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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diesel Noir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Diesel Noir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Smirnov!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smirnov avoids the body shot from Noir.
Noir moves in looking to clinch but Smirnov pushes him off.
Noir has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smirnov.
Smirnov looks to throw a body kick
letting Noir counter with a right hand.
Noir throws an off balance right hand
and Smirnov counters with a nice body kick.
Noir lands a jab.
Noir thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir throws a lazy head kick
and Smirnov counters with an inside leg kick.
Noir is looking to clinch but Smirnov is avoiding it.
Smirnov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Noir takes a step back to recover.
Noir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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.
Noir smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Noir lands a jab to Smirnov's midsection.
Smirnov throws a lazy body kick
and Noir counters with a good low kick that Smirnov was not able to check.
Smirnov defending well as Noir loads up on a big left hand.
Smirnov looks to throw a body kick
enabling Noir to counter with a crisp jab.
Diesel Noir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Noir connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Noir.
Smirnov blocks a jab.
Smirnov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Noir throws a leg kick
and Smirnov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Smirnov misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Smirnov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Noir makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Noir tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Noir misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Noir throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smirnov swats away the attempt to clinch by Noir.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexander Smirnov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Noir moves in looking to clinch but Smirnov pushes him off.
Noir tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smirnov counters with a leg kick.
Noir avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smirnov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Noir is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smirnov throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov misses with a kick to the body
and Noir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Noir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Noir throws a lazy right hand but Smirnov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smirnov throws a body kick that misses.
Smirnov throws a lazy body kick
and Noir counters with a three punch combo that has Smirnov backing up. Smirnov nods at Noir to acknowledge the strikes.
Smirnov connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smirnov counters with a low kick, right behind Noir 's knee.
Smirnov lands with a nice body kick.
Noir throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov 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.
Noir throws a leg kick
and Smirnov counters with a nice body kick.
Noir throws a lazy head kick
and Smirnov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Smirnov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Noir tries to clinch there but Smirnov circles away.
Noir throws an overhand right that lands on Smirnov's shoulder, as Smirnov tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A low kick from Noir is predictable there
and Smirnov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Smirnov misses with a kick to the body
and Noir makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Smirnov really felt that one!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Smirnov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Smirnov.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smirnov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smirnov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Noir counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Smirnov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Noir's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Noir throws a body punch but Smirnov moves out of range.
Smirnov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Noir lands with a nice body punch.
Smirnov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smirnov misses with a kick to the body
and Noir makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Alexander Smirnov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Noir moves out of range as Smirnov throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov misses with a left hand
and Noir counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Noir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smirnov thows a body kick. Noir tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Noir throws a lazy uppercut
and Smirnov counters with a nice leg kick.
Smirnov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Noir counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smirnov's knee momentarily.
Noir really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smirnov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Noir checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov thows a left - swing and a miss!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smirnov.
Noir darts in trying to clinch
and Smirnov counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir throws a head kick that misses
and Smirnov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Smirnov avoids the head kick by Noir.
Smirnov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jab by Smirnov.
Smirnov fakes the leg kick and cracks Noir in the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir connects with a jab.
Smirnov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smirnov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Noir counters with a nice kick to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Smirnov - that will leave a mark!
Noir doesn't manage to clinch there - Smirnov circles away.
Diesel Noir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smirnov tries to move into range but Noir moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Smirnov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smirnov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Smirnov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Last Resort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Manuel Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Last Resort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luis Manuel Moreno!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manuel Moreno rushes Resort and presses him up against the cage.
Resort is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Resort gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Manuel Moreno wants to get back to striking at distance but Resort won't allow it.
Resort landing knees to the head.
It looks like Luis Manuel Moreno has been cut.
Resort looking to throw knees to the head but Manuel Moreno is blocking nicely.
Resort avoids the elbow strike from Manuel Moreno, against the cage.
Resort misses with a knee to the head.
Resort using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manuel Moreno has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Resort landing knees to the head.
Resort breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manuel Moreno takes the fight into the clinch.
Resort tries a knee to the head but Manuel Moreno blocks it.
Resort looking to throw knees to the head but Manuel Moreno is blocking nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Resort.
Resort tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Resort avoiding damage as Manuel Moreno throws knees to the body.
Resort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manuel Moreno blocks it with crossed arms.
Manuel Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Resort stalls.
Manuel Moreno wants to get back to striking at distance but Resort won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Resort tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Resort blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Resort with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Resort keeps control of Manuel Moreno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Manuel Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Manuel Moreno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Resort has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Resort is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manuel Moreno is defending well for now.
Resort looking to throw knees to the head but Manuel Moreno is blocking nicely.
Resort using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manuel Moreno has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Resort misses with a knee strike.
Resort using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manuel Moreno has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Manuel Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Resort avoids it.
Resort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manuel Moreno blocks it with crossed arms.
Manuel Moreno is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Resort is breathing heavily.
Manuel Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Resort avoids the damage to the body.
Manuel Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Resort avoids the damage to the body.
Manuel Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Resort avoids the damage to the body.
Resort using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manuel Moreno has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Manuel Moreno working hard to break the clinch.
Resort managing to block the knees to the body from Manuel Moreno.
Resort with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Resort looking to throw knees to the head but Manuel Moreno is blocking nicely.
Resort managing to block the knees to the body from Manuel Moreno.
Manuel Moreno landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Resort misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manuel Moreno.
Manuel Moreno working hard to break the clinch.
Manuel Moreno throws an elbow but it misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Manuel Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Resort is defending well for now.
Resort throws a knee to the head but misses.
Resort misses with a knee strike.
Resort with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Resort avoids the elbow strike from Manuel Moreno, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Manuel Moreno's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Resort with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Manuel Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Resort is defending well for now.
