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PFA 37: Boiling Point PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Wopat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Young III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Wopat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerald Young III!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young III clinches up with Wopat and pushes him back against the cage.
Young III breaks the clinch.
Young III is looking to clinch but Wopat is avoiding it.
Young III tries to close the distance and clinch but Wopat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young III looks to clinch
and Wopat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Young III closes the distance and pushes Wopat back into the cage.
Wopat can't break the clinch.
Young III's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wopat swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Young III holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wopat wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wopat is looking to break free of the clinch but Young III has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young III is struggling to control the position.
Wopat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Young III creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wopat's defenses.
It looks like Tom Wopat has been cut.
Young III lands an elbow that stopped Wopat in his tracks for a moment.
Young III breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Wopat misses.
Wopat throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Young III counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Young III.
Young III keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wopat's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young III breaks the clinch.
Wopat keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Wopat.
Nice defenses there by Young III.
Young III tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wopat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Young III fails with an attempt to clinch.
Young III fails in his attempt to clinch.
Young III closes the distance but Wopat moves to the side
and Wopat counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wopat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young III circles away quickly and effectively.
Wopat throws a combination that misses
and Young III moves into the clinch.
Wopat being controlled against the cage.
Young III manages to break the clinch.
Young III tries to clinch up
and Wopat counters with a series of strikes. Young III will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wopat is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wopat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Young III drives through and clinches with Wopat against the cage.
Young III's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young III tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wopat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Young III moves in looking to clinch but Wopat pushes him off.
Young III tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wopat counters with a series of strikes. Young III will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wopat throws a combination that misses
and Young III counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Young III dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Wopat's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Young III fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wopat misses with a double jab
and Young III holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Young III throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wopat blocks it with crossed arms.
Wopat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Young III breaks the clinch.
Wopat throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Young III counters by clinching up.
Young III's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young III tries to clinch up.
Wopat falls off balance throwing a combination
and Young III counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wopat tries to break the clinch but Young III is controlling the position.
Wopat wants to break free but Young III has control.
A frustrated look appears on Wopat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Young III creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wopat's defenses.
Young III escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wopat throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Young III counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Young III.
Young III pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wopat lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wopat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wopat swats away the attempt to clinch by Young III.
Young III wants to clinch up but Wopat keeps it at a distance.
Young III tries to clinch up.
Young III tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wopat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young III closes the distance and clinches.
Young III's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young III is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Young III wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young III tries to close the distance and clinch but Wopat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young III doesn't manage to clinch there - Wopat circles away.
Young III tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wopat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Young III tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wopat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Young III moves in looking to clinch but Wopat pushes him off.
Young III tries to close the distance and clinch but Wopat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wopat keeps the fight on the outside.
Tom Wopat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young III tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wopat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Young III tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wopat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Young III closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Young III escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young III tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wopat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Young III closes the distance and clinches.
Young III breaks from the clinch.
Young III fails with an attempt to clinch.
Young III moves in looking to clinch but Wopat pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Young III showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tom Wopat'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wopat circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wopat keeps the fight on the outside.
Wopat throws a left and a right that both miss
and Young III counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Young III.
Wopat has had enough of the clinch but Young III keeps him there for the moment.
Young III manages to break the clinch.
Gerald Young III seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wopat throws an off balance right hand
and Young III counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Young III.
Wopat has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nice elbow from Young III.
Young III breaks the clinch.
Wopat misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young III wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young III is looking to clinch but Wopat is avoiding it.
Wopat misses with a combination
and Young III counters by clinching up.
Young III connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Wopat goes down! Young III jumps into full mount looking to finish!
Wopat is rocked!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Young III stands up from mount. Strange move.
Oh Wopat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Young III breaks the clinch.
Young III takes the fight into the clinch.
Young III manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young III clinches.
Young III's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Young III takes the fight into the clinch.
Young III gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Young III breaks from the clinch.
