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PFA 48: Resolution PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brewster Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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144 lbs
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152 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Brewster Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Grant!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burns tries to clinch there but Grant circles away.
Burns avoids the head kick by Grant.
Burns bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Burns working the ground and pound.
Burns has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Grant is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Burns yanks on the arm and Grant is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Burns.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brewster Burns!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald T Inglewood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inglewood has chosen Cant Be touched as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Gerald T Inglewood told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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153 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerald T Inglewood!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inglewood has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Jones controlling the action here for a moment.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Inglewood avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones with a knee to the head.
It looks like Gerald T Inglewood has been cut.
Inglewood avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Inglewood is defending well for now.
Inglewood lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jones gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inglewood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Inglewood avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Inglewood blocks an elbow strike.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Inglewood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Inglewood avoids the damage to the body.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Inglewood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Inglewood blocks with his arms.
Jones taking a breather.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Inglewood is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Jones stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Inglewood missing with knees to the body.
Inglewood cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
Inglewood blocks the elbow strike.
Inglewood avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Inglewood tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Inglewood tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Inglewood's brow.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Inglewood can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Inglewood.
Inglewood stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Inglewood avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Inglewood managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Inglewood blocks with his arms.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerald T Inglewood's cut.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones throws a body kick the misses
and Inglewood counters by clinching up.
Inglewood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Inglewood misses with a punch to the body.
Inglewood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Inglewood tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Inglewood back against the cage.
Inglewood avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Inglewood as Jones tries to tie him up.
Inglewood presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inglewood stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Inglewood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Inglewood lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Inglewood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Inglewood is defending well for now.
Inglewood is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones taking a breather.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Inglewood in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inglewood is trying to stall.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Inglewood blocks the elbow strike.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Inglewood improves position.
Inglewood breaks the clinch.
Inglewood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Inglewood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Inglewood's brow.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jones taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Inglewood's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Inglewood tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones just leaning against Inglewood, taking a breather.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Inglewood landing knees to the body.
Mark Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Inglewood blocks it with crossed arms.
A bit of stalling here from Jones.
Inglewood blocks an elbow strike.
Inglewood manages to break the clinch.
Inglewood drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Inglewood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Inglewood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Inglewood has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Inglewood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Inglewood lands a shot to the body.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Inglewood avoids the damage to the body.
Inglewood displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jones up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Inglewood avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Inglewood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Inglewood rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inglewood tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mark Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gerald T Inglewood's cut.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Inglewood forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Inglewood avoids it.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A bit of stalling here from Jones.
Inglewood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Inglewood avoids it.
Inglewood misses with a punch to the body.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Inglewood avoids it.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
Inglewood is pushing Jones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but Inglewood blocks with his arms.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Inglewood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Inglewood blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Inglewood stalling.
Inglewood blocks an elbow strike.
Inglewood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inglewood pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Inglewood landing knees to the body.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Inglewood works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones has Inglewood pressed against the cage, preventing Inglewood from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Inglewood avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Inglewood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Inglewood avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Inglewood blocks the elbow strike.
Jones looking to stall.
Inglewood wants to break free but Jones has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inglewood avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Inglewood digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Inglewood landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Inglewood manages to break the clinch.
Jones attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mark Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Inglewood moves into the clinch.
Inglewood managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Inglewood blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Inglewood avoids it.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Inglewood avoids the damage to the body.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inglewood blocks the elbow strike.
Inglewood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Inglewood tries to tie him up.
Inglewood is trying to break free.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Inglewood digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Inglewood - that landed with a thud.
Inglewood pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee calls for Inglewood to work.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Inglewood has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gerald T Inglewood.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gerald T Inglewood!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Filmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bible Gillings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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265 lbs
12 - 13 - 0 |
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212 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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BJJ White 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
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Filmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bible Gillings!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filmer drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gillings wants to get back to his feet but Filmer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Filmer looking to pass the guard.
Filmer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gillings is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Filmer dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Gillings's face as Filmer controls the position.
Gillings pushes Filmer away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Filmer gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Filmer slows the pace down.
Gillings taking punishment in the form of punches.
Filmer takes a little break here. Gillings wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Filmer grinds an elbow into Gillings's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filmer wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gillings, who protects the arm well.
Filmer staying calm.