Manuel Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Resort avoids the damage to the body.
Manuel Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resort misses with a knee to the head.
Manuel Moreno is trying to break the clinch but Resort has him pressed against the cage.
Resort misses with a knee to the head.
Manuel Moreno pushes off an throws an elbow but Resort leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Resort misses with a knee strike.
Resort using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manuel Moreno has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Resort using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manuel Moreno has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Manuel Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Resort avoids it.
Resort with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Manuel Moreno looking to slow down the pace here.
Manuel Moreno managing to block the knees to the body from Resort.
Resort misses with a knee to the head.
Resort blocks an elbow strike from Manuel Moreno.
Manuel Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Manuel Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Resort connects with a nasty looking knee right to Manuel Moreno's face.
Manuel Moreno leaning against his opponent.
Resort with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Manuel Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Resort wants to get back to striking at distance but Manuel Moreno won't allow it.
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.
Knees in the clinch landing for Manuel Moreno.
Manuel Moreno's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Resort lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Resort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manuel Moreno blocks it with crossed arms.
Manuel Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Manuel Moreno avoiding damage as Resort throws knees to the body.
Resort with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Resort misses with a knee to the head.
Resort is trying to stall.
Resort prevents Manuel Moreno from breaking the clinch.
Resort with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Resort tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Resort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manuel Moreno blocks it with crossed arms.
Resort avoiding damage as Manuel Moreno throws knees to the body.
Resort tries to land a knee to the head but Manuel Moreno blocks with his arms.
Manuel Moreno is trying to force a seperation but Resort has the dominant position.
Resort looking to throw knees to the head but Manuel Moreno is blocking nicely.
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 Last Resort will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luis Manuel Moreno's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Manuel Moreno fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Resort, pushing him back against the cage.
Manuel Moreno gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Manuel Moreno is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Resort on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Resort tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Manuel Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Resort.
Manuel Moreno wants to get back to striking at distance but Resort won't allow it.
Resort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manuel Moreno blocks it with crossed arms.
Resort is struggling to control the position.
Manuel Moreno tries a knee to the head but Resort blocks it.
Resort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manuel Moreno blocks it with crossed arms.
Resort manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manuel Moreno gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Manuel Moreno breaks the clinch.
Manuel Moreno closes the distance and clinches.
Resort is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Resort trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Resort's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manuel Moreno closes the distance and clinches.
Resort with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Resort avoiding damage as Manuel Moreno throws knees to the body.
Resort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manuel Moreno blocks it with crossed arms.
Manuel Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Resort avoids the damage to the body.
Resort looking to throw knees to the head but Manuel Moreno is blocking nicely.
Resort misses with a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Manuel Moreno.
Resort throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Resort managing to block the knees to the body from Manuel Moreno.
Resort tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Manuel Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Resort avoids the damage to the body.
Manuel Moreno creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Resort with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Manuel Moreno is looking to break free of the clinch but Resort has double underhooks.
Manuel Moreno missing with knees to the body.
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.
Manuel Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Resort.
Manuel Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Resort.
Resort misses with a knee strike.
Resort is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Manuel Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Resort.
Resort with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Resort keeps control of Manuel Moreno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Resort landing knees to the head.
Manuel Moreno is trying to push Resort away but Resort has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Resort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manuel Moreno blocks it with crossed arms.
Manuel Moreno looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Resort avoiding damage as Manuel Moreno throws knees to the body.
Resort pressing his opponent against the cage.
Manuel Moreno using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Resort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manuel Moreno blocks it with crossed arms.
Resort controlling the action here for a moment.
Resort tries a knee to the head but Manuel Moreno blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resort with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Resort blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Resort tries to land a knee to the head but Manuel Moreno blocks with his arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Manuel Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Resort blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Resort breaks the clinch.
Manuel Moreno instigates a clinch.
Resort lands a nice knee to the body.
Resort misses with a knee to the head.
Resort looking to throw knees to the head but Manuel Moreno is blocking nicely.
Manuel Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Resort.
Resort misses with a knee strike.
Manuel Moreno takes a knee right on the jaw!
Manuel Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Resort.
Resort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manuel Moreno blocks it with crossed arms.
Manuel Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Resort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Manuel Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Resort.
Manuel Moreno wants to break the clinch but can't.
Manuel Moreno throws an elbow that misses.
Resort looking to throw knees to the head but Manuel Moreno is blocking nicely.
Manuel Moreno creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Resort misses with a knee to the head.
Resort tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Resort with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Manuel Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Resort tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Manuel Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Manuel Moreno.
Manuel Moreno managing to block the knees to the body from Resort.
Resort looking to throw knees to the head but Manuel Moreno is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Resort misses with a knee to the head.
Resort prevents Manuel Moreno from breaking the clinch.
Manuel Moreno can't break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Resort tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Manuel Moreno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luis Manuel Moreno's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Manuel Moreno fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Resort, pushing him back against the cage.
Resort taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Manuel Moreno is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Manuel Moreno tries to stall but Resort uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Resort missing with knees to the body.
Manuel Moreno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Resort has him pressed against the cage.
Manuel Moreno wants to break free but Resort has control.
Manuel Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Resort avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Resort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manuel Moreno blocks it with crossed arms.
Resort wants to stall.
Resort tries to land a knee to the head but Manuel Moreno blocks with his arms.
Manuel Moreno avoiding damage as Resort throws knees to the body.
Resort is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manuel Moreno is defending well for now.
Resort taking a breather.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Resort missing with knees to the body.
Manuel Moreno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manuel Moreno moves into range and clinches up with Resort.
Resort avoiding damage as Manuel Moreno throws knees to the body.
Resort misses with a knee strike.