Young III gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young III lands an elbow just above Wopat 's eye.
Young III jerks Wopat's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Wopat drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Young III goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Young III because Wopat was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Gerald Young III!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Junichi Emmeraldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emmeraldo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mystic Forces. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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152 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Junichi Emmeraldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Grant!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant drives through with a takedown into guard.
Grant avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Emmeraldo has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Grant is looking to defend but Emmeraldo has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Grant! Emmeraldo pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Grant taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Junichi Emmeraldo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roman Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grande Mucho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mucho has chosen You Dont Know - 50 Cent as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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194 lbs
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197 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Roman Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Grande Mucho!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis lands a head kick. Mucho smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Davis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mucho doesn't seem bothered though.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Davis preventing the sweep.
Davis looking to pass the guard.
Davis trying to control but Mucho is working from the bottom.
Davis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mucho is looking for a triangle but Davis pushes his legs off easily.
Mucho looking for a sweep. Not yet Mucho, not yet.
Davis wants to control from the top but Mucho keeps moving.
Mucho wants to sweep here but Davis controlling him for the moment.
Davis looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Davis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Davis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mucho is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Davis is trying to get an arm triangle but Mucho is defending well.
Mucho struggling a bit here.
Mucho is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Davis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Davis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mucho wants to control but Davis postures up.
Davis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Davis looks up at the clock and then as Mucho takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Davis smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Davis has hold of Mucho's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Mucho seems comfortable defending it but Davis has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Mucho is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Mucho is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Davis couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roman Davis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ron Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tayeb Taheri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bean's entrance music is Raising Hell. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Bean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tayeb Taheri!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Taheri.
Taheri fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bean to the ground. Taheri is now in Bean's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Taheri trying to control the position from guard on top but Bean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taheri wants to pass the guard but Bean is keeping the position.
Bean is looking to stand up but Taheri isn't so interested in that idea.
Taheri trying to control the position from guard on top but Bean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taheri trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bean manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Taheri really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
It looks like Tayeb Taheri has been cut.
Bean controlling the position easily from mount.
Bean is landing with some decent strikes but Taheri is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Taheri manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bean controlling the action here.
Taheri is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bean looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taheri wants to control but Bean is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taheri is pressing down on Bean's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Taheri is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Taheri manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bean is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Taheri throwing strikes but Bean bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Taheri trying to control the position.
Bean has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Taheri is on top in guard.
Taheri scoring with some ground and pound.
Bean wants to sweep here but Taheri controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taheri trying to control but Bean is working from the bottom.
Taheri won't allow Bean to sweep him here.
Taheri trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bean avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Taheri with a nice head shot there.
Bean is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Taheri is controlling him.
Taheri is fighting to break Bean's control of his arms but Bean is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Taheri drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bean looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bean looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bean!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taheri struggling a bit here.
Bean scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Taheri to see if he's OK.
That has opened up Tayeb Taheri's cut even more.
Bean working away.
Bean trying to control the position but Taheri is working away.
Bean grinds an elbow into Taheri's temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taheri tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bean wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bean has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bean lands a big shot there that rocks Taheri but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Taheri is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ron Bean will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tayeb Taheri's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Taheri misses with a takedown attempt
and Bean counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bean avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice combo by Bean! Oh, that's hurt him - Taheri falls to the canvas and Bean follows him into side control.
Bean advances to full mount.
Bean with a couple of short strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bean landing strikes from the mount.
Taheri is rocked!
Bean postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Taheri looks a forlorn figure.
Taheri is still in real trouble! Can Bean finish him?
Taheri tries to lock up and control but Bean gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bean punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bean landing shots from mount.
Taheri tries to hold on but Bean pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The cut above Tayeb Taheri's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Taheri is squirming around, avoiding Bean's attempts to control the action.
