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Bloody Hell XX PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Tupper V (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominick Cruz acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Tupper V!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dominick Cruz!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz moves into the clinch successfully.
Tupper V breaks from the clinch.
Tupper V has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cruz jumps guard and drags Tupper V to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Cruz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tupper V gets to his feet - Cruz follows without any prompting.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tupper V darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Dominick Cruz has been cut.
Cruz stuffs the takedown.
Tupper V fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cruz tries to close the distance and clinch but Tupper V swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tupper V feints a jab promting Cruz to slip. Tupper V then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cruz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tupper V.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Tupper V. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tupper V swinging wildly here.
Cruz gets a double leg takedown into Tupper V's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupper V is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cruz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cruz lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Tupper V pushes Cruz away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cruz gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Cruz wants to stand but Tupper V is controlling his arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tupper V gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cruz is looking to stall here but Tupper V recovers full guard.
Tupper V looking for a guillotine here but Cruz defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupper V is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tupper V escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cruz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cruz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tupper V is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cruz is controlling him.
Tupper V pushes Cruz off and scrambles back to his feet.
Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tupper V closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cruz to the mat! Cruz manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupper V with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tupper V working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tupper V gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
Horrible takedown by Tupper V or perhaps it was just good defense by Cruz which made him look bad.
Tupper V fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tupper V throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tupper V swats away the attempt to clinch by Cruz.
Tupper V misses with a combination
and Cruz counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tupper V is breathing heavily.
Cruz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tupper V will feel that in the morning.
Cruz stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tupper V is not content to let Cruz control the position.
Cruz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tupper V slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cruz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tupper V. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Tupper V is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Tupper V's closed guard. He's half up but Tupper V has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Tupper V pivots and extends the arm, Cruz falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Tupper V! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bobby Tupper V!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grzegorz Brzenczyszczykiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tick Winehouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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265 lbs
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220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Grzegorz Brzenczyszczykiewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tick Winehouse!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Brzenczyszczykiewicz.
It looks like Tick Winehouse has been cut.
Brzenczyszczykiewicz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Winehouse gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Grzegorz Brzenczyszczykiewicz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Komov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ringo Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Star is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ringo Starr's It Don't Come Easy . Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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191 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Komov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ringo Star!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Star wants to clinch but Komov slips to the side
and Komov counters with a left to the body.
Star closes the distance but Komov moves to the side
and Komov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Star closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Komov to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Ringo Star has been cut.
Star tries to clinch
and Komov counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Komov finds it's way through Star's defenses.
Star looks to clinch
and Komov counters with a huge left! Star is in big trouble! He's backing up but Komov isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Star from any more damage. A dominating finish by Komov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladimir Komov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nitram Eyricus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unto CB Torture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eyricus's entrance music is Eat You by Limp Bizkit. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Nitram Eyricus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Unto CB Torture!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eyricus looks to land a combination but CB Torture avoids it well.
Eyricus bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
CB Torture holding on.
CB Torture is not content to let Eyricus control the position.
CB Torture sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Eyricus is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and CB Torture defends it well.
CB Torture wants to improve his position but Eyricus is controlling well.
CB Torture controlling the position well.
Eyricus is working for a kimura but CB Torture is defending it quite comfortably.
Eyricus is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eyricus is working for a submission of some sort.
Eyricus is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, CB Torture has managed to free his arm - good work.
CB Torture is trying to control but can't.
Eyricus prevents CB Torture from standing back up.
Eyricus passes to side control.
CB Torture tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Eyricus wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
CB Torture wants to control but Eyricus postures up.
Eyricus is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. CB Torture knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Eyricus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
CB Torture gets back to half guard.
Eyricus wants to work for an arm triangle but CB Torture is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Eyricus thows a huge punch but CB Torture dodges it nicely.
Eyricus prevents CB Torture from standing back up.
