burgendy nods at Donicas to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donicas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Burgendy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Burgendy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donicas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Burgendy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Burgendy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Burgendy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Burgendy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Donicas is keeping the position for now.
Burgendy throws a strike but Donicas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Donicas preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donicas wants to stand but Burgendy is controlling his posture from full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Donicas won't allow Burgendy to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Mr Burgendy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Burgendy looking to score a takedown here. Donicas is defending well but Burgendy drives through and ends up in Donicas's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burgendy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Burgendy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donicas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Donicas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burgendy is in close to Donicas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Donicas has momentary wrist control but Burgendy slips an elbow through the middle.
Mr Burgendy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burgendy throws a strike but Donicas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Burgendy trying to keep a closed guard but Donicas is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burgendy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Burgendy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Burgendy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Burgendy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terry Tibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romulus Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terry Tibbs has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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26
190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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19
195 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Tibbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Romulus Man!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Romulus Man has been cut.
Man darts in trying to clinch
and Tibbs counters with a nice right hand that sends Man toppling to the canvas! Man scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Tibbs finish him?!
Man is rocked!
Man wants to clinch
and Tibbs rattles Man with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Man tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Tibbs dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Man stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Terry Tibbs!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Da Mian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spark Plug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plug has chosen ayyy as his entrance music. 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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177 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Da Mian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Spark Plug!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plug scores with a one two! Mian had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Plug.
Plug lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Spark Plug seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mian scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Plug throws an off balance right hand
and Mian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Plug does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Plug lands a jab-cross combination.
Mian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plug slaps away a takedown attempt from Mian, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mian shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Plug as he avoids it easily.
Mian walks into a stiff left hand from Plug.
Plug avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Plug throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Plug misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Plug sizes up Mian with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mian moves away from the strike by Plug.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mian checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mian misses with a wild body shot.
Plug misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mian shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Plug defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Da Mian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Plug paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Plug wants to slow Mian down by chopping away at his legs.
Mian manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Plug on his heels. He'll look to pass Plug's guard now, I'm sure.
Mian trying to control the position from guard on top but Plug is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mian might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Da Mian just wasn't active enough.
Plug falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mian counters with a straight right hand.
Plug fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Plug throws a series of strikes that have Mian backpedaling.
Plug falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mian counters with a nice body shot.
Mian avoids the head kick by Plug.
Plug throws a combination that misses
and Mian counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mian looking to sit in guard and control but Plug gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mian keeping moving, preventing Plug from controlling successfully.
Plug looking to pass the guard.
Mian looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Plug accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mian trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mian blocks a head kick by Plug.
Plug throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mian counters with a straight right hand.
Plug throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mian counters with a single leg into guard. Plug didn't expect that.
Mian stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Plug swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Plug keeping moving, preventing Mian from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mian looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Spark Plug will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Plug throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mian counters with a one-two to the body.
Plug throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Plug takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Da Mian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Plug misses with a combination
and Mian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Plug misses with a combination
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Mian counters with a straight right hand.
Mian is looking to clinch but Plug is avoiding it.
Plug misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Plug pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Plug drops his hands momentarily and Mian takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mian 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.
Plug throws a combination that misses
and Mian counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mian lands a right hook to the body.
Mian shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Plug tries to land a leg kick but Mian saw it coming and moves away.
Plug throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Spark Plug is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plug avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mian works the jab nicely.
Mian shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Plug misses with a lunging right hand
and Mian counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mian thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Plug to regain full guard.
Mian wants to control from the top but Plug keeps moving.
Mian is looking to advance position but Plug has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Plug is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Plug misses.
Plug throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mian counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Plug goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Plug misses with a combination
and Mian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Plug throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mian holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mian tries to score a body lock takedown but Plug shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Da Mian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mian tries to score a body lock takedown but Plug shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Plug pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Mian clinches with his opponent.
Mian tries to score a body lock takedown but Plug shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Plug escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Plug lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Plug.
Plug throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mian counters with a stiff right hand.
Mian has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plug throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mian counters with a three punch combo that has Plug backing up. Plug nods at Mian to acknowledge the strikes.
Plug throws a combination that misses
and Mian counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mian tries to clinch up
and Plug counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Plug swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Plug misses with a double jab
and Mian counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mian.
Mian engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Plug keeping moving, preventing Mian from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mian looking to sit in guard and control but Plug gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mian avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Plug stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mian lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Plug!