Manuel Moreno's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Resort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manuel Moreno blocks it with crossed arms.
Resort unloads a knee to the mid-section. Manuel Moreno lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Manuel Moreno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manuel Moreno gets a clinch.
Resort avoiding damage as Manuel Moreno throws knees to the body.
Resort blocks the elbow strike.
Manuel Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Resort is defending well for now.
Manuel Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Resort.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Manuel Moreno.
Resort tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resort looking to throw knees to the head but Manuel Moreno is blocking nicely.
Manuel Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Resort avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Manuel Moreno's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Resort landing knees to the head.
Resort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manuel Moreno blocks it with crossed arms.
Manuel Moreno missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Manuel Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Resort misses with a knee strike.
Resort wants to break the clinch but can't.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Manuel Moreno takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Resort pressing his opponent against the cage.
Manuel Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Resort.
Resort tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Resort trying to land knees to the body.
Manuel Moreno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Resort has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resort with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Resort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manuel Moreno blocks it with crossed arms.
Resort taking a breather.
Manuel Moreno unloads a knee to the mid-section. Resort lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Resort with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Manuel Moreno is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Manuel Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Resort is defending well for now.
Resort blocks the elbow strike.
Manuel Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Resort.
Manuel Moreno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Resort has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Resort blocks an elbow strike from Manuel Moreno.
Resort tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Resort with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Manuel Moreno misses with a knee strike.
Manuel Moreno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Manuel Moreno avoiding damage as Resort throws knees to the body.
Resort with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Resort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manuel Moreno blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Manuel Moreno - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Resort with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Manuel Moreno lands an elbow inside.
Resort with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Manuel Moreno tries to break free but Resort pushes him back against the cage.
Manuel Moreno is trying to push Resort away but Resort has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Resort breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manuel Moreno gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Manuel Moreno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manuel Moreno moves into range and clinches up with Resort.
Resort scores with a knee to the head.
Resort tries to land a knee to the head but Manuel Moreno blocks with his arms.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Resort with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Resort keeps control of Manuel Moreno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Resort blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Resort with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Manuel Moreno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Manuel Moreno 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Manuel Moreno!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilfred Bongderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kimbo Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilfred Bongderson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bongderson scores with a leg kick.
Slice looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Bongderson wants to land a leg kick but Slice is out of range.
Bongderson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Slice takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bongderson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wilfred Bongderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bongderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Bongderson connects with a leg kick. Slice looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Slice misses with a double jab.
Slice on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bongderson. Bongderson obviously looking to wear him down.
Bongderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Slice moves out of range of the body kick from Bongderson.
Slice takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bongderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bongderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bongderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Slice's calf.
Slice really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bongderson scores with a head kick. Slice tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bongderson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Slice stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bongderson.
Bongderson throws a leg kick that misses.
Bongderson connects with a high kick.
Slice is rocked!
Bongderson misses with a head kick.
Oh Slice is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bongderson misses with a body kick.
Slice seems to have got his legs back now.
Bongderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Slice chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bongderson can pounce on him.
Bongderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Slice is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bongderson connects with a leg kick. Slice looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bongderson throws a low kick but Slice avoids it.
Bongderson scores with a leg kick.
Bongderson connects with an inside leg kick.
Bongderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bongderson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Slice's head.
Bongderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Slice chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bongderson can pounce on him.
Bongderson fakes the leg kick and cracks Slice in the body.
Bongderson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bongderson cracks the inside of Slice's front leg.
Slice tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bongderson clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bongderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bongderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bongderson connects with a knee to the head.
Bongderson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Slice's face.
Bongderson misses with a knee strike.
Bongderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bongderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slice blocks it with crossed arms.
Bongderson misses with a knee to the head.
Bongderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Slice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bongderson looking to throw knees to the head but Slice is blocking nicely.
Bongderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bongderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Slice is trying to maintain a safe position but Bongderson gets an underhook and turns Slice into the cage.
Bongderson tries a knee to the head but Slice blocks it.
Slice tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bongderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bongderson misses with a knee strike.
Slice is trying to drag Bongderson to the mat but Bongderson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bongderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bongderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slice blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice working hard to break the clinch.
Bongderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bongderson.
Bongderson scores with a push kick.
Bongderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bongderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bongderson cracks the inside of Slice's front leg.
Bongderson scores with a spinning back kick!
Bongderson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bongderson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bongderson.
An inside leg kick lands from Bongderson.
Bongderson throws a solid leg kick but Slice takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bongderson.
Bongderson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bongderson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Slice's sensitive parts.
Bongderson throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bongderson connects with a solid leg kick.
Slice will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bongderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Slice avoids the head kick by Bongderson.
Bongderson connects with an inside leg kick.
Bongderson thuds his shin into the meat of Slice's side.
Bongderson thumps Slice with a low kick.
Bongderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bongderson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Slice checks a leg kick.
Bongderson closes the distance and clinches.
Bongderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bongderson tries a knee to the head but Slice blocks it.
Bongderson tries a knee to the head but Slice blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slice tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bongderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bongderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Slice moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilfred Bongderson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bongderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bongderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bongderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bongderson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body kick from Bongderson.
Bongderson feints and then cracks Slice's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slice down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bongderson.
Kimbo Slice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bongderson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bongderson throws a leg kick which misses Slice's front leg but catches the back leg as Slice tries to avoid it.
Bongderson tries to land a front kick but Slice steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bongderson is looking to chop away at Slice's legs.
Bongderson throws a head kick but Slice moves out of range.
Slice tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bongderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good leg kick by Bongderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bongderson scores with a kick to the body.
Bongderson connects with a leg kick. Slice looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bongderson connects with a solid leg kick.
Bongderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bongderson scores with a nice body kick.