Eyricus tries to pass the half guard into mount. CB Torture knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
CB Torture manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
CB Torture avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eyricus misses with the combination.
Eyricus misses with a wild combination.
Eyricus fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eyricus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eyricus looks to land a combination but CB Torture avoids it well.
Eyricus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and CB Torture counters with a nice uppercut.
Eyricus looks to land a combination but CB Torture avoids it well.
Eyricus is breathing heavily.
Eyricus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
CB Torture dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
CB Torture misses with the combination.
CB Torture throws a one two combo.
CB Torture lands an overhand right.
Eyricus is rocked!
CB Torture avoids a punch combination nicely.
CB Torture with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Eyricus.
CB Torture looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eyricus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? CB Torture is fending him off so far but Eyricus persists. Nope, CB Torture circles away and we're back to standing.
CB Torture lands a really nice looking cross but Eyricus seems unphased.
Nitram Eyricus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
CB Torture steps in with a hook that catches Eyricus right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! CB Torture follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Eyricus looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Unto CB Torture!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Young II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Thunder is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Thunder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerald Young II!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young II misses with a wild combination.
Thunder misses the shot to the body.
Thunder slaps away a takedown attempt from Young II, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Young II fails to land with a series of punches.
Young II misses with a wild body shot.
Thunder avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thunder really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
No luck for Young II with that takedown attempt.
Young II shoots in for a takedown but Thunder shows good takedown defense.
Johnny Thunder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerald Young II.
Thunder keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Young II avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thunder lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Young II misses with a double jab
and Thunder counters with a stiff right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Thunder.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young II with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thunder counters with a head kick.
Thunder lands a two punch combo.
Thunder throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young II shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thunder sprawls well. Thunder wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Young II gets slowly back to his feet.
Young II looks gassed!
Thunder swings for the body but Young II moves out of range.
Thunder loads up on a big right hand but Young II slips the punch.
Young II keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Young II throws a right and a left that Thunder avoids nicely.
Thunder is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thunder fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Young II looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thunder with a jab.
Thunder scores with a hook to the body. Young II takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thunder lands a jab to the head.
Young II displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thunder.
Thunder shoots in and gets a takedown into Young II's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young II can't keep his opponent in guard - Thunder advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Thunder is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Young II does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Thunder wants to work for an arm triangle but Young II is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Young II wants to get back to his feet.
Thunder is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Young II is just riding it out for now. Thunder eventually gives up the hold.
Thunder is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Young II doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Thunder.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Thunder wants to free his trapped foot but Young II is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Thunder prevents Young II from standing back up.
Thunder is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Young II has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Young II has managed to free his arm - good work.
Thunder passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Young II!
Thunder cracks Young II with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Young II is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thunder controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Thunder dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Young II changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thunder tries to avoid it but Young II manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thunder to the ground. Thunder escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thunder swings for the body but Young II moves out of range.
Young II is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thunder sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thunder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thunder stuffs the takedown.
Johnny Thunder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerald Young II.
Young II shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thunder pinned against the cage. Thunder gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Young II tries for a takedown but Thunder circles away easily
and Thunder counters with a takedown into side control.
Thunder has an Americana. Young II didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Thunder is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Thunder hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Johnny Thunder!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Gahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dos Santos De Souza Silva has chosen Darude - Sandstorm as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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183 lbs
9 - 9 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Gahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Gahan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Gahan.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gahan leaves Dos Santos De Souza Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gahan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
A cross from Dos Santos De Souza Silva lands.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Gahan sprawls well. He's pushed Dos Santos De Souza Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dave Gahan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
Gahan slaps away a takedown attempt from Dos Santos De Souza Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gahan moves in looking to clinch but Dos Santos De Souza Silva pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gahan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Santos De Souza Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gahan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dos Santos De Souza Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gahan forces Dos Santos De Souza Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva has Gahan pressed against the cage, preventing Gahan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva drags the fight down to the ground.
Gahan looking to pass the guard.