Mian throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Da Mian dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mian wants to clinch.
Plug throws a combination that misses
and Mian counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Plug!
Plug holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mian tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Mian throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Mian trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Plug squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Mian can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Plug is looking to escape.
Da Mian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mian throws some wild stikes that Plug manages to avoid easily.
Mian throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Plug because Mian loaded up on that one.
Mian is trying to control here but Plug has managed to regain half guard.
Mian is looking to pass Plug's guard but actually Plug recovers to full guard.
Mian stops Plug from standing up.
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.
Mian drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Plug dives on top into guard.
Plug gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Plug misses with a low kick.
Plug misses with a combination
and Mian counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Mian.
Spark Plug seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plug misses with an uppercut
and Mian counters with a nice body shot.
Plug throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mian darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mian is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Plug is just riding it out for now. Mian eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mian wants to control but Plug is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mian is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mian lands with a punch from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Da Mian showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mian has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Da Mian!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Death (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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26
193 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Death!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Keith Smith!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Death tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Death tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Death checks a leg kick.
Death forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Death has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Death obliges.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Death has him pressed against the cage.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Death throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith.
Smith tries to clinch up but Death circles away and keeps his distance.
Death darts in trying to clinch
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Death has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Death tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Death throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Death scores with a knee to the head.
Death prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Death looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith wants to break free but Death has control.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Death is controlling the position.
Death scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith is trying to break free.
Death creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Death fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Death won't allow it.
Death stalling.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Death can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Death with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith is trying to push Death away but Death has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Death controlling the action here for a moment.
Death connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Death has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith is trying to break free.
Smith tries to break free but Death pushes him back against the cage.
Death stalling against the cage.
Death throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Death displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smith up against the cage.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Death has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Death misses with a punch on the inside.
Death holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Death has him pressed against the cage.
Death lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Death.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Death has him pressed against the cage.
Death can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Death is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Death dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smith.
Death displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Death is looking to clinch.
Death avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Death tries to clinch but Smith moves away
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Death is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Death tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Death.
Death wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Death gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Death fails to land.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Death has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Death misses with the head strike.
Death looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Death lands a nice elbow.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The referee calls for Death to work.
Death using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith is trying to break free.
Death connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Death landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Come on Death - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Death has him pressed against the cage.
Death displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smith up against the cage.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Death has double underhooks.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Death has him pressed against the cage.
Death manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Death gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Death keeps him there for the moment.
Smith tries to break free but Death pushes him back against the cage.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Death landing knees to the head.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Death.
Death lands a knee to the body.
Death looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Death leaning against his opponent.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Death has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Death just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
Death has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Death tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Death goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Death will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.
Smith tries to circle away but Death has him pinned against the cage.
Death leaning against his opponent.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Death has him pressed against the cage.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith looks to land a combination but Death avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Death keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith throws a series of punches but Death avoids them all with ease.
Smith tries to clinch but Death is having none of it.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Death counters with a good low kick that Smith was not able to check.
The fight stays on the outside here - Death looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A low kick from Smith misses
and Death counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Death.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Death misses with a knee strike.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Death has the dominant position.
Death keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Death keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Death tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Death gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Death.
Death taking a breather.
Smith is trying to push Death away but Death has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Death gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Death unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Death pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Death prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Death tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smith tries to circle away but Death has him pinned against the cage.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Death lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Death is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Death tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Death has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Death prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Death.
Death tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Death keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Death lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Death swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Death.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Death won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Death has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Death.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Death prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Death leaning against his opponent.
Death with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Death with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Death showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Death has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Death!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnie Jackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Silva will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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210 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnie Jackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Silva!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackman misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Jackman is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Silva asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Jackman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Silva working the ground and pound but Jackman is defending the strikes.
Jackman is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Silva throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Silva throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jackman wants to control but Silva postures up.
Jackman manages to get back to half guard.
Jackman is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is keen to just control but Jackman is a slippery customer.
Jackman is looking to escape.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jackman is doing well to control the position and prevent Silva from advancing to side control.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jackman is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
Jackman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jackman trying to control but Silva postures up.
Jackman is looking to escape.
Silva is thwarting Jackman's attempts to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Johnie Jackman.
Jackman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jackman's efforts to push away.
Jackman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Jackman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Johnie Jackman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackman misses with a leg kick
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jackman's guard.
Jackman is breathing heavily.