Bean breaks from Taheri's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tayeb Taheri's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tayeb Taheri's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ron Bean!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Divji Borec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Donkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borec comes to the cage accompanied by Cannibal Corpse - I Will Kill You. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
8 - 5 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
Powerful |
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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
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Divji Borec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 2, fighting out of London, Manny Donkers!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borec throws a shot to the body.
Donkers scores with a jab to the head.
Donkers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Donkers scores with a jab to the head.
Borec lands a jab to Donkers's midsection.
Donkers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Donkers moves away from the strike by Borec.
Borec misses with a hook
and Donkers counters with a straight right hand.
Donkers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Borec jabs Donkers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borec looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Donkers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Borec trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Borec looking to sit in guard and control but Donkers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donkers got a little sloppy there for a moment and Borec has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Donkers has managed to get both his arms back between Borec's legs - danger averted.
Borec is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borec throws his legs up looking for a submission but Donkers uses it to pass to side control.
Borec is looking to regain half guard here but Donkers keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donkers decides to stand back up.
Borec misses with a body shot.
Donkers takes a swing at Borec's ribcage but misses.
Manny Donkers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Borec takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fight stays on the outside here - Donkers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donkers. Borec does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donkers throws a series of punches but Borec moves out of range.
Borec shoots in looking for a takedown. Donkers tries to sprawl out of it but Borec keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Donkers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Donkers walks into a stiff left hand from Borec.
Borec throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Donkers's waist but Donkers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Borec off to one side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borec throws a lazy uppercut
and Donkers counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Divji Borec will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Donkers works Borec's body with a nice hook.
Donkers clinches up with Borec and pushes him back against the cage.
Donkers has a couple of punches blocked by Borec.
Borec misses with a hook to the ribs.
Borec has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Donkers is trying to keep an underhook but Borec manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Donkers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Borec.
Borec trying to mount his opponent but Donkers defends it.
Donkers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Borec.
Donkers pushes Borec off looking to stand but Borec dives back in and keeps control.
Borec looks to land a strike but Donkers avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borec throwing strikes from guard but Donkers blocks nicely.
Borec throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donkers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Donkers keeping moving, preventing Borec from controlling successfully.
Donkers is looking to stand up but Borec isn't so interested in that idea.
Borec throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donkers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Borec accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Borec throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borec trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Borec throws a strike but Donkers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Borec might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Borec working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Donkers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Donkers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Borec manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Donkers manages to get himself to full guard.
Donkers wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donkers misses with a series of wild punches.
Donkers is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Borec swings widly with a right hand
and Donkers counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Borec misses with a short punch on the inside.
Donkers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Borec is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Donkers gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Donkers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Donkers - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch on the inside from Borec fails to land.
Borec misses with a punch to the body.
Donkers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donkers lands a shoulder strike.
Donkers misses with a punch to the body.
Donkers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borec.
Donkers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Borec tries to break the clinch but Donkers is controlling the position.
A short left from Donkers.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donkers can't find room to land a body shot as Borec controls the action.
Borec blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Borec breaks from the clinch.
Donkers lands the left hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nice shot by Donkers.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borec throws a right hand that misses
and Donkers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donkers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Borec swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Manny Donkers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Borec shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Donkers pinned against the cage. Donkers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Borec misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Borec is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Donkers's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Donkers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Donkers tries to work over Borec's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Borec prevents a body shot from Donkers.
Donkers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Donkers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borec lands a right hand that snaps the head of Donkers backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donkers.
Donkers stops a takedown attempt from Borec.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Divji Borec. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Donkers.
It looks like Divji Borec has been cut.
Donkers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Donkers throws a punch but it's blocked by Borec.
Donkers lands with a short shot to the head.
Donkers trying to land knees to the body.
Borec blocks a body shot from Donkers.
Donkers stops a takedown attempt from Borec.
Donkers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Donkers lands an uppercut.
Donkers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Donkers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borec's elbow.
Donkers tries to work over Borec's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Borec takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donkers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Donkers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Donkers.
Donkers lands a right hand.
Donkers lands a body shot in the clinch.