Gahan postures up in Dos Santos De Souza Silva's guard and throws a big left but Dos Santos De Souza Silva blocks it.
Gahan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gahan stopping the sweep attempt from Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
Gahan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gahan is looking to stand up but Dos Santos De Souza Silva won't let him.
Gahan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva trying to control the position.
Gahan lands a couple of elbows.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos De Souza Silva scores with a jab.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva blocks a jab.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to bum rush Gahan with a series of wild strikes but Gahan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab by Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Gahan's shoulder, as Gahan tries to avoid the shot.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva looks for a takedown but Gahan sprawls well.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gahan.
Gahan doesn't manage to clinch there - Dos Santos De Souza Silva circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dos Santos De Souza Silva is defended easily by Gahan.
Gahan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gahan tries to clinch up but Dos Santos De Souza Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Gahan misses with a wild combination.
Dave Gahan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva slips a jab and a cross from Gahan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva jumps guard but Gahan stands there with Dos Santos De Souza Silva around his waist. Dos Santos De Souza Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gahan throws a punch but it's blocked by Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
Gahan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva has had enough of the clinch but Gahan keeps him there for the moment.
Gahan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Gahan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gahan tries to work over Dos Santos De Souza Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gahan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva jumps guard.
Gahan distracts Dos Santos De Souza Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gahan manages to get himself to full guard.
Gahan pushes Dos Santos De Souza Silva off and scrambles back to his feet.
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 Dave Gahan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dos Santos De Souza Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gahan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gahan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dos Santos De Souza Silva or not.
Gahan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dos Santos De Souza Silva backwards.
Gahan tries to circle away but Dos Santos De Souza Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Gahan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gahan walks away with a smile on his face. Dos Santos De Souza Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva throws a jab when Gahan was well out of range.
Dave Gahan is winning the standup battle so far.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gahan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dave Gahan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
Gahan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dos Santos De Souza Silva backs up against the cage.
It looks like Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gahan, as that shot connected.
Gahan wants to clinch up but Dos Santos De Souza Silva keeps it at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gahan throws a series of punches but Dos Santos De Souza Silva moves out of range.
Gahan misses with a two punch combination.
Horrible takedown by Dos Santos De Souza Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Gahan which made him look bad.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gahan tries to clinch there but Dos Santos De Souza Silva circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva swings for the body but Gahan moves out of range.
Gahan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
Gahan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gahan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gahan fails to land with a series of punches.
Gahan catches Dos Santos De Souza Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gahan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gahan staying out of range there.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva throws a right and a left that Gahan avoids nicely.
Dave Gahan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gahan moves into the clinch.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva pulls Gahan into guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gahan postures up in Dos Santos De Souza Silva's guard and throws a big left but Dos Santos De Souza Silva blocks it.
Gahan pushes down on Dos Santos De Souza Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva trying to control here.
Gahan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gahan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gahan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dos Santos De Souza Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gahan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gahan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gahan pulls his head out easily.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is looking for a sweep. Gahan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gahan trying to mount his opponent but Dos Santos De Souza Silva defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Gahan pushes past his half guard into mount!
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Gahan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gahan clinches with his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gahan.
Gahan is looking to control Dos Santos De Souza Silva's arms but Dos Santos De Souza Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gahan has his back to the cage.
Gahan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gahan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gahan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gahan to score with a decent uppercut.
Gahan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gahan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
Gahan closes the distance but Dos Santos De Souza Silva moves to the side
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva moves into the clinch.
Gahan is trying to push Dos Santos De Souza Silva away but Dos Santos De Souza Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to pull guard but Gahan holds him up against the cage and eventually Dos Santos De Souza Silva drops back down to his feet.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Gahan does it's job there.
Gahan misses with a body shot.
Gahan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva looking for a takedown.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to pull guard but Gahan won't allow it.
Dave Gahan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva fails to pull guard.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gahan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva breaks the clinch.
Gahan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dos Santos De Souza Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gahan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dos Santos De Souza Silva at a distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dos Santos De Souza Silva checks a leg kick.