Jackman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jackman, up you get!
Jackman throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Jackman throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jackman uses from the top position.
Jackman is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing strikes from the mount.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
Jackman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
BOOM! Silva connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva raining down hammerfists from mount.
Silva landing strikes from the mount and Jackman is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackman is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Jackman wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Jackman is looking to get to half guard.
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!
Jackman is trying to escape the mount.
Silva won't let Jackman get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Jackman working to try and regain half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Silva 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.
Jackman thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jackman's guard now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva wants to control from the top but Jackman keeps moving.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silva won't allow Jackman to get back to his feet.
Jackman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jackman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Jackman blocks nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
Jackman wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva stands up and waves to Jackman to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Jackman had a free shot at his head there.
Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jackman is trying to defend but Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jackman wants to get back to his feet.
Jackman trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Thiago Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jackman is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jackman avoid being mounted?
Jackman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackman pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Jackman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jackman is trying to control but can't.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jackman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Silva. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Jackman's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jackman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jackman is trying to control but can't.
Silva works his way into side control.
Jackman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Silva scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jackman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Silva trying to control the action but Jackman is working from the bottom.
Silva scoring with punches and elbows.
Jackman is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackman pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Well, if Silva 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.
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Silva prevents Jackman from improving his position.
Jackman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Jackman wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Silva 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!
Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jackman to the mat! Jackman manages to get full guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva won't allow Jackman to sweep him here.
Jackman is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Jackman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jackman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Johnie Jackman.
Jackman throws a combination that misses
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jackman looking to control.
Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Jackman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jackman wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackman manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackman controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Jackman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva distracts Jackman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silva stops Jackman from standing up.
Jackman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva stands and throws Jackman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Jackman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva working the body and head with strikes.
Silva cracks Jackman with a big elbow.
Jackman taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jackman tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
Silva prevents Jackman from escaping the position.
Silva lands a nice forearm strike.
Silva in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Thiago Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva grinds an elbow into Jackman's temple.
Silva staying calm.
Jackman is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva cracks Jackman with a big right hand but Jackman just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Silva tries to advance to mount but Jackman denies him.
Silva trying to control the position but Jackman is working away.
Jackman manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Silva!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brutal Delux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Rocha acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Brutal Delux!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocha throws a combination that misses
and Delux counters with a three punch combo that has Rocha backing up. Rocha nods at Delux to acknowledge the strikes.
Rocha wants to clinch up but Delux keeps it at a distance.
Delux displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rocha.
Rocha tries to clinch there but Delux circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rocha is defended easily by Delux.
Rocha misses with a lunging right hand
letting Delux counter with a right hand.
Rocha shoots in and drives through. Delux sprawls well.
Brutal Delux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Rocha.
Rocha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Delux counters with a nice uppercut.
Carlos Rocha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Delux counters with a nice uppercut.
Delux scores with a nice right hand.
Rocha misses with a hook
and Delux counters with a nice uppercut.
Rocha takes a jab right on the kisser.
Delux slaps away a takedown attempt from Rocha, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rocha has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rocha there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rocha shoots in but Delux avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Delux swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rocha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Delux sprawls well. Delux wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rocha gets slowly back to his feet.
Delux scores with a jab to the head.
Delux digs a good body shot into Rocha's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delux throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good shot there by Delux.
Rocha fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delux stuffs the takedown attempt from Rocha. Rocha gets slowly back to his feet.
Rocha looks gassed!
Delux connects with a looping right hand.
Rocha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Delux swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Delux is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rocha throws a lazy uppercut
and Delux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rocha takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rocha takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Delux counter with a right hand.
Rocha misses with a right hand
and Delux counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rocha thinking.
Rocha misses with a hook
and Delux counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delux throws out a powerful jab.
Rocha misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Delux to counter with a crisp jab.
Rocha doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delux moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Carlos Rocha has been cut.
Delux throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutal Delux dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Rocha's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rocha throws a left and a right that both miss
and Delux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rocha takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rocha misses with a shot to the body
and Delux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Delux thuds a left hand into Rocha's body.
Rocha doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Delux counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rocha thinking.
Rocha takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rocha is breathing heavily.
Rocha shoots in looking for a takedown. Delux tries to sprawl out of it but Rocha keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Delux manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rocha gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rocha is trying desperately to land a takedown but Delux is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rocha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delux scores with a decent looking hook.
Delux checks a leg kick nicely.