Filmer's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Filmer working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Filmer lands a strong strike to the head of Gillings. That's dazed him! Filmer looking to finish here. Gillings is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Filmer lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Filmer!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kammy Karzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brennan Bova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Karzie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight. The key to victory for Kammy Karzie has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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197 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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kammy Karzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Brennan Bova!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bova with a poor takedown
and Karzie counters with a one-two to the body.
Bova misses with a takedown
and Karzie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Karzie misses with a series of wild punches.
Karzie forces Bova back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karzie manages to break the clinch.
Bova with a lazy takedown attempt
and Karzie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Brennan Bova has been cut.
Kammy Karzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brennan Bova.
Karzie lands a head kick. Bova smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brennan Bova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bova fails with the takedown
and Karzie counters with a crisp one two that drops Bova! Karzie thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bova to his feet! Bova is in big trouble!
Bova is rocked!
Bova shoots and misses
and Karzie counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Bova badly! He tries to strike back but Karzie puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Bova out cold! Oh man, Bova will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kammy Karzie!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keast Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake LaMotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Durden might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Demon Hunter - Collapsing . LaMotta comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Keast Durden has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Keast Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake LaMotta!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Durden closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, LaMotta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Durden's brow.
LaMotta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
LaMotta throws a punch but it's blocked by Durden.
LaMotta misses with some punches.
LaMotta breaks the clinch.
LaMotta changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Durden tries to avoid it but LaMotta manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Durden to the ground. Durden escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Durden throws a lazy right hand but LaMotta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
LaMotta throws a big shot that misses.
Durden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
LaMotta misses with a few strikes there.
A punch lands to the side of LaMotta 's head but he takes it in his stride.
LaMotta checks a leg kick nicely.
Durden throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaMotta tries for a takedown but Durden circles away easily
so Durden counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
LaMotta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Durden knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for LaMotta on the ground.
LaMotta wants to stand and escape but Durden is having none of it.
Durden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. LaMotta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Durden is looking to work some ground and pound but LaMotta has wrist control.
Durden missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Durden won't allow LaMotta to sweep him here.
LaMotta is trying to keep Durden in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
LaMotta lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Durden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. LaMotta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durden avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaMotta lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Durden!
LaMotta with the ground and pound from mount.
Durden defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from LaMotta.
LaMotta has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
LaMotta has control of Durden's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Durden regains control of the situation pretty easily.
LaMotta goes for an armbar but Durden turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Durden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaMotta escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Durden gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
LaMotta is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Durden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Durden missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Durden is in close to LaMotta's body, working some short punches and elbows.
LaMotta wants to get back to his feet but Durden is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
LaMotta keeping full guard, as Durden tries to pass.
Durden working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of LaMotta's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
LaMotta is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Durden defends well.
LaMotta working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Durden.
Durden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Durden looking to pass the guard.
Durden looking to sit in guard and control but LaMotta gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
LaMotta has gone for a leg lock! Durden slips out almost immediately though and dives into LaMotta's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
LaMotta keeping moving, preventing Durden from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keast Durden dominated that round.
That's time! Durden's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Durden doesn't manage to clinch there - LaMotta circles away.
LaMotta throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Durden tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. LaMotta is in Durden's guard.
Durden looking to hit a scissor sweep but LaMotta is one step ahead there.
LaMotta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
LaMotta with a flurry of punches that miss.
LaMotta postures up.
Durden looking to hit a scissor sweep but LaMotta is one step ahead there.
LaMottais looking to pass into half guard but Durden pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Durden is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaMotta is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Durden trying to control the position from guard on top but LaMotta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
LaMotta is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
LaMotta looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Durden trying to control but LaMotta is working from the bottom.
Durden missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Durden is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Keast Durden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
LaMotta has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Durden can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Durden wants to pass the guard but LaMotta is keeping the position.
Durden throws a big elbow that misses.
LaMotta keeping full guard, as Durden tries to pass.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durden advances to half guard.
LaMotta is trying to control but can't.
Durden thows a huge punch but LaMotta dodges it nicely.
LaMotta is looking to control Durden's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can LaMotta avoid being mounted?
Durden wants to pass to mount but LaMotta is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
LaMotta actively working from the bottom here.
Durden prevents LaMotta from standing back up.
LaMotta is breathing heavily.
Durden seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but LaMotta does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Durden wants to pass to mount but LaMotta is defending the position.
LaMotta is refusing to be controlled, as Durden sits in half guard.