Gahan tries to clinch up
and Dos Santos De Souza Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gahan's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gahan has his feet on Dos Santos De Souza Silva's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Gahan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
A swing and a miss from Dos Santos De Souza Silva.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gahan tries to clinch there but Dos Santos De Souza Silva circles away.
Gahan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gahan drives through and clinches with Dos Santos De Souza Silva against the cage.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva blocks a body shot from Gahan.
Gahan looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right from Gahan.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Gahan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gahan.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gahan stuns Dos Santos De Souza Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gahan tries to clinch up.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva fails with the takedown.
Gahan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Santos De Souza Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gahan misses with a two punch combination.
Gahan shoots in for a takedown but Dos Santos De Souza Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gahan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gahan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Julio Luis Cesar Moreira Dos Santos De Souza Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Gahan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dos Santos De Souza Silva is in a horrible position here. Gahan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Gahan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gahan 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 for Dave Gahan!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Dave Gahan!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Dave Gahan!
Dave Gahan wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craig Whitehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Whitehead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Austin Powers!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers slips a straight right by Whitehead.
Powers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whitehead.
Nice defenses there by Powers.
A big left from Whitehead misses.
Powers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Powers slaps away a takedown attempt from Whitehead, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Powers throws a sloppy head kick and Whitehead moves out of range easily.
Powers throws a head kick but Whitehead moves out of range.
Whitehead tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Whitehead.
Sloppy strikes from Whitehead. Those never looked like landing.
Whitehead tries to bum rush Powers with a series of wild strikes but Powers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Whitehead throws a sloppy head kick and Powers moves out of range easily.
A shot to the liver by Whitehead. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Whitehead darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Whitehead, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Powers clinches.
Powers has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Whitehead clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Will Powers go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Powers patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Whitehead wants to control his opponent's hands but Powers gets his hands free.
Powers misses with punches from the back.
Powers punishes Whitehead with strikes from the back mount.
Whitehead covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Powers is trying to control but Whitehead is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Powers scoring with strikes but Whitehead is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Powers with good strikes from the mount here!
Whitehead working to try and regain half guard.
Powers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Whitehead is bucking up trying to escape but Powers cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Whitehead is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Powers looking to finish Whitehead with some ground and pound. This is bad for Whitehead!
Powers goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Whitehead turns into him and now he's in Powers's guard.
Powers has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Whitehead can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Whitehead slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers manages to work his way to half guard, despite Whitehead's best efforts.
Powers works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Powers controls Whitehead momentarily but Whitehead frees himself.
Whitehead trying to control the position from guard on top but Powers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whitehead cracks Powers with a solid left hand.
Whitehead in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Powers trying to keep a closed guard but Whitehead is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whitehead is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Whitehead postures up and lands a big shot to Powers's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Powers dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Whitehead thows a body shot but no joy.
Whitehead lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Whitehead.
Powers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Powers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Powers moves forwards but Whitehead connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Whitehead thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whitehead misses with an uppercut. Powers saw that one coming.
Whitehead lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Whitehead waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Powers.
Whitehead throws out a loose jab but Powers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Powers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Powers slips a jab and a cross from Whitehead.
Whitehead misses with a right hand
and Powers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Craig Whitehead has been cut.
Whitehead tries a head kick but it misses.
Whitehead throws a head kick that misses.
Whitehead avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Powers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whitehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whitehead throws a body punch but Powers moves out of range.
Whitehead dodges the punch combination from Powers.
Powers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Powers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Whitehead. That did some damage!
Powers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whitehead was well out of range. Poor timing from Powers.
Powers has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Austin Powers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whitehead connects with a high kick.
Powers is looking to slow Whitehead down with leg kicks.
Powers clinches up with Whitehead and pushes him back against the cage.
Whitehead tries to land knees in the clinch but Powers avoids the damage to the body.