Delux connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rocha has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rocha walks into a stiff left hand from Delux.
Rocha throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Delux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Delux.
Delux throws a nice looking combination but Rocha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rocha takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Delux jabs Rocha to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Delux lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Delux.
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!
Delux takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Delux lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rocha fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brutal Delux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Rocha.
Delux misses with a two punch combination.
Delux stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Delux wants it to stay on the feet.
Carlos Rocha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Rocha with that takedown attempt.
Delux slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Delux lands a nice shot that snaps Rocha's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Delux.
Rocha swings widly with a right hand
and Delux counters with a stiff right hand.
Rocha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Delux to counter with a crisp jab.
Delux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rocha can do to turn this around?
Rocha misses with a combination
and Delux counters with a right hand to the body.
Rocha closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delux bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rocha's head.
Rocha misses with a jab to the body
and Delux counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutal Delux dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Rocha'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.
Delux fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rocha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Delux lands with a shot to the body.
Brutal Delux is winning the standup battle so far.
Delux comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rocha attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Delux bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rocha's head.
Delux lands a jab-cross combination.
Delux connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rocha. Rocha circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rocha throws a lazy uppercut
and Delux makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rocha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delux jabs at Rocha's body.
Delux uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rocha walks into a straight right hand from Delux.
Delux scores with a decent looking hook.
Delux scores with a hook to the body. Rocha takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Decent striking displayed by Delux there.
Jab, jab by Delux - just one landing.
Delux scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delux punishes Rocha's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rocha stuffs the takedown attempt from Delux. Delux gets slowly back to his feet.
Delux lands a jab to Rocha's midsection.
Rocha gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rocha takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rocha with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Delux to score with a decent uppercut.
Delux lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocha shoots in and drives through. Delux sprawls well.
Delux scores with a body shot.
Delux jabs at Rocha's body.
Rocha gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Delux scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rocha throws a right hand that misses
and Delux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha throws a poor cross that misses
and Delux counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Delux lands a nice shot to the body.
Delux throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rocha on the side of the head.
Rocha gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rocha walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rocha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Delux counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutal Delux clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Rocha's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Delux with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Delux blocks a leg kick.
Delux comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rocha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rocha falls off balance throwing a combination
and Delux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Delux moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rocha is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Rocha takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rocha throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Delux counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Delux fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Delux tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rocha sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Delux somewhat.
Rocha throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Delux's waist but Delux gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rocha off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Rocha 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Delux scores with a hook.
Rocha with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Delux to counter with a crisp jab.
Delux listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rocha takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rocha throws a combination that misses
letting Delux counter with a right hand.
Delux thuds a left hand into Rocha's body.
Delux goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Delux finds it's way through Rocha's defenses.
Rocha swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Delux counters with a right hand to the body.
Delux stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rocha takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice straight punches there by Delux. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Delux.
Rocha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Delux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Delux.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Delux cracks a nice hook into Rocha's ribs.
Rocha misses with a takedown attempt
and Delux counters with a series of strikes. Rocha will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brutal Delux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Rocha.
Rocha takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Delux keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rocha misses with a right hand
and Delux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rocha on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutal Delux had his way with Carlos Rocha in that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Rocha's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Delux's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rocha under the eye.
Nice cross by Delux.
Delux lands a jab to Rocha's midsection.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rocha is defended easily by Delux.
Rocha shoots in looking for a takedown. Delux tries to sprawl out of it but Rocha keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Delux manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A shot to the liver by Delux. Beautiful body shot.
Rocha is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delux with a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Delux scores with a four punch combination!
Nice shot by Delux.
A cross from Delux lands.
Delux lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delux pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rocha back to the cage. Delux follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Delux comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rocha takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rocha is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Delux.
Delux moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rocha tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Delux swivels and escapes.
Brutal Delux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Rocha.
Rocha is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Delux.
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!
Delux getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Carlos Rocha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delux scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Delux cracks Rocha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Delux feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rochas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rocha misses the body punch
and Delux counters with a nice uppercut.
Rocha throws a lazy uppercut
and Delux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Delux closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Delux wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocha misses with a combination
and Delux counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Delux's corner calls for a 1-2. Delux obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Delux scores with a body shot.
Rocha thows a leg kick but Delux checks it
enabling Delux to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rocha on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Delux lands a right hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brutal Delux showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Delux 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:40
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:40
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:40
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brutal Delux!
Brutal Delux retains his middleweight title!
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