Borec tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donkers misses with a body punch.
Donkers pushes Borec back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Donkers.
Still in the clinch, Donkers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Donkers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Donkers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borec's elbow.
Donkers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Donkers lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Donkers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Donkers lands an uppercut.
Borec blocks a body shot from Donkers.
Donkers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Donkers lands a right hand.
Borec blocks a body shot from Donkers.
Donkers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Borec.
Donkers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Donkers lands with a left to the head.
Donkers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Donkers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Donkers gets through Borec's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Donkers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donkers pushes Borec back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Donkers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Donkers.
Donkers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Borec has a couple of punches blocked by Donkers.
Donkers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Donkers.
Donkers digs a right hand underneath Borec's ribcage. Borec let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Donkers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donkers tries to work over Borec's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donkers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Borec takes a shot to the head.
Donkers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Donkers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Borec backwards.
Donkers working Borec over with knees to the body.
Donkers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Donkers lands a shoulder strike.
Donkers scores with a knee to the head.
Donkers digs a right hand into Borec's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Borec's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Donkers.
Knees in the clinch landing for Donkers.
Donkers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Donkers pushes Borec back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Donkers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Donkers scores with a shoulder strike.
Donkers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Donkers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Donkers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Donkers is working Borec over against the cage.
Borec goes for a takedown attempt but Donkers pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Donkers fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Donkers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Donkers 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Donkers!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otto Emperor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Jerection (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerection has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. The key to victory for Otto Emperor has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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260 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Otto Emperor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugh Jerection!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emperor lands a jab.
Emperor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jerection looks gassed!
Emperor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jerection looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Emperor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emperor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jerection. That did some damage!
Jerection tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jerection tries to move into range but Emperor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Emperor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emperor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Emperor thuds a left hand into Jerection's body.
Jerection looks up at the clock. Bad move! Emperor lands a right hand from hell, dropping Jerection. Emperor pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otto Emperor!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lenny Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Lenny Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Gerald Young!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Young backs up against the cage.
It looks like Gerald Young has been cut.
Lewis lands a jab-cross combination.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Young pinned against the cage. Young gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lewis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Whack! Lewis lands a heavy head kick that drops Young. The ref tackles Lewis to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Young was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Lenny Lewis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Otway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, John Otway!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Oliver Strong!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otway throws a body punch but Strong moves out of range.
Otway lands a nice looking body shot.
Otway looks to score with a jab to the body but Strong is just out of range.
Otway clinches up against the cage.
Otway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Strong misses with a body punch.
Strong misses with a body punch.
Otway stalls.
Strong blocks an uppercut.
Otway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Otway throws a head punch that misses.
Otway lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Otway lands a hook to the side of the head.
Otway is leaning against Strong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otway lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Strong.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Otway.
Otway scores with a nice hook to the head.
Otway misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otway.
Strong tries a body shot but Otway blocks it.
Strong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Otway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Otway throws a punch but it's blocked by Strong.
Otway scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Otway.
Stalling in the clinch from Otway.
Otway swings wildly with an uppercut but Strong uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Otway content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Otway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Strong takes a shot to the head.
Otway lands a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strong.
Strong letting Otway take a breather here.
Otway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Otway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Otway throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Strongs head.
Otway swings wildly with an uppercut but Strong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Otway tries to work over Strong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Otway avoiding damage.
Otway throws a punch but it's blocked by Strong.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Otway.
The referee calls for Otway to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otway digs a right hand into Strong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Strong's gas tank.
Otway misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Otway.
Otway has Strong pressed against the cage.
Strong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Otway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strong letting Otway take a breather here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Otway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Otway lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Otway dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Strong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Otway checks it well.
Strong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Otway tries to clinch up but Strong circles away and keeps his distance.
Otway throws out a loose jab but Strong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Otway getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice shot by Otway.
Otway scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Strong.
Otway throws a body punch but Strong moves out of range.
Strong scores with a punch to the head.