Powers has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Whitehead regains guard immediately.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whitehead utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead keeping moving, preventing Powers from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whitehead tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Powers gets to his feet. Whitehead looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Powers shoots in and bounces Whitehead off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Powers looking to sit in guard and control but Whitehead gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Whitehead working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Powers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Powers is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Powers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Powers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead connects with a couple of short punches.
Whitehead throws a strike but Powers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Whitehead looking to hit a scissor sweep but Powers is one step ahead there.
Powers looking to improve position, pressing down on Whitehead's thigh with his hand. Whitehead seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Powers paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Powers's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Whitehead picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Craig Whitehead!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bastian Schweinsteiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schweinsteiger kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Son Kite - On Air. Smith has chosen In The Morning as his entrance music. Bastian Schweinsteiger had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Bastian Schweinsteiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Smith!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schweinsteiger throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Schweinsteiger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Schweinsteiger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith throws a body punch but Schweinsteiger moves out of range.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Schweinsteiger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith walks into a stiff left hand from Schweinsteiger.
A punch lands to the side of Smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Schweinsteiger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Schweinsteiger tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schweinsteiger throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schweinsteiger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schweinsteiger misses with a body shot.
Schweinsteiger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Schweinsteiger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Schweinsteiger, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schweinsteiger lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into rage.
Schweinsteiger throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Schweinsteiger scores with a shot to the body.
Smith throws a sloppy body shot
and Schweinsteiger counters with a straight right hand.
Schweinsteiger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith has Schweinsteiger pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Smith.
It looks like Bastian Schweinsteiger has been cut.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schweinsteiger prevents a body shot from Smith.
Schweinsteiger can't get the takedown.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Schweinsteiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Schweinsteiger controls his hands.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Schweinsteiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bastian Schweinsteiger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith is pushing Schweinsteiger up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Smith.
Schweinsteiger is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Schweinsteiger to his knees! Smith keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Smith!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sten Biller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Biller comes to the cage accompanied by Lützenkirchen- Nutcracker. Miller has chosen Ice Cube - Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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174 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Sten Biller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Miller!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller catches Biller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Sten Biller has been cut.
Miller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Biller shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
BOOM! Biller connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biller working for a guillotine from mount but Miller is in no mood to give up.
Miller is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Miller in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Biller cracks Miller with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Miller is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Biller has control of Miller's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Miller regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Miller wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biller has hold of Miller's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Miller manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Biller has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Biller is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Miller has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Miller!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller wanted to stand there but Biller had control of the position.
Biller looking for a guillotine here but Miller defends easily.
Biller working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Miller doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Miller manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Biller has a closed guard, preventing Miller from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller wanted to stand there but Biller had control of the position.
Miller avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Miller gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Biller dives in and grabs Miller's left leg, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes down on Biller's head and hops out.
Biller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Miller sprawls well. Miller wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Biller gets slowly back to his feet.
Miller gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Miller tries to break free but Biller pushes him back against the cage.
Biller is working for takedown but Miller is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sten Biller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Miller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Biller with a lazy takedown attempt
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Biller misses with a takedown attempt - Miller sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Biller dodges the punch combination from Miller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller stuffs the takedown attempt from Biller. Biller gets slowly back to his feet.
Biller gets a clinch.
Biller tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller manages to break the clinch.
Miller keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Biller takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcus Miller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sten Biller's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Biller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Miller sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Biller somewhat.
Miller is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Miller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Biller closes the distance and clinches up with Miller, looking for a takedown. Biller pushes Miller against the cage but Miller circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Biller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Miller as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sten Biller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biller closes the distance but Miller moves to the side
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
Biller fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Biller fails with a takedown attempt.
Miller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller has Biller up against the cage in a clinch.
Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Biller decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Biller stops Miller from getting back to his feet.
Miller is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Biller throwing shots but Miller is blocking nicely.