Durden wants to pass to mount but LaMotta is defending the position.
LaMotta manages to get to full guard.
LaMotta working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden throws a strike but LaMotta rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
LaMotta throws a big elbow that misses.
LaMotta drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and LaMotta jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
LaMotta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
LaMotta drops back looking for a leg! Durden is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Durden manages to kick LaMotta off! LaMotta jumps back into Durden's guard.
LaMotta throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jake LaMotta will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
LaMotta doesn't manage to clinch there - Durden circles away.
LaMotta shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Durden defends it nicely.
LaMotta tries a low kick but Durden avoids it.
A combination from LaMotta does no damage.
LaMotta throws a combination. Durden tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A cross from Durden lands.
LaMotta looks to throw the jab but Durden is out of range.
Durden doesn't manage to clinch there - LaMotta circles away.
LaMotta takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden lands with a thumping leg kick.
Durden tries to close the distance and clinch up but LaMotta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
LaMotta throws a series of punches but Durden avoids them all with ease.
LaMotta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
LaMotta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Durden.
Durden shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as LaMotta sprawls well. LaMotta wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Durden gets slowly back to his feet.
Durden throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Durden throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Durden throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by LaMotta.
LaMotta is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Durden! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Keast Durden!
Keast Durden bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ron Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Happy Gilmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bean comes to the cage accompanied by Raising Hell. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Bean!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Happy Gilmore!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bean wants to control but Gilmore is keeping him busy.
Bean prevents Gilmore from standing back up.
Bean thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gilmore's head.
Gilmore pushes Bean off looking to stand but Bean dives back in and keeps control.
Bean throwing shots but Gilmore is blocking nicely.
Bean is trying to control. Gilmore wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bean is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gilmore sees it coming and defends easily.
Bean prevents Gilmore from standing back up.
Bean is pressing down on Gilmore's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gilmore is holding on for now.
Bean lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmore is trying to stand up here but Bean is controlling him well.
Bean trying to control from half guard but Gilmore is working away.
Gilmore is trying to stand.
Bean thows a huge punch but Gilmore dodges it nicely.
Bean is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gilmore has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bean sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bean thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gilmore tries to kick Bean off but Bean keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bean sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gilmore defending well though.
Bean seems to be working for a kimura but Gilmore defends the submission attempt.
Bean is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gilmore sees it coming and defends easily.
Gilmore looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bean sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gilmore defending well though.
Gilmore is trying to stand up here but Bean is controlling him well.
Gilmore is not content to let Bean control the position.
Gilmore has hold of Bean's hands but Bean slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bean throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bean controlling the action here.
Bean wants to take a breather but Gilmore is having none of it.
Bean 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean working the head and body with strikes.
Gilmore won't allow Bean to pass to mount.
Bean lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Bean.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bean tries to pass to full mount but Gilmore defends it.
Bean trying to control the action but Gilmore is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Bean dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gilmore connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bean uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gilmore.
Happy Gilmore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bean throws a head kick that misses.
Bean scores with a hook to the body. Gilmore takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gilmore looks to land a body kick but Bean moved away.
Gilmore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gilmore throws a hook but Bean avoids it easily.
Bean ducks right into an uppercut from Gilmore.
Gilmore bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bean's head.
A slow jab from Gilmore misses its intended target.
Bean drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bean trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bean pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gilmore is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bean works over Gilmore with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gilmore is keeping the position for now.
Bean throwing strikes but missing.
Gilmore wants to stand but Bean is controlling the position.
Bean wants to control from the top but Gilmore keeps moving.
Gilmore wants to stand up but Bean is controlling him.
Bean wants to control from the top but Gilmore keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bean jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bean cracks Gilmore with a solid left hand.
Bean sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gilmore's guard.
Ron Bean overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bean throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bean thows a huge punch but Gilmore dodges it nicely.
Bean wants to take a breather but Gilmore is having none of it.
Bean scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bean stops Gilmore from getting back to his feet.
Bean thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gilmore's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bean looks to land a strike but Gilmore avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bean throws a big right hand that misses.
Bean showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bean is standing up over Gilmore. Gilmore looks to escape but Bean dives into side control.
Gilmore is breathing heavily.
Bean throws an elbow but Gilmore slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bean working the ground and pound but Gilmore is defending the strikes.