Otway is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strong.
Otway lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Otway.
Otway throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Otway walks into a straight right hand from Strong.
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!
The crowd cheers as Otway lands an impressive looking overhand right. Strong doesn't seem phased though.
Otway throws a jab but it's blocked by Strong.
Strong just misses with a punch to the body.
John Otway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Otway throws a series of punches but Strong avoids them all with ease.
Strong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Otway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otway misses with a wild combination.
Strong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Strong just misses with a punch to the body.
Otway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strong was well out of range. Poor timing from Otway.
Otway scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Strong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strong looks to throw the jab but Otway is out of range.
Otway throws a hook but Strong blocks it.
Otway throws a hook to the side of Strong's head but Strong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Strong misses with a body shot.
Otway swinging wildly here.
Strong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Otway.
Otway scores with a crisp jab that stopped Strong in his tracks.
The crowd cheers as Otway lands an impressive looking overhand right. Strong doesn't seem phased though.
Otway misses the shot to the body.
Otway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strong was well out of range. Poor timing from Otway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otway moves into range and clinches up with Strong.
Otway digs a right hand into Strong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Strong's gas tank.
Otway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Otway lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Otway scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Otway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Strong is working Otway over against the cage.
Otway is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Strong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Otway taking a breather.
Strong blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otway dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Otway has a couple of punches blocked by Strong.
Otway blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Otway.
Otway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Otway tries to throw a body punch but Strong avoids it by throwing Otway back against the cage.
Strong blocking some punches.
Strong blocks a body shot from Otway.
Strong blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Otway.
John Otway has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otway stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Otway.
Strong letting Otway take a breather here.
Otway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Otway trying to control the position but instead, Strong has worked for underhooks and has pushed Otway into the cage.
Otway seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Strong is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Otway prevents a body shot from Strong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Otway dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Strong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Otway manages to avoid it.
Otway misses with a wild body shot.
Otway is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Strong can do to turn this around?
Otway fails in his attempt to clinch.
Otway takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Strong moves out of range as Otway strikes.
Strong throws a jab when Otway was well out of range.
Otway slips under a jab from Strong.
Otway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Otway throws a lazy right hand but Strong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Strong works Otway's body with a nice hook.
Strong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Otway moves away.
Otway throws a right and a left that both miss.
Otway with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Strong.
Otway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Otway throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Strong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Otway misses.
Strong lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otway throws a lazy right hand but Strong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Otway throws a right hand that Strong ducks under and follows up with a left that Strong also avoids with ease.
Otway instigates a clinch.
Otway leaning his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Otway.
Otway is trying to stall.
Otway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Otway is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Strong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Otway is working Strong over against the cage.
Otway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Strong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Otway has a couple of punches blocked by Strong.
Otway pushes Strong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Otway lands a nice uppercut.
Otway cracks Strong with a nice body shot.
Strong blocks a body shot from Otway.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strong manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Strong had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Otway defends it easily.
Otway advances to half guard.
Strong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Strong.
Otway is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Otway drops back looking for a leg! Strong is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Strong manages to kick Otway off! Otway jumps back into Strong's guard.
Otway wants to control from the top but Strong keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Otway is one step ahead there.
Strong is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Otway is aware though and is defending well.
Strong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Otway trying to control but Strong is working from the bottom.
Strong being controlled here, momentarily.
Strong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Otway's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Otway has his hands on Strong's head, controlling the position.
Strong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Otway clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Strong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Otway.
Strong misses with a body shot.
Otway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Strong fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Otway avoids it really well and circles away.
Otway throws a combination. Strong tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Otway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Otway misses with an uppercut.
Otway blocks a jab.
Otway looks to land a combination but Strong avoids it well.
Otway misses with an uppercut
and Strong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strong takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Otway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Otway throws a lazy right hand but Strong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Otway throws an overhand right that lands on Strong's shoulder, as Strong tries to avoid the shot.
Strong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Otway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Strong.