Biller is trying to work for a kimura but Miller is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller wants to get back to his feet.
Biller wants to pass to mount but Miller is defending the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is trying to stand back up but Biller is controlling him
Biller seems to be working for a kimura but Miller defends the submission attempt.
Biller seems to be looking for submissions.
Biller is looking for a kimura but Miller is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Biller to get the leverage.
Miller actively working from the bottom here.
Miller is trying to stand up here but Biller is controlling him well.
Biller is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Biller wants to work for an arm triangle but Miller is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Miller is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biller looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Miller tries to kick Biller off but Biller keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Biller working the head and body with strikes.
Miller pushes Biller off and gets back to his feet.
Biller misses with a takedown attempt - Miller sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller stuffs the takedown attempt from Biller. Biller gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcus Miller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sten Biller's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Biller rushes Miller and presses him up against the cage.
Biller has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Miller regains guard immediately.
Miller is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Biller is aware though and is defending well.
Biller chips away with some ground and pound.
Biller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Miller keeping full guard, as Biller tries to pass.
Miller trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Biller distracts Miller with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Biller is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Biller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is looking to stand up but Biller isn't so interested in that idea.
Biller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Biller drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Biller jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Biller postures up in Miller's guard and throws a big left but Miller blocks it.
Biller drops back looking for a leg! Miller is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Miller manages to kick Biller off! Biller jumps back into Miller's guard.
Biller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Miller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miller looking to control.
Miller wants to stand up but Biller is controlling him.
Biller got a little sloppy there for a moment and Miller has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Biller has managed to get both his arms back between Miller's legs - danger averted.
Biller drops back looking for a leg! Miller is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Miller manages to kick Biller off! Biller jumps back into Miller's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sten Biller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Biller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miller wants to get back to his feet but Biller is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Miller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Biller wants to pass the guard but Miller is keeping the position.
Miller looking to control.
Miller is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Biller defends well.
Biller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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!
Miller wants to stand up but Biller is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller working for a triangle but Biller defends it easily.
Miller looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Biller prevents Miller from getting back to his feet.
Biller pushes down on Miller's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Biller wants to work for an arm triangle but Miller is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Miller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Biller.
Miller wants to get back to his feet.
Biller is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Biller is working for a submission of some sort.
Biller moves nicely into side control.
The strikes coming from Biller are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Biller is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Miller is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller tries to escape but Biller is in control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sten Biller clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Sten Biller's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Biller shoots in for a takedown but Miller shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Biller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Miller stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Miller wants it to stay on the feet.
Miller misses with a two punch combination.
Miller looks to land a combination but Biller avoids it well.
Sten Biller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Biller shoots in and drives through. Miller sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sten Biller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Biller.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Miller lands with an uppercut that bounces Biller off the cage and back into rage.
Sten Biller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Miller tries to avoid it but Biller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Miller to the ground. Miller escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Biller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Miller wants to stall.
Biller tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Miller smiles and moves away.
Biller closes the distance and clinches up with Miller, looking for a takedown. Biller pushes Miller against the cage but Miller circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Miller goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horrible takedown by Biller or perhaps it was just good defense by Miller which made him look bad.
Biller shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Miller's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biller stands up over Miller, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Miller had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Biller defends it easily.
Miller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Biller got a little sloppy there for a moment and Miller has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Biller has managed to get both his arms back between Miller's legs - danger averted.
Miller working for a triangle but Biller defends it easily.
Biller is in close to Miller's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Biller stops Miller from standing up.
Miller keeping full guard, as Biller tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biller passes Miller's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Miller is trying to stand up here but Biller is controlling him well.
Biller is looking for a kimura here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biller looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Biller is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Miller dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Sten Biller's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Biller shoots in looking for a takedown but Miller manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Biller's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Miller misses.
Biller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biller shoots and misses
and Miller counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sten Biller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Biller.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miller gets caught flat footed, as Biller shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Miller looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Miller is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Biller is controlling him.