Bongderson throws a sloppy head kick and Slice moves out of range easily.
Bongderson moves into the clinch successfully.
Bongderson looking to throw knees to the head but Slice is blocking nicely.
Slice looking to slow down the pace here.
Bongderson misses with an elbow strike.
Bongderson tries to land a knee to the head but Slice blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bongderson looking to throw knees to the head but Slice is blocking nicely.
Slice gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Slice wants to stand but Bongderson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bongderson has his feet on Slice's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bongderson, right into the meat.
Bongderson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slice. That did some damage!
Bongderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bongderson throws a head kick that Slice semi-blocks.
Slice on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bongderson. Bongderson obviously looking to wear him down.
Bongderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bongderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Slice 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.
Bongderson lands a leg kick that knocks Slice off balance momentarily.
Bongderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bongderson connects with a leg kick. Slice looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Slice takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bongderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bongderson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bongderson misses with a head kick.
Slice tries to clinch but Bongderson moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bongderson. That's going to slow Slice down.
Bongderson is looking to slow Slice down with leg kicks.
Slice is looking to clinch but Bongderson is avoiding it.
Bongderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bongderson closes the distance and clinches.
Bongderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Slice is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bongderson misses with a knee strike.
Bongderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slice checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bongderson tries to clinch but Slice moves out of range.
Bongderson tries a low kick but Slice avoids it.
Slice doesn't manage to clinch there - Bongderson circles away.
Slice blocks a head kick by Bongderson.
A head kick by Bongderson misses
and Slice counters with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Bongderson misses.
Slice tries to close the distance and clinch but Bongderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Slice tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bongderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Slice wants to clinch
and Bongderson counters with a good low kick that Slice was not able to check.
Bongderson misses with a head kick.
Bongderson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Slice throws a shot from downtown. Bongderson moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilfred Bongderson 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!
Bongderson tried to score with a low kick but Slice checks it.
Slice takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Slice takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bongderson misses with a body kick.
Slice tries to clinch up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bongderson.
Bongderson pushes Slice away with a front kick.
Slice on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bongderson. Bongderson obviously looking to wear him down.
Bongderson throws a sloppy head kick
and Slice finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Slice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slice avoids the head kick by Bongderson.
Wilfred Bongderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bongderson throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bongderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bongderson throws a sloppy head kick and Slice moves out of range easily.
Bongderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bongderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bongderson tries to score with a low kick but Slice moves his leg out of the way.
Bongderson throws a leg kick that misses.
Bongderson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bongderson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bongderson looks to throw a body kick
and Slice counters with a left to the body.
Bongderson throws a lazy head kick
and Slice counters with a series of strikes. Bongderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bongderson misses with a low kick.
Slice tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick by Bongderson misses
and Slice counters with a left and a right that stings Bongderson.
Slice tries to clinch but Bongderson is having none of it.
Slice doesn't manage to clinch there - Bongderson circles away.
Bongderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bongderson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Slice checks it well.
Bongderson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slice. That did some damage!
Bongderson lands a leg kick that knocks Slice off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bongderson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Slice takes a kick to the side of the head.
Slice throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A head kick by Bongderson misses
and Slice counters with a solid body kick.
A slow jab from Slice misses its intended target.
Bongderson forces Slice back against the cage and clinches.
Bongderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Slice blocks it with crossed arms.
Slice jumps into guard, dragging Bongderson to the mat.
Slice is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bongderson wanted to stand there but Slice had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bongderson stops Slice from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Wilfred Bongderson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Slice blocks a head kick by Bongderson.
Slice blocks a head kick by Bongderson.
A good leg kick by Bongderson.
Bongderson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bongderson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Slice will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bongderson connects with an inside leg kick.
Bongderson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Slice's sensitive parts.
Bongderson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Slice's sensitive parts.
Bongderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bongderson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bongderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Slice takes a swing at Bongderson's ribcage but misses.
Bongderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bongderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bongderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bongderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Slice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bongderson looking to throw knees to the head but Slice is blocking nicely.
Bongderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slice darts in trying to clinch
and Bongderson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wilfred Bongderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bongderson 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilfred Bongderson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shunsuke Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ky Swan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shunsuke Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, ky Swan!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Swan avoids the head kick by Nakamura.
Nakamura lands a head kick!
No joy there for Nakamura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nakamura misses with a series of wild punches.
Swan moves into the clinch.
Nakamura has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Swan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Swan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nakamura's brow.
Nakamura is trying to break the clinch but Swan has him pressed against the cage.
Swan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swan keeps control of Nakamura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Swan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nakamura is trying to force a seperation but Swan has the dominant position.
Swan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nakamura tries to break the clinch but Swan is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Swan keeps control of Nakamura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nakamura is trying to break the clinch but Swan has him pressed against the cage.
Nakamura is trying to break free.
Nakamura really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nakamura is trying to break free.
Nakamura is trying to break the clinch but Swan has him pressed against the cage.
Nakamura wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Swan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Swan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nakamura's efforts to push away.
Swan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Swan clinches up against the cage.
Nakamura wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nakamura is trying to break the clinch but Swan has him pressed against the cage.
Nakamura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nakamura is trying to force a seperation but Swan has the dominant position.
Nakamura is trying to push Swan away but Swan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Swan connects with a knee to the head.
Nakamura wants to break free but Swan has control.
Nakamura is trying to break free.
Swan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nakamura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Swan gets a clinch.
Nakamura tries to break free but Swan pushes him back against the cage.
Nakamura tries to break free but Swan pushes him back against the cage.
Nakamura is looking to break free of the clinch but Swan has double underhooks.
Swan breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swan clinches up with Nakamura and pushes him back against the cage.