Bean controlling the position from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean working the body and head with strikes.
Bean misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bean is looking to take a break and control but Gilmore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gilmore prevents Bean from improving position.
Bean tries to score with some ground and pound. Gilmore controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Bean dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gilmore connects with a looping right hand.
Gilmore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gilmore thows a body shot but no joy.
Gilmore bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bean jabs Gilmore right on the nose. Gilmore blinks but takes it well.
Bean's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bean duly obliges.
Bean shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gilmore as he jumps to the side.
Gilmore keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gilmore's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bean under the eye.
Gilmore sizes up Bean with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bean moves out of range of the leg kick from Gilmore.
Gilmore thumps Bean with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gilmore throws a lazy right hand but Bean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gilmore lands a jab to Bean's midsection.
Bean throws a series of punches but Gilmore moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean throws a shot from downtown. Gilmore moves away and avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gilmore misses with a leg kick.
Ron Bean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gilmore wants to land a leg kick but Bean is out of range.
Bean misses with an uppercut. Gilmore saw that one coming.
Bean cracks Gilmore with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gilmore lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bean has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bean and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Happy Gilmore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bean takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bean steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gilmore.
Gilmore scores with a shot to the body.
Gilmore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gilmore scores with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Gilmore there.
Bean fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Bean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danga de danga de dang - Bean scores with a four punch combination!
Gilmore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bean doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore slaps away a takedown attempt from Bean, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gilmore lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gilmore misses with an uppercut.
Nice jab there from Gilmore.
Gilmore jabs Bean to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gilmore throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gilmore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gilmore.
Gilmore connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bean tries a head kick but it misses.
Gilmore lands with a nice body punch.
Gilmore misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Gilmore. Beautiful body shot.
Gilmore scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Happy Gilmore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gilmore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bean shoots in for a takedown but Gilmore shows good takedown defense.
Gilmore misses with a low kick.
Gilmore misses with a head kick.
Gilmore scores with a jab.
Gilmore throws a body punch but Bean moves out of range.
Donk. Gilmore catches Bean right on the button with a cross.
Gilmore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gilmore jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gilmore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bean misses with a double jab.
Bean misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Gilmore. No joy for Bean on that attempt.
Gilmore fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bean on the side of the head.
Bean throws a head kick that misses.
Gilmore lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore lands with a right hand.
Gilmore connects with an inside leg kick.
Bean walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bean misses with the combination.
Gilmore sizes up Bean with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Bean displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gilmore throws out the jab.
Gilmore lands a jab to Bean's midsection.
Bean takes one to the side of the head.
Gilmore with a nice cross.
Bean uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gilmore lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bean's sensitive parts.
Gilmore throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bean.
Gilmore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Gilmore really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gilmore throws a hook but Bean blocks it.
Gilmore looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gilmore thows a body shot but no joy.
Gilmore lands a nice looking body shot.
Bean looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gilmore misses with a head kick.
Gilmore fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gilmore scores with a decent looking hook.
Gilmore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot lands for Gilmore.
Gilmore misses with a low kick.
Bean fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gilmore takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bean ducks under a wild hook from Gilmore.
Bean lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gilmore circles away quickly and effectively.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bean throws a head kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Gilmore as Bean shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Gilmore.
Gilmore scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gilmore connects with a looping right hand.
Bean swinging wildly here.
Gilmore cracks the inside of Bean's front leg.
Gilmore scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gilmore just misses with a punch to the body.
Bean throws a hook to the side of Gilmore's head but Gilmore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gilmore lands with an overhand left.
Gilmore jabs at Bean's body.
Gilmore throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gilmore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gilmore gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Danga de danga de dang - Bean scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore scores with a nice head shot.
Bean looks to land a combination. Gilmore sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gilmore misses with the combination.
Bean lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gilmore with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gilmore lands with a good body shot.
Bean dives in and grabs Gilmore's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gilmore pushes down on Bean's head and hops out.
Gilmore lands with an uppercut that bounces Bean off the cage and back into range.
Bean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gilmore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gilmore plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gilmore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bean has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bean misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bean takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bean misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bean shoots for a takedown but Gilmore saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Bean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gilmore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bean manages to avoid it.
Bean misses with a takedown
and Gilmore counters with a stiff right hand.
A cross from Gilmore lands.
Some wild striking there from Bean.