Miller is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biller is working Miller over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Biller working some strikes from top position.
Miller is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Biller passes into half guard.
Miller is trying to get back to full guard.
Miller on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Biller in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Miller tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Biller!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sten Biller!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John The Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Territoire Hostile. The Pitbull has chosen Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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180 lbs
20 - 13 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, John The Pitbull!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt
letting The Pitbull counter with a right hand.
The Pitbull fails with the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Pierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown but The Pitbull sprawls well. He's pushed St Pierre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Pitbull but The Pitbull pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Pitbull shoots in for a double leg but St Pierre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pitbull misses with a takedown
and St Pierre counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by St Pierre.
St Pierre has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed The Pitbull clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
St Pierre is working the ground and pound. Can The Pitbull escape?
The Pitbull trying to control the hands but St Pierre won't let him.
The Pitbull tries to roll but St Pierre sticks to his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Pitbull has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
The Pitbull is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Pitbull trying to get back to his feet but St Pierre is in full control for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre has the hooks in. The Pitbull is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The Pitbull manages to reverse the position and now he's in St Pierre's guard. Nice work there by The Pitbull.
The Pitbull decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
St Pierre misses with a double jab.
The Pitbull throws a right hand that misses
and St Pierre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like John The Pitbull has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and St Pierre wants it to stay on the feet.
The Pitbull misses with a right hand
enabling St Pierre to counter with a crisp jab.
The Pitbull tests St Pierre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
St Pierre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. The Pitbull manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Pitbull throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
St Pierre fails to land the takedown.
St Pierre misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre scores with a leg kick.
The Pitbull throws a looping overhand right but St Pierre ducks down to avoid it.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches The Pitbull napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre cracks The Pitbull with a big right hand but The Pitbull just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
St Pierre stands up and beckons The Pitbull to his feet.
St Pierre shoots for a takedown but The Pitbull saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt St Pierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John The Pitbull's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
St Pierre throws a jab but it's blocked by The Pitbull.
St Pierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Pitbull pinned against the cage. The Pitbull gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A big left from The Pitbull misses.
Matt St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts The Pitbull, as that shot connected.
The Pitbull tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. St Pierre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by The Pitbull.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a hook.
The Pitbull dives in and grabs St Pierre's left leg, looking for a takedown. St Pierre pushes down on The Pitbull's head and hops out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Pitbull.
The Pitbull staying out of range there.
The Pitbull cracks St Pierre with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The Pitbull throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Pitbull.
The Pitbull wants to clinch up but St Pierre keeps it at a distance.
A cross from The Pitbull lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Pierre moves out of range of the body kick.
The Pitbull works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
St Pierre fakes a jab and throws a low kick but The Pitbull checks it well.
That kick from The Pitbull tenderised St Pierre's leg. St Pierre is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pitbull lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
St Pierre works over The Pitbull's head and body with a nice combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from St Pierre.
A left lands for The Pitbull.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a nice jab.
St Pierre swings for the body but The Pitbull moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Pitbull throws a nice looking combination but St Pierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St Pierre cracks The Pitbull with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The Pitbull misses with a lunging right hand
and St Pierre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St Pierre moves in looking to clinch but The Pitbull pushes him off.
Excellent takedown into side control there by The Pitbull.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Pitbull is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. St Pierre knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The Pitbull tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no The Pitbull has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John The Pitbull showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John The Pitbull's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The Pitbull decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The Pitbull tries to pass to full mount but St Pierre defends it.
St Pierre has one foot on The Pitbull's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The Pitbull looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Pitbull swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a shot from downtown. The Pitbull moves away and avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The Pitbull.
St Pierre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
St Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Pitbull cracks a nice hook into St Pierre's ribs.
The Pitbull fails with an attempt to clinch.
John The Pitbull seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but The Pitbull circles away easily
and The Pitbull counters with a slapping leg kick.