Swan keeps control of Nakamura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nakamura is trying to break free.
Swan keeps control of Nakamura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nakamura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Swan misses with a knee to the head.
Swan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nakamura's efforts to push away.
Nakamura wants to break free but Swan has control.
Nakamura tries to circle away but Swan has him pinned against the cage.
Swan has Nakamura pressed against the cage, preventing Nakamura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nakamura wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Nakamura's face as he tries to break the clinch.
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.
Nakamura is trying to break the clinch but Swan is controlling him.
Nakamura is looking to break free of the clinch but Swan has double underhooks.
Nakamura is trying to break the clinch but Swan has him pressed against the cage.
Nakamura is trying to force a seperation but Swan has the dominant position.
Nakamura tries to circle away but Swan has him pinned against the cage.
Nakamura wants to break free but Swan has control.
Nakamura is trying to break free.
Swan working Nakamura over with knees to the body.
Swan prevents Nakamura from breaking the clinch.
Swan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Swan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nakamura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nakamura throws a head kick that Swan semi-blocks.
Shunsuke Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swan drives through and clinches with Nakamura against the cage.
Nakamura tries to break the clinch but Swan is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ky Swan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Swan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Swan drives through and clinches with Nakamura against the cage.
Swan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nakamura.
Nakamura throws a nice head kick!
Swan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakamura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nakamura cracks Swan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Swan drives through and clinches with Nakamura against the cage.
Nakamura has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nakamura wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nakamura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Swan has him pressed against the cage.
Swan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nakamura's efforts to push away.
Nakamura is trying to break the clinch but Swan has him pressed against the cage.
Swan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Swan throws a low kick but Nakamura avoids it.
Nakamura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nakamura lands a nice looking kick to the body. Swan takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Swan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nakamura scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nakamura delivers a nice body kick.
Swan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nakamura lands a head kick!
Swan pushes Nakamura up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Swan stalling.
Nakamura working hard to break the clinch.
Nakamura tries to break the clinch but Swan is controlling the position.
Swan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
Swan has Nakamura pressed against the cage, preventing Nakamura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nakamura can't break the clinch.
Nakamura wants to break free but Swan has control.
Nakamura is looking to break free of the clinch but Swan has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Swan taking a breather.
Swan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Swan connects with a knee to the head.
Swan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nakamura plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nakamura throws a head kick that misses.
Swan moves into the clinch.
Nakamura is looking to break free of the clinch but Swan has double underhooks.
Swan looking to throw knees to the head but Nakamura is blocking nicely.
Nakamura has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura wants to get back to striking at distance but Swan won't allow it.
Swan prevents Nakamura from breaking the clinch.
Nakamura is trying to break the clinch but Swan is controlling him.
Nakamura wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nakamura is trying to force a seperation but Swan has the dominant position.
Swan misses with an elbow over the top.
Swan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Swan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nakamura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Swan moves into the clinch.
Swan prevents Nakamura from breaking the clinch.
Swan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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.
Swan tries to land a knee to the head but Nakamura blocks with his arms.
Nakamura is looking to break free of the clinch but Swan has double underhooks.
Nakamura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Swan has him pressed against the cage.
Nakamura wants to break the clinch but can't.
Swan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nakamura blocks it with crossed arms.
Nakamura avoids the elbow strike from Swan, against the cage.
Nakamura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Swan with a knee to the head.
Nakamura is trying to break the clinch but Swan has him pressed against the cage.
Nakamura dodges an elbow strike from Swan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakamura is trying to break the clinch but Swan has him pressed against the cage.
Swan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Swan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nakamura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ky Swan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Nakamura tries to keep at a distance but Swan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nakamura is trying to break the clinch but Swan has him pressed against the cage.
Nakamura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Swan stalling against the cage.
Swan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nakamura tries to circle away but Swan has him pinned against the cage.
Nakamura tries to circle away but Swan has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swan has Nakamura pressed against the cage, preventing Nakamura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Swan is pushing Nakamura up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the fighters up against the cage, Swan throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swan stalling against the cage.
Nakamura can't break the clinch.
Nakamura wants to break free but Swan has control.
Swan prevents Nakamura from breaking the clinch.
Nakamura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Swan is struggling to control the position.
Nakamura is trying to break free.
Swan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Swan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nakamura scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nakamura is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Swan drives through and clinches with Nakamura against the cage.
Nakamura wants to break free but Swan has control.
A frustrated look appears on Nakamura's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nakamura wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nakamura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nakamura wants to break the clinch but can't.
Swan breaks the clinch.
Nakamura misses with a low kick.
Nakamura scores with a jab. Swan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nakamura scores with a jab.
Swan clinches.
Swan has Nakamura pressed against the cage, preventing Nakamura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nakamura is trying to push Swan away but Swan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Swan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nakamura is looking to break free of the clinch but Swan has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Swan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Swan stalling in the clinch.
Nakamura is trying to force a seperation but Swan has the dominant position.
Nakamura is looking to break free of the clinch but Swan has double underhooks.
Nakamura wants to break free but Swan has control.
Nakamura wants to break free but Swan has control.
Swan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shunsuke Nakamura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nakamura has had enough of the clinch but Swan keeps him there for the moment.
Swan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nakamura.
Swan rushes Nakamura and presses him up against the cage.
Nakamura is trying to push Swan away but Swan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Swan misses with a knee to the head.
Nakamura tries to break free but Swan pushes him back against the cage.
Swan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nakamura throws a head kick that misses.
Nakamura throws a head kick that misses.
Swan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Swan has closed the distance and engaged Nakamura in a clinch.
Nakamura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nakamura tries to circle away but Swan has him pinned against the cage.
Swan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nakamura is trying to force a seperation but Swan has the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nakamura is trying to break the clinch but Swan has him pressed against the cage.
Swan has Nakamura pressed against the cage, preventing Nakamura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nakamura takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nakamura using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Swan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
ky Swan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Swan 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ky Swan!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adam Rumcajs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Marycz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Rumcajs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukasz Marycz!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rumcajs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marycz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rumcajs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marycz misses with a head kick.
Rumcajs lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Marycz shoots and misses
and Rumcajs counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Marycz tries for a takedown but Rumcajs circles away easily
and Rumcajs counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marycz thinking.
Rumcajs is looking to slow Marycz down with leg kicks.
Marycz keeps the fight on the outside.
Rumcajs misses with a series of wild punches.
Rumcajs lands with a kick to the temple. Marycz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rumcajs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marycz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rumcajs misses with a head kick.
Marycz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rumcajs throws a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marycz has his takedown stuffed
letting Rumcajs counter with a right hand.
Adam Rumcajs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lukasz Marycz.
Marycz misses with a takedown attempt
and Rumcajs counters with a series of strikes. Marycz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Marycz looks gassed!
Rumcajs keeps the fight on the outside.
Rumcajs tries to clinch there but Marycz circles away.
Marycz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rumcajs is out of range.
Rumcajs tries to clinch but Marycz is having none of it.
Rumcajs throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rumcajs doesn't manage to clinch there - Marycz circles away.
Marycz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rumcajs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marycz with a poor takedown
and Rumcajs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rumcajs wants to clinch up but Marycz keeps it at a distance.
Rumcajs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rumcajs fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumcajs pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Marycz back to the cage. Rumcajs follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
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!
Rumcajs keeps the fight on the outside.
Rumcajs is looking to clinch.
Marycz tries to clinch there but Rumcajs circles away.
Rumcajs moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Marycz darts in trying to clinch
and Rumcajs counters with a thumping low kick.
Rumcajs lets loose with a powerful body kick. Marycz will feel that in the morning.
Marycz slips a jab and a cross from Rumcajs.
Marycz swats away the attempt to clinch by Rumcajs.
Marycz misses with a takedown attempt
and Rumcajs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumcajs tries to clinch up.
Marycz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Marycz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rumcajs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rumcajs scores with a spinning back kick!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rumcajs.
Marycz keeps the fight on the outside.
Marycz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Rumcajs to counter with a crisp jab.
Marycz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Marycz shoots and misses
enabling Rumcajs to counter with a crisp jab.
Rumcajs looks for the body kick but Marycz saw that one coming.
Rumcajs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rumcajs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marycz is looking to clinch but Rumcajs is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumcajs tries to clinch up.
Rumcajs throws a series of punches but Marycz avoids them all with ease.
Rumcajs looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Adam Rumcajs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marycz tries for a takedown but Rumcajs circles away easily
and Rumcajs counters with a head kick. That will keep Marycz thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Marycz misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Marycz is looking to land body kicks.
Marycz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marycz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck for Marycz with that takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Rumcajs misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Rumcajs dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Marycz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rumcajs moves in looking to clinch but Marycz pushes him off.
Marycz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rumcajs.
Marycz is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rumcajs is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Marycz.
Marycz fails with the takedown
and Rumcajs counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rumcajs!
Rumcajs tries to clinch up but Marycz circles away and keeps his distance.
Rumcajs swings for the body but Marycz moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marycz has a takedown stuffed.
A head kick by Marycz misses
and Rumcajs counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Rumcajs.
Rumcajs is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marycz fails with the takedown
and Rumcajs counters with a solid body kick.
Adam Rumcajs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lukasz Marycz.
Rumcajs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marycz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marycz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rumcajs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Rumcajs as Marycz shoots in.
Rumcajs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marycz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rumcajs checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marycz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marycz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marycz tries for a takedown but Rumcajs circles away easily
and Rumcajs counters with a head kick. That will keep Marycz thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marycz keeps the fight on the outside.
Marycz wants to clinch up but Rumcajs keeps it at a distance.
Marycz is looking to clinch.
Rumcajs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rumcajs throws a right hand that Marycz ducks under and follows up with a left that Marycz also avoids with ease.
Rumcajs on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Marycz tries for a takedown but Rumcajs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rumcajs misses with a double jab
and Marycz counters with a body kick.
Marycz takes the fight into the clinch.
Marycz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rumcajs uses from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marycz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Marycz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marycz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rumcajs blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marycz.
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.
Nice strikes from Marycz there.
Marycz wants to work for an arm triangle but Rumcajs is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
It looks like Marycz is going to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marycz passes to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lukasz Marycz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Rumcajs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Marycz fails to land the takedown.
Marycz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marycz avoiding damage.
Rumcajs jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Marycz walks away with a smile on his face. Rumcajs gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Marycz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rumcajs counters with a slapping leg kick.
Marycz tries to clinch but Rumcajs moves out of range.
Marycz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rumcajs.
Marycz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rumcajs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rumcajs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Marycz with a poor takedown
and Rumcajs counters with a three punch combo that has Marycz backing up. Marycz nods at Rumcajs to acknowledge the strikes.
Adam Rumcajs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lukasz Marycz.
Rumcajs tries to clinch but Marycz is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumcajs wants to clinch up but Marycz keeps it at a distance.
Rumcajs is looking to clinch but Marycz is avoiding it.
Rumcajs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rumcajs defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marycz.
Rumcajs throws a lazy head kick
and Marycz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Marycz is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Marycz is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Rumcajs to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Rumcajs shrugs it off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marycz wants to control the pace but Rumcajs is squirming around nicely.
Rumcajs is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumcajs is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Marycz unloading with bombs!
Poor strikes thrown by Marycz there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Marycz lands with some strikes.
Marycz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Marycz wants to control the pace but Rumcajs is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marycz with shots to the head and body - Rumcajs looks very uncomfortable down there.
Marycz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marycz trying to control but Rumcajs is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lukasz Marycz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Marycz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chaz Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murphy Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chaz Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Murphy Harris!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris throws a right hand that Wong ducks under and follows up with a left that Wong also avoids with ease.
Harris darts in trying to clinch
and Wong holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Harris is trying to break the clinch but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Harris being controlled against the cage.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris tries to stall but Wong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong landing knees to the head.
Wong leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wong lands a good knee to the midsection. Harris won't want to take too many of those.
Wong slows down the pace here.
Harris is looking to break free of the clinch but Wong has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris is trying to break free.
Harris is trying to push Wong away but Wong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harris holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wong displaying some good clinch control by pressing Harris up against the cage.
Harris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harris letting Wong take a breather here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harris's brow.
Wong pushes off an throws an elbow but Harris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Wong.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Harris landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee calls for Wong to work.
Harris missing with knees to the body.
Wong misses with an elbow over the top.
Harris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harris's defenses.
Wong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harris in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wong displaying some good clinch control by pressing Harris up against the cage.
Harris is trying to force a seperation but Wong has the dominant position.
Wong looking to throw knees to the head but Harris is blocking nicely.
Wong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Wong's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong is pushing Harris up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wong lands an elbow inside.
Wong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wong keeps control of Harris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harris lands a knee to the body.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harris is trying to maintain a safe position but Wong gets an underhook and turns Harris into the cage.
Harris tries to circle away but Wong has him pinned against the cage.
Wong is stalling here.
Wong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
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.
Wong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wong displaying some good clinch control by pressing Harris up against the cage.
Wong seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Wong missing with knees to the body.
Wong just leaning against Harris, taking a breather.
Harris is looking to break free of the clinch but Wong has double underhooks.
Wong stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chaz Wong.
Harris's corner calls for a 1-2. Harris obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wong drives through and clinches with Harris against the cage.
Wong prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.
Wong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harris in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wong throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chaz Wong dominated that round.
That's time! Wong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Harris wants to clinch but Wong slips to the side
and Wong counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wong leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wong stalling against the cage.
Harris wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wong keeps control of Harris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wong stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong lands an elbow inside.
Wong leaning his opponent against the cage.
Harris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wong is defending well for now.
Wong is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chaz Wong.
Harris throws a nice looking combination but Wong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wong circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wong holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Knees to the body from Harris.
Harris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wong leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong has Harris pressed against the cage, preventing Harris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wong leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Wong for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Harris with a knee to the head.
It looks like Chaz Wong has been cut.
Wong has Harris pushed against the cage.
Harris trying to land knees to the body.
Wong just leaning against Harris, taking a breather.
Wong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Harris is trying to break free.
A bit of stalling here from Wong.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chaz Wong.
Harris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris scores with a head kick.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Wong.
Chaz Wong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wong really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Harris moves to clinch but Wong breaks away
and Wong holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Harris stalling in the clinch but Wong improves position.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Harris takes an elbow to the temple.
Harris tries to stall but Wong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wong is struggling to control the position.
Wong gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking to break free of the clinch but Wong has double underhooks.
Wong lands an elbow just above Harris 's eye.
Harris stalling in the clinch but Wong improves position.
Harris working hard to break the clinch.
Harris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Harris using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wong leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Wong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wong dodges an elbow strike from Harris.
Wong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Harris's efforts to push away.
Harris is looking to break free of the clinch but Wong has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Murphy Harris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Chaz Wong's cut.
That's time! Wong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Harris looks to clinch
and Wong moves into the clinch.
Wong avoids the elbow strike from Harris, against the cage.
Wong stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wong lands a nice elbow.
Wong crunches a lovely knee into Harris's ribcage.
Harris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wong.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wong is pushing Harris up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Harris wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wong dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Harris working hard to break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Wong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wong.
Harris tries to break free but Wong pushes him back against the cage.
Harris wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wong is pushing Harris up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chaz Wong.
Wong closes the distance looking to clinch
and Harris counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wong keeps the fight on the outside.
Harris tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Wong counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Harris is trying to maintain a safe position but Wong gets an underhook and turns Harris into the cage.
Wong lands a knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Wong.
Wong pushes off an throws an elbow but Harris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong stalling the fight.
Harris slows down the pace here.
Harris wants to break free but Wong has control.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wong stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chaz Wong.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wong tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to clinch
and Wong counters by moving into the clinch.
Harris can't break the clinch.
Harris wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wong scores a nice knee to the body.
Harris wants to break free but Wong has control.
Wong holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Harris looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wong - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wong throws an elbow but misses.
Wong dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chaz Wong.
Wong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harris counters with a head kick. That will keep Wong thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Harris!
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harris looks to clinch
and Wong moves into the clinch.
Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wong tries to clinch up but Harris circles away and keeps his distance.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Wong.
Harris circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Murphy Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Harris 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murphy Harris!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sydney Bussel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutus Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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18
135 lbs
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18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sydney Bussel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brutus Maximus!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Maximus misses
and Bussel counters with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Bussel. Those never looked like landing.
Maximus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bussel moves in looking to clinch but Maximus pushes him off.
Bussel tries to close the distance and clinch but Maximus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maximus throws a leg kick
and Bussel counters with a body kick that stops Maximus in his tracks momentarily.
Bussel moves in looking to clinch but Maximus pushes him off.
Maximus throws a lazy head kick
and Bussel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bussel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bussel has Maximus pressed against the cage.
Bussel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bussel.