Bean has a takedown stuffed.
A jab from Gilmore finds it's way through Bean's defenses.
Gilmore avoids the head kick by Bean.
Gilmore lands a glancing blow to the side of Bean's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bean on the side of the head.
Gilmore throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A combination from Gilmore does no damage.
Bean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bean takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, jab by Gilmore - just one landing.
Gilmore scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gilmore looks to land a right hand but Bean moved out of range.
Gilmore misses with a straight left.
Gilmore takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bean closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gilmore circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bean has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bean there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bean moves out of range of the strikes.
Gilmore looks to land a left hand but Bean moved out of range nicely.
Bean shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gilmore as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Gilmore dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Bean's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bean tries to move into range but Gilmore moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gilmore gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bean counters with a nice uppercut.
Gilmore throws a lazy right hand but Bean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gilmore wants to slow Bean down by chopping away at his legs.
Bean blocks the body kick.
Gilmore throws a leg kick which misses Bean's front leg but catches the back leg as Bean tries to avoid it.
Gilmore moves out of range of the body kick from Bean.
Bean walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gilmore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bean throws a combination. Gilmore tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bean slips a jab from Gilmore.
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.
Bean shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gilmore pinned against the cage. Gilmore gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gilmore scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Gilmore. Beautiful body shot.
Gilmore throws a hook to the side of Bean's head but Bean sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gilmore bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gilmore tried to score with a low kick but Bean checks it.
Gilmore looks to land a body kick but Bean moved away.
Gilmore stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bean throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bean bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gilmore comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gilmore throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bean counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bean slips under a jab.
Bean shoots in for a takedown but Gilmore shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gilmore swinging wildly here.
Bean misses with a takedown attempt - Gilmore sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Bean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore cracks Bean with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gilmore's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bean under the eye.
Bean avoids the body shot from Gilmore.
Gilmore scores with a hook to the body. Bean takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bean will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gilmore slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gilmore ducks under a wild hook from Bean.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bean staying out of range there.
Gilmore lands a jab.
Gilmore digs a good hook to Bean's body.
Gilmore throws a looping overhand right but Bean ducks down to avoid it.
Bean throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bean in his tracks.
Bean drives through with a takedown into Gilmore's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gilmore is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bean is controlling him.
Bean throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gilmore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gilmore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gilmore is looking to stand up but Bean isn't so interested in that idea.
Bean wants to control from the top but Gilmore keeps moving.
Bean trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean is working Gilmore over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gilmore avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bean cracks Gilmore with a solid left hand.
Gilmore wants to stand up but Bean is controlling him.
Bean passes into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bean is keen to just control but Gilmore is a slippery customer.
Bean lands with a punch from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ron Bean.
I think Bean has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 47:48
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 47:48
Judge William Gold scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Happy Gilmore!
Happy Gilmore is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Priest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Julius Lawson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Priest!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Julius Lawson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Priest throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big right from Lawson misses.
A good leg kick by Priest.
Lawson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A swing and a miss from Lawson.
Priest is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lawson misses with a hook.
Lawson throws a low kick but Priest moves out of range easily.
Lawson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Priest moves away.
Lawson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Priest.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawson throws a series of punches but Priest avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Priest was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawson.
Lawson misses with an uppercut
and Priest counters with a big head kick but Lawson shrugs it off.
Priest feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lawson's calf.
Priest scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Priest connects with a single shot there.
Priest is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lawson misses with an uppercut. Priest saw that one coming.
Priest closes the distance and pushes Lawson back into the cage.
Lawson takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Julius Lawson has been cut.
Priest just leaning against Lawson, taking a breather.
Priest comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Priest lands a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Priest.
Priest lands an elbow just above Lawson 's eye.
Lawson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That has opened up Julius Lawson's cut even more.
Priest lands an elbow just above Lawson 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priest scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Priest creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Priest.
Priest creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lawson's defenses.
Priest lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Priest lands an elbow inside.
The cut above Julius Lawson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Priest lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Priest lands an uppercut.
Priest lands an elbow just above Lawson 's eye.
Julius Lawson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Priest blocks a body shot from Lawson.
Lawson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Priest.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Julius Lawson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johnny Priest!
Johnny Priest retains his heavyweight title!
Johnny Priest very nearly forgot to thank [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available* amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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