The Pitbull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Pitbull showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St Pierre.
St Pierre darts in trying to clinch
and The Pitbull counters with a body kick that stops St Pierre in his tracks momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. St Pierre darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
St Pierre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Pitbull moves into the clinch.
St Pierre goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Pitbull prevents it.
The Pitbull has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. St Pierre avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
St Pierre misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Pitbull has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. St Pierre is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Matt St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John The Pitbull.
The Pitbull prevents the takedown attempt.
St Pierre wants a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Pitbull pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The Pitbull tightens his grip and picks St Pierre up, before dumping him to the ground. St Pierre manages to land in guard.
The Pitbull gets to his feet. St Pierre looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Pitbull bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps St Pierre's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The Pitbull doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice shot by St Pierre.
St Pierre is looking to clinch but The Pitbull is avoiding it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
St Pierre misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Pitbull swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John The Pitbull really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John The Pitbull's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
St Pierre rushes The Pitbull and presses him up against the cage.
The Pitbull looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
St Pierre has dropped down and is working for a takedown. The Pitbull is trying to keep an underhook but St Pierre manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The Pitbull trying to hold on to St Pierre's head to control him but St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre is looking for a kimura but The Pitbull is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for St Pierre to get the leverage.
The Pitbull is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but St Pierre pulls his head out easily.
St Pierre is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The Pitbull looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
St Pierre working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
St Pierre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Pitbull tries to roll over but St Pierre keeps him under control.
The Pitbull is pressing down on St Pierre's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
St Pierre stands up and waves to The Pitbull to follow him.
St Pierre tries to clinch but The Pitbull moves out of range.
The Pitbull connects with a nice looking jab.
The Pitbull lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. The Pitbull defends it nicely.
The Pitbull throws an off balance right hand
and St Pierre counters with a left to the body.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but The Pitbull circles away easily
and The Pitbull counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
St Pierre scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pitbull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a combination that misses
and The Pitbull counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Pitbull shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with St Pierre but St Pierre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Pitbull misses the body punch
and St Pierre counters with a series of strikes. The Pitbull will be more careful next time no doubt.
St Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Pitbull tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for The Pitbull, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts St Pierre, as that shot connected.
St Pierre looking to score a takedown here. The Pitbull is defending well but St Pierre drives through and ends up in The Pitbull's guard.
Matt St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre trying to control but The Pitbull is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt St Pierre had his way with John The Pitbull in that round.
The cut man is working on John The Pitbull's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
St Pierre works the jab nicely.
The Pitbull throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and St Pierre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Pitbull blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from The Pitbull misses the target.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut.
St Pierre fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. The Pitbull sprawls well initially but St Pierre persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control the action but The Pitbull is working from the bottom.
St Pierre is looking for a kimura but The Pitbull is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for St Pierre to get the leverage.
St Pierre is sneakily working for an arm triangle but The Pitbull sees it coming and defends easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The Pitbull makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
St Pierre tries to clinch up.
St Pierre is looking to clinch.
The Pitbull circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Pitbull shoots and misses
and St Pierre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a double jab.
The Pitbull keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The Pitbull walks into a stiff left hand from St Pierre.
St Pierre is trying hard to land a takedown here. The Pitbull sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
St Pierre takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Pitbull lands a jab-cross combination.
The Pitbull moves into the clinch.
The Pitbull escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Pierre tries to score a power double leg takedown but The Pitbull sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten St Pierre somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from St Pierre as The Pitbull shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre swats away the attempt to clinch by The Pitbull.
The Pitbull shoots for a takedown but St Pierre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The Pitbull misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The Pitbull ducks under a wild hook from St Pierre.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Pitbull throws a series of punches but St Pierre moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John The Pitbull.
I think The Pitbull 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for John The Pitbull!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for John The Pitbull!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for John The Pitbull!
John The Pitbull wins by unanimous decision!
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