Maximus is trying to break the clinch but Bussel has him pressed against the cage.
Bussel lands a good knee to the midsection. Maximus won't want to take too many of those.
Bussel misses with an elbow over the top.
Bussel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bussel breaks from the clinch.
Bussel misses with a double jab
and Maximus counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bussel looks to land a left hand but Maximus moved out of range nicely.
Bussel looks to score with a jab to the body but Maximus is just out of range.
Bussel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bussel doesn't manage to clinch there - Maximus circles away.
Maximus missing with a left hand there. Bussel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maximus misses with a hook.
A head kick by Maximus misses
and Bussel moves into the clinch.
Maximus tries to break free but Bussel pushes him back against the cage.
Bussel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus working hard to break the clinch.
Bussel looking to throw knees to the head but Maximus is blocking nicely.
Maximus tries to circle away but Bussel has him pinned against the cage.
Bussel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maximus throws a lazy head kick
and Bussel counters by clinching up.
Bussel crunches a lovely knee into Maximus's ribcage.
Bussel just leaning against Maximus, taking a breather.
Bussel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximus throws a lazy head kick
and Bussel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bussel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Maximus wants to break free but Bussel has control.
Maximus working hard to break the clinch.
Bussel misses with an elbow over the top.
Bussel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maximus.
Bussel has Maximus pushed against the cage.
Bussel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sydney Bussel 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.
Bussel throws a series of punches but Maximus moves out of range.
Maximus moves away from the strike by Bussel.
Maximus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maximus throws a body kick the misses
and Bussel counters by moving into the clinch.
Maximus tries to break the clinch but Bussel is controlling the position.
Bussel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maximus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bussel slips under a jab.
Maximus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bussel counters with a head kick. That will keep Maximus thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus throws a lazy head kick
and Bussel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Maximus wants to get back to striking at distance but Bussel won't allow it.
Maximus misses with an elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Maximus has had enough of the clinch but Bussel keeps him there for the moment.
Maximus wants to break free but Bussel has control.
Bussel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maximus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sydney Bussel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Maximus throws a head kick that misses.
Maximus throws a sloppy head kick
and Bussel moves into the clinch.
Bussel's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bussel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Bussel does no damage.
A lazy body kick from Maximus
and Bussel counters with a body kick that stops Maximus in his tracks momentarily.
A head kick by Maximus misses
and Bussel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bussel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bussel leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bussel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maximus is defending well for now.
Maximus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maximus is looking to break free of the clinch but Bussel has double underhooks.
Bussel missing with knees to the body.
Bussel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bussel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bussel moves into the clinch successfully.
Bussel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bussel clinches with his opponent.
Maximus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bussel landing knees to the body.
Bussel landing knees to the body.
Bussel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bussel scores a nice knee to the body.
Maximus is breathing heavily.
Bussel trying to land knees to the body.
Bussel holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Maximus working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sydney Bussel dominated that second round.
That's time! Bussel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A head kick by Maximus misses
and Bussel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bussel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bussel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bussel tries to close the distance and clinch but Maximus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bussel rushes Maximus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maximus tries to break free but Bussel pushes him back against the cage.
Bussel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bussel scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bussel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bussel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maximus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bussel throws a sloppy head kick
and Maximus makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bussel really felt that one!
Bussel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bussel throws a nice looking combination but Maximus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bussel ducks under a wild hook from Maximus.
A head kick from Maximus lands but Bussel takes it in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bussel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bussel misses with a double jab
and Maximus counters with a nice body shot.
Maximus misses with an uppercut. Bussel saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maximus.
A big right from Maximus misses.
Maximus throws a head kick that misses
and Bussel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Maximus can't break the clinch.
Bussel holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bussel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maximus avoids it.
Bussel has Maximus pressed against the cage, preventing Maximus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maximus is trying to break the clinch but Bussel has him pressed against the cage.
Bussel manages to break the clinch.
Maximus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bussel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maximus.
Maximus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bussel is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Maximus misses with a head kick.
Maximus lands a jab to Bussel's midsection.
Bussel tries to clinch but Maximus is having none of it.
Maximus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maximus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maximus tries to score with a low kick but Bussel moves his leg out of the way.
Maximus throws a lazy head kick
and Bussel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bussel.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sydney Bussel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bussel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sydney Bussel!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maciek Zaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Tatarata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Maciek Zaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomasz Tatarata!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaw has his takedown stuffed
and Tatarata counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Zaw tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Tatarata has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Tatarata prevents Zaw from getting the reversal.
Zaw knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tatarata on the ground.
Zaw is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatarata takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Zaw is looking to improve his position but Tatarata isn't that keen on the idea.
Zaw wants to hold on but Tatarata pushes him away.
Tatarata sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tatarata prevents Zaw from getting the reversal.
Tatarata is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Zaw is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tomasz Tatarata!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Woodley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pena's choice of entrance music: RAWR. The key to victory for Mike Woodley has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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185 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Woodley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rich Pena!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodley wants to clinch
and Pena counters with a single leg into guard. Woodley didn't expect that.
Woodley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pena thows a big elbow that misses.
Pena missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pena throws a big right hand that misses.
Woodley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pena.
Pena is looking to work some ground and pound but Woodley has wrist control.
Pena with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pena passes Woodley's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pena scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pena thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena lands strikes from half guard.
Pena thows an elbow strike that misses. Woodley gets hold of full guard and has managed to get a loose guillotine attempt. Pena doesn't seem too bothered but Woodley quickly shifts his position and has tightened the hold! Pena is in big trouble now - he's going a funny colour - he's tapping out! Nice finish there! Pena really should have spotted the danger earlier though... either incompetence or over-confidence has resulted in a big L on his record.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mike Woodley!
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