A looping hook to the body misses from Otway. Strong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Otway scores with a jab to the body.
Strong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Otway slips a jab from Strong.
Strong swings for the body but Otway moves out of range.
Strong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Otway tries to clinch but Strong moves out of range.
John Otway is winning the standup battle so far.
Strong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Decent striking displayed by Otway there.
Strong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Otway.
Strong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Strong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John Otway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Otway lands a nice shot that snaps Strong's head back.
Strong thumps Otway with a low kick.
Otway throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Strong takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong swats away the attempt to clinch by Otway.
Strong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Strong throws the left hand but Otway avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Otway misses with a combination
and Strong counters with a nice uppercut.
Strong lands a jab.
Strong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Otway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Strong avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Otway misses its intended target.
Strong throws out a loose jab but Otway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Otway lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Strong backs up against the cage.
Otway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Otway's jab looks to have found its range, popping Strong under the eye.
Otway tries to bum rush Strong with a series of wild strikes but Strong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Otway manages to avoid it.
Strong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Otway pinned against the cage. Otway gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Otway, as that shot connected.
Otway throws out a loose jab but Strong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Otway throws a lazy right hand but Strong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Strong just misses with a punch to the body.
Otway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Otway.
Otway avoids the body shot from Strong.
Strong swings for the body but Otway moves out of range.
Otway misses with a two punch combination.
Strong missing with a left hand there. Otway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Otway thows a body shot but no joy.
Strong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Strong misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otway stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Otway uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strong.
Otway lands a nice shot that snaps Strong's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strong. Otway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Otway misses the shot to the body.
Strong thows a body shot but no joy.
Strong keeps the fight on the outside.
Strong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Otway lands a glancing blow to the side of Strong's head.
Strong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Otway scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Strong doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Otway throws a jab but it's blocked by Strong.
Otway throws out a loose jab but Strong uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Otway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strong.
Strong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Otway throws a lazy right hand but Strong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Otway lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Strong at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Otway had his way with Oliver Strong in that round.
That's time! Otway's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Otway lands with a nice combination. Strong backs away looking to recover.
Strong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Otway misses with a two punch combination.
Otway takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Otway is looking to clinch.
Strong tries to move into range but Otway moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Otway throws a lazy uppercut
and Strong counters with a right hand to the body.
Strong stuns Otway with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Strong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Otway.
Horrible takedown by Strong or perhaps it was just good defense by Otway which made him look bad.
Otway stuns Strong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Strong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Otway manages to avoid it.
Strong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Otway dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Strong misses with a wild body shot.
Strong is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Otway tries to close the distance and clinch but Strong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Otway catches Strong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Strong tried to score with a low kick but Otway checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Otway connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Strong scrambles back to his feet.
Otway lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Strong changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Otway tries to avoid it but Strong manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Otway to the ground. Otway escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Otway. That snapped Strong's head back.
Strong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Otway manages to avoid it.
Strong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Otway throws out the jab.
Otway takes a swing at Strong's ribcage but misses.
Otway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Strong dips to his left and cracks Otway with an uppercut!
Otway changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Strong looks to throw the jab but Otway is out of range.
Strong just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Strong.
Strong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Otway rather than just go for the knockout.
Otway misses with a wild body shot.
Otway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strong manages to avoid it.
Otway gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Strong to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Oliver Strong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otway manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Strong manages to get himself to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Otway wants to control from the top but Strong keeps moving.
Otway wants to stand and escape but instead Strong has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Otway is looking for a triangle but Strong pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Otway swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Strong with a flurry of punches that miss.
John Otway is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Strong preventing the sweep.
Strong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Otway works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Strong advances position into side control!
Oliver Strong has got the better of the ground game so far.
Strong misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong working the head with strikes.
Strong working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Otway is looking for a sweep.
Strong misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Strong misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strong sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Otway is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Strong fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oliver Strong.
I think Otway has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Otway!
John Otway retains his welterweight